Leon Ashley
Leon Walton (May 18, 1936 – October 20, 2013) is an American country music artist, known professionally as Leon Ashley. He is known mainly for his number 1 single "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", which topped the country singles charts in 1967. This single was distributed on his own label. Ashley wrote, recorded, released, distributed and published the single on his own. Besides this song, he released several other singles throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography
Leon Walton was born on May 18, 1936 in Covington, Georgia. He first performed at age nine on a local radio show, and released his first single in 1960 on Goldband Records. This single did not attract significant airplay, neither did later releases on Imperial Records and Dot Records. Ashley eventually married singer Margie Singleton.
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Leon Ashley
ALBUMS
- The Golden Age of Country released: 2011
- Hit Diary, Volume 2: 1967 - 1968 released: 1988
- Country Music Classics, Volume 3: 1965-1970 released:
The Golden Age of Country
Released 2011- I Walk the Line
- Sixteen Tons
- The Wild Side of Life
- You Win Again
- Young Love
- Okie From Muskogee
- The Race Is On
- Wichita Lineman
- It's Such a Pretty World Today
- Wings of a Dove
- Hello Walls
- We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
- I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
- Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
- Slipping Around
- Indian Love Call
Hit Diary, Volume 2: 1967 - 1968
Released 1988- The Letter
- Bend Me Shape Me
- Judy in Disguise
- Your Love Keeps Me Lifting Higher and Higher
- Everlasting Love
- Women, Women
- Soul Man
- Silence Is Golden
- Happy Together
- Laura
- Sweet Soul Music
- She's Rather Be With Me
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You
- Never My Love
- Here Comes My Baby
- 634-5789
- Eleonore
- Hair
- Indian Reservation
- Those Were the Days
- In-A-Gadda-Da Vida
- Jesamine
