George McCormick

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George McCormick (born June 16, 1933 in Death Creek , Tennessee , † February 5, 2018 in Cookeville , Tennessee) was an American country and rockabilly musician . Together with Earl Aycock he was a member of the duo George and Earl .

Life

Childhood and youth

George McCormick grew up on a farm in Death Creek near Carthage, Tennessee. At the age of 13, McCormick made his debut on the local radio station WHN in Gallatin . During his youth he became a member of the group Big Jeff and the Radio Playboys and made first recordings with the band on Dot Records, which had their studio in Gallatin.

Career

Meanwhile, McCormick appeared on the WLAC in Nashville . Until 1954 he remained a member of the Radio Playboys, played guitar , bass and was a background singer; In 1953 he received a recording contract with MGM Records through the agency of the music publisher Acuff-Rose .

McCormick's style was mainly influenced by Hank Williams , who died that same year . One of his titles with MGM was Don't Fix Up the Doghouse , written by a former member of the Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms. In the same year McCormick began working with country singer Martha Carson . Through Carson he met the musician Earl Aycock, with whom he formed the duo George & Earl in 1955 . In 1955 they released their first record together with the title I Can . The collaboration with Aycock lasted two years; In 1956, after the duo released their rockabilly song Done Gone , Earl Aycock left Nashville because of a more lucrative offer in Houston , Texas .

McCormick stayed in Nashville and continued to work as a background musician. He accompanied the Louvin Brothers , Jim Reeves , Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper and Grandpa Jones on their recordings. In the mid-1950s, McCormick was a member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He released his last known single in the 1960s. In 1971 he made a television appearance on the Porter Wagoner Show .

Discography

year title Record company
1953 Gold Wedding Band / Don't Fix Up The Doghouse MGM 11877
1957 The Blues Moved In This Morning / After All We've Been Through (as "George McCormack" [!]) MGM Records
1957 Flutter Bug / Sundown Train MGM
196? Room Of The Unknown Shoulders /? stop

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