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"Lonesome Town" is a song written by Baker Knight. A version sung by Ricky Nelson became a hit single in the United States, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the R&B chart in 1958. [2] The song was featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again. [3] Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet The Jordanaires.
Harold Ralph Morrison was born on January 30, 1931, in High Lonesome, a rural town in Christian County, Missouri, forty miles southeast of Springfield. His father was a farm laborer and his mother was a housewife. Morrison began playing banjo and guitar at an early age. [citation needed]
Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) [1] was an American songwriter and musician.His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time".
"Lonesome Town" / "I Got a Feeling" (1958) "Poor Little Fool" is a song written by Sharon Sheeley [4] and first recorded by Ricky Nelson in 1958. Background.
Pete Anderson (born July 23, 1948) is an American guitarist, music producer, arranger and songwriter. [1]Anderson is most known for his guitar work with, and critically acclaimed production of, country music star Dwight Yoakam from 1984 through 2002, a partnership that resulted in numerous platinum records, sold-out tours, and some music in the Bakersfield and hillbilly traditions.
Foghat in 1975, clockwise from top left: "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, Tony Stevens, Roger Earl and Rod Price. Foghat are an English blues rock band from London.Formed in January 1971, the group originally included lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, bassist and backing vocalist Tony Stevens, drummer Roger Earl (all recently departed from Savoy Brown) and lead guitarist ...
The Shelor Family has a long banjo tradition. Charlie Poole taught Shelor’s grandfather the banjo, and Shelor’s grandfather in turn taught Shelor. [3] When Shelor was four years old, growing up in southwestern Virginia, his grandfather fashioned a banjo for him from an old pressure cooker lid.
Johnny A. was born in Malden, Massachusetts, of Greek heritage. Growing up in the Boston area, he became interested in music, starting with drums at the age six. Upon being exposed to The Beatles in 1964 at the age of 11, Johnny's parents bought him a $49 Lafayette Electronics guitar.