Release Date: 27 January 2023
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988379020
Description
Singer, guitarist, session picker and (eventually) guitar designer & manufacturer Billy Grammer enjoyed an extraordinary career, which included a lifetime's, 50+ years' membership of The Grand Ole Opry.
He is perhaps chiefly remembered by collectors for his million-selling worldwide hit 'Gotta Travel On', the first release on Fred Foster's Monument label in 1958.
This compilation is based on his singles releases between 1958-62, complemented by EP and LP tracks, presenting the Very Best of Billy's output during this period.
Includes further US hits like 'Bonaparte's Retreat', 'The Kissing Tree', 'Willy, Quit Your Playing', 'Rainbow Round My Shoulder', 'Have A Drink On Me' and of course 'I Wanna Go Home', the template for Bobby Bare and Tom Jones' later million-seller, 'Detroit City'.
This is the first time this body of work has been thus compiled, and much of this material is difficult to find elsewhere on CD.
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Pug Johnson
Hacienda Brothers
Snuffy Jenkins
Michael Doucet
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
Hayes Carll
Doug Kershaw
