Sandy Fontaine

Ten Gallon Hat(Elsie Wilks, Wilks Music BMI) What Do I Want(Gene Dunlap, Wilks Music BMI)Hitt Records 11191964Baytown, Texas* Elsie Wilks, the boss-lady of the Texas firm, Hitt Records, wrote "Ten Gallon Hat" a song inspired by President Johnson's presenting ten-galllon hats to his visiting celebrities. The song "just released will be introduced in Baytown at a teen dance at the Firemen's Hall" (Baytown Sun, August 9, 1964, Sandy Fontaine, from Houston, performed the song several times in and around Baytown at least until 1966, this time backed by The Wanderers of Beaumont at the Baytown Jaycees spring festival.Late release by Hitt Records whose pick activities were in the years 1958-1960. donwload links : Ten Gallon and What