Country Music songbooks

Nashville, TN Acuff-Rose 1943., 1943. Soft cover. Vertical fold throughout, back cover rubbed, else good condition. 7.75" x 5.75" 47pp Photo-portrait of Acuff on cover. Contains lyrics and music to 20 songs, including: Behind Those Walls of Gray; Branded Wherever I Go; Fire Ball Mail; Lonely Mound of Clay; and 16 more. Illustrated by 6pp illus from photographs. Special WSM Ed. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Nashville: Radio Station WSM, Circa 1942. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; 35 b&w photo-illus of Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls. Contains a page of commentary and a page of facsimile signatures of the band members, along with words and music to 58 songs, including: Lying Woman Blues; Weary River; Automobile of Life; Stuck Up Blues; Blue Eyed Darling; Stream Lined Cannon Ball; and 52 more. 8.5" x 5.25 more information

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Nashville: Acuff-Rose, 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; portrait and six illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs, including: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Blues in My Mind; Radio Station S-A-V-E-D; The Battle of Armageddon; and 16 more. 12" x 9 more information

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Nashville: Acuff-Rose, 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; portrait and six illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs, including: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Blues in My Mind; Radio Station S-A-V-E-D; The Battle of Armageddon; and 16 more. 12" x 9 more information

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Nashville: Acuff-Rose, 1956. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; 6pp illus from photographs. Spine rubbed. Contains words and music to 20 country songs, including: Crazy Worried Mind; Feet of Clay; I Gave My Wedding Dress Away; Pins and Needles; Sixteen Chickens and A Tambourine; and 15 more. 12" x 9 more information

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Hollywood: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 35pp; 2pp illus from cartoons. Contains words and music to 15 songs, including: The Cry Of The Wild Goose; Deepfreeze Dinah; Who Shot The Hole In My Sombrero?; You Nearly Lose Your Mind; and 11 more. 12.75" x 9.75 more information

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Portland, OR: American Music, 1942. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pictorial paper covers. 50pp. On the cover, an inset photo-portrait of Chill Wills is surrounded by drawings of cowboys on bucking broncos. Contains lyrics, music and chords to 22 songs, including: Give Me A Girl from the Golden West; I'd Love to Be A Cowboy; Dreaming Along the Sleepy Rio Grande; On the Spring Creek Trail; Colorado Round-up Days; Over the Hills of Texas; The Cowgirl's Prayer; etc. Key signatures are handwritten in the list of contents. 12" x 9". more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1942)., 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 50pp Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 21 songs featured on radio by Texas Jim Lewis. Titles include: Silver Moon on the Colorado; Indiana, My Home; Those Early Morning Blues; My Dear Old Minnesota Home; When It's Mating Time in the Valley; and 16 more. Illustrated by Texas Jim Lewis cover photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1940)., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9.25" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and charts to 20 new songs as sung by Max Terhune in "Three Mesquiteers," etc. Illustrated by Max Terhune on illus cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1940)., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Light wear along spine, else near very good condition. 12" x 9" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 19 cowboy songs as sung by Cowboy Joe, Horseshoe Mike & the Buckeye Four. A few of the titles in this volume are: Smiling Buckaroo; A Cowboy's Dream; Back in the Heart of the Rockies; I'm Ridin' My Old Brown Pony; Happy Joe; Strummin' My Old Guitar; etc. Illustrated by Buckeye Four photo on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, OR: American Music , 1940. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. pp: 48, (2). Contains words and music to 20 cowboy songs as sung by Tex Owens, "Radio's Original Texas Ranger." 12.25" x 9.25" Best remembered today as the author of the Eddy Arnold hit "Cattle Call," Tex Owens was a fixture on local radio in Kansas City and the CBS network during the 1930s and early '40s, and he was one of the first artists signed to Decca Records back in the '30s. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1940)., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9.25" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 20 cowboy songs as sung by Tex Owens, "Radio's Original Texas Ranger." Titles include: Lonesome Cowboy; Arizona Moon; My Texas Rose; Ridin' in the Rockies; Dear Hills of Texas; and 15 more. Illustrated by Tex Owens on illus cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1941)., 1941. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 50pp Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 22 songs featured on radio by Oscar & Elmer of Saturday Night Shindig. Titles include: Carolina Home, I Miss You; Hill-billy Harry; Mammy's Little Honey Chile; Old Cotton Head Joe; I Miss the Mississippi; and 17 more. Illustrated by Oscar and Elmer cover photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, OR: American Music , 1941. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp. Contains words and music to 20 songs featured on radio by Pappy Cheshire and the gang. 12.25" x 9 Pappy Cheshire and the gang, also known as National Champion Hillbillies, were heard over radio station KMOX, "The Voice of St. Louis," in the 1940s. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1942)., 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 50pp On the cover, an inset photo-portrait of Chill Wills is surrounded by drawings of cowboys on bucking broncos. Contains lyrics, music and chords to 22 songs, including: Give Me A Girl from the Golden West; I'd Love to Be A Cowboy; Dreaming Along the Sleepy Rio Grande; On the Spring Creek Trail; Colorado Round-up Days; Over the Hills of Texas; The Cowgirl's Prayer; and 15 more. Illustrated by cover photo of Chill Wills. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music 1939., 1939. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9.25" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 20 songs. This first "Cowboy Ballads" songbook has no cover photos. Titles include: There's A Ridin', Ropin' Cowboy in the Moon; Buck Up, Cowboy; Wide Open Plains; My Little Texas Sweetheart; and 16 more. Illustrated by cowboy campfire on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1941)., 1941. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 20 cowboy songs as sung by Jesse Rodgers, "Texas' Own Blue Yodeler." Titles include: Give Me A Red Bandanna; Girl of Old Bar "A"; Moon over Montana; In Old Arizona; My Old New Mexico Home; and 15 more. Illustrated by Jesse Rodgers photo on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music 1941., 1941. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames to 20 cowboy songs as sung by Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers. Titles include: Jinglin' Spurs; Old Nevada Moon; I'm A Ramblin' Old Range Rider; Bowlegged Cowboy; Pocatello Red Head; and 15 more. Illustrated by Cal Shrum photo on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1940)., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9.25" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and charts to 20 new songs as sung by the Rodik Twins "cowgirls," etc. Illustrated by Rodik Twins on illus cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music 1941., 1941. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" 50pp Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames for 23 songs performed by The Miccolis Sisters (Ruth and Mary). Titles include: When I Go Courtin' My Gal in the Mountains; Little Nell of Sunset Trail; Good-bye Blue Eyes; Old Foxy Grandpa; Wand'rin Willie Ain't A-wand'rin' Anymore; and 18 more. Illustrated by Miccolis Sisters cover photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music 1941., 1941. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" 50pp Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames for 22 songs featured on radio by Pappy Cheshire and the gang. Titles include: My Cumberland Valley Home; 'Way Down South in Georgia; The Orphan Blues; The Drifter; My Badlands Girl; and 17 more. Illustrated by Pappy Cheshire cover photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music 1939., 1939. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" 48pp Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and charts to 20 songs featured by Patsy Montana on radio station WLS (Chicago). Titles include: Good Old Mountain Music (Makes You Swing); Molasses Makin' Time in Caroline; The Rogue River Valley; Jenny Lee from Tennessee; Hittin' A Hill Billy Tune; and 15 more. Illustrated by Patsy Montana photo on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Portland, Oregon American Music (1940)., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Few signs of light use, else near very good condition. 12" x 9" pp: 48, (2) Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 19 new songs as sung by Cowboy Joe, Horseshoe Mike & the Buckeye Four. A few of the titles in this volume are: Smiling Buckaroo; A Cowboy's Dream; Back in the Heart of the Rockies; I'm Ridin' My Old Brown Pony; Happy Joe; Strummin' My Old Guitar; etc. Illustrated by Buckeye Four photo on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, November 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 34 songs as well as features on country music stars Buck Trent, Don Gibson, Dolly Parton, Mel Tillis, and others. The cover photo features Don Gibson. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, January 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 30 songs as well as features on country music stars Penny DeHaven, Tex Ritter, Claude Gray, Conway Twitty, and others. The cover photo features Conway Twitty. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, July 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 33 songs as well as features on country music stars Mary McCaslin, George Hamilton IV, Chet Atkins, Roy Acuff, Jr., and others. The cover photo features George Hamilton IV. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, May 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 40 songs as well as features on country music stars Ray Griff, Melba Montgomery, Dolly Parton, and others. The cover photos feature Porter Wagoner and four others. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, July 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 36 songs as well as features on country music stars Nat Stuckey, Skeeter Davis, Buffy Sainte Marie, and others. The cover photos feature Skeeter Davis and four others. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, March 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 34 songs as well as features on country music stars John Capps, Jeannie C. Riley, Loretta Lynn, Leon Ashley and others. The cover photo features Loretta Lynn. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, April 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 40 songs as well as features on country music stars David Houston, Hank Snow, Bill Anderson, and others. The cover photos feature The Stonemans and three others. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, April 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 35 songs as well as features on country music stars Chet Atkins, Ralph Emery, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Jr., and others. The cover photo features Chet Atkins. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, September 1971. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 25 songs as well as features on country music stars Willie Nelson, Kenny Price, Barbara Fairchild, and others. The cover photo features Bill Anderson and Bob Luman. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, September 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 34 songs as well as features on country music stars Tom T. Hall, Don Gant, Owen Bradley, and others. The cover photo features Tom T. Hall. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, August 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 34 songs as well as features on country music stars Glen Campbell, Peggy Little, Loretta Lynn, and others. The cover photo features Loretta Lynn. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, December 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 26 songs as well as features on country music stars Buddy Killen, Buck Owens, Jimmy C. Newman, and others. The cover photo features Buck Owens. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, February 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 34 songs as well as features on country music stars Sonny James, Mel Tillis, Willie Nelson, and others. The cover photos feature Willie Nelson and four others. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, June 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 28 songs as well as features on country music stars Del Reeves, Roy Acuff, Mel Tillis,, and others. The cover photo features Del Reeves. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, January 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 28 songs as well as features on country music stars Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Bill Monroe, Red Foley, and others. The cover photos feature Loretta Lynn and four others. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, July 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 34 songs as well as features on country music stars Ben Peters, Jeannie Seely, Jerry Reed, and others. The cover photo features Jerry Reed. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, December 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 33 songs as well as features on country music stars The Osborne Brothers, Lloyd Green, Bill Carlisle, Merle Haggard, and others. The cover photos feature Roger Miller and Bill Anderson. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, March 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 40 songs as well as features on country music stars Woody Starr, Red Sovine, Bill Anderson, John Hartford, and others. The cover photos feature Waylon Jennings and four others. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, May 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 32 songs as well as features on country music stars Porter Wagoner, Jamie Ryan, Harlan Howard, and others. The cover photo features Porter Wagoner. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, October 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 36 songs as well as features on country music stars Buck Owens, The Wilburn Brothers, Dottie West, and others. The cover photos feature Buck Owens and four others. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, February 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 33 songs as well as features on country music stars Doug Kershaw, Thurston Moore, Jack Barlow, and others. The cover photo features Jim Ed Brown and Blake Emmons. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, November 1971. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 28 songs as well as features on country music stars Dolly Parton, Lynn Anderson, Faron Young, Carl Smith, and others. The cover photo features Dolly Parton. Address label blacked out. 11.5" x 8.5 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, August 1969. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 30 songs as well as features on country music stars Goldie Hill, Charley Pride, Carl Perkins, and others. The cover photo features Billy Walker's Country Carnival. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, April 1972. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 24 songs as well as features on country music stars Dickey Lee, Connie Eaton, Jim Mundy, Hank Snow, and others. The cover photo features Connie Eaton. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, January 1971. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 28 songs as well as features on country music stars Charley Pride, Ricky Nelson, the Nashville Brass, and others. The cover photos feature Charley Pride and Danny Davis. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, January 1972. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 31 songs as well as features on country music stars Penny DeHaven, Dottie West, Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others. The cover photo features Dottie West. Address label blacked out. 11" x 8 more information

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Derby, CT: Charlton, September 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 50pp; text illus from photographs. Contains lyrics to 39 songs as well as features: Interview with Jim Ed Brown; Collegiates Go Country; The Living Legend / Johnny Cash (4pp with photos); From Texas Farm Boy to Country Music Man / Dewey Groom; and others. The cover photos feature Johnny Cash. 11" x 8 more information

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