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Chanteur Country US né le 8 Juin 1941 à Rogers
(Arkansas).
Vernon
Oxford was a hard honky tonk singer with unlucky timing, coming up during an era
when traditional country simply wasn't counting for much on the charts. However,
he was able to find a different route to success, touring the U.K. extensively
to capitalize on his surprising popularity there. Oxford was born in Rogers, AR,
in 1941 and grew up mostly in Wichita, KS. He discovered country music through
his father, an old-time-style fiddler, and learned to play both fiddle and
guitar as a youth. His first professional gig came in 1960 at a Utah club, and
he spent the next several years playing clubs and dances around Kansas. In 1964,
he moved to Nashville to try his luck in the business but found the going rough
because of his more old-fashioned style. Fortunately, he also found an ally in
the legendary songwriter
Harlan Howard, who helped him get a contract with RCA Victor in 1965 and
supplied some of his material. Oxford released seven singles over the next two
years as well as an album, Woman, Let Me Sing You a Song. While traditional
country fans applauded his work, he never managed to hit the charts, and RCA
dropped him. He recorded briefly for the smaller Stop label but caught a break
when British audiences discovered him as a fine traditional-style artist who'd
slipped through the cracks of American popular taste. RCA issued a retrospective
of his work in Britain in 1974, re-signed Oxford, and sent him on a tour. Oxford
scored his first chart single in America with "Shadows of My Mind" and had his
biggest hit with "Redneck (The Redneck National Anthem)"; a few more singles
charted in America, and Oxford also scored some British hits with the likes of
"I've Got to Get Peter off Your Mind" and "Field of Flowers." He toured actively
through 1977, then took a few years off and re-emerged in 1981 as a born-again
Christian dedicated to gospel music. He continued to record and tour Britain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Oxford
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Songwriter
Style musical : Traditional Country, Honky Tonk
Woman Let Me Sing You A Song (1966)
Watermelon Time In Georgia (1966)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 02/1966 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8759 (US) | |
| 05/1966 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8843 (US) | Hide / Let's Take A Shower |
| 09/1966 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8943 (US) | Goin' Home / Baby Sister |
| 02/1967 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-9117 (US) | Field Of Floers / Stone By Stone |
| 08/1967 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-9306 (US) |
Little
Sister Throw Your Red Shoes Away
/ Old Folks Home |
| 11/1967 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-9372 (US) | That's The Way I Talk / Roll On Big Wheels |
| 03/1968 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-9467 (US) | The Woman Is Mine / Touch Of God's Hands |
| 08/1968 | SP STOP ST-205 (US) | Wine, Women And Song / I'd Rather See You Wave Good-Bye |
| 01/1969 | SP STOP ST-245 (US) |
What Will I Live On Tomorrow / This Is Where I Case On |
| 1970 | SP OMNI OF-712 (US) |
Hazard Can't Be Saturday / What Color Is The Wind |
| 10/1974 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10098 (US) | How High Does Cotton Grow / Out To Get Peter Off Your Back |
| 02/1975 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10185 (US) | I Wish You Would Leave Me Alone / Soft And Warm |
| 07/1975 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10348 (US) | Giving The Pill / A Country Singer |
| 10/1975 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10442 (US) | Shadows Of My Mind / She's Always There |
| 02/1976 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10595 (US) | Your Wanting Me Is Gone / Don't Be Late |
| 05/1976 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10693 (US) | Redneck! / Leave Me Alone With The Blues |
| 09/1976 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10787 (US) | Clean Your Own Tables / ? |
| 01/1977 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10872 (US) | A Good Old Fashioned Saturday Night Honky Tonk Barroom / One More Night To Spare |
| 04/1977 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10852 (US) ou 10952 | Only The Shadows Know / We Sure Danced Us Some Goodns |
| 06/1977 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-11020 (US) | Redneck Roots / Images |
| 10/1978 | SP ROUNDER 4517 (US) |
If There Was No Country Music / If I Had My Wife To Love Over |
| 1981 | SP ROUNDER 4527 (US) | His & Hers / Lonesome Rainin' City |
| 1981 | SP ROUNDER 4535 (US) | They'll Never Take Her Love From Me / Sad Situation |
| 1983 | SP Phonorama PR45-562 (CAN) |
Midnight Memories / That Don't Mean I Love You Less |
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Unissued Tracks
| 1966 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774 / Westside WESA-849) | Goin' Home |
| 1967 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Come Back And See Us (alternate version) |
| 1967 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Touch Of God's Hands (undubbed) |
| 1970 | Unissued (Bear Family BCD-15774) | The Rise Of Seymour Simmons |
| 1972 | Cartwheel unissued | Country Pride |
| 1972 | Cartwheel unissued | Mention My Name |
| 1975 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) |
Beautiful Junk |
| 1975 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | God Keeps The Wild Flowers Blooming |
| 1975 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Surprise Birthday Party |
| 1976 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) |
Backslider's Wine |
| 1976 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Midnight Memories |
| 1976 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Red Hot Women (And Ice Cold Beer) |
| 1977 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Brother Jukebox |
| 1977 | RCA unissued - (Bear Family BCD-15774) | Songs That Loosers Choose |
| 1979 | ROUNDER unissued | Grandpa's Play Pen |
Albums
| 03/1967 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR LPM-3704 (mono) / LSP-3704 (stereo) (US) |
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WOMAN, LET ME SING YOU A SONG - Watermelon Time In Georgia / Woman, Let Me Sing You A Song / Field Of Flowers / Stone By Stone / Let's Take A Cold Shower / Hide / Baby Sister / Goin' Home / Behind Every Good Man There's A Woman / Roll Big Wheels Roll / Babies, Stop Your Crying / Forgetfulness For Sale | |||||
| 1974 | 2 LP 12" RCA VICTOR DPS-2045 (UK) |
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| 1975 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSA-3222 (UK) |
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By Public Demand - How Hig Does The Cotton Grow Mama / I've Got To Get Peter Off Your Mind / We Came Awfuly Close To In / Love And Pearls And Me / She's Always There / I Wish You Would Leave Me Alone / Woman You've Got A Hold On Me / Soft And Warm / We Sure Danced Us Some Goodn's / Anymore |
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| 1977 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSA-3281 (UK) |
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I Just Want To Be A Country Singer - Redneck! (The Redneck National Anthem) / Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus / Clean Your Own Tables / Your Wanting Me Is Gone / Country Singer / Don't Be Late / Shadows Of My Mind / One More Night To Spare / Giving The Pill |
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| 1978 | LP 12" Meteor SKYL-7002 (IRL) |
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A Tribute To Hank Williams- Kaw-Liga / Your Cheatin' Heart / Hey Good Lookin' / When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels / Baby We're Really In Love / Wedding Bells / Cold Cold Heart / I Saw The Light / Setting The Woods On Fire / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / You Win Again / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Mansion On The Hill / Funeral |
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| 1978 | LP 12" Meteor BRL-4101 (IRL) |
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Nobody's Child - Nobody's Child / Maggie The Baby Is Crying / Who Were Ann And Louis Adams? / If I Had My Wife To Love Over / I'll Forgive You For The Last Time / There's A Better Place / State Of Depression / Woman; Joanna / If There Was No Country Music / Mommy Do You Think I'll Get To Heaven / Cattle Call |
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| 1979 | LP 12" ROUNDER 0091 (US) |
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IF I HAD MY WIFE TO LOVE OVER - Woman / If I Had My Wife To Love Over / Cattle Call / Joanna / Kaw-Liga / When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels / I'll Forgive You For The Last Time Once Again / If There Was No Country Music / Maggie The Baby Is Crying / Baby We're Really In Love / Who Where Ann And Louis Adams / State Of Depression | |||||
| 06/1980 | LP 12" ROUNDER 0123 (US) |
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HIS AND HERS - Bad Moon Rising / They'll Never Ever Take Her Love From Me / His And Hers / Always True / Veil Of White Lace / Letters Have No Arms / Lonesome Rainin' City / Have You Loved Your Woman Today / Daughter Of The Vine / This World Holds Nothing (Since You're Gone) | |||||
| 1980 | LP 12" BEAR FAMILY BCD 15050 (GER) |
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I LOVE TO SING - I Love To Sing / Walkin' My Blues Away / If Kisses Could Talk / Gonna Ease My Worried Mind / No One Is Listening / Turn The Record Over / I Think Living Is Sweet / A Blanket Of Stars / The Great Stoneface / Rainy Day / (I Just Want) Somebody To Love Me / Let Your Light Shine | |||||
| 1981 | LP 12" ROUNDER 0138 (US) |
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A BETTER WAY OF LIFE - Lord, I've Tried Everything But You / Dust On The Bible / Sweeter Than The Flowers / Uncloudy Day / House Of Gold / Angel Band / Family Bible / Wings Of A Dove / Mother's Not Dead She's Only Sleeping / Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies | |||||
| 1981 | LP 12" RICH-R-TONE LP-8109 (US) |
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AMERICA'S UNKNOWN SUPER STAR - Walkin' My Blues Away / If Kisses Could Talk / Gonna Ease My Worried Mind / The Great Stone Face / Let Your Light Shine / I Love To Sing / No One Is Listening / I Think Living Is Sweet / Turn The Record Over / (I Just Want) Somebody To Love Me / Rainy Day / A Blanket Of Stars | |||||
| 1982 | LP 12" Suffolk Market SMI-1-32 |
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Pure Country - Heartaches By The Number / Gone / When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / I Can't Help It / Jambalaya / Mama Don't Allow / Red River Valley / There Goes My Everything / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / Baby We're Really In Love / Is It Wrong / Tennessee Waltz / Lovesick Blues / Four Walls / Cold Cold Heart / A Legend In My Time / 80 Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper / Good Night, Irene / Wings Of A Dove / If I Had My Wife To Love Over |
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| 12/1982 | LP 12" ROUNDER 0156 (US) |
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KEEPIN' IT COUNTRY - You're The Reason / Baby Sister / The Busiest Memory In Town / Honky Tonk Troubles / Bringing Mary Home / Early Morning Rain / I Feel Chained / Sad Situation / The Long Black Veil / Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again / The Last Letter | |||||
| 1984 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR NL-89373 (UK) |
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20 OF THE BEST - Redneck! (The Redneck National Anthem) / Clean Your Own Tables / Shadows Of My Mind / Watermelon Time In Georgia / This Woman Is Mine / Old Folks' Home / Woman Let Me Sing You A Song / Forgetfulness For Sale / Field Of Flowers / Touch Of God's Hands / Good Old Fashioned Saturday Night Honky Tonk Barroom Brawl / Redneck Roots / Only The Shadows Know / Your Wanting Me Is Gone / Baby Sister / I've Got To Get Peter Off Your Mind / Stone By Stone / Little Sister Throw Your Red Shoes Away / Let's Take A Cold Shower / She's Always There | |||||
| 1984 | LP 12" Phonorama XPPR-5647 (CAN) |
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The Tradition Continues - George / I Sure Need Her Now / It Don't Mean I Love You Less / Shadows On My Mind / Lord, I've Tried Everything But You / Midnight Memories / I Had A Talk With The Man / One / Only The Shadows Know / It Is Finished |
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| 1985 | LP 12" Sundown SDLP 019 (UK) |
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Keepin' It Country - You're The Reason / Baby Sister / The Busiest Memory In Town / Honky Tonk Troubles / Bringing Mary Home / Early Morning Rain / I Feel Chained / Sad Situation / The Long Black Veil / Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again / The Last Letter | |||||
| 1986 | CD Rutabaga RR 3005 (US) |
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THE OXFORD TOUCH - Walkin' My Blues Away / If Kisses Could Talk / Gonna Ease My Worried Mind / The Great Stone Face / Let Your Light Shine / I Love To Sing / No One Is Listening / I Think Living Is Sweet / Turn The Record Over / (I Just Want) Somebody To Love Me / Rainy Day / A Blanket Of Stars | |||||
| 1989 | LP 12" DBA BB-729 (US) |
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Power In The Blood - Intercessary (What Colour Are Your Garments?) / There Is Power In The Blood / Where The Roses Never Fade / Lord I've Tried Everything But You / At Calvary / I'll Fly Away / What A Friend I Have In Jesus / Little Sister Throw Your Red Shoes Away / Daughter Of The Vine / Saviour, Saviour / Redneck / They'll Never Take Her Love From Me / Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw / Go Home |
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| 1990 | LP 12" MONTANA COUNTRY CD 310.013 (CH) |
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100% COUNTRY - Will You Visit Me On Sunday / Wild Mountain Rose / World Of Forgotten People / The Key's In The Mailbox / Motel Room In Bristol / I Hate Myself For Loving You / Storms Never Last / Sometimes We All Have To Cry Alone / That's What Happened To Me Yesterday / God Keeps The Wildflowers Blooming / Surprise Birthday Party | |||||
| 12/1995 | 5 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15774 (GER) |
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KEEPER
OF THE FLAME :
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| 10/2000 | CD WESTSIDE WESA-849 (UK) |
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LET ME SING YOU A SONG - Watermelon Time In Georgia / Roll Big Wheels Roll / Woman, Let Me Sing You A Song / Move To Town In The Fall / Nashville Woman / Goin' Home (Version I) / Let's Take A Cold Shower / Field Of Flowers / Hide / Stone By Stone / Behind Every Good Man There's A Woman / Forgetfulness For Sale / Baby Sister / Goin' Home (version 2) / Honky Tonk Girls / Babies, Stop Your Crying / The Blues Come In / Treat Yourself Right / Little Sister Throw Your Red Shoes Away / The Old Folks Home / That's The Way I Talk / Touch Of God's Hands / Come Back And See Us / This Woman Is Mine / Mansion On The Hill / Wedding Bells / Don't Let A Little Thing Like That (Stand In Your Way) / You Win Again | |||||
| 2003? | CD ROCADE PC 003 (NW) |
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100% COUNTRY - Will You Visit Me On Sunday / Wild Mountain Rose / World Of Forgotten People / The Key's In The Mailbox / Motel Room In Bristol / I Hate Myself For Loving You / Storms Never Last / Sometimes We All Have To Cry Alone / That's What Happened To Me Yesterday / God Keeps The Wildflowers Blooming / Surprise Birthday Party | |||||
| 2003? | CD ROCADE PC 005 (NW) |
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THE COUNTRY TOUCH - Walkin' My Blues Away / If Kisses Could Talk / Gonna Ease My Worried Mind / The Great Stone Face / Let Your Light Shine / I Love To Sing / No One Is Listening / I Think Living Is Sweet / Turn The Record Over / (I Just Want) Somebody To Love Me / Rainy Day / A Blanket Of Stars | |||||
| 2005 | CD ROCADE RRCD-009 (NW) |
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The Gospel Truth - The Great Speckled Bird / I Feel Like Traveling On / Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem / A Tramp On The Street / Suppertime / Give Them The Roses / If We Never Meet Again / Medley : When We All See Jesus - Standing On The promises - old camp meeting days / My Jesus I Love Thee |
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| 11/2006 | CD Oxford-Corbin ? (US) |
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VERNON OXFORD SINGS GOSPEL, COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS - Brothers Of The Bible, Soldiers Of The Cross / Flying The Coop / Green Pastures, And Blue Skies / Ho Bo / I Want To Do A Good Thing / Jesus Is Coming For You / God, That Was A Close One / The Last Days Of New Orleans / There's An Angel Standing There / The Flag Has Disappeared / Sleeping Is For The Dead / This Terrible Thing Called Sin | |||||
| 200? | CD ROCADE 906 (NW) |
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The Legacy - George / I Sure Need Her Now / Doesn't Mean I Love You Less / Shadows Of My Mind / I've Tried Everything But You / Midnight Memories / I Had A Talk With The Man / One / Only The Shadows Know / It Is Finished / The Great Speckled Bird / I Feel Like Traveling On / Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem / A Tramp On The Street / Suppertime / Give Them The Roses / If We Never Meet Again / Gospel medley / My Jesus I Love Thee |
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| 08/2015 | CD MORELLO MRLL 43 (EUR) |
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By Public Demand / I Just Want to Be Country Singer - How High Does The Cotton Grow Mama / I've Got To Get Peter Off Your Mind / We Came Awfully Close To Sin / Love And Pearl And Me / She's Always There / I Wish You Would Leave Me Alone / Woman, You've Got A Hold Of Me / Soft And Warm / We Sure Danced Us Some Good'ns / Anymore / Redneck! (The Redneck Anthem) / Leave Me Alone With The Blues / Wait A Little Longer Please, Jesus / Clean Your Own Tables / Your Wanting Me Is Gone / A Country Singer / Don't Be Late / Shadows Of My Mind / One More Night To Spare / Giving The Pill / Watermelon Time In Georgia / Roll Big Wheels Roll / Let's Take A Cold Shower / Hide / Stone By Stone / Baby Sister / Redneck Roots / Only The Shadows Know / A Good Old Fashioned Saturday Night Honky Tonk Barroom Brawl |
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