Release Date: 08 September 2023
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988379525
Description
This release is a further excursion into the Hickory label's archives and collates Wiley Barkdull's output for that label, much of which was published by the label's owner, Acuff-Rose Music and resulted from a deal with writer / producer / entrepreneur JD Miller.
It also offers a glimpse into Barkdull's earliest work for Miller's Feature label and the Houston-based Allstar label.
The tracks demonstrate how country music in the 50s was a mixture of, Cajun, western swing and rockabilly.
Apart from songs written by JD Miller who discovered and nurtured Barkdull, other songwriters featured include Rusty and Doug Kershaw, Felice & Boudleaux Bryant, Melvin Endsley, Fred Rose and June and Helen Carter.
Three bonus tracks are included on which Barkdull appears on Rusty & Doug Kershaw releases.
The CD comes with comprehensive notes about Barkdull and his mentor JD Miller as well as the original label scans and contemporary press ads and reviews.
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
