Gene Henslee
Gene Henslee (* in Boswell , Oklahoma ) is an American country musician . Henslee is one of the few country musicians who recorded for the soul label Motown Records .
Career
Gene Henslee was born in Oklahoma and formed his first band, the Rancho Valley Boys , in New Mexico in the late 1940s. As early as 1953 he started his decades-long career in the studio. He signed a contract with Imperial Records and held his first session on January 1, 1954 at Jim Beck's studio in Dallas , Texas , which produced Diggin 'and Datin' . Another session about five months later resulted in Rockin 'Baby , his second single. Both songs stood between country and rockabilly .
From 1954 Henslee also worked as a disc jokey on the radio station KIHN in Hugo , Oklahoma . He interrupted his recording work until 1963 when he recorded titles for United Artists Records . In the next few years more records followed with Josie, Brownfield, Robbie, Starday , Le Cam, Billie Fran and GG Records. Henslee was also one of the few country musicians who recorded for the famous Motown label in Detroit , Michigan . Motown celebrated great success with soul in the 1960s, but also operated the sub-label Mel-O-Dy, where Henslee released a single.
For the Starday tribute album, which honored Bob Wills , Henslee wrote the final number in 1970 and recorded his own Bob Wills album in 1975 under the title The Boy From Turkey Texas . Henslee recorded most of his 1960s productions at Cliff Hering's recording studio in Fort Worth , Texas; From the mid-1970s onwards, things got quieter around him.
Discography
Singles
| year | title | Label # |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | How Can I Tell You / What Will You Do Then | Imperial X8178 |
| 1954 | Dig'n 'and Datin' / A Girl Named Heart Brake [!] | Imperial X8227 |
| 1954 | Rockin 'Baby / What Will I Do | Imperial X8277 |
| 1963 | ? /? | United Artist |
| 1964 | Beautiful Women / Shambles | Mel-O-Dy 110 |
| 1967 | The Soul of a Man - Part 1 / The Soul of a Man - Part 2 | Josie 982 |
| 1970 | Life to Legend / Things I Want to Be | Starday 45-904 |
| Shambles / I Just Ain't Got | Brownfield BF-1/2 | |
| A Heck of a Life / Back In My Wild Days | Brownfield BF-3/4 |
Albums
1975: The Boy From Turkey Texas
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henslee, Gene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boswell, Oklahoma |