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Chanteur Country US né le 29
Décembre 1924 à Paris (Texas), Billy Gray a formé son premier groupe en 1943. Attiré par le Hillbilly et le Western Swing, il tient la guitare au sein des "Brazos Valley Boys" de
Hank Tompson. En 1954, Billy chante en duo avec
Wanda Jackson sur Decca Records. Puis
il a enregistré en solo durant le reste des années cinquante, toujours chez Decca.
Billy Gray est décédé le 27 Mars 1975.
Western swing
guitarist Billy Gray was born in december 29,1924 in Paris, TX, and raised in a
poor family. As a boy, he worked in the fields to earn money for his first
guitar, which he purchased from a local pawnshop. At 19, he organized a band and
hosted his own radio show in Paris. For the next few years, he logged a series
of tours around Texas and the Southwest, eventually landing in Dallas. There he
became the leader of
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys. He and
Thompson
eventually founded the Texoma Music Publishing Company and the Brazos Valley
Publishing Company, and the two co-wrote some of
Thompson's
greatest hits, including "Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart," "The New Wears
off Too Fast," and "A Fool, a Faker." In 1954, Gray's lone charting hit was
issued. "You Can't Have My Love" was a duet with rockabilly screamer
Wanda Jackson. The following year, he
and his band, the Western Oakies, released Dance-O-Rama, but the album failed at
charting any singles. Gray went on to work as a sideman for other bands,
including the Nuggets and the Cowtowners, and also appeared on the syndicated TV
show Music Country Style. He recorded one more album in 1965 on Longhorn
Records, but faded from the public eye soon after. Billy Gray died in March 27,
1975 while undergoing heart surgery.
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Traditional Country, Western Swing
You Can't Have My Love
(1954)
 (Wanda
Jackson & Billy Gray)
If You Don't Somebody Else Will (1954)
FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD (1954)
GIRLS,
GIRLS, GIRLS (1955)
TENNESSEE
TODDY
(1956)
MR.
OPPORTUNITY (1957)
ROTTEN
LOVE (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. DELUXE 8160 (US) | . |
Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW - Let’s Spend The Night At The Canaga / Hollywood, U.S.A. |
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| 1948 | 78 t. MILTONE 1160 (US) | . | Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW - Let’s Spend The Night At The Canaga / Hollywood, U.S.A. | |||
| 1948 | 78 t. DELUXE 8161 (US) | . |
Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW - Everybody Wants A Little Peace / The Kellys, The Morellis's And The Lipshitzes |
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| 1948 | 78 t. MILTONE 1161 (US) | . | Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW - Everybody Wants A Little Peace / The Kellys, The Morellis's And The Lipshitzes | |||
| 1948 | 78 t. DELUXE 8162 (US) | . |
Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW - Atta Conga / Frailach Tantz |
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| 1948 | 78 t. MILTONE 1162 (US) | . | Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW - Atta Conga / Frailach Tantz | |||
| 194? | 3 78 t. DELUXE N°27 (US) |
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Billy GRAY'S HOLLYWOOD BAND BOX REVIEW -
Let's Spend a Night at The Band Box
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| 195? | SP 4 STAR 6695 (US) | . | Billy GRAY & His OAKIES - Cherokee Rose / Kiss And Run | |||
| 04/1954 | SP DECCA 9-29120 (US) | . | Billy GRAY & His WESTERN OKIES - Pin-Up Girl / Who'll Buy My Tacos | |||
| 05/1954 | SP DECCA 9-29140 (US) | . | Lovin' Country Style
(Wanda
JACKSON)
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You Can't Have My Love
(Wanda
JACKSON & Billy GRAY) |
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| 09/1954 | SP DECCA 9-29267 (US) | . | Wanda
JACKSON & Billy GRAY -
If You Don't Somebody Else Will
/ You'd Be The First One To Know |
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| 09/1954 | SP DECCA 9-29271 (US) | . | Billy GRAY & His WESTERN OKIES -
Farther On Down The Road
/ We Just
Don't See Things Alike (Anymore) |
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| 03/1955 | SP DECCA 9-29489 (US) | . | Billy GRAY & His WESTERN OKIES - Okie Blondie / I'm Mad At My Heart | |||
| 10/1955 | SP DECCA 9-29678 (US) | . | Billy GRAY & His WESTERN OKIES - Harbor Of Love /
Girls, Girls, Girls
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| 1955 | EP DECCA ED 2233 (US) |
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Country Music Dance-O-Rama - Vol.7 - part 1 - The Bandera Shuffle / Tippin' In / Snow Deer / Curtain Call |
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| 1955 | EP DECCA ED 2234 (US) |
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Country Music Dance-O-Rama - Vol.7 - part 2 - Moonlight Cocktail / Tuxedo Junction / Tennessee Stomp / Johnson Rag | |||
| 02/1956 | SP DECCA 9-29800 (US) | . | Billy GRAY & His WESTERN OKIES -
Tennessee Toddy
/ It Could
Have Been Me |
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| 07/1957 | SP DECCA 9-30389 (US) | . |
Billy GRAY & Mimi ROMAN -
Mr.
Opportunity
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| 1961 | SP LONGHORN LH-505 (US) | . | I'll Go Broke Loving You / I'll Find My Way | |||
| 07/1963 | SP LIBERTY 55599 (US) | . |
I'll Never Live Long Enough / I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
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| 07/1964 | SP LIBERTY 55712 (US) | . |
The Last Call For Alcohol / Late Last Night |
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| 1964 | SP VANDAN 8472 (US) | . |
The Funny Way Of Hurting Me / One Broken Heart Ago |
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| 11/1965 | SP LONGHORN LH-565 (US) | . | For No Reason /
Rotten Love
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| 196? | SP TORO 105 (US) | . |
I Don't Want To Ever Feel This Way Again / Neon Lights |
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| 197? | SP Celebrated Artist CAA-601 (US) | . |
Down Town Dallas / You Got Caught |
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Albums
| 1955 | LP 10" DECCA D-5567 (US) |
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Country and Western Dance-O-Rama - Vol. 7 - Billy GRAY & His WESTERN OKIES - Moonlight Cocktail / Curtain Call / Snow Deer / Tippin' In / The Bandera Shuffle / Tuxedo Junction / Tennessee Stomp / Johnson Rag |
| 1958 | LP 12" DECCA DL 8730 (US) |
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Western Swing In Hi-Fi - Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Tex Williams, Billy Gray - Bob Wills : San Antonio Rose / Spanish Two-Step / Beaumont Rag / Spade Cooley : Y' Ready / The Ping-Pong Song / Y' Hear / Tex Williams : Air Mail Special / The Leaf Of Love / Take The "A" Train / Billy Gray : Tuxedo Junction / The Bandera Shuffle / Snow Deer |
| 197? | LP 12" Celebrated Artist CAA-603 (US) |
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Celebrated Artist Presents Billy Gray |
| 2009 | CD Cactus 127 (NL) |
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Billy Gray - Hillbilly Stars Of... Decca Records - Tennessee Toddy / It Should Have Been Me / Farther On Down The Road / We Just Don't See Things Alike / Okie Blondie / I'm Mad At My Baby / Girls Girls Girls / Harbor Of Love / Mr. Opportunity / We're Taking Chances / If You Don't Somebody Else Will (with Wanda JACKSON) / You Can't Have My love (with Wanda JACKSON) / Who'll Buy My Tacos? / Pin Up Girl / Moonlight Cocktail / Curtain Call / Snow Deer / Tippin' In / The Bandera Shuffle / Tuxedo Junction / Tennessee Stomp / Johnson Rag / I'll Go Broke Loving You / I'll Find A Way / Rotten Love / For No Reason |
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