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Mac Curtis


Teen // Rockabilly

Birth name, Wesley Erwin Curtis, Jr.

He died on Sept. 16, 2013,  following injuries received in a car accident a month earlier, after which he had undergone rehabilitation at a nursing home.

always klick on pic’s.

mac-curtis

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Born Jan. 16, 1939, Died Sept. 16, 2013 (aged 74), Weaterford, Texas

Texas

Discogr. Mac Curtis  

& Info    Mac Curtis 

Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (January 16, 1939 – September 16, 2013) was an American rockabilly musician.

Biography

Born in Fort WorthTexas, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. In 1954, his family moved to Weatherford, Texas, and while there he formed a band with two classmates, Jim and Ken Galbraith. They played at school events, but during one of the events, their show was shut down due to sexually suggestive on-stage movements. Instead, the group played locally, and in 1955 they were offered a deal with King Records, who released their debut single, "If I Had Me a Woman”.    Soon afterwards, Alan Freed heard the group and invited them to play on his Christmas radio special in 1956. Curtis returned to Weatherford to finish school in 1957, and then became a disc jockey in SeoulKorea after joining the military. Upon his return in 1960, he continued work as a DJ in the South, and released a few albums; his 1968 release, The Sunshine Man, hit No. 35 on the U.S. Country albums chart. As rockabilly grew in popularity in the 1970s, he began recording with Ray Campi and signed to Ronnie Weiser's Rollin' Rock Records. In 1970, Mac Curtis had two hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Early In The Morning" (#35) and "Honey, Don't" (#43). As a singer he was still active in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Read this text and  discography here

Original release, KING 45-5059 (US) 04/1957; This release, repro KING 45-5059 [1975 ?]

I'll be gentle   b/w   Say so

Ill Be Gentle - 1957

Say So - 1957

More Mac Curtis     King K-4927 / K-4995  1956     King K-5107 / K-5121   1958


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