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Chanteur
Country US né le 5 Février 1923 à Keithville (Louisiane), Claude King a enregistré pendant les années cinquante chez Gotham (51), Specialty (52-53) et Dee Jay Records (57). Puis il est passé chez Columbia (62-71)
chantant de la Country Music... Il est mort le 7 Mars 2013.
Singer/songwriter
and actor Claude King is best remembered for his one big hit, "Wolverton
Mountain," the tale of one Clifton Clowers who is "mighty handy with a gun and a
knife" and keeps his daughter sequestered in their mountain home away from
potential suitors. Focusing exclusively on that song results in an incomplete
picture of King's career, however; he emerged from the milieu that also produced
Johnny Horton, and after "Wolverton
Mountain" he scored another 27 chart singles. The Shreveport, LA, native was a
natural athlete as a child. When he was 12, he learned how to play guitar. After
attending college on a baseball scholarship, he spent the late '40s and early
'50s working as a construction engineer and performing music in local clubs and
on TV and radio. Early on, he met up with Tillman Franks, who became
Horton's manager and also a top talent
official with the Louisiana Hayride program on Shreveport radio station KWKH.
King recorded his first single for the President label in 1947. He followed up
with the hilarious honky tonker "51 Beers" (Gotham, 1949) and with other
singles, including four recorded for Specialty in 1952, but despite some Hayride
appearances lined up by Franks, he remained just under the national radar.In
1961, King signed to Columbia and released his first single, "Big River, Big
Man." The song became a Top Ten country hit as well as a minor pop hit. The
follow-up, "The Comancheros," also made it to the Top Ten. Around this time King
teamed up with Merle Kilgore to write "Wolverton
Mountain," a song that neatly blended a classic fairy-tale quality with
Horton's storytelling style — and
capped off the whole with lush Nashville sound background Vocals that accented
the song's theme of youthful ardor. "Wolverton Mountain" spent nine weeks at the
top of the country charts and peaked at number six on the pop charts. Two more
hits — the Top Ten "The Burning of Atlanta" and the number 11 "I've Got the
World by the Tail" — followed, and King and his band, the Nashville Knights,
became hot tickets. Through 1964, he continued his string of successes with
singles like "Hey Lucille!," "Sam Hill," and "Building a Bridge," but his hits
became more sporadic in the latter half of the '60s. King left Columbia in 1971
and began recording with little success on independent labels. "Cotton Dan,"
which barely nicked the bottom of the charts, became his last hit in 1977.
During his career, King also appeared in two feature films, Swamp Girl
and Year of the Wahoo. He also appeared in the 1982 television miniseries
The Blue and the Gray. He died March 7, 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_King
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Actor
Style musical : Rockabilly, Country-Pop, Countrypolitan, Traditional Country
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RUN BABY RUN
(1957)
COMANCHEROS
(1961)
WHEN YOU GOTTA GO
(YOU GOTTA GO) (1965)
I'LL BE YOUR BABY
TONIGHT (1970)
CHIP'N DALE'S PLACE
(1971)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1947 | 78 t. PRESIDENT HB 10 (US) | . |
Buddy & Claude - Flying Saucers / I Want To Be Loved |
| 1950 | 78 t. PACEMAKER 1010 (US) | . | A Million Mistakes / Why Should I |
| 1951 | 78 t. & SP GOTHAM 409 (US) | . | A Million Mistakes / Why Should I |
| 1951 | 78 t. & SP GOTHAM 411 (US) | . | 51 Beers / Beer And Pinball |
| 1952 | 78 t. SPECIALTY 705 (US) | . | She Knows Why / She's My Baby |
| 1952 | SP SPECIALTY SP 705 (US) | . | She Knows Why / She's My Baby |
| 1952 | 78 t. SPECIALTY 708 (US) | . | Take It Like A Man / So Close To Me |
| 1952 | SP SPECIALTY SP 708 (US) | . | Take It Like A Man / So Close To Me |
| 1953 | 78 t. SPECIALTY 711 (US) | . | Got The World By The Tail / Slow Thinkin' Heart |
| 1953 | SP SPECIALTY SP 711 (US) | . | Got The World By The Tail / Slow Thinkin' Heart |
| 1953 | 78 t. SPECIALTY 716 (US) | . | I Think Of You And Me / Now That I Love You |
| 1953 | SP SPECIALTY SP 716 (US) | . | I Think Of You And Me / Now That I Love You |
| 03/1957 | SP DEE JAY 45-R-1247/8 (US) | . | Not Sure Of You /
Run Baby Run
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| 06/1961 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42043 (US) | . | Big River Big Man / Sweet Lovin' |
| 10/1961 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42196 (US) |
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Comancheros
/ I Can't Get Over Way You Get |
| 03/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42352 (US) |
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Wolverton Mountain / Little Bitty Heart |
| 09/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42581 (US) |
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The Burning Of Atlanta / Don't That Moon Look Lonesome |
| 11/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42630 (US) |
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I've Got The World By The Tail / Shopping Center |
| 01/1963 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42688 (US) |
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Sheepskin Valley / I Backed Out |
| 04/1963 | SP CBS CA 281.171 (NL) |
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Wolverton Mountain / Little Bitty Heart |
| 1963 | SP CBS CW 281 271 (D) |
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Wolverton Mountain / Little Bitty Heart |
| 05/1963 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42782 (US) |
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Building A Bridge / What Will I Do |
| 08/1963 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42833 (US) | . | Hey Lucille / Scarlet O' Hara |
| 11/1963 | SP CBS 1.171 (NL) |
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Wolverton Mountain / Little Bitty Heart |
| 01/1964 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42959 (US) |
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That's What Makes The World Go Round / Love Mantilla And Rose Of Red |
| 06/1964 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43083 (US) | . | Sam Hill / Big Ole Shoulder |
| 10/1964 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43157 (US) | . | This Land Of Yours And Mine / Whirlpool |
| 1964 | SP HILLTOP G-13 (US) | . |
Why Sould I / 51 Beers |
| 04/1965 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43298 (US) | . | Tiger Woman /
When You Gotta Go
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| 08/195 | SP CBS 1.924 (NL) |
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Tiger Woman / When You Gotta Go |
| 09/1965 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43416 (US) | . | Little Buddy / Come On Home |
| 1965 | SP COLUMBIA Hall Of Fame 4-33076 (US) | . | Wolverton Mountain / Sam Hill |
| 01/1966 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43510 (US) | . | Catch A Little Raindrop / Hold That Tiger |
| 06/1966 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43714 (US) | . | The Juggler / I Won't Be Long In Your Town |
| 10/1966 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43867 (US) | . | Right Place At The Right Time / Little Things That Ever Girl Should Know |
| 1966 | EP CBS EP 6067 (UK) |
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Tiger Woman - Tiger Woman / Anna / That's The Way The Wind Blows / It's Good To Have My Baby Home |
| 03/1967 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44035 (US) | . | The Watchman / That's The Way The Wind Blows |
| 08/1967 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44237 (US) | . | Laura / Goodbye My Love |
| 12/1967 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44340 (US) | . | Yellow Haired Girl / 99 Years |
| 04/1968 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44504 (US) | . | Parchment Farm Blues / Birmingham Bus Station |
| 08/1968 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44642 (US) | . | Power Of Your Sweet Love / Beertops And Teardrops |
| 12/1968 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44749 (US) | . | Sweet Love Of My Mind / Four Roses |
| 04/1969 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44833 (US) | . | All For The Love Of A Girl / I Remember Johnny |
| 10/1969 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45015 (US) | . | Friend Lover Woman Wife / House Of The Rising Sun |
| 03/1970 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45142 (US) | . |
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
/ Turn It Around In
Your Mind |
| 09/1970 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45248 (US) | . | Mary's Vineyard / Johnny Valentino |
| 03/1971 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45340 (US) | . |
Chip'n Dale's Place
/ Highway Lonely |
| 08/1971 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45441 (US) | . | When You're 21 / Heart |
| 12/1971 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45515 (US) | . | Sweet Mary Ann / Darling Raise The Shade |
| 05/1972 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45614 (US) | . | The Lady Of Our Town / Just As Soon As I Get Over Loving You |
| 09/1972 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45704 (US) | . | He Ain't Country / This Time I'm Through |
| 06/1974 | SP CINNAMON C 808 (US) | . | Don't Do Me Bad / It's Such A Perfect Day |
| 05/1977 | SP TRUE T 103 (US) | . | Cotton Dan / I'll Spend A Lifetime Loving You |
| 08/1977 | SP TRUE T 106 (US) | . | Sugar Baby Candy Girl / Just A Bum's Husband |
| 08/1979 | SP GUSTO GT4-2093 (US) | . | Wolverton Mountain / Tiger Woman |
| 1980 | SP TRUE T 124 (US) | . |
Wobble Watter / We Just Stood There And Cried |
| 2002 | CD TIMA ? (US) | . |
There's A Cowboy In The White House |
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Albums
| 06/1962 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CL-1810 (mono) / CS-8610 (stereo) (US) |
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MEET CLAUDE KING - Comancheros / You're Breaking My Heart / I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail / Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine / Big River Big Man / Sweet Lovin' / Wolverton Mountain / Would You Care / Pistol Packin' Mama / Little Bitty Heart / I Can't Get Over The Way You Got Over Me / I Backed Out | |||||
| 1964 | LP 12" HILLTOP JM-6011 (mono) / JS-6011 (stereo) (US) |
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3 Country Gentlemen - Faron Young: I'm a free man now / I heard the juke box playing / You're just imagination / Have I waited too long / Carl Perkins: Movie Mag / Honey Don't / Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby / Tennessee / Claude King: A million mistakes / Why Sould I / Beer And Pinballs / 51 Beers |
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| 12/1965 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CL-2415 (mono) / CS-9215 (stereo) (US) |
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TIGER WOMAN - Tiger Woman / Catch A Little Raindrop / Anna / That's The Way The Wind Blows / Ancient History / I Won't Be Long In Your Town / Hold That Tiger / It's Good To Have My Baby / Little Buddy / Come On Home / Great Big Tears / There Ain't Gonna Be No More | |||||
| 12/1968 | LP 12" HARMONY HS -11300 (US) |
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THE BEST OF CLAUDE KING - This Land Of Yours And Mine / Wolverton Mountain / I Won't Be Long In Your Town / When You Gotta Go / Big Ole Shoulder / Hey Lucille / Little Bitty Heart / Right Place At The Right Time / That's What Makes The World Go Around | |||||
| 04/1969 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CS-9789 (US) |
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I REMEMBER JOHNNY HORTON - I Remember Johnny / First Train Headin' South / Whispering Pines / Ole Slew Foot / Battle Of New Orleans / When It's Springtime In Alaska / All For The Love Of A Girl / Honky Tonk Man / Sink The Bismarck / She Knows Why / North To Alaska | |||||
| 05/1970 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CS-1024 (US) |
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FRIEND LOVER WOMAN WIFE - Friend Lover Woman Wife / Beertops And Teardrops / Almost Persuaded / Green Mountain / Little Things That Ever Girl Should Know / Green Green Grass Of Home / All For The Love Of A Girl / Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town / Sweet Love On My Mind / Four Roses / House Of The Rising Sun | |||||
| 07/1971 | LP 12" COLUMBIA C-30804 (US) |
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CHIP 'N' DALE'S PLACE - Chip'n Dale's Place / Help Me Make It Through The Night / Turn It Around In Your Mind / When You're 21 / Juggler / Mary's Vineyard / Wolverton Mountain / Heart / I'll Be Your Baby Tonight / Highway Lonely / Laura What He's Got That I Ain't Got | |||||
| 1977 | LP 12" TRUE T 1001 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - Wolverton Mountain / All For The Love Of A Girl / Sam Hill / Laura What He's Got That I Ain't Got / Mary's Vineyard / Tiger Woman / Little Buddy / Chip'n Dale's Place / Big River Big Man / Comancheros | |||||
| 07/1980 | LP 12" GUSTO GT-0066 (US) |
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CLAUDE KING'S BEST - Wolverton Mountain / Tiger Woman / Big River Big Man / Last Days Of Love / It Starts Off Good And Keeps Gettin' Better / Comancheros / Sam Hill / I Wonder Who She Missed Me With Today / Times And Things Keep Changing / I Sat Down On A Bear Trap Just This Morning | |||||
| 1989 | LP 12" COLUMBIA FC-45075 (US) |
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AMERICAN ORIGINALS - Tiger Woman / Wolverton Mountain / Big River Big Man / I've Got The World By The Tail / Burning Of Atlanta / Comancheros / Sheepskin Valley / Building A Bridge / Catch A Little Raindrop / All For The Love Of A Girl | |||||
| 1992 | 5 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15619 (GER) |
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MORE THAN CLIMBING
THAT MOUNTAIN
- WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN :
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| 08/1999 | CD COLLECTABLES 6041 (US) |
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16 ORIGINAL CLASSICS - Tiger Woman / Wolverton Mountain / Big River, Big Man / I've Got The World By The Tail / The Burning Of Atlanta / The Comancheros / Sheepskin Valley / I'm Building A Bridge / Catch A Little Raindrop / All For The Love Of A Girl / Hey Lucille / Sam Hill / Little Buddy / Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife / Mary's Vineyard / Chip 'n' Dale's Place | |||||
| 06/2003 | CD SUN 1040 (US) |
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COWBOY IN THE WHITE HOUSE - Cowboy In The White House / Wolverton Mountain / I'm Building A Bridge / Sink The Bismark / Night I Cried / Sometimes You Lose Sometimes You Win / North To Alaska / I'll Spend A Lifetime Loving You / Watchman / Little Buddy / Little Bitty Heart | |||||
| 03/2007 | CD GOLIATH 60308 (US) |
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CLAUDE KING LIVE ! - Mountain Music (Cotton Dan Band) / Tiger Woman / Laura / All For The Love Of A Girl / Honky Tonk Man / Mary's Vineyard / Introduction of Cotton Dan Band / Sam Hill / North To Alaska / Little Bitty Heart / Wolverton Mountain | |||||
| 01/2008 | CD TOMMY ? (US) |
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THE CAJUN COWBOY RIDES AGAIN - The Cajun Cowboy / Wolverton Mountain Music / Run, Baby, Run / Louisiana Hayride 60th Year Tribute / Texas Blue Bonnet Waltz / West Texas Memories / Don't That Moon Look Lonesome / Twenty-One / Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Win / I Know It's Not Easy Loving Me / Got The World By The Tail / I Can't Help Falling In Love With You / Happy Birthday Mama |
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