Roy Drusky
Roy Drusky (born June 22, 1930 as Roy Frank Drusky, Jr. in Atlanta , Georgia , † September 23, 2004 ) was an American country singer and songwriter, who had his greatest success in the 1960s.
Life
Roy Drusky took a serious look at music while serving in the US Navy for two years. After his release, he studied veterinary medicine. He started a band with two friends, the Southern Ranch Boys . Winning a talent competition led to her own show on a local radio station. In 1953 he received a record deal from the Starday label. Two years later he moved to Columbia Records . He worked as a disc jockey for a while and began composing songs.
He took an important step in his career in 1958 when Faron Young landed a number 1 hit with his song Alone With You . After this prestigious success, Drusky moved to Nashville , where he signed with Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley . In 1960 he had his first top 10 hits with Another and Anymore . In the same year he became a permanent member of the Grand Ole Opry . After a few more hits, he moved to Mercury Records in 1963 .
Here he reached the top of the country charts in 1965 with Yes, Mr. Peters, sung in a duet with Priscilla Mitchell . He was considered one of the leading exponents of the soft Nashville sound . His singing style and romantic ballads were reminiscent of Eddy Arnold . By the early 1970s he produced a long series of top 10 and top 20 hits. In 1974 he moved to Capitol Records and later to Scorpion, but the charts did not appear.
In addition to his activities as a singer and songwriter, he worked as a music producer from the mid-1960s and appeared in three feature films. His last appearance in the Grand Ole Opry was in 2003.
Roy Drusky died on September 24, 2004 after a long illness.
Discography
Albums
| year | title | Label | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Anymore With Roy Drusky | Decca | |
| 1962 | It's my way | Decca | |
| 1964 | Songs Of The Cities | Mercury | |
| 1964 | Yesterday's Gone | Mercury | |
| 1964 | The Pick Of The Country | Mercury | |
| 1965 | Country Music All Around The World | Mercury | |
| 1965 | Love's Eternal Triangle | Mercury | |
| 1966 | Country Song Express | Mercury | |
| 1966 | Together again | Mercury | |
| 1966 | In A New Dimension | Mercury | |
| 1966 | If The Whole World Stopped Lovin | Mercury | |
| 1967 | Now (Is A Lonely Time) | Mercury | |
| 1968 | We Belong Together | Mercury | |
| 1969 | Jody and the Kid | Mercury | |
| 1969 | My Grass Is Green | Mercury | |
| 1970 | I'll Make Amends | Mercury | |
| 1970 | All My Hard Times | Mercury | |
| 1971 | I Love The Way That You've Been Lovin 'Me | Mercury | |
| 1972 | Doin 'Something Right | Mercury | |
| 1974 | Peaceful Easy Loving | Capitol | |
| 1975 | This Life Of Mine | Capitol | |
| 1976 | Night flying | Scorpion | |
| 2013 | 1955-1960 | Warped Records |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ From 1960 to 1970 Drusky had fourteen top 10 hits, see Joel Whitburn: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits. 1944-2006 . 2nd Edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, pp. 110 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drusky, Roy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drusky, Roy Frank Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 2004 |
| Place of death | Nashville |