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Chanteur
Country US né le 28 Octobre 1929 à Houston (Texas).
Born 28
October 1929, Houston, Texas, USA. A singer-songwriter, Torok played guitar at
the age of 12. In 1953, while Torok was still at college, he saw
Jim Reeves’ Abbott recording of a song
he had written, called ‘Mexican Joe’, become a smash hit number 1 on all charts
(Torok, who at the time did not know anything about
Jim Reeves, had hoped that
Hank Snow would be given the song - his
wish came true the following year when his song ‘My Arabian Baby’ appeared as
the b-side of Snow’s hit ‘I Don’t Hurt Anymore’). Torok was himself signed to
the Abbott label and later that year, he had a number 1 in both the Billboard
country and juke-box charts with his song ‘Caribbean’. The song, which remained
in the country charts for 24 weeks, also became a Top 5 hit in both the Best
Sellers and Jockey charts. He became a member of The Louisiana Hayride on KWKH
Shreveport. In 1954, Torok gained a number 9 country hit with the
ridiculous-sounding ‘Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii)’, and in 1956/7, he
even had success in the UK pop charts with his songs ‘When Mexico Gave Up The
Rhumba’ and ‘Red Light, Green Light’. This success led to him touring in the UK
in 1957. Torok made further recordings for Mercury, RCA, and Starday, and his
last US chart entry was ‘Instant Love’, for the Reprise label in 1967. He
continued to write songs, usually working in partnership with his wife (she has
used both Gayle Jones and Ramona Redd as pseudonyms), and some have been
recorded by top artists including Skeeter
Davis, Kitty Wells,
Glen Campbell and even Dean Martin.
Hank Snow recorded ‘The Mysterious Lady
From Martinique’ on one of his last RCA albums and ‘Redneck’ was a Top 20 hit
for Vernon Oxford in 1976. Torok
joined Cedarwood Music in the late 70s and worked on a recording project telling
the history of Nashville from 1780 to 1980. He is also a talented painter and
painted a mural on display in the Elvis
Presley Museum in Nashville.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Torok
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Traditional Country, Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll
Caribbean
(1953)
Red Light, Green Light
(1956)
Two Words
(True Love) (1957)
BE
KIND TO ME (1958)
GUARDIAN ANGEL (1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1949 | 78 t. FBC FBC-102 (US) | . |
Mitchell Torok & The Tex Sons - Nacogdoches County Line / I'll Get My Love From Someone Else |
| 1949 | 78 t. FBC FBC-115 (US) | . |
Mitchell Torok with The Sabine River Valley Boys - Clingin' Heart / Piney Woods Boogie |
| 1950 | 78 t. & SP ROYALTY 304 (US) | . |
Yearnin' (Sally Lee & Mitch Torok) / Table Hoppin' Blues (Sally Lee) |
| 1950 | 78 t. & SP ROYALTY 305 (US) | . |
Someday (When Someone Hurts You) (Sally Lee & Mitch Torok) / Sober Up (Mitch Torok) |
| 03/1953 | 78 t. ABBOTT 136 (US) | . | Little Hoo-Vee / Judalina |
| 03/1953 | SP ABBOTT 136-45 (US) | . |
Little Hoo-Vee / Judalina |
| 08/1953 | 78 t. ABBOTT 140 (US) | . |
Caribbean
/ Weep Away |
| 08/1953 | SP ABBOTT 140-45 (US) | . |
Caribbean
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| 11/1953 | 78 t. ABBOTT 150 (US) | . | Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) / Gigolo |
| 11/1953 | SP ABBOTT 150-45 (US) | . |
Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) / Gigolo |
| 12/1953 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8224 (US) | . | Sober Up (Mitch Torok) / Someday (When Someone Hurts You) (Sally Lee & Mitch Torok) |
| 12/1953 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8224 (US) | . | Sober Up (Mitch Torok) / Someday (When Someone Hurts You) (Sally Lee & Mitch Torok) |
| 03/1954 | 78 t. ABBOTT 156 (US) | . | Living On Love / Edgar, The Eager Easter Bunny |
| 03/1954 | SP ABBOTT 156-45 (US) | . |
Living On Love / Edgar, The Eager Easter Bunny |
| 06/1954 | 78 t. ABBOTT 162 (US) | . | The Haunting Waterfall / Dancerette |
| 06/1954 | SP ABBOTT 162-45 (US) | . |
The Haunting Waterfall / Dancerette |
| 11/1954 | 78 t. Decca 29326 (US) | . | Roulette / Havana Huddle |
| 11/1954 | SP Decca 9-29326 (US) | . |
Roulette / Havana Huddle |
| 01/1955 | 78 t. Decca 29408 (US) | . | The World Keeps Turning Around / A Peasant's Guitar |
| 01/1955 | SP Decca 9-29408 (US) | . |
The World Keeps Turning Around / A Peasant's Guitar |
| 07/1955 | 78 t. Decca 29576 (US) | . | Too Late Now / Smooth Talk |
| 07/1955 | SP Decca 9-29576 (US) | . |
Too Late Now / Smooth Talk |
| 10/1955 | 78 t. Decca 29661 (US) | . | Marching My Blues Away / Country And Western |
| 10/1955 | SP Decca 9-29661 (US) | . |
Marching My Blues Away / Country And Western |
| 03/1956 | 78 t. Decca 29863 (US) | . |
Red Light, Green Light
(Mitchell Torok & The
Tulane Sisters) /
No
Money Down
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| 03/1956 | SP Decca 9-29863 (US) | . |
Red Light, Green Light |
| 07/1956 | 78 t. Decca 29986 (US) | . |
When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba (To Do The Rock And Roll)
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I Wish I Was A Little Bit Younger (And Knew What I Know Now) |
| 07/1956 | SP Decca 9-29986 (US) | . |
When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba (To Do The Rock And Roll)
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| 11/1956 | SP Decca 9-30134 (US) | . |
Drink Up And Go Home / Take This Heart |
| 02/1957 | SP Decca 9-30230 (US) | . |
Pledge Of Love / What's Behind That Strange Door |
| 08/1957 | SP Decca 9-30424 (US) | . |
Two Words
(True Love)
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| 03/1958 | SP Decca 9-30599 (US) | . |
Be Kind
To Me |
| 06/1958 | SP Decca 9-30661 (US) | . |
Sweet Revenge / Love Me Like You Mean It |
| 09/1958 | SP Decca 9-30742 (US) | . |
These Things I Hold Dear / Date With A Teardrop |
| 1958 | SP GAYLA 1001 (US) | . |
All Over Again, Again (The Great Pretender with The Tennessee Two And A Half) / You Can't Get There From ( Here (The Great Pretender) |
| 03/1959 | SP Decca 9-30859 (US) | . |
Memories Of You Haunting Me Night And Day / Go Ahead And Be A Fool |
| 03/1959 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41358 (US) | . |
All Over Again, Again (The Great Pretender with The Tennessee Two And A Half) / You Can't Get There From ( Here (The Great Pretender) |
| 05/1959 | SP Decca 9-30901 (US) | . | |
| 07/1959 | SP Guyden 2018 (US) | . |
Caribbean /
Hootchy Kootchy Henry |
| 09/1959 | SP Guyden 2028 (US) | . |
Mexican Joe /
You
Are The One
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| 01/1960 | SP Guyden 2032 (US) |
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I Want To Know Everything /
Guardian Angel
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| 04/1960 | SP Guyden 2034 (US) |
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Pink Chiffon / What You Don't Know |
| 1960 | SP Guyden 2040 (US) | . |
Happy Street / Little Boy In Love |
| 04/1961 | SP MERCURY 71816 (US) | . |
El Tigre / Eating My Heart Out |
| 09/1962 | SP CAPITOL 4846 (US) | . |
Rio Grande / Fool's Disguise |
| 03/1963 | SP CAPITOL 4946 (US) | . |
A Mighty Mighty Man / For Somebody Who's Supposed To Be Hurtin' (You Sure Are Having Lots Of Fun) |
| 10/1963 | SP INETTE 105 (US) | . |
Mitch Torok & The Matches - (The Land Of) Bobby Beeble / Are You Trying To Tell Me Somethin |
| 1964 | SP GAYLA 1008 (US) | . |
Mitch Torok & The Matches - Louisiana Woman / I Can Stand It (As Long As She Can) |
| 12/1964 | EP LONDON REP 1014 (UK) |
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Louisiana Hayride - Caribbean / The Haunting Waterfall / Gigolo / Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) |
| 08/1965 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8646 (US) | . |
The Man With The Golden Hands / I Needed All The Help I Can Get |
| 10/1965 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8703 (US) | . |
Caribbean / Witch Woman |
| 1966 | SP REPRISE 0520 (US) | . |
Mitch & Gail - Blame It On The Times (We're Living In) / Friends And Enemies |
| 12/1966 | SP REPRISE 0541 (US) | . |
Instant Love / I Let The Hurts Put Me In The Driver's Sat |
| 02/1967 | SP REPRISE RA 0541 (GER) |
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Instant Love / I Let The Hurts Put Me In The Driver's Seat |
| 02/1967 | SP REPRISE 0555 (US) | . | The Great Pretender - Really Big Country Go-Go Shew / What's The World Comin' To |
| 04/1967 | SP REPRISE 0568 (US) | . |
Fallin' In Love Again / Baby, Baby, Baby |
| 1971 | SP CALICO 1003/4 (US) | . | Mitchell TOROK with Ramona REDD - California Mornin' / Hammer Me A House |
| 1971 ? | SP CALICO 1008 (US) | . |
Lights Of Texarkana / Comin’ Down To Leavin’ |
| 1971 ? | SP CALICO 1010/11 (US) | . |
The Great Pretender - World's Greatest Country Show / ? |
| 1972 | SP JAMIE GOLDEN HITS J 912 (US) | . |
Need You (Donnie OWENS) / Caribbean (Mitchell TOROK) |
| 1974 | SP REPUBLICAN R-1974 (US) | . |
THE TALKING JUKE BOX -The Talking Juke Box, Part 1 / The Talking Juke Box, Part 2 |
| 1983 | SP BELLAPHON 100-07-245 (GER) |
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Oldies Original
Stars - Caribbean (Mitchel TOROK) /
Mr Bass
Man
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| 1984 | SP DELTA D45-3250 (US) | . |
MITCH TOROK - Madam President / Star Spangled Banner |
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Live Performances
| 19?? | Live - (Go-Cat-Go CD 25750 (#9)) |
Livin' The Blues |
| 19?? | Live - (Dragon Street CD 70100 (#13)) |
Love Me Like You Mean It |
| 19?? | Live - (Dragon Street CD 70102 (#30)) |
Mr. D.J. |
| 19?? | Live - (Rollercoaster CD 3042 (#13)) |
Unissued Tracks
| 19?? | Unissued - (Dragon Street CD 70102 (#29) / Go-Cat-Go CD 25750 (#5) / Sunjay LP 588 (#22) |
A Few More Memories |
| 19?? | Unissued - (Go-Cat-Go CD 25750 (#17) / Sunjay LP 588 (#9)) |
Pecos Jail |
| 19?? | Unissued - (Go-Cat-Go CD 25750 (#21) / Sunjay LP 588 (#18)) |
Ruby Lee |
Albums
| 1960 | LP 12" Guyden GLP-502 (mono) / GLPS-502 (stereo) (US) |
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Carribean BY MITCHELL TOROK - Caribbean / A Rose Covered Garden / Pink Chiffon / What You Don't Know (Won't Hurt You) / Little Hoo Wee / When The Stars Get In Your Eyes / I Want To Know Everything / Guardian Angel / Mexican Joe / You Are The One / Rig-A-Jig-A-Boom / Johnny's Gone Away To College |
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| 1960 | LP 12" LONDON HA-W 2279 (UK) |
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Carribean BY MITCHELL TOROK - Caribbean / A Rose Covered Garden / Pink Chiffon / What You Don't Know (Won't Hurt You) / Little Hoo Wee / When The Stars Get In Your Eyes / I Want To Know Everything / Guardian Angel / Mexican Joe / You Are The One / Rig-A-Jig-A-Boom / Johnny's Gone Away To College | ||
| 11/1966 | LP 12" Reprise R-6223 (mono) / RS-6223 (stereo) (US) |
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Instant Fun Guitar Course - Lesson 1 The Strings / Lesson 2 How To Tune Your Guitar / Lesson 3 Key Of C / Lesson 4 Minors / Lesson 5 Strumming 4-4 Time / Lesson 6 Key Of G / Lesson 7 Minors / Lesson 8 Stumming 3-4 Time / Lesson 9 The Clamp / Lesson 10 Rhythm |
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| 1972 | LP 12" Texas Specialty LH-8453 (US) |
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Ballads Of Texas BY Mitchell TOROK & Ramona Redd - Texas You're Like A Woman; Piney Woods; Battle Of San Jacinto; Padre Isle; Judge Roy Bean; Brazos River Bottom Land; Sunday Go To Meetin'; Ferry Me Over To Bolivia; Big Bend Country; Corpus Christi Bay; Spindletop; Ode To The High Plains |
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| 1992 | LP 12" Cowgirlboy LP-5081 (GER) |
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The Original "Caribbean" - Caribbean / Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) / Filipino Baby / Gigolo / Weep Away / Little Hoo-Wee / Judalina / Haunting Waterfall / Dancerette / I Wish I Was A Little Bit Younger (And Knew What I Know Now) / When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba (To Do The Rock And Roll) / World Keeps Turning Around / Peasant's Guitar / Living On Love / Edgar The Eager Easter Bunny / Sober Up |
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| 1992 | LP 12" Guyden LP-502 (US) |
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Red Light, Green Light - You Are The One / Mexican Joe / I Want To Know Everything / Caribbean / Pink Chiffon / What You Don't Know (Won't Hurt You) / Rig-A-Jig-A-Boom / When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba / Red Light Green Light / The PTA Rock And Roll / Teenie Weenie Bikini / What's Behind The Strange Door / Two Words / Sweet Revenge / Be Kind To Me / El Tigre / Living On Love |
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| 1996 | 4 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD-15906 (GER) |
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Mexican Joe In The Caribbean - Nacogdoches County Line / I'll Get My Lovin' From Someone Else / Clingin' Heart / Piney Woods Boogie / Yearnin' (& Sally LEE) / Someday (When Someone Hurts You) (& Sally LEE) / Table Hoppin' Blues (& Sally LEE) / Sober Up / Little Hoo-Wee / Judalina / Caribbean / Weep Away / Caribbean (alt) / Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) / Gigolo / Edgar The Eager Easter Bunny / Living On Love / The Haunting Waterfall / Dancerette / The World Keeps Turning Around / A Peasant's Guitar / Roulette / Havana Huddle / Smooth Talk (& Gale TOROK) / My Silly Old Heart / Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat / Too Late Now / My Kind Of Woman / Little Hoo-Wee / Marching My Blues Away / Country And Western (That's For Me) / Red Light, Green Light / No Money Down / It'll Be All Right / A Woman By Your Side / I Wish I Was A Little Bit Younger / Memories Of You Haunting Me Night And Day / When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba / Go Ahead And Be A Fool / Drink Up And Go Home / Take This Heart / Pledge Of Love / Another Love From Now / What's Behind The Strange Door / You Never Belonged To Me / Sweet Revenge / Love Me Like You Mean It / You Win Again / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With U) / Love Your Touch (Love You So Much) / Two Words (True Love) / You're Tempting Me / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Honolulu Baby / Filipino Baby / How Much (Do I Love You) / Be Kind To Me / These Things I Hold Dear / A Date With A Teardrop / All Over Again, Again / You Can't Get There From Here / You Drive, Buddy / The P.T.A. Rock And Roll / Here I Come Cruel World / Teenie Weenie Bikini / Cryin' Honky Tonk Blues / Caribbean / New Guitar / You Are The One / Especially For You / Kish Leon / Johnny's Gone Away To College / Mexican Joe / Little Hoo-Wee / Rig-A-Jig-A-Boom / You Are The One / That's My Desire / Guardian Angel / A Rose-Covered Garden / When The Stars Get In Your Eyes / I Want To Know Everything / Guardian Angel / Pink Chiffon / The Seventeenth Summer / What You Don't Know (Won't Hurt You) / Happy Street / Little Boy In Love / King Of Holiday Island / El Tigre / Eating My Heart Out / The Comancheros / Rio Grande / Fool's Disguise / A Mighty, Mighty Man / For Somebody Who's Supposed To Be Hurtin' / I'm Not Myself / Hawaiian Sunset / Little Secrets / I Wish / Timid Soul / El Tigre / Summer Romance / Your Love / Too Bad / Four Your Precious Love / The Tree / What Goes On In Your Heart / Imagination / Hidin' The Hurt / Little Teenage Heart / Country Music I Gave You The Best Years Of... |
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| 03/2007 | CD BACM CD D 188 (UK) |
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Drink Up And Go Home - Drink Up And Go Home / Take This Heart / Havana Huddle / Red Light Green Light / What's Behind The Strange Door / Pledge Of Love / Haunting Waterfall / Dancerette / A Peasant's Guitar / The World Keeps Turning Around / When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba / I Wish I Was A Little Bit Younger / No Money Down / Hootchy Kootchy Henry From Hawaii / Gigalo / Weep Away / Caribbean / Judalina / Little Hoo Wee / Living On Love / Love Me Like You Mean It / Go Ahead And Be A Fool / Memories Of You Haunting Me Night And Day / Sweet Revenge / Sober Up / Edgar The Eager Easter Bunny |
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| 12/2013 | 2 CD Acrobat ADDCD 3024 (UK) |
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When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba - THE BEST OF MITCHELL TOROK :
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