Country Music

Saratoga, CA Guitar Player Books 1975., 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 72pp Contains 12 Dobro solos as played by Mike Auldridge on his recordings, with performance hints and special tablature. Tunes include: Runnin' South; Tennessee Stud; House of the Rising Sun; Struttin' the Blues; and eight more. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Hollywood: Hill and Range Songs, 1948. 1st Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music-- scans like an early rhythm and blues tune. In part: "Well, I boogied last night and the night before woke up this mornin' wanted to boogie some more, I'm a boogie woogie man and I don't care what you say...." 12" x 9 The cover features a photo-portrait of Al Dexter. The back cover is occupied by his biography. He was born in Jacksonville, Texas in 1905; had a big hit with "Pistol Packin' Mama" in 1943; wrote other hit songs; etc. more information

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Chicago: Adams, Vee & Abbott, 1946. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Be sure there's no mistake When my lonely heart you break...." 12" x 9 This song was featured by Eddie Arnold, whose portrait is on the cover. more information

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Chicago: Burridge D. Butler, 1938. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Volume I, Number 14. 16pp; illus from photographs. Two holes punched into spine for loose-leaf binding--no text loss. This flavorful memento of country music on the prairie contains feature articles, letters from listeners, news briefs, and the schedule of WLS daily programs for the week of May18th to 25th, including plenty of country music. 11.5 x 8.5". more information

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Nashville: Milene Music, 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "In the twilight glow I see her Blue eyes crying in the rain...." Three-hole punch along spine. 12" x 9 Inset on the cover is a portrait of Roy Acuff who in 1945 recorded this song, now associated with Willie Nelson. more information

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Cincinnati: Lois Publishing, 1949. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Blues stay away from me; Blues why don't you let me be Don't know Why you keep haunting me...." 12" x 9 The cover includes a photo of The Delmore Brothers broadcasting over radio station WMC. They recorded this song on King Record 803. more information

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NY: Crown, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xi, 594, index; text illus from photographs. Small remainder dot on bottom edge. Documents the lives of hundreds of American, female folk performers, from "forgotten pioneers" to country superstars. 9.75" x 7.75". more information

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NY: Alamo Music, 1952. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Near Fine. 4pp, in part: "You're such a little busybody, busy little busybody, buzzin' around, Never with a care or worry, Always in a hurry, hurry, All over town...." 12" x 9 Recorded by Pee Wee King whose portrait occupies the cover. more information

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NY: Gallery Books, 1985. First edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/near fine. 192pp; illus throughout from color photographs. 11.75" x 9 more information

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NY: Stein and Day, 1979. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xiii, 253, bibliography, extensive discography, and index; 16pp illus from photographs. This biography of the man who was arguably America's greatest songwriter of country music is based in part on interviews with his friends and associates. It includes "a never-before-published account of the night Hank Williams died." 9.5" x 6.5". more information

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NY: Mercury Records, 1954. First Edition. not bound. Fine. 10.75" x 8.25", illus from photograph of the group onstage. The record promoted here was released on 6 February 1954 as an answer to the rockabilly hit, "No Help Wanted," which Bill Carlisle (1908-2003) had recorded for Mercury in 1952. more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, 1966. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. 34pp; text illus from photographs. June Carter's piece is the centerspread feature of this issue, which includes photo-stories by and about other country singers as well as the lyrics to 16 new songs of the day. 11" x 8". The cover features June Carter, along with Buck Owens, Don Gibson, and Dottie West. more information

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Nashville: Radio Station WSM, 1967. Original. not bound. Fine. Lovely portrait of June, seated, in a floral sundress, inscribed in blue ink: "To Vivian / My Best to you / Always / June Carter." At the lower right corner is printed in the negative, WSM PHOTO. WSM, Nashville, is known as the radio home of the Grand Ole Opry. 10" x 8 more information

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Los Angeles: Artist Consultants, 1975. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 24pp; illus from color and b&w photographs. The photos are by Johnny and June Carter Cash and a few others. Subjects include: Johnny and June; Mother Maybelle; The Second Generation Carter Family; Luther Perkins; and others. 12" x 9 Plain gold cover with "Johnny Cash" in display type. more information

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Rock Island, IL: Country Music, 1973. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good +. Entire issue is present. 68 pages, 11" x 8.25 The cover is a portrait of Johnny and June. The Cash interview occupies eight pages and includes eight photos in the text. Also in this issue: Anita Remembers Her Daddy, Jimmy Rodgers; Running the Grand Ole Opry; etc. more information

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s.l. (Winston-Salem, NC?), 1992. Original edition. Fine. 10" x 8" photograph in full color. more information

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NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1946. Early edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Makes no diff'rence if we two are far apart, dear, I could never ever love somebody new...." Three-hole punch along spine. 12" x 9 Recorded for Victor Records by Eddie Arnold, with his large portrait on the cover. more information

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Derby, Connecticut: American Folk , July 1956. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 75 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Rex Allen, Jimmie Davis, Lulu Belle, Elvis Presley, Dave Rich, Ernest Tubb, and others. The cover photo features Tommy Collins. Archival repair to portion of spine. 13" x 9". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, January 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 77 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Homer & Jethro, Minnie Pearl, Bill Carlisle, Brenda Lee, and others. The cover photo features Marty Robbins. 11.5" x 8.5". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, January 1968. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 16pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 12 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Mel Tillis, Tommy Collins, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ernie Ashworth, Slim Whitman, Loretta Lynn, Bonnie Guitar, and David Houston. A coupon was cut out at the bottom of the back page. 11.5" x 8.5". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: American Folk , February 1957. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 81 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Johnny Cash, James Dean [two-page photo-essay], Lefty Frizzell, The Morgan Sisters, Elvis Presley, and others. The cover photo features Marty Robbins. Slightly roughened along spine. 13" x 9". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, November 1959. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 75 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Goldie Hill, Marty Robbins, and others. The cover photo features The Wilburn Brothers. 11.5" x 8.5". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: American Folk , August 1955. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 66 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Charline Arthur, Tennessee Ernie, Pee Wee King, Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers, Texas Bill Strength, and others. The cover photos feature Carl Smith, Casey Clark, and Cliff Rodgers. Slightly roughened along spine. 13" x 9". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: American Folk , December 1954. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 77 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Roy Acuff, June Carter, Goldie Hill, Minnie Pearl, Hank Williams, and others. The cover photos feature Webb Pierce, Bill Wimberly, and Jim Early. Wear along spine. 13" x 9". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, May 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 77 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Ferlin Husky, Brenda Lee, Buck Owens, Elvis Presley, Marvin Rainwater, Smokey Rogers, Kitty Wells, and others. The cover photo features Ferlin Husky. 11.5" x 8.5". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, Fall 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 71 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on The Louvin Brothers, Judy Kay Lynn, Hank Snow, Faron Young, Justin Tubb, and others. The cover photo features Faron Young. 11.5" x 8.5". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: American Folk , May 1956. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 63 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Roy Acuff, Tennessee Ernie, Marvin Rainwater, Merle Travis, Kitty Wells, and others. The cover photo features "Texas" Bill Strength. 13" x 9". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: American Folk , January 1956. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 79 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on Hawkshaw Hawkins, Webb Pierce, Elvis Presley, Slim Whitman, and others. The cover photos feature Jimmy Newman, Jack Turner, and Bob Manning. Archival repairs to spine. 13" x 9". more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, Spring 1962. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 64 hillbilly, western, and folk songs of the day. Has features on: Johnny Cash (4pp with photos); Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers; Ferlin Husky; Clyde Beavers; and others. 11.5" x 8.25 The cover features Johnny Cash. more information

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Fairfax, VA: Jim Clark, 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 24pp; illus throughout from photographs of performers, accompanied by short biographies and appearance schedules. Included are: Tammy Wynette, Stonewall Jackson, Johnny Dollar, Del McCoury, Connie Smith and Her Sundowners, The Compton Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn, Bill and the Po Boys, Tex Ritter, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, Mel Tillis, Tom-cat Reeder, Faron Young, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, June Carter, and others. 11" x 8.5 more information

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Chicago Lulu Belle and Scotty (1950)., 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 10.5" x 7" 24pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, and chord symbols to 22 songs written by Lulu Belle and Scotty. Titles include: Morning in the Blue Ridge; Let Me Down Easy; Mush; Mountain Dew; Don't Cha; and 17 more. A biographical sketch reveals that Lulu Belle and Scotty were born in the mountains of western North Carolina, &c. Signed on the cover by both of them, in green ink and sepia ink. Illustrated by 12 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Nashville, TN: Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, 1973. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. (32)pp; portraits throughout. 11" x 8.5". more information

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Frederick, MD WFMD Rario (1942)., 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6.25" 13pp With the original, hand-addressed mailing envelope. Contains lyrics to 20 songs, some traditional, some written by Cowboy Ray. Includes several World War II numbers: Let the Battle Wagons Roll; Answer to Little Pal; A Salute to A Man [MacArthur}; and Hi Ho America. Illustrated by photo-portrait at front. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Woodstock & NY: Overlook Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Remainder mark on bottom edge. 351pp, index. The composer-jounalist dissects the business side of Nashville, where a "handful" of producers create 80% of Music Row's hits. 9.25" x 6". more information

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s.l.: Epic, 1991. Original edition. not bound. Fine. Mike Rutherford, photographer. Publicity photo-portrait, 10" x 8", signed in black felt-tip ink. Charlie Daniels , born at Wilmington, North Carolina in 1936, began writing and performing in the 1950s. As a Nashville session musician, he played on albums recorded by Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and others. He is perhaps best known for his country hit, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." Daniels was welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. more information

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NY: Billboard Books, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Scott Newton. 192pp, index; illus throughout from color photographs. Chapters include: Women in Song; Legends; Tejano and Conjunto; Singer-Songwriters; Blues; Country; &c. 10.75" x 8.75". more information

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Nashville: Landmark, 1991. Original edition. not bound. Fine. Publicity photo-portrait, 10" x 8.5", inscribed in blue felt-tip ink: "Love to Glenn / Skeeter Davis / 6-12-91. Skeeter Davis was born Mary Frances Penick in 1931 in a two-room cabin in Kentucky. She first began singing with a friend, billed as The Davis Sisters, and accompanied on guitar by Chet Atkins. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1959, racked up 38 country hits, and sang crossover pop during the '60s, including the music of Buddy Holly. Ms. Penick died in 2004. more information

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NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1945. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Headed down life's crooked road, lot of things I never knowed, And cause of me not knowin' I now pine...." Three-hole punch along spine; brown residue from old transparent tape. 12" x 9 This song was written and recorded by Paul Westmoreland aka "Okie Paul" (1916-2005). His portrait with fiddle fills the cover. more information

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Chicago: Song & Picture Barn Dance Magazine, 1947. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 32pp; illus from photographs throughout text. This inaugural issue features: Duke of Paducah, Roy Rogers, Bob Atcher, Turner Brothers, Burl Ives, Milton Estes, Smiley Burnette, Sunshine Boys, WLS Barn Dance, Red River Dave, Aunt Fanny, Ernest Tubb, Dude Ranch Bucharoos, Bradley Kincaid, and Rex Allen. Also present are the lyrics to 25 cowboy songs. 11" x 8.25". more information

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s.l.: s.n., Circa 1954. Original . not bound. Fine. This 8" x 10" glossy photo shows Dickens in "rhinestone cowboy" garb, standing with one foot on a wagon wheel. On the back, written in pencil and signed with a flourish, "Best Wishes / Jimmy Dickens." more information

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NY: Schirmer Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: viii, 279, index, bibliography, and an appendix listing Memphis hits; illus from photographs. Said to be the first comprehensive history of music-making in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1905 when the city was "murder capital" of the US. Covers Sam Phillips and Sun Records, Stax Records, Carl Perkins, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Fiddling Abe Fortas, and others. 9.5" x 6.25". more information

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NY: LaSalle Music, 1948. First edition thus. Pictorial Cover. Fine. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Railroad train, railroad train, hurry some more Put a little steam on just like never before....Down yonder someone beckons to me, Down yonder someone reckons on me...." 12" x 9 The cover features Del Wood, female vocalist. more information

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Hollywood: Fiesta Music, 1951. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "I'm following Jesus One step at a time, I live for the moment In His love divine...." 12" x 9 The front cover comprises a photo-portrait of Jimmy Wakely who recorded this song on Capitol Record No. 1838. more information

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Derby, Connecticut: Charlton, 1968. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Besides the Johnny Cash piece (4pp with photos) , this issue contains photo-stories on other country singers as well as lyrics to 16 new country songs of the day. 11" x 8 more information

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NY: Avon Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: viii, 406, index; 21pp illus from photographs. 9.5" x 6.25". more information

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Pelham, Alabama: Crypticaldevelopment.com, 2004. First Edition. not bound. Fine. Jeff Miller. This colorful concert poster is printed in various colors on black coated stock; the motif is a banjo and a boat on the bank of a river. 17.5" x 12 Banjo virtuoso Fleck and his band formed in 1988, combining bluegrass and jazz into a "progressive bluegrass" sound, featuring both types of music on records and on tour. more information

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Portland, OR: Roseland Theater, circa 1990. First Edition. not bound. Fine. This striking concert poster, printed in black on dayglow-green stock, features a performance photo of the group. 17" x 11 Banjo virtuoso Fleck and his band formed in 1988, combining bluegrass and jazz into a "progressive bluegrass" sound, featuring both types of music on records and on tour. more information

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Pacific, MO Mel Bay 1978., 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 24pp Contains music to 20 original and traditional bluegrass tunes, arranged by Tommy Flint, and some composed by him. Titles include: Cripple Creek; Bile Them Cabbage Down; Chippewa Hill; Butler County Breakdown; Chicken Reel; and 15 more. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1985. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. (Copyright 1981) 251pp, index; 16pp illus from photographs. 8" x 5.25". more information

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s.l.: Gregmark Music, 1959. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, piano solo, music only. The previous owner pencilled a number above each note. 12" x 9 On the cover is a photo of Duane Eddy with his guitar. more information

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