Jean Chapel

Jean Chapel ( born May 6, 1925 as Opal Jean Amburgey Lester County, Kentucky, † 1995) was an American country and rockabilly singer. In her career, she took on many different record companies and wrote over 400 songs.

Life

Jean Chapel was born as one of six children of their parents. At age eleven, she learned to play guitar and banjo playing. Along with her ​​sisters she stepped back then to the public. At 13, her sisters and Chapel left their home to perform at the radio station WLAP and moved to Lexington, Kentucky. They performed under the name The Sunshine on Sister band. Later, the sisters were also in Atlanta at WSB Barn Dance. 1944 Chapel member of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, also a well-known radio program. Her sister Irene made ​​at the Capitol Records later under the name Martha Carson career.

Career

After the WSB Barn Dance was deposed in 1950, she moved to the WLS National Barn Dance in Chicago, followed by the most famous and successful radio show, the Grand Ole Opry. In WLS, she met the young country singer Salty Holmes, whom she later married. With him, she took for MGM Records on some drives, but also released as a solo artist title. After Chapel was at labels under contract, she moved in 1956 to the legendary Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. There she took her most famous titles, Welcome To The Club, I Will not Be Rockin 'Tonight, on. The titles were, as usual, at Sun, Rockabilly, who was very popular in the southern states. The record sold well and contributed to their success in much. She has appeared in various television programs and weier thin on the radio.

In the early 1960s concentrated Chapel to their songwriter career. She moved to Nashville, where she was a neighbor of Tammy Wynette, with their songs had some success. Additionally, stars such as Eddy Arnold, Carl Smith and Dean Martin recorded their title. Until her death, she appeared in public.

Jean Chapel died in 1995 at the age of 70 years.

Discography

• Tell It Like It Is