Release Date: 01 December 2017
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988097627
Genres: Easy Listening Country-Pop
Description
Baker Knight was one of the most successful and celebrated songwriters of the '50s, '60s and '70s, enjoying success in the rock & roll, pop and country markets. This compilation rounds up all his singles between 1956 and 1962.
It includes a number of near-mythical releases, e.g. "Bop Boogie To The Blues", "Little Heart", "Sister", "Peek-A-Boo", which have never previously been reissued in any format, much less CD.
His songs were famously recorded by Ricky Nelson (including six million-sellers), Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Dean Martin, Hank Williams Jr., Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Perry Como, Mickey Gilley, Eddy Arnold, Paul McCartney, and many more.
He also enjoyed a parallel career as a rock & roll singer, recording variously for Kit, Decca, Jubilee, Coral, Kick, RCA-Victor, Chess and Checker.
Astonishingly, none of his own releases were commercial successes, and they are all nowadays highly sought-after collectors' artefacts.
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Pearl Charles
For King & Country
Tulsaqueen
Kelsea Ballerini
Conway Twitty
Niki Small
Kelsea Ballerini
Kathy Mattea
