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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Billy Boyd: Twangy Guitars


There's no such person as Billy Boyd. Okay. There is, of course. But the guy that played a Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings movies didn't record this record in 1960.


This Billy Boyd was actually Jerry Cole.

Cole played with The Champs. He also worked with just about every important musician in America between 1959 and 1991. Find his story (along with a list of albums he released under different names) here: Jerry Cole @ The Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Billy Boyd: Twangy Guitars
  1. Shuffle Boogie
  2. Night Rock
  3. When the Lights are Low
  4. Jivin' at The Savoy
  5. Stompin' at the Crossroads
  6. Diggin' the Blues
  7. Mambo Boogie
  8. South Hampton
  9. Bolero Boogie
  10. Duck Walk
  11. Oop Shank
  12. Drifting

10 comments:

Swank Daddy said...

Glad to see you're alive and well. Thanks for the twang!

Anonymous said...

This one is definitly a keeper. I played it at work today and it was solid. Some of my young workmates don't get it but what can you do.
Thank you, and if you've got more of the same ilk, bring it on.
ralph11

Anonymous said...

This is GREAT!!!!!!! Thank youfor the wonderful music.
John from Tucson

Traitor Vic said...

Glad everyone is diggin' this one! I think it ROCKS, myself.

Kids today... Who knows what they're thinkin'.

Steve C. said...

There was a character on the US 1960 TV show [one of the firsgt really commercial animated series, but still funny] "Linus the Lionhearted", with the voics of funnymen and pals Sheldon Leonard & Carl Reiner, named Billy Bird, named in Linus;s/Leonard's famed Brooklynese as Billy Boyd [the show was a plug for General Foods/Post cereals.]

Music for Songwriters said...

Thanks for sharing this dude! great stuff!...keep it up!

Traitor Vic said...

Wow!

Thanks for the reminder, Steve!

I remember "Linus the Lionhearted" quite well (and ate, I'm sure, more than my fair share of Crispy Critters for a while there) but had forgotten all about Billy "Boyd" Bird.

Aahhh... The Good Ol' Days.

h-bomba said...

Wow!! I have this on a Japanese CD and have been trying to find out who he was for years.Thanks for the info!!

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