Elton Britt
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James Elton Baker, known professionally as Elton Britt, was born on July 27, 1913, in Marshall, Arkansas. He was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician who was best known for his western ballads and yodelling songs. He learned to play guitar and developed his yodeling skills inspired by Jimmie Rodgers' records. He began his musical career in the early 1930s with the Beverly Hill Billies, releasing his first single "Chime Bells". His breakthrough came during World War II with the patriotic hit "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere", which sold over four million copies and earned him an invitation to perform at the White House by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Throughout his career, he released numerous albums including Yodel Songs (1956) and The Wandering Cowboy (1959). He died on June 22, 1972, following a heart attack. Posthumously, he was inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame in 1990 and Americaâs Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
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- These Things I'm Not
- The Game of Broken Hearts by Elton Britt
- Tomorrow You'll Be Married by Elton Britt
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco
- Driftwood on the River
- Close Your Eyesand Dream by Elton Britt
- Wichita Lineman
- Tying the Leaves So They Don't Come Down
- Swiss Yodel (As the Britt Bros)
- Stardust
- A Little Bit Blue by Elton Britt
- Tell Her You Love Her by Elton Britt
- You Gave Me a Mountain
- Step Into My Soul
- Dreamyland Bay
- Touch My Heart
- Don't it Make You Want to Go Home
- My World of Memories
- Quicksilver by Rosalie Allen
- Beyond the Sunset
- There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
- Alpine Milkman Yodel
- Maybe I'll Cry Over You
- Gotta Get Together With My Gal
