Performance
Dates
Saturday,
June 4
Willis
Alan Ramsey, a singer-songwriter with deep Texas
roots, released his first and only album, called
Willis Alan Ramsey, in 1972 on Leon Russell's
Shelter Records label. The recording was a critical
success that included "Boy From Oklahoma",
a tribute to Woody Guthrie. Jimmy Buffett and Jerry
Jeff Waker, among others, covered Ramsey's songs,
but the song that became best known was a knockoff
Ramsey called "Muskrat Candlelight".
Released by the pop group America, it was later
recorded and retitled "Muskrat Love" by
The Captain and Tennille and reached the Billboard
Top 10, becoming one of the most popular songs of
our time.
For
more information on Willis, visit www.willisalanramsey.com.
