Elton Britt (June 27, 1913-June 22, 1972), born James Elton Baker, was a country music guitarist and singer-songwriter. Biography Elton Britt was born in Marshall, a small town in Searcy County, Arkansas. He recorded over 600 sides and 60 albums for RCA and other labels in more than a 30-year span, and is best known for such hit songs (several of which he wrote or co-wrote) as "Detour", "Chime Bells", "Maybe I'll Cry Over You", "Pinto Pal", and the million-selling wartime hit "There's A Star-Spangled Bann...

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