Gotta Travel On - The Singles Collection & More 1958-1962

Singer, guitarist, session picker and (eventually) guitar designer and manufacturer Billy Grammer enjoyed an extraordinary career, which included a lifetime's, 50+ years' membership of The Grand Ole Opry. He is perhaps chiefly remembered by collectors for his million-selling worldwide hit 'Gotta Travel On', the first release on Fred Foster's Monument label in 1958. This compilation is based on his singles releases between 1958-62, complemented by EP and LP tracks, presenting the very best of Billy's output during this period. Includes further US hits like 'Bonaparte's Retreat', 'The Kissing Tree', 'Willy, Quit Your Playing', 'Rainbow Round My Shoulder', 'Have A Drink On Me' and of course 'I Wanna Go Home', the template for Bobby Bare and Tom Jones' later million-seller, 'Detroit City'. This is the first time this body of work has been thus compiled, and much of this material is difficult to find elsewhere on CD.

Tracks: Gotta Travel On / Chasing A Dream / Bonaparte's Retreat / The Kissing Tree / Willy, Quit Your Playing / It Takes You / A Thousand Miles Ago / How's The World Treating You / One Thousand Concrete Blocks / Barrel House Bessie / Loveland / On The Job Too Long / War Paint / Little Joe's Guitar / Princess Of Persia / Unknown Soldier / Big, Big Dream / River Of Regret / Rainbow Round My Shoulder / Columbus Stockade Blues / Have A Drink On Me / Finger / Save Your Tears / I'd Like To Know Why / Wabash Cannonball / Take Me Back South / He Ain't My Buddy No More / Blue Roller Rink / I Wanna Go Home (Detroit City) / The Bottom Of The Glass