Joyce Green
Joyce Olivia Green (born March 2, 1940 in Bradford , Arkansas ) is an American rockabilly musician from Arkansas. In Europe she was best known for her song Black Cadillac .
Life
Childhood and youth
Joyce Green's parents Eva (Phillips) and Glenn Green had a daughter Doris and three sons - Dalon, Philip and Glenn Jr. The latter played the trumpet and also a little guitar . Green learned to play the guitar from her brother at the age of nine. In general the family was very musical. Green performed early on in church with her siblings and formed a trio with two of her siblings. She took part in various talent competitions, which she won many times.
Career
Green had her first professional appearance in 1957 in Searcy , Arkansas, on the radio. The local musician Jimmy Douglas accompanied them on this gig and shortly afterwards Green, Douglas and Green's brother Glenn got together. At the time, she was the only female rockabilly artist in Arkansas.
In 1958 she was hired by Leon Gambill for his Oasis Club and began a tour of northeast Arkansas'. A year later she was introduced to Arlen Vaden at the Cotton Club in Trumann , Arkansas, who signed her and arranged a recording session for her at the KLCN radio studio (Blytheville). Together with her sister Doris she wrote Black Cadillac , based on Buddy Moss ' Blues Going to Your Funeral In a V-8 Ford - Green took over many of the text passages literally. In addition to Black Cadillac , the pop ballad Tomorrow , written by Philips Green, was recorded. The line-up consisted of Green ( vocals / guitar), Tommy Holder ( electric guitar ), Scotty Kuykendall ( bass ), Teddy Redell ( piano ) and Harvey Farley ( drums ).
The record was released in March 1959 on Arlen Vaden's label Vaden Records and Green started a tour with Larry Donn , also under contract with Vaden, and Carl Perkins to market their single. However, the record did not sell well and missed all of the charts. Years later, in the course of the rockabilly revival, the song Black Cadillac became a classic in the European rockabilly scene due to its aggressive sound.
After that, Green played no more records. In the 1970s, she recorded a few more songs with her brother Glenn, but the tapes were destroyed in a fire. She gave up music in the mid-1970s. Joyce Green now lives with her husband James in their hometown of Bradford, Arkansas. Recently, Collector Records released a (supposed) alternative version of Black Cadillac on the anniversary CD 41 Years Collector Records (40 Was Not Enough) , which is neither listed by Rockin 'Country Style nor has any audible differences to the published version.
Discography
| year | title | Label # |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Tomorrow / Black Cadillac | Vaden 45-112 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Green, Joyce |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Green, Joyce Olivia (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rockabilly musicians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bradford, Arkansas |