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Chanteuse Country US née Molly Beechwood, le 18
Août 1939 à
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma). Sa famille part à Beltbuckle (Tennessee), puis à
tuckson (Arizona), durant les années 40. Elle débute à 10 ans en chantant "Lovesick
Blues" pour Rex Allen, qui l'engage
dans son émission radio. A 13 ans, elle signe avec Capitol Records et devient la
vedette de l'émission télévisée enfantine Pinky Lee Show, qu' e quitte en
1954 pour rejoindre le Tennessee Ernie Ford
Show. Elle passe ensuite régulièrement dans le Hometown Jamboree de Cliffie Stone.
Un moment petite amie d'Elvis Presley,
elle sera mariée cinq fois, dont dix ans avec le chanteur Country Ira Allen.
Surnommée la "Zsa Zsa Gabor de la Country", elle sombre dans la drogue et
l'alcool et aura du mal à en sortir. Son plus gros tube fut "I saw Mommy Kissing
Santa Claus" en 1952. Elle a tourné dans Summer Love (1957),
Chartroose Caboose (1960), The Young Swingers (1963), Corrall
Cuties et Going Steady et a enregistré chez Granitie, Capitol, MGM,
Liberty, Coral et Dot Records. Ses titres les plus Rock 'n' Roll sont Sweet
Shoppe Sweetheart et sa reprise de Since I Met You Baby, tous deux en
1956. Molly Bee est décédée le 7 Février 2009 à Oceanside
(Californie).
Molly Bee had
several hits in the early '60s, crafting a showy stage persona, ideal for clubs.
Raised in Beltbuckle, TN, Bee didn't begin singing until her family moved to
Tucson, AZ. Even then, she started her singing career much earlier than most —
she was ten years old when she gained the attention of
Rex Allen, the singing cowboy. Bee's
mother took her to see the singer at a local concert, where she had her daughter
sing for him. Impressed with her performance of "Lovesick Blues,"
Allen had the child sing on his radio show
shortly afterward. A year later, her family moved to Hollywood, where she became
a regular on Hometown Jamboree, a Los Angeles-based television show run
by Cliffie Stone. Bee sang on the
Jamboree throughout her teens, gaining a large following of fans; she was so
popular, the program was occasionally called the "Molly Bee Show." During this
time, she was also a regular on The Pinky Lee Show, appearing on the
television program for three years.
When she was 13, Bee signed with Capitol Records, releasing her first single,
"Tennessee Tango." However, it was "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," released
late in 1952, that was her first major success. In 1953, she recorded "Don't
Start Courtin' in a Hot Rod Ford," a duo with
Tennessee Ernie Ford. The following
year, she left Pinky Lee's show for Ford's
daytime television show. Bee's career continued to grow, as she had more hit
singles — including "Young Romance," "Don't Look Back," and "5 Points of a Star"
— and appeared on a variety of television shows. By the late '50s, her live
shows were drawing large, record-breaking crowds.
In the early '60s, Bee began to move her talents to other areas, acting in
several musical plays (The Boy Friend, Finian's Rainbow, Paint Your Wagon) and
movies (Chartreuse Caboose, The Young Swingers), as well as
becoming a fixture in Las Vegas. However, her recording career began to decline
after she signed to Liberty Records in 1962. After two unsuccessful years there,
she moved to MGM in 1965, releasing the It's Great...It's Molly Bee
album. Bee found her greatest success at MGM the following year with "Losing
You"/"Miserable Me."
By the late '60s, Bee had fallen prey to drug addiction and had to take several
years off the road as she rebuilt her life. She re-emerged in 1975 with Good
Golly Ms. Molly, this time on Cliffie
Stone's Granite record label. Her comeback was successful, producing two
charting singles: "She Kept on Talking" and "Right or Left at Oak Street." In
1982, she released her final album, Sounds Fine to Me, which failed to
match the performance of Good Golly, although she remained a popular
concert draw. Molly Bee died on February 7, 2009 in Oceanside (California).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Bee
Talents : Vocals, Yodeler, Dancer, Actress
Style musical : Traditional Country, Country-Pop, Rockabilly, Country Boogie
SWEET SHOPPE
SWEETHEART
(1956)
SINGLE GIRL AGAIN
(1965)
I GOT A MAN
(1975)
TEXAS HILLS
(1975)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 10/1952 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2258 (US) | . | Kids Who Pay / Tennessee Tango |
| 10/1952 | SP CAPITOL F2258 (US) | . | Kids Who Pay / Tennessee Tango |
| 11/1952 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2285 (US) | . | Willy Claus / I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
| 11/1952 | SP CAPITOL F2285 (US) | . | Willy Claus / I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
| 01/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2339 (US) | . | Nobody's Lonesome For Me / Honky Tonk Mountain |
| 01/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2339 (US) | . | Nobody's Lonesome For Me / Honky Tonk Mountain |
| 03/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2396 (US) | . | What'll He Do / Dancing With Someone |
| 03/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2396 (US) | . | What'll He Do / Dancing With Someone |
| 05/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2473 (US) | . | Don't Start Courtin' In A Hot Rod (Tennessee ERNIE) / We're A-Growing Up (Molly BEE) |
| 05/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2473 (US) | . | Don't Start Courtin' In A Hot Rod (Tennessee ERNIE) / We're A-Growing Up (Molly BEE) |
| 06/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2494 (US) | . | Doggie On The Highway / I'll Tell My Mommy |
| 06/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2494 (US) | . | Doggie On The Highway / I'll Tell My Mommy |
| 08/1953 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2567 (US) | . | God Bless Us All / This Is My Day |
| 08/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2567 (US) | . | God Bless Us All / This Is My Day |
| 02/1954 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2741 (US) | . | Remember Me / Pine Tree Pine Over Me |
| 02/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2741 (US) | . | Remember Me / Pine Tree Pine Over Me |
| 04/1954 | 78 t. CAPITOL 2790 (US) | . | Sloffy / In The Pyrenees |
| 04/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2790 (US) | . | Sloffy / In The Pyrenees |
| 1954 | SP CAPITOL F32131 (US) |
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MOLLY BEE SINGS - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Where Did My Snowman Go? |
| 02/1955 | 78 t. CORAL 61357 (US) | . | I Won't Grow Up / False Alarm |
| 02/1955 | SP CORAL 9-61357 (US) | . | I Won't Grow Up / False Alarm |
| 02/1956 | 78 t. CORAL 61580(US) | . | Young And Naive / Fair Weather Fellow |
| 02/1956 | SP CORAL 9-61580 (US) | . | Young And Naive / Fair Weather Fellow |
| 03/1956 | 78 t. DOT 15453 (US) | . |
Sweet Shoppe
Sweetheart
/ From The Wrong Side Of Town |
| 03/1956 | SP DOT 45-15453 (US) | . |
Sweet Shoppe
Sweetheart
/ From The Wrong Side Of Town |
| 11/1956 | SP DOT 45-15517 (US) | . | Since I Met You Baby / I'll Be Waiting For You |
| 12/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3865 (US) | . | Goin' Steady With A Dream / Magic Mirror |
| 04/1958 | SP CAPITOL F3968 (US) | . | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone / Don't Look Back |
| 09/1958 | SP CAPITOL F4064 (US) | . | After You've Gone / Five Points Of A Star |
| 1958 | SP CAPITOL PRO 795 (US) (promo) |
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INTRODUCING MOLLY BEE - Candy Kisses / Cheatin' On Me |
| 1958 | EP CAPITOL EAP-1-1097 (US) |
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YOUNG ROMANCE |
| 1958 | EP DECCA ED 2578 (US) |
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Jimmy DALEY & The DING-A-LINGS - SUMMER LOVE - Beatin' On The Bongos (Jimmy DALEY & The Ding-A-Lings / with vocal by Molly Bee) / Summer Love (Jimmy DALEY & The Ding-A-Lings / with vocal by Kip Tyler) / Sad Sax (Jimmy DALEY & The Ding-A-Lings) / Sox Hop (Jimmy DALEY & The Ding-A-Lings) / Love Is Something (Jimmy DALEY & The Ding-A-Lings / with vocal by Molly Bee) / Boppin' At The Bash (Jimmy DALEY & The Ding-A-Lings) |
| 04/1962 | SP LIBERTY 55438 (US) | . | Just For The Record / Lyin' Again |
| 01/1963 | SP LIBERTY 55543 (US) | . | All My Love All My Life / She's New To You |
| 04/1963 | SP LIBERTY 55569 (US) | . | I Was Only Kiddin' / He's My True Love |
| 09/1963 | SP LIBERTY F-55631 (US) | . | Some Tears Fall Dry / Johnny Liar |
| 1963 | EP LIBERTY LEP 2176 (F) |
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He Doesn't Want You - He Doesn't Want You / Our Secret / Johnny Liar / Soome Tears Fall Dry |
| 03/1964 | SP LIBERTY F-55691 (US) | . | Our Secret / He Doesn't Want You |
| 05/1965 | SP MGM K 13356 (US) |
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Keep It A Secret
/
Single Girl
Again
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| 10/1965 | SP MGM K 13411 (US) | . | I'm Gonna Change Everything / Together Again |
| 04/1966 | SP MGM K 13491 (US) | . | Losing You / Miserable Me |
| 06/1966 | SP MGM K 13537 (US) | . | How's World Treating You / It Keeps Right On A Hurtin' |
| 11/1966 | SP MGM K 13615 (US) | . | Everything But Your Name / World I Can't Live In |
| 02/1967 | SP MGM K 13694 (US) | . | Heartbreak USA / Almost Persuaded |
| 07/1967 | SP MGM K 13770 (US) | . | You Win Again / I Hate To See Me Go |
| 12/1967 | SP MGM K 13864 (US) | . | Fresh Out Of Tryin' / Sinner's Wine |
| 09/1974 | SP GRANITE G 509 (US) | . | She Kept On Talkin' / Baby You Got It |
| 01/1975 | SP GRANITE G 515 (US) | . | Right Off Left
At Oak Street /
I Got A Man
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| 1975 | SP GRANITE G 524 (US) | . | California Country / ? |
| 1975 | SP GRANITE G 531 (US) | . | I Can't Live In The Dark Anymore / ? |
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Albums
| 1958 | LP 12" CAPITOL T 1097 (US) |
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YOUNG ROMANCE - To Be Or Not To Be In Love / (I Wanna Go Where You Go) Then I'll Be Happy / Honey I'm In Love With You / Why Don't We Do This More Often / Candy Kisses / What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasin' You / Cheatin' On Me / Blue Again / You Try Somebody Else / I Get Along Without You Very Well / It's Been A Long Long Time / Glory Of Love |
| 1965 | LP 12" MGM E 4303 (mono) / SE 4303 (stereo) (US) |
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IT'S GREAT IT'S MOLLY BEE - I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again / How's The World Treating You / Once A Day / Together Again / Oh Lonesome Me / Keep It A Secret / I'm Gonna Change Everything / Lonely Street / Invisible Tears / Let It Be Me / It Keeps Right On A Hurtin' / You Don't Know Me |
| 1967 | LP 12" MGM E 4423 (mono) / SE 4423 (stereo) (US) |
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SWINGIN' COUNTRY - How's The World Treating You / World I Can't Live In / You Win Again / Mirrors Don't Lie / If Things Don't Start Picking Up / Heartbreak USA / Everything But Your Name / Don't Touch Me / I Hate To See Me Go / Almost Persuaded / You Ain't Woman Enough / Bayou Joe |
| 1975 | LP 12" GRANITE GS 1003 (US) |
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GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - I Got A Man / So Much To Remember / Texas Hills / Cheatin' Is A Very Long Game / Big Daddy's Gonna Bring It On Home To Mama / Let Me Call You Baby Tonight / California Country / Make Love To Me / She Kept On Talkin' / Right Or Left At Oak Street / Baby You Got It |
| 1982 | LP 12" SUN JAY SJA 7901 (US) |
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SOUNDS FINE TO ME - Texas Hills / Cheatin' Is A Very Long Game / Let Me Call You Baby Tonight / California Country / Make Love To Me / She Kept On Talkin' / Right Or Left At Oak Street / Baby You Got It |
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