Artist: Bob Gibson
Author: Bob Gibson/Lester Brown
Label: Riverside
Year: 1957
On album I Come For To Sing. About a little town in Texas. Bob also cut the first Sam Stone (see there).
Covers:
Erik Darling [as Aboline]
Lonesome Travelers [produced by Chet Atkins, with John Loudermilk on guitar]
Barry & Barry [McGuire & Kane; as Lose The Blues In Abilene]
Pernell Roberts [Adam Cartwright in Bonanza]
George Hamilton IV [n°1 C&W; from now on with additional credits for John D. Loudermilk, just because he predicted hit quality]
Walter Forbes [as Abilene Blues]
Missiles [in French as Marilyn and in Italian as Come Fai]
Ben Steneker [as Ameland]
Bee Gees [tv-recording]
Guy Mitchell [as My Abilene]
Jimmy Dean [as Abolene]
Sonny James [hit C&W]
Meridian Green [author Bob Gibson's daughter, along with Gene Parsons]
Josh Roy Brown [son of the other author Lester Brown]
Not to be confused with the Abilene of Dave Alvin, Sheryl Crow or Damon Jurado.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)