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| Billy "Crash" Craddock | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1958-1960 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Harmony | |||
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Billy "Crash" Craddock is a greatest hits collection of rockabilly (later country) singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. The album includes songs originally released in the late 1950s and early 1960s on Columbia Records. The album was released in 1973 on the Harmony label. [1]
Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music.
Boom Boom Baby is an album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. The songs were released in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The CD was released in 1992 on Bear Family Records. The only hit song in the United States was "Don't Destroy Me". The song made it to #94 on the pop charts in November 1959. A few of the songs were hits in Australia. The songs "LuLu Lee" and "Ah, Poor Little Baby" were released on Date Records in 1958. The other tracks were released on Columbia Records in 1959-1961.
"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was originally released by the Isley Brothers in 1959 and became a hit for teenage actor Eddie Hodges in 1961. It peaked at #12 at Billboard Hot 100.
The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock is an album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. A collection of late 1960s recordings from Craddock's brief, unsuccessful stint on Chart, this "Best of" collection did not have a single cut on it that had made the Billboard charts during that period. This album was released in 1973 to cash in on Craddock's current success with several top ten hits on ABC Records and the album managed to hit the Hot Country Albums chart on Billboard peaking at #50. Craddock's stint at Chart was so unprolific that just eight songs had been recorded, requiring the full-length album to be fleshed out with two tracks by "guest artist" Gene Hood. The album was produced by Slim Williamson.
I'm Tore Up is the first album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. The album was released under the name Crash Craddock. It was released in 1964 on the King label. It was rereleased two times in 1975 on the Power Pak label and the Birchmount label.
Two Sides of "Crash" is an album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1973 on ABC Records. It was produced by Ron Chancey.
Greatest Hits Volume One is a greatest hits album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1974 on ABC Records. It was produced by Ron Chancey.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1983 on Capitol Records. It was released on CD in 1989.
Crash Craddock is an album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1986 by MCA/Dot Records. It was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and produced by Jimmy Johnson.
Crash's Smashes: The Hits of Billy "Crash" Craddock is a greatest hits album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1996 on the Razor & Tie label. The CD is now out of print.
Back On Track is an album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1989 on Atlantic Records.
Crash's Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the rockabilly singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. The album contains rockabilly songs that were recorded between 1957 and 1961. The songs were originally released on the Colonial, Date and Columbia labels. The album was released on the Colonial label in 1986.
Turning Up and Turning On is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1978 on the Capitol label.
Laughing and Crying, Living and Dying is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1979 on the Capitol label.
Rub It In is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1974 on ABC Records. It was produced by Ron Chancey. The album yielded two singles that went to #1 on the country music charts, "Rub It In" and "Ruby Baby".
Sings His Greatest Hits is a greatest hits collection by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1978 on ABC Records as AB-1078. It was reissued as MCA Records 663 in 1981. The album was re-released again on cassette only in 1995. The album has been called "a good summation of his peak years."
Changes is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released by Capitol Records in 1980.
The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock is a greatest hits collection by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1982 on MCA Records. It consisted of two vinyl records.
Billy "Crash" Craddock is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released on the Capitol label in 1978.
Live -n- Kickin'' is a live album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was recorded in July 2009 at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana. It was released in August 2009.
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