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Innovative and inspired country music guitarists participated in the glorification of this instrument, along with their blues and jazz contemporaries. This boxed-set presents a selection of guitar country masterpieces, covering debuting country music right up to the dawning of RocknRoll.
ROY HARVEY & LEONARD COPELAND Just picking SAM McGEE Buck dancer's choice RILEY PUCKETT John Henry DAVID FLETCHER & GWEN FOSTER Red Rose rag SAM McGEE The Franklin blues FRANK HUTCHISON K.C. Blues DICK JUSTICE Old black dog VANDER EVERIDGE Bluegrass Twist CARTER FAMILY Carter's blues DARBY & TARLTON Birmingham rag JOHN DILLESHAW & THE STRING MARVEL Spanish Fandango DAVID MILLER Jailhouse rag GENE AUTRY with ROY SMECK Do right daddy blues ROY SMECK Slippery fingers ROY HARVEY & JESS JOHNSON Guitar rag DIXON BROTHERS Intoxicated rat ANGLIN BROTHERS Southern whoopee song DELMORE BROTHERS This Train KARL FARR & HUGH FARR Dance of the doggies BOB WILLS (with JUNIOR BARNARD) Fat Boy rag BOB WILLS (with ELDON SHAMBLIN) Three Guitars special MERLE TRAVIS Lost John CHET ATKINS Dizzy strings MERLE TRAVIS Guitar rag CHET ATKINS Galloping on the guitar ARTHUR SMITH Guitar artistry EARL SCRUGGS & LESTER FLATT So happy I'll be ARTHUR SMITH Express boogie HANK PENNY with ZEKE TURNER Hillbilly jump ZEB TURNER Boogie Woogie Lou HANK GARLAND Sugarfoot rag ROY HOGSED Lets' go dancin' HANK GARLAND Sugarfoot boogie LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS with GRADY MARTIN Hillbilly fever JIMMY BRYANT Bryant's boogie JIMMY BRYANT Red headed polka.