244 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Eddy Arnold, pioneering country-and-western singer and guitarist, recorded for His Master's Voice; 'Cattle Call' was one of his signature pieces. This MH-series pressing represents a major figure in the development of modern country music.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH114 Country
Eddy Arnold was an American country and pop vocalist, popular from the 1940s onward; 'There's no Wings on my Angel' and 'Little Angel with the dirty Face' are sentimental popular or country-tinged ballads. His Master's Voice MH121 indicates a 1940s–50s pressing, likely a UK issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH121 Country
Eddy Arnold recorded "Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time" and "Heart Strings" for His Master's Voice MH-series catalogue 159. Arnold was one of the most successful American country singers of the 1940s-1950s, and MH-series issues usually indicate rural or country material.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH159 Country
Ellis and Bill with Stony Fork and Blue Valley on RCA Victor 20-5087.AI summary
RCA Victor 20-5087 Country
Elton Britt was an American yodelling country and western singer popular in the 1940s-50s; this HMV MH series pressing pairs two of his recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH168 Country
Romeo 5321 Country
Emmett Miller, an American entertainer known for proto-country and vaudeville material, recorded 'Dusky Stevedore' and 'Take Your Tomorrow' for Parlophone. Miller's records are uncommon and sought by collectors of early country and hillbilly music.AI summary
Parlophone R314 Country
Ernest Tubb, the Texas Troubadour, recorded 'Seaman's Blues' and 'Waiting for a Train' for Brunswick. Tubb was one of the most influential country and western singers of the 1940s and 1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 04000 Country
Ewan MacColl was a Scottish folk singer, songwriter and political activist. Topic TRC97 ('Sixteen Tons' and 'The Swan Necked Valve') is from the Topic label, Britain's most important folk music publisher, and is collectable.AI summary
Topic TRC97 Country
Faron Young with I've Got Five Dollars and You're Still Mine on Capitol CL14655.AI summary
Capitol CL14655 Country
Floyd Tillman on Columbia MC3409. Tillman was a Texas singer-songwriter and musician known for his contributions to Western swing and country music; this appears to be a later recording, possibly from the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia MC3409 Country
Frank Braidwood on Parlophone R258, an early recording of American country material.AI summary
Parlophone R258 Country
Frank Luther with I Know Everything and, with Zora Layman, The Wrong Man and the Wrong Woman on Panachord 25679.AI summary
Panachord 25679 Country
Frank Marvin with Slu Foot Lou and Yodeling the Blues Away on Brunswick 384.AI summary
Brunswick 384 Country
Frank Marvin on Brunswick with 'They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree' and 'I'm Gonna Yodel My Way to Heaven'—two novelty or country-vocal sides from the early acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Brunswick 05052 Country
Frank Marvin was a yodeller and Western-themed entertainer active in the 1920s–1930s. Brunswick was a major American and British label, and this record represents the popular yodelling novelty tradition of the period.AI summary
Brunswick 25064 Country
Frankie Marvin, the steel guitarist and singer long associated with Gene Autry, sings 'Travelin' Blues' and 'T.B. Blues' on Varsity, a cheap American label.AI summary
Varsity 5032 Country
Fred Vernon recorded 'I Want to Do to Idaho' for Zonophone; limited information is available about this artist or recording.AI summary
Zonophone X42968 Country
Gene Autry with The Last Round-Up and When It's Springtime in the Rockies on Philips 169.AI summary
Philips 169 Country
Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, with Ole Faithful and Some Day in Wyomin' on Conqueror 8468, the label sold through Sears Roebuck.AI summary
Conqueror 8468 Country
Gene Autry, the singing cowboy star, recorded 'They Warned Me About You' and 'Rolling Along' for Columbia; his records are collected for both country and film music interest.AI summary
Columbia MC3385 Country
Gene Autry's 1947 hit 'Buttons and Bows' on a UK Regal pressing. Autry was the first great singing cowboy of American film and radio, and this is a mainstream pop record of the early postwar period.AI summary
Regal ME67 Country
Gene Autry, the 'Singing Cowboy' and film star. Okeh 06643 records 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' and 'Keep Rollin' Lazy Longhorns', capturing Autry in his heyday as a country and Western entertainer.AI summary
Okeh 06643 Country
Gene Autry, the famous American cowboy singer and recording star, recorded for Zonophone 4346 in what appears to be a British pressing. 'High Steppin' Mama Blues' and 'She Wouldn't Do It' are blues and novelty titles. Autry's early Zonophone recordings are now scarce.AI summary
Zonophone 4346 Country
Gene Autry, the famous American singing cowboy and film star, performs 'She's a Low Down Mamma' and 'Don't Do Me That Way' on Zonophone. Autry was active on record from the late 1920s onward.AI summary
Zonophone 4361 Country
Gene Autry, the American cowboy singer and film star, performing his Christmas novelties 'Santa' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' on Columbia FB3576.AI summary
Columbia FB3576 Country
Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, with Texas Plains and Hold On Little Dogies Hold On on Melotone 13316.AI summary
Melotone 13316 Country
Gene Autry, the Oklahoma-born Western swing musician and film star, recorded "Pistol Packin' Papa" and "I'll Always Be a Rambler" for Rex Records in the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9458 Country
Gene Autry with Bimbo and Easter Mornin' on Philips 273.AI summary
Philips 273 Country
George Hamilton IV, the American country and pop singer, recorded "Who's taking you to the Prom" and "I know where I'm goin'" for His Master's Voice in the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP505 Country
George Hamilton IV was a Scottish-American country singer who achieved major success in the 1950s-1960s. 'Why don't they understand' and 'Even tho' are his early recordings for His Master's Voice, likely from the mid-1950s, before he became a major star in country and folk music.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP429 Country
Gid Tanner, a pioneering American country and string-band musician, recorded 'Polly Wolly Doo' and 'She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain' for Columbia, catalogue 19011. Tanner was one of the earliest recorded exponents of American folk and hillbilly string-band music.AI summary
Columbia 19011 Country
Grady Martin, a Nashville session guitarist and bandleader, recorded country and country-pop sides for Brunswick; his "Slew Foot Five" suggests a rural dance band of the 1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 05080 Country
Hank with Blue for Old Hawaii and The Blue Velvet Band on Regal Zonophone G23486.AI summary
Regal Zonophone G23486 Country
Hank Penny, an American Western swing and novelty artist, recorded these numbers for Parlophone, a British pressing of his Decca material from the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R3120 Country
Hank Snow, a major country music star, recorded for His Master's Voice early in his career with 'Bluebird Island' and 'Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts'. This is a scarce early Canadian HMV pressing from Snow's formative years before his Nashville fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH161 Country
Hank Snow performing country songs on Victor records; Snow was a Canadian country musician who became a Grand Ole Opry star and major recording artist from the 1950s.AI summary
Victor 20-4346 Country
Hank Snow, a Canadian country singer who became a major figure in Nashville from the 1950s onward, in two country songs on His Master's Voice—representing the post-war expansion of country music into mainstream British and international markets.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO395 Country
Hank Snow, the Canadian country and rockabilly pioneer, early recording of boogie-woogie material on His Master's Voice—scarce British country music from the pre-rock era.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO356 Country
Hank Snow, the influential country singer, recorded 'Would You Mind?' and 'Yellow Roses' for RCA in the early 1950s.AI summary
RCA 20-6057 Country
HMV JO333 Country
Hank Thompson with The Blackboard of My Heart and I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt on Capitol CL14668.AI summary
Capitol CL14668 Country
Hank Williams on MGM 405, with 'Dear John' and 'Fly Trouble'. Williams was the defining country music figure of the early 1950s; this is a US pressing on a major American label.AI summary
MGM 405 Country
Hank Williams, the legendary country-music innovator and tragic figure, in two early recordings for MGM—"Honky Tonk Blues" and "I'm Sorry for You, My Friend"—capturing the raw emotion and sincerity that made him one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century.AI summary
MGM 505 Country
Hank Williams, the legendary American country music pioneer, recorded 'Kaw-Liga' and 'Take These Chains from My Heart' for MGM Records—two of his most celebrated songs, central to his legacy and widely covered since.AI summary
MGM 609 Country
Hank Williams, the legendary American country singer and songwriter, recorded for MGM Records; this 1947 side shows the early country-and-blues style that would make him one of the greatest figures in American music.AI summary
MGM 768 Country
Hank Williams, the father of modern country music, recorded 'Jambalaya' and 'Settin' the Woods on Fire' on MGM; these are among his most famous and influential recordings, released during his peak years.AI summary
MGM 566 Country
Hank Williams recorded 'Cold cold heart' and 'I'm a long gone daddy' for MGM Records. 'Cold Cold Heart' is one of Williams' most famous compositions and was widely covered. This is an early MGM pressing of the original recording.AI summary
MGM 459 Country