Description
97 songs showcase the talent of Hillbilly Barton! The 3 CD set includes 37 unreleased acetate recordings.
The ninety-seven-track triple CD anthology includes thirty-seven unreleased acetates, and additionally included are several of his songs written for other artists some of which have escaped reissued. Billy Barton used several identities professionally during his career, and his personas were; Johnny Grimes, Hillbilly Barton, Billy Barton, Billy Boy Barton, and Laurel London.
Barton's friends on the album are; Johnny Horton, Wanda Wayne (his second wife), Carlyn Johnson, and Bill Woods. Also featured within the anthology are; Cousin Herb Henson, Fuzzy and Bonnie Owen, Carolyn Bradshaw, Herb and Kay, The Maddox Brothers and Rose, Webb Pierce, Lefty Frizzell, The Variatones, Bob Miller, Benny Martin, and Wynn Stewart. The connecting chain is their featured songs are all from Barton's pen, and several of them have never been reissued. To additionally showcase Barton's involvement in the music industry there are some recordings from the Fire for which he was the manager, and his early 1960s recordings for the Gulf/ Gulf Coast labels. Musically the song's style and tempos cover up-tempo hillbilly, country duets, rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, and teen rockers with panache.
Additional Details
Label: Atomicat
Genre: Pop/Rock
Run Time: 207:40 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 11/08/24
UPC: 4262402122117
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