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Chanteur US né Enos William McDonald, le 1er Octobre
1915 à Greenway (Arkansas). Skeets McDonald a débuté en 1950 dans le groupe de Johnny White: les "Rhythm Riders". Il signe en 1951 avec Capitol Records et grave plusieurs disques. En 1959, il passe à la Columbia où il y restera jusqu'en 1968.
Il fut un chanteur régulier au Town Hall Party (KTTV, Compton, Californie). Après un dernier single début 68 pour un petit label, Skeets meurt d'une crise cardiaque le 31
Mars de la même année. vocaliste attachant, il a su briller dans différents styles: le Hillbilly, le Rockabilly et le Rock 'n' Roll.
Best known
for the chart-topper "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes," Skeets McDonald was
a honky tonk singer and songwriter whose work helped serve to bridge the gap
between country and rock & roll. The youngest of seven children, Enos William
McDonald was born on October 1, 1915, in Greenway, AR, and earned his nickname
after an incident involving a swarm of mosquitoes. He became interested in music
at a young age and, according to McDonald family legend, even traded his hound
dog for a guitar and six dollars. When his older brother moved to Michigan
several years later, McDonald followed and joined his first band, the Lonesome
Cowboys, in Detroit in 1935. He continued to perform on local radio stations
until he was drafted to serve in World War II in 1943.
After returning from battle, McDonald began performing on a Detroit-area
television program and in 1950 cut his first records with fiddler Johnnie White
& His Rough Riders. In 1951, McDonald and his family moved to Los Angeles, where
he was signed to perform on Cliffie Stone's
TV program Hometown Jamboree. Soon after, he joined Capitol Records and in 1952
released "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes," by far his biggest hit.
McDonald remained with the label until 1959, the year he released the LP The
Country's Best, and while he scored few chart successes, his music's evolution
from honky tonk to straightforward rockabilly proved to be influential with
other musicians.
In 1959, McDonald signed with Columbia, which mandated that he return to country
music. In the early '60s, he notched a handful of hits, including "Call Me Mr.
Brown," which reached the Top Ten in 1963. A year later, he issued the album
Call Me Skeets!. As the decade wore on, he began branching out from the West
Coast music scene, recording in Nashville and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry.
Despite the country industry's shift towards slicker, more pop-oriented
productions, McDonald remained a purist throughout his career; he died on March
31, 1968, after suffering a massive heart attack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeets_McDonald
Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar
Style musical : Traditional Country, Honky-Tonk, Rockabilly
You Oughta See Grandma Rock
(1956)
Heart-Breakin' Mama
(1956)
YOU BETTER NOT GO (1956)
DON'T PUSH ME TO FAR (1956)
FINGERTIPS
(1957)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1950 | 78 t. & SP CITATION 101/102 (US) | . | Johnnie WHITE & His RHYTHM RIDERS - You Can't Come Back - Polka / I Can't Take No More So I Must Say Good-Bye (vocal by Skeets McDonald) | ||
| 1950 | 78 t. & SP FORTUNE 142 (US) | . | When The Roses Blooms Around Cabin Door / Southland Boogie | ||
| 12/1950 | 78 t. FORTUNE 145 (US) | . |
Mean And Evil Blues
(Johnnie
WHITE & His Rhythm Riders
featuring Skeets McDonald on
vocal) /
The Tattooed Lady
 (Skeets McDonald) |
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| 12/1950 | SP FORTUNE 45-145 (US) | . |
Mean And Evil Blues
(Johnnie
WHITE & His Rhythm Riders
featuring Skeets McDonald on
vocal) / The Tattooed Lady (Skeets McDonald) |
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| 1951 | 78 t. & SP LONDON 16046 (US) | . | Please Daddy Don't Go To War / So I Cried Myself To Sleep | ||
| 03/1951 | 78 t. & SP LONDON 16057 (US) | . | Sentimental Fool / Baby When You're Around | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. LONDON 6327 (US) | . | Goodbye Blues / Only One Love In Each Heart | ||
| 04/1951 | SP LONDON 6327X45 (US) | . | Goodbye Blues / Only One Love In Each Heart | ||
| 05/1951 | 78 t. CAPITOL 1518 (US) | . | Blues Is Bad News / Scoot Git And Begone | ||
| 05/1951 | SP CAPITOL F1518 (US) | . | Blues Is Bad News / Scoot Git And Begone | ||
| 06/1951 | 78 t. CAPITOL 1570 (US) | . | Today I'm Moving Out / Bless Your Little Ol' Heart | ||
| 06/1951 | SP CAPITOL F1570 (US) | . | Today I'm Moving Out / Bless Your Little Ol' Heart | ||
| 08/1951 | 78 t. CAPITOL 1771 (US) | . | I'm Hurtin' / Ridin' With Blues | ||
| 08/1951 | SP CAPITOL F1771 (US) | . | I'm Hurtin' / Ridin' With Blues | ||
| 12/1951 | 78 t. CAPITOL 1890 (US) | . | Fuss And Fight / Baby Brown Eyes | ||
| 12/1951 | SP CAPITOL F1890 (US) | . | Fuss And Fight / Baby Brown Eyes | ||
| 1951 ? | 78 t. & SP COZY 300/260 (US) | . | The Tattooed Lady (Skeet's McDonald) / When You Walked Out Of My Life Yesterday (Hank The Cowhand) | ||
| 02/1952 | 78 t. & SP FORTUNE 165 (US) | . | Birthday Cake Boogie / I'm Looking For Sunshine (Bob SYKES) | ||
| 02/1952 | 78 t. CAPITOL 1967 (US) | . | Tell Me Why / Be My Life's Companion | ||
| 02/1952 | SP CAPITOL F1967 (US) | . | Tell Me Why / Be My Life's Companion | ||
| 03/1952 | 78 t. CAPITOL 1993 (US) | . | Love That Hurt Me So / Wheel Of Fortune | ||
| 03/1952 | SP CAPITOL F1993 (US) | . | Love That Hurt Me So / Wheel Of Fortune | ||
| 05/1952 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2073 (US) | . | Please Come Back / Curtain Of Tears | ||
| 05/1952 | SP CAPITOL F2073 (US) | . | Please Come Back / Curtain Of Tears | ||
| 09/1952 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2216 (US) | . | Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Big Family Trouble | ||
| 09/1952 | SP CAPITOL F2216 (US) | . | Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Big Family Trouble | ||
| 01/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2326 (US) | . | I'm Sorry To Say I'm Sorry / Let Me Know | ||
| 01/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2326 (US) | . | I'm Sorry To Say I'm Sorry / Let Me Know | ||
| 04/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2434 (US) | . | I've Got To Win Your Love Again / I Can't Last Song | ||
| 04/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2434 (US) | . | I've Got To Win Your Love Again / I Can't Last Song | ||
| 07/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2523 (US) | . | It's Your Life / Baby I'm Counting | ||
| 07/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2523 (US) | . | It's Your Life / Baby I'm Counting | ||
| 08/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2573 (US) | . | Skeets McDONALD & Helen O'CONELL - Worried Mind / Hi Diddle Dee | ||
| 08/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2573 (US) | . | Skeets McDONALD & Helen O'CONELL - Worried Mind / Hi Diddle Dee | ||
| 10/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2607 (US) | . | I Need Your Love / Looking At The Moon And Wishing | ||
| 10/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2607 (US) | . | I Need Your Love / Looking At The Moon And Wishing | ||
| 12/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2696 (US) | . | Walking On Teardrops / Look Who's Crying Now | ||
| 12/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2696 (US) | . | Walking On Teardrops / Look Who's Crying Now | ||
| 03/1954 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2774 (US) | . | Remember You're Mine / I Love You Mama Mia | ||
| 03/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2774 (US) | . | Remember You're Mine / I Love You Mama Mia | ||
| 08/1954 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2885 (US) | . | Your Love Is Like A Faucet / But I Do | ||
| 08/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2885 (US) | . | Your Love Is Like A Faucet / But I Do | ||
| 11/1954 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2976 (US) | . | Smoke Gets Out My Chimney Just The Same / Each Time A New Love Dies | ||
| 11/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2976 (US) | . | Smoke Gets Out My Chimney Just The Same / Each Time A New Love Dies | ||
| 1954 | EP CAPITOL EAP 1-451 (US) |
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Country And Hillbilly Songs BY Skeets McDONALD - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Bless Your Little Ol' Heart (You're Mine) / Let Me Know / I'm Hurtin' |
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| 02/1955 | SP CAPITOL F3038 (US) | . | Number One In Your Heart / I Can't Stand It Any Longer | ||
| 05/1955 | SP CAPITOL F3117 (US) | . | Losing Hand / You're Too Late | ||
| 09/1955 | SP CAPITOL F3215 (US) | . | Strollin' / You Turned Me Down | ||
| 01/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3312 (US) | . | Baby I'm Lost Without You / I Got A New Field To Plow | ||
| 03/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3378 (US) | . | Fallen Angel / I'll Take Me A Long Long Time | ||
| 06/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3461 (US) | . |
You Oughta See Grandma Rock
/
Heart-Breakin' Mama
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| 09/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3525 (US) | . | Somebody / You Gotta Be My Baby | ||
| 12/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3600 (US) | . |
You Better Not Go
/
Don't Push Me Too
Far
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| 04/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3679 (US) | . |
Keep Her Off Your Mind
/ I Am Music |
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| 06/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3741 (US) | Your Sweet Love Is Gone / Welcome Home | |||
| 08/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3778 (US) | . |
Fingertips
/ Bless Your Little Ole Heart |
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| 11/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3833 (US) | . |
I'm Hurtin'
/ Love Wind |
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| 11/1958 | SP CAPITOL F4095 (US) | . | What Am I Doing Here / What I Know About Her | ||
| 02/1959 | SP CAPITOL F4147 (US) | . | Baby Wait / What A Lonesome Life It's Been | ||
| 12/1959 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41556 (US) | . |
Cheek To Cheek With The Blues
/
Where
You Go (I'll Follow)
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| 04/1960 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41667 (US) | . | Gotta Get You From That Crowd / Everglades | ||
| 09/1960 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41773 (US) | . | This Old Heart / Make Room For The Blues | ||
| 04/1961 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42001 (US) | . | You're Not Wicked Wicked You're Just Week / He'll Let You Live A Little | ||
| 11/1961 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42252 (US) | . | Same Old Town / I Write You Letters | ||
| 04/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42421 (US) | . | What A Fool I Was / You Warned Me | ||
| 12/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42655 (US) | . | I've Gotta Show You / Dear John (I've Sent Your Saddle Home) | ||
| 05/1963 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42807 (US) | . | Call Me Mr Brown / This Old Broken Heart | ||
| 01/1964 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42960 (US) | . | I'd Hate To Be Him / Chin Up Chest Out | ||
| 06/1964 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43065 (US) | . | Think Of Me / Too Many Times (Away From You) | ||
| 10/1964 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43152 (US) | . | Down In Mexico / Teardrop Inn | ||
| 04/1965 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43275 (US) | . | Mrs Right's Divorcing Mr Wrong / Me And My Heart And My Shoes | ||
| 10/1965 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43425 (US) | . | Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues) / Day Sleeper | ||
| 03/1966 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43573 (US) | . | Molly Brown / Member Of The Blues | ||
| 08/1966 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43791 (US) | . | There Sits An Angel / She's Never Gone That Route Before | ||
| 12/1966 | SP COLUMBIA 4-43946 (US) | . | Mabel / Too Much Of Me (Walked Away With You) | ||
| 10/1967 | SP UNI 55041 (US) | . | It's Genuine / Old Indians Never Die | ||
| 1986 | EP ROCKSTAR RSP EP 2014 (UK) |
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| 2011 | SP Sleazy SR25 (S) |
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You Oughta See Grandma Rock
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Albums
| 1958 | LP 12" CAPITOL T-1040 (US) |
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GOIN' STEADY WITH THE BLUES - Goin' Steady With The Blues / Gone And Left Me Blues / Yard And A Half Of Blues / You're There / Hawaiian Sea Breeze / Tomorrow Never Comes / Blues In My Mind / My Room Is Crowded / I'll Sail My Ship Alone / Lost Highway / I'm Sorry Now / Fort Worth Jail | |||||
| 04/1964 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CL-2170 (mono) / CS-8970 (stereo) (US) |
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CALL ME SKEETS! - Call Me Mr Brown / Dear John (I've Sent Your Saddle Home) / You Warned Me / Everglades / What A Fool I Was / Fast Company / Chin Up Chest Out / I'd Hate To Be Him / Same Old Town / I've Gotta Show You / This Old Broken Heart / He'll Let You Live A Little | |||||
| 1967 | LP 12" SEARS SP-116 (mono) / SPS-116 (stereo) (US) |
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SKEETS McDONALD - Be My Life's Companion / Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Let Me Know / Worried Mind / Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just The Same / Number One In Your Heart / Don't Push Me Too Far / Fallen Angel (Are You Sorry) / You Gotta Be My Baby / I Am Music | |||||
| 1974 | LP 12" Hillbilly Heaven HHLP-4001 (GER) |
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HILLBILLY HEAVEN - In Memory Of Skeets Mcdonald - Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes; Big Family Trouble; But I Do; Your Love Is Like A Faucet; Strollin’; You Turned Me Down; Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just The Same; Each Time A New Love Dies; Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star; I Need Your Love; Number One In Your Heart; I Can’t Stand It Any Longer; Welcome Home; Your Sweet Love Is Gone |
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| 1975 | LP 12" Country Classics Library CCL 1103 (NL) |
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Skeets Mcdonald - I Love You Mama-Mia / Remember You’re Mine / It’ll Take Me A Long, Long Time / Somebody / You Gotta Be My Baby / You Better Not Go / I Got A New Field To Plow / Fingertips / Hawaiian Sea Breeze / Be My Life’s Companion / Please Come Back / Curtain Of Tears / Bless Your Little Ol’ Heart / I’ve Got To Win Your Love Again / Let Me Know / Baby I’m Countin’ |
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| 1976 | LP 12" Hillbilly Heaven HHLP-6006 (GER) |
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Gone But Not Forgotten - Fuss And Fight / Baby Brown Eyes / I Can’t Last; Long / It’s Your Life / The Love That Hurts Me So / Wheel Of Fortune / Please Come Back / Fallen Angel (Are You Sorry) / You Can’t Come Home - Polka (with Johnnie White & Benny Walker) / My Home In Tennessee (with Benny Walker) / Mean And Evil Blues / The Tattooed Lady / You’re Too Late / A Losing Hand / Keep Her Off Your Mind / I Am Music |
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| 197? | LP 12" Music For Pleasure MFP 1055 (UK) |
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GOIN' STEADY WITH THE BLUES - Goin' Steady With The Blues / Gone And Left Me Blues / Yard And A Half Of Blues / You're There / Hawaiian Sea Breeze / Tomorrow Never Comes / Blues In My Mind / My Room Is Crowded / I'll Sail My Ship Alone / Lost Highway / I'm Sorry Now / Fort Worth Jail | |||||
| 1986 | LP 12" BEAR FAMILY BFX 15191 (GER) |
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Rockin’ rollin’ Skeets McDonald - You Oughta See Grandma Rock / Heart Breaking Mama / I Love You Mama Mia / Fingertips / Keep Her Off Your Mind / What Am I Doing Here / Baby Wait / I Love You I Love You I Love You / You Gotta Be My Baby / Look Who's Crying Now / You Better Not Go / Let's Spend Some Time With Me / Let Me Know / Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just The Same / I Can't Stand It Any Longer / Echo Of Your Footsteps |
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| 1986 | LP 12" BEAR FAMILY BFX 15195 (GER) |
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Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star / I Am Music / I've Got To Win Your Love Again / I Need Your Love / But I Do / Be My Life's Companion / Heartbreaking One / All American Boy / What A Lonesome Life It's Been / I'll Make Believe / I Can't Hold A Memory In My Arms / Bless Your Little Ol' Heart / Big Family Trouble / Love That Hurt Me So / Today I'm Movin' Out |
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| 04/1992 | LP 12" COWGIRLBOY LP-5074 (GER) |
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BIG CHIEF BUFFALO NICKEL - Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues) / Day Sleeper / I Write You Letters / Same Old Town / Me And My Heart And My Shoes / Mrs Right's Divorcing Mr Wrong / Down In Mexico / Teardrop Inn / Where You Go (I'll Follow) / Cheek To Cheek With The Blues / Too Many Times (Away From You) / Think Of Me / Mean And Evil Blues / Tattooed Lady / My Home In Tennessee / You Can't Come Back | |||||
| 1996 | CD Hound TRG-505102 (UK) |
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Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Bless You Little Ol’ Heart / Today I’m Movin’ Out / Be My Life’s Companion / Big Family Trouble / Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / The Love That Hurt Me So / Baby I’m Countin’ / I Need Your Love / I’ve Got To Win Your Love Again / Let Me Know / Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star / But I Do / I Love You Mama-Mia / Look Who Is Crying Now / Remember You’re Mine / Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just The Same / I Can’t Stand It Any Longer Heart Breaking Mama / You Better Not Go / You Gotta Be My Baby / You Oughta See Grandma Rock / I Got A New Field To Plow / It’ll Take Me A Long, Long Time / Somebody / Fingertips / I Am Music / Keep Her Off Your Mind / You’re There / Tomorrow Never Comes / Forth Worth Jail |
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| 11/1998 | 5 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15937 (GER) |
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DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES :
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| 2005 | CD BACM CD D 072 (UK) |
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Wheel Of Fortune - Scoot Git And Begone / Bless Your Little Old Heart You’re Mine / The Love That Hurts Me So / Wheel Of Fortune / Please Come Back / Curtain Of Tears / I’m Hurtin’ / Ridin’ With The Blues / Big Family Trouble / Be My Life’s Companion / I’m Sorry To Say I’m Sorry / Let Me Know / I Can’t Last Long / I’ve Got To Win Your Love Again / I Need Your Love / Lookin’ At The Moon And Wishing On A Star / Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Baby I’m Countin’ / It’s Your Life / Worried Mind / Hi Diddle Diddle (My My) / Tattooed Lady / Today I’m Movin’ Out / Baby I’m Lost Without You |
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| 2008 | CD BACM CD D 228 (UK) |
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Skeets McDonald - vol. 2 - You Gotta Be My Baby - Don't Push Me Too Far / But I Do / Fallen Angel / Fingertips / Blues Is Bad News / You Ought To See Grandma Rock / Heart Breakin' Mama / I Am Music / I Can't Stand It Any Longer / I Love You Mama Mia / It'll Take Me A long Long Time / Got A New Field To Plow / You Gotta Be My Baby / Keep Her Off Your Mind / Look Who's Cryin' Now / You Better Not Go / Love Wind / Number One In Your Heart / You Turned Me Down / Remember You're Mine / Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just The Same / Somebody / Your Sweet Love Is Gone / Strollin' / Tell Me Why / Welcome Home |
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| 10/2008 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 16986 (GER) |
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Heart Breakin' Mama - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight / The Southland Boogie / The Tattooed Lady / Scoot, Git And Be Gone / Fuss And Fight / Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Hi Diddle Dee (My Way) / Let Me Know / Baby, I'm Countin' / Remember You're Mine / Look Who's Cryin' Now / Your Love Is Like A Faucet / Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just The Same / You Talk About Me, I'll Talk About You / I Got A New Field To Plow / It'll Take Me A Long, Long Time / Don't Push Me Too Far / You Oughta See Grandma Rock / You Gotta Be My Baby / You Better Not Go / Heart-Breakin' Mama / Keep Her Off Your Mind / Fingertips / Fort Worth Jail / Gone And Left Me Blues / You're There / Tomorrow Never Comes / What A Lonesome Life It's Been / Baby Wait / What Am I Doing Here / Cheek To Cheek With The Blues / Everglades / Same Old Town / Lost Highway |
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| 03/2014 | 4 CD REAL GONE RGMCD100 (US) |
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