On February 22, 2012 guitarist Billy Strange passed away at age 81. Best remembered as a key member of the elite cadre of Los Angeles studio musicians of the 1960's known as the Wrecking Crew, Billy Strange also distinguished himself as a singer, songwriter, arranger, and movie actor. This week Joel Najman's My Place program celebrates the life in music of Billy Strange.
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The James Bond Theme
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Record Label GNP Crescendo 320
Help Me, Rhonda
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Record Label Capitol 5395
Hell Train
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Record Label Capitol 2112
He'll Have To Stay
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Record Label Capitol 4368
Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah
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Record Label Philles 107
Limbo Rock
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Record Label Challenge 9131
Limbo Rock
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Record Label Parkway 849
Surfin' U.S.A.
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Record Label Capitol 4932
Sloop John B
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Record Label Capitol 5602
Seventh Son
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Album Hollywood-A-Go-Go
Record Label none, courtesy of Challenger Productions
Ramblin' Rose
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Record Label Capitol 4804
Viva Las Vegas
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Record Label RCA Victor 47-8360
A Little Less Conversation (remix)
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Record Label RCA 60555
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
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Record Label Reprise 0432
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Record Label Reprise 0561
The World We Knew (Over And Over)
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Record Label Reprise 0610
Memories
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Record Label RCA Victor 47-9731
