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Bob Harris 50s Country

Bob Harris selects his favourite country tracks from the 50s, a decade when country music was dominated by artists including Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Hank Williams and Kitty Wells.

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Thu 14 Apr 201620:00
BBC Radio 2 50s

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Music Played

  • Lefty Frizzell

    If You've Got the Money, I've Got The Time

    • Honky Tonk Heroes.
    • Columbia.
    • 12.

  • Johnny Cash

    Get Rhythm

    • The Legend Of Johnny Cash.
    • Island records.
    • 4.

  • Hank Williams

    Why Don't You Love Me

    • Hillbilly Hero.
    • Proper.
    • 2.

  • Hank Thompson

    The Wild Side Of Life

    • The Wild Side Of Life.
    • Proper.
    • 006.

  • Kitty Wells

    It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA Nashville.
    • 001.

  • Goldie Hill

    I'm The Loneliest Gal In Town

    • Don't Send Me No More Roses.
    • Righteous.
    • 4.

  • Elvis Presley

    Good Rockin' Tonight

    • Classic Rockabilly Hot Rock.
    • Proper Records Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Jimmy Swan

    Country Cattin'

    • Classic Rockabilly.
    • Proper.
    • 8.

  • Jim Reeves

    He'll Have To Go

    • Billboard Top Country Hits: 1960 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Eddy Arnold

    Take Me In Your Arms and Hold Me

    • RCA Nashville Classics.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Porter Wagoner

    A Satisfied Mind

    • RCA Nashville Classics.
    • RCA.
    • 15.

  • The Browns

    The Three Bells

    • RCA Nashville Classics The ‘50s (Various Artists).
    • RCA.

  • Patsy Cline

    Walkin' After Midnight

    • Classic Country.

  • Rick Nelson

    It's Late

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Sonny James

    Young Love

    • Capitol Country Music Classics - The 1950s.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 23.

  • Slim Whitman

    Rose Marie

    • Rose Marie.
    • Bear Family.
    • 4.

  • Lefty Frizzell

    Always Late With Your Kisses

    • Always Late (With Your Kisses) / Mom And Dad's Waltz.
    • Columbia.

  • Webb Pierce

    There Stands The Glass

  • Red Foley

    Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy

    • Tennessee Saturday Night.
    • Proper.
    • 25.

  • Hank Snow

    I'm Moving On

    • The Essential Hank Snow.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 Apr 201620:00
    BBC Radio 2 50s

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People's History of Pop

Journey through a decade of exhilarating music with a selection of tracks from the 50s