I guess in some sense the Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels series that covers country rock up through 1975 could be seen as a successor to Dim Lights... Licensing for tracks of a more recent vintage may have been difficult also, I imagine. Truckers... is a great series too!
Which Bear box sets were later remastered and/or remixed and reissued in newer box design besides Chuck Berry and Fats Domino?
Chuck Berry was never released before by Bear Fanily. The recent huge set was the initial offering(unless I missed an earlier one)
Many sets were "revised" or expanded. Some include Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Left Frizzell. Some were first issued on vinyl and later revised or expanded on CD, such as Kitty Wells and others.
I have all the three JLL sets and bought the new revised set too. I’m on the fence with the new Fats box. Any insight on this box? I don’t have the original box, so.
Previously unreleased radio shows? This is an instant purchase! It says a CD version will come soon, so buy the LP now and the CD later. It says the late Steve Ripley worked on this project and we lost him at the beginning of this year. Thanks so much for the heads up! Oklahoma Historical Society Store
Thank you. That's what I'm looking for. Im not sureif I can handle 8 or ten CDs of one artist, especially since I don't know many of the artists that well. But Hank Snow and Lefty Frizzell stand out in the hillbillies collection. My wife is making me wait for Xmas for the Fuse set. Anyways since I'm asking questions is there a music set for the depression and war years that focuses on country music? This is a new genre for me.
Yeah, Steve had been battling cancer. What's neat about him is that he was such a student of the music and its history.
Country music legend Ted Daffan (1912-1996) has been criminally overlooked in the world of CD reissues and this is extremely unacceptable. Bear Family Records would be the best choice for a label to release a definitive CD compilation. Daffan's hit songs have been recorded by the likes of Ray Charles, Ringo Starr, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Faron Young, Hank Snow and Boz Scaggs. Cliff Bruner and his Texas Wanderers recorded a number of Daffan's songs, including a recording of Daffan's 'Truck Driver's Blues,' which became a major hit and is regarded as the first trucker song. Daffan was also a pioneer in the use of electrified instruments. Known for writing standards such as 'Born To Lose,' 'I'm a Fool to Care' and the aforementioned 'Truck Driver's Blues,' Theron Eugene Daffan was born in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Daffan operated a repair shop for radios and electric musical instruments. Located in Houston, this repair shop enabled experimentation with pickups and amplifiers. During the 1930s, western swing hero Milton brown convinced Daffan to close his music repair shop and focus on performing. Daffan worked as a steel guitarist in a Hawaiian band called The Blue Islanders, before moving into country music in 1934. During this period, Daffan was performing with Leon "Pappy" Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys; a band whose revolving door of personnel included Floyd Tilman, Aubrey "Moon" Mullican, Bob Dunn and Cliff Bruner. The following year, Daffan joined the Bar-X Cowboys and Shelly Lee Alley's Alley Cats, before forming his own band, the Texans. He signed to the Columbia label and had numerous hit songs. Daffan originally recorded 'I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night' and was responsible for Faron Young recording his hit version. In addition to versions of 'Born To Lose' and 'Worried Mind,' he also scored with 'No Letter Today' in 1944 and 'Headin' Down the Wrong Highway' in 1945. 'Worried Mind,' his first hit, sold a reported 350,000 records and its flip side, 'Blue Steel Blues,' became a popular country instrumental. Daffan's songbook experienced a renewed interest during the 1950s and into the 60s, when Ray Charles began recording his material. In the years prior to his retirement, Daffan partnered with Hank Snow to run a publishing company in addition to having his own record label, Daffan Records. Daffan's version of 'Born to Lose' sold over one million copies and was awarded a Gold record by the RIAA. Despite this massive success, Daffan's original hit versions are largely overlooked in favor of the later interpretations by other artists and this favoritism is unjust. As loyal fans of Ted Daffan, we've waited far too long and it's time for his recordings to be given the proper reissue treatment they deserve, while introducing the man and his music to new generations of fans on a worldwide level.
I would love to get this set but no way can I afford them. Beautiful. I would probably be able to semi read German by the time I went through these.
Ted Daffan has his own thread and deservedly so: Ted Daffan - songwriter of standards such as 'Born To Lose'
It's not Bear, but... Listened to this last night, I'd say it's equal or marginally better than the old Margaret Lewis CD. Aside from now including all of her RAM singles (three of which were missing from Lonesome Bluebird), the revised track listing offers a more polished feel as a whole. Most interesting to me is her previously-unissued recording of The Lonesome Drifter's rockabilly classic "Teardrop Valley" which she blasts through at roughly double the BPM. They also licensed three or her four live performances from Bear Family's Louisiana Hayride box. Lewis wasn't always a perfect vocalist, but she was soulful, spirited, and genuine. Here's a telethon performance with fellow south-Louisiana legend Dale Hawkins.
