Summertime In Texas

Summertime In Texas

Summertime In Texas

ASIN: B00006ANHU

Track Listings
 
1. Call Me
2. Since You're Gone (The Dad Song)
3. Summertime in Texas
4. Nobody's Fault But Mine
5. Rhythm and Booze
6. You are the Reason
7. Hair of the Dog
8. That's What You Asked Me To Do
9. If You're Gonna Leave Me
10. Two Old Men

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
I grew up with music.

I developed a love for the guitar by putting my ear against the speaker when my dad would play his Gibson SG through his old Alamo tube amp. My folks bought me an acoustic guitar around the time I was 13, but I loved to play his Gibson electric. I was able to learn the guitar pretty well by seeing my dad play and learning a few songs and chords from him. The rest I picked up from Willie, Waylon and Merle CD's. Those are my biggest influences, along with George Strait and Dwight Yoakum.

I remember hearing my mother sing & whistle while she got supper ready or doing the dishes. I would sit in front of their stereo system and play Elvis records and 8 track cassettes till I knew every work. I took piano lessons for a little while, but only wanted to play boogie-, so my teachers were pretty frustrated. The lessons didn't last very long. However, all of these influences were teaching me the relationships between notes and how to find a pitch by ear, both with instruments and vocally.

Around the age of 12, I sang my first solo at the First Nazarene Church in Waxahachie, TX. The song was "Oh Buddha" by The Imperials. This was followed by many performances of popular Christian songs and Christmas Carols.

Around the age of 24, I started playing and singing in Opry's all around Texas, most notably The Grapevine Opry, where the photo from my home page was taken. I was a regular on The Grapevine Opry, as well as The Mesquite Opry, The Carrollton Opry, and The Pleasant Jamboree in Mt. Pleasant, TX. I have also appeared on The Johnny High Show in Arlington. I did this for a few years, but grew tired of singing the same old songs by the same old people. I wanted to write my own songs, but somehow couldn't. Everything came out sounding like Merle Haggard and let's face it there is only ONE Merle Haggard.

In 1998 the company I worked for wold to another company. Some of the employees got jobs with the new company and some didn't. I spoke with a good friend about how some employees got treated differently, and he told me "you've got have something people want". At that time, suddenly I was able to write songs that sounded like my own. Then the songs really started flooding in. That was several years ago, and they haven't stopped yet.

Product Description
This is my first album. All of the songs listed on the album page are my original lyrics and music. The producer didn't have to change much. We used all of my arrangements as well.

So here it is. My album of original Texas country music that we hope you enjoy and will pass on to your friends and family.

Summertime In Texas,Billy Lee Davis
Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005
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    Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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    Tracks:

    1. Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
    2. Summertime
    3. I Could Write a Book
    4. It Never Entered My Mind
    5. I Can Cook Too
    6. Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
    7. If I Loved You
    8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
    9. Thou Swell
    10. I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
    11. There's No Business Like Show Business
    12. South American Way

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    1. Shall We Dance
    2. Ohio
    3. Luck Be a Lady
    4. Mack the Knife
    5. There's a Small Hotel
    6. Once in Love with Amy
    7. Yodel Blues
    8. Lazy Afternoon
    9. There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
    10. You're Just in Love
    11. Now Is the Time

    Tracks:

    1. Impossible Dream
    2. Love Makes the World Go 'Round
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    4. Put on a Happy Face
    5. I Say Hello
    6. Happiness
    7. She Loves Me
    8. What Kind of Fool Am I?
    9. Shy
    10. Consider Yourself
    11. Poor Little Person

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    1. Magic to Do
    2. They're Playing My Song
    3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
    4. I Won't Send Roses
    5. Good Morning Starshine
    6. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
    7. Hard Candy Christmas
    8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
    9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
    10. Applause

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    2. Memory
    3. On My Own
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    6. American Dream
    7. I Know Him So Well
    8. Dr. Jazz
    9. Me and My Girl
    10. Suddenly Seymour

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    2. Popular
    3. Seasons of Love
    4. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
    5. Whatever Lola Wants
    6. Crazy
    7. How Deep Is Your Love
    8. Stars
    9. People Like Us
    10. I Go to Rio
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    5 out of 5 stars The Real Thing.......2007-01-27

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    Summertime In Texas
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Summertime In Texas - August 2002-Coast To Coast Country
    • KYNG finds a new hit and artist
    • "Call Me" is a very catchy tune.
    • STRAIT FROM THE RUSS MARTIN SHOW!!!
    • As Heard on KYNG!
    		 Summertime In Texas

    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00006ANHU
    Release Date: 2002-06-17

    Tracks:

    1. Call Me
    2. Since You're Gone (The Dad Song)
    3. Summertime in Texas
    4. Nobody's Fault But Mine
    5. Rhythm and Booze
    6. You are the Reason
    7. Hair of the Dog
    8. That's What You Asked Me To Do
    9. If You're Gonna Leave Me
    10. Two Old Men

    Album Description

    This is my first album. All of the songs listed on the album page are my original lyrics and music. The producer didn't have to change much. We used all of my arrangements as well.

    So here it is. My album of original Texas country music that we hope you enjoy and will pass on to your friends and family.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Summertime In Texas - August 2002-Coast To Coast Country.......2002-08-01

    From the opening bars of the first cut "Call Me", this CD project holds you captive. Produced by Milo Deering, and co-produced by Billy Lee Davis, recorded at Nomad Studio in Carrollton, and Mastered by Gary Long at Nomad Studios, this cd takes you on a musical journey of memories and thoughts. The key to it is in listening to the words of each tune. From "Since Your Gone" - a story about someone becoming suddenly ill and you don't know if they're going to make it or not - to the title cut which tells about sitting by a pool and watchin' the ladies - to "Nobody's Fault But Mine", a tale about someone who has had a brush with the law and lost - to the final cut "Two Old Men", written about the spirit his grandfathers left in him. This one is definately a keeper and only gets better with repeated listening.

    Dottie B - Coast To Coast Country Magazine

    5 out of 5 stars KYNG finds a new hit and artist.......2002-07-26

    I heard the song Call Me on KYNG (ironically not a country station anymore) and have become hooked on Billy Lee and his music! Other radio stations in the DFW area will not play his music. This man is a great artist and deserves a chance to make it big! You rock Billy Lee!

    5 out of 5 stars "Call Me" is a very catchy tune........2002-07-26

    I, too, heard it on KYNG. Which, ironically, used to be a country station, but is now a talk station. The afternoon drive host plays snippets of this song every day, so I, too, have it stuck in my head. He also tries to support the song to the country stations in the area. Thanks, Russ!

    5 out of 5 stars STRAIT FROM THE RUSS MARTIN SHOW!!!.......2002-07-26

    I heard "Call Me" on the Russ Martin show and had to buy the CD! Billy Lee does a great job of taking old style country and giving it a fresh, new sound. We've got to get the word out about this guy so he can get some airtime. It is about time to turn on the radio and hear some REAL country instead of this pop rock with a fiddle we have to endure. Half the people in country don't even wear a hat anymore. This guy is truly refreshing. Go get em' Billy Lee!

    5 out of 5 stars As Heard on KYNG!.......2002-07-23

    I heard "Call Me" on KYNG in Dallas - now I can't stop singing the song in my head. Once you hear it for the first time, you'll be singing it, to. Billy Lee Davis truly takes the elements of classic country and merges them with the catchy melody and spirit of today's hottest music.

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