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Chanteuse
Country US née Mary Joan Kath,
le 27 Octobre 1924 à Towanta (Illinois). Bonnie Lou a enregistré pour King et Fraternity Records. Elle
fut une chanteuse régulière sur le Midwestern Hayride (WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio)
en 1956. Bonnie Lou est décédée le 8 Décembre 2015 à Cincinnati (Ohio).
Country
and rockabilly performer Bonnie Lou was born Mary Jo Kath in Talawanda, IL, on
October 27, 1924. The signal from Chicago's AM powerhouse WLS reached loud and
clear into central Illinois, and Bonnie grew up listening to
Prairie Ramblers recordings featuring the yodeling cowgirl Vocals of
Patsy Montana. Mary also learned to yodel, both through those old records
and the influence of her Swiss grandmother. She also studied violin and guitar
as a child. By 16, Mary was singing on a radio show in Bloomington, IL; two
years later, she was performing as Sally Carson with the Brush Creek Follies
radio variety show, airing each Saturday from KMBC in Kansas City. The Brush
Creek Follies program was regularly broadcast nationwide through the Columbia
radio network. This valuable exposure led Mary to WLW in Ohio, where station
exec Bill McLuskey hired her as a singer and yodeler with his Midwestern Hayride
country & western radio program. McLuskey also christened Mary with the Bonnie
Lou moniker. While with the Hayride, Bonnie performed regularly with the Girls
of the Golden West, a cowboy yodeling combo she used to hear on WLS as a child.
While a few of her radio performances were cut to acetate and eventually
released, it wasn't until the 1950s that Bonnie had any real success as a
recording artist. Signing with the local Cincinnati label King in 1953, Bonnie
had hits with "Tennessee Wig Walk" and "Seven Lonely Days," which both broke the
Top Ten on the country charts. When the rockabilly sound hit, Bonnie recorded "Daddy-O"
for King; the single went to number 14 on the Billboard charts in 1955-1956. The
Rusty York duet "Lah Dee Dah" followed in 1958. After another uneventful
York duet, Bonnie left King for another Cinci local, Fraternity. There she
released several singles, though none found the success her early work for King
had. Bonnie also continued to work with the Midwestern Hayride, which by this
point had spun off the television program Louisiana Hayride. She eventually
retired from the business and settled in Cincinnati with her husband, Mort.
Bonnie's choice to work and live in Cincinnati prevented her from finding the
nationwide fame that a contract with RCA or another big label would have.
However, she was a prime mover in the first days of rockabilly, and has seen
many of her early recordings reissued on niche labels like Bear Family and
WestSide, which issued the definitive collection of her King years with 2000's
Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk.
Bonnie Lou died on December 8, 2015 in Cincinnati (Ohio).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Lou
Talents : Vocals, Yodeler, Guitar, Fiddle
Style musical : Singing Cowboy, Yodeling, Contemporary Country
Seven Lonely Days
(1953)
Tweedle Dee
(1955)
Old Faithful And True Love
(1955)
Daddy-O
(1955)
Miss The Love
(1956)
One Track Love
(1956)
Kit 'n' Kaboodle
(1957)
LA DEE DAH
(1958)
Friction Heat
(1958)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 03/1953 | 78 t. KING 1192 (US) | . |
Seven Lonely Days
/ Just Out Of Reach |
| 03/1953 | SP KING 1192 (US) | . |
Seven Lonely Days
/ Just Out Of Reach |
| 04/1953 | 78 t. KING 1213 (US) | . | Scrap Of Paper / Dancin' With Someone |
| 04/1953 | SP KING 1213 (US) | . | Scrap Of Paper / Dancin' With Someone |
| 07/1953 | 78 t. KING 1237 (US) | . | Tennessee Wig Walk / Hand Me Down Heart |
| 07/1953 | SP KING 1237 (US) | . | Tennessee Wig Walk / Hand Me Down Heart |
| 11/1953 | 78 t. KING 1272 (US) | . | Papaya Mama / Since You Said Goodbye |
| 11/1953 | SP KING 1272 (US) | . | Papaya Mama / Since You Said Goodbye |
| 11/1953 | 78 t. KING 1279 (US) | . | Lonesome Lover / I Turn To You |
| 11/1953 | SP KING 45-1279 (US) | . | Lonesome Lover / I Turn To You |
| 03/1954 | 78 t. KING 1318 (US) | . | Welcome Mat / Don't Stop Kissin' Me Goodnight |
| 03/1954 | SP KING 1318 (US) | . | Welcome Mat / Don't Stop Kissin' Me Goodnight |
| 04/1954 | 78 t. KING 1341 (US) | . | Huckleberry Pie / No One |
| 04/1954 | SP KING 1341 (US) | . | Huckleberry Pie / No One |
| 08/1954 | 78 t. KING 1365 (US) | . | Wait For Me Darling / Blue Tennessee Rain |
| 08/1954 | SP KING 1365 (US) | . | Wait For Me Darling / Blue Tennessee Rain |
| 08/1954 | 78 t. KING 1373 (US) | . | Two Step-Side Step / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry |
| 08/1954 | SP KING 1373 (US) | . | Two Step-Side Step / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry |
| 1954 | 78 t. KING 1384 (US) | . | Two Step Side Step / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry |
| 1954 | SP KING 1384 (US) | . | Two Step Side Step / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry |
| 1954 | EP KING KEP-335 (US) |
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Bonnie Lou Sings - Tennessee Wig-Walk / Two Step-Side Step / Seven Lonely Days / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry |
| 01/1955 | 78 t. KING 1414 (US) | . | Tennessee Mambo / Train Whistle Blues |
| 01/1955 | SP KING 1414 (US) | . | Tennessee Mambo / Train Whistle Blues |
| 02/1955 | 78 t. KING 1436 (US) | . |
Tweedle Dee
/ The Finger Of Suspicion |
| 02/1955 | SP KING 45-1436 (US) | . |
Tweedle Dee
/ The Finger Of Suspicion |
| 03/1955 | 78 t. KING 1445 (US) | . | A Rusty Old Halo / Danger, Heartbreak Ahead |
| 03/1955 | SP KING 45-1445 (US) | . | A Rusty Old Halo / Danger, Heartbreak Ahead |
| 06/1955 | 78 t. KING 1476 (US) | . |
Old Faithful And True Love
/
Drop Me A Line
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| 06/1955 | SP KING 45-1476 (US) | . |
Old Faithful And True Love
/
Drop Me A Line
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| 10/1955 | 78 t. KING 4835 (US) | . |
Daddy-O
/ Dancing In My Socks |
| 10/1955 | SP KING 45-4835 (US) | . |
Daddy-O
/ Dancing In My Socks |
| 1955 | EP ODEON MOE 2026 (F) |
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Tweedle Dee
/ The Finger Of Suspicion / Tennessee
Mambo / Train Whistle Blues |
| 01/1956 | 78 t. KING 1506 (US) | . |
Miss The Love
/ Barnyard Hop |
| 01/1956 | SP KING 45-1506 (US) | . |
Miss The Love
/ Barnyard Hop |
| 01/1956 | 78 t. KING 4864 (US) | . |
Miss The Love
/
Daddy-O
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| 01/1956 | SP KING 45-4864 (US) | . |
Miss The Love
/
Daddy-O
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| 02/1956 | 78 t. KING 4895 (US) | . | Little Miss Bobby Sox / Beyond The Shadows Of A Doubt |
| 02/1956 | SP KING 45-4895 (US) | . | Little Miss Bobby Sox / Beyond The Shadows Of A Doubt |
| 03/1956 | 78 t. KING 4900 (US) | . | Bo Weevil / Chaperone |
| 03/1956 | SP KING 45-4900 (US) | . | Bo Weevil / Chaperone |
| 04/1956 | 78 t. KING 4919 (US) | . | Huckleberry Pie / No One |
| 04/1956 | SP KING 45-4919 (US) | . | Huckleberry Pie / No One |
| 07/1956 | 78 t. KING 4948 (US) | . |
One Track Love
/ No Rock 'n' Roll Tonight |
| 07/1956 | SP KING 45-4948 (US) | . |
One Track Love
/ No Rock 'n' Roll Tonight |
| 1957 | 78 t. KING 5009 (US) | . | I Want You / Easy Love Easy Kisses |
| 1957 | SP KING 45-5009 (US) | . | I Want You / Easy Love Easy Kisses |
| 04/1957 | 78 t. KING 5033 (US) | . |
Kit 'n' Kaboodle
/ Takes Two |
| 04/1957 | SP KING 45-5033 (US) | . |
Kit 'n' Kaboodle
/ Takes Two |
| 07/1957 | 78 t. KING 5063 (US) | . | Teenage Wedding / Runnin' Away |
| 07/1957 | SP KING 45-5063 (US) | . | Teenage Wedding / Runnin' Away |
| 1957 | 78 t. KING 5094 (US) | . | I'm Available / Waiting In Vain |
| 1957 | SP KING 45-5094 (US) | . | I'm Available / Waiting In Vain |
| 01/1958 | 78 t. KING 5110 (US) | . |
BONNIE & RUSTY -
La Dee Dah
/ Let The School Bell Ring, Ding A
Ling |
| 01/1958 | SP KING 45-5110 (US) | . |
BONNIE & RUSTY -
La Dee Dah
/ Let The School Bell Ring, Ding A
Ling |
| 1958 | SP FRATERNITY F-808 (US) | . | No One Ever Lost More / Have You Ever Be Lonely |
| 06/1958 | SP FRATERNITY F-812 (US) | . |
Friction Heat
/
I Give My Love To You
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| 1958 | EP KING 389 (US) |
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DADDY-O -
Daddy-O
/ Chaperon /
Miss The Love
/ Barnyard
Hop |
| 11/1960 | SP KING 45-5425 (US) | . |
Tweedle Dee
/
Daddy-O
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| 1962 | SP TODD 45-1073 (US) | . | Be Tender / 24 Hours Of Loneliness |
| 1964 | SP KING 45-5865 (US) | . | Tennessee Wig Walk / Seven Lonely Days |
| 1975 | SP KING KG 513 (US) | . |
Tennessee Wig Walk /
Daddy-O
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| 1979 | SP GUSTO GT4-2036 (US) | . |
Tennessee Wig Walk /
Daddy-O
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Albums
| 1958 | LP 12" KING 595 (US) |
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BONNIE LOU SINGS - Tennessee Wig-Walk / Teen Age Wedding / Papaya Mama / The Texas Polka / I'm Available / Seven Lonely Days / Waiting In Vain / Runnin' Away / Daddy-O / No Rock 'n' Roll Tonight / Tennessee Mambo / No Heart At All / Dancin' In My Socks / Bo-Weevil / Miss The Love (That I've Been Dreaming Of) / Little Miss Bobby Sox |
| 1971 | LP 12" Wrayco WSLP-217 (US) |
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Raining Down Happiness - Raining Down Happiness / Stand By Your Man / My Treasure / Seven Lonely Days / There's Been More Sun Than Rain / Tender Side Of Me / No One Will Ever Know / If You Get Close Enough / Sweet Seasons / My Kind Of Song / Tennessee Wigwalk / This Is For You |
| 05/2000 | CD WESTSIDE 102 (UK) |
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DOIN' THE TENNESSEE WIG WALK - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) / Seven Lonely Days / Dancin' With Someone / Tennessee Wig Walk / Pa-Paya Mama / Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight / Huckleberry Pie (take 1) / Blue Tennessee Rain / Two Step, Side Step / Train Whistle Blues / Tennessee Mambo / Drop Me A Line / Tweedle Dee (take 1) / Daddy-O / The Barnyard Hop / Dancing In My Socks / Lonesome Lover / Little Miss Bobby Sox / No Rock'n'Roll Tonight / Bo Weevil / I Want You / Kit'n'Kaboodle (take 1) / Teenage Wedding / La Dee Dah / Kit'n'Kaboodle (take 2 - master) / Tweedle Dee (take 3 - master) |
| 12/2005 | CD BACM 130 (UK) |
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Danger! Heartbreak Ahead - Just Out Of Reach / Tell The World / Darling Why / No One / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry / Old Faithful And True Love / Finger Of Suspicion Points At You / Wait For Me Darling / Tennessee Wig Walk / Scrap Of Paper / No Heart At All / Texas Polka / Hand Me Down Heart / Danger! Heartbreak Ahead / A Rusty Old Halo / Welcome Mat / Miss The Love I've Been Dreaming Of / Since You Said Goodbye / Seven Lonely Days / Blue Tennessee Rain / Two Step Side Step / Huckleberry Pie / Train Whistle Blues / Tweedle Dee |
| 2009 | CD Great Voices Of The Century GVC 1004 (UK) |
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Friction Heat (1953-58) - Tennessee Wig Walk / Hand-Me-Down Heart / Seven Lonely Days / Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) / No Heart At All / Welcome Mat / Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight / No One / Huckleberry Pie / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry / Two Step - Side Step / Wait For Me, Darling / Darling, Why? / Train Whistle Blues / Finger Of Suspicion / Tweedle Dee / Drop Me A Line / Old, Faithful And True Love / Miss The Love I've Been Dreaming Of / The Barnyard Hop / Daddy-O / Dancing In My Socks / Little Miss Bobby Sox / Bo Weevil / Lonesome Lover / One Track Love / I Want You / Kit 'N' Kaboodle / La Dee Dah / No One Ever Lost More / Have You Ever Been Lonely? / Friction Heat |
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