The Early Years: 1957-1969

Original Release Date:  September 26, 2011

Track Listing

• 1. Susie-Q
• 2. Red Hot
• 3. Shirley Lee
• 4. My Babe
• 5. Cannonball Rag
• 6. Don't Leave Me This Way
• 7. The Creep
• 8. Stop Sneakin' Around
• 9. Swamp Surfer
• 10. Make Up Your Mind Baby
• 11. Fireball Mail
• 12. Blood from a Stone
• 13. Real Live Fool
• 14. Daisy Mae
• 15. Everybody Listen to the Dobro
• 16. The Guitar Player (The Ballad of James Burton)
• 17. Jimmy's Blues
• 18. Poor Boy Looking for a Home
• 19. C.C. Rider
• 20. Love Lost
• 21. A Child's Claim to Fame
• 22. If You Want to Be My Woman
• 23. Moonshine
• 24. Corn Pickin'
• 25. Someday, Someday
• 26. Why
• 27. Just for a While
• 28. Tryin' to Be Someone

Credits

• Willie Dixon: Composer
• Merle Haggard: Composer
• Merle Travis: Composer
• James Burton: Composer
• David Gates: Composer
• Dale Hawkins: Composer
• Lee Hazlewood: Composer
• Bobby Lee Trammell: Composer
• Richie Furay: Composer
• Jerry Allison: Composer
• Joey Cooper: Composer
• Glen D. Hardin: Composer
• Colin Escott: Photography
• Ralph Mooney: Composer
• Rick Nelson : Composer
• Scott Turner: Composer
• Alec Palao: Photography, Illustrations
• Rob Finnis: Illustrations
• Trevor Churchill: Coordination, Illustrations
• Duncan Cowell: Mastering
• Melvin Schmidt: Composer
• Johnny Bachelor: Composer
• The Red West: Composer
• Mira Smith: Composer
• Joe Osborn: Composer, Photography
• Mickey Jones: Composer
• Baker Knight: Composer
• Iain Young: Liner Notes, Compilation, Illustrations
• John Firminger: Liner Notes, Compilation, Illustrations
• John White: Composer
• Floyd Jenkins: Composer
• Eleanor Broadwater: Composer
• Paul Jeffrey: Package Design
• Stan Lewis: Composer
• Peter Kirkpatrick: Liner Notes, Compilation
• Billy Emerson: Composer
• Gertrude Rainey: Composer
• Martin Cooper: Composer
• Steve Hall: Photography
• Rupert Stephens: Composer
• Jesse Hodge: Composer
• Alan Smith: Illustrations