Sherwin & Pam Linton and The Cotton Kings: Christmastime's A-Comin'

"Christmastime's A-Comin, Christmastime's A-Comin"

From the opening lines of that classic Bill Monroe Bluegrass Christmas favorite to the shows closing “Merry Christmas Day” the warm narrative “Christmas Guest” and “Go Tell It On The Mountain” the Sherwin & Pam Linton Christmas Show has deep roots and is well steeped with holiday spirit and tradition.

Featuring:

Sherwin & Pam Linton

Norton Lawellin

Don Nustad

Albert Svendaal

South Dakota native Sherwin Linton launched his career in the music business in 1956 as a 16-year-old disc jockey and live performer of country and rockabilly music on radio station KWAT in Watertown. Moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1957, this talented singer, guitarist and songwriter began performing throughout the country. Sherwin journeyed to Nashville in 1966 and recorded “Cotton King,” a song that catapulted him to the top of the Country charts. Roy Acuff was so impressed with Sherwin that he signed Sherwin to his legendary Acuff-Rose Publishing Company and Hickory Records, resulting in numerous TV appearances and nationwide tours. Following the 1971 release of a live tribute album, “Hello, I’m Not Johnny Cash,” Sherwin received multiple national nominations from the CMA and ACM (and praise from Cash himself). Subsequent hits included the 1986 novelty song “Santa Got A DWI,” an anti-drunk driving song that hit the charts and became a Christmas favorite (and has sold over one million copies). One of Sherwin’s close friends in music, Marty Stuart, had this to say of his veteran entertainment compadre: “Sherwin Linton has been a great correspondent for country music for many years. He is the go-to guy for all things concerning authentic country music. In the midwest, Sherwin is a larger-than-life country singing, string bending, rhinestone wearing, boot heel dragging, fancy car driving, cowboy hat-wearing state of the art country music star if there ever was one. Most of all he’s my pal. I always enjoy his work.”

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