Country Chat - June 2019

JUNE 2019. Here we are and a bit under half the year gone by already. Our three new releases brings to 18 the number of CDs we’ve produced so far this year – which means another 500 or so recordings of yesteryear dusted off and brought into the light of day for our friends and county music collectors around the world. This month’s has a nice mix of styles – something for everyone I think you’ll agree including some very rare tracks.

First I felt that it was time to acknowledge Eddy Arnold and bring you a selection from the hundreds of songs he recorded. Back in the 50s when he was number one in the country music field it seemed that he was singing hit after hit every day and this must have something of the truth in it as his name was always on top of the Country Music Hit Parade. This compilation has just a few of his many hits over the years but well worth a listen.

For our second release, a selection of songs recorded in the Dallas area during the pre war years. You’ll find a ‘

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