BILL CLIFTON

Bill Clifton wurde am 5. April 1931 als William August Marburg in Riderwood, Maryland, geboren. Während seines Hochschulstudiums gründete er mit Johnny Clark, Paul Clayton und Dave Sadler die Bluegrass-Gruppe Dixie Mountain Boys. Den Namen Bill Clifton nahm er nur an weil die Eltern seine musikalischen Aktivitäten ablehnten. 1961 organisierte er den „Bluegrass Day von Luray“, das erste Bluegrass-Festival überhaupt. 1963 zog er mit seiner Familie nach Großbritannien, von wo er zahlreiche Tourneen auf das europäische Festland unternahm.
Hier seine Singles bis 1963:
BLUE RIDGE (78er)
?? 54....403....BILL CLIFTON AND HIS DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Vocal Duet Bill Clifton & Johnny Clark..Flower Blooming In The Wildwood (125-A)/BILL CLIFTON AND HIS DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Vocal By Bill Clifton..Burglar Man (125B)
?? 55....409....BILL CLIFTON And His DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Vocal Trio Bill Clifton, Johnny Clark, George Shuffler..All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (1890)/BILL CLIFTON And His DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Instrumental..Wake Up Susan (1491)
BLUE RIDGE
07 55….403….BILL CLIFTON AND HIS DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Vocal Duet Bill Clifton & Johnny Clark..Flower Blooming In The Wildwood (45-12A)/BILL CLIFTON AND HIS DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Vocal By Bill Clifton..Burglar Man (45-12B)
STARDAY
04 57....45-290....BILL CLIFTON DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS..Flowers From The Hillside (2549)/Take Back The Heart (2550) (dann 447)
MERCURY *STARDAY*
05 57....71130X45....BILL CLIFTON And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Little White Washed Chimney (YW14965)/Pal Of Yesterday (YW14966)
MERCURY
09 57....71200X45....BILL CLIFTON And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Lonely Heart Blues (YW14967)/Mary Dear (YW14968)
04 58....71292X45....BILL CLIFTON And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Are You Alone (YW16319)/Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (YW14992)
BLUE RIDGE
?? 58....500....BILL CLIFTON AND THE DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Vocal by Bill Clifton..All The Good Times (456-5801)/BILL CLIFTON AND THE DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS Instrumental Fiddle Solo Bill Whiltshire..Wake Up Susan ((456-5802)
KAPP
11 58....K-251X....BILL CLIFTON And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Spring Hill Disaster (JO9W-2188)/The Girl I Left Behind (In Sunny Tennessee) (JO9W-2189)
STARDAY
12 58....45-417....BILL CLIFTON..At Mother's Grave/You Go To Your Church vermutlich Fehleintrag; siehe 45-444
04 59....45-431....BILL CLIFTON (Vocal)and the Dixie Mountain Boys..Corey (2894)/I'll Wander Back Someday (2889)
07 59....45-444....BILL CLIFTON (Vocal) And The Dixie Mountain Boys..When You Kneel (At Mother's Grave) (2893)/You Go To Your Church (I'll Go To Mine) (2890)
09 59....45-447....BILL CLIFTON (VOCAL) And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Gathering Flowers (From The Hillside) (2549)/Take Back The Heart (2550) (290)
12 59....45 -474....BILL CLIFTON (VOCAL) And The Dixie Mountain Boys..When Autumn Leaves Begin To Fall (3099)/Walking In My Sleep (3100)
05 60....45 - 498....BILL CLIFTON (Vocal) And The Dixie Mountain Boys..You Don't Think About Me (When I'm Gone) (3245)/Mail Carrier's Warning (3246)
12 60....45–529 A....BILL CLIFTON Vocal And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Railroading On The Great Divide (4555)/ B....Bed On The Floor (4556)
05 61....45–548 A....BILL CLIFTON (Vocal) and the Dixie Mountain Boys..I'm Rollin' On (4764)/ B….I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (4746 RE)
10 61....45–561 A....BILL CLIFTON (Vocal) And The Dixie Mountain Boys..Bring Back My Blue Eyed Boy To Me (4744 RE)/ B....Cannonball Blues (4748 RE)
02 62....580 A....BILL CLIFTON (Vocal) And His Dixie Mountain Boys with 5 String Banjo..March Winds (4731 Re)/Give Me Your Love (4729)
11 62....608 A....BILL CLIFTON AND THE DIXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS (VOCAL)..There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (5810)/ B....Sinking Of The "Maine" (5817)

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Gerd

1975 trat Bill Clifton 2x im Musikladen auf, ein Titel am 11.6.75 und 5 Titel auf der IFA am 30.8.75
einer davon mit Alexis Korner (und Steve Marriott von den Small Faces sang auch kräftig mit)

Gruss Billy

auch hier zu sehen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CNG0grbmrA

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BILL CLIFTON - WALKING IN MY SLEEP

COLLAGE VON ROCKINPETE

HARDI