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
Various
Ronnie Hilton
Linda Hopkins
Kitty Wells
Johnny & The Hurricanes
Jacques Brel
Hank Garland
Duke Ellington On Mercer
The Three Amigos
Muscadine Bloodline
Beau Weevils
Jerry Reed
Willy Vlautin
Willard Grant Conspiracy
Whiskey Shivers
Various Artists
