The Crown Prince of Country Music
| The Crown Prince of Country Music |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||
| Studio album by George Jones | |||||
| Released | January 1960 May 5, 2015 |
||||
| Recorded | January 19, 1954 - December 12, 1957 | ||||
| Genre | Country, honky-tonk, rockabilly | ||||
| Length | 27:20 (Original) 1:11:32 (Reissue/Bonus) |
||||
| Label |
Starday (Original) Hoodoo Records (Reissue/Bonus) |
||||
| Producer | Don Pierce | ||||
| George Jones chronology | |||||
|
|||||
| George Jones Starday chronology | |||||
|
|||||
The Crown Prince of Country Music is the 1960 country music studio album released by Starday Records of previously unissued recordings released in January 1960. It was Jones' eighth studio LP release. The album's original release, like the reissue edition, did not chart.
The album repackages many of Jones' early recordings that was previously unissued to an LP title. The oldest track dates back to Jones' first session in January 1954. The album's reissue in 2015 included the previous LP release of 1959, and bonus tracks of singles.
Soon after Starday had been completely taken in by Mercury in December 1959, the small Eastern Texas label was allowed to compile songs by Mercury artists as well as Starday artists. George Jones became a prime example, the talented young singer left Starday during the confusion, and began recording with Mercury. There, he took off, charting a Top 10 single multiple times every year since signing. An incredible #1 hit in "White Lightning" was released in early 1959, and during this time, Starday was on its knees.
After the merger, Starday president, Don Pierce, began producing multiple albums to publish featuring Jones' recordings with Starday and Mercury that never charted or wasn't previously included on an LP. This one, The Crown Prince of Country Music, was the first of the releases. Three would ultimately be released, and include many early Jones gems.
...
Wikipedia