Charlie Feathers
Charlie Feathers ( born June 12, 1932 in Slayden, Mississippi as Arthur Lyndbergh Feathers; † August 29, 1998 in Memphis, Tennessee ) was an American country and rockabilly musician. He was considered one of the leading exponents of the genre, though it did not manage his singles in the charts. Among his most famous songs include Tongue -Tied Jill, One Hand Loose and Jungle Fever.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 Albums ( selection)
- 3.1 Notes and references
- 3.2 External links
Life
Childhood and youth
Born as one of seven children of farm owners Leonard and Lucy Feathers Charlie Feathers began playing guitar at age nine. Early on, he listened to the weekly broadcast WSM Grand Ole Opry. In the fields of the farm, he was heavily influenced by the blues and work songs of African-American laborers, as well as by Bill Monroe and Hank Williams. After leaving school with no qualifications, he worked with his father, first in Cairo, Illinois, then to the oil fields in Texas.
Career
In the early 1950s drew Feathers to Memphis, Tennessee, where he married Rosemary Hardy in May 1951. After a long stay in the hospital due to an illness of meningitis Feathers musicians decided to become. Due to his illness Feathers had been exempt from military service and in 1953 a member of the Saturday Night Jamboree, a local live radio show. At this time, however, Feathers still played country music. End of 1954, the record label owner Sam Phillips was aware of the young Feathers and let him do with the musicians Quinton Claunch and Bill Cantrell at his home demos of the country piece I've Been Deceived. In February, he played in his first studio session a title Peepin 'Eyes and I've Been Deceived, which were shortly afterwards published only in flip, a sub-label of Phillips Sun Records, and then at Sun. Due to the good regional sales of the plate followed by other sessions. The written by him and Stan Kesler song I Forgot to Remember to Forget Feathers took on as a demo; in the version of the young Elvis Presley was the title of a number-one hit on the country charts.
The end of 1955 was followed by a second single at Sun, but his contract ran out. Along with Jerry Huffman (guitar), Jody Chastain ( steel guitar ) and Shorty Torence (bass ), he formed a band and played the Phillips rockabilly title Bottle to the baby before, but Phillips could no longer be swayed. After Jody Chastain was changed to the double bass and drummer Jimmy Sword Torance replaced, the group renamed itself The Musical Warriors and traveled through the southern states, where they performed at Barn Dances and on the radio. After the tour Feathers signed with Meteor Records in Memphis. There published Feathers and his band one of his most famous title, Tongue -Tied Jill, along with Corrine, Corrina version Get With The it. much larger label King Records shortly thereafter was aware of Feathers and signed him along with his band. As Feathers came to King, the label had little experience with rockabilly music: "They had no idea about bass slapping and them things ," Feathers said later.
During her time at King Feathers and the Musical Warriors played one the most famous songs of her career, such as One Hand Loose, Everybody's Lovin ' My Baby and Bottle To The Baby. However, after Feathers got no financial return, he left King. With his band, he still got to graduate the opportunity of performances at KRLD Big D Jamboree. By 1960, stayed together Feathers and the Musical Warriors, appeared and released singles with Kay and Hi Records. Your last common plate came in July 1960 under the pseudonym " Charlie Morgan " at Wal -May Records out. In the following years Feathers was at various labels such as Memphis, Holliday Inn or Vetco under contract. His 1974 volume published by Ronnie Weiser's Rollin ' Rock Records Song That Certain Female was used in the movie Kill Bill 2003.
After Feathers had occurred at the London Sun Sound Show 1976, to him in the course of the rockabilly revival succeeded in making a big comeback. Feathers recorded various albums and toured Europe and the United States. In the 1980s, Feathers health deteriorated rapidly and he had to withdraw for a time from the public. After a few months he returned to the stage, even if he could only occur in a wheelchair.
Charlie Feathers died on 29 August 1998 at the age of 66 years in Memphis, Tennessee; three days after he had fallen into a coma because of a stroke. Feathers was added posthumously inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Discography
Singles
- Bottle to the Baby ( alt. version )
- Mound Of Clay
- Runnin 'Around
- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
- Corrina, Corrina
- Frankie and Johnny
- Honky Tonk Kid
- So Ashamed
- We're Getting Closer to Being Apart
- Johnny Come lists
- I Forgot To Remember to Forget
- The Man In Love
- Early In The Morning
- Talkin '' Bout Lovin '
- Do not Let Me Cross Over
- I Am Losing What I Found
- Do not Worry Little Darlin '
- Fireball Mail
- Have You Ever
- Live and Let Live
- Love Do not Treat Me Right
- Nobody Answered
- The Rules Of Love
- She Done Gone
- This Lonesome Feelin '
- Yesterday Is That Other Day In Life
- I'm Walking the Dog