Ronnie Haig
Ronnie Haig (* 21st March 1939 in Indianapolis , Indiana , as Ronald D. Hege ) is an American rockabilly - and gospel musician. Haig's biggest hit was the rockabilly song Don't You Hear Me Calling Baby in 1958 . Since the recent past Haig has devoted himself more to gospel.
Life
Childhood and youth
Haig was born in Indianapolis. In his childhood he was mainly influenced by the great stars of country music and learned his first chords on his brother's guitar. During his youth, he became more interested in black doo wop - country and doo wop were later combined by Haig in his recordings. In high school, Haig sang in a little doo-wop band called The Twilighters .
Career
Before 1958, Haig sang with the Five Stars, who recorded for Kernel Records, Dot Records , Note Records and Hunt Records. Until 1957 he even sang with the Twilighters at local events and made his first demo recordings as a solo artist.
In 1958 Haig recorded four songs for the Indianapolis-based Note Records label at Chess Records Studio in Chicago . During this session he was accompanied by Wes Montgomery on rhythm guitar and met his idol Chuck Berry , who was under contract with Chess. The session produced the single Don't You Hear Me Calling Baby / Traveler of Love , which sold very well in the Midwest. ABC-Paramount quickly became aware of Haig and took over the national marketing of his note single.
Although the record did not hit the US charts, Haig was given the opportunity to appear on Dick Clark's American Bandstand , one of the most successful television shows of the time. In the summer of 1958, Haig's second single followed on Note, Rockin 'With Rhythm & Blues / Money Is a Thing of the Past , which could not repeat the previous success and was therefore not taken over by ABC-Paramount. This single was also recorded in Chicago. During this time, Haig also worked for Note as a studio musician and can thus be heard on recordings by various other local musicians.
Despite the failure, Haig continued to pursue his career, touring with stars such as the Everly Brothers , Bo Diddley , Ricky Nelson and Don Gibson . Another single for Note and some unreleased tapes followed until Haig was drafted into military service in the fall of 1961.
After three years in the US Army, Haig was fired, but found a completely different music market. He withdrew from the music business and from then on worked as an insurance salesman. Haig has been performing again since the mid-1980s and continues to regularly release albums aimed primarily at gospel. From Redita Records a CD with his collected recordings from 1958 was issued to the 1961st
Discography
Singles
| year | title | Label # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Don't You Hear Me Calling Baby / Traveler of Love | Note 10010 | |||
| 1958 | Don't You Hear Me Calling Baby / Traveler of Love | ABC Paramount 45-912 | |||
| 1958 | Rocking with the Rhythm & Blues / Money Is a Thing of the Past | Note 10014 | |||
| 1961 | Don't You Hear Me Calling Baby / Traveler of Love | ABC Paramount 45-10209 | |||
| 1961 | Open House / Unforgotten Love | Silverball S-101 | |||
| 1961 | Just One Kiss / The Open Malt Stop | Silverball S-103 | |||
| 1961 | Mucho Fine / Go On, Go On | Silverball S-105 | |||
| Unpublished titles | |||||
| 1957 |
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Demo tape | |||
Albums
- ????: Branching out
- 20 ??: Inspiring Moments
- 20 ??: Up Close and Personal by Ronnie Haig
- 20 ??: Still Kickin 'Butt !!!
- 20 ??: Treasures of Time by Ronnie Haig
- 2007: Outrageous (with Kitty Houston)
- 2008: Jesus Music
Web links
- biography
- Entry into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
- Short biography and label scans
- Discography with audio samples
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haig, Ronnie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hege, Ronald D. (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rockabilly and gospel musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis |