Larry Birdsong

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Lawrence "Larry" E. Birdsong (born June 15, 1934 in Pulaski, Tennessee ; † August 7, 1990 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was an American rhythm and blues singer.

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Larry Birdsong came from a musical family; as a teenager he attended the Pikeville Reformatory School. During this time he was discovered by the Nashville music promoter Ted Jarrett . The first recordings were made in 1955 with Louis Brooks and his Hi-Toppers; his second record Pleadin 'for Love reached # 11 on the R&B charts in 1956. It remained his only chart success. Birdsong then recorded titles like Now That We're Together for Jarrett's Calvert Records label; one of those numbers, Let's Try It Again , was unsuccessfully acquired by Decca Records . In 1957 he moved to Vee-Jay Records , but without getting into the charts with the numbers If You Don't Want Me No More and Goodbye Goodbye . Some of these recording sessions took place in Cosimo Matassa's studio in New Orleans ; contributing musicians were Lee Allen and Red Tyler .

After Birdsong's contract with Vee-Jay expired, Ted Jarrett brought some of his older titles out on his Champion label in 1958/59 . In 1961/62 Birdsong recorded a series of tracks for the Home of the Blues label in Memphis, which were produced by Willie Mitchell . After the commercial success failed, he did not take up again until 1966 for the label Sur-Sound by Red Wortham ( If I Could Only Hold Back My Tears / Somebody Help Me (To Find the One That I Love) ). In the late 1960s he recorded for Jarrett's Ref-O-Ree label ( Digging Your Potatoes ). His last recording was made in 1981, the gospel title I Felt Alright .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c biography at Black Cat Rockabilly
  2. ↑ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B / Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 . Record Research, 1996, p. 32.
  3. ↑ discography WangDangDula.com
  4. ↑ discography SoulfulKindaMusic.com
personal data
SURNAME Birdsong, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Birdsong, Lawrence E .; Birdsong, Larry E. (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Pulaski (Tennessee)
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1990
Place of death Nashville , Tennessee