Leroy Van Dyke’s True Treasures album has been released by Country Rewind Records. Many people remember the Leroy Van Dyke Show and his role as a co-host on the Country Crossroads with legendary DJ Bill Mack for 10 years which aired on WBAP radio syndicated to 800 stations and is a part of radio history.

The exposure brought to his name via the radio and TV shows were instrumental Leroy becoming a household name. Leroy is literally a living piece of country music history and as we all know there are very few of his generation left.

“I thank each and every person on the label, all of whom did masterful work in their respective aspects of this product’s development. The attention to detail and professionalism is superb, and I know our country music fans will treasure it,” expressed LeRoy Van Dyke.

“These true unreleased treasures have been skillfully brought up to 21st century standards by producer Paul Martin, for a new generation of country fans and his longtime fans of the past. Leroy has had an amazing musical career that started in 1956 and is still going strong,” shared Executive Producer Thomas Gramuglia.

1. Walk On By
2. Oklahoma Hills
2. Just A State Of Mind
4. If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone)
5. San Antonio Rose
6. You Couldn’t Get My Love Back (If You Tried)
7. Anytime-Oh Lonesome Me (Medley)
8. Be A Good Girl (Til I Get Back In Town)
9. I’ve Never Been Loved
10. Jambalaya
11. The Other Boys Are Talking
12. The Last Letter
13. The Auctioneer
14. Big, Wide Wonderful World Of Country Music
15. Ol’ Man Mose

Opening on the joyous bounce of both Walk On By and the lushly orchestrated country-pop of Oklahoma Hills, they are in turn followed by the mid-tempo balladry of Just A State Of Mind, the lovingly upbeat storytelling of marriage within If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone), the rambunctious San Antonio Rose, the stern foot-tapper and tambourine-slapped You Couldn’t Get My Love Back (If You Tried), and then we get the beautiful balladry of Anytime-Oh Lonesome Me (Medley) and the rhythmically melodic Be A Good Girl (Til I Get Back In Town).

Next up is the delightful ballad I’ve Never Been Loved and the playfully perky guitar work of Hank Williams’ Jambalaya and they are in turn backed smoothly by the free flowing country-pop of The Other Boys Are Talking, the lonesome, aching ode within The Last Letter, the fast-talking The Auctioneer, the album rounding out on the expansive, Elvis-esque Big, Wide Wonderful World Of Country Music, closing on the melodic storytelling within Ol’ Man Mose.

This unique album includes a stellar rendition of “The Auctioneer” and "Walk On By" along with many more great songs. These recordings were made exclusively for radio airplay and were never previously commercially available - until now. Long thought to be lost, the original master tapes were “rescued” by executive producer and president of Country Rewind Records, Thomas Gramuglia, and placed in the experienced hands of producer Paul Martin, who skillfully brought the recordings up to twenty-first century standards of audio quality.

Leroy Van Dyke is one of the true treasures of country music. In a remarkable career spanning more than six decades, he has recorded hundreds of songs and has continually toured, both in the USA and overseas, to worldwide acclaim. Van Dyke’s amazing musical career was launched in 1956 with the iconic song “The Auctioneer,” entertaining thousands of his fellow servicemen as an opening act for Marilyn Monroe, becoming the only country music personality to do so.

Upon returning to civilian life he began working as a journalist. While doing so his recording of “The Auctioneer” became an immediate million-selling hit, and he became a regular member of Red Foley’s “Ozark Jubilee” on ABC-TV, remaining until the end of the show’s run.

He then moved to Nashville and shortly after that joined the Grand Ole Opry. Proving he was not a “one-hit-wonder” he followed up with a hit recording of “Just Walk On By” which remained on the charts for a remarkable 42 weeks, including 19 weeks at number one. Billboard would later name his “Walk On By” the biggest country record of all time, based on sales, plays and number of weeks in the charts.

Leroy became a multimedia star before the phrase was invented. In addition to a stellar recording career, he would co-host “Country Crossroads,” the most widely-syndicated show in radio history, host “The Leroy Van Dyke Show” on syndicated television and become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

On the big screen, he starred in the 1967 movie “What Am I Bid?” that also featured his cousin Ray Sims as an auctioneer. He was also the first country artist to headline a fully-produced, self-contained, choreographed country music show on the famed Strip in Las Vegas.

The only thing to slow him down at age 92 was the global pandemic. Now we can once again enjoy his unmistakable voice on this collection of unique recordings.

Official Purchase Link

www.countryrewindrecords.com