Johnny Carroll
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Johnny Carroll (b. Oct. 23, 1937 - d. Feb. 18, 1995) was an American rockabilly musician.
[edit] Biography
Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1950s. He released several singles, but none of them saw significant success, though they are now critically acclaimed.[1] His records were eclipsed by the success of other rockabilly and early rock & roll musicians such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash.
His career ended toward the end of the 1950s, but he made a comeback in 1974 with a Gene Vincent tribute song. He continued to record well into the 1980s. He died of liver failure on January 13, 1995, and in 1996 a 33-track reissue of his early recordings was released as Rock Baby Rock It: 1955-1960.
[edit] Discography
- Early recordings
| Year | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Rock’n’Roll Ruby / Trying To Get To You | Decca Records |
| 1956 | Wild Wild Women / Corrine, Corrine | Decca Records |
| 1956 | Hot Rock / Crazy Crazy Lovin’ | Decca Records |
| 1957 | That’s The Way I Love / I’ll Wait | Phillips International |
| 1959 | The Swing / Bandstand Doll | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1959 | Sugar / Lost Lost Without You | |
| 1960 | Run Come See / Trudy | WA Records |
| 1962 | Run Come See / The Sally Ann | Duchess Records |
| 1956 | EP
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Decca Records |
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not released |
- Later recordings
- "Gene Vincent Rock" (or "The Black Leather Rebel") (1974)
- "Rock, Baby, Rock It" (Sun Records, 1975)
- Texabilly (1977)
- Screamin' Demon Heatwave (Seville Records, 1983)
- Crazy Hot Rock (Charly Records, 1985)
- Shades of Vincent (with Judy Lindsey) (Charly Records)
