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Chanteur Rockabilly US né Marcus Uzilevsky ŕ New York, Rusty Evans enregistra ensuite du Folk.
Although
never experiencing real commercial success, Rusty Evans enjoyed one of the most
eclectic and long-lived careers in the annals of rock and roll cultdom, evolving
from rockabilly to folk to psychedelia and all the way back again. Born Marcus
Uzilevsky in Brooklyn, he later attended New York's School of Art and Design; in
1958 Evans made his recorded debut, releasing the rockabilly efforts "I Lived, I
Loved, I Lost" and "Midnight Special" on Brunswick. A year later, he resurfaced
on HIP with "Talkin' from Your Heart." By 1962 Evans was a staple of the
Greenwich Village folk circuit, sharing stages with Bob Dylan, David Crosby and
Fred Neil; in 1964, he recorded his first LP, Songs of Our Land, followed later
that year by Railroad Songs. After one more stab at folk success with 1965's
Live at Gerde's Folk City, Evans discovered the nascent psychedelic scene during
a brief stop in Los Angeles, where he also recorded the 1965 Musicor single
"1983"; upon returning east, he landed in Philadelphia and formed his own psych
band, the Deep, with Mark Barkan, David Bromberg and others. Signing to Cameo-Parkway,
over just two days in August 1966 the Deep recorded their lone official album
Psychedelic Moods of the Deep, one of the more rare and fascinating byproducts
of its time; virtually the same lineup later reunited as Freak Scene, releasing
1967's Psychedelic Psoul on CBS. (A series of related CDs culled from the
sessions in questions later appeared on Collectables). With songwriter and
producer Teddy Randazzo, Evans
then co-founded Eastern Productions, signing the bands Third Bardo and the Facts
of Life—for the former, Evans and Victoria Pike authored the psych cult classic
"I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time." In 1967 he moved to Los Angeles, working as a
staff producer for the Take Six label and helming sessions including the Nervous
Breakdown's "I Dig Your Mind." After a stint working with producer Matthew Katz,
in 1969 Evans reclaimed his birth name to release a self-titled LP on Kinetic as
simply Marcus—a minor classic of richly orchestrated psych-folk, like much of
his work it is a fascinating relic of a particular time and place, in this case
San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district in the post-Summer of Love era. Evans
then dropped out of sight for about a decade, returning to his folk roots for
his 1979 comeback effort Life's Railway to Heaven; in 1988 the Arlington
Symphony Orchestra performed his Folk Symphony for Sara, and at the dawn of the
new decade he later adopted yet another alias, Uzca, to explore world music and
ambient on the LPs Slice of Light and Gypsy Dreams. In 2000 Evans truly traveled
full-circle, forming the rockabilly combo Ring of Fire with son Danny and
releasing a self-titled tribute to Johnny Cash.
Under his birth name, he's also enjoyed a measure of fame for his landscape art.
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Producer
Style musical : Rockabilly, Folk
WHEN
I'M ALONE WITH YOU (1957)
I
LIVED, I LOVED AND LOST (1957)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
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| 09/1957 | SP BRUNSWICK 9-55031 (US) | Rusty EVANS & The ROCK-A-BILLYS -
When I'm Alone With You
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I Lived, I
Loved And Lost
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Albums
| 1962 | LP 12" MVM DEEP / GROOVE MVM 129 (US) |
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SHOWDOWN - BALLADS OF THE GUNSLINGERS |
| 1964 | LP 12" Almor AS 107 (US) |
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Jimmy DEAN - Marvin RAINWATER - Rusty Evans - Country & Western Jamboree - Jimmy DEAN : Release Me / There Stand The Glass / I'm Fellin' For You / Queen Of Hearts / Rusty Evans : Jack O'Diamonds / Poor Little Peggy / Outlaw / Gotta Move Along / Marvin RAINWATER : Boo Hoo / I Can't Forget / Tough Top Cat / Honky Tonk In Your Heart |
| 2000 | CD O.S.I. MUSIC ? (US) |
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RUSTY EVANS AND RING OF FIRE - Ring Of Fire / Thoughts Have Wings / Chaos Lady / I Walk the Line / Sea Of Heartbreak / Big River / Get Rhythm / Folsom Prison Blues / Pastures Of Plenty / Leavin' Tonight / No Expectations / Danny's Boogie |
| 2002 | CD O.S.I. MUSIC ? (US) |
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I'M COMIN' HOME - New Century Cowboy / Travelin' Shoes / Couple More Years / Midnight Special / Everybody's Talkin' / Prettiest Train / Lady Came From Baltimore / I'm Comin' Home / Singing The Blues / I Can't Win For Nothin' / When Mama Played |
| 12/2004 | CD SUPERTONE 10283 (US) |
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BURNING MAN - Lost Highwayman / Blackjack Shirley / Shackles Of My Mind / Sweet Baby's Gone / Doctor Love / Tavern On The Lost Highway / Dream Within A Dream / Burning Man / Haul Away My Ashes / Shadow Of Night / Get You In My Dreams / Von's Cafe / If This Is Country Music |
| 06/2006 | CD CD BABY 5637458367 (US) |
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A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH - Ring Of Fire / I Walk The Line / Folsom Prison Blues / Understand Your Man / A Boy Named Sue / I Guess Things Happen That Way / Man In Black / Sunday Morning Coming Down / Get Rhythm / Big River / Don't Take Your Guns To Town / Cocaine Blues / Five Feet High And Rising / No Expectations / There You Go / I Got Stripes / Danny's Boogie / Ballad Of Ira Hayes / The Ways Of A Woman In Love / Sea Of Heartbreak / Thoughts Have Wings / Pastures Of Plenty / Chaos Lady / Leavin' Tonight / Ballad Of A Teenage Queen |
© Rocky Productions 28/07/2013
