Terry Fell
Terry Fell ( born May 13, 1921 in Dora, Alabama, † April 4, 2007 in Madison, Tennessee) was an American country musician. His biggest hit was Do not Drop In!
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and youth
Terry Fell was born in 1921 in Alabama and got his first guitar at the age of nine years. Later he also learned mandolin and attended singing lessons. As fur was 13 years old, his father died, and three years later moved fur alone to California, where he spent some time in a camp of the Civilian Conversation Corps ( CCC camps ). Once again he lived in Alabama for a short time, pulled fur and his mother finally to the West Coast of the United States. There he began in 1943, playing as a bassist for Merl Lindsay.
Career
Fell started his career record to 1945 as a member of Billy Hughes ' band. To hear the first time on record was the fur with Hughes at Fargo Records. Then began fur, solo for Cortney and 4 Star Records record. Although none of his singles were hits there, but they led to the fact that RCA Victor Fell In 1954, under contract for their new sub label X Records.
Already during his first session for RCA in Hollywood, he recorded the single, which was to be his greatest success. Although the A - side Do not Drop It reached place four of the Hot Country Songs, it was at the end but the B-side Truck Driving Man, that was over the years become a classic of trucker country music. 1976 made it the song in the version of Red Steagall in the charts. Do not Drop It has been covered among others by Wilbert Harrison and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Fell took in the next two years to continue for RCA, but was unable to repeat his initial success ultimately. RCA did not renew his contract in 1956 and therefore fur played in the coming years, some plates for Crest Records and Records Lode a, but had no success. 1959 fur made his military service in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Along with Elvis Presley, the GI at the same time was, he wrote the song Mississippi River; the title was never released, but auctioned in 1996 for $ 30,000.
Due to the lack of success and health problems were fur on his career. For a short time he managed the later country star Buck Owens and wrote 1961 Bobby Edwards ' hit You're The Reason. Fell in 1962 moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked as a songwriter and publisher for various companies until he retired. Published in 1993, Bear Family Records CD Truck Driving Man with his collected works. Terry Gordon noted that fur had died in 1998, but this revised again. Fell was honored for his achievements in the music of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Fell died on 4 April 2007 in Madison, Tennessee.
Discography
Singles
All 4 - star and RCA records are issued under the name Terry Fell and the Fellers.