1-CD Digipak (4-page) mit 36-page booklet, 30 tracks, total playing time approx. 68:46 minutes

-Billy Walker's career spanned a period of almost sixty years!

-Already as a teenager he became a member of the legendary Big D Jamboree in Dallas.

-In 1949 the Texan signed his first record deal with Capitol Records, two years later he landed a contract with Columbia.

-From 1952 he belonged to the Louisiana Hayride and scored his first hit in 1954 with Thank You For Calling.

-Bear Family's CD album in the popular 'Gonna Shake This Shack' series proves that Walker was much more than just the ballad singer on the Grand Ole Opry.

-We present the first fourteen years of his career, from 1949 to 1962.

-Stylistically, the spectrum ranges from Texas honky-tonk, fast shuffles and Tex-Mex-style songs to rockabilly and up-beat pop.

-The CD is rounded off by his early Nashville recordings, including his only number one hit, Charlie's Shoes from 1962.

-Liner notes by Dave Samuelson in the extensively illustrated booklet.

In a career stretching nearly sixty years, Billy Walker (1929-2006) charmed audiences with his lively stage presence and lilting Texas tenor. Often overlooked and underrated since his tragic death, this new entry in Bear Family's 'Gonna Shake This Shack' series reveals that Walker was far more than a Grand Ole Opry balladeer. Spanning Walker's first fourteen years on record, this set includes Texas honky-tonk, up-tempo shuffles, Tex-Mex novelties, rockabilly and upbeat pop. His early Nashville Sound hits are here, too, including his only country chart-topping Charlie's Shoes.

Track Listing

• Whirlpool
• I'm Gonna Take My Heart Away From You
• I Can't Keep The Girls Away
• I Need It
• Love's Got A Hold On Me
• Hey!
• You Didn't Try And Didn't Care
• I've Got Leavin' On My Mind
• A Woman Like You
• Mexican Joe
• Fifteen Hugs Past Midnight (Twenty Kisses 'Til One)
• Alone With You
• I Thought About You
• Where My Baby Goes (She Goes With Me)
• So Far
• Headin' For Heartaches
• Changed My Mind
• Charlie's Shoes
• Guess Things Happen That Way
• Willie The Weeper
• Let's Think About Livin'
• Little Baggy Britches
• You're Gonna Pay With A Broken Heart
• It's Doggone Tough On Me
• I've Got A New Heartache
• Viva La Matador!
• Gonna Find Me A Bluebird
• Jambalaya
• Throw Me Out
• Forever

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Country

Language: English

Run Time: 68:46 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/08/20

UPC: 5397102175213