Rudy Grayzell
Rudy Jimenez " Tutti " Grayzell ( born June 8, 1933 Saspamco, Texas) is an American rockabilly musician. Known titles of his include Ducktail or Let's Go Wild.
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Life
Childhood and youth
His parents, Joe and Juanita moved briefly with Rudy Grayzell after his birth to San Antonio. Early on, the young Grayzell interested in music since his mother played mandolin. He was influenced also by the country music, pop music and traditional Mexican music. With twelve years Grayzell learned to play guitar, allegedly to impress a girl from his school. Together with his friends Charlie Kunshie and Roy Mooney Shortly thereafter he founded his first band, with which he appeared Silver Buckles in bars and pubs. But in his youth Grayzell wanted to be an athlete, until it was discovered a heart defect at him and so he dedicated himself to music.
Career
During local radio program on KMAC Barn Grayzell hit the radio presenter and musician Charlie Walker, through which he met Red Stewart, who later became his manager. Grayzell at Fabor Robison's Abbott Records shortly thereafter got a recording contract. His first session was in 1953, in the KWKH studio Shreveport, Louisiana with the Louisiana Hayride house band that included Floyd Cramer, among other things on the piano, Jim Reeves and Jimmie Long. His first single was released in the same year with Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star, which was later taken up by Charlene Arthur and Skeets McDonald. After another single Grayzell published his last title in Abbott, the well-known It Is not My Baby (And I Is not Gonna Rock It ). Meanwhile Grayzell got the opportunity to perform at the Louisiana Hayride and the Grand Ole Opry, which gave him more notoriety. In 1954, he signed a contract with Capitol Records and changed briefly its name to " Rudy Gray" to. At Capitol he played titles like Hearts Made Of Stone, which was slightly ajar at the Doo Wop, or Please Big Mama, which were all, however, as well as his previous appearances very similar to the country boogie. After that Grayzell concentrated on his live performances. In addition to the Hayride, he was often heard on the station KMAC and undertook together with Elvis Presley on tour.
Once again, by his friend Charlie Walker received Grayzell 1956 a contract with Starday. Only here he published his best-known titles such as duck tail, You're Gone and Let's Go Wild. These pieces are now considered classics of Rockabilly and were also covered by Joe Clay. After his stint at Starday Grayzell was until the end of the 1950s, with various labels under contract and published a few minor singles, including one at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. After Grayzell had moved to the West Coast of the U.S., he settled permanently in 1960 in Oregon down. For the next few decades Grayzell played no more pieces one but took small tours of the U.S. and played in bars, clubs and other small events.
End of the 1980s traveled Grayzell to England to play on the Hemsby Rock'n'Roll Weekend. The response was positive, and he began again to work in the studio. He played a new version of his song Ducktail and released an album. Even today occurs Grayzell publicly. In recognition of his services to the rockabilly music, he was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Discography
Single
- I Will not Be The Fool
- Remember When