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"Four Walls" is a country song written in 1951 [2] by Marvin J. Moore (lyrics) and George H. Campbell, Jr. (music). Moore also wrote the lyrics for the hit song " Green Door ". Jim Reeves version
"The Blizzard" is a song written by Harlan Howard and originally recorded for RCA by Jim Reeves. It was released in early 1961 on the album Tall Tales and Short Tempers and also as a single, [1] peaking at number 4 on the Billboard country chart. [2]
The most famous version was performed by country music singer Jim Reeves, who styled the song in his favoured style of Nashville Sound.Reeves' version was included on his 1962 album A Touch of Velvet and was released as a single in the United States in early 1964, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the spring of that year.
"Billy Bayou" was released as a 1958 single by Jim Reeves, where the recording spent a total of 25 weeks on the country chart and was his fourth release to reach No. 1, where it stayed for five weeks. [2] It also reached number 9 peak position on Italy's FIMI National Charts in 1958. In Canada, the song reached number 4 on the CHUM Charts. [3]
Reeves recorded the song after listening to the original version of it by singer Billy Brown. When Brown's version attracted little attention, Reeves felt free to record his own. It was released to country radio as the B-side of "In a Mansion Stands My Love", which some music executives considered a stronger song.
"Distant Drums" is a song which provided US singer Jim Reeves with his only UK No. 1 hit – albeit posthumously – in the United Kingdom in 1966, some two years after his death in a plane crash on 31 July 1964. [1] The song remained in the UK Singles Chart for 25 weeks. The single also topped the US country chart for four weeks, becoming his ...
Jim Reeves Drive at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, Texas. Reeves was elected posthumously to the Country Music Hall of Fame during 1967, which honored him by saying, "The velvet style of 'Gentleman Jim Reeves' was an international influence. His rich voice brought millions of new fans to country music from every corner of the ...
"Am I Losing You" is a 1957 single written and first recorded by American country music artist Jim Reeves. [1] It spent two weeks at number three on the country singles chart.