Jimmy Dell

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Jimmy Dell (* 1937 in New Lothrop , Michigan as Oscar James Delbridge ) is an American country , rockabilly and gospel musician .

Life

Childhood and youth

Born in Michigan, Dell and his family moved to Coolidge shortly after he was born . There he went to a class with Duane Eddy and the two quickly became friends. Since they both played guitar , they began to practice together. Dell recalls: “ I played guitar, too, and we got together and practiced. He [Eddy] suggested that I take up the piano, and from then we started a group. "

Career

Dell and Eddy formed their band, The Playboys , which also included Al Casey , Buddy Long and Duff Player. Dell and Eddy played for disc jockey Lee Hazlewood , who got them a show on KCKY. In the summer of 1955, in a small back door studio in Phoenix, Dell and Eddy recorded the country songs Soda Fountain Girl and I Want Some Lovin 'Baby , which Hazlewood released on the small EB X Preston label, one night after a gig . Together with Buddy Long and his band, Dell was hired by Ray Odom for his KRUX Arizona Hayride . In 1957, Dell got a record deal with Rev Records, where he recorded his first solo single Teenie Weenie . The title caught the attention of RCA Victor and signed Dell as a result. The record was republished. For RCA he took on two more singles; in Nashville and Phoenix . He also toured with Paul Anka , Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers .

However, none of his singles made it into the charts and so his contract was terminated by RCA. One last single with Phillips followed. From 1964 Dell devoted himself to gospel music . He became a full-time preacher in the "Church of Nazarene", a parish in Phoenix. Dell's autobiography God's Grace was recently published .

Discography

year title Record company
1955 Soda Fountain Girl / I Want Some Lovin 'Baby EB X Preston Records
1957 Teenie Weenie / She Won't Pet Rev Records
1958 Teenie Weenie / She Won't Pet RCA Records
1958 Cool It, Baby / The Message RCA Records
1958 I've Got a Dollar / Rainbow Doll RCA Records
  • Chicken Hawk
  • Left Right Here
  • Me and My Big Mouth
  • Oh oh baby
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  1. ^ Adam Komorowski: From Boppin 'Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly ; Pp. 28 to 29

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personal data
SURNAME Dell, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Delbridge, Oscar James (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country, rockabilly, and gospel musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH New Lothrop , Michigan , USA