Wade and Dick

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Wade and Dick
General information
Genre (s) Rockabilly
founding 1955
resolution 1957 / 1958
Founding members
Dick bum
Wade Moore

Wade and Dick was an American rockabilly and songwriter duo.

Career

Wade Moore (* 1933) and Dick Penner (* 1936) first met in 1955 at North Texas State University , where they both studied. Moore and Penner got together as a duo and appeared shortly afterwards, on the evening of June 25, 1955, at the KRLD Big D Jamboree , where they shared the stage with Sonny James , Charline Arthur and Jimmy Patton , among others . They had already written the title Ooby Dooby together in February 1955, and this is said to have happened in an old attic in 15 minutes. But the song remained undiscovered, even when fellow student Roy Orbison recorded the title at JeWel Records. In March 1956, Sid King and the Five Strings recorded another version. Orbison, however, made the title a hit when he recorded it again in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis , Tennessee , and was able to position himself at number 59 on the charts.

With the success of Ooby Dooby , Sam Phillips , owner of Sun Records, signed Moore and Penner. They received two individual contracts as composers and one joint contract as a music duo. The duo held their only session for Sun on December 16, 1956. Among other things, Bop Bop Baby and Don't Need Your Lovin 'were recorded. Both titles were published in April 1957. Bop Bop Baby was used in the 2005 Johnny Cash biography Walk the Line .

Then the duo split up; Penner continued his career after completing his military service and is still performing. He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame for his contributions to the genre .

Discography

year title Record company
1957 Bop Bop Baby / Don't Need Your Lovin 'Baby Sun Records
Unpublished titles
  • Bop Bop Baby (old version)
  • Wild woman
 Sun Records

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article about Dick Penner in the RHoF

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