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Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Betty Everett & Jerry Butler...Delicious Together.

A Great Sounding Duo.

        4. Since I Don't Have You

Marty Robbins...Bound For Old Mexico.

A Couple Of Country & Westerns From NZ now !..But this one has a twist !! a visit to Old Mexico !

1. Camelia
2. La Paloma
3. Is There Anything Else I Can Say
4. You Belong To My Heart
5. San Angelo

1. Girl From Spanish Town
2. Maria Elena 
3. Bound For Old Mexico
4. Adios Mariquita Linda
5. La Borrachita
6. Amor


        11. Amor

Leroy Van Dyke...Walk On By.

Leroy Frank Van Dyke (born October 4, 1929) is an American country music and honky-tonk singer and guitarist, best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk on By" (1961).In his 50 year-plus career, Van Dyke has recorded more than 500 songs, dozens of them making the charts. His record of "Walk on By" was named by Billboard magazine in 1994 as the biggest country single of all time.
In the UK Singles Chart Van Dyke had two hits: "Walk on By" reached number five in February 1962, and "Big Man in a Big House" made number 34 in May that year.

        10. Heartaches By The Number

Leon Russell...Leon Russell.

What a surprise for me is this one !!.....I had heard of Leon Russell but have not till now realised how many well known songs he has written...so Thanks JohnF for this late introduction to Leon !......There is loads of Info On Wikipedia about Leon....far to much to include on here....So if interested have a look here...

                   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Russell#Accolades

Leon Russell (solo album)
Russell released his 1970 solo album, Leon Russell on his Shelter Records label during the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour. The album, recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles featured a number of guest vocalists and musicians, including Marc Benno, Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton, Merry Clayton, Joe Cocker, Greg Dempsey, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Chris Stainton, and Ringo Starr. The album included two Russell compositions that have become best-selling standards, "A Song for You" and "Delta Lady".

          2. Dixie Lullaby

Jeannine C Riley...Harper Valley P.T.A.

The track that shot Jeanie C Riley to fame...Plus the L/P that shot  Harper Valley P.T.A
down In Flames !!!.....and as a concept L/P (Album) is a great one !!

A concept album is a music album on which the songs are unified by a central theme, idea, or narrative, rather than being independent tracks.

1. Harper Valley P.T.A
2. Widow Jones
3. No Brass Band
4. Mr Harper
5.Run Jeannie Run
6. Shed Me No Tears

1. The Cotton Patch
2. Sippin' ShirleyThompson
3. The Little Town a Square
4. The Ballad Of Louise
5. Satan Place 
          4. Mr Harper