Vern Pullens
Vern Pullens (* around 1929, † 2001) was an American country and rockabilly musician who published from 1956 regularly drives.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and youth
Vern Pullens probably grew up in rural Bogalusa, Louisiana. Other sources Pullens said to have been born in Picayne, Mississippi.
Career
In the week Pullens worked as a bricklayer, on the weekends he performed with a band and played in honky tonks. By B. J. Johnson came Pullens in contact with a small record label and in the summer of 1956 he was invited by Bennie Hess, owner of the label Spade Records, to Houston. Hess took Pullens under contract and arranged a session on September 27, 1956 in Houston, Texas. Bop Crazy Baby / It's My Life and Mama Do not Allow No Boppin 'Tonight were recorded in the studio of the radio station KTRH with local musicians. To date, these recordings are considered classic rockabilly tracks. In early 1957, published Spade a Country single by Pullens, which was granted only successes in Texas and only average rated by Billboard. Also Pullens ' third and last time being Spade single was granted no place in the charts.
In the next few years Pullens continued his career and played in big Howdy, Stop and D Records plates a. Even with his own label, Sun Down Records, he released his pieces; his most successful title reached number 20 on the Billboard charts.
After Pullens had lived a short time in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1960s, he moved back to Mississippi. The Rockabilly Revival Pullens moved to back to his style of the 1950s, the Rockabilly, back and switched to Hess ' revived label Spade. 1975 appeared a plate with the Huey Long Song Elvis Stole My Gal and a new version of Pullens ' Long Gone. 1978 Pullens was the last time of his life in the studio when he held a session for the small label Rock-It, which produced You Do not Mean to Make Me Cry / Jitterbuggin ' baby. On these recordings he was given by former Sun - musicians Marcus Van Story ( bass), Al Hopson (guitar) and accompanies Jerry Lee Smith ( piano).
But until his death Pullens continued to perform publicly, especially in his home state of Mississippi.
Vern Pullens died in 2001 in Mississippi.
Discography
Singles
- I Talked To An Angel
- Last Night
- Mama Do not Allow No Boppin 'Tonight
- Old Folks Home
- I Forgto to Remember to Forget