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Chanteur
Country US né le 24 Mars 1912 à Oakwood (Californie), Jimmy Drake a aussi utilisé le nom de
Nervous Norvus. Il est décédé le 24 Juillet 1968.
US Singer
born March 24, 1912 in Oakwood (California), Jimmy
Drake was a demo singer from California, doing hundreds of them a year for
aspiring songwriters across the country. With the help of a disc-jockey friend
adding radio-station car-crash sound effects, he took one of his homemade demos,
"Transfusion," and brought it to the Top Ten in 1956. His subsequent singles
("The Fang," "Ape Call," "The Wild Dogs of Kentucky," and "Bullfrog Hop") fared
less well but still maintain the same warped spirit.
It is deceased on July 24, 1968.
http://www.songpoemmusic.com/drake/
Talents : Vocals, Ukulele
Style musical : Rockabilly, Parody, Novelty
TRANSFUSION
(1956)
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DIG (1956)
APE CALL
(1956)
HE
LOVED ENOUGH (1963)
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
05/1956 | 78 t. DOT 15470 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS -
Transfusion
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05/1956 | SP DOT 45-15470 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS -
Transfusion
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08/1956 | 78 t. DOT 15485 (US) | . |
Ape Call
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08/1956 | SP DOT 45-15485 (US) | . |
Ape Call
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10/1956 | 78 t. DOT 15500 (US) | . | The Fang (Nervous NORVUS & Red BLANCHARD & The SMOGROLLERS) / The Bullfrog Hop (Nervous NORVUS) |
10/1956 | SP DOT 45-15500 (US) | . | The Fang (Nervous NORVUS & Red BLANCHARD & The SMOGROLLERS) / The Bullfrog Hop (Nervous NORVUS) |
1956 | SP AS-IS 100/1 (US) | . | Jimmy DRAKE - That's Who / The Orphan's Christmas Song |
195? | SP CLAUDRA 107 (US) |
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Gambling Fury (Singing Jimmy DRAKE) / Golden Yellow Moon (Roger SMITH) |
1957 | EP BLUEMOON 108/109 (US) |
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Singing Jimmy DRAKE - Stop Your Foolin / Across The Sea / My Crazy Heart / You Are My Inspiration |
1959 | SP NEALE 45C-726-102 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS - Cowboy Soldier / Wa-Hoo |
1959 | SP GOLDEN-GLOW 45-1000 (US) | Moonlight On The Prairie (Singing Jimmy DRAKE) / Walkie Talkie Doll (Jeff SAMSON) | |
1960 | SP BIG BEN BB-101 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS & His Guitar - Pure Gold / Let's Worship God Each Sunday |
03/1961 | SP EMBEE 117 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS - Stoneage Woo / I Like Girls |
03/1961 | SP EMBEE 117/8 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS - Stoneage Woo / The Plaster Song |
10/1961 | SP BIG BEN BB-1614 (US) | . | Does A Chinese Chicken Have A Pigtail (Nervous NORVUS & His Guitar) / Dear Old San Francisco (Rod BARTON) |
04/1962 | SP VELLEZ 1517 (US) | . | Jimmy DRAKE - Kibble Kobble (The Flying Saucer Song) / There's More To A Wedding |
04/1962 | SP VELLEZ 1518 (US) | . | Jimmy DRAKE - The Lean Green Vegetable Fiend (From 'Tuther Side Of The Moon) / Let's Face This World Together |
1963 | EP RALLY 10673/10674 (US) |
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He Loved Enough
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1965 | SP DOT 16765 (US) | . | Nervous NORVUS -
Transfusion
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1985 | EP BIG BEAT NED 12 (UK) |
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TRANSFUSION - Nervous NORVUS - Transfusion / Dig / Ape Call / Wild Dog Of Kentucky / The Fang / Bullfrog Hop |
1988 | SP American Pie 9018 (US) | . | True Love Ways (Buddy HOLLY) / Transfusion (Nervous Norvus) |
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Acetates
19?? | Acetate | I'm Comin' Home My Baby |
19?? | Acetate | The New Beat And Step |
19?? | Acetate | Noon Balloon To Rangoon |
19?? | Acetate | Pony-Tail |
19?? | Acetate | Sparks [vers. 2] |
Unissued Tracks
19?? | Unissued | Ape Call [alt. vers.] |
19?? | Unissued | The Blackout Song |
19?? | Unissued | Boris The Blue Nosed Baboon |
19?? | Unissued | The Bully Bully Man |
19?? | Unissued | The Clock Shop [vers. 1] |
19?? | Unissued | The Clock Shop [vers. 2] |
19?? | Unissued | Elvis You're A G.I. Now |
19?? | Unissued | The Evil Hurricane |
19?? | Unissued | I Hate Bugs |
19?? | Unissued | I Listen To Red In Bed |
19?? | Unissued | I'm Waitin' Up For Santa Claus |
19?? | Unissued | Kangaroo Hop |
19?? | Unissued | Little Cowboy |
19?? | Unissued | Sparks [vers. 1] |
19?? | Unissued | Whan I Hear The Honkin' Of The Diesel Train |
Album
08/2004 | CD NORTON 303 (US) |
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STONE AGE WOO - THE ZORCH SOUNDS OF NERVOUS NORVUS - Transfusion / Dig / Ape Call / Wild Dogs Of Kentucky / The Fang (with Red BLANCHARD & The SMOGROLLERS) / Bullfrog Hop / Stoneage Woo / I Like Girls / Does A Chinese Chicken Have A Pigtail? / Noon Balloon To Rangoon / Kibble Kobble (The Flying Saucer Song) (Jimmy DRAKE) / The Lean Green Vegetable Fiend (From 'Tuther Side Of The Moon) (Jimmy DRAKE) / Little Cowboy (Jimmy DRAKE) / The Blackout Song / Kangaroo Hop [partial] / I Listen To Red In Bed / Sparks [#1] / I Hate Bugs / The Clock Shop [#1] / I'm Waitin' Up For Santa Claus / Boris The Blue Nosed Baboon / When I Hear The Honkin' Of The Diesel Train / Ape Call ("No Ape") / The Bully Bully Man / Elvis You're A G.I. Now / Stop Your Foolin (Singing Jimmy DRAKE) / Pony-Tail / I'm Comin' Home My Baby / The New Beat And Step / The Clock Shop [#2] / The Evil Hurricane / The Plaster Song / Sparks [#2] |
04/2014 | CD Righteous 2520533 (UK) |
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Zorch! Transfusion Time With Nervous Norvus And Red BLANCHARD - Nervous NORVUS : Transfusion / Dig / Ape Call / Wild Dog Of Kentucky / The Fang / Nervous NORVUS & Red BLANCHARD & The SMOGROLLERS : Bullfrog Hop / Nervous NORVUS : Stoneage Woo / I Like Girls / The Plaster Song / Cowboy Soldier / Wa-Hoo / Nervous NORVUS & His Guitar : Does A Chinese Chicken Have A Pigtail? / Singing Jimmy DRAKE : Stop Your Foolin' / Jimmy DRAKE : Kibble Kobble (The Flying Saucer Song) / The Lean Green Vegetable Fiend (From 'Tuther Side Of The Moon) / FOUR JOKERS : Transfusion / The PARIS SISTERS with Jimmy DIAMOND & His SPARKLING MUSIC : Zorch Boogie / The Bully Bully Man / Red BLANCHARD : Zorch! / Red BLANCHARD with Paul WESTON & His Orchestra : Dig That Crazy Mixed-Up Kid / Nervous NORVUS : The Bully Bully Man / Jimmy DRAKE : Orphan's Christmas Song / Scatman CROTHERS : Transfusion |
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