Bill Parsons
b. 8 September 1934, Crossville, Tennessee, USA. Parsons was a friend of country singer Bobby Bare. Prior to entering the US Army, Bare agreed to help Parsons, who was just leaving the service, make a record. Due to a mix-up at Fraternity Records, for which Bare recorded, the 1959 single titled ‘The All American Boy’, co-written by Parsons and Bare (using the name Orville Lunsford), was credited to Parsons, although it was Bare singing on the record. It rose to number 2 in the US pop charts as the real Bill Parsons stood on the sidelines watching. As Bare had not yet gained any attention within country music, the deception was continued for one other single, which did not chart. Bare then reverted to his true name and, beginning in 1962, launched a very successful country career. As for the real Bill Parsons, he retired from the music business after recording two unsuccessful singles for Starday Records in 1960.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Palace
Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Paul Ormandy, Ernie Tollar, John Wyre, Bill Parsons, Alan Hetherington
Chamber Music - Released by Centrediscs on 4 Sep 2012
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For There and Then
Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Erica Goodman, Bill Parsons, William Beavais, Danial Janke, Stephen Wingfield
Classical - Released by Centrediscs on 4 Sep 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
All American Boy (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 22)
Country - Released by Music Manager on 23 Oct 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Boeremusiek Op Sy Beste
Germany - Released by The Gallo Record Company Vault on 19 Jun 1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The All American Boy
Pop - Released by JB Productions on 19 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Buddies With the Blues
Country - Released by El Toro Records on 28 Feb 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
All American Boy (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 02)
Country - Released by Music Manager on 23 Oct 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The-All American Boy
Rock - Released by CTS Digital on 12 Oct 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The All American Boy
Pop - Released by JB Production CH on 19 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The All American Boy
Pop - Released by JB Production CH on 19 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The All American Boy
Pop - Released by JB Production CH on 19 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo