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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on September 2, 2012 at 10:13pm

Billy Walker was a country singer and guitarist. He is a longtime Grand Ole Opry member.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Paul Robinson on April 30, 2017 at 3:11am

Wow!  Well impressed. Jimmy Lee partnered Country Johnny Mathis calling themselves "Jimmy and Johnny" in the 50s recording for the Labels Feature, Chess, De, D and Vin. They released the classic and sort after 'Love Me' 'Sweet love on my mind's and 'I can't find the doorknob'. 'Love Me' was recorded in 1955 and rocked as much as anything Elvis did at that time perhaps even more.

Billy Walker best recording was in my opinion 'Leaving on my mind on the Columbia label'. A Johnny Horton type recording with Guitar legend Grady Martin on guitar. He was there at Hank Williams last show and Elvis Presley's first big public appearance in Memphis.

Freddie Frank recorded a one off Capitol single but his main claim to fame is that he demo-ed some songs for Jack Rhodes who was Gene Vincent's manager at the time. These included 'Red blue jeans and a pony tail' and 'Trying to be my baby's a copy of Carl Perkins classic.

You can hear all these tracks on YouTube and there is a colour performance of 'Jimmy and Johnny's on there.

Glad to be of help

Andy

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