O yeah - sure the Country and Western stars could rock!!! If the cowboys were a bit more reserved than the  real rockers, listening to this compilation will still get you warmed up.

The C&W music of the early 1950s deeply influenced Rock n Roll (and the Rockabilly scene as well). But from the mid-1950s C&W singers were admittedly kept moving more by the Rock and Rollers.

This 10 CD-Box gives for the first time a good overview of the Rock C&W scene. No fewer than 250 choice titles are sure to get those hips swinging. 
(membran-online.de)

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VA - Rockabilly Cowboys 1947-1960
(10CD Documents 2012)

CD 1

 1. Johnny Cash - Cry, Cry, Cry (Cash) 1955
 2. Cliff Johnson - Go Away Hound Dog (Johnson) 1957
 3. Al Terry - Watch Dog (Terry) 1959
 4. Johnny Horton - Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor  (Harrell/Hazelwood) 1957
 5. Pee Wee King - Catty Town (Glasser/Boldi) 1956
 6. Stonewall Jackson - Smoke Along The Track (Helms/Rose) 1958
 7. Gene Davis - Muleskinner Blues (Rodgers) 1959
 8. George Thumper Jones - Who Shot Sam (Edwards/Jones) 1959
 9. Carl Phillips - Salty Dog Blues (Phillips)    1958
10. Maddox Brothers - Ugly And Slouchy (Wayne/Wayne/Brasiel) 1957
11. Van Brothers - Servant Of Love (Walton) 1960
12. Marvin Rainwater - Mister Blues (Rainwater/Gartrell/Davis) 1956
13. Sammy Masters - Flat Feet (Howard/Masters) 1956
14. Emery Blades - Look What You Done To Me (Blades) 1956
15. Bill Browning & The Echo Valley Boys - Breaking Hearts (Browning) 1958
16. Hank Williams - Move It On Over (Williams) 1947
17. Don Gibson - Sweet Sweet Girl (Gibson) 1958
18. Bobby Pedrick Jr. - White Bucks And Saddle Shoes (Pomus/Shuman) 1958
19. Bobby Lord - Everybodys Rockin But Me (Turner) 1956
20. The Strikes - I Dont Want To Cry Over You (Alexander) 1957
21. Hank Thompson - Rockin In The Congo (Proctor) 1957
22. Autry Inman - Be Bop Baby (Inman) 1956
23. Roy Moss - Youre My Big Baby Now  (Skinner) 1955
24. Curtis Gordon - Rocky Road Of Love (Maddox) 1953
25. Paris Brothers - This Is It (Hill/Josie) 1959

 

CD 2

 1. Marty Robbins - Mean Mama Blues (Robbins) 1955
 2. Ernie Howlin & The Blue Shadow - Boys Tally Ho (Howlin) 1957
 3. Marvin Rainwater - Baby Dont Go (Rainwater) 1958
 4. Brenda Lee - Jambalaya (Williams) 1956
 5. George Thumper Jones - Rock It (Jones) 1956
 6. George & Earl - Done Gone (Helms/Taylor) 1956
 7. Ray Parks - Youre Gonna Have To Ball, Thats All (Collins) 1957
 8. Johnny Horton - Im Coming Home (Horton/Franks) 1957
 9. Jimmy Lloyd - Where The Rio Rosa Flows (Logsdon/McAlpin) 1957
10. Johnny Cash - Get Rhythm (Cash) 1956
11. Don Gibson - Im Movin On (Snow) 1959
12. Dave Brockman - Feel Sorry For Me (Logsdon) 1957
13. Jerry Reed - Im Stuck (Reed) 1956
14. Tennessee Ernie Ford & Ella Mae Morse - False Hearted Girl 1952
15. Jimmy & Johnny - I Cant Find The Doorknob (Fautheree) 1958
16. Jimmy Newman - Bop-A-Hula (Miller) 1958
17. Webb Pierce - Teenage Boogie (Pierce) 1956
18. Mac Curtis - Granddaddys  Rockin (Blake/Blake) 1956
19. Sid King & The Five Strings - Sag, Drag And Fall (Massey/Gilliland) 1955
20. George Thumper Jones - White Lightnin (Richardson) 1959)
21. Jack Guthrie - Oakie Boogie (Tyler) 1947
22. Curtis Gordon - Rompin And Stompin (Gordon) 1953
23. Louvin Brothers - Freight Train Boogie (Scott/Nabor) 1959
24. Joyce Poynter - Chili Dippin Baby (McCollister/Shirley) 1957
25. Sonny James - Uh Uh Mm (Bradford/Lewis) 1957


CD 3

 1. Johnny Cash - All Over Again (Cash) 1958
 2. George Thumper Jones - How Come It (Jones) 1956
 3. Marty Robbins - Tennessee Toddy (Robbins) 1955
 4. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Kissin Bug Boogie (Roberts/Allen) 1951
 5. Marvin Rainwater - Hot And Cold (Rainwater) 1956
 6. Arnold Parker - Find A New Woman (Adams/Hill) 1956
 7. Webb Pierce - I Aint Never (Pierce/Tillis) 1959
 8. Hal Andrews - Brown Eyed Girl (Andrews) 1959
 9. Johnny Horton - Honky Tonk Man (Horton/Franks/Hausey) 1956
10. Glenn Barber - Ice Water (Barber) 1954
11. Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock (Kozak) 1959
12. Little Billy Stoltz & The Stoltz Bros. - Rock And Roll Riot (Stoltz) 1958
13. The Rhythm Kings - Billy Boy (Rumfelt) 1960
14. Bill Reeder - Till I Waltz Again With You (Prosen) 1960
15. The Rhythm Jesters - Rock To The Music (Davies/Munro/Goldner) 1956
16. Lefty Frizzell - Youre Humbuggin Me (Miller/Morgan) 1958
17. Marty Robbins - Pretty Mama (Robbins) 1955
18. Red Foley - Crazy Little Guitar Man (Siegenthaler/Tilton) 1958
19. Wayne Raney - Shake Baby Shake (Innis/Raney) 1957
20. Jimmy Murphy - Sixteen Tons Rock N Roll (Travis/Murphy) 1956
21. Johnny Horton - Im A One Woman Man (Horton/Franks) 1956
22. Curtis Gordon - Sittin On Top (Gordon/Dee) 1957
23. Johnny Cash - Mean Eyed Cat (Cash) 1955
24. Pico Pete - Hot Dog (Owens/Dedmon) 1956
25. Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Shot Gun Boogie (Ford) 1950


CD 4

 1. Johnny Horton - Cherokee Boogie (Mullican/Redbird) 1959
 2. Ralph Pruitt - Hey Mister Porter (Pruitt) 1959
 3. Art Buchanan - Time Will Tell (Buchanan) 1957
 4. Marty Robbins - Long Tall Sally (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell) 1956
 5. Big Jeff & The Radio Playboys - Juke Box Boogie (Bess/Wood) 1958
 6. Bill Browning & The Echo Valley Boys - Hula Rock (Browning) 1957
 7. Bunny Paul - History (Paul) 1956
 8. Hawkshaw Hawkins - Pan American (Williams) 1948
 9. Billy Martin - If Its Lovin That You Want (Martin) 1960
10. Penny West & The Lucky Penny Trio - Needle In A Haystack 1956
11. Johnny McAdams - Is There No Love For Me, Love? (McAdams) 1956
12. Jimmy Boyd - Crazy Mixed-Up Blues (Wayne) 1956
13. Ray Hudson & Western Rhythmaires - The Blues Walked Away 1959
14. Hank Spurling - Box Car Blues (Spurling) 1957
15. Rocking Martin - All Because Of You (Jones) 1957
16. Don Winters - Pretty Moon (Winters) 1956
17. Johnny Horton - Honky Tonk Mind (Blake/Adams) 1957
18. Sonny Cole - I Dreamed I Was Elvis (Cole) 1957
19. Corky Jones (Buck Owens) - Hot Dog (Owens/Dedman) 1956
20. Emery Blades - I Feel Like A Million (Blades) 1960
21. Sid Silver - Bumble Rumble (Silver) 1958
22. Lee Slaughters & The Cumberland Playboys - Rock And Roll World 1957
23. Randy Spangler & The Country Cats - Rockn Roll Baby (Spangler) 1957
24. Marty Robbins - Maybelline (Berry) 1955
25. Bill Floyd-  Hey Boy (Floyd) 1957