In the mid-'50's, women country singers took their cue from Kitty Wells. They'd stand demurely on stage in Gingham, singing of unrequited love. Then came Charline Arthur who burst forth from a... more

This honky-tonk hero issued an LP called The Fantastic Johnny Horton in '59, but that one contained his early Mercury sides. This comp collects the key Columbia cuts that followed—the rockin'-est... more