Vintage Country Music Jukebox

A selection of tracks courtesy of the Document Records Roots & Country Series. Featuring Al Dexter and Stuart Hamblen who were recording in the 30's 40's and 50's.

Stuart Hamblen was a stalwart of Country Music for over 60 years and his contribution to the genre was considerable, both as a singer/songwriter and as a bandleader. He is best remembered as the author of the 1954 hit This Ole House and the gospel song It's No Secret, written duing his association with evangelist Billy Graham and recorded by, among others, Elvis Presley and Jim Reeves.

Al Dexter. In 1942, a British national newspaper carried a cartoon of an allied soldier threatening a pistol-toting Hitler dressed as a housewife. The caption read "Pistol packin' mama, lay that pistol down." Such was the impact of one of the most popular songs, written and recorded by Al Dexter, that for a time it seriously rivaled "You Are My Sunshine" in the popularity stakes...

The Document Records Roots & Country Series features double CD collections of vintage country music artists

Roy Acuff - Night Train To Memphis
Eddie Dean - 1501 Miles of Heaven
Jimmie Davis - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Al Dexter - Pistol Packin' Mama
Stuart Hamblin - I Gotta Feeling

Many thanks to Document Records for their permission to use these sample tracks.

Document Records has a huge selection of vintage Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel music on their online catalogue and the business is based just across the river in Wigtown.