lp discography - covers & lyrics

ROY ACUFF

born Roy Claxton Acuff on Sept 15, 1903 in Maynardsville, TN - died Nov 23, 1992

(-/-)= Billboard chart position: Top Country albums/ Top Pop albums
(-/-)= Billboard chart position: Top Country singles/ Top Pop singles
lyrics inside

Columbia
SONGS OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS	Columbia HL-9004	1949
Wreck On The Highway, Fireball Mail, Precious Jewel, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Wabash Cannonball, Freight Train Blues, Wait For The Light To Shine, Low And Lonely.(10” LP)
OLD TIME BARN DANCE	Columbia HL-9010	1951
Dance Around Molly, Black Mountain Rag, Pretty Little Widow, Smokey Mountain Rag, Grey Eagle, Lonesome Indian, Bully Of The Town, Polk County Breakdown.(10” LP)
GREAT SPECKLED BIRD	Harmony HL-7082	1958
Great Speckled Bird, Wreck On The Highway, Fireball Mail, Precious Jewel, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Tennessee Waltz, Wabash Cannonball, Freight Train Blues, Wait For The Light To Shine, Low And Lonely.(reissued HS-11289, CSP-16596)
THAT GLORY BOUND TRAIN	Harmony HL-7294	1961
Great Speckled Bird, That Glory Bound Train, This World Can't Stand Long, I Saw The Light, Tell Mother I'll Be There, Pale Horse And His Rider, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord, I'll Reap My Harvest In Heaven, Thank God, Great Shining Light.(reissued CSP-16596)
THE GREAT ROY ACUFF	Harmony HL-7342	1965
Farther Along, Blue Eyed Darling, Lonesome Old River Blues, Mule Skinner Blues, Just To Ease My Worried Mind, Be Honest With Me, Worried Mind, Things That Might Have Been, You're My Darling, It Won't Be Long (Till I'll Be Leaving).
WAITING FOR MY CALL TO GLORY	Harmony HL-7376	1966
Just Inside The Pearly Gates, Brother Take Warning, Great Judgement Morning, It's Too Late Now (To Worry Anymore), Waiting For My Call To Glory, Devil's Train, Songbirds Are Singing In Heaven, Sinner's Death, If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again, All The World Is Lonely Now.(rechanelled HS-11334)
NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS	Harmony HS-11403	1970
Night Train To Memphis, Sweeter Than The Flowers, Gray Eagle, Waltz Of The Wind, Bully Of The Town, My Tears Don't Show, Ten Little Numbers, Pretty Little Widow, In The Shadow Of The Smokies.
GREATEST HITS	Columbia CS-1034	1970
Lonesome Old River Blues, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord, Tennessee Waltz, Waiting For My Call To Glory, Mule Skinner Blues, I Saw The Light, Fireball Mail, Night Train To Memphis, Great Speckled Bird, If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again, Wreck On The Highway, Freight Train Blues, Devil's Train, It Won't Be Long (Till I'll Be Leaving), Wabash Cannonball.(sampler)
HISTORIC EDITION	Columbia FC-39998	1985
Streamlined Cannonball, Lonesome Old River Blues, You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven), Wabash Cannonball, Drifting Too Far From The Shore, Steel Guitar Blues, Ida Red, I'll Be Alone, When I Lay My Burden Down, Wonder Is All I Do, Weary Lonesome Blues, New Greenback Dollar, Freight Train, Heart That Was Broken For Me, Southbound Train.
ESSENTIAL	Columbia CK-48956	1992
Great Speckled Bird, Steel Guitar Blues, Just To Ease My Worried Mind, Lonesome Old River Blues, Precious Jewel, It Won't Be Long (Till I'll Be Leaving), Wreck On The Highway, Fireball Mail, Night Train To Memphis, Prodigal Son, Not A Word From Home, I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget, Freight Train, Wabash Cannonball, Our Own Jole Blon, This World Can't Stand Long, Waltz Of The Wind, Sinner's Death, Tennessee Waltz, Black Mountain Rag.
Capitol
SONGS OF THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS	Capitol T-617	1955
Great Speckled Bird, Wabash Cannonball, Fireball Mail, I'm Building A Home In The Sky, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Precious Jewel, Great Judgement Morning, Lonely Mound Of Clay, Great Titanic, Come Back Little Pal, Wreck On The Highway, Night Train To Memphis.(rechanelled DT-1817, DT-1870)
THE GREAT ROY ACUFF	Capitol DT-2103	1964
Sunshine Special, Is It Love Or Is It Lies, I Closed My Heart's Door, Don't Judge Your Neighbor, Thief Upon The Tree, Rushing Around, Sweep Around Your Own Back Door, I'm Planting A Rose, Oh Those Thombs, Swamp Lily, Please Daddy Forgive, Little Moses.(reissued JS-6090 minus 4)
VOICE OF COUNTRY MUSIC	Capitol DT-2276	1965
Whoa Mule, That's What Makes The Jukebox Play, River Of Crystal, Six More Days, Don't Say Goodbye, Night Spots (Of The Town), Streamline Heartbreaker, Sixteen Chickens And Tambourine, What Do You Think About Me, Tied Down, What Will I Do, Lonesome Joe.
Hickory (1958 - 1976)
ONCE MORE - IT'S ROY ACUFF	Hickory LPM-101	1959
Once More(8/-), Searchin' For Happiness, I Don't Care (If You Don't Love Me), One I Love (Is Gone), So Many Times(16/-), Come And Knock (On The Door Of My Heart)(20/-), They'll Never Take Her Love From Me, (Today) My Love Came Back To Me, Don't Know Why, Nero Played His Fiddle, Thanks For Not Telling Me, Write Me Sweetheart.
KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC	Hickory LPS-109	1962
Great Speckled Bird, Fireball Mail, Precious Jewel, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Wreck On The Highway, Unloved And Unclaimed, Wabash Cannonball, Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good, Old Age Pension Check, Night Train To Memphis, Lonely Mound Of Clay, Automobile Of Life.(reissued HR-4504)
STAR OF THE GRAND OLE OPRY	Hickory LPM-113	1963
Things That Might Have Been, Streamlined Cannonball, Blues In My Mind, I'm Building A Home In The Sky, It's Too Late Now (To Worry Anymore), No Letter, End Of The World, Branded Wherever I Go, My Tears Don't Show, As Long As I Live, Do You Wonder, Low And Lonely.
WORLD IS HIS STAGE	Hickory LPS-114	1963
Sunshine Special, Tennessee Fox Chase, Oh Lonesome Me, Sally Goodin, Wreck On The Highway, Indian Love Call, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Mountain Dew, I Saw The Light, Wabash Cannonball, Hillbilly Fever, New Fort Worth Rag, There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight, Before I Met You.
AMERICAN FOLK SONGS	Hickory LPS-115	1963
Budded Roses, If Brother Jack Were Here, Put My Little Shoes Away, Letter Edged In Black, Two Little Orphans, Shut Up In The Mines At Coal Creek, Great Titanic, Little Rosewood Casket, Down In The Valley (Birmingham Jail), Give My Love To Neil, Red River Valley, Zeb Turner's Gal.
HAND CLAPPING GOSPEL SONGS	Hickory LPS-117	1964
Somebody Touched Me, Turn Your Radio On, Jesus Died For Me, Wait For The Light To Shine, Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory, That Glory Bound Train, I Saw The Light(56/-), I'll Fly Away, It's All Right Now, Traveling The Highway Home, Glory Is Coming.(reissued LPS-158)
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME	Hickory LPS-119	1964
Willie Roy The Crippled Boy, Once More, Great Speckled Bird, Wreck On The Highway, Wabash Cannonball, Streamlined Cannonball, As Long As I Live, Low And Lonely, Great Titanic, Wait For The Light To Shine, That Glory Bound Train, I Saw The Light.
GREAT TRAIN SONGS	Hickory LPS-125	1965
Tennessee Central No 9, Wabash Cannonball, Night Train To Memphis, Sunshine Special, That Glory Bound Train, Wreck Of The Old 97, Freight Train Blues(45/-), Pan American, Fireball Mail, Streamlined Cannonball, Midnight Train, Life's Railway To Heaven.
SINGS HANK WILLIAMS	Hickory LPS-134	1966
Hey Good Lookin', Why Don't You Love Me, Mansion On The Hill, Your Cheatin' Heart, You Win Again, Kaw-Liga, Jambalaya (On The Bayou), There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight, Cold Cold Heart, I Can't Help It, Take These Chains From My Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.(reissued 6E-287 minus 2)
FAMOUS OPRY FAVORITES	Hickory LPS-139	1967
I'm Movin' On, Tomorrow Never Comes, Candy Kisses, I Love You Because, Filipino Baby, I'll Go On Alone, Foggy River, Oh Lonesome Me, Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On, Satisfied Mind, Don't Let Me Cross Over, Uncle Pen.
A LIVING LEGEND	Hickory LPS-145	1968
Goodbye My Love (I Heard A Silver Trumpet), No One Will Ever Know, Easy Rockin' Chair, Rising Sun, Waltz Of The Wind, We Live In Two Different Worlds, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, Last Letter, Mommy Please Stay Home With Me, That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine, Sweeter Than The Flowers, 144 000.
TREASURY OF COUNTRY HITS	Hickory LPS-147	1969
Heartbreak Avenue, Conscience I'm Guilty, Lost Highway, Don't Be Angry, I'm Planting A Rose, Pale Horse And His Rider, Jealous Heart, Making Believe, All The World Is Lonely Now, You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven, River Of Crystal, Family Who Prays Never Shall Part.
TIME	Hickory LPS-156	1970
Each Season Changes You, Would You Care, Time Will Make You Pay, Once More, Till No Longer You Cared For Me, Six More Days, I Couldn't Believe It Was True, Great Titanic, My Pal Of Yesterday, Don't Tell Mama, Life To Go.
I SAW THE LIGHT	Hickory LPS-158	1971
Somebody Touched Me, Turn Your Radio On, Jesus Died For Me, Wait For The Light To Shine, Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory, Thank God, That Glory Bound Train, I Saw The Light, I'll Fly Away, It's All Right Now, Traveling The Highway Home, Glory Is Coming.
WHY IS	Hickory LPS-162	1972
Wabash Cannonball, Low And Lonely, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Great Titanic, Wreck Of The Old 97, Tennessee Central No 9, Down In The Valley (Birmingham Jail), Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good, Turn Your Radio On, Great Speckled Bird, As Long As I Live, Night Train To Memphis, Traveling The Highway Home, Freight Train, I Saw The Light, Precious Jewel, Fireball Mail, It's All Right Now, Old Aged Pension Check, Streamlined Cannonball.(sampler)
BACK IN THE COUNTRY(38/-)	Hickory H3F-4507	1974
Back In The Country(51/-), This World Can't Stand Long, Sing A Country Song, Our Own Jole Blon, Plastic Heart, Don't Worry Bout The Mule, Old Time Sunshine Song(97/-), Family Who Prays Never Shall Part, Radio Station S-a-v-e-d, When I Lay My Burden Down, Precious Memories.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES	Hickory H3G-4517	1975
Smokey Mountain Memories, Take Me Home Country Roads, Waltz Of The Wind, Tennessee Central No 9, Country Home Folk, Whole Month Of Sundays, Roof Top Lullaby, Just A Friend, Touch The Morning, Wait For The Light To Shine, Thank God.
THAT'S COUNTRY	Hickory H3G-4521	1975
That's Country, I Can't Find A Train Shut Up, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, We Live In Two Different Worlds, Turn Your Radio On, Small Country Towns, Beaver Creek Dam, Shut Up In The Mines At Coal Creek, Zeb Turner's Gal, That Glory Bound Train, Walk A Mile In Your Neighbor's Shoes.
Elektra (1978 - 1981)
GREATEST HITS 1	Elektra 9E-302	1978
Wabash Cannonball, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, Great Speckled Bird, We Live In Two Different Worlds, Wreck On The Highway, Our Own Jole Blon, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Precious Jewel, Fireball Mail, Back In The Country, Story Of The Violin, Smokey Mountain Memories, Take Me Home Country Roads, End Of Memory Lane, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, That's The Man I'm Looking For, Precious Memories, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Turn Your Radio On, I Saw The Light.
GREATEST HITS 2	Elektra 9E-303	1980
Tennessee Central No 9, Rising Sun, Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good, As Long As I Live, Low And Lonely, Freight Train, Great Titanic, Sweeter Than The Flowers, Lonely Mound Of Clay, Streamlined Cannonball, That's Country, No One Will Ever Know, Once More, Waltz Of The Wind, Don't Worry Bout The Mule, Thank God, Pale Horse And His Rider, Dust On The Bible, Little Moses, Wait For The Light To Shine.
BACK IN THE COUNTRY	Elektra E1-60012	1981
Back In The Country, Don't Worry Bout The Mule, What Have They Done To The Trains, Wednesday Night Waltz, Fireball Mail, Boxcar Willie, We Robbed Trains, Smokey Mountain Memories, Stage, Jesus Will Outshine Them All.
Other recordings
FAVORITE HYMNS	MGM E-3707	1958
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord, How Beautiful Heaven Must Be, Uncloudy Day, Thank God, Jesus Died For Me, Hold To God's Unchanging Hand, Take My Hand Precious Lord, Shake My Mother's Hand For Me, Where Could I Go But To The Lord, Where The Soul Never Dies, Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory, This World Is Not My Home.
HYMNTIME	MGM E-4044	1962
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord, How Beautiful Heaven Must Be, Uncloudy Day, Thank God, Jesus Died For Me, Hold To God's Unchanging Hand, Take My Hand Precious Lord, Shake My Mother's Hand For Me, Where Could I Go But To The Lord, Where The Soul Never Dies, Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory, This World Is Not My Home.(prev released on SE-3707)
SACRED SONGS	Metro MS-508	1965
Jesus Died For Me, Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory, Where The Soul Never Dies, Take My Hand Precious Lord, Thank God, Uncloudy Day, Hold To God's Unchanging Hand, This World Is Not My Home, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord, Shake My Mother's Hand For Me.(prev released on SE-3707)
ROY ACUFF	Hilltop JS-6028	1966
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be, Jesus Died For Me, Shake My Mother's Hand For Me, Take My Hand Precious Lord, Where The Soul Never Dies, Thank God, I Can't Feel At Home In This World, Legend Of The Dogwood Tree, Where Could I Go But To The Lord, Build Me A Cabin In The Corner Of Gloryland.
COUNTRY	Hilltop JS-6090	1970
Sunshine Special, Is It Love Or Is It Lies, I Closed My Heart's Door, Don't Judge Your Neighbor, Thief Upon The Tree, Rushing Around, Sweep Around Your Own Back Door, I'm Planting A Rose, Oh Those Thombs, Swamp Lily, Please Daddy Forgive, Little Moses.
WABASH CANNONBALL	Hilltop JS-6162	1975
Wabash Cannonball, Night Train To Memphis, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Fireball Mail, Come Back Little Pal, Great Speckled Bird, Precious Jewel, Wreck On The Highway, Lonely Mound Of Clay.
STEAMBOAT WHISTLE BLUES	Rounder 23	1984
Yes Sir That's My Baby, Red Lips, Steamboat Whistle Blues, You've Gotta See Mama Every Night, Sad Memories, Smokey Mountain Rag, Shout Oh Lulu, Old Three Room Shack, Charming Betsy, One Old Shirt, Automobile Of Life, Honky Tonk Mamas.
FLY BIRDIE FLY	Rounder 24	1985
Walkin' In My Sleep, Weary River, Mule Skinner Blues, Fly Birdie Fly, Lying Woman Blues, Railroad Boomer, Living On The Mountain Baby Mine, Broken Heart, Stuck Up Blues, Come Back Little Pal, Old Age Pension Check, I'm Building A Home.
ALL TIME FAVORITES	Opryland 101	1987
I Love You Because, Jealous Heart, As Long As I Live, No One Will Ever Know, Wabash Cannon Ball, Pins And Needles, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, Freight Train Blues.
THE BEST	Curb D2-77454	1991
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Waltz Of The Wind, This World Can't Stand Long, Wreck On The Highway, Turn Your Radio On, Old Time Sunshine Song, Write Me Sweetheart, Jambalaya, Life's Railway To Heaven, Remember Me (When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming), Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Our Own Jole Blon.
KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC	Bear Family BCD-15652	1992
Tied Down, What Will I Do, Is It Love Or Is It Lies, Lonesome Joe, Sweep Around Your Own Back Door, Don't Say Goodbye, Swamp Lily, Sixteen Chickens And A Tambourine, Rushing Around, Whoa Mule, Sunshine Special, I Closed My Heart's Door, I'm Planting A Rose, River Of Crystal, Please Daddy Forgive, Streamline Heartbreaker, I Closed My Heart's Door, Six More Days, Thief Upn The Tree, Don't Judge Your Neighbor, Night Spots (Of The Town), Great Speckled Bird, Lonely Mound Of Clay, Pins And Needles (In My Heart), Wabash Cannonball, Great Judgement Morning, Wreck On The Highway, Precious Jewel, Night Train To Memphis, That''s What Makes The Jukebox Play, Little Moses, What Do You Think About Me, On Those Tombs, Come Back Little Pal, Fireball Mail, I'm Building A Home In The Sky, Great Titanic, Goodbye Mr Brown, Mother Hold Me Tight, Crazy Worried Mind, Along The China Coast, It's Hard To Love, Plant Some Flowers By My Graveside, I Wanta Be Loved, I Like Mountain Music, Jesus Died For Me, Thank God, Were You There When They Cricified My Lord, How Beautiful Heaven Must Be, Uncloudy Day, Hold To God's Unchanging Hand, Lord Build Me A Cabin, Where The Soul Never Dies, Shake My Mother's Hand For Me, Take My Hand Precious Lord, This World Is Not My Home, Where Could I Go But To The Lord, Jesus Just Died For Me.