Dixie Anne Barnes: Teen Years - teen pop rocker

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Dixie Anne Barnes • Whispering Wind & Teen Years


Descriptive Details Contents Dixie Anne Barnes
Side 1/2: Whispering Wind & Teen Years
Protone DAB 129 — 45 rpm record Info

Interesting woman. In the 1950s - early 1960s, Dixie was an actress and part time singer. She was Cookie on the Blondie TV series and had parts on the widely viewed Leave It To Beaver and My Three Sons TV shows. In 1962, she released the 45 in this auction on the obscure Protone label. The picture sleeve is a pretty period piece though shows the label's inexperience (or lack of promotional budget) as the sleeve is closer to a thin paper bag in material than what's typically used to make a picture sleeve. Apparently she led a difficult life & died alone at age 60, with her body undiscovered for almost a week in rural Michigan.

The 2 songs on this 45 are good; teen rock with a beat from the early 1960s. In reference to Dixie's Whispering Wind on an album compilation, allmusic.com stated, "Whispering Wind is sweetly melodic, with a lean, lively band backing a woman who could've been a female Ricky Nelson, to judge from the evidence here." Listen to it on youtube. This is an obscure 45 by a talented performer who was initially noticed due to her acting. A unique impossible-to-find example of early 1960s pop/rock music.

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