with The Crew Cats b/w with The Four Pals
Rockabilly
Birth name Dean Beard aka Fox Four-Sevens & Crew Cats lived in Coleman, Texas most of his life
always klick on pic’s.
Santa Anna, Texas, USA
Born Aug. 31, 1935, Died April 4, 1989 (aged 54) Coleman, Texas
Discogr. & info Dean Beard
se also The Champs / member Dean Beard
Coleman’s Dean Beard, an unsung "Rock-me boy," often referred to as the "West Texas Wildman," also shared the stage with Presley. Beard was the opening act in Breckenridge on April 13, 1955, and later that night Dean witnessed Elvis as "he tore the roof off that place." The next day a write-up appeared in the Breckenridge American by Ann Cowan that just might be "the first post-show review of an Elvis concert." Beard was in attendance for other Presley shows, including a July 4th appearance in Brownwood. Afterward Dean recalled inviting Elvis over to Coleman for a visit: "He [Presley] had a pink Cadillac. Boy, I felt like something riding down the main street of Coleman in that pink Cadillac." (Elvis's first pink Cadillac burned up on the road sometime in June 1955 (depending on the source, it happened on either June 5, June 16, or June 17), and he didn’t get a new one until the next month. In all probability, Beard and Presley took their spin around Coleman in the Caddie on another date.
Original release, ATLANTIC 45-1137 (US) 04/1957 ; This release, repro ATLANTIC 45-1137 PROMOTION/NOT FOR SALE [1970’s ?]
Rakin' and scrapin’ b/w On my mind again
Rakin’ and Scrapin' - 1957