Saturday, November 26, 2011

Wrong Line


Gene Barnett

Wrong Line

Wheel Records

1971



Gene Barnett
started his musical career playing bass for Bobby Lee Trammell shortly after Trammell's hit record, “Arkansas Twist” was recorded. Barnett moved-on to play with Kenny Owens, a local singer who had a large following in the Jonesboro area. Barnett appeared on Owens' TV variety show on KAIT Jonesboro in the late 60's.

Gene Barnett is now member of The RetroRadio Band, a four-piece Jonesboro-based musical group that plays a variety of music to include 50's and 60's, R&B, Mototown, Country Rock, and Disco.

G. Barnett (recent) picture is from MySpace Retro Radio Band



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2 comments:

  1. What's the record no. and the flip of this release? Was it based in Jonesboro? "Wrong Line," written by Kenny Owens I think, was also first recorded by him in the late 1950s or early 1960s. This one sounds like a later production to me (possibly 1970s?).

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  2. Mellow:

    As I said, it's a 1971 press (according the PRP matrix).

    Flip (a-side) is "Sittin' In the Bathroom" written by Larry Donn and published by Joey Music BMI). No address on label, but Jonesboro is very likely.

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