May 19, 2012 | Bullet records, Record labels | 12 comments. Redita LP 109 « Nashville country rock – boogie with a bullet », if you can find it. May 13, 2020. I did not mention many important artists, either known or lesser known, such as Jimmy Selph (also on Majestic), Jamup & Honey (later on Dot), Zeke Clements (later on numerous labels, or its own Janet), Smiley Burnette from the West coast, Al Clauser from Texas, Dick Dyson, Texan pianist Paul Blunt (his « Walking Up Stairs » is well worth a listen, and Eddie Cochran may have taken inspiration of it for his « Twenty Flight Rock »), Wally Fowler, associate to Jim Bulleit, and huge contributor to the Country gospel serie to name a few. Brandy McDonnell, also known by her initials BAM, writes stories and reviews on movies, music, the arts and other aspects of entertainment. Do not use this site to make decisions Xavier I have the Toppa cd issue of various artist’s, Dick Miller had the 2nd largest selling single of all time on the Toppa lable with Make Room for the Blues. 33% of these people are married, and 67% are single. Your email address will not be published. Please make your own determination of the relevance of these court records. Jan 29 - 7:00 PM. As previously reported, Gill was inducted in the Grand Ole Opry on Aug. 10, 1991 and McEntire became a member of the Opry on Jan. 17, 1987.“Every time I see you, I feel like I’m home. Some of the tape is better than others, but it is all treasure. IN MEMORY OF BENNY. Spokeo is not a consumer reporting agency as defined The latter had just written a catchy number, « Tennessee Jive », which Bullet prompted them to cut (# 702), maybe in Sam Phillips’ studio in Memphis. AS THE TITLE STATES “BULLET, « ALWAYS A SMASH HIT » – the grandaddy of Nashville indie country labels (600-755 country serie): 1946-1952″. Click a location below to find Benny more easily. JOHNNY BARFIELD from Georgia had the first to have « boogie » in a country record title, beginning with « Boogie Woogie » on Bluebird in 1939. MARCH. Red Foley quickly covered the tune and took it into the national charts. Members of both the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Oklahoma natives Vince Gill and Reba McEntire performed together Saturday night during the Opry’s 4,933rd consecutive Saturday night broadcast. ROY HALL was no newcomer, as he had previously cut « Dirty Boogie » in Detroit for Fortune. He relocated to California in the mid forties and signed in 1946 with 4 Star Records. Vince Gill and Reba McEntire perform Saturday on the Grand Ole Opry. Bullet was the biggest of the pre-R&R Nashville labels. Later in 1954 he was signed with King and had the greatest success of his career, waxing several minor hits. 33% are in their 70s, while the average age is 59. HARDROCK GUNTER began performing on radio in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama in the late ’30s, and became quite a local celebrity. He then retired and passed away in 1984. Watch Queue Queue Though he never broke out big time like the Wills brothers, Lindsay remained a popular performing, recording and radio artist into the ’60s. Many pictures do come from this booklet, or from ebay sales. Benny Garcia in Tennessee 38 people named Benny Garcia found in Nashville, Memphis and 5 other cities. After “Near You” which became a hit mostly on the TV exposure it got as Milton Berle’s first TV theme song. He was a prolific song-writer and penned other standards, like « I Love You Because ». They performed several of their biggest hits, including Gill’s “What The Cowgirls Do” and “Whenever You Come Around” as well as “The Price of Regret” in honor of Civil Rights Leader and Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday. None the less it’s just my own design. ZEB TURNER, a formidable guitar player, (real name William Grishaw) hailed from Tennessee. I had the original 78’s way back then, too. Hey as Issac Newton said ” If you can’t bop to to Bombsville” (My opions are personal and not the blog owners who has no conection to me.). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But by 1952 the steam had really gone – due partly to the many other independant record labels and the stiffing competition they gave to Bullet – and all the partners decided to call it a day in late 1952. My wife goes on vacation in one week to visit my Daughter, that gives me the freedom and time to start playing with the tape again. Xavier there is no doubt that you are a wonderful person. Gunter’s first nationally released recordings were for Bulletand sold well enough to land him a contact with the major Decca label in 1951. Best known […] Category: Featured, Obituary. An important label, where many an artist did find their start. 40% of these people are married, and 60% are single. Zeb and his younger brother, nicknamed Zeke, returned for the fine « Guitar Reel » (# 601), before Zeke went to Red Foley’s band. NOTE out of intrest Bullet (TN) also issued a 200 – 500 series for Blues, R&B & Gospel fans & a 11000 series for garage R’N’R fans. He cut solo on the very first Bullet issue, « Zeb’s Mountain Boogie » (# 600) by Brad Brady and his Tennesseans. I do hope your friend Richard Weize is interested, that would be fantastic to hear from him, let us hope. « Lost Highway », (# 670) “Rolling Stone” (# 671) (In the early days of Leon Payne’s career, he used to travel from one place to another, trying to find jobs wherever he could. Jim Bulleit however had his sights set firmly on the pop charts, and he succeeded in 1947 with the million selling « Near you » by Francis Craig. He was soon drafted into military service again during the Korean war, which seriously curtailed his career momentum. Once he was in California hitchhiking to Alba, Texas, to visit his sick mother, he was unable to get a ride and finally got help from the salvation army. RAMBLIN’ TOMMY SCOTT was working since 1933 – a show on WAIM, Anderson, S.Ca, where he met Jim Bulleit. Gill also sang “Little Brother,” a song he’d written about his friend of 50 years, Benny Garcia, who passed away in May. During their Opry performance the pair exchanged personal experiences of working together over the years and their special bond as fellow Okies. Francis Craig records were issued on the Bullet (TN) 1000 series which was aimed at middle of the road pop music buyers. Harold, In 1950 Bullet made him wax « Mule Boogie » (# 704), complete with marvelous two-fisted pounded Hall piano, and a splendid guitar, apparently played by Tommy Odum from the Detroit days. The recordings by Chester « CHET » ATKINS, PEE WEE KING and SHEB WOOLEY were their first. CHARLINE ARTHUR got her start too at Bullet (# 707) in 1950 with « I’ve Got The Boogie Blues », the first of a long serie of Country boogies and proto-rockabillies on RCA. 1 duet “The Heart Won’t Lie,” a song that also made country music history with its accompanying cinematic military-themed music video. The group recorded for the local Vulcan label in 1948 but soon Gunter left the band to go solo and made the move from radio to television, hosting a local country music program. Paige was a good guitar player, and on « Honky Tonk Pete » (# 685), a slice of life in the honky tonks, he’s backed by fiddler Dale Potter. He signed with Decca in 1941 and remained with the label until he signed with Bullet in 1949. Nashville, TN - May 12, 2020 --Beloved and widely-respected guitar tech and musician Benny Garcia, age 64, died Saturday, May 9, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK from pancreatic cancer. Bullet hillbilly has allways been a favorite of mine. Commenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription. This cd was sent to my Dad from an old friend of his Eddie Drake who wanted my Dad to get in touch with Jack Morris at Toppa but my Dad didn’t seem to care much about the old business. I suppose it could be used as a good cover? Mar 4 - 7:00 PM. I included scans of everything. He had numerous records on Four Star later, but his « Sweet Woman Blues » (# 624), almost a Delmore Brothers’ tune without the harmonies, was certainly cut in Dallas, with probably Eddie Williams on lead guitar. He made his first solo recordings for the tiny Bama label in 1950 and had a sizable regional hit with « Birmingham Bounce ». « What’s To Become Of Me » (# 644) and « I’m A Plain Talkin’ Man From The West » (# 658) are the best examples of his work on Bullet. http://www.mediafire.com/?7nd69zqc6we498a, wangdangdula (Pete Hoppula, Helsinki, FI). Gee the title of the blog is guess what BOPPIN” not waltzing!! Bullet was one of the first of what has come to be known as the « post war indies » and was initially the most successful. Zeb Turner also had « Chatanooga Boogie » (# 629), « Coal Miner’s Blues » (# 636), the fine slow bluesy « Big Fat Papa » (# 661) before joining Ernest Tubb, and later having a career on King Records. I am Pete Pyle’s daughter Dwanna. her is the link enjoy, and you might like to delete this comment for your sake. I intend to upload a classic show from one of the clubs for you. As Charlie Feathers said “you had better Get with It” That is why the Bullet Hillbilly 600 – 700 series is covered. BULLET, “ALWAYS A SMASH HIT” – the grandaddy of Nashville indie country labels (600-755 country serie): 1946-1952. McEntire opened with “How Blue,” before adding “Back To God,” and “Is There Life Out There,” closing the night with “Fancy.” A lot of personal research has also been done to gather information on artists. This site should not be used to make decisions about employment, tenant screening, or any purpose covered by the FCRA.The records were matched using first and last name only. Blind singer/song-writer LEON PAYNE was one of the best selling artists for Bullet Records and his classics : « They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me » and « Lost Highway » were even covered by Hank Williams. Moody then left and had a million seller, « Shenandoah Waltz » on King. My Dad, a big band fan liked “Beg your Pardon” better and that record got a lot of wear at our house. Hi! Emma has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Other Texas artists included the Texas Troubadors, Ernest Tubb’s backing band, performing their boss’s composition « That’s All She Wrote » and backing brother Calvin on his own « Heart Don’t Complain » and JOHNNIE LEE WILLS, Bob’s brother. View the profiles of professionals named "Benny Garcia" on LinkedIn. You can read their entire story elsewhere in the site. Cheers! Harley was a very good friend of mine. He was again discharged in 1952 and resumed with M-G-M Records in 1953, and then with Sun in 1954, though neither company provided him with a hit. Oui, dès lors que vus citez “bopping.org” comme site d’origine de l’information. I only wish we could share this with my Dad. Merci. 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