ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

John Newton, “Amazing Grace” (1779). Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (MGM, 1949). Willie Nelson, “Crazy” (1961) performed by Patsy Cline on Showcase (Decca, 1961). G.W. Hunt, “Old Brown’s Daughter” (circa 1878). Bob Willis and His Playboys, “New San Antonio Rose” (Okeh, 1940). Jerry Leiber and Mark Stoller, “Hound Dog” (1952) performed by Elvis Presley (RCA, 1956). Bobby Newcomb, “Sweet Forget Me Not” (1877). Merle Haggard, “Mama Tried,” from Mama Tried (Capitol, 1968). Marty Robbins, “El Paso” from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (Columbia, 1959). Mark Walker, “The Star of Logy Bay” (circa 1900). James McGranahan, “Shall You? Shall I?” (1887).

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