Billy Walker - Whirlpool - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight

Description: Whirlpool - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight - Billy Walker (CD) Walker, Billy 1-CD Digipak (4-page) with 28-page booklet, 30 tracks. Total playing time approx. 69 minutes.•Billy Walker's career spanned a period of almost sixty years!•Already as a teenager he became a member of the legendary Big D Jamboree in Dallas.•In 1949 the Texan signed his first record deal with Capitol Records, two years later he landed a contract with Columbia.•From 1952 he belonged to the Louisiana Hayride and scored his first hit in 1954 with Thank You For Calling. •Bear Family's CD album in the popular 'Gonna Shake This Shack' series proves that Walker was much more than just the ballad singer on the Grand Ole Opry.•We present the first fourteen years of his career, from 1949 to 1962.•Stylistically, the spectrum ranges from Texas honky-tonk, fast shuffles and Tex-Mex-style songs to rockabilly and up-beat pop.•The CD is rounded off by his early Nashville recordings, including his only number one hit, Charlie's Shoes from 1962.•Liner notes by Dave Samuelson in the extensively illustrated booklet.In a career stretching nearly sixty years, Billy Walker (1929-2006) charmed audiences with his lively stage presence and lilting Texas tenor. Often overlooked and underrated since his tragic death, this new entry in Bear Family’s ‘Gonna Shake This Shack’ series reveals that Walker was far more than a Grand Ole Opry balladeer. Spanning Walker’s first fourteen years on record, this set includes Texas honky-tonk, up-tempo shuffles, Tex-Mex novelties, rockabilly and upbeat pop. His early Nashville Sound hits are here, too, including his only country chart-topping Charlie’s Shoes. Dear customer, Based on our longtime experience, consignments to the U.S.A., Canada, Africa, Australia, and South America may take up to three weeks, depending on the target country's custom clearance policy, and local deliverers. Please, note that due to these reasons beyond our control, all delivery times given are approximate and not binding. Postage rates listed are for bulk mail. Such consignments are rather cheap but can not be tracked! Should you live in the U.S.A. or Canada, you may require secure shipping with tracking options. Please, note that extra costs will apply. You must request for this extra service, prior to sending any funds. You will receive an order confirmation with the correct, total postage rate within 24 hours. Without any exceptions, all shipments to final destinations in South & Latin America, Asia and Japan, Russia and Africa will be proceeded by Registered Mail, only! Thank you very much for your attention and cooperation, your Bear Family Records team. Eingestellt mit:

Price: 25.93 CAD

Location: Holste-Oldendorf

End Time: 2025-01-22T14:18:18.000Z

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