Released 1981 Release date 1981 Places recorded Dallas, Fort Worth | Artist Gene Summers Label Big Beat Records | |
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Producer Marvin Montgomery, Gene Summers, Joseph W. Pitts, Michael Cattin, Jacky Chalard-Executive Producer Texas Rock And Roll
(1981) Gene Summers In Nashville
(1981) Genres Rock and roll, Rock music, Rockabilly Similar Mister Rock and Roll, Gene Summers in Nashvil, The Ultimate School of, The Southern Cat Rock, School of Rock 'n Roll | ||
Texas Rock And Roll is a 10" vinyl album by American rockabilly singer Gene Summers. It was released by the French Big Beat label in 1981. It is a compilation of early rock 'n roll recordings by Gene Summers covering a time period from 1962 through 1975.
Contents
Production and album credits
Session musicians included: James McClung, Benny Williams, Gary Moon, René Hall, Plas Johnson, Earl Palmer, Red Callender, David (Dave) Martin, Glen Keener, Charlie Mendias, Mel Robinson, Bobby Rambo, Joe Ramirez Combo, Jack Castleberry, C. B. Williams, Ernest Walker, Joe Cook, Al Struble, Larry Jannasch, Kenny Hargis, Dan Edwards, Glen Struble, Eddie Wayne Hill, Joel Colbert, Leonard Walters, Joe Donnell, Tommy Morrell, Art McNulty, Ronnie Dawson, Marvin ("Smokey") Montgomery, Bill Hudson, Dale Sellers, Jerry Stembridge, David Briggs, Stu Basore, Charlie McCoy, Mike Leech and Hayward Bishop. The background vocal groups were The Five Masks and The Jordanaires plus (Al Struble, Dan Edwards & Glen Struble).
Artist profile
Gene Summers was born in Dallas, Texas and is an American singer/entertainer who has been an active rock music/rockabilly recording artist since the 1950s. Some of his classic recordings include "School Of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Fancy Dan", "Alabama Shake" and "Big Blue Diamonds". Summers still performs concerts worldwide and he will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a recording artist in 2008. Gene was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Southern Legends Entertainment and Performing Arts Hall of Fame in 2005.
Track listing
- Wine Wine Wine
- Leroy
- Who Stole The Marker (From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker)?
- Mad Mad World
- I've Had It
- Mister Rock And Roll
- I Got A Baby
- A Man Can Cry
- Rockin' Daddy
- Big Blue Diamonds
Songs
1Wine Wine Wine2:05
2Leroy2:11
3Who Stole the Marker From the Grave of Bonnie Parker2:37