Terry Stafford
Terry Stafford (born November 22, 1941 in Hollis , Oklahoma , † March 17, 1996 in Amarillo , Texas ) was an American singer.
Life
Terry Stafford grew up in Amarillo, Texas. After high school graduation in Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, he went to Los Angeles to become a musician. Due to the similarity of voices with Elvis Presley , Stafford was able to achieve its first chart placement with the song Suspicion in 1964. The song Suspicion was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman for Elvis Presley, who could not land a hit with it.
Discography
Albums
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
|
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| 1964 | Suspicion! |
US81 (11 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1973: Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
|
 UK
|
US
|
Country
|
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| 1964 | Suspicion Suspicion! |
DE30 (4 weeks) DE |
UK31 (9 weeks) UK |
US3 (15 weeks) US |
- |
Crusader
B-Side: Judy |
| I'll Touch A Star Suspicion! |
- | - |
US25 (8 weeks) US |
- |
Crusader
B-Side: Playing With Fire |
|
| 1974 | Amarillo By Morning Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
- | - | - |
Country31 (14 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
B-Side: Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
| Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
- | - | - |
Country35 (12 weeks) Country |
B-side of Amarillo By Morning
|
|
| Captured Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
- | - | - |
Country24 (13 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
B-Side: It Sure Is Bad To Love Her |
|
| Stop If You Love Me | - | - | - |
Country69 (5 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
B-Side: We've Grown Close |
|
| 1977 | It Sure Is Bad To Love Her | - | - | - |
Country94 (4 weeks) Country |
Casino
|
| 1989 | Lonestar Lonesome | - | - | - |
Country89 (3 weeks) Country |
Player
B-side: Falling |
More singles
- 1963: You Left Me Here To Cry (Come On Home) / Heartache On The Way , A&M
- 1964: Follow The Rainbow / Are You A Fool Like Me? , Crusader
- 1964–65: Hoping / A Little Bit Better , Crusader
- 1966: Out Of The Picture / Forbidden , Mercury
- 1966: Soldier Boy / When Sin Stops-Love Begins , Sidewalk
- 1969: Big in Dallas / Will A Man Ever Learn , Warner Bros.
- 1975: Darling Think It Over / Same , Melodyland
literature
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
Web links
- Terry Stafford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Terry Stafford Suspicion web presence , accessed August 22, 2012
Individual evidence
- ^ Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . P. 571.
- ↑ songwritershalloffame.org ( Memento of the original from November 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , (English) accessed on August 23, 2012
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stafford, Terry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hollis , Oklahoma |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1996 |
| Place of death | Amarillo , Texas |