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
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.
Time:
4:16
Artist:
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.
* - 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".