Original text in German here,  Elroy Dietzel (born 1936 in Seguin, Texas, † May 1990) was an American rockabilly musician. Dietzel was active in the 1950s, especially in Texas. 

Life Childhood and youth Elroy Dietzel was born in Seguin, a small town in Texas, which at that time was inhabited mainly by German immigrants. Dietzel's mother died when he was four months old; From then on, he grew up with his uncle and aunt in Santa Barbara, Texas. At 14, the family moved to Midland. During this time he learned to play the guitar. 

Career In 1955, Dietzel began to perform publicly with a few school friends. Influenced by country music and rhythm and blues on both sides Dietzel called his band The Rhythm Bandits, which next to him (vocals / guitar) from Joe Melson (electric guitar), Dick Matlock (guitar), Bill Chance (bass) and Larry Parks (drums) existed. The group became very popular in their hometown as they were the only band to play rockabilly. When Dietzel and the Rhythm Bandits played in Lubbock, they were discovered by Jessie Smith, owner of Bo-Kay Records, who signed her. In the winter of 1956, the first recording session followed at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. The resulting title Teenage Ball / Precious Desires were released in early 1957 on Bo-Kay. Teenage Ball was often played on the radio, but did not reach the charts. While Dietzel was on tour, he met the songwriter Jack Rhodes, who had just written the song Rock-N-Bones. Together with Shang-Hai-Rock, written by Don Carter, Rock-N-Bones was recorded in 1957 at Norman Petty's studio under Rhodes's supervision and released on Bo-Kay. The single gave Dietzel the opportunity to appear on television and make guest appearances at the Louisiana Hayride and the Big D Jamboree. Dietzel and the Rhythm Bandits also went on extended tours with Hayride's ensemble. In addition, they were members of the KMID Jamborees. Despite his popularity around Midland Dietzel did not succeed in more Music circles. The Rhythm Bandits split in 1959 and Dietzel joined the US Army in 1960. His guitarist Joe Melson was a composer of some Roy Orbison hits in the early 1960s success. Dietzel himself appeared only sporadically in the next few years and worked regularly in the Texas oil fields. He died in 1990.

Original release, BO-KAY K-101 (US) 02/1957 ; This release, repro BO-KAY K-101 [1975]

Precious desires   b/w   Teenage ball