Skeeter Davis
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Biography
[Edit]Skeeter Davis never received much critical attention, but in the '50s and '60s, she recorded some of the most accessible crossover country music, occasionally skirting rock & roll. Born Mary Penick, Davis took her last name after forming a duo with Betty Jack Davis, the Davis Sisters. Their 1953 single "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" was a big country hit; its B-side, the remarkable "Rock-a-Bye Boogie," foreshadowed rockabilly. That same year, however, the duo's career was cut short by a tragic car accident in which Betty Jack was killed and Skeeter was severely injured. Skeeter did attempt to revive the Davis Sisters with Betty Jack's sister but was soon working as a solo artist.
In the early '60s, Davis followed the heels of Brenda Lee and Patsy Cline to become one of the first big-selling female country crossover acts, although her pop success was pretty short-lived. The weepy ballad "The End of the World," though, was a massive hit, reaching number two in 1963. "I Can't Stay Mad at You," a Top Ten hit the same year, was downright rock & roll; penned by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, it sounded like (and was) an authentic Brill Building girl group-styled classic. Goffin and King also wrote another successful girl group knockoff for her, "Let Me Get Close to You," although such efforts were the exception rather than the rule. Usually she sang sentimental, country-oriented tunes with enough pop hooks to catch the ears of a wider audience, such as "I Will."
Davis concentrated on the country market after the early '60s, although she never seemed too comfortable limiting herself to the Nashville crowd. She recorded a Buddy Holly tribute album in 1967, when Holly wasn't a hot ticket with either the country or the rock audience. But she certainly didn't reject country conventions either: She performed on the Grand Ole Opry and recorded duets with Bobby Bare, Porter Wagoner, and George Hamilton IV. In the 1980s, she had a mild comeback with the rock crowd after recording an album with NRBQ; she also married NRBQ's bass player, Joey Spampinato. Davis passed away September 19, 2004 after a long struggle with cancer.
Title: Skeeter Davis - The Pop Hits Collection, Vol. 1
Artist: Skeeter Davis
Collections
Title: 50 Hits: Country Favorites
Genre: Country
Title: Country Classics from Country Legends, Vol. 3
Genre: Country
Title: Valentine's Ladies of Country
Genre: Country
Title: Old Christmas Card
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 60s Pop Idols
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 17
Genre: Pop
Title: 60's Country - Six Days On the Road
Genre: Country
Title: Greatest Oldies Collectors Edition Vol. 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Greatest Oldies Collectors Edition Vol. 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The Teen Years - In The Still Of The Night CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Early Girls, Volume 1: Popsicles & Icicles
Genre: Pop
Title: PANOS KALLITSIS COUPE DE PEIGNE CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Be My Baby (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock'N'Roll Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Dreamboats And Petticoats (Disc 1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: 100 Movie Hits (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Instrumental
Title: Old Fashioned Love Songs CD3
Title: 500 Song Country Collection (CD 9)
Genre: Country
Title: Pure 60s (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Love Songs 2003 (CD3)
Title: Beat Of The Pops Vol. 26
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: The Beat Of The Pops: Volume 6
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Beat Of The Pops Vol. 18
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: The Best Of Lemon Popsicle (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Pure... Country (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Song 50 Country (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: 20 Great Love Songs OF The 50s And 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Top 40 - Sixsties (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: I Put The Bomp: Great R&R Answer Discs (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Rock`n`Roll Love Songs 1999 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Classics (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: American Heartland Legends Of Country (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: The Teen Years Vol. 3 - In The Still Of The Nite (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 100 Hits Country (CD5)
Genre: Country
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 299
Genre: Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Ska
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1963 Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1963 Volume 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Lemon Popsicle (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Haynes Ultimate Guide To Country (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Beat Of The Pops Vol. 34
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 60s - Back To The Sixties (CD03)
Genre: Rock
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1965, Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Country Hits & Greatest Country Classics (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Blueberry Hill
Title: Hand In Hand With Jesus
Genre: Country, Christian Country Music, Pop, Contemporary Folk
Title: Top 40: Country (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: 100 Greatest Hits Of The 50s & 60s (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits: Country
Genre: Country
Title: Kings & Queens Of Country (CD1)
Genre: Gospel, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Solid Silver 60's Greatest Hits (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Ska
Title: The Emotion Collection (Dreaming) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Las 100 Mejores Canciones Del Country (CD4)
Genre: Country
Title: Play Something Country (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Out Of Left Field: Where Soul Meets Country
Genre: Soul, Country, Country Pop
Featuring albums
Title: All-Time Country Hits - 40 Classic Hits From The 50's, 60's And 70's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Country Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Karaoke - Singing to the Hits: Country Ladies (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre:
Title: Riding In Cars With Boys (Soundtrack)
Artist: Hans Zimmer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Love, Love Me Do (CD2)
Artist: Lemon Popsicles And Strawberry Milkshakes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Storyteller: The Anthology 1960-83 (CD1)
Artist: Bobby Bare
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Solid Gold Memories - Singing to the Hits (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock