The last American Frontier in the central borderline area of North and South Dakota was being settled only about 100 years ago. This recording is dedicated to those hardy, friendly people of Zeeland, North Dakota, who celebrated their German heritage and ancestry with a 2002 Centennial celebration.
Sherwin Linton launched his career in the music business in the mid-1950s as a disc jockey and live performer of Rock-A-Billy music on radio station KWAT in Watertown, South Dakota. Sherwin moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1957 and expanded his territory from the Midwest to playing nightclubs and ballrooms throughout the country. He journeyed to Nashville in 1966, where he cut "Cotton King," a song that catapulted him to the top of the Country charts. Roy Acuff, with whom Sherwin toured, was so impressed with Linton's talents that Sherwin was signed to the legendary Acuff-Rose Publishing Company and Hickory Records, resulting in numerous TV show appearances and coast-to-coast tours. Following the release of a live tribute album, "Hello, I'm Not Johnny Cash" in 1971, Linton received multiple national nominations from the CMA and ACM. Subsequent hits included the 1986 novelty song "Santa Got a DWI," an anti-drunk driving song that hit the charts and became a Christmas favorite. Sherwin has released several CDs, including 2003's "It Happened in America," a collection of seventeen original songs written over the span of his nearly 50-year career. Sherwin Linton continues to record and tour tirelessly with his Country & Rock-A-Billy band, thrilling crowds across America.
Check out the artist's website:
http://sherwinlinton.com
Track List:
1. Opening Dialogue
2. I Ride an Old Paint
3. Dialogue
4. Little Old Sod Shanty On The Claim
5. Dialogue with Zeeland Friends
6. Wait For The Wagon, Phyllis
7. Dialogue
8. My Home of Zeeland
9. Zeeland Friends Sing Du Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen
10. You You Tender and Wistful
11. Dialogue
12. In My Merry Oldsmobile
13. Tony Schafner Dialogue
14. Long Long Trail
15. When You Wore a Tulip
16. Dialogue
17. Grandfather's Clock
18. Dialogue
19. The Rosary My Mother Gave To Me
20. Dialogue
21. Til We Meet Again
22. Dialogue
23. Dixie Darlin'
24. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
25. Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet
26. Christmas Gifts, Zeeland Friends
27. Keep On the Sunny Side
28. Dialogue
29. Wildwood Flower
30. Dialogue
31. Waitin' For a Train
32. Dialogue
33. Isle of Capri
34. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
35. Dialogue
36. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
37. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
38. Whoopie John at Zeeland
39. Lily Marlene
40. Dialogue
41. Milk Bucket Boogie
42. Dialogue
43. Ode to the Little Brown Shack
44. Family Values -- Zeeland
45. Dear Hearts & Gentle People
46. I'll Meet You in Church
47. Zeeland Folks Speak German Ya Vol!
48. Fraulien
49. Ragged Old Flag
50. Zeeland sings God Bless America
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Sherwin Linton launched his career in the music business in the mid-1950s as a disc jockey and live performer of Rock-A-Billy music on radio station KWAT in Watertown, South Dakota. Sherwin moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1957 and expanded his territory from the Midwest to playing nightclubs and ballrooms throughout the country. He journeyed to Nashville in 1966, where he cut "Cotton King," a song that catapulted him to the top of the Country charts. Roy Acuff, with whom Sherwin toured, was so impressed with Linton's talents that Sherwin was signed to the legendary Acuff-Rose Publishing Company and Hickory Records, resulting in numerous TV show appearances and coast-to-coast tours. Following the release of a live tribute album, "Hello, I'm Not Johnny Cash" in 1971, Linton received multiple national nominations from the CMA and ACM. Subsequent hits included the 1986 novelty song "Santa Got a DWI," an anti-drunk driving song that hit the charts and became a Christmas favorite. Sherwin has released several CDs, including 2003's "It Happened in America," a collection of seventeen original songs written over the span of his nearly 50-year career. Sherwin Linton continues to record and tour tirelessly with his Country & Rock-A-Billy band, thrilling crowds across America.
Check out the artist's website:
http://sherwinlinton.com
Track List:
1. Opening Dialogue
2. I Ride an Old Paint
3. Dialogue
4. Little Old Sod Shanty On The Claim
5. Dialogue with Zeeland Friends
6. Wait For The Wagon, Phyllis
7. Dialogue
8. My Home of Zeeland
9. Zeeland Friends Sing Du Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen
10. You You Tender and Wistful
11. Dialogue
12. In My Merry Oldsmobile
13. Tony Schafner Dialogue
14. Long Long Trail
15. When You Wore a Tulip
16. Dialogue
17. Grandfather's Clock
18. Dialogue
19. The Rosary My Mother Gave To Me
20. Dialogue
21. Til We Meet Again
22. Dialogue
23. Dixie Darlin'
24. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
25. Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet
26. Christmas Gifts, Zeeland Friends
27. Keep On the Sunny Side
28. Dialogue
29. Wildwood Flower
30. Dialogue
31. Waitin' For a Train
32. Dialogue
33. Isle of Capri
34. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
35. Dialogue
36. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
37. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
38. Whoopie John at Zeeland
39. Lily Marlene
40. Dialogue
41. Milk Bucket Boogie
42. Dialogue
43. Ode to the Little Brown Shack
44. Family Values -- Zeeland
45. Dear Hearts & Gentle People
46. I'll Meet You in Church
47. Zeeland Folks Speak German Ya Vol!
48. Fraulien
49. Ragged Old Flag
50. Zeeland sings God Bless America
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
- COUNTRY: Country Folk
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- MOOD: PATRIOTIC