Chanteur Country US né Edgar Leon Rausch le 2 Octobre 1927 à Springfield (Missouri). Il est connu comme ""the voice" of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Known as "the voice" of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Leon Rausch was born October 2, 1927, in Missouri. Edgar Leon Rausch was raised in a musical family and began playing guitar with his father at local dances as a child and continued through his high-school years. Upon graduation, Rausch joined the military and played off and on with local bands until he moved to Tulsa in 1955. Rausch received his first big break with an appearance on the Louisiana Hayride the following year, and on St. Patrick's Day 1958 he was asked to join Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, replacing vocalist Glynn Duncan. Rausch's stint with Wills lasted into the early '60s. He then briefly joined Johnnie Lee Wills' band before forming his own group, the New Texas Playboys, in Fort Worth, TX. By the late '60s the band had appeared on Cowtown Jamboree and released a few singles without much fanfare. In 1973, an ailing Wills contacted Rausch about rejoining his Texas Playboys on what would be Wills' final record, For the Last Time. Following Wills' death in 1975, Rausch and the original Texas Playboys continued to record and play gigs, including a high-profile appearence on Austin City Limits. In 1983 Rausch had slowed down his working pace but continued to take part in projects that interested him, including Asleep at the Wheel's Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills with the group that became the Playboys II. Since then, Rausch has written a book co-authored by Dr. John E. Perkins Jr. titled Leon Rausch...The Voice of the Texas Playboys about his time with Wills.

http://www.leonrausch.net/

Talents : Singer, Guitar

Style musical : Traditional Country, Western Swing

Années en activité :

DISCOGRAPHY

Single

Albums

1967	LP 12" DERRICK DRC-100LP  (US)		SHE'S THE TRIP THAT I'VE BEEN ON - She's The Trip That I've Been On / Through The Bottom Of The Glass / Mem'ryville / Ginny / My Friend, My Friend / Side Two / Ding Dong / Liar / Drinkin' Things Over / Louisiana, My Home / I'll Say Your Goodbyes
1974	LP 12" UNITED ARTISTS ? (US)		FOR THE LAST TIME
1978	LP 12" CAPITOL ? (US)		LIVE AND KICKIN'
198?	LP 12" SOUTHLAND 7311 (US)		RAUSCH TOUCH
1998	LP 12" SOUTHLAND ? (US)		DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS - Introduction (Larry SCOTT) / Texas In My Soul / Amarillo By Morning / Route 66 / Forgive Me / Right Or Wrong / Secret Love / Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Going Away Party / You Don't Have To Be From Texas (But It Helps) / Faded Love / San Antonio Rose / Dallas / Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You) / I Was Just Walking Out The Door / Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind / Just A Little Lovin' / Late Late Dream / One More Good Time Band In Texas / Beautiful Texas / Deep In The Heart Of Texas
1999	CD SOUTHLAND 7627 (US)		CLOSE TO YOU - Close To You / That Would Sure Go Good / In The Misty Moonlight / Hotline / The Little Blue Bonnet Bar / Ruidoso / You Don't Know Me / You're From Texas / I'm A Music Man / Bubbles In My Beer / Inseparable From My Heart / The Day You Left Me / I Don't Care / Tucumcari Woman / Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me / Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age / The Heebee Jeebee Blues / China Doll / Two Glasses, Joe / On Silver Wings To San Antone
200?	CD ? (US)		CHRISTIAN COUNTY - Turn Your Radio On / How Great Thou Art / Jesus Hold My Hand / It Is No Secret / Just A Little Talk With Jesus / Why Me Lord / Life's Railway To Heaven / Peace In The Valley / I'll Fly Away / Just A Closer Walk With Thee
07/2010	CD BISMEAUX PRODUCTIONS 9670 (US)		IT'S A GOOD DAY - (ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND Leon RAUSCH) - It's A Good Day / Truck Driver's Blues / Well All Right (Tonight's The Night) / Rosetta / Basin Street Blues / I Didn't Realize / Mean Woman With The Green Eyes / Sugar Moon / Cotton Patch Blues / Snap Your Fingers / Get Your Kicks (On Route 66) / Osage Stomp

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