Roy Newman (musician)
Roy Newman (born November 12, 1899 in Dallas , Texas , † February 23, 1981 ) was an American country musician . Even if he was not one of the best-known representatives, Newman is considered to be important for the development of western swing .
Life
Not much is known about Roy Newman's life. Newman was born in Dallas, Texas, in either 1899 or 1900, depending on the source. He started his career in the early 1930s and made recordings for Vocalion Records from 1934 . Newman was one of the first musicians to mix rural hillbilly music with popular jazz and at the same time record this so-called western swing before Bob Wills . However, because of the lively clarinet , Newman had a far greater inclination towards Dixieland jazz .
Between 1934 and 1939, Newman and his orchestra, the Boys , recorded many different pieces. Her repertoire ranged from pop standards like Corrine, Corinna and Hillbilly to blues interpretations of the Match Box Blues , Kansas City Blues and the Down Hearted Blues . One of his most controversial titles is Everybody's Tryin 'To Be My Baby . Later famous as the cover of Carl Perkins and the Beatles , Newman's version of Everybody's Tryin 'To Be My Baby was believed to be the original. Today, however, it has been proven that this is wrong, because as early as 1936, two years before Newman's recording, Rex Griffin played the title, which is more likely the original. Successful singles from Newman and his band were also Devil with the Devil and I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) .
Around 1938 Newman's band consisted of the following members (besides Newman himself): Gene Sullivan ( vocals ), Holly Horton (clarinet), Cecil Brower ( fiddle ), Jim Boyd ( guitar ), Walter Kirkes ( banjo ) and Ish Irwin ( bass) ) as well as Art Davis (fiddle / vocals), Thurman Neal (fiddle), Randall "Buddy" Neal (guitar), Ramon DeArman, Earl Brown (guitar / vocals), Ray Lackland (vocals) and Buddy Harris (vocals), but who only appear as a session musician.
No new recordings by Newman are known after 1939. Only some of his vocalion records were re-released by Conqueror Records and Columbia Records in the 1940s. Roy Newman died in 1981 at the age of 81. Recordings of him are hard to find in the present.
Discography
Most of the records Newman recorded with Vocalion. Many of them were re-released on other labels.
| year | title | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocalion Records | |||
| 1934 | Drag Along Blues (Joe Turner Blues) / Weary Blues | ||
| 1934 | Git Along Home Cindy / Chicken Reel | ||
| 1934 (?) | Tiger Rag / Messin 'Around | ||
| Tin Roof Blues / Garbage Man Blues | |||
| Somebody Loves Me / Barn Dance Rag | |||
| Slow and Easy / Rhythm Is Our Business | |||
| Corrine, Corrina / I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) | |||
| How Many Times / Sadie Green, The Vamp Of New Orleans | |||
| Some of These Days / Dinah | |||
| The Lonesome Road / Birmingham Jail | |||
| Black and Blue / 12th Street Rag | |||
| Rock-a-Bye Moon / Shine on Harvest Moon | |||
| 1935 | There'll Be Some Changes Made / A Good Man Is Hard To Find | DAL-196-1 Vocalion 03325 | |
| Wonderful One / Hot Dog Stomp | |||
| When You And I Were Young, Maggie / We'll Meet By The Bend Of The River | |||
| Night That You Nestled In My Arms / Who Calls You Sweet Mama Now | |||
| She's Doggin 'Me / Catch On and Let's Go | |||
| I'm Saving Saturday Night For You / Mary Lou | |||
| There's Tears In The Eye Of A Potato / Everybody's Blues | |||
| Back In Your Own Backyard / Dust Off That Old Piano | |||
| Graveyard Blues / Better Get Off Your High Horse | |||
| 1939 (?) | Tamiami Trail / Everywhere You Go | ||
| 1938 (?) | Takin 'Off / Mississippi Mud | ||
| 1939 | My Baby Rocks Me / Match Box Blues | ||
| 1939 | I Used To Love You / I've Got It | ||
| 1939 | Boogaboo Baby / I Don't Love Anybody But You | ||
| 1939 | Eleven Pounds of Heaven / I Cried For You | ||
| 1939 | Everybody's Tryin 'To Be My Baby / Texas Stomp | ||
| 1939 | Down Hearted Blues / Kansas City Blues | ||
| 1939 (?) | If I Ever Get To Heaven / I'm Tired Of Everything But You | ||
| The Devil With The Devil / Round The World On A Dime | |||
| I Ought To Break Your Neck / Love Burning Love | |||
| Everything Is Preaches' Neath The Old Apple Tree / You're In Kentucky Sure As You're Born | |||
| Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone? / Don't Let Me Stand In Your Way | |||
| I've Got The Walkin 'Blues / Where The Morning Glories Grow | |||
| 1940 | Take Me Back To My Home In The Mountains / I Love My Baby | ||
| Conqueror Records Vocalion re-releases | |||
| 1938 | Eleven Pounds of Heaven / I Cried For You | Re-release of Vocalion 4792 | |
| 1938 (?) | Texas Stomp / Everybody's Tryin 'To Be My Baby | Re-release of Vocalion 4866 | |
| 1939 (?) | I've Got It / I Used To Love You | Re-release of Vocalion 4639 | |
| 1940 | I Love My Baby / Carry Me Back To My Home In The Mountains | Re-release of Vocalion 5486 | |
| Columbia Records Vocalion re-releases | |||
| 1945 (?) | Corrine, Corrina / I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants) | Re-release of Vocalion 3117 | |
| Match Box Blues / My Baby Rocks Me | Vocalion 4578 re-released | ||
| Down Hearted Blues / Kansas City Blues | Re-release of Vocalion 4959 | ||
Note: The years are not entirely certain
Web links
- Entry in the All Music Guide
- Roy Newman (musician) on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
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- ↑ Country Music Records, A Discography 1921–1942
- ↑ Country Music Records, A Discography 1921-1942
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Newman, Roy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1981 |