Chanteur Rockabilly US né le 7 février 1933, originaire de Louise (Mississippi), Warren Smith a débuté en 1956 à la Sun Records de Memphis (Tennessee), puis il passe chez Liberty (60), Skill et Jubal entre 1964 et 1974 et Lake County Records (76-77).
Il fut un chanteur régulier au Big D Jamboree (KRLD, Dallas, Texas) en 1956. Warren est mort d'une crise cardiaque
le 31 janvier 1980. Il laisse derrière lui que des regrets car il chantait depuis toujours le Rock 'n' Roll et la Country Music avec une rigueur et une sincérité jamais démenties.
For sheer,
heartfelt vocalizing abilities, of all the folks who stood in front of the
microphone at Sun studio,
Warren Smith may have been the most talented. Equally adept at storming
rockabilly and the most gut-wrenching of country ballads, Smith always sang it
from the heart, without giving in to phony rasping or histrionics. Though
typecast as strictly a rocker, Smith left Sun and achieved minor success in the
'60s as a country singer, his first love.
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/WarrenSmith.html
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Talents : Singer, Guitar
Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll, Traditional Country
RED CADILLAC AND A BLACK MOUSTACHE
 (unissued)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 04/1956 | SP SUN 239 (US) |
Rock 'n' Roll Ruby
/
I'd Rather Be Safe
Than Sorry
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| 10/1956 | SP SUN 250 (US) |
Ubangi Stomp
/
Black Jack David
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| 05/1957 | SP SUN 268 (US) |
Miss Froggie
/
So Long I'm Gone
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| 02/1958 | SP SUN 286 (US) |
Got Love If You Want It
/
I Feel In Love
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| 02/1959 | SP SUN 314 (US) |
Sweet Sweet Girl
/
Goodbye Mr. Love
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| 1960 | SP WARNER BROS. 5113 (US) | Hawaiian Eye / The Man And The Challenge |
| 1960 | SP WARNER BROS. 5118 (US) | Midnight In Bethlehem / Little Bitty Baby |
| 1960 | SP WARNER BROS. 5125 (US) | Dear Santa / The Meaning Of Xmas |
| 1960 | SP LIBERTY 55248 (US) | Cave In / I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today |
| 1960 | SP LIBERTY 55302 (US) | Odds And Ends (Bits And Pieces) / A Whole Lot Of Nothin' |
| 1961 | SP LIBERTY 55336 (US) | Call Of The Wild / Old Lonesome Feeling |
| 1961 | SP LIBERTY 55361 (US) | Why, Baby, Why (with Shirley COLLIE) / Why I'm Walkin' |
| 1961 | SP LIBERTY 55409 (US) | Five Minutes Of The Latest Blues / Bad News Gets Around |
| 1962 | SP LIBERTY 55475 (US) | Book Of Broken Hearts / A Hundred And Sixty Lbs. Of Hurt |
| 1963 | SP LIBERTY 55615 (US) | That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk / Big City Ways |
| 1964 | SP LIBERTY 55699 (US) | Blue Smoke / Judge And Jury |
| 196? | SP SKILL 007 (US) | Future X / She Likes Attention |
| 1966 ? | SP MERCURY 78225 (US) | When The Heartaches Get To Me / Lie To Me |
| 1971 | SP JUBAL 172 (US) | Make It On Your Own / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea |
| 1972 | SP JUBAL 272 (US) | I Don't Believe / Did You Tell Him |
| 1973 | SP JUBAL 473 (US) | A Woman's Never As Gone / One More Time |
| 2001 | CD NORTON / SUN JUKEBOX SERIES 844 (US) | I Like Your Kind Of Love / + Mack VICKERY |
Albums
| 1961 | LP 12" LIBERTY 3198 (US) |
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FIRST COUNTRY COLLECTION - I Fall To Pieces / Foolin' Around / Take Good Care Of Her / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Just Call Me Lonesome / Heartbreak Avenue / I Still Miss Someone / Kissing My Pillow / I Can't Stop Loving You | ||
| 1977 | LP 12" CHARLY CR 30113 (UK) |
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WARREN SMITH - Who Took My Baby / Rock & Roll Ruby / Ubangi Stomp / Got Love If You Want It / Uranium Rock / Miss Froggie / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache / Black Jack David / Do I Love You? / I Like Your Kind Of Love / Stop The World / So Long, I'm Gone / Tell Me Who / Goodbye Mr. Love | ||
| 11/1977 | LP 12" CHARLY CR 30132 (UK) |
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LEGENDARY SUN PERFORMERS - Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache / Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / Ubangi Stomp / Miss Froggie / Got Love If You Want It / So Long I'm Gone / Uranium Rock / Dear John / The Golden Rocket / I Like Your Kinda Love / Sweet Sweet Girl / Tonight Will Be The Last Night / Who / I 'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / Black Jack David / Goodbye Mr. Love | ||
| 197? | LP 12" LAKE COUNTY LP 506 (US) |
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THE LEGENDARY WARREN SMITH - Book Of Broken Hearts / That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk / Heartaches By The Number / Blue Suede Shoes / I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today / Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea / Ubangi Stomp / Folsom Prison Blues / Roll Over Beethoven / Medley: Movin' On - Rhumba Boogie - Golden Rocket / That's All Right Mama / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache | ||
| 1980 | LP 10" BIG BEAT BBR 0006 (F) |
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MEMORIAL ALBUM - Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / Roll Over Beethoven / Folsom Prison Blues / Book Of Broken Hearts / Medley : Movin' On - Rumba Boogie - Golden Rocket / Ubangi Stomp / Blue Suede Shoes / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea / Red Cadillac And Black Moustache / That's All Right Mamma | ||
| 12/1981 | LP 12" CHARLY CRM 2026 (UK) |
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THE LAST DETAIL - Book Of Broken Hearts / That's Why I Sing In A Honkey Tonk / Heartaches By The Number / Blue Suede Shoes / I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea / Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / Ubangi Stomp / Folsom Prison Blues / Roll Over Beethoven / Medley: Movin' On - Rhumba Boogie - Golden Rocket / That's All Right Mama / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache | ||
| 1988 | CD CHARLY 94 (UK) |
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SO LONG, I'M GONE - Rock & Roll Ruby / I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / Black Jack David / Ubangi Stomp / Tell Me Who / Tonight Will Be The Last Night / Darkest Cloud / So Long, I'm Gone / So Long, I'm Gone [original version] / Who Took My Baby / Miss Froggie / Stop The World / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache / Got Love If You Want It / I Fell In Love / Hank Snow Medley / Do I Love You? / Uranium Rock / Goodbye Mr. Love / Goodbye Mr. Love [original version] / Sweet, Sweet Girl / Dear John / I Couldn't Take The Chance / I Like Your Kind Of Love | ||
| 1990 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD-15495 (D) |
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CALL OF THE WILD - Cave In / A Whole Lot Of Nothin' / Call Of The Wild / Old Lonesome Feeling / Book Of Broken Hearts / Odds And Ends / Why I'm Walking / After The Boy Gets The Girl / I Fall To Pieces / Foolin' Around / Take Good Care Of Her / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Just Call Me Lonesome / Heartbreak Avenue / I Still Miss Someone / Kissing My Pillow / I Can't Stop Loving You / I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today / Why Baby Why (with Shirley COLLIE) / Five Minutes Of The Latest Blues / Bad News Gets Around / A Hundred And Sixty Lbs. Of Hurt / Put Me Back Together Again / Call Of The Wild / She Likes Attention / Future X / That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk / Big City Ways / Blue Smoke / Judge And Jury | ||
| 1992 | CD SUN 662 063 (US) |
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BOP ! BOP ! - Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / Ubangi Stomp / Miss Froggie / I've Got Love If You Want It / Sweet Sweet Girl / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache / Uranium Rock / Bop Bop / Movin' On / Do I Love You / I Fell In Love / Like Your Kinda Love / Who / Tonight Will Be The Last Night / Dear John / I Couldn't Take The Chance / Who Took My Baby / So Long I'm Gone / I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / Black Jack David | ||
| 1992 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD-15514 (D) |
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CLASSIC RECORDINGS 1956-1959 - Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / Rock 'n' Roll Ruby / Black Jack David / Ubangi Stomp / The Darkest Cloud / So Long I'm Gone / So Long I'm Gone / Who Took My Baby / I Couldn't Take The Chance / So Long I'm Gone / Miss Froggie / Red Cadillac And A Black Mustache / Stop The World / I Fell In Love / Got Love If You Want It / Old Lonesome Feeling (incomplete) / Tell Me Who / Tonight Will Be The Last Night / Dear John / Hank Snow Medley / Do I Love You / Uranium Rock / Goodbye Mr. Love / Uranium Rock / Sweet, Sweet Girl / Goodbye Mr. Love / Sweet, Sweet Girl / Dear John / I Like Your Kind Of Love / My Hanging Day | ||
| 05/1995 | CD AVI 5005 (US) |
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URANIUM ROCK - THE BEST OF WARREN SMITH - Rock & Roll Ruby / I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / Ubangi Stomp / Black Jack David / The Darkest Cloud / So Long, I'm Gone / Miss Froggie / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache / I Fell In Love / Got Love If You Want It / Goodbye Mr. Love / Sweet, Sweet Girl / Dear John / Golden Rocket / Uranium Rock / Tell Me Who / Who Took My Baby / I Couldn't Take The Chance / Do I Love You? / Stop The World / Tonight Will Be The Last Night / I Like Your Kind Of Love / Old Lonesome Feeling / My Hanging Day | ||
| 10/1995 | CD CHARLY 8119 (UK) |
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| 02/1999 | CD COLLECTABLES 6014 (US) |
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UBANGI STOMP - Ubangi Stomp / Sweet, Sweet Girl / I Fell In Love / Goodbye Mr. Love / Uranium Rock / I Couldn't Take The Chance / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache / Tell Me Who / Rock & Roll Ruby / Tonight Will Be The Last Night / Got Love If You Want It / Movin' On [Hank Snow Medley] / Do I Love You? / Who Took My Baby / I Like Your Kind Of Love / I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / Miss Froggie / Black Jack David / Dear John / So Long, I'm Gone |
© Rocky Productions 27/02/2007
