Good-bye to Kris Kristofferson, he died Sept 28th, at age 88. Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure
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She was born and raised in Bristol, TN, and a regular act at "Dantes" club in Atlanta, GA in the early-mid 1970's. She recorded this in Georgia. / Song was originally recorded by Gordon Lightfoot, Dec 1964, but FIRST released by Ian & Sylvia (May 1965), and Peter, Paul & Mary (Sept 1965 - minor US hit). Lightfoot's version was first released on his debut album, Jan 1966. // Click on the Link above, left, to view the original album
Real Name: George Jones (not THAT George Jones ....) / * - He also accompanied Texas Alexander on a 1929 session // Click the Link above, left,to view the original 10" shellac record.
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4:16
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Carl Martin [2nd time artist played (by track-blaster) on WMBR!! *]
Reral name: Lawrence Casey - recorded four tracks for Brunswick in 1929. // * - FULL title: 'Rare Country Blues: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 4 (1929 - C. 1953)'
* - FULL title: 'Country Girls 1926-29 (The Complete Recordings In Chronological Order Of Lillian Miller, Hattie Hudson, Gertrude Perkins, Pearl Dickson, Laura Henton & Bobbie Cadillac)' // Click the Link above, left, to view the original 10" shellac record.
Number of copies sold: 6847 / * - Full title of album: ' The Blues In Memphis 1927-1939 (All The Uptown And Downhome Music Of The Gateway To The Delta) ' // Click the Link above, left, to view the original 10" shellac record.
* - Dylan once said that Presley's cover of the song was "the one recording I treasure the most". / Dylan's version wasn't released till Nov 1971, on the 2-LP set 'Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II', a live recording at New York's "Town Hall" - April 12, 1963
* - Oddly, although this had become a Folk standard and was recorded by a number of other artists, starting with Judy Henske in Nov 1963 {also by Carolyn Hester, Richie Havens}, Wheeler did not release his version until over 3 years later, in 1967 // Click on Link above/ left, to read about the background of the recording this album.
'Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs' #148 / * - It was also recorded by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, also Gordon Lightfoot before Joplin's version was released in Jan 1971 - it was Joplin's only solo Top-40 single.
From Nashua, NH - he currently lives on a 103-acre farm in Ashfield, MA with his wife and their two children in a farmhouse built in 1830. / Click on Link above/ left, to view the album.
* - on the 'Rocket To Russia' album; it was also the B-side of the UK single "She's the One". / Listed at #145 on the "Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list // Click on the Link above, left to view the CD
* - Later a #1 Country hit For Johnny Cash, in the summer of 1970 // ** - In 1971, this was reissued under the title "Me and Bobby McGee', following the success of Janis Joplin's recording of "Me and Bobby McGee".
