Groupe Rock 'n' Roll US de l'Arkansas, les Pacers était composé de Kern K. Kennedy, Johnny Ray Hubbard, Russ Smith, Joe Lewis et Jack Nance. Ils ont accompagné Sonny Burgess pendant sa période Sun et Razorback Records (57-60). Ils ont enregistré au début des années soixante pour Razorback, le label de Bobby Crafford.

US Rock 'n' Roll group, The Pacers started with Sonny Burgess, Kern K. Kennedy, Johnny Ray Hubbard, Russ Smith, Joe Lewis, and Jack Nance. In early 1957 Joe and Russ left the band; Russ going to work with Jerry Lee Lewis and Joe to further his own career. In August of 1957 Jack joined Joe working with Conway Twitty and Bobby Crafford joined the Pacers as drummer.
In March of 1958 J.C. Caughron joined the Pacers as lead guitarist.  Caughron died in a car crash around 2007.  In 1962 Jim Aldridge joined the Pacers playing sax. Then in 1959,  Fred Douglas played one year for Hubbard who took some time off.  Fred replaced Hubbard as bass player in 1963 when Hubbard retired. Hubbard passed away in 2015 in Newport, AR. Charles Watson II plays fiddle on the "Still Rockin' and Rollin'" album.

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Talents : Kern K. Kennedy : Piano - Johnny Ray Hubbard : Slap Bass - Russ Smith : Drums - Joe Lewis : Guitar - Jack Nance : Trumpet

Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll

Sooie (1962)

West Memphis (1964)

Tennessee Stud (1965)

SHORT SQUASHED TEXAN (1965)

Early Morning Rain (1966) (Vocals by Bobby Crafford)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

1961 SP UNITED SOUTHERN ARTISTS 5-112 (US) New Wildwood Flower / The Pace
11/1962 SP RAZORBACK 103 (US) Sooie / Front Street
1963 SP ALLEY 1013 (US) Con Found-It / Skeeter Dope
1964 SP RAZORBACK 108 (US) Con Found-It / Skeeter Dope
11/1964 SP RAZORBACK 112 (US) Don't Get Around Much / Sad Sad
1964 SP RAZORBACK 115 (US) Dollar Two Ninety Height / West Memphis
1965 SP RAZORBACK 654R-118 (US) Tennessee Stud / Beautiful Debbie
1965 SP RAZORBACK 122 (US) Short Squashed Texan / Street Stomper
1966 SP RAZORBACK 123 (US) The Pit / Pace Setter
1966 SP RAZORBACK 124 (US)

Big Red / + RIVERMEN

1966 SP RAZORBACK 125 (US) Batman / Gotham City
1966 SP RAZORBACK 128 (US) The PACERS / Vocals by Bobby CRAFFORD - Early Morning Rain / Lonely Room
10/1966 SP DOT 45-16964 (US) The PACERS / Vocals by Bobby CRAFFORD - Early Morning Rain / Lonely Room
1966 SP RAZORBACK 133 (US) The PACERS featuring Bobby CRAFFORD - Oh Linda / Texas Lil
1967 SP RAZORBACK 134 (US) The PACERS featuring Bobby CRAFFORD - Don't Ever Leave Me / Diddley Diddley Daddy
1968 SP RAZORBACK 135 (US) The PACERS featuring Bobby CRAFFORD - You'll Never Know / Bluebirds Over The Mountain
1968 SP RAZORBACK 137 (US) Sock It To 'em Soobee / Short Squashed Texan
1968 SP RAZORBACK 138 (US) Archie From Drew / Unknow




Albums

1965 LP 12" RAZORBACK 121 (US) BIG RED - Short Squashed Texan / Street Stomper / Big Red / + RIVERMEN
1966 LP 12" RAZORBACK 124 (US YOU ASK FOR IT - Tennessee Stud / Al Da Li / Peter Gunn / San Francisco / Texas Lil / Sad, Sad / Shotgun / Your Last Goodbye / Not Unusual / Black & Blue / Dr. Feelgood / Out Of Sight
1967 LP 12" RAZORBACK 139 (US) GO HOG WILD - Short Squashed Texan / The Pig / Callin' Razorbacks / Sock It To 'em Soobee / Street Stomper / Razorback Twist / Razorback Red / Quaterbackin' Man / Wild Hog / Big Red

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