Willis, HalReal name Leonald Francis Gauthier. Born 1933 in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada. Moved to Nashville in 1958. |
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Date |
Label & Number |
Image |
Title & Credits |
Matrix |
Comps |
U.S. Singles & EPs |
1956/Nov. 10 Bb pop rev. | Atlantic (N.Y.) 1114 [78] | | My Pink Cadillac — Hal Willis |
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| Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo — Hal Willis |
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1956/Nov. 10 Bb pop rev. | Atlantic (N.Y.) 45-1114 [45] | 
| My Pink Cadillac — Hal Willis (from Bear Family CD 16289) |
A-2025 |
Bear Family CD 16289 (#24)
Bear Family CD 16721 (#1)
Bop CD 006 (#29)
Buffalo Bop CD 55093 (#27)
Cadillac LP 1958 (#4)
Chief CD 1156513 [2nd] (#3)
Cruisin' LP 58344 (#1)
Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#56)
Fed CD 09 (#5)
Folkline CD 424 (#7)
Lucky CD 812 (#21)
Mustang CD 1 (#25)
Not Now Music CD 504 (#10)
Presto CD [HR&C] (#41)
Presto CD 2 (#45)
Proper CD 122 (#50)
Rhino CD 73346 (#74)
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| Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo — Hal Willis (from Collector CD 4432) |
A-2024 |
Bear Family CD 16721 (#15)
Bop CD 006 (#4)
Club LP 009 (#3)
Collector LP 2303 (#10)
Collector CD 4432 (#31)
Cruisin' LP 58344 (#16)
Proper CD 122 (#63)
Vladimir Twist LP 6910 (#7)
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1958/Mar. or later (est.) | Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-15-1-X45 [45 EP] | 
| At The Hop — Hal Willis And The Woodchuckers |
BBB |
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| Rock And Roll Music — Hollis Harbison |
BBB |
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| Chances Are — Keith Textor |
BBB |
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| Buzz, Buzz, Buzz — Hollis Harbison |
BBB |
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| Wake Up Little Susie — The Woodchuckers |
A |
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| Jailhouse Rock — Jimmy Helms |
A |
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| Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby — Dottie Evans With The Hi-Fi's |
A |
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| Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-16-1-X45 [45 EP] | 
| I'll Come Running Back To You — Curtis Smith |
AA |
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| The Joker — Curtis Smith |
AA |
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| Peggy Sue — Hal Willis |
AA |
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| Raunchy — Enoch Light And His Orch. |
AA |
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| The Story Of My Life — Jim Richards |
BB |
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| Could This Be Magic — Curtis Smith |
BB |
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| Great Balls Of Fire — Hal Willis |
BB |
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| Melodie D'Amour — The Hi-Fi's |
BB |
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1958/Mar. or later (est.) | Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-16-2 [78 EP] | 
| Why Don't They Understand — Loren Becker & The Hi-Fi's |
B |
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| Wild Is The Wind — Loren Becker With Enoch Light, His Orch. & Chorus |
B |
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| At The Hop — Hal Willis And The Woodchuckers |
B |
Collector CD 4511 (#2)
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| Till — Enoch Light And His Orch. |
A |
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| Liechtensteiner Polka — The Hi-Fi's |
A |
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| The Story Of My Life — Jim Richards |
A |
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1958/Mar. or later (est.) | Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-16-2-X45 [45 EP] | | Why Don't They Understand — Loren Becker And The Hi-Fi's |
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| Wild Is The Wind — Loren Becker With Enoch Light, His Orch. And Chorus |
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| At The Hop — Hal Willis And The Woodchuckers |
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| Till — Enoch Light And His Orch. |
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| Liechtensteiner Polka — The Hi-Fi's |
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| Story Of My Life — Jim Richards |
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1958/Mar. (est.) | Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-17-2-X45 [45 EP] | 
| Why Don't They Understand — Loren Becker And The Hi-Fi's |
B |
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| Wild Is The Wind — Loren Becker With Enoch Light, His Orch. And Chorus |
B |
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| At The Hop — Hal Willis And The Woodchuckers |
B |
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| Short Shorts — The Zig Zags |
AA |
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| Tequila — The Profiles |
AA |
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| The Walk — Hollis Harbison |
AA |
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| Good Golly, Miss Molly — Hollis Harbison |
AA |
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1958/Mar. or later (est.) | Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-18-2 [45 EP] | 
| You Are My Destiny — Jerry Duane With Enoch Light Orch. & Chorus |
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| Ballad Of A Teen Age Queen — Hal Willis |
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| Short Shorts — The Zig Zags |
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| Witchcraft — Loren Becker With Enoch Light, His Orch. And Chorus |
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| Seven Hills Of Rome — Enoch Light And His Orch. |
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| Get A Job — Curtis Smith |
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1958/Apr. or later (est.) | Top Hit Tunes (N.J.) TH-19-2 [45 EP] | | Maybe Baby — The Songsters |
B |
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| Stairway Of Love — Hal Willis |
B |
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| Are You Sincere — Johnny Roland |
B |
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| [unknown title] — Hal Willis |
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| [unknown title] — Hal Willis |
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| [unknown title] — Hal Willis |
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1958/Feb. 17 Bb c&w rev. | Athens (Tenn.) 704 [45] | 
| Crazy Little Mama — Hal Willis (from 45) |
[YW 16066] |
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| Walkin Dream — Hal Willis (from 45) |
[YW 16064] |
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1958/Nov. (Bb est.) | Decca (N.Y.) 9-30768 [45] | 
| I'm Gonna Hitch My Hotrod To A Star — Hal Willis |
105,738 |
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| Only The Tender Young Hearts — Hal Willis |
105,739+ |
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1959/July 27 Bb pop rev. | Decca (N.Y.) 9-30949 [45] | 
| Poor Little Jimmie — Hal Willis (from 45) |
107,706 |
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| That's The Way It Goes — Hal Willis |
107,707+ |
Classics CD 738 (#15)
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Acknowledgments: CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Michel Coste, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Peter Grendysa, Mike Smyth, Don Stilton
Compilation & presentation © 2023, Terry E. Gordon |
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