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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 26-50 of 70 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 12106 6/8/1962 Trouble The Kalin Twins instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12107 6/8/1962 It's just terrible The Kalin Twins instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12108 6/8/1962 A picture of you The Kalin Twins instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12205 9/12/1962 Detroit City Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12206 9/12/1962 I wanna go home Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12207 9/12/1962 The bottom of the glass Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12528 6/11/1963 I'll leave the porch lights a-burning Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12529 6/11/1963 Lonesome life Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12530 6/11/1963 Love gets better with time Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12535 6/24/1963 (God be with you) Till we meet again Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12536 6/24/1963 I am resolved Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12537 6/24/1963 Mansion over the hilltop Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12538 6/24/1963 A child of the King Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12539 6/24/1963 The ninety and nine Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12540 6/24/1963 A volunteer for Jesus Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12541 6/24/1963 There'll be peace in the valley (for me) Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12542 6/24/1963 When we all get to heaven Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12543 6/24/1963 Onward Christian soldiers Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12544 6/24/1963 Beyond the sunset Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12545 6/24/1963 Where we'll never grow old Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12546 6/24/1963 I saw the light Billy Grammer instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12840 2/18/1964 Brummin' around Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12841 2/18/1964 Don't drop it Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12842 2/18/1964 Gotta travel on Billy Grammer vocalist  
Decca NA 12843 2/18/1964 New river train Billy Grammer vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grammer, Billy," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203941.

Grammer, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203941.

"Grammer, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Billy Grammer

Discogs: Billy Grammer

IMDb: Billy Grammer

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Grammer, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98025060

Wikidata: Billy Grammer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4912633

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/16837183

MusicBrainz: Billy Grammer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bebda155-1e87-4b09-aacb-0de9ff69441a

ISNI: 0000 0000 5546 3134 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055463134

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