Who was/is Billy Joe Tucker ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
Billy Joe Tucker
When Dorsey Burnette signed a six-month contract with DOT RECORDS in the spring of 1961, it looks as if he finagled a deal for one single by BILLY JOE TUCKER, a buddy who shared the same manager in West Coast producer Sy Certman. Tucker's finger-buckling Boogie Woogie Bill appears to have been sold directly to DOT by Dorsey, whose company, Doral, owned the publishing. Doral also published I Can't Wait, which Tucker recorded for MID WAY in 1961; a version of the same tune was featured on the Fendermen's 'Muleskinner Blues' album.
The vocal on Boogie Woogie Bill sounds as if it was laid down over a backing track, but it's hard to be sure about any of this or the guffawing singer's real credentials. One note of caution: records of Boogie Woogie Bill on MAHA are fabricated bootlegs.
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