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Includes liner notes by Dale Vinicur. Composers: Chip Taylor; Cindy Walker; Cliff Crofford; Cole Porter; Henry Mayer; Danny Dill; Fred Stryker; Don Bowman; Sue Miller ; Billy "Hillbilly" Barton; John Bare; Buckley Maxwell; Fritz Rotter; Don Carter; Don Crawford; Hank Cochran; Hans Bradtke; Harlan Howard; Harvey Schmidt; Hedy West; Howard Hausey; Ian Tyson; A.P. Carter; Jack Clement; Jack Rhodes; Jimmy Rule; Johnny Bond; Mac Gayden; Mel Tillis; Melba Montgomery; Ned Miller; Paul Clayton; Tommy Collins; Barry De Vorzon; Waylon Jennings; Will Holt; Willie Nelson; Frank Loesser; Bob Dylan; Bobby George; Bobby Russell; Buck Owens; Carroll Coates; Charlie Rich. Personnel: Bobby Bare (vocals, guitar); Dolores Edgin, June Page, Dorothy Ann Dillard, Winifred S. Breast, Anita Kerr, Skeeter Davis, Marijohn Wilkin (vocals); Jerry Reed Hubbard (guitar, electric guitar, dobro); Jerry Glenn Kennedy, Wayne Moss (guitar, electric guitar); Jerry Stembridge, Buddy Bruce, Luther Roundtree, Grady Martin, Harlan Howard, Perry Botkin, Jr., Ray Edenton, Luke Brandon (guitar); Pete Drake (steel guitar); Lillian Hunt, Howard Carpenter, Martin Kathan, Myron Sandler, Kenneth Goldsmith , Leonard Malarsky, Solie Fott, Sidney Sharp, Israel Baker, Ralph Schaeffer, Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower (violin); Onie Wheeler (harmonica); Elbert Raymond "Dutch" McMillin (saxophone); William Pitman (trumpet); Gene Mullins (trombone); Floyd Cramer (piano, harpsichord, organ); Robert Florence, Merrill Moore, Kenny Walker (piano); William Paul Ackerman, Gary Wilson, Kenny Buttrey (drums). Liner Note Authors: Cliffie Stone; Joe Allison; Barry De Vorzon; Waylon Jennings. Recording information: Capitol Recording Studios; Capitol Tower; 1750 N Vine S (09/10/1956-05/11/1957); Goldstar Recording Studios; Hollywood, CA (09/10/1956-05/11/1957); King Studios; Cincinnatti, OH (09/10/1956-05/11/1957); Radio Recorders Studio B; 7000 Santa Monica Blvd; Holly (09/10/1956-05/11/1957); RCA Victor Studio; 1610 Hawkins St; Nashville, TN (09/10/1956-05/11/1957); Teldec Studio; Berlin, W. DE (09/10/1956-05/11/1957); United Recorders; 6050 Sunset Blvd; Hollywood, CA (09/10/1956-05/11/1957). Illustrators: R.A. Andreas; Richard Weize. Photographers: R.A. Andreas; Richard Weize. The four-disc box set The All-American Boy contains all of Bobby Bare's RCA recordings between 1962 and 1970, including the Top 10 hits "Detroit City," "500 Miles Away from Home," "Miller's Cave," "Four Strong Winds," "A Dear John Letter," "It's Alright," "The Streets of Baltimore," "The Game of Triangles" and "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn." In addition to all of the master recordings, the set also includes several alternate takes, unreleased tracks, incomplete takes, duets and rarities. Certainly, box sets that are this comprehensive only appeal to dedicated fans, yet All-American Boy is more listenable than the average all-encompassing Bear Family release because Bare's RCA recordings were of consistently high quality. Of course, that
