Various Artists - Greatest Country Hits Of 1961This release continues the series of 4 CD sets which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year. This great value 113 track collection covers the year of 1961, during which time Billboard published a country Top 30 called Hot C&W Sides, and it comprises every record which appeared in the top 22 places in that chart during the year, excluding one or two records which are unavailable for copyright reasons. Despite

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In his playing

They made a record privately to be sold in Ronnie's father's store and the engineer on the session was so impressed he got them a deal with Mercury

Directed by Kevin Sorbo

these popular sacred songs of praise from the time of St Francis of Assisi

together with an excellent quartet of soloists

Long Time"

Dinah Shore

A phenomenal fount of classic country

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Ransom Knowling

'Endless Sleep'