Billy Crash Craddock . Knock Three Times . 1971 Cartwheel LP

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Billy Crash Craddock . Knock Three Times . 1971 Cartwheel LP

======================================= Knock Three Times ... Billy Crash Craddock ...

After an aborted career as a '50s teen idol, Billy "Crash" Craddock returned to his first love, country music, and earned the nickname "Mr. Country Rock" with a string of popular hits during the '70s. Born in Greensboro, NC, in 1939, Craddock earned his nickname as a running back on his high-school football team, and grew up a huge fan of the Grand Ole Opry. He signed with Columbia in the late '50s, but instead of marketing him as a country singer, the label tried to make him a teen idol, and had him record a mix of Elvis-style rockabilly tunes and pop ballads. Craddock did manage to land three hit singles in Australia, but none in his home country, and aside from a lone album for King in 1964 (I'm Tore Up), he was largely missing-in-action afterwards.

That all changed in 1971, when Craddock signed with Cartwheel Records -- this time as a country artist. His first five singles -- a remake of "Knock Three Times," "Dream Lover," "You Better Move On," "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on The Trees)," and "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" -- all made the country Top Ten over 1971-1972. (AMG)

1971 made in USA ... Cartwheel CTW-AL-193

Side 1 ...

Knock Three Times
Country Pride
Hide and Seek
Confidence and Common Sense
Home in Tennessee

Side 2 ...

Mention My Name
Lonely Boy
I Ran Out of Time
Treat Her Right
The Best I Ever Had

========================== Visually Graded ...
(under 100 watt incandescent light)
record = Near Mint
jacket still mostly in shrink-wrap
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