Jimmy Voytek
Jim "Jimmy" Voytek (born March 24, 1938 in Miami , Florida ; † May 1980 ) was an American country and rockabilly musician.
Life
Jim Voytek began his career in the mid-1950s, along with other young musicians such as Kent Westberry and Charlie McCoy, as a member of the Old South Jamborees , which was broadcast from Miami on WMIL. On January 11, 1957 Voytek played together with Ray Pate and the Rhythm Rockets in the opening act of Carl Perkins , who had a guest appearance on the Jamboree. At the same time he made his first demo recordings of songs like Sweetest Gal in Town .
In 1959 and 1960, while Voytek was working at an RCA Victor office, he recorded two singles for two local labels, but they missed the charts. He then gave up his music career and worked as a police officer in Miami until 1976.
In 1976 he left Miami and tried his hand at country music in Nashville , Tennessee , and later founded his own label, Autumn Hill Records. However, Voytek suffered a heart attack in 1980 that ended his career at the age of only 42.
A year after his death, a large part of Voytek's recordings were re-released on the AFS Records label on the sampler Miami Rockabilly, Volume 3 .
Discography
year | title | Label # |
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Kitten / Searching For You (as Jimmy Voytex) | Scott 1404 | |
1959 | Close Your Eyes / Why | Caper 1551 |
Unpublished titles | ||
1957 | Sweetest Gal in Town | Demo tape |
Don't be a square | [Status unknown] |
Web links
- Discography with audio samples
- Jimmy Voytek at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Social Security Death Master File ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Voytek, Jimmy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Voytek, Jim; Voytex, Jimmy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country and rockabilly musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1980 |