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Choctaw Ridge (2lp)
'NEW FABLES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH' - 'Choctaw Ridge' explores a country sound that emerged at the end of the '60s in the wake of Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode To Billie Joe'. The tracks on this compilation come from the period 1968-1973 and have been put together by Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne) and Martin Green (Smashing, The Sound Gallery). TRACKS: 01. Lee Hazlewood - The House Song 02. Chris Gantry - If Only She Had Stayed 03. Jerry Reed - Endless Miles Of Highway 04. Jeannie C Riley - The Back Side Of Dallas 05. Hoyt Axton - Way Before The Time Of Towns 06. Tom T Hall - Strawberry Farms 07. Dolly Parton - Down From Dover 08. Charlie Rich - July 12, 1939 09. Nat Stuckey - What Am I Doing In L.A. ? 10. Rob Galbraith - Mr. Stanton Don't Believe It 11. Sammi Smith - Saunders' Ferry Lane 12. Henson Cargill - Four Shades Of Love 13. Waylon Jennings & The Kimberlys - Drivin' Nails In The Wall 14. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town