Billy Adams
Willie Murray Adams (March 6, 1940 – March 30, 2019) was an American rockabilly musician and a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He recorded the 1950s song "Rock, Pretty Mama", recognized as "a seminal rockabilly classic" by critics. Other songs he recorded in the 1950s include "You Heard Me Knocking", "True Love Will Come Your Way", and "You Gotta Have a Duck Tail". He toured with his family band for decades and, as his rockabilly interest declined, he entered the ministry and wrote Gospel songs. He made a comeback late in his career when a collection of 27 of Adams' songs was released in 2002. Fans re-embraced his rockabilly music 45 years after the original recordings, igniting demand for his appearances at music festivals in U.S. and Britain. Adams died March 30, 2019, at age 79. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 6, 1940 (Redbush), Died March 30, 2019 (Westmoreland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 104699 | 4/1/1958 | Short hair and turtle neck sweater | Billy Adams | vocalist | |||
Decca | 104700 | 4/1/1958 | Baby, I'm bugged | Billy Adams | vocalist | |||
Decca | 104701 | 4/1/1958 | Red, white and black stockin' | Billy Adams | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Billy," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/300336.
Adams, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/300336.
"Adams, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Adams, Billy, 1940- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010001769
Wikidata: Billy Adams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862981
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/106844337
MusicBrainz: Billy Adams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c44c5b6-7d38-4ab7-8525-10f4e046130f
ISNI: 0000 0000 7599 1268 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000075991268
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