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Billy Grammer

Billy Wayne Grammer (August 28, 1925 – August 10, 2011) was an American country music singer and accomplished guitar player. He recorded the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959. Grammer would become a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry, eventually designing, and marketing his namesake guitar after co-founding a guitar company, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 28, 1925 (Benton), Died August 10, 2011 (Benton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1961 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 51-70 of 70 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 12844 2/19/1964 I saw your face on the moon Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12845 2/19/1964 Gonna lay down my old guitar Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12846 2/19/1964 Wabash Cannonball Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12847 2/19/1964 I'm moving on Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13266 2/6/1965 I'm letting you go Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 13267 2/6/1965 A little bit of happiness Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 13268 2/6/1965 Souvenirs of sorrow Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 13269 2/6/1965 Brown's ferry blues Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 13379 3/19/1965 I fall to pieces Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13380 3/19/1965 A wound time can't erase Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13381 3/19/1965 Wednesday night waltz Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13382 3/19/1965 Guitar polka Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13383 3/19/1965 King of the road Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13384 3/19/1965 Send me the pillow you dream on Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13385 3/22/1965 Faded love Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13386 3/22/1965 The three caballeros Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13387 3/22/1965 Country guitar blues Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13388 3/22/1965 Kentucky waltz Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13389 3/22/1965 Little Joe's guitar Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 13390 3/22/1965 Born to lose Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 51-70 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grammer, Billy," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203941.

Grammer, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203941.

"Grammer, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203941

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