Earl Songer
Earl Songer (born October 31, 1916 in Ruth near Charleston , West Virginia , † 1972 in West Virginia) was an American country musician .
Life
Childhood and youth
Earl Songer learned to play the guitar and harmonica as a child . Songer discovered the auto industry in Detroit , Michigan , through a prospectus and moved there a short time later to work at Ford .
Career
In Detroit, Songer began performing in the evenings. During one of his appearances he met his future wife Joyce Goode, but Songer was drafted into the army and fought in World War II . After his release in 1945, the two married and decided to devote themselves to music professionally.
In 1949 Songer and Joyce made their first recordings for Fortune Records, although the two had divorced. Her first single The Fire In My Heart turned out to be a success. Seven more singles followed on Fortune and Songer got the opportunity to perform with Hank Williams . Songer founded the Rocky Road Ramblers , which also featured Joyce ( steel guitar ) and her brother Chester ( bass ). 1953 Songer and Joyce remarried; in the same year he received a contract with Coral Records . While in Nashville , Tennessee , Songer was recording for Coral, he appeared on Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree . In 1954, Songer and his wife made further recordings for Imperial Records in Dallas , Texas , which resulted in Whoopie Baby , among others .
Their marriage ultimately failed because of Earl Songer's excessive alcohol consumption . He gave up music and from then on worked as a used car dealer. Earl Songer died in his home state of West Virginia in 1972.
Discography
year | title | # | Remarks |
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Fortune Records | |||
1950 | Fire In My Heart / Honky Tonkin 'Blues | 129 | with Joyce Songer |
1950 | Fox Chase / Will There Be Any Flowers on Your Grave | 131 | with Joyce Songer |
195? | Mother-In-Law Boogie / My Wife and Sweetheart, Too | 141 | with Joyce Songer |
195? | Spanish Fire Bells / Whose Naughty Baby Are You | 144 | with Joyce Songer |
195? | In a Broken Heart, No Love Is Found / West Virginia Waltz | 151 | with Joyce Songer |
195? | Someone to Call My Own / I Won't Confess I'm Sorry | 155 | with Joyce Songer |
195? | Someone to Call My Own / Dissatisfied | 160 | with Joyce Songer |
Coral Records | |||
1952 | We're Satisfied / Smiling Through The Years | 64127 | with Joyce Songer |
1953 | Sansoo / Who Will I Sen [!] Your Picture To | 64149 | |
1954 | Unwelcome Bride / Too Free With Your Love | 64167 | |
Imperial Records | |||
1954 | Rock a My Baby / Whoopie Baby | 8259 | |
1955 | I Want Your Love / Let's Try Again | 8292 |
Web links
- Earl Songer on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fortune Records Numerical Listing
- ↑ Numerical Listing of Coral 78 rpm issues
- ↑ 45 Discography for Imperial Records 8000 series
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Songer, Earl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruth near Charleston (West Virginia) |
DATE OF DEATH | 1972 |
Place of death | West Virginia |