Chanteur Rockabilly US né
le 3 Décembre 1932 à Frenchburg (Kentucky). Enfant, il a suivi
ses parents à Middletown (Ohio).
Delbert Barker was born on a farm in Frenchburg, Kentucky on 3 December 1932 and
moved to Middletown, Ohio, near Cincinatti in 1943. During his teens he began
participating in amateur talent contests and eventually gained sufficient
confidence to turn semi-pro, appearing on local radio and TV.
Between 1951 and 1953 he performed alongside other local favourites (including
the Davis Sisters) on Mid-Day Merry
Go-Round, a daytime show on WCPO-TV, Cincinnati. These appearances brought
Barker to the attention of Paul Burkhardt, who ran a small recording studio and
pressing plant, and specialised in producing cheap cover versions of recent hits
on low-budget labels such as Queen City, Kentucky and Tops. Between 1951 and
1954, the versatile and adaptable Barker worked as a session vocalist for
Burkhardt, recording over 100 tracks, some of which were released as singles on
the Kentucky label with the remainder appearing on EPs and LPs with titles like
‘Big 4 Hits’ and ’16 Top Hits’. ‘I had five different voices’ he says. ‘I did
Carl Smith,
Hank Williams,
Hank Thompson,
Faron Young and some
Lefty Frizzell’. Marriage took Barker
out of the music business until early 1956 when he recorded a creditable version
of ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ under the pseudonym ‘Terry Wall’ for Burkhardt’s Hep
label.
This impressed Louis Innis who signed Barker to King records as its answer to
Carl Perkins. Both ‘No Good Robin Hood’
and the previously unissued ‘Jug Band Jump’ were recorded at Barker’s initial
recording session on 19 June 1956. He made a total of three singles for the
label, two in 1956 and a third in 1961. He says ‘In 1957 I went to Philadelphia
to play guitar for Ruth and Slim Swighert, a local duo. A year later I went to
Secausus, New Jersey and worked as a guitar man for the Warren Brothers, Shorty
and Smokey. I stayed with them until January 1959 then returned to Middletown,
Ohio. About 1960 I left the music industry and went into law enforcement in
Middletown’ although I went back and recorded a country 45 for King in 1961.
Barker rose to the rank of Lieutenant in Charge of Detectives and wrote and
played in his spare time. ‘You almost Slipped My Mind’, a song he wrote in 1968,
was recorded by a number of country artists, most notably
Charlie Pride who took it to #1 on the
country charts in 1961. The song subsequently received a BMI Citation Of Merit.
Barker later ran a recording studio in his hometown but has since retired.
Talents : Singer, Guitar
Style musical : Rockabilly, Traditional Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-fsjoCJPlU
WEARY
BLUES FROM WAITIN' (1953)
HEART
OF STONE (1955)
BLUE
SUEDE SHOES (1956)
JUG
BAND JUMP
(1956)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1951 | SP KENTUCKY 534 (US) | . | Lovesick Blues / I Overlooked An Orchid |
| 1951 | SP KENTUCKY 535 (US) | . | I'll Sail My Ship Alone / Someday |
| 1951 | SP KENTUCKY 539 (US) | . | Cold, Cold Heart / Rye Whiskey |
| 1952 | SP KENTUCKY 544 (US) | . | I Saw The Light / Old Rugged Cross |
| 1952 | EP BIG 4 HITS 11 (US) |
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Almost / Are You Teasing Me / Half As Much / It's A Lovely, Lovely World |
| 1952 | EP BIG 4 HITS 12 (US) |
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Don't Just Stand There / Don't Stay Away / ? / ? |
| 1952 | EP BIG 4 HITS 13 (US) |
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Easy On The Eyes / Talk To Your Heart / ? / ? |
| 1952 | EP BIG 4 HITS 15 (US) |
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Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Window Shopping / ? / ? |
| 1952 | EP BIG 4 HITS 16 (US) |
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That Heart Belongs To Me / Two Faced Clock / ? / ? |
| 1952 | EP BIG 4 HITS 17 (US) |
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Blackberry Boogie / I Went To Your Wedding / ? / ? |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 553 (US) | . | I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living / Long Gone Lonesome Blues |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 554 (US) | . | Lost Highway / There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 555 (US) | . | Can't Get You Off Of My Mind / Why Don't You Love Me |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 556 (US) | A Mansion On The Hill / You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) | |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 557 (US) | . | I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) / My Son Calls Another Man Daddy |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 560 (US) | . | Tennesse Border / Wedding Bells |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 558 (US) | . | The Blues Come Around / Nobody's Lonesome For Me |
| 1953 | SP KENTUCKY 571 (US) | . | From Now On / Steel Guitar Rag |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 19 (US) |
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The Death Of Hank Williams / I'm An Old, Old Man / Our Honeymoon / Settin' The Woods On Fire |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 21 (US) |
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I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You / I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 27 (US) |
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I'm A Pilgrim / Weapon Of Prayer / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 28 (US) |
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Hold To God's Unchanging Hand / Unclouded Day / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 32 (US) |
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Amazing Grace / Gethsemane / He'll Understand And Say Well Done / They Locked God Outside The Iron Curtain |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 33 (US) |
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Kaw-Liga / My Lonely Heart's Running Wild / That's The Kind Of Love I'm Looking For / Your Cheatin' Heart |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 36 (US) |
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No Help Wanted / ? / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 41 (US) |
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Hey Joe / Trade Mark / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 42 (US) |
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Do I Like It / I Won't Be Home No More / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 44 (US) |
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It's Been So Long / ? / ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 54 (US) |
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Satisfaction Guaranteed /
Weary Blues From Waitin'
/ ? / ? |
| 1953 | EP BIG 4 HITS 55 (US) |
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There Stands The Glass / Walking The Dog / ? / ? |
| 1954 | SP GATEWAY 1058 (US) | . | Bimbo / What Am I Gonna Do With You |
| 1954 | SP GATEWAY 1067 (US) | . | Just Married / You Better Keep It On Your Mind |
| 1954 | SP GATEWAY 1080 (US) | . | Back Up Buddy / Cry, Cry Darling |
| 1954 | SP GARNETT 500 (US) | . | Building Castles / Yearning In My Heart |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 69 (US) |
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I Can't Escape From You / Who'll Buy My Heartaches / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 70 (US) |
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Bimbo / What Am I Gonna Do With You / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 71 (US) |
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Just Married / Wake Up Irene / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 73 (US) |
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You Better Keep It On Your Mind / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 76 (US) |
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When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 77 (US) |
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Calling You / I Dreamed About Mama Last Night / Whispering Hope / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 78 (US) |
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Honky Tonk Blues / A House Without Love / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / Mind Your Own Business |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 79 (US) |
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Baby We're Really In Love / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / Moaning The Blues / My Heart Would Know |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 80 (US) |
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I'm A Long Gone Daddy / My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) / Nobody's Lonesome For Me / You Win Again |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 81 (US) |
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Crazy Heart / Dear John / Howling At The Moon / Move It On Over / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 85 (US) |
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Bimbo / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 86 (US) |
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Wake Up Irene / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 87 (US) |
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Bimbo / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 88 (US) |
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Back Up Buddy / Breaking The Rules / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 89 (US) |
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Cry, Cry Darling / A Fooler A Fake / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 90 (US) |
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Good Deal Lucille / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 115 (US) | She's Done Give Her Heart To Me / ? / ? / ? | |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 116 (US) |
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It's A Pity What Money Can Do / Time Goes By / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 117 (US) |
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Let Me Go Lover / ? / ? / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 118 (US) |
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Heart Of Stone
/ No, I Don't Believe I Will /
That Crazy Mambo Thing / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 122 (US) |
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Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie / Cattle Call / Jesse James / ? |
| 1954 | EP BIG 4 HITS 123 (US) |
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Birmingham Jail / Little Rosewood Casket / My Little Buckaroo / Red River Valley |
| 02/1955 | SP GATEWAY 1101 (US) | . |
Heart Of Stone
/ No, I Don't Believe I Will |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1108 (US) | . | Kisses Don't Lie / + Eddie MOORE |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1109 (US) | . | Are You Mine (Inez HELLMAN & Delbert BARKER) / ? |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1122 (US) | . | Delbert BARKER & His WESTERN BAND - Satisfied Mind / There She Goes |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1131 (US) | . | Delbert BARKER & His WESTERN BAND - Breaking In Another Heart / I Don't Care |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1145 (US) | . | Delbert BARKER with The GATEWAY ALL STARS - Love, Love, Love / Yonder Comes A Sucker |
| 09/1955 | SP GATEWAY 1146 (US) | . | I Forgot To Remember To Forget (Jack DANIELS) / Most Of All (Delbert BARKER) |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1150 (US) | . | Delbert BARKER with The GATEWAY ALL STARS - It's A Great Life / Why Baby Why |
| 1955 | SP GATEWAY 1155 (US) | . | Beautiful Lies / Eat Drink And Be Merry (Eileen NUNN) |
| 1955 | EP DERESCO EP-9017 (US) |
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Mansion On The Hill / Kaw-Liga / Your Cheatin Heart / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 127 (US) |
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Are You Mine (Inez HELLMAN & Delbert BARKER) / Kisses Don't Lie / ? / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 131 (US) |
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Heart Of Stone
(Delbert BARKER) / If You Ain't
Lovin'
(Marlon RAMEY)
/ Beware Of It (JESSE & JIM) / Let
Me Go Lover (Delbert BARKER) |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 142 (US) |
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Old Lonesome Times / Satisfied Mind / ? / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 143 (US) |
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There She Goes / ? / ? / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 146 (US) |
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Breaking In Another Heart / I Don't Care / ? / ? |
| 09/1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 170 (US) |
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I Forgot To Remember To Forget (Jack DANIELS) / Love Love Love (Delbert BARKER) / Most Of All (Delbert BARKER) / Yonder Comes A Sucker (Delbert BARKER) |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 171 (US) |
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Bimbo / Choo Choo Train / The Mama Blues / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 177 (US) |
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It's A Great Life / Why Baby Why / ? / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 178 (US) |
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I've Lived A Lot / ? / ? / ? |
| 1955 | EP BIG 4 HITS 180 (US) |
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Don't Take It Out On Me / Eat Drink And Be Merry (Eileen NUNN) / ? / ? |
| 01/1956 | SP GATEWAY 1160 (US) | . | I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby / You And Me (G. WATSON(Delbert BARKER) & Lucy TRAYLOR) |
| 01/1956 | SP GATEWAY 1161 (US) | . | Delbert BARKER with The
COUNTRY ALL STARS -
So Doggone Lonesome
 / Yes I
Know Why |
| 02/1956 | SP GATEWAY 1162 (US) | . | Delbert BARKER & The GATEWAY
ALL-STARS -
Blue Suede Shoes
/ Heartbreak Hotel |
| 1956 | EP BIG 4 HITS 184 (US) |
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I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby /
So Doggone Lonesome
/ Yes I
Know Why / ? |
| 02/1956 | EP BIG 4 HITS 185 (US) |
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Blue Suede Shoes
(Delbert BARKER) / Heart Break
Hotel (Delbert BARKER) / Juke Box Baby (Bill
RUFF) / I'll Be Home (Art ROUSE) |
| 02/1956 | EP WORTHMORE 185 (US) |
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Blue
Suede Shoes
(Buzz
WILLIAMS(Delbert BARKER)) /
Heart Break Hotel
(Buzz
WILLIAMS (Delbert BARKER)) / + Bill HAMILTON / +
Bradley ARTHUR |
| 02/1956 | EP HEP 285 (US) |
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Blue Suede Shoes (Terry WALL (Delbert BARKER)) / Heart Break Hotel (Terry WALL (Delbert BARKER)) / Juke Box Baby (Bob SELBY) / I'll Be Home (Fred MILLER) |
| 02/1956 | EP BIG 4 HITS 187 (US) |
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Blue Suede Shoes
(Delbert BARKER) / Heartbreak Hotel
(Delbert BARKER) / These Hands
(Art ROUSE) / Glad Rags (Delbert
BARKER) |
| 02/1956 | SP DOLLAR RECORD CLUB 78 (US) | . | Blue Suede Shoes / Heartbreak Hotel |
| 07/1956 | SP KING 4951 (US) | . |
No Good -
Robin Hood
/
That's A Sin |
| 1956 | EP GATEWAY 9016 (US) |
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Honky Tonk Blues / My Heart Would Know / You Better Keep It On Your Mind / You Win Again |
| 1956 | EP WORTHMORE 9016 (US) |
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Honky Tonk Blues / My Heart Would Know / You Better Keep It On Your Mind / You Win Again |
| 1956 | EP GATEWAY 9017 (US) |
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Kaw-Liga / The Mama Blues / A Mansion On The Hill /
Weary Blues From Waitin'
/ Your Cheatin' Heart |
| 1956 | EP WORTHMORE 9017 (US) |
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Kaw-Liga / The Mama Blues / A Mansion On The Hill /
Weary Blues From Waitin'
/ Your Cheatin' Heart |
| 1956 | EP GATEWAY 9018 (US) |
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A House Without Love / I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You / I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry |
| 1956 | EP WORTHMORE 9018 (US) |
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A House Without Love / I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You / I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry |
| 1956 | EP GATEWAY 9019 (US) |
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Baby We're Really In Love / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / ?Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Window Shopping |
| 1956 | EP WORTHMORE 9019 (US) |
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Baby We're Really In Love / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Window Shopping |
| 1957 | SP KING 5008 (US) | . | There Must Be A Way / Wild Heart |
| 1957 | SP KING 5031 (US) | . | Amanda / Broken Heart |
| 1966 | SP KING 6042 (US) | . | Color Me Gone / It Can't Last Long |
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Unissued Tracks
| 1956 | KING Unissued - (Ace CD 975 (#7) / Stomper Time CD 28 (#5)) |
Goose Bumps
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| 1956 | KING Unissued - (Ace CD 777 (#10) / Stomper Time CD 28 (#12)) |
Jug
Band Jump
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Album
| 11/2011 | CD STOMPER TIME STCD28 (UK) |
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KENTUCKY HILLBILLY ROCKABILLY MAN - No Good-Robin Hood / No Help Wanted / Blue Suede Shoes / No I Don't Believe I Will / Goose Bumps / Heartbreack Hotel / So Doggone Lonesome / Wild Heart / Blackberry Boogie / I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living / Love Love Love / Jug Band Jump / Why Baby Why / It's Great Life / There Must Be A Way / Hearts Of Stone / I Can't Get You Off My Mind / How About A Handout / Glad Rags / You're Gonna Change / That's A Sin / Broken Heart / Hey Joe / You Better Keep It On Your Mind / I'm A Long Gone Daddy / It's Been So Long Darlin' / Bimbo / Long Gone Lonesome Blues / Lost Highway / Jambalaya / Move It On Over / I Don't Care / Mind Your Own Business / Nobody's Lonesome For Me |
© Rocky Productions 2/11/2012
