Jim Reeves - Distant Drums (OVERDUB) - (1966).

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(Written by Cindy Walker)
From A Demo Circa 1962 Intended for Cindy Walker's Private Use
but Overdubbed on 9 February 1966 for Commercial Release

Issued on SINGLE RCA Victor 47 - 8789 A.

WORLD WIDE HIT
CHARTED 1966 #1 US Charted for TWENTY - ONE Weeks
# 45 (U.S. Pop) 7 Weeks on the Charts
# 1 UK for 5 weeks Voted "Song Of The Year" 25 Weeks on the Charts
# 2 Norway
# 3 Ireland

Overdubbed 9 February 1966 (14.00 - 17.00) RCA Victor Studio,806 17th.,Avenue,Nashville TN -
Jim Reeves gt/vcl solo], Leo Jackson [el gt/leader], James Kirkland [bass],Bob Moore [bass],
Jerry Carrigan [drums], Mel Rogers [drums], Dean Manuel [piano], Floyd Cramer [vibes],
William McElhiney [trumpet/leader], Harvey Wolfe [cello], Byron Bach [violin],
Brenton Banks [violin], Kenneth Goldsmith [violin], Lillian Vann Hunt [violin],
Martin Kathan [violin], Shelly Kurland [violin], Pierre Menard [violin].
Producer : Chet Atkins.

Born James Travis Reeves in Galloway TX (1923 - 1964).

Recorded From 1949 to 1964

Elected Posthumously to Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.