Guitarist Billy Strange 1930-2012
12/01/12 9:00PM By Joel Najman
On February 22, 2012 guitarist Billy Strange passed away at age 81. Best remembered as a key member of the elite cadre of Los Angeles studio musicians of the 1960's known as the "Wrecking Crew", Billy Strange also distinguished himself as a singer, songwriter, arranger, and movie actor. This week Joel Najman's My Place program celebrates the life in music of Billy Strange.
Playlist
8:03pm
The James Bond Theme
| Artist Name | Billy Strange |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | GNP Crescendo 320 |
8:06pm
Help Me, Rhonda
| Artist Name | The Beach Boys |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 5395 |
8:09pm
Hell Train
| Artist Name | Billy Strange |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 2112 |
8:12pm
He'll Have To Stay
| Artist Name | Jeanne Black |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 4368 |
8:15pm
Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah
| Artist Name | Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Philles 107 |
8:18pm
Limbo Rock
| Artist Name | The Champs |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Challenge 9131 |
| Note | excerpt |
8:21pm
Limbo Rock
| Artist Name | Chubby Checker |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Parkway 849 |
8:24pm
Surfin' U.S.A.
| Artist Name | The Beach Boys |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 4932 |
8:27pm
Sloop John B
| Artist Name | The Beach Boys |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 5602 |
8:30pm
Seventh Son
| Artist Name | Billy Strange And The Challengers |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | Hollywood-A-Go-Go |
| Record co./Cat # | none, courtesy of Challenger Productions |
8:33pm
Ramblin' Rose
| Artist Name | Nat "King" Cole |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 4804 |
8:36pm
Viva Las Vegas
| Artist Name | Elvis Presley |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Victor 47-8360 |
8:39pm
A Little Less Conversation (remix)
| Artist Name | Elvis vs JXL |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60555 |
8:42pm
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
| Artist Name | Nancy Sinatra |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Reprise 0432 |
8:45pm
| Artist Name | Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Reprise 0561 |
8:50pm
The World We Knew (Over And Over)
| Artist Name | Frank Sinatra |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Reprise 0610 |
8:55pm
Memories
| Artist Name | Elvis Presley |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Victor 47-9731 |