Mac Curtis
| Mac Curtis | ||
|---|---|---|
 Mac Curtis en 1970. | ||
| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | Wesley Erwin Curtis, Jr. | |
| Otros nombres | Mac Curtis | |
| Nacimiento |
16 de enero de 1939 (74 años) Fort Worth (Estados Unidos) | |
| Fallecimiento |
16 de septiembre de 2013 Weatherford (Texas, Estados Unidos) | |
| Causa de muerte | Accidente de tránsito | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Músico, cantante, compositor de canciones y guitarrista | |
| Seudónimo | Mac Curtis | |
| Género | Rockabilly | |
| Instrumento | guitarra | |
| Discográficas |
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Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (16 de enero de 1939 – 16 de septiembre de 2013) fue un músico de rockabilly. Nació en Fort Worth, Texas. Aprendió a tocar guitarra a los 12, ingresando a un concurso de talentos. Se mudó a Weatherford en 1954, donde formó una banda con dos compañeros de clase, Jim y Ken Galbraith. Tocaban en los eventos de la escuela, pero durante uno de ellos su espectáculo fur interrumpido por realizar movimientos con contenido sexual sobre el escenario.[1] El grupo siguió tocando localmente, y en 1955 les ofrecieron un trato con King Records, que lanzó su primer sencillo "If I Had Me a Woman".
Más tarde Alan Freed escuchó al grupo y los invitó a tocar en su especial de radio de Navidad en 1956. Curtis volvió a Weatherford para completar su educación y se convirtió en disc jockey en Seúl, Corea luego de unirse a la milicia.[1] Al retornar en 1960, siguió trabajando como DJ en el sur de Estados Unidos y lanzó otros álbumes. El de 1968, The Sunshine Man, alcanzó la posición 35 en las listas de música country en el país.[2] Como en la década de 1970 el rockabilly se hizo popular, comenzó a grabar con Ray Campi y firmó para el sello de Ronnie Weiser, Rollin' Rock Records. Su carrera despegó en los 1980s y 1990s. Más tarde fue elegido para Salón de la Fama del Rockabilly.
Murió el 16 de septiembre de 2013 debido a las heridas provocadas en un accidente de tránsito.[3]
Álbumes
[editar]| Año | Título/lista de canciones | N.º catálogo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Records (USA) | |||
| 1969 | SUNSHINE MAN
Little Ole Wine Drinker / The Friendly City / Break My Mind / Love's Been Good To Me / Too Good To Be True / Too Close To Home / The Quiet Kind / Sunshine Man / I've Got The Tiger By The Tail / Almost Persuaded / It's My Way |
BN 26419 (LP) | |
| GRT Records (USA) | |||
| 1970 | EARLY IN THE MORNING
Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be) |
LP 20002 (LP) | |
| Rollin' Rock Records (USA) | |||
| 1973 | RUFFABILLY
Big D Women / Baby Let's Play House / Heartbreakin' Mama / Fannie Mae / Sidetrack Mama / Holdin' On / Good Rockin' Tonight / Amarillo Killer / Hot Rock / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Wild Wild Women / You Hurt Me / Sexy Ways |
LP 002 (LP) | |
| 1975 | GOOD ROCKIN' TOMORROW
Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll Rock-A-Baby / Hard Hearted Girl / Party Line / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Rockabilly Uprising / Been Gone A Long Time / Juice Box / Gone Out Of My Mind / Wildcat Tamer / Let's Go |
LP 002 (LP) | |
| 1978 | ROCK ME
Sidething / That's How Much I Love You / Turn Away From Me / Making It Right / Real Good Itch / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad / Suntan Girl / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Good Love Sweet Love / Don't You Love Me / Rock Me |
LP 016 (LP) | |
| Sunshine Records (USA) | |||
| 1977 | GOLDEN GOSPEL FAVORITES
I'm Gonna Walk Them Golden Stairs / He'll Understand And Say Well Done / Swing Down Chariot / Just A Little Talk With Jesus / This Old Building / His Hand In Mine / When God Dips His Pen / Milky White Way / Where Could I Go / It's Different Now |
SS 001 (LP) | |
| Radar Records (UK) | |||
| 1979 | ROCKIN' MOTHER
Ducktail / Grandaddy's Rockin' / You Oughta See Granma Rock / How Long Will It Take / If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Rockin' Mother / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Turn Away From Me / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Hungry Hill |
RAD 22 (LP) | |
| Rebel (FIN) | |||
| 1981 | TEXAS ROCKABILLY LEGEND
Rock Me / If I Had Me A Woman / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Turn To Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Hungry Hill / Johnny Carroll Rock / Pistol Packin' Mama / Ducktail / Making It Right / Sidething / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Been Gone A Long Time / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad |
ROLLS 004 (LP) | |
| 1981 | TOP CAT ON ROCKABILLY TRACK
Rockin' Mother / Rockabilly Uprising / Suntan Girl / Wildcat Tamer / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Amarillo Killer / How Come It / Hard Hearted Girl / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / How Long Will It Take / For Your Love / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Turn Away From Me |
ROLLS 004 (LP) | |
| Hot Rock Records (UK) | |||
| 1981 | TRUCKABILLY
I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps / Good Rockin' Teddy / Wishin 'n' Prayin' / The Hucklebuck / I'm Gonna Love You Back To Loving Me Again / Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu / Train Of Sin / Just a Little Too Much / Hooked On Music / Turn To Me / Little Miss Linda / Don't Forbid Me / Hollywood City |
HR-701 (LP) | |
| Rollin' Rock Records (CH) | |||
| 1995 | THE ROLLIN' ROCK & REBEL SINGLES
Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Grandaddy's Rockin' / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama / Been Gone A Long Time / Making It Right / For Your Love / Turn Away From Me / If I Had Me A Woman / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Rollin' Rock Rock / How Long Will It Take / Tell Me What'll I Do |
RRCD 004 (CD) | |
| Hightone Records/HMG (USA) | |||
| 1997 | ROCKABILLY UPRISING
If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Party Line / Ducktail / I'd Run A Mile To You / Wild Wild Women / That's How Much I Love You / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Turn Away From Me / Sidething / How Come It / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll / Hard Hearted Girl / More Love Where That Came From / Real Good Itch / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Suntan Girl |
6601 (CD) | |
| Vinyl Japan Records (UK) | |||
| 1998 | ROCKABILLY READY
Rockabilly Ready / The Love Doctor / Show Me The Money / Tell Me What'll I Do / Old Rock 'n' Rollers Like Me / Miss Linda's Still Fine / One Foot Loose / Blues Man / Let's Go Downtown / Keep On Rockin' / Hey Hey Little Lady / Mesmerized / Are You Ready To Rumble / Side Wind / Little Mama Have Mercy / Frantic |
JRCD 31 (CD) | |
| Bluelight Records (FIN) | |||
| 1999 | EARLY IN THE MORNING
Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be) |
BLR 3367 2 (CD) | |
| 2011 | SONGS I WISH I WROTE
Singer Of Sad Songs / This Time Tomorrow / 100 Pounds Of Honey / Sunshine Man / Turn Away From Me / One More Night / Stay Love / Beautiful Annabel Lee / So What Let It Rain / Drowning All My Sorrows / If You Want To Be My Woman / Restless / You’ve Turned Down The Lights |
BLR 33147 2 (CD) BLR 33147 1 (LP) | |
Sencillos
[editar]| Año | Canción A/B | Nº catálogo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Records (USA) | |||
| 1956 | If I Had Me A Woman / Just So You Call Me | 45-4927 | |
| 1956 | Granddaddy's Rockin’ / Half Hearted Love | 45-4949 | |
| 1956 | You Ain't Treatin' Me Right / The Low Road | 45-4965 | |
| 1956 | That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Don't You Love Me | 45-4995 | |
| 1957 | Say So / I'll Be Gentle | 45-5059 | |
| 1958 | What You Want / You Are My Very Special Baby | 45-5107 | |
| 1958 | Little Miss Linda / Missy Ann | 45-5121 | |
| Felsted Records (USA) | |||
| 1960 | Come Back Baby / No Never Alone | 45-8592-V | |
| Le Cam Records (USA) | |||
| 1962 | Singing The Blues / Soho | 339 | |
| 1962 | Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One | 954 | |
| 1965 | Lie And Get By / I Just Ain't Got | 965 | |
| Dot Records (USA) | |||
| 1962 | Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One | 45-16315 | |
| Brownfield Records (USA) | |||
| 1962 | Doodle Doodle Do (And Forget About You) / Don't Take My Freedom | BF 27 | |
| Shah Records (USA) | |||
| 1962 | Singing The Blues / Ballad Of Black Mountain | S 982 | |
| Limelight Records (USA) | |||
| 1963 | 12th Of June / Lie And Get By | Y 3010 | |
| Shalimar Records (USA) | |||
| 1963 | Come On Back / 100 Pounds Of Honey | S-103 | |
| Maridene Records (USA) | |||
| 1964 | 100 Pounds Of Honey / Down The Pike | M-111 | |
| Tower Records (USA) | |||
| 1967 | Stepping Out On You / The Ties That Bind | 319 | |
| Epic Records (USA) | |||
| 1968 | Too Close To Be True / Too Close To Home | 5-10257 | |
| 1969 | Love's Been Good To Me / The Quiet Kind | 5-10324 | |
| 1969 | Sunshine Man / It's My Way | 5-10385 | |
| 1969 | Almost Persuaded / The Friendly City | 5-10438 | |
| 1969 | Happiness Lives In This House / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me | 5-10468 | |
| 1969 | Us / Don't Make Love | 5-10530 | |
| 1970 | Honey Don't / Today's Teardrops | 5-10574 | |
| GRT Records (USA) | |||
| 1970 | Early In The Morning / When The Hurt Moves In | 26 | |
| 1971 | Gulf Stream Line / I'd Run A Mile | 41 | |
| Rollin' Rock Records (USA) | |||
| 1972 | Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama | 45-007 | |
| 1974 | Grandaddy's Rockin' / You Oughta See Granma Rock | 45-016 | |
| 1974 | How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In | 45-018 | |
| 1975 | Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother | 45-026 | |
| 1975 | What'll I Do / (B-side by Ray Campi) | 45-029 | |
| 1978 | Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama | 45-043 | |
| Emcee Records (USA) | |||
| 1974 | Pistol Packin' Mama / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad | 002 | |
| Ranwood Records (USA) | |||
| 1975 | Asphalt Cowboy / Pistol Packin' Mama | R-1017 | |
| 1975 | Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad | R-1033 | |
| 1975 | Nine Times Out Of Ten / More Like I Do Now | R-1041 | |
| 1976 | West Texas Women / We Made It All The Way | R-1050 | |
| Hot Rock Records (UK) | |||
| 1980 | Hot Rock Boogie // Half Hearted Love / The Hucklebuck | HR-001 | |
| 1981 | I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps | HR-010 | |
| Rebel (FIN) | |||
| 1981 | Making It Right / Been Gone A Long Time | MAC 005 | |
| 1981 | For Your Love / Turn Away From Me | MAC 006 | |
Referencias
[editar]- ↑ a b Mac Curtis en Allmusic
- ↑ Billboard, Allmusic.com
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, ‘It was a shock’: Rockabilly Hall of Famer Mac Curtis dies from injuries sustained in accident, 17 de setiembre de 2013 Archivado el 24 de septiembre de 2013 en Wayback Machine.
Enlaces externos
[editar]- Esta obra contiene una traducción derivada de «Mac Curtis» de Wikipedia en inglés, publicada por sus editores bajo la Licencia de documentación libre de GNU y la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
- Mac Curtis en Internet Movie Database (en inglés).
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