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15 Comments on “Trains and Boats and Planes: Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas”
Not trying to be a smarty-pants, Kat, but Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas ‘Trains and Boats and Planes’ debuted October 7/65 and reached #10 on Billboard’s chart, while Dionne’s version debuted on February 7/66 and made it to #22. It’s funny, because I also remember her version best but don’t remember hearing Kramer’s.
Gnu,
Having never heard of him, I was surprised to find it was written, composed and released first by him. Come to find out the title is from a book called The Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis.
Gnu,
You are on a who is that singer named Billy kick for me. You found yet another I haven’t ever heard of. I can’t believe that tie. The shirt I know was, at one time, the fashion, but how long is that tie?
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May 18, 2014 at 11:54 am
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May 18, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Lot’s of folkies do this?
May 18, 2014 at 12:27 pm
Spaceman,
Not that I know. Dionne Warwick comes to mind as she released it first.
May 18, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Ya, but a bit surprised. I could see folkies doing this song. Closest I could find
May 18, 2014 at 12:55 pm
Spaceman,
I always think of her as a country singer but I get why this is the closest you could find.
May 18, 2014 at 2:25 pm
Not trying to be a smarty-pants, Kat, but Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas ‘Trains and Boats and Planes’ debuted October 7/65 and reached #10 on Billboard’s chart, while Dionne’s version debuted on February 7/66 and made it to #22. It’s funny, because I also remember her version best but don’t remember hearing Kramer’s.
Marie
May 18, 2014 at 4:05 pm
Marie,
I never mind a correction. I just assumed she did because that’s the first one I heard.
It must have been the radio station I listened to which favored Dionne Warwick over Billy.
May 18, 2014 at 12:25 pm
Never heard this one by Billy. He reminds me of a one time hit type.
Kind of like Joe South
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May 18, 2014 at 12:32 pm
Gnu,
Having never heard of him, I was surprised to find it was written, composed and released first by him. Come to find out the title is from a book called The Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis.
May 18, 2014 at 12:34 pm
or this one
May 18, 2014 at 12:37 pm
Gnu,
I am amazed I hadn’t ever heard of him until now. I like his voice, and I can’t imagine why I didn’t hear him on the radio.
May 18, 2014 at 12:40 pm
since I’m on a Billy kick. How about this one by Billy Joe Royal
May 18, 2014 at 12:42 pm
Gnu,
You are on a who is that singer named Billy kick for me. You found yet another I haven’t ever heard of. I can’t believe that tie. The shirt I know was, at one time, the fashion, but how long is that tie?
May 18, 2014 at 12:48 pm
or this other one by Billy Joe Royal..
May 18, 2014 at 1:15 pm
Gnu,
He does a great job with this song. I went hunting again and found out Joe South wrote this. I continue to be amazed by Je South.