Chase Webster Sings Country And Western

Recording Studio: Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee Compatible Mastering: Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee A novelty-oriented songwriter whose real name was Gary Daniel Bruce; recording as Chase Webster he cut a bunch of singles dating back to the Kennedy era, straddling pop and country but with a definite tilt towards twang. His 1961 song, "Moody River," was later recorded by several artists, notably Pat Boone, Johnny Rivers and Kitty Wells. Webster was one of many semi-anonymous artists recording in the pocket universe of the Nashville-based cheapo-label empire of Modern Sound/Spar Records, and may have also been part of Spar's in-house "band," The Nashville Country Jamboree, which released several albums which were peppered with original material, including several of his songs. This was Webster-Bruce's only full LP. He is also purported to have been a member of the Del Reeves Country Carnival road show, though other biographical details have proved elusive.