Adams, Billy
Full name Willie Murray Adams. Born 1940 in Redbush, Kentucky.
References:
Feature article and discography in issue 90 (2001) of American Music Magazine.
Article in issue 235 (2002) of Now Dig This.
Feature article and discography in issue 91 (2004) of Rockin' Fifties.
Original Releases
Discography is intended to be complete through 1964
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Date & Source
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Label & Number
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Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
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As By
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Matrix Numbers
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1957/Nov.
mx series
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Quincy 932
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   Rock, Pretty Mama {k,p,r,u,v,w, A}
 Don't Cramp My Style
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2
3
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CP-1332
CP-1331
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1958/Jan. 27
Bb pop rev.
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Dot 45-15689
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You Heard Me Knocking {b,f,g,j,l,n,o,t,w, C}
True Love Will Come Your Way {b,g,j,w}
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1
1
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MW-10450
MW-10447
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1958/Dec. 8
Bb pop rev.
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Nau-Voo 45-802
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You Gotta Have A Duck Tail {a,g,j,m,s,w,x,z}
Walking Star {g,j,w}
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4
4
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NAU-45-803
NAU-45-802
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1959/Mar. 2
Bb pop rev.
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Nau-Voo 45-805
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That's My Baby {a,c,g,j,w,z, B}
Return Of The All American Boy {a,c,g,h,j,w}
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4
4
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NAU-45-809
NAU-45-808
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1959/Aug. 10
Bb pop rev.
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Nau-Voo 808
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The Fun House {j,w}
Blue-Eyed Ella {j,w}
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NAU-45-815
NAU-45-814
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1961/Jan.
(Bb est.)
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Fern 807
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Tender Years {w}
Darling Take My Hand {w}
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5
5
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CP-4634
CP-4633
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1961/Feb. 27
Bb pop rev.
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Fern 808
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Tattle Tale {w}
Born To Be A Loser {w}
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6
6
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CP-4915
CP-4916
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1961/May
(Bb est.)
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Fern 812
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Rip Van Winkle {g,w}
Sleep Baby Sleep {g,w,y}
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7
7
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CP-5316
CP-5315
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1961/June
(Bb est.)
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Fern 813
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 Comic Strip
Call Me
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8
8
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1964
RCA mx code
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Spider N-14/5
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Holding Hands {w}
You Satisfy {w}
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9
9
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N-14 RK4M-3949
N-15 RK4M-3948
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1964
RCA mx code
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Spider N-16/7
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Silly Feeling {w}
 Are You Mad At Me? {w}
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9
9
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N-17
N-16 R4KM-6608
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1965
RCA mx code
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Jo-Mar 7-102
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Marie
Blue And Grey
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1
1
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S4KM-1917
S4KM-1918
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Additional Tracks on Comps
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1957
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[unissued]
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Rock, Pretty Mama [alt. vers.] {d,e,g,i,j,q,w}
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1959
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[unissued]
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Keep The Flag Waving {w}
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1964
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[unissued]
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Bird Dog {w}
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References in "As By" Column:
- as by Billy Adams
- as by Billy Adams With The Rock & Roll Boys
- by Luke Gordon With The Rock & Roll Boys
- as by Billy Adams And The Rock-A-Teers
- as by Billy Adams With The Rock-A-Teers
- as by Billy Adams With Georgia And The Teens
- as by Billy Adams Acc. Georgia And The Teens With The Par-A-Mounts
- as by Billy Adams With The Paramounts
- as by The Break Out's
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
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1977
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a.
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Hamilton H 5877 (lp)
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Ohio Rockabilly
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1979
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b.
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Lonely 2218 (lp)
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Bop Boy
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1980
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c.
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Eagle 312 (lp)
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At The Rockhouse, Vol. 2
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1987
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d.
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MCA (U.S.) MCA- 25088 (lp)
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Rockabilly Classics
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e.
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MCA (U.S.) MCAD 5935 (cd)
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20 Rockabilly Classics
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1991
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f.
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Flame 014 (lp)
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Desperate Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 14
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1992
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g.
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Domino 1012 (lp)
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Rock Pretty Mama / Billy Adams
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h.
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Live Gold Productions LG 120012 (cd)
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Elvis Mania 2
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1993
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i.
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Club 011 (lp)
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Grab This And Dance, Vol. 11
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j.
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Collector CLCD 4411 (cd)
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Nau Voo Rock And Roll
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k.
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Legend 1003 (lp)
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Grand Daddy's Rockin', Vol. 2
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1994
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l.
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Lenox 1015 (cd)
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I'm Gonna Rock
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m.
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Lonirae Music 1001 (lp)
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Out For Kicks
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1996
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n.
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Ace CDCH 592 (cd)
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Dot Rock 'N' Roll
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1997
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o.
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Bear Family BCD 15711 (cd)
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That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 5
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p.
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Spin EMG- 1000 (cd)
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$15,000 Worth Of Rockabilly
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1998
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q.
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Bop-A-Rama Bop- 002 (lp)
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Big Noise From The Planet Bop, Vol. 2
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r.
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Lost Gold LGR 5798 (cd)
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Original Historic Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 1
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s.
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Pompadour DA 001 (10-in. lp)
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Kings Of The Ducktail Cats: Barbershop Rockabilly
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1999
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t.
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Bear Family BCD 16272 (cd)
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Porter Records
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2000
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u.
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EFA 88962-2 (cd)
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Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 1
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v.
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Yeaah! 12 (cd)
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Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 1
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2002
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w.
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Castle Music CMRCD 581 (cd)
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Rockin' Thru The Years, 1955-2002 / Billy Adams
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2004
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x.
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Now Dig This CMFCD 1042 (cd)
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Well, Now Dig This
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2005
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y.
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Dee Jay Jamboree DJ-CD 55114 (cd)
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Teen Scene!, Vol. 2
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2006
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z.
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Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55181 (cd)
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Gang War
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2008
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A.
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B-Sharp 6/19 (lp)
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Nasty Rockabilly, Vol. 14
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2009
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B.
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Emusic/Rock-A-Billy 11454909 (mp3)
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Rockabilly Rampage!
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Year Unknown
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C.
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Folkline 274- 27 (cd)
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Hardcore Rockabilly
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Acknowledgments:
CMF Library,
Bill Davis,
Clif Doyal,
Udo Frank,
Bernd Kratochwil,
Tom Lincoln,
Michel Proost,
Wayne Russell,
Tony Wilkinson,
Stefan Wriedt
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Compilation & presentation © 2009, Terry E. Gordon
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