Terry Gilkyson

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Hamilton Henry "Terry" Gilkyson (born June 17, 1916 in Phoenixville , Pennsylvania , † October 15, 1999 in Austin , Texas ) was an American composer and singer .

Life

After growing up on a farm in Texas, he briefly studied at the University of Pennsylvania , where he enrolled in music. After the Second World War , in addition to his work in the family insurance office , he also worked as a composer of folk songs, which he also performed himself. After his wedding in 1947, he moved to California and got a folk show on the Armed Forces Radio Service called The Solitary Singer . In 1949 Gilkyson composed the title Cry Of The Wild Goose , with the interpretation of which singer Frankie Laine achieved a No. 1 hit in the 1950s. Gilkyson joined the formation The Weavers briefly in the early 1950s .

Gilkyson appeared on a radio show with Richard Dehr and Frank Miller , who also appeared in clubs under the name The Easy Riders (they named themselves after one of their songs, CC Rider ). Gilkyson joined the group and together they became one of the most famous folk groups in the 1950s and 1960s, with the title Marianne being one of the group's most recognizable titles. For the Cinemiracle documentary Windjammer (1958) they composed another series of music titles that are now part of the standard repertoire of shanty listening, such as Kari Waits For Me , Sugar Cane or Memories Are Made of This , which was interpreted by Dean Martin became best known.

In 1956 Terry composed and sang the title songs for the westerns On the Trail of Death (Red Sundown) and The Pack Lurking Everywhere (Raw Edge) . In the western Still Today You Should Hang (Star in the Dust) he appears as a singer and accompanies the course of the film with the corresponding verse of the song Sam Hall .

Gilkyson left the group in the 1960s and began composing for various films by Disney studios, such as Jungle of 1000 Dangers ( Swiss Family Robinson , 1960) and Aristocats ( The Aristocats, 1970). His best-known title was the song of the bear "Balu" from The Jungle Book ( The Jungle Book , 1967), Try it out with comfort (original title: The Bare Necessities ), for which Gilkyson was nominated for an Oscar .

Three of Terry Gilkyson's children - Nancy, Eliza, and Tony - are also in the music business.

Discography (selection)

  • 1949: The Cry Of The Wild Goose / Oh Brandy Leave Me Alone
  • 1951: The Solitary Singer / Runnin 'Away
  • 1951: Stay Awhile / Rollin 'Stone
  • 1951: Across The Wide Missouri / On Top Of Old Smokey (Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers)
  • 1951: Fast Freight / Hoofbeat Serenade
  • 1951: Nellie Lou / The Tick Tock Song
  • 1951: Mr. Buzzard / Ev'ryone's Crazy 'Ceptin' Me
  • 1952: Fond Affection / The Man You Don't Meet Everyday
  • 1956: Marianne / Goodbye Chiquita (Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders)
  • 1957: Shorty Joe / Blue Mountain (Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders)
  • 1957: South Coast / Times (The Easy Riders)
  • 1957: Tina / Strollin 'Blues (The Easy Riders)
  • 1957: Kari Waits For Me / Windjammer (The Easy Riders)
  • 1957: South Coast / Times (The Easy Riders)
  • 1958: Wanderin 'Blues / Sweet Sugar Cane (The Easy Riders)
  • 1958: Lonesome Rider / Times / Fare Thee Oh Babe / Shorty Joe (7 "EP)
  • 1959: Ballad Of The Alamo / The Green Leaves Of Summer (The Easy Riders)
  • 1959: East Virginia / John Henry (The Easy Riders)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ imdb music contributions , accessed August 7, 2019
  2. ↑ Diskopraphie on 45cat.com , accessed August 7, 2019
  3. ↑ Diskography on discogs.org , accessed August 7, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Gilkyson, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilkyson, Hamilton Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Phoenixville , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1999
Place of death Austin , Texas