Ritter, Tex

Summary: This collection celebrates the vast collection of Tex Ritter as a pioneer of Country. These sides also explore different elements of 20th century American music from Western swing to traditional folk and murder ballads to vaudeville.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY RIT

Contents: Blue Christmas / Ernest Tubb -- Christmas carols by the old corral / Tex Ritter -- Will Santy come to Shanty Town / Eddy Arnold -- Little Sandy sleighfoot / Jimmy Dean -- Jingle bell rock / Bobby Helms -- White Christmas / E. Tubb -- Little drummer boy / Johnny Cash -- C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S / E. Arnold -- I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus / Jimmy Boyd -- Santa looked a lot like daddy / Buck Owens &...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 1990

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1 available in Sight and Sound Holiday Display, Call number: CD HOL BIL

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2004

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NAS

Contents: Soldier's joy / Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers (2:55) -- Jordan is a hard road to travel / Uncle Dave Macon and his Fruit Jar Drinkers (3:06) -- Barbara Allen / Bradley Kincaid (3:20) -- The prisoner's song / Vernon Dalhart (3:03) -- Wildwood flower / Carter Family (3:08) -- Waiting for a train (2:43) ; Blue yodel no. 8 (2:59) / Jimmie Rodgers -- Ragged but right / Riley Puckett (2:54) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Collection of Recordings 1990

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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY CLA

Contents: v. 1. (1934-1945) The continental / Fred Astaire -- Lullaby of Broadway / Dick Powell -- The way you look to-night / Fred Astaire -- Sweet Leilani / Bing Crosby -- Thanks for the memory / Bob Hope & Shirley Ross -- Over the rainbow / Judy Garland -- When you wish upon a star / Cliff Edwards -- The last time I saw Paris / Kate Smith -- White Christmas / Bing Crosby -- You'll never know / Dick...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 1995

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC ENV