Cat. No. 2865: CARL SMITH ~ AMAZING GRACE. COUNTRY STARS CTS 55593. (IMPORT).

Cat. No. 2865: CARL SMITH ~ AMAZING GRACE. COUNTRY STARS CTS 55593. (IMPORT).

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CARL SMITH LIKE MANY ASPIRING COUNTRY SINGERS OF THE DAY WAS A FAN OF THE "GRAND OLE OPRY" RADIO BROADCAST AND OF ITS BIGGEST STARS ROY ACUFF, BILL MONROE AND ERNEST TUBB. IN 1950, CARL JOINED THE "OPRY" CAST AS MEMBER AND SIGNED A RECORDING CONTRACT WITH COLUMBIA RECORDS. HE ENJOYED A STRING OF HIT SINGLES - MANY WITH B-SIDES THAT ALSO BECAME HITS. MARKED BY POWERFUL PEDAL-STEEL GUITAR, THE SINGLES MIX HONKY-TONK DANCE BEATS WITH A FRIENDLY, LAID-BACK CHARM.

VIRTUALLY ALL COUNTRY SINGERS OF THE DAY RELEASED SACRED MATERIAL, AND CARL WAS NO EXCEPTION. THE SACRED REPERTOIRE WAS MIXED AS THIS COLLECTION MAKES CLEAR AND CARL'S MELLOW VOCAL STYLE WAS ESPECIALLY WELL-SUITED TO THESE SONGS. SUPERB COUNTRY GOSPEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST *****

TRACK LISTING: Amazing Grace / This World Is Not My Home / Wait A Little Longer Please, Jesus / When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / Softly And Tenderly / Gloryland Way / Pass Me Not / How About You / I Dreamed Of The Old Rugged Cross (My Dream Of The Old Rugged Cross) / Standing On The Promises / Works Of The Lord / The Nail Scarred Hand / When They Ring Them Golden Bells / The Blood That Stained The Old Rugged Cross / Gethsemane / Anywhere Is Home / Answers / Old Camp Meeting Days / We Shall Meet Someday / I'll Be List'ning / Amazing Grace.

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