CCD 225 Smilin' Billy Blinkhorn-Bushland Yodel = F

BACK TO THE OLD CARRIBOO/BUSHLAND YODEL/ MY CURLY HEADED BUCKAROO/LEANIN' ON THE OLD TOP RAIL/HILLTOP YODEL/I'D RATHER KNOW THE TRUTH/SUNNY QUEENSLAND/POOR NED KELLY/BLUE MOUNTAIN BLUES/MY DEAR OLD ARIZONA HOME/CAN'T YOU TAKE IT BACK AND CHANGE IT FOR A BOY?/WEARY COWBOY/ THERE'S A HOLE IN THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET/ COLORADO BLUES/SWEETHEART YODEL/THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97/MOTHER'S LULLABY/THE MAIL MAN'S WARNING.

Billy is a Canadian who immigrated to Australia and had a successful, but short career through the 1940s. All of his 18 songs that have been previously released in 1940 and 1947 with basically guitar, but also 3 with band accompaniment consisting of great fiddle and accordion work in romantic Canadian style. Billy, who passed away in 1977, was not only a great singer. His yodeling was fantastic, too. This CD is of great historical meaning and will please both fans of old Canadian and Australian country music.