23 original Johnny Bond recordings of the later 1940s and into the 1950s. His readiness to adopt contemporary styles is evidenced in the more up-tempo numbers, like the opening Bartender Blues in the popular ‘boogie woogie’ idiom of the period, with clear overtones of the Rock 'n' Roll revolution soon to come. However, Country music is the prevailing theme and the man from Oklahoma does not disappoint.
1. BARTENDER'S BLUES 2. ROCK MY CRADLE ONCE AGAIN 3. DROWNING MY SORROWS 4. WHAT WOULD YOU DO (IF YOU WERE ME) 5. SET 'EM UP JOE 6. TOO MANY YEARS TOO LATE 7. THE DAUGHTER OF JOLE BLON' 8. WHOOPEE TI YI YO 9. DRAFTEE BLUES 10. FAT GAL 11. SMOKE ! SMOKE! SMOKE! (THAT CIGARETTE) 12. DIVORCE ME C.O.D. 13. CIMARRON (ROLL ON) 14. BARREL HOUSE BESSIE 15. OKLAHOMA WALTZ 16. RAINBOW AT MIDNIGHT 17. THE FIRST ROSE 18. I'LL STEP ASIDE 19. A PETAL FROM A FADED ROSE 20. SO ROUND, SO FIRM, SO FULLY PACKED 21. PUT ME TO BED 22. I LIKE MY CHICKEN FRYIN' SIZE 23. I'M GONNA BE LONG GONE (WHEN I GO AWAY).
