Artist	Song
Hank Williams	Lovesick Blues
from Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits (1988)
Ernest Tubb	Walking the Floor Over You
from Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection (2006)
Roy Acuff	Wabash Cannon Ball
from Roy Acuff's Greatest Hits (1997)
The Sons of the Pioneers	Tumbling Tumbleweeds
from The Sons of the Pioneers: Country Music Hall of Fame (1991)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	New San Antonio Rose
from Legends of Country Music: The Best of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (2006)
Eddy Arnold	Bouquet of Roses
from Ultimate Eddy Arnold (2003)
Gene Autry	You Are My Sunshine
from The Essential Gene Autry (2005)
Tex Williams	Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
from Tex Williams: Vintage Collections (2006)
Hank Thompson & His Brazo Valley Boys	(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart
from Vintage Collections (1996)
Tennessee Ernie Ford	Mule Train
from Vintage Collections - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1997)
Hank Williams	Move It On Over
from Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits (1988)
Al Dexter & His Troopers	Pistol Packin' Mama
from Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 1 - The Golden Age (1991)
Spade Cooley and His Orchestra	Shame On You
from Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley (1994)
Floyd Tillman	I Love You So Much It Hurts
from Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 2: Honky Tonk Heroes (1991)

Comment:

Hank Williams towers over the '40s and '50s, as a songwriter, performer, and all 'round country icon, so we had to start with him, and where better than "Lovesick Blues," complete with his trademark yodel? Longtime Roy Rogers cohorts the Sons of the Pioneers and their "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" exhibits a close 'n' sweet harmony that's almost entirely disappeared from country. And for those who love Western Swing, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' "New San Antonio Rose" and Spade Cooley's "Shame On You" are essential listening. But there are also some granddaddies of rock coming as we take our Next Steps.

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