Willis, Hal
Real name Leonald Francis Gauthier. Born 1933 in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada. Moved to Nashville in 1958.
References:
Official website
Feature article and sessionography in issue 63 (1997) of Rockin' Fifties.
Original Releases
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Date & Source
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Label & Number
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V
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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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1956/Nov. 10
Bb pop rev.
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Atlantic 45-1114
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   My Pink Cadillac {b,c,f,g,i,j,k,l,m,n,p,q}
Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo {a,c,d,e,h,l,m,n}
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1
1
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A-2025
A-2024
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1958/Mar. or later
(est.)
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Top Hit Tunes TH-15-1-X45
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 At The Hop
Rock And Roll Music
Chances Are
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Wake Up Little Susie
Jailhouse Rock
Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby
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2
3
4
3
5
6
7
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BBB
BBB
BBB
BBB
A
A
A
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Top Hit Tunes TH-16-X45
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I'll Come Running Back To You
The Joker
Peggy Sue
Raunchy
The Story Of My Life
Could This Be Magic
Great Balls Of Fire
Melodie D'Amour
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8
8
1
9
10
8
1
11
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AA
AA
AA
AA
BB
BB
BB
BB
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1958/Mar. or later
(est.)
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Top Hit Tunes TH-16-2
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Why Don't They Understand
Wild Is The Wind
At The Hop {o}
Till
Liechtensteiner Polka
The Story Of My Life
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12
13
2
9
11
10
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B
B
B
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1958/Mar.
(est.)
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Top Hit Tunes TH-17-2-X45
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Why Don't They Understand
Wild Is The Wind
At The Hop
Short Shorts
Tequila
The Walk
Good Golly, Miss Molly
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12
13
2
14
15
3
3
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B
B
B
AA
AA
AA
AA
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1958/Mar. or later
(est.)
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Top Hit Tunes TH-18-2
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You Are My Destiny
Ballad Of A Teen Age Queen
Short Shorts
Witchcraft
Seven Hills Of Rome
Get A Job
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16
14
13
9
8
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1958/Apr. or later
(est.)
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Top Hit Tunes TH-19-2
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Maybe Baby
Stairway Of Love
Are You Sincere
[title unknown]
[title unknown]
[title unknown]
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17
1
18
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B
B
B
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1958/Feb. 17
Bb c&w rev.
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Athens 704
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Crazy Little Mama
Walkin [!!] Dream
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1
1
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YW 16066
YW 16064
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1958/Nov.
(Bb est.)
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Decca 9-30768
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I'm Gonna Hitch My Hotrod To A Star
Only The Tender Young Hearts
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105,738
105,739
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1959/July 27
Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30949
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Poor Little Jimmie
 That's The Way It Goes
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1
1
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107,706
107,707+
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References in "As By" Column:
- as by Hal Willis
- as by Hal Willis And The Woodchuckers
- by Hollis Harbison
- by Keith Textor
- by The Woodchuckers
- by Jimmy Helms
- by Dottie Evans With The Hi-Fi's
- by Curtis Smith
- by Enoch Light And His Orch.
- by Jim Richards
- by The Hi-Fi's
- by Loren Becker And The Hi-Fi's
- by Loren Becker With Enoch Light, His Orch. And Chorus
- by The Zig Zags
- by The Profiles
- by Jerry Duane
- by The Songsters
- by Johnny Roland
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
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1975
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a.
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Collector CLS 2303 (lp)
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Super Rock And Roll, Part C
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1981
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b.
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Cadillac 1958 (lp)
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Boppin' Cadillac
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c.
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Cruisin' 58344 (lp)
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Red Hot Rockabillies
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1993
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d.
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Club 009 (lp)
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Grab This And Dance, Vol. 9
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1996
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e.
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Collector CLCD 4432 (cd)
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Early Canadian Rockers, Vol. 3
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1997
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f.
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Chief CCD 1156513 [2nd] (cd)
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Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 13
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g.
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Lucky CDLR 812 (cd)
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Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 12
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h.
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Vladimir Twist VTR 6910 (lp)
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Like Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 10
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1999
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i.
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Bear Family BCD 16289 (cd)
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Shakin' Up North
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2000
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j.
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Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55093 (cd)
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Rockin' Cadillac
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2006
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k.
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Rhino 73346 (cd)
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Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
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2007
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l.
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Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd)
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Classic Rockabilly
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Year Unknown
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m.
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Bear Family BCD 16721 (cd)
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That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 21 (Atlantic)
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n.
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Bop BOP- 006 (cd)
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Saturday Night On Bop Street, Vol. 6
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o.
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Collector CLCD 4511 (cd)
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Rock & Roll Covers - Hot Steamy Lovers, Vol. 3
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p.
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Folkline 274- 424 (cd)
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Hod-Rod Rockabilly
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q.
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Mustang MUST 1 (cd)
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Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 1: Scratchin' On My Screen
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Acknowledgments:
CMF Library,
Michel Coste,
Marc Coulavin,
Bill Davis,
Udo Frank,
Peter Grendysa,
Don Stilton
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Compilation & presentation © 2009, Terry E. Gordon
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