Groupe Country US formé en 1989 à Tulsa (Oklahoma) par Steve Ripley, Walt
Richmond, Ron Getman, Casey Van Beek et Jamie Oldaker.
The
Tractors were one of the country-rock bands to benefit from the modern country
boom of the early '90s. With their good-time boogie and rootsy country-rock, the
Tractors were able to send their eponymous debut to platinum status.
Although based in Tulsa, all of the members of the Tractors — guitarist Steve
Ripley, bassist Ron Getman, vocalist Casey Van Beek, keyboardist Walt Richmond,
and drummer Jamie Oldaker — were well-known Nashville session musicians before
they came to prominence in the early '90s. The group landed a contract with
Arista Records and released their self-titled debut album in the summer of 1994.
Supported by the hit single "Baby Likes to Rock It," the record became a Top Ten
country hit, eventually selling over two million copies. Instead of following
the debut with a standard second record, the band released a holiday album,
Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas, in the fall of 1995. Like its
predecessor, the Christmas record was a hit, although it didn't come close to
replicating the chart status of The Tractors.
The band took most of 1996 off, spending time with their families and working on
side projects, as lead songwriter Steve Ripley prepared material for their third
album, Farmers in a Changing World, which was finally released in the
autumn of 1998.
Talents : Steve Ripley : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Drums - Walt Richmond : Keyboards, Accordion, Drums, Horns, Bass Vocals - Ron Getman : Lead Guitar, Steel Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin, High Harmony Vocals - Casey Van Beek : Bass Guitar, Low Harmony Vocals - Jamie Oldaker : Drums, Percussion
Style musical : Contemporary Country
BABY LIKES TO
ROCK IT
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 1994 | CD ARISTA 12717 (US) |
Baby
Likes To Rock It
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| 1994 | CD ARISTA 12771 (US) | The Santa Claus Boogie |
| 1994 | CD ARISTA 12784 (US) | Tryin' To Get To New Orleans |
| 1995 | CD ARISTA 12923 (US) | Santa Claus Is Comin' (In A Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train) |
| 1997 | CD ARISTA ? (US) | The Last Time |
| 1998 | CD ARISTA ? (US) |
Shortenin'
Bread
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| 1999 | CD ARISTA ? (US) | I Wouldn't Tell You No Lie |
Albums
| 04/1994 | CD ARISTA 07822-18728-2 (US) |
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THE TRACTORS - Tulsa Shuffle / Fallin' Apart / Badly Bent / Blue Collar Rock / Little Man / Baby Likes To Rock It / Doreen, Settin' The Woods On Fire / Thirty Days / I've Had Enough / Tryin' To Get To New Orleans / Tulsa Shuffle (reusted) |
| 10/1995 | CD ARISTA 07822-18805-2 (US) |
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HAVE YOURSELF A TRACTORS CHRISTMAS - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town / Jingle My Bell / Shelter / Rockin' This Christmas / Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy / Christmas Is Commin' / Santa Claus Is Comin' (In A Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train) / Baby Wanna Be With You / Swingin' Home For Christmas / White Christmas / Santa Claus Boogie / Silent Night Christmas Blue |
| 11/1998 | CD ARISTA 07822-18878-2 (US) |
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FARMERS IN A CHANGING WORLD - I Wouldn't Tell You No Lie / Linda Lou / How Long Will It Take / Shortenin' Bread / World's Biggest Fool / Poor Boy Shuffle / With A Girl Like You / Elvis Thing - Mystery Train / Way Too Late / Foot Stomp Stompin' / Psalm 22.23 |
| 04/2001 | CD AUDIUM 8118 (US) |
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FAST GIRL - Babalou / Can't Get Nowhere / Ready To Cry / Nine Eleven / It's A Beautiful Thing / Computer Controlled / Fast Girl / Don't Ever Take My Picture Down / Higher Ground / Little Place Of Our Own - On The Road Again |
| 10/2002 | CD AUDIUM 8149 (US) |
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THE BIG NIGHT - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / Big Night / I Was A Bad Boy This Year / Pretty Paper / Run Run Rudolph / Bells Are Ringing / Santa Claus Is Back In Town / Christmas Time's A Comin' / Bo Diddley Santa Claus / Little Drummer Boy / Mary's Baby |
| 10/2003 | CD BMG 48233 (US) |
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ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY - Baby Likes To Rock It / I Wouldn't Tell You No Lie / Thirty Days / Settin' The Woods On Fire / Tryin' To Get To New Orleans / Shortenin' Bread / I've Had Enough / Tulsa Shuffle / Elvis Thing - Mystery Train / Linda Lou |
| 05/2009 | CD KOCH 5071 (US) |
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TRADE UNION - Up Jumped The Boogie / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Rhythm Bone / Good Old Days / There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made / My Blue Heart / What Makes Love Go Bad / That's Where It Hurts / Midnight Train / It's Only Love |
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