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Hit Country Records 1954-1982

Hit Country Records 1954-1982

MORE MUSIC! Music Vendor's Country chart contained 50 positions during the 1950s while Billboard's Country charts typically numbered 15 (finally reaching 50 in 1964).

► First-ever chart stats for Elvis Presley's first Sun recording! "That's All Right" and its B-side, "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," on Sun 209, placed for seven and 12 weeks, respectively, and were the first two of his six Sun recordings on Music Vendor's Country charts!

► Hundreds of brand new artists with bios, including Louise Duncan, The Farmer Boys, Neil Merritt, Mimi Roman, and The York Brothers.

► Early chart hits for Bill Anderson, Lynn Anderson, Jimmy Dean, Mickey Gilley, Freddie Hart, Johnny Paycheck (as "Donny Young"), Mel Tillis, and many more.

► Nearly every major Country artist with many more charted hits.

► All "coat-tail" hits are researched, even if an artist's version of a song was shown for just one week.

Here are a few of the more than 1,700 songs not seen in any other Record Research publication:

  • Bob Luman - Red Cadillac And Black Mustache

  • Billy Lee Riley - Pearly Lee

  • Ronnie Self - Ain't I'm A Dog

  • The Sprouts - Goodbye, She's Gone

  • Jimmy Dean & his Texas Wildcats - Big Blue Diamonds

  • Bob Roubian - Blue Suede Shoes

  • Skeeter Bonn - Honey Baby

  • Warren Smith - Rock 'N' Roll Ruby

  • Onie Wheeler - Onie's Bop

  • Wanda Jackson - Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad

  • Cliff Johnson - Go 'Way Hound Dog

  • Poppa John Gordy - Salty Dog Rag

  • Johnny Brandon - Rainbow Kisses

  • Rod Willis - Somebody's Been Rocking My Baby

  • Charlene Arthur - Just Look, Don't Touch, He's Mine

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