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"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 ...
On the 15th anniversary of Reeves death, Mary told a country music magazine interviewer, "Jim Reeves my husband is gone; Jim Reeves the artist lives on." [25] During 1966, Reeves' record "Distant Drums" hit number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for five weeks. The song stayed in the UK chart for 25 weeks, and took number one on ...
Distant Drums: 1966 1 21 — 2 2 Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves: ... b/w "Give Me One More Kiss" (from Jim Reeves Sings) — — — The International Jim Reeves
In September of this year, two years after he was killed in a plane crash, Jim Reeves posthumously achieved his only UK number-one single with "Distant Drums", which spent five weeks at the top spot. 1966 proved to be a very successful year for The Beach Boys, who achieved four consecutive UK top 10 entries, all making the top three.
The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II (1965) Distant Drums (1966) The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II is a compilation album by Jim Reeves, released in 1965 on RCA Victor. [2]
The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III (1969) Jim Reeves Writes You a Record (1971) ... "Distant Drums" Cindy Walker: 2:46: 2. "I'm Gonna Change Everything" Alex Zanetis:
Distant Drums (1966) Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves (1966) Blue Side of Lonesome ... Jim Reeves is a studio album by Jim Reeves, released posthumously in 1966 on RCA ...
Reeves recorded many of Walker's compositions; she often wrote specifically for him and offered him the right of first refusal of her tracks. "Distant Drums" was originally recorded by Reeves as a demo, simply because he loved the song. Chet Atkins felt the time was not right for an international release.