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Chanteur
Country US né Leonald Francis Gauthier, le 15 Juillet 1933 à Rouyn, Québec,
Canada, où il rencontrera son épouse Ginger, elle aussi musicienne. Hal Willis fera
partie de l'orchestre de Ginger, les Melodie Rangers,
avant d'enregistrer son premier disque en 1951. Sur les conseils de
Webb Pierce,
ils s'installeront en 1955 à Nashville et se produiront localement. En 1956,
grâce à Hank Snow , il se produiront avec
Elvis mais c'est en 1965 que Hal
entrera dans l'histoire de la Country Music avec son hit "The Lumberjack".
Ginger, qui écrivait dans les magazines Country tels que "Country Song Roundup",
est décédée le 4 Septembre 2015.
US Country
singer born Leonald Francis Gauthier, on July 15,
1933 in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada, where it will meet his Ginger wife, she also
musician. Hal Willis will belong to the orchestra of Ginger, the Melodie Rangers,
before recording its first disc in 1951. On the councils of
Webb Pierce,
they will be installed in 1955 in Nashville and will occur locally. In 1956,
thanks to Hank Snow,
it will occur with Elvis
but it is in 1965 that Hal will enter the history of Country Music with his hit
"The Lumberjack". Ginger, which wrote in the Country magazines such as "Country
Song Roundup", died on September 4, 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Willis_(singer)
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Traditional Country, Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll
MY PINK
CADILLAC
(1956)
Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo
(1956)
Crazy Little Mama
(1958)
WALKIN DREAM
(1958)
POOR
LITTLE JIMMIE (1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 1953 | 78 t. RODEO R-103 (CAN) | . |
Hal WILLIS & His Hillbilly Ramblers - The Ride Is Over / The Only Pleasure I'll Get Tonight |
| 1953 | 78 t. RODEO R-104 (CAN) | . | Hal WILLIS & His Hillbilly Ramblers - Crooked Heart / Wild Living |
| 11/1956 | 78 t. ATLANTIC 1114 (US) | . |
My Pink Cadillac
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Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo
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| 11/1956 | SP ATLANTIC 45-1114 (US) | . |
My Pink Cadillac
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Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo
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| 1957 | SP QUALITY 1666 (CAN) | . | The Lumberjack / Dig Me A Hole |
| 02/1958 | SP ATHENS 704 (US) | . |
Crazy Little Mama
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Walkin Dream
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| 11/1958 | SP DECCA 9-30768 (US) | . | I'm Gonna Hitch My Hotrod To A Star / Only The Tender Young Hearts |
| 07/1959 | SP DECCA 9-30949 (US) | . |
Poor Little Jimmie
/ That's The Way It Goes |
| 02/1962 | SP MERCURY 71933 (US) | . | I Love You (Around The World) / Bayou Pierre |
| 09/1964 | SP SIMS 207 (US) | . | The Lumberjack / Dig Me A Hole |
| 01/1965 | SP SIMS 224 (US) | . | Celle Que J'Aime / What's Left Of Me |
| 03/1965 | SP SIMS 235 (US) | . | Klondike Mike / So Right But So Wrong |
| 06/1965 | SP SIMS 243 (US) | . | Nopper The Topper / Thumb And Shoes |
| 10/1965 | SP SIMS 250 (US) | . | Creole Rose / When It's Springtime In |
| 06/1966 | SP SIMS 288 (US) | . | Doggin In The U.S. Mail / Battle Of Viet Nam |
| 10/1966 | SP SIMS 307 (US) | . | Private Dick / Parson From Paint Rock |
| 12/1968 | SP WAYSIDE WS-1027 (US) | . |
Everybody's Got Troubles / Right Where You Want Me |
| 1968 | SP WAYSIDE 002 (US) | . | Everybody's Got Troubles / Right Where You Want Me |
| 1969 | SP WAYSIDE WS-45-004 (US) | . | Bayou Pierre / Late So Early |
| 1969 | SP MERCURY 127. 485 MCF (NW) |
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Bayou Pierre / Everybody's Got Troubles |
| 1974 | SP BONANZA B 5546 (CAN) | . |
Le Lumberjack / Le Chauffeur De Taxi |
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Albums
| 1966 | LP 12" ARC A 716 (CAN) |
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MR. LUMBERJACK - Lumberjack Man / North To Alaska / My Thumb And Shoes / KNopper The Topper / Springtime In Alaska / Dig Me A Hole / Jack The Lumberjack / The Parson From Paint Rock / So Right But So Wrong / Winding Wana Bago / Creole Rose / Klondike Mile | ||
| 1967 | LP 12" ARC A 709 (mono) / AS 709 (stereo) CAN) |
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| 1972 | LP 12" BONANZA B 29593 (CAN) |
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Le Lumberjack - Le Lumberjack / Souvenir De Marseille / Chérie / Si Tu Pouvais Savoir / Au Vingtième Siècle / Mon Premier Baiser / Chauffeur De Taxi / La Jolie Brune / Maman / Marie |
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| 2000 | CD PEARL CD 101 (US) |
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COAST TO COAST - Louisiana Belle / The Lumberjack / Gambler's Guitar / Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy / T. Texas Tillie / Big Bill Bunyan / Louisiana Anna / Doggin' In The U.S. Mail / The Handyman / Shotgun Boogie | ||
| 2000 | CD PEARL CD 102 (US) |
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SANTA'S CLONES - Santa’s Clones / Let’s Go For A Sleigh Ride / The Sounds Of Christmas /The Christmas Polka / Mrs. Santa Claus / Santa Superstar / 555 Ho! Ho!/ Santa’s Reindeer Clones / Kris Kringle’s Krick / Santa And The Lumberjack | ||
| 2001 | CD PEARL CD 103 (US) |
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BETTER THAN EVER - They’ll Never Get The Truth From Me / I’ll Hate Myself Tomorrow / Bring On The Girls / Let The Good Times Roll / Nina / I Can’t Leave Her Alone / Perdita Mia / There’s Something About Texas / Me, My Love, And A Memory / Everybody’s Got Troubles | ||
| 07/2006 | CD PEARL ? (US) |
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A CUT ABOVE - The Lumberjack / Late Too Early / Bring On The Girls / Nina / Let The Good Times Roll / What's Left Of Me / Everybody's Got Troubles / Dig Me A Hole / Walking Dream / Rain / Doggin ' In The U.S. Mail / Me, My Love And A Memory / Mary Selina / Crazy Little Heart / An Old Old Custom | ||
| 07/2006 | CD PEARL ? (US) |
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BETTER 'N EVER - Bayou Pierre / Winding Wanabago / Klondike Mike / So Right But So Wrong / Private Dick / Candy / Creole Rose / Old Man Sun / There's Somem About Texas / I Love You (Around The World) / Perdita Mia / Knopper The Topper / T. Texas Tillie / My Religion Is A Rock / I Wanna Sing About Jesus |
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