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Chanteur
Country US né Billy Wayne Grammer le 28 Août 1925 à Benton (Illinois), Billy
Grammer a enregistré chez Plaza et Tap Records. Il est décédé le 10 Août 2011.
Longtime
Grand Ole Opry member Billy Grammer was one of the great guitar players of
country music; he even had a flat-top guitar named after him and installed in
the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1969. He was one of 13 children born to a
coal-mining family in downstate Benton, Illinois. Despite a youthful interest in
science and engineering, the young Grammer often played fiddle, guitar, or
mandolin at local gatherings, accompanying his father or performing solo. He
served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and worked as an apprentice
toolmaker. But after discharge, work was scarce for an eager young musician.
When Grammer heard about an opportunity with Connie Gay's Radio Ranch, he
hitchhiked to Arlington, Virginia; auditioned; and made the cut. Two years later,
he made his recording debut. In 1955, Gay suggested to
Jimmy Dean that Grammer join his television show. During his years on The
Jimmy Dean Show, Grammer was a sideman in several bands, including those of
Clyde Moody,
Grandpa Jones, and
Hawkshaw Hawkins. He founded his own band in 1958 and also began recording
as a solo act. In 1959, he had his first hit with "Gotta Travel On," which
peaked in the Top Five on the country charts and did well on the pop charts.
That same year, he became a regular cast member of the Opry. Grammer went on to
release instrument-centric albums such as 1962's Gospel Guitar and 1967's Sunday
Guitar. He also had some chart success during the 1960s with cuts like "I Wanna
Go Home," "I'll Leave the Porch Lights a-Burning," and "Bottles." In the 1970s,
Grammer recorded two final solo albums and continued to do session work. He
later retired from the studio, but continued to perform regularly on-stage at
the Opry. Grammer was also the namesake of the Grammer guitar, a flat-top model
built to his specifications. The instrument enjoyed some success in the 1960s
and '70s, but was later undercut by cheap imports and industry consolidation.
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Nashville Sound, Countrypolitan, Traditional Country
GOTTA
TRAVEL ON (1958)
BONAPARTE'S RETREAT (1959)
A
THOUSAND MILES AGO (1959)
POOR OLD HEARTSICK ME (1965)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1948 | 78 t. SCOOP 502 (US) | . |
Bill GRAMMER'S SHENANDOAH VALLEY BOYS - Part Of My Soul / Jealous Heart |
| 10/1950 | SP PLAZA 5506 (US) | . | Bill Grammer & His Virginia Playboys - I Almost Lost My Mind / When You Know |
| 12/1958 | SP Monument 45-400 (US) | . |
Gotta Travel On
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| 03/1959 | SP Monument 45-403 (US) | . |
Bonaparte's Retreat
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| 07/1959 | SP Monument 45-407 (US) | . |
It Takes You / Willy, Quit Your Playing |
| 12/1959 | SP Monument 45-413 (US) | . |
Loveland / On The Job Too Long |
| 1959 | EP Monument MEP-15001 (US) |
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BILLY GRAMMER HITS -
Gotta Travel On
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| 02/1960 | EP Monument MEP-15002 (US) |
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Grammer’s Guitar - War Paint / Three Cabelleros / Little Joe´s Guitar / Waltz Of The Waterfall |
| 1960 | SP EVEREST 19353 (US) | . |
Princess Of Persia / Unknown Soldier |
| 1960 | SP EVEREST 19384 (US) | . |
Big Big Dream / River Of Regret |
| 03/1961 | SP Decca 31226 (US) | . |
Columbus Stockade Blues / Rainbow Round My Shoulder |
| 06/1961 | SP Decca 31274 (US) | . |
Finger / Have A Drink On Me |
| 10/1961 | SP Decca 31321 (US) | . |
I'd Like To Know Why / Save Your Tears |
| 05/1962 | SP Decca 31396 (US) | . |
Blue Roller Rink / He Ain't My Buddy No More |
| 1962 | SP TAP 7031 (US) |
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Take Me Back South / Wabash Cannonball |
| 12/1962 | SP Decca 31449 (US) | . |
I Wanna Go Home (Detroit City) / The Bottom Of The Glass |
| 07/1963 | SP Decca 31514 (US) | . |
Lonesome Life / Love Gets Better With Time |
| 11/1963 | SP Decca 31562 (US) | . |
Old Foolish Me / I'll Leave The Porch Light |
| 05/1964 | SP Decca 31618 (US) | . |
Don't Drop It / I Saw Your Face In The Moon |
| 09/1964 | SP Decca 31669 (US) | . |
Wabash Cannon Ball / Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar |
| 1964 | EP Decca ED 2767 (US) |
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DETROIT CITY - Detroit City / Old Foolish Me / Love Gets Better With Time / Have A Drink On Me |
| 1964 | SP Hilltop G-18 (US) | . |
River Of Regret / Princess Of Persia |
| 03/1965 | SP Decca 31757 (US) | . |
I'm Letting You Go / A Little Bit Of Happiness |
| 01/1966 | SP Decca 31892 (US) | . |
Brown's Ferry Blues / Souvenirs Of Sorrow |
| 08/1966 | SP EPIC 5-10052 (US) | . |
Bottles / Temporarily |
| 12/1966 | SP EPIC 5-10103 (US) | . |
The Real Thing / Heaven Help This Heart Of Mine |
| 04/1967 | SP EPIC 5-10169 (US) | . |
Written On The Jailhouse Wall / I've Seen That Look On Me (A Thousand Times) |
| 09/1967 | SP RICE RR 5025 (US) | . |
Mabel (You Have Been A Friend Of Mine) / Papa And Mama |
| 04/1968 | SP MERCURY 72785 (US) | . |
Last Of My Future / Money, Love, And War |
| 08/1968 | SP MERCURY 72836 (US) | . |
The Ballad Of John Dillinger / Do You Still Believe |
| 01/1969 | SP MERCURY 72893 (US) | . |
The Hour Of Separation / Changing Scene |
| 08/1969 | SP STOP ST-321 (US) | . |
Jesus Is A Soul Man / Peace On Earth Begins Today |
| 09/1972 | SP JMI JMI-9 (US) | . |
Nobody's Listening To Preacher / All I Wanna Do (Is Think About You) |
| 1975 | SP STONEWAY 1129 (US) | . |
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again / Blue Jay Rag |
| 06/1975 | SP Monument ZS8-8653 (US) | . |
Family Man / What We Have In Common Is Love |
| 10/1975 | SP Monument ZS8-8665 (US) | . |
Steppin' Out / Mom And Dad's Waltz |
| 02/1976 | SP Monument ZS8-8685 (US) | . |
That's Life / Who's Gonna Buy Your Ribbons |
| 197? | SP Monument ZS8-8905 (US) | . | |
| 19?? | SP STARDUST 304 (US) | . |
Blue Water / Somebody Loves You |
| 19?? | SP COLLECTABLES PV 24870 (US) | . |
Gotta Travel On (Billy GRAMMER) / Skip A Rope (Henson CARGILL) |
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Albums
| 10/1959 | LP 12" Monument M-4000 (mono) / SM-14000 (stereo) (US) |
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Travelin' On - A Thousand Miles Ago / Run, Boy / My Lucky Love / Give Myself A Party / You Know I Do / How's The World Treating You? / Midnight / Poor Old Heartsick Me / One Thousand Concrete Blocks / Barrel House Bessie / Lost In A Small Cafe / Sweet Kitty Wells |
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| 03/1962 |
LP 12" Decca DL-4212 (mono) / DL-74212 (stereo) (US) |
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Gospel Guitar - The Old Rugged Cross / Did You Think To Pray? / At Calvary / Drifting Too Far From The Shore / Face To Face / Life's Railway To Heaven / What A Friend We Have In Jesus / There Is Power In The Blood / Whispering Hope / God Will Take Care Of You / Uncloudy Day / Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere |
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| 1963 | LP 12" ABC Paramount ABC-446 (mono) / ABCS-446 (stereo) (US) |
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Pickin' n Grinnin' - (The Bluegrass Hillbillies (Curtis McPeake, Billy GRAMMER, Ed HYDE, Ray EDENTON, Tommy HILL, Junior HUSKEY)) - The Ballad Of Jed Clampett / Big Red's Special / Nine-Pound Hammer / Shortnin' Bread / Silver Threads And Golden Needles / Tom Dooley / Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane / Drunkard's Hiccups / This Land Is Your Land / The Lonesome Mohawk / Darlin' Cora / I Ain't Got Nobody |
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| 01/1964 | LP 12" Decca DL-4460 (mono) / DL-74460 (stereo) (US) |
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Golden Gospel Favorites - When We All Get To Heaven / Ninety And Nine / Mansion Over The Hilltop / Child Of The King / I Am Resolved / Where We'll Never Grow Old / I Saw The Light / Peace In The Valley / Volunteer For Jesus / Beyond The Sunset / Onward Christian Soldiers / Till We Meet Again |
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| 1964 | LP 12" Hilltop JM-6010 (mono) / JS-6010 (stereo) (US) |
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| 06/1964 | LP 12" Decca DL-4542 (mono) / DL-74542 (stereo) (US) |
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Billy Grammer Sings Gotta Travel On - Gotta Travel On / Columbus Stockade Blues / Rainbow Round My Shoulder / I'm Moving On / Don't Drop It / Wabash Cannon Ball / Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar / Detroit City / Lonesome Life / New River Train / Bummin' Around (Braggin' About) / I Saw Your Face In The Moon |
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| 1965 | LP 12" Monument MLP-8039 (mono) / SLP-18039 (stereo) (US) |
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Travelin' On - A Thousand Miles Ago / Run, Boy / My Lucky Love / Give Myself A Party / You Know I Do / How's The World Treating You / Midnight / Poor Old Heartsick Me / One Thousand Concrete Blocks / Barrel House Bessie / Lost In A Small Cafe / Sweet Kitty Wells |
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| 06/1965 | LP 12" Decca DL-4642 (mono) / DL-74642 (stereo) (US) |
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Country Guitar - Guitar Polka / I Fall To Pieces / Send Me The Pillow You Dream On / A Wound Time Can't Erase / Little Joe's Guitar / Kentucky Waltz / The Trhee Caballeros (Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes) / King Of The Road / Faded Love / Wednesday Night Waltz / Country Guitar Blues / Born To Lose |
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| 1965 ? | LP 12" SEARS SPS-109 (US) |
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Johnny Cash's COUNTRY Round-Up - WITH THE Wilburn Brothers AND BILLY GRAMMER - Mean Eyed Cat (Johnny CASH) / Story Of A Broken Heart (Johnny CASH) / Luther's Boogie (Johnny CASH) / Get Rhythm (Johnny CASH) / Can't Make Iy By Myself (Billy GRAMMER) / River Of Regret (Billy GRAMMER) / Before I Met You (Billy GRAMMER) / Princess Of Persia (Billy GRAMMER) / Goose Pimples (Wilburn Brothers) / Because You Care (Wilburn Brothers) /Way Down Under Blues (Wilburn Brothers) / Put Me In Your Pocket (Wilburn Brothers) | ||
| 12/1966 | LP 12" Epic LN-24233 (mono) / BN-26233 (stereo) (US) |
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Sunday Guitar - The Church In The Wildwood / Lily Of The Valley / Nearer My God To Thee / In The Sweet Bye And Bye / Jesus Is Tenderly Calling / Never Alone / Shall We Gather At The River / Bringing In The Sheaves / Work For The Night Is Coming / Take Time To Be Holy / Abide With Me / He Lives On High |
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| 1968 | LP 12" VOCALION VL-73826 (US) |
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Country Favorites - Gotta Travel On / Columbus Stockade Blues / Rainbow Round My Shoulder / I'm Movin' On / Wabash Cannonball / Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar / Detroit City / Lonesome Life / New River Train / I Saw Your Face |
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| 12/1971 | LP 12" SkyliNe SLP-6107 (US) |
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Power In The Blood - Power In The Blood / Amazing Grace / Unclouded Day / The Haven Of Rest / When We All Get To Heaven - In The Sweet By And By (medley) / Shall We Gather At The River / What A Friend We Have In Jesus / Take The Name Of Jesus With You / Wonderful Words Of Life / God Be With You Til We Meet Again - Where We'll Never Grow Old (medley) |
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| 1975 | LP 12" Stoneway STY-152 (US) |
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Billy Grammer Plays - Maiden’s Prayer / Wang Wang Blues / It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie / The “A” Rag / I Gotta Have My Baby Back / Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again / Blue Jay Rag / You Are My Flower / Wildwood Flower / I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail / Under The Double Eagle / Goodnight Waltz |
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| 11/1977 | LP 12" Classics Christmas CCR-1931 (US) |
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| 1985 | LP 12" CIRCLE CIR-001 (US) |
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Back Home - Maple On The Hill / I Wonder How The Oldd Folks Are At Home / Renfro Valley / Letter Edged In Black / Papa And Mama / The Old Spinning Wheel / When The Works All Done This Fall / To See My Grandma / Seein’ Nellie Home / Somebody Loves You / I’m Lettin’ You Go |
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| 1998 | CD Collectables COL-CD-5896 (US) |
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Gotta Travel On - THE VERY BEST OF BILLY GRAMMER - Gotta Travel On / Midnight / Poor Old Heartsick Me / One Thousand Concrete Blocks / Barrel House Bessie / Sweet Kitty Wells / Thousand Miles Ago / Run Boy / My Lucky Love / Give Myself A Party / You Know I Do / How's The World Treating You / Mom And Dad's Waltz / Steppin' Out / That's Life / Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons / Bonaparte's Retreat / Family Man / What We've Got In Common Is Love / Kissin' Tree / Whippoorwill Song |
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| 2000 | CD CIRCLE ? (US) |
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Guitar Bits & Pieces - Waltz Across Texas / Seaman's Blues / San Antonio Rose / Bumming Around / Gobble D' Gook / Turn Your Radio On / Opryland Stroll / Crying Steel Guitar Waltz / Am I Blue / Jericho Road / Keep On The Firing Line / Twilight Time |
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| 2011 | CD BACM CD D 325 (UK) |
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A Thousand Miles Ago - I Almost Lost My Mind / When You Know / Part Of My Soul / Take Me Back / Wabash Cannonball / Jealous Heart / Gotta Travel On / Midnight / Poor Old Heartsick Me / One Thousand Concrete Blocks / Barrel House Bessie / Sweet Kitty Wells / A Thousand Miles Ago / Run Boy / My Lucky Love / Give Myself A Party / You Know I Do / How's The World Treating You / Chasing A Dream / Bonaparte's Retreat / Kissing Tree / Willy Quit Your Playing / It Takes You / Loveland / On The Job Too Long / Unknown Soldier / Princess Of Persia / Big Big Dream / River Of Regret |
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