JOHNNY HORTON - I'M READY IF YOU'RE WILLING

On January 11th 1956, Johnny Horton entered the Bradley Quonset Hut Studio with Bill Black and two of Nashville's top pickers, Grady Martin and producer Owen Bradley's brother, Harold. With his career in need of a kick start, this session used jump leads! The first song tackled was the mid tempo rockabilly of I'm A One Woman Man, penned by Horton and Tillman Franks. Suddenly there was an urgency to the vocals, no doubt inspired by he picking of Martin. Howard Crockett (Hausey) had played Honky Tonk Man to Horton and Franks and after a quick rewriting of the tune, they split the credits 3 ways. It was the second song cut that day and it was as fine a vocal performance that he ever gave, the whole thing driven along by more trademark Grady Martin picking.

Don Law and Franks sat in the control room, knowing they were witnessing the transformation of a one time hillbilly singer. By midnight they'd wrapped up two more uptempo rockabilly corkers in I'M READY IF YOU'RE WILLING and I Got A Hole In My Pirogue.

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Music

Tags:

• ROCKABILLY
• Nashville
• Tennessee
• Rock
• Bop
• 50's
• Rockin'
• Rollin'

[pkilchermann]

God bless you for posting all these songs, Lynchburg. Thank you.

[LynchburgSourMash]

Thank YOU and thanks to all you fantastic lovers of rockin' music out there!!!

best L.S.M.

[chrshammer]

Hey LynchburgSourMash, I heard someone say that Grady Martin was on the guitar in this song. I thought it was Tommy Tomlinson. I uploaded my rendition of this song, check it out and tell me what you think.

[LynchburgSourMash]

this version that i'm showing here are Grady Martin on lead guitar. Thanks for visiting and supporting my site

best L.S.M.

[chrshammer]

Hello Lynchburg SourMash, You know a lot about this old music. Johnny Horton is one of my favorites. I heard a song by Johnny called Gone With The Wind This Morning, I think it was from one of the Hayride Shows. Do you know any details about it? Thanks for the stories.

[LynchburgSourMash]

Hi chrshammer,you're right,the tune you mention is from one of Mr. Horton's Hayride appearences.Listening to it now here at home.Pretty too low input at that rec,and caused by maybe bad placement of mics.I'm usually very tolerant with poor sound quality in rec, but i think just this one here was in the basement nearly.But it's absolutely fantastic that these live recs are issued and given to the world,so everyone can enjoy our early supergreat performers Thanks

best L.S.M.

[oprator24]

love it

[standelman95]

Ahhhhh Grady Martin !!! Thanks Bo //Hawkins

[blueagate]

I love the video of seeing the old time stereo. That brought back some nice memories. Digital is okay because it lets us get what tracks we like rather than getting a CD for only a few songs but there was something about that analog sound and the scratchity scratchity of the old hi-fi's. Thanks for posting this! We lost Johnny too damn soon!

[clinehar]

ahhhhh vinyl

[clean3]

I've tracked down a lot of these tunes thanks to your site....I'm a big Grady Martin fan, johnny used him a lot. Thankyou.

[TheSEMPERfidelis100]

good good songs :)

[TheJMachine]

I love this version of this song. The only one I knew existed was the one that was real upbeat but I kinda prefer this one better.

[littleredbowgirl]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS! I love Johnny Horton! YAY! :D

Nancy

[historicbloke]

great records thanks