157:
As noted in its liner notes, the album told stories of "tarnished heros ... rounders, bounders, fourflushers and bums ... rolling stones who go through life itching for trouble and finding it." The dark subject matter, including a song about cocaine, was controversial and ground-breaking in the
29:
565:
506:
592:
366:
530:
418:
498:
404:
490:
122:
597:
332:
359:
450:
375:
147:
91:
41:
248:
425:
352:
397:
587:
163:
302:
522:
390:
176:
gave the album a rating of five stars. Reviewer Bruce Eder called it "maybe
Thomposon's best LP."
277:
167:
328:
514:
474:
104:
151:
81:
74:
154:(catalog no. T-1246). Ken Nelson was the producer. It was Thompson's first stereo album.
581:
546:
538:
411:
143:
62:
69:
28:
466:
57:
432:
281:
173:
458:
36:
344:
348:
249:"Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys - Songs for Rounders"
161:
The album was released prior to the establishment of the
150:
and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1959 by
199:"Teach 'Em How to Swim" (Jet Penix, Orville Proctor)
557:
442:
382:
90:
80:
68:
56:
48:
35:
21:
190:"Three Times Seven" (Cliffie Stone, Merle Travis)
193:"I'll Be a Bachelor Till I Die" (Hank Williams)
360:
8:
325:Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997
367:
353:
345:
327:. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 174.
230:"May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister?"
27:
18:
566:It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
240:
158:country music world of the late 1950s.
16:1959 studio album by Hank Thompson
7:
531:On Tap, in the Can, or in the Bottle
272:
270:
268:
266:
196:"Drunkards' Blues" (Hank Thompson)
303:"Back cover of Songs for Rounders"
14:
218:"Bummin' Around" (Peter Graves)
593:Hank Thompson (musician) albums
227:"Left My Gal in the Mountains"
1:
215:"Deep Elm" (Willard Robison)
614:
451:Songs of the Brazos Valley
202:"Dry Bread" (traditional)
98:
26:
598:Capitol Records albums
426:Squaws Along the Yukon
398:The Wild Side of Life
499:At the Golden Nugget
278:"Songs for Rounders"
523:Where Is the Circus
507:Golden Country Hits
391:Humpty Dumpty Heart
483:Songs for Rounders
168:Top Country Albums
139:Songs for Rounders
114:Songs for Rounders
22:Songs for Rounders
575:
574:
305:. Capitol Records
135:
134:
131:
130:
605:
558:Related articles
515:A Six Pack to Go
475:Favorite Waltzes
369:
362:
355:
346:
339:
338:
321:
315:
314:
312:
310:
299:
293:
292:
290:
288:
274:
261:
260:
258:
256:
245:
224:"Rovin' Gambler"
221:"Little Blossom"
205:"Cocaine Blues"
105:Favorite Waltzes
100:
99:
31:
19:
613:
612:
608:
607:
606:
604:
603:
602:
578:
577:
576:
571:
553:
438:
419:Honky Tonk Girl
378:
373:
343:
342:
335:
323:
322:
318:
308:
306:
301:
300:
296:
286:
284:
276:
275:
264:
254:
252:
247:
246:
242:
237:
182:
170:chart in 1964.
152:Capitol Records
142:is an album by
126:
117:
108:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
611:
609:
601:
600:
595:
590:
580:
579:
573:
572:
570:
569:
561:
559:
555:
554:
552:
551:
543:
535:
527:
519:
511:
503:
495:
487:
479:
471:
463:
455:
446:
444:
440:
439:
437:
436:
429:
422:
415:
408:
401:
394:
386:
384:
380:
379:
374:
372:
371:
364:
357:
349:
341:
340:
333:
316:
294:
262:
239:
238:
236:
233:
232:
231:
228:
225:
222:
219:
216:
207:
206:
203:
200:
197:
194:
191:
181:
178:
133:
132:
129:
128:
119:
110:
96:
95:
88:
87:
84:
78:
77:
72:
66:
65:
60:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
610:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
585:
583:
567:
563:
562:
560:
556:
549:
548:
547:Seven Decades
544:
541:
540:
539:Smoky the Bar
536:
533:
532:
528:
525:
524:
520:
517:
516:
512:
509:
508:
504:
501:
500:
496:
493:
492:
488:
485:
484:
480:
477:
476:
472:
469:
468:
464:
461:
460:
456:
453:
452:
448:
447:
445:
441:
434:
430:
427:
423:
420:
416:
413:
412:Wake Up Irene
409:
406:
405:Rub-A-Dub-Dub
402:
399:
395:
392:
388:
387:
385:
381:
377:
376:Hank Thompson
370:
365:
363:
358:
356:
351:
350:
347:
336:
330:
326:
320:
317:
304:
298:
295:
283:
279:
273:
271:
269:
267:
263:
250:
244:
241:
234:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
213:
212:
211:
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
188:
187:
186:
180:Track listing
179:
177:
175:
171:
169:
166:
165:
159:
155:
153:
149:
148:Hank Thompson
145:
144:country music
141:
140:
125:
124:
120:
116:
115:
111:
107:
106:
102:
101:
97:
93:
92:Hank Thompson
89:
85:
83:
79:
76:
73:
71:
67:
64:
61:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
42:Hank Thompson
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
545:
537:
529:
521:
513:
505:
497:
489:
482:
481:
473:
465:
457:
449:
324:
319:
309:December 20,
307:. Retrieved
297:
287:December 18,
285:. Retrieved
255:December 19,
253:. Retrieved
243:
209:
208:
184:
183:
172:
162:
160:
156:
138:
137:
136:
121:
113:
112:
103:
37:Studio album
588:1959 albums
491:Most of All
467:Dance Ranch
123:Most of All
582:Categories
433:Cab Driver
334:0898201241
235:References
94:chronology
86:Ken Nelson
251:. Discogs
164:Billboard
282:AllMusic
174:AllMusic
82:Producer
49:Released
39: by
383:Singles
146:artist
127:(1960)
118:(1959)
109:(1959)
75:Capitol
63:Country
550:(2000)
542:(1969)
534:(1968)
526:(1966)
518:(1966)
510:(1964)
502:(1961)
494:(1960)
486:(1959)
478:(1959)
470:(1958)
462:(1957)
454:(1956)
443:Albums
331:
210:Side B
185:Side A
459:Hank!
70:Label
58:Genre
329:ISBN
311:2020
289:2020
257:2020
52:1959
584::
280:.
265:^
568:"
564:"
435:"
431:"
428:"
424:"
421:"
417:"
414:"
410:"
407:"
403:"
400:"
396:"
393:"
389:"
368:e
361:t
354:v
337:.
313:.
291:.
259:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
