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The "Original" Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

Jul 28, 2008, 9:59am Setting The Woods On Fire

One of the things I like to do here at Setting The Woods On Fire is to compile what I call the "original" version of well-known cover albums. It's no secret that The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo was an important album in the development of country rock. (Read about it here , here , and here .) But you might be surprised to learn that nine of the eleven songs were covers. Listening to earlier versions of the songs covered by The Byrds, along with two originals written by then-member [...]

• Bob Dylan - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
• Bob Dylan & The Band - Nothing Was Delivered
• George Jones - You're Still On My Mind
• Hank Snow - In The Blue Canadian Rockies
• Merle Haggard - Life In Prison
• Merle Travis - I Am a Pilgrim
• The Byrds - Hickory Wind
• The Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now
• The Louvin Brothers - The Christian Life
• William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water
• Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd

Artist:	Bob Dylan
Title:	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Link Text:	You Aint Goin Nowhere - Bob Dylan
File Name:	01-Dylan-Goin_Nowhere.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Bob Dylan & The Band
Title:	Nothing Was Delivered
Link Text:	Nothing Was Delivered - Bob Dylan & The Band
File Name:	11-Dylan-No_Delivery.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	George Jones
Title:	You're Still On My Mind
Link Text:	Youre Still On My Mind - George Jones
File Name:	05-Jones-Still_On_My_Mind.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Hank Snow
Title:	In The Blue Canadian Rockies
Link Text:	Blue Canadian Rockies - Hank Snow
File Name:	09-Snow-Blue_Canadian_Rockies. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1963

Artist:	Merle Haggard
Title:	Life In Prison
Link Text:	Life In Prison - Merle Haggard
File Name:	10-Haggard-Life_In_Prison.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	Merle Travis
Title:	I Am a Pilgrim
Link Text:	I Am A Pilgrim - Merle Travis
File Name:	02-Travis-Pilgrim.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1994

Artist:	The Byrds
Title:	Hickory Wind
Link Text:	Hickory Wind - The Byrds
File Name:	07-Byrds-Hickory_Wind.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	The Byrds
Title:	One Hundred Years From Now
Link Text:	100 Years From Now - The Byrds
File Name:	08-Parsons-One_Hundred_Years.m p3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	The Louvin Brothers
Title:	The Christian Life
Link Text:	The Christian Life - The Louvin Brothers
File Name:	03-Louvins-Christian_Life.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	William Bell
Title:	You Don't Miss Your Water
Link Text:	You Dont Miss Your Water - William Bell
File Name:	04-Bell-Miss_Your_Water.mp3
Bitrate:	155 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Woody Guthrie
Title:	Pretty Boy Floyd
Link Text:	Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie
File Name:	06-Woody-Pretty_Boy_Floyd.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

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