Claude King
| Claude King | |
 Claude King 1966 | |
| Född | 5 februari 1923 Keithville, Louisiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Död | 7 mars 2013 (90 år) Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Bakgrund |  USA |
| Genre | Country |
| Roll | Sångare, låtskrivare, musiker |
| Instrument | Gitarr |
| År som aktiv | 1961 - 2013 |
Claude King, född 5 februari 1923 i Keithville, Louisiana, död 7 mars 2013 i Shreveport, Louisiana, var en amerikansk countrysångare och låtskrivare, främst känd för hitlåten "Wolverton Mountain" från 1962.[1]
Biografi
King föddes i Keithville, Louisiana nära staden Shreveport. I unga år intresserade han sig för musik, men främst för friidrott.
Diskografi
Album
| Årtal | Album | Listplacering | Skivmärke | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA, Country | USA | |||
| 1962 | Meet Claude King | — | 80 | Columbia |
| 1965 | Tiger Woman | — | — | |
| 1968 | The Best of Claude King | — | — | |
| 1969 | I Remember Johnny Horton | 24 | — | |
| 1970 | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife | — | — | |
| 1971 | Chip 'N' Dale's Place | 45 | — | |
Singlar
| Årtal | Single | Listplacering | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US, Country | USA | Kanada, Country | |||
| 1961 | "Big River, Big Man" | 7 | 82 | — | Meet Claude King |
| "The Comancheros" | 7 | 71 | — | ||
| 1962 | "Wolverton Mountain"A | 1 | 6 | — | |
| "The Burning of Atlanta" | 10 | 53 | — | bara på singel | |
| 1963 | "I've Got the World by the Tail" | 11 | 111 | — | |
| "Sheepskin Valley" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Building a Bridge" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Hey Lucille!" | 13 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "That's What Makes the World Go Around" | 33 | — | — | |
| "Sam Hill" | 11 | — | 2 | ||
| 1965 | "Whirlpool (Of Your Love)" | 47 | — | — | |
| "Tiger Woman" | 6 | 110 | — | Tiger Woman | |
| 1966 | "Little Buddy" | 17 | — | — | |
| "Catch a Little Raindrop" | 13 | — | — | ||
| "Little Things That Every Girl Should Know" | 50 | — | — | bara på singel | |
| 1967 | "The Watchman" | 32 | — | — | |
| "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" | 50 | — | — | ||
| "Yellow Haired Woman" | 59 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Parchman Farm Blues" | 67 | — | — | |
| "The Power of Your Sweet Love" | 48 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "Sweet Love On My Mind" | 52 | — | — | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife |
| "All for the Love of a Girl" | 9 | — | — | ||
| "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife" | 18 | — | 14 | ||
| 1970 | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | 33 | — | 39 | Chip 'N' Dale's Place |
| "Mary's Vineyard" | 17 | — | 13 | ||
| 1971 | "Chip 'N' Dale's Place" | 23 | — | 7 | |
| "When You're Twenty-One" | 54 | — | — | bara på singel | |
| 1972 | "Darlin' Raise the Shade (Let the Sun Shine In)" | 57 | — | 32 | |
| "He Ain't Country" | 48 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Cotton Dan" | 94 | — | — | |
- A"Wolverton Mountain" toppade på #3 på Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
Referenser
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. ”Biography: Claude King”. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/claude-king-mn0000137928/biography. Läst 3 maj 2010.
- Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia.
Externa länkar
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Trade ad for Claude King's single "Catch A Little Raindrop".
To better adapt it to his respective Wikipedia article, the ad was cropped and cleaned in a graphics editing program. The original can be viewed on the source below.
Trade ad for Claude King's single "Catch A Little Raindrop".
To better adapt it to his respective Wikipedia article, the ad was cropped and cleaned in a graphics editing program. The original can be viewed on the source below.