Memories Of Wiley Barkdull CD

Wiley Barkdull
Memories Of Wiley Barkdull CD

This release is an excursion into the Hickory label’s archives and collates Wiley Barkdull's output for that label, much of which was published by the label's owner, Acuff Rose Music and resulted from a deal with writer/producer JD Miller.
It also offers a glimpse into Barkdull's earliest work for Miller’s Feature Records label and the Houston based Allstar Records label.
The tracks demonstrate how Country Music in the 1950s was a mixture of, Cajun, western swing and Rockabilly.
Apart from songs written by JD Miller who discovered and nurtured Barkdull, other songwriters featured include Rusty and Doug Kershaw, Felice & Boudleaux Bryant, Melvin Endsley, Fred Rose and June and Helen Carter.
Three bonus tracks are included on which Barkdull appears on Rusty & Doug Kershaw recordings.
The CD comes with comprehensive notes about Barkdull and his mentor JD Miller as well as the original label scans and contemporary press ads and reviews.