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1. I'll Give My Heart to You

2. Living a Life of Memories

3. Pencil and Paper Love

4. I'll Give My Heart to You

5. 'Cause You're Always on My Mind

6. Me, You and My Heart

7. I've Got a Brand New Baby

8. Going Walking

9. After All

10. Sweet As An Angel

11. Too Many

12. No One Will Ever Know

13. He Made You for Me

14. I'd Like to

15. I Ain't Gonna Waste My Time

16. Hey, Honey

17. Lonesome Journey

18. Keep a Lovin' Me Baby

19. These Old Arms

20. Tear Down That Wall

21. A Fool Left to Cry

22. When You Go

23. Jingle Bells

24. Merry Christmas to You

25. Mister Love

26. Dancing Shoes

27. The Love I Want

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This release is a further 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 / entrepreneur JD Miller. It also offers a glimpse into Barkdull's earliest work for Miller's Feature label and the Houston-based Allstar label. The tracks demonstrate how country music in the 50s 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 releases. 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.

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