Bobby Helms

Bobby Lee Helms ( born August 15, 1933, Bloomington, Indiana; † 19 June 1997) was an American country music singer who was known in 1957 by the hit Fraulein.

Biography

Bobby Helms appeared as a child with his brother Freddy on as The Helms Brothers. The duo had over a period of six years, numerous appearances on local radio and television shows. Then Bobby went on alone. Ernest Tubb brought him the mid-1950s to Nashville and a recording contract with Decca mediated.

In early 1957, he published his first single, Fraulein. The song took a few months to break into the charts, then moved up to number one, holding the top position eleven altogether weeks. In addition, he was also placed in the pop charts. His next single, My Special Angel, again reaching number one on the country charts and became a Top 10 pop hit. The third release of the year 1957, the Christmas song Jingle Bell Rock, became a hit. The song was re-discovered in the following years several times over the Christmas period and evolved over the years to become a classic. Even if he could not perform at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, he made ​​it into the Town Hall Party, also a well known radio show of the 1950s. End of the decade, his music evolved toward rockabilly, which is good to listen to the song Long Gone Daddy.

In 1958 he succeeded with Just a Little Lonesome and Jacqueline once again top 10 hits. After his winning streak was over. A change to the label Kapp Records in 1965 brought no change. Helms remained musically active and had in the years 1967 and 1968 a few minor hits, such as He Thought He'd Die Laughing and So Long. His last chart placement Helms reached in 1970 with Mary Goes ' Round for Certron Records, but played until 1983 for MCA Records singles still a. After his songs appeared only on small labels.

Helms died in 1997 in Martin, Tennessee.

Discography

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