Autry Inman
Robert Autry Inman (born January 6, 1929 in Florence , Alabama , † September 6, 1988 ) was an American country and rockabilly musician. He was a member of Cowboy Copas ' backing band and the KWKH Louisiana Hayride .
Life
Childhood and youth
Born as Robert Autry Inman in Florence, he had his first broadcast on the radio station WLAY at the age of 14. According to some sources, his middle name is also written "Autrey". After graduating from high school, he worked for the Lauderdale Co. Law & Equity Court as a reporter.
Career
Shortly thereafter, he began in the backing band Cowboy Copas ', the Oklahoma Cowboys as a bassist to play. He was also a member of George Morgan's Candy Kids , where he remained a member until 1952. In 1948 he made his first records with the small label Bullet Records. For Decca Records , Inman recorded a total of over 40 country pieces in 1952. In 1953, however, his career was interrupted when he was drafted into the army . After his release, Inman switched to rockabilly music in 1956, which was then experiencing its rise. His first rockabilly single Be-Bop Baby / It Would Be A Doggone Lie became his best-known work, which was also released in Germany via Brunswick Records . In 1958 he moved to RCA Records , where he continued to release a number of rockabilly titles. Inman was also repeatedly successful as a composer, where his songs were covered by Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams, among others .
After the end of rockabilly, Inman switched back to country. With Sims, Epic and Jubilee, where he recorded an album, he continued to bring out records with which he also twice made the Billboard charts . His duet with Bob Luman's Ballad Of Two Brothers reached number 14 on the country charts. In the early 1980s, Inman was arrested for bootlegging and served a prison term.
Autry Inman died on September 6, 1988 at the age of 59, a few years after he was released from prison. Inman was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame .
Discography
| year | title | Label # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | You Gotta Leave Those Guys Alone / It May Be | Bullet 682 | |||
| Double Cross / In My Imagination | Bullet 687 | ||||
| 1953 | Little One / Once More | Decca | |||
| 1953 | Happy Go Lucky /? | Decca | |||
| 1954 | Finally I'm Free / Don't Put It Off | Decca 29362 | |||
| 1955 (?) | You Said Goodbye / It's a Shame | Decca | |||
| 1956 | Be-Bop Baby / It Would Be a Doggone Lie | Decca 29936 | |||
| 1958 | Dream Boat / Remember the Night | RCA 47-7173 | |||
| 1958 | Mary Nell / The Hard Way | RCA 47-7260 | |||
| 1960 | Farther to Go Then I've Been / Taht's All Right | United Artists 278 | |||
| 1961 | Let's Take the Long Way Home / Too Blue to Care | United Artists 303 | |||
| 1961 | Where Do You Go / The Things I Couldn't Offer You | United Artists 392 | |||
| 1968 | Ballad of Two Brothers (with Bob Luman ) / Don't Call Me (I'll Call You) | Epic | |||
| Heartache /? | Jubilee 1016 | ||||
| The Volunteer / I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby | Jubilee 9018 | ||||
| The Volunteer / Unlucky Am I | Sims 131 | ||||
| Big Sam / My World | Sims 140 | ||||
| Ballad of John F. Kennedy / World's Worst Letter | Sims 170 | ||||
| My Past / You're Welcome Dear | Sims 188 | ||||
| Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around) / Six Rounds of Love and Hate | Sims 219 | ||||
| Unpublished titles | |||||
| 1958 |
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RCA Victor | |||
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| SURNAME | Inman, Autry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Inman, Robert Autry; Inman, Autrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country and rockabilly musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence , Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1988 |