Lawanda Lindsey
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LaWanda Lindsey is a country music singer. She began her career at age 14 and had her first nationally charted record at age 16 with "Partly Bill". She was one of several quite young artists recording country music for Chart Records
during this period. In 1973 she became a protege of Buck Owens
and began recording for Capitol Records
, later in 1977-1978 she was on Mercury Records
.
From 1969 to 1978, LaWanda Lindsey placed 14 songs on the Billboard
country charts but only two of her songs ("Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" in 1970 and "Hello Out There" in 1973) placed in the top 30. She nevertheless had a nice mid-level career in the industry before retiring in 1979.
Chart Records
Chart Records was a country music record label of the 1960s, best known for turning Lynn Anderson into a major country star. It was owned by Slim Williamson.The label was founded in 1964...
during this period. In 1973 she became a protege of Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
and began recording for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, later in 1977-1978 she was on Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
.
From 1969 to 1978, LaWanda Lindsey placed 14 songs on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts but only two of her songs ("Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" in 1970 and "Hello Out There" in 1973) placed in the top 30. She nevertheless had a nice mid-level career in the industry before retiring in 1979.
Discography
LaWanda's father, Norman Harold "Lefty" Lindsey, was a country fiddle player of some fame; he was also an on-air personality and general manager of country music radio station WEAS in Savannah, GA in the late 1960s. Some of LaWanda's demo tapes were recorded at the WEAS studios with engineering and technical advice from Everett Langford.Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Swingin' & Singin' My Song | 45 | Chart |
| 1970 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries (with Kenny Vernon) | — | |
| We'll Sing in the Sunshine | — | ||
| 1971 | LaWanda Lindsey's Greatest Hits, Volume 1 | 41 | |
| 1974 | This Is LaWanda Lindsey | — | Capitol |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1968 | "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" | — | — | Swingin' & Singin' My Song |
| "Wave Bye Bye to the Man" | — | — | ||
| "What Kind of Woman" | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "A Woman's Intuition" | — | — | |
| "Strike Three You're Out" | — | — | single only | |
| "Partly Bill" | 48 | — | We'll Sing in the Sunshine | |
| 1970 | "We'll Sing in the Sunshine We'll Sing in the Sunshine "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" is a 1964 hit song written and recorded by Gale Garnett which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending 5 September 1964. The song also enjoyed success on easy listening and country music radio stations, spending seven weeks at number one on... " |
63 | — | |
| "The Day of Our Love" | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "The Crawdad Song" (with Kenny Vernon) | 42 | — | single only |
| "You Make My Day" | — | — | LaWanda Lindsey's Greatest Hits, Volume 1 | |
| "You and Me in Us" | — | — | singles only | |
| "Partin' of the Ways" | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Wish I Was a Little Boy Again" | 60 | — | |
| "One Time Too Many" | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Today Will Be the First Day of the Rest of My Life" | 38 | 63 | This Is LaWanda Lindsey |
| "Sunshine Feeling" | 87 | 78 | ||
| 1974 | "Hello Trouble" | 62 | — | |
| "Hello Out There" | 28 | — | ||
| "I Ain't Hangin' 'Round" | 67 | — | ||
| "I Finally Gave Him Enough Rope to Hang" | — | — | singles only | |
| 1975 | "Postcard Blues" | — | — | |
| "Goodtime Baby" | — | — | ||
| "Let Your Fingers Do the Walkin'" | — | — | ||
| "A Matter of Pride" | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Walk Right Back" | 76 | — | |
| "Gone Forever (File Me Under Memories)" | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "I'm a Woman in Love" | 85 | — |
Singles from collaboration albums
| Year | Single | Artist | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Eye to Eye" | Kenny Vernon | 58 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries |
| 1970 | "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" | 27 | ||
| "Let's Think About Where We're Going" | 51 |