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John D. Loudermilk: Sittin' In The Balcony

1-CD with 24-page booklet, 23 tracks. Playing time approx. 54 mns.

The beginning of John D. Loudermilk's career is here in 23 sides that include his early Colonial singles from 1956, and all of his Columbia sides from 1957 to 1959. His talent for creating unusual songs is evident even this early. Titles include Sittin' In The Balcony, 1000 Concrete Blocks, Asiatic Flu, This Cold War With You, The Angel Of Flight 509 as well as an incredible version of The Happy Wanderer and the original version of Tobacco Road.

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Loudermilk, John D. - Sittin' In The Balcony CD 1
01Sittin' In The BalconyJohn D. Loudermilk
02A-Plus In LoveJohn D. Loudermilk
03It's Gotta Be YouJohn D. Loudermilk
04Teenage QueenJohn D. Loudermilk
051000 Concrete BlocksJohn D. Loudermilk
06In My Simple WayJohn D. Loudermilk
07That's All I've GotJohn D. Loudermilk
08Asiatic FluJohn D. Loudermilk
09Somebody SweetJohn D. Loudermilk
10They Were RightJohn D. Loudermilk
11YearbookJohn D. Loudermilk
12Susie's HouseJohn D. Loudermilk
13Yo YoJohn D. Loudermilk
14Lover's LaneJohn D. Loudermilk
15Goin' Away To SchoolJohn D. Loudermilk
16This Cold War With YouJohn D. Loudermilk
17Please Don't Play No.9John D. Loudermilk
18The Angel Of Flight 509John D. Loudermilk
19Midnight BusJohn D. Loudermilk
20The Red-Headed StrangerJohn D. Loudermilk
21Tobacco RoadJohn D. Loudermilk
22The Happy WandererJohn D. Loudermilk
23March Of The Minute MenJohn D. Loudermilk
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"John D. Loudermilk"

John D. Loudermilk

Tobacco Road 

John D. Loudermilk, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member whose hits included 'Abilene,' 'Waterloo,' 'Indian Reservation,' 'Tobacco Road' and 'Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,' died on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at his home in Christiana, Tennessee. He was 82.

Loudermilk was born March 31, 1934 in Durham, North Carolina growing up in a family who were both members of the Salvation Army. He began his musical career singing in church. At age 12, he won a talent contest in Charlotte, North Carolina, of which Tex Ritter was the host. A year later, he had his own radio show on WTIK in Durham, North Carolina.

He first realized his talent for songwriting in 1955 when a poem he had written, 'A Rose And A Baby Ruth,' found its way to singer George Hamilton IV. Hamilton turned it into a Top 10 pop hit in 1956 and would go on to record such Loudermilk-penned classics as 'Abilene' and 'Break My Mind.'

Loudermilk also had some success as a recording artist in his own right. He recorded under the pseudonym 'Johnny Dee' for the Colonial label soon followed by a minor Pop hit in 1956 with his song, 'Sittin’ In The Balcony' that also became a top Pop smash for Eddie Cochran in 1957. He also had five singles on the Country charts, the highest one being the Top 20 'That Ain’t All.'

John D. was a cousin of the Louvin Brothers, Ira & Charlie Louvin, whose original family name was also Loudermilk.

He had signed to Columbia, Nashville, in 1958 and recorded five singles unsuccessfully before his song 'Waterloo' became a hit on Columbia for Stonewall Jackson. Jackson had his first No.1 hit with Loudermilk’s 'Waterloo,' co-written with Marijohn Wilkin. Loudermilk moved to RCA Victor in 1961 which became another huge step in his musical career.

Moving in-between Country, Folk and Pop, Loudermilk achieved success in particular with 'Tobacco Road,' which was recorded by artists as diverse as The Nashville Teens, The Guess Who, Lou Rawls, Jefferson Airplane and David Lee Roth, and 'Break My Mind,' covered by Anne Murray, Sammy Davis Jr., Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, Gram Parsons and Jerry Lee Lewis, among several others.

His song 'Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye' was a No. 1 Country smash for Eddy Arnold and also a Top 10 Pop hit for The Casinos. Ernie Ashworth had the biggest hit of his career with Loudermilk’s 'Talk Back Trembling Lips.' Other notable songs by Loudermilk include 'Sad Movies Make Me Cry,' 'Bad News,' 'Ebony Eyes' and 'I Wanna Live.' 

The original Loudermilk composition 'The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian' became 'Indian Reservation' and a huge Pop hit for Paul Revere & the Raiders and Don Fardon 1970-1971. The song was covered by several artists, incl. the UK Punk band 999. Tim McGraw used a full chorus line of 'Indian Reservation' at the end of his Country hit 'Indian Outlaw' in 1994.

Loudermilk left RCA Records in 1971 to sign with Warner Brothers and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976. 

He died on September 21, 2016 from bone cancer in Christiana, Tennessee.

 

 

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Tracklist
Loudermilk, John D. - Sittin' In The Balcony CD 1
01 Sittin' In The Balcony
02 A-Plus In Love
03 It's Gotta Be You
04 Teenage Queen
05 1000 Concrete Blocks
06 In My Simple Way
07 That's All I've Got
08 Asiatic Flu
09 Somebody Sweet
10 They Were Right
11 Yearbook
12 Susie's House
13 Yo Yo
14 Lover's Lane
15 Goin' Away To School
16 This Cold War With You
17 Please Don't Play No.9
18 The Angel Of Flight 509
19 Midnight Bus
20 The Red-Headed Stranger
21 Tobacco Road
22 The Happy Wanderer
23 March Of The Minute Men