Eddie Kirk

Eddie Kirk (born March 21, 1919 in Louisiana - † June 27, 1997 ) was an American country musician . Kirk was best known on the west coast of the United States.

Life

Careless Kisses , 1949

Eddie Kirk was from Louisiana and made his first radio appearance on KFKA in Greeley, Colorado in 1929 . He later moved to California and established himself as a fixture on the California country scene in the 1940s. He quickly found engagements in the lively and large scene around Los Angeles and signed a recording contract with Capitol Records , the leading label on the West Coast. In the late 1940s, Candy Kisses and The Gods Were Angry with Me made the Billboard country charts . On his recordings, Kirk was accompanied by the scene's best studio musicians, including Speedy West ( steel guitar ), Jimmy Bryant ( electric guitar ), Harold Hensley ( fiddle ) and Billy Liebert ( accordion ).

Although Kirk enjoyed limited success in the record business, he was even more popular on radio and television. He was regularly heard on the radio through KEEN ( San José ), KFI ( Los Angeles ) and KXLA ( Pasadena ), and he was also a member of the Hometown Jamborees ensemble . From the early 1950s he was on the stage of the Town Hall Party , which was broadcast from Compton on the radio and later on television, and led the house band of the show. In 1953 he was replaced by Slim Dossey after a dispute with management . From 1956, Kirk appeared in a much smaller country show, the California Hayride . Eddie Kirk can be seen behind Merle Travis on the videos "Too Much Sugar For A Dime", "Sweet Temptation" and "Petticoat Fever" (1951).

Eddie Kirk died in 1997.

Discography

year	title	#	Remarks
Published titles
Capitol Records
1947	Judy / Memories Are My Souvenirs	40046
1948	Sad and Blue / Those Dark Clouds Don't Bother Me	40069
1948	What's Another Heart to You / A Petal from a Faded Rose	40069
1948	Born to Lose / How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?	40116
1948	Tomorrow the Sun Will Shine Again / A Little White House (With You Inside)	40127
1948	The Gods Were Angry with Me / You Little Sweet Little You	15176	A-side with Tex knight
1948	No Tears Tomorrow / You Drove Me to Another's Arms	15310
1949	I've Lived a Lifetime for You / When My Castles Tumblung Down	15369
1949	Candy Kisses / Save the Next Waltz for Me	15391
1949	You Can't Pick a Rose in December / Promise Me	57-40188
1949	I'd Rather Hear Most Everything / I Wouldn't Take a Million	57-40226
1949	Blues Stay Away from Me / Philosophy	57-40254	with Merle Travis & Tennessee Ernie Ford
1949	Dear Heart and Gentle People / Careless Kisses	57-40260
1950	Year of City Living / Away Out on the Mountain	F40285
1950	The Two Years We Were Married / Unfaithful One	F877
1950	Four Hearts / Saturday Night Time Blues	F974
1950	An Armful of Great Heartaches / Sugar Baby	F1048
1950	Puppy Love / Somebody's Crying	F1175
1950	Blue Bonnet Blues / In the Shambles of My Heart	F1287
1951	My Love for You Rolls On Like the World / Solitary Blues	F1372
1951	Honey Costs Money / Sowing Teardrops	F1445
1951	Drifting Texas Sand / Alone	F1591
1951	Freight Train Breakdown / I'll Save My Heart for You	F1790
RCA Victor
1952	Down South / I've Turned a Gadabout	47-4568
1952	Stop Your Gamblin '/ There's a Blue Sky Way Out Yonder	47-4669
1953	Hit and Run Lover / Five Star President	47-5149
1953	Wanderin 'Eyes / Country Ways	47-5287
1953	Caribbean / As God Is My Witness	47-5412
Other recordings
1947	How Do You Mend a Broken Heart (old version) I made a mistake I Remember That I Love You Without Your Love (Why I Was Born) A year and a day Take me back Please Don't Cry Over Me (Version 1) In Your Lovely Veil of White	Capitol	unpublished
1948	Candy Kisses (old version) The Two Years We Were Married (old version)	Capitol	unpublished
1949	I Wish I Had Died in My Cradle	Capitol	unpublished
1950	End of Desire Please Don't Cry Over Me (Version 2) Woman Trouble Blues	Capitol	unpublished
1953	[unknown title]	RCA Victor	unpublished

Web links

• Eddie Kirk on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)