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Mac Curtis
American rockabilly musician

Mac Curtis

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American rockabilly musician
A.K.A.
Wesley Erwin Curtis Jr.
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Fort Worth
Age
74 years
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Biography

Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (January 16, 1939 – September 16, 2013) was an American rockabilly musician.

Biography

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. In 1954, his family moved to Weatherford, Texas, and while there he formed a band with two classmates, Jim and Ken Galbraith. They played at school events, but during one of the events, their show was shut down due to sexually suggestive on-stage movements. Instead, the group played locally, and in 1955 they were offered a deal with King Records, who released their debut single, "If I Had Me a Woman".

Soon afterwards, Alan Freed heard the group and invited them to play on his Christmas radio special in 1956. Curtis returned to Weatherford to finish school in 1957, and then became a disc jockey in Seoul, Korea after joining the military. Upon his return in 1960, he continued work as a DJ in the South, and released a few albums; his 1968 release, The Sunshine Man, hit No. 35 on the U.S. Country albums chart. As rockabilly grew in popularity in the 1970s, he began recording with Ray Campi and signed to Ronnie Weiser's Rollin' Rock Records. In 1970, Mac Curtis had two hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Early In The Morning" (#35) and "Honey, Don't" (#43). As a singer he was still active in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

He died on September 16, 2013 at age 74, following injuries received in a car accident a month earlier, after which he had undergone rehabilitation at a nursing home.

Albums

YearTITLE/track listingCatalog number
Epic Records (US)
1969SUNSHINE MAN

Little Ole Wine Drinker / The Friendly City / Break My Mind / Love's Been Good To Me / Too Good To Be True / Too Close To Home / The Quiet Kind / Sunshine Man / I've Got The Tiger By The Tail / Almost Persuaded / It's My Way

BN 26419 (LP)
GRT Records (US)
1970EARLY IN THE MORNING

Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be)

LP 20002 (LP)
Rollin' Rock Records (US)
1973RUFFABILLY

Big D Women / Baby Let's Play House / Heartbreakin' Mama / Fannie Mae / Sidetrack Mama / Holdin' On / Good Rockin' Tonight / Amarillo Killer / Hot Rock / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Wild Wild Women / You Hurt Me / Sexy Ways

LP 002 (LP)
1975GOOD ROCKIN' TOMORROW

Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll Rock-A-Baby / Hard Hearted Girl / Party Line / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Rockabilly Uprising / Been Gone A Long Time / Juice Box / Gone Out Of My Mind / Wildcat Tamer / Let's Go

LP 002 (LP)
1978ROCK ME

Sidething / That's How Much I Love You / Turn Away From Me / Making It Right / Real Good Itch / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad / Suntan Girl / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Good Love Sweet Love / Don't You Love Me / Rock Me

LP 016 (LP)
Sunshine Records (US)
1977GOLDEN GOSPEL FAVORITES

I'm Gonna Walk Them Golden Stairs / He'll Understand And Say Well Done / Swing Down Chariot / Just A Little Talk With Jesus / This Old Building / His Hand In Mine / When God Dips His Pen / Milky White Way / Where Could I Go / It's Different Now

SS 001 (LP)
Radar Records (UK)
1979ROCKIN' MOTHER

Ducktail / Grandaddy's Rockin' / You Oughta See Granma Rock / How Long Will It Take / If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Rockin' Mother / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Turn Away From Me / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Hungry Hill
collection of Rollin' Rock masters

RAD 22 (LP)
Rebel (FIN)
1981TEXAS ROCKABILLY LEGEND

Rock Me / If I Had Me A Woman / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Turn To Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Hungry Hill / Johnny Carroll Rock / Pistol Packin' Mama / Ducktail / Making It Right / Sidething / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Been Gone A Long Time / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad
collection of Rollin' Rock masters

ROLLS 004 (LP)
1981TOP CAT ON ROCKABILLY TRACK

Rockin' Mother / Rockabilly Uprising / Suntan Girl / Wildcat Tamer / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Amarillo Killer / How Come It / Hard Hearted Girl / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / How Long Will It Take / For Your Love / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Turn Away From Me
collection of Rollin' Rock masters

ROLLS 004 (LP)
Hot Rock Records (UK)
1981TRUCKABILLY

I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps / Good Rockin' Teddy / Wishin 'n' Prayin' / The Hucklebuck / I'm Gonna Love You Back To Loving Me Again / Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu / Train Of Sin / Just a Little Too Much / Hooked On Music / Turn To Me / Little Miss Linda / Don't Forbid Me / Hollywood City

HR-701 (LP)
Rollin' Rock Records (CH)
1995THE ROLLIN' ROCK & REBEL SINGLES

Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Grandaddy's Rockin' / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama / Been Gone A Long Time / Making It Right / For Your Love / Turn Away From Me / If I Had Me A Woman / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Rollin' Rock Rock / How Long Will It Take / Tell Me What'll I Do
collection of Rollin' Rock masters

RRCD 004 (CD)
Hightone Records/HMG (US)
1997ROCKABILLY UPRISING

If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Party Line / Ducktail / I'd Run A Mile To You / Wild Wild Women / That's How Much I Love You / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Turn Away From Me / Sidething / How Come It / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll / Hard Hearted Girl / More Love Where That Came From / Real Good Itch / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Suntan Girl
collection of Rollin' Rock masters

6601 (CD)
Vinyl Japan Records (UK)
1998ROCKABILLY READY

Rockabilly Ready / The Love Doctor / Show Me The Money / Tell Me What'll I Do / Old Rock 'n' Rollers Like Me / Miss Linda's Still Fine / One Foot Loose / Blues Man / Let's Go Downtown / Keep On Rockin' / Hey Hey Little Lady / Mesmerized / Are You Ready To Rumble / Side Wind / Little Mama Have Mercy / Frantic

JRCD 31 (CD)
Bluelight Records (FIN)
1999EARLY IN THE MORNING

Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be)
re-issue of GRT album

BLR 3367 2 (CD)
2011SONGS I WISH I WROTE

Singer Of Sad Songs / This Time Tomorrow / 100 Pounds Of Honey / Sunshine Man / Turn Away From Me / One More Night / Stay Love / Beautiful Annabel Lee / So What Let It Rain / Drowning All My Sorrows / If You Want To Be My Woman / Restless / You’ve Turned Down The Lights

BLR 33147 2 (CD) BLR 33147 1 (LP)

Singles

YearSongs A/BCatalog number
King Records (US)
1956If I Had Me A Woman / Just So You Call Me45-4927
1956Granddaddy's Rockin’ / Half Hearted Love45-4949
1956You Ain't Treatin' Me Right / The Low Road45-4965
1956That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Don't You Love Me45-4995
1957Say So / I'll Be Gentle45-5059
1958What You Want / You Are My Very Special Baby45-5107
1958Little Miss Linda / Missy Ann45-5121
Felsted Records (US)
1960Come Back Baby / No Never Alone45-8592-V
Le Cam Records (US)
1962Singing The Blues / Soho339
1962Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One954
1965Lie And Get By / I Just Ain't Got965
Dot Records (US)
1962Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One45-16315
Brownfield Records (US)
1962Doodle Doodle Do (And Forget About You) / Don't Take My FreedomBF 27
Shah Records (US)
1962Singing The Blues / Ballad Of Black MountainS 982
Limelight Records (US)
196312th Of June / Lie And Get ByY 3010
Shalimar Records (US)
1963Come On Back / 100 Pounds Of HoneyS-103
Maridene Records (US)
1964100 Pounds Of Honey / Down The PikeM-111
Tower Records (US)
1967Stepping Out On You / The Ties That Bind319
Epic Records (US)
1968Too Close To Be True / Too Close To Home5-10257
1969Love's Been Good To Me / The Quiet Kind5-10324
1969Sunshine Man / It's My Way5-10385
1969Almost Persuaded / The Friendly City5-10438
1969Happiness Lives In This House / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me5-10468
1969Us / Don't Make Love5-10530
1970Honey Don't / Today's Teardrops5-10574
GRT Records (US)
1970Early In The Morning / When The Hurt Moves In26
1971Gulf Stream Line / I'd Run A Mile41
Rollin' Rock Records (US)
1972Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama45-007
1974Grandaddy's Rockin' / You Oughta See Granma Rock45-016
1974How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In45-018
1975Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother45-026
1975What'll I Do / (B-side by Ray Campi)45-029
1978Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama45-043
Emcee Records (US)
1974Pistol Packin' Mama / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad002
Ranwood Records (US)
1975Asphalt Cowboy / Pistol Packin' MamaR-1017
1975Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be BadR-1033
1975Nine Times Out Of Ten / More Like I Do NowR-1041
1976West Texas Women / We Made It All The WayR-1050
Hot Rock Records (UK)
1980Hot Rock Boogie // Half Hearted Love / The HucklebuckHR-001
1981I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / GoosebumpsHR-010
Rebel (FIN)
1981Making It Right / Been Gone A Long TimeMAC 005
1981For Your Love / Turn Away From MeMAC 006

Charted singles

  • "The Quiet Kind" (1968) #64 C&W
  • "The Sunshine Man" (1968) #54 C&W
  • "Happiness Lives In This House" (1969) #63 C&W
  • "Don't Make Love" (1969) #60 C&W
  • "Honey, Don't" (1970) #43 C&W
  • "Early In The Morning" (1970) #35 C&W

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