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CONTENTS List of Illustrations xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix Biographical Sketches xxv OVERTURE: WHAT IS A RECORD PRODUCER? 1 1. Cutting Tracks: Capturing the Performance, 1927–1949 11 Various, RCA Country Legends: The Bristol Sessions, Vol. 1 (1927) and “A Satisfied Mind” (1954) 13 Various, Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective 1925–1950 15 Bill Monroe, The Essential Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys 1945–1949 17 Bob Wills, The Essential Bob Wills 1935–1947 18 Gene Autry, The Essential Gene Autry (1933–1946) 19 Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings (1936–1937) 20 Tex Ritter, “Jingle, Jangle, Jingle” (1942) 21 The Maddox Brothers and Rose, America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, 1946–1951 23 T. Texas Tyler, “Deck of Cards” (1946) 24 Tex Williams and His Western Caravan, “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)” (1947) 25 The Dinning Sisters, “Buttons and Bows” (1947) 27 Merle Travis, Folk Songs of the Hills (1947) 28 Dale Evans, “Don’t Ever Fall in Love with a Cowboy” (1949) 30 INTERLUDE: THE PRODUCER AS DIRECTOR 33 2. Taping Tracks: Creating the Performance, 1950–1966 37 Lefty Frizzell, Look What Thoughts Will Do (1950–1965) 38 Martha Carson, “Satisfied” (1951) 40 Hank Williams, “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” (1952) 40 Tex Ritter, “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)” (1952) 43 Kitty Wells, “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” (1952) 44 Elvis Presley, “That’s All Right” (1954) 45 The Louvin Brothers, “When I Stop Dreaming” (1955) 45 Ferlin Husky, “Gone” (1956) 47 Merle Travis, The Merle Travis Guitar (1956) 47 Elvis Presley, “Blue Moon” (1956) and Elvis Presley (1956) 49 The Million Dollar Quartet, The Complete Million Dollar Quartet (1956) 51 Billy Lee Riley, “Flyin’ Saucers Rock and Roll” and “Red Hot” (1957) 52 Roy Orbison, The Sun Years (1956–1958) 54 Don Gibson, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and “Oh, Lonesome Me” (1957) 55 Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (1957) 56 The Everly Brothers, “Bye Bye Love” (1957) 59 Johnny Cash, “Home of the Blues” (1957) 60 Bill Monroe, “Scotland” (1958) 60 Buddy Holly, “Rave On” and “That’s My Desire” (1958) 62 Del Wood, Rags to Riches (1959) 63 George Jones, “White Lightning” (1959) 63 Jim Reeves, “He’ll Have to Go” (1959) 64 Buck Owens, “Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache)” (1960) 65 Brenda Lee, “I’m Sorry” (1960) 66 Floyd Cramer, “Last Date” (1960) 67 Hank Thompson, Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget (1961) 68 Jim Reeves, “The Blizzard” (1961) 69 Elvis Presley, “Little Sister” (1961) 70 Patsy Cline, “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy” (1961) 70 Ray Stevens, “Santa Claus Is Watching You” (1962) 73 Bobby Bare, The Essential Bobby Bare (1962) 73 Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) 74 Dickey Lee, “Patches” (1962) 76 Hank Snow, “I’ve Been Everywhere” (1962) 77 Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire” (1963) 78 Ernest Tubb, “Thanks a Lot” (1963) 79 Elvis Presley, “It Hurts Me” (1963) 80 Dave Dudley, “Six Days on the Road” (1963) 82 Patsy Cline, “Faded Love” (1963) 82 Brook Benton, On the Countryside (1964) 84 Roger Miller at RCA, Platinum and Gold Collection (1960–1961) 84 Roger Miller at Mercury, Golden Hits (1964–1969) 85 Merle Haggard and the Strangers, Strangers (1965) 87 [44.222.161.54] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 09:46 GMT) Glen Campbell, Song Demos (1965) and “I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)” (1973) 88 The Essential Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, The Essential Dolly Parton, and The Essential Connie Smith (1965) 89 Chet Atkins, “Yakety Axe” (1965) 92 Joe Tex, “Hold What You Got,” (1965) 93 Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited (1965) 96 Charley Pride, “The Snakes Crawl at Night” (1965) 97 Bob Dylan, “Sad- Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” (1966) 99 Jerry Lee Lewis, “Memphis Beat” (1966) 100 INTERLUDE: STUDIO MATTERS 103 3. Multitracking: Constructing the Performance, 1967–1991 113 Otis Redding, “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1967) 114 John Hartford, “Gentle on My Mind” (1967) 116 The Byrds, Younger Than Yesterday (1967) 117 Jack Reno, “Repeat after Me” (1967) 118 Jeannie C. Riley, “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (1968) 119 Conway Twitty, “Next in Line” (1968) 120 Porter Wagoner, “The Carroll County Accident” (1968) 121 Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968) 123 Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis (1969) 124 Loretta Lynn, “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1969) 126 Roger Miller, “Me and Bobby McGee” (1969) 127 Elvis Presley, Memphis 1969 Anthology...