Various Artists - 22 Stars - 22 Hits Vol. 3 (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

12 Stars, Best Of The Best is Gusto Records' new 24-volume collector's set. Each volume includes 12 songs by country music's biggest stars. Cal Smith kicks off volume one with his signature baritone vocals on his #1-hit from 1974, InchCountry Bumpkin.Inch Smith was named Most Promising Male Artist and his hit won the CMA and AMA Song of the Year. Conway Twitty had more #1-hits during his lifetime than any other recording artist in history. A prolific songwriter, Twitty wrote 11 of those #1-hits. Here Twitty sings InchSouthern Comfort.Inch Del Reeves excelled as a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, impressionist, and stand-up comic. He was deemed the InchDean Martin of Country MusicInch due to his good-time persona and upbeat recordings such as his #12-hit from 1967, InchA Dime At A Time,Inch Ernie Ashworth's first success came from writing songs for the likes of Carl Smith, Little Jimmy Dickens, Johnny Horton, and Wilma Lee Cooper. Ashworth's InchTalk Back Trembling LipsInch was his own huge #1-hit recording in 1963, and it stayed on the charts for 36 weeks. Mel Street was one of country music's all-time great vocal stylists. Sadly, Street's unt imely death at age 45 cut short the life of one of country music's most promising stars. Mel Street is at his best on InchYou Make Me Feel More Like A Man.Inch Claude Gray, at 6-foot-5-inches tall, is known as the Tall Texan. In 1961 Gray recorded one of his biggest hits ever. InchI'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go)Inch launched up the record charts and became a million-seller. Carl Belew wrote and recorded unforgettable classics such as InchAm I That Easy To Forget.Inch In addition to being a #9-hit for Belew in 1969, the song was also recorded by Jim Reeves, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Leon Russell. Here Belew sings InchLonely Street.Inch David Allan Coe is the original Country Music Outlaw with unforgettable hits