You hold in your hands the greatest album ever recorded by Stonewall Jackson. Melancholic, contemplative, The Lonesome In Me is Stonewall's forgotten masterpiece. Its spare, spikey production and themes of alienation and desolation were just too alarmingly out of fashion at the time of its original release (1970) for the record to hit. Reevaluated now, the strength of the performances, songwriting and atmosphere stun. Stonewall sings of inebriates (Ship In The Bottle) and cuckolds (The Harm You've Done), losers (I Miss You Most In The Winter Time) and boozers (Blues Plus Booze) - a strangely beautiful world of sadness presented in honky tonk song. This deluxe collector's edition is remastered from the original Columbia master tapes and presented with exclusive liner notes, rare photos and a generous clutch of rare 45 sides for a total of 28 tracks including 17 not on the original album. Stonewall Jackson, hard but heartfelt.

Stonewall Jackson is the epitome of hard drivin', pure honky tonk. Feisty, heartfelt and down-home tunes delivered from behind a plow or the bottom of a beer glass. From the late 1950s through the 1960s Stonewall cut a vast catalogue of fine music and many of the greatest and rarest of these cuts are presented here for the very first time on this 30 track CD. Tracks include tales of the good gone wrong (I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water), autocide (Drinking And Driving) and suicide (The Water's So Cold). Things are sometimes bleak (There's No Reason To Be Living) but never without hope or redemption (I've Got To Change) though one might be a prisoner (Thirty Links Of Chain) or buried alive in a coal mine (While The Daises Grow Free).

In January 1957 Jackson started recording at the Columbia label. This four CD collection in a 12x12 LP sized box covers his first ten years at the Columbia label. Includes many rare singles, all his early hits & seven previously unreleased recordings. Also includes a deluxe hardback book by Colin Escott filled with extensive info and many rare full color & black & white photos. A true first class package by one of the finest reissue labels in the world, Bear Family. A must for any classic country music fan & historian.

It is mighty, mighty hard to believe that such a monumental figure in country music as Stonewall Jackson doesn’t have a bona fide collection of his hits currently available. But then, nothing ever came easy for Stonewall; his dad died before he was born, he ran away from home when he was 14, and finally made it to Music City in 1956 at age 24, just as the Nashville Sound was taking hold with its strings and choruses. Which, of course, was 100% opposite from the kind of hardcore, honky tonk country that Stonewall played, but he stuck to his guns, and had a bunch of hits nonetheless, which is a real testament to how good this guy was. You’ll find the top two dozen here, together with a revealing essay by Colin Escott containing quotes from the man himself. A proud Collectors’ Choice Music exclusive!

A budget-priced 10-track collection of favorites from Stonewall Jackson. All original recordings.

Import exclusive release highlights the careers of 60s country star Stonewall Jackson & the Thin Man from West Plains, Missouri Porter Wagoner. Pegasus. 2004.