Chanteur Rockabilly US né le 29 juin 1937 à Tuscumbia (Missouri). Don Woody a débuté en 1957 chez Decca Records où il enregistre quatre titres dont deux furent édités. Il passe ensuite chez Arco Records, sans succès. Il fut Disc Jockey sur KICK (Springfield, Missouri). Don sera surtout connu pour ses talents de compositeur. US Rockabilly singer born on June 29, 1937 in Tuscumbia (Missouri). Don Woody began in 1957 at Decca Records where it records four titles of which two were published. It passes then to Arco Records, without success. It was Disc Jockey on KICK (Springfield, Missouri). Don will be especially known for its talents of songwriter. http://www.hot.ee/donwoody/Talents : Singer, Songwriter Style musical : Rockabilly
References: Official website Interview and discography in issue 12 (1976) of New Kommotion. Article in issue 280 (2006) of Now Dig This.
Original Releases
Date & Source
Label & Number
V
Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
As By
Matrix Numbers
1957/Apr. 27 Bb c&w rev.
Decca 9-30277
You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree {a,c,g,i,j,k,l,m,n,o} Bird-Dog {a,c,i,j,k,l,m,n,o}
1 1
45-101446 45-101447+
1958/May 5 Bb pop rev.
Arco 4623
Not I {d,e,f} Red Blooded American Boy {e,f}
1 1
45-HB-197 45-HB-198
Additional Tracks on Comps
[unissued]
Make Like A Rock And Roll {a,c,h,i,j,k} Morse Code {b,c,i,j,k}
References in "As By" Column:
as by Don Woody
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
a.
Bear Family BCD 15623 (cd)
That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 2
b.
Bear Family BCD 15733 (cd)
That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6
c.
Big Tone BT 5705 (cd)
MCA Rockabillies, Vol. 1
d.
Bop-A-Rama Bop- 003 (lp)
Big Noise From The Planet Bop, Vol. 3
e.
Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55179 (cd)
Got Troubles
f.
Eagle 90201 (cd)
The Chicken Are Rockin', Vol. 2
g.
Lucky CDLR 804 (cd)
Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 4
h.
MCA 11119 (cd)
Decca Rock & Roll Collection
i.
MCA 1755 (lp)
Decca Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 1
j.
MCA MAPS 9185 (lp)
20 Rockabilly Hits
k.
MCA (England) MCFM 2697 (lp)
Rare Rockabilly
l.
MCA (Sweden) COPS 9279 (lp)
Happy Days Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3
m.
MCA Coral (England) CDLM 8049 (lp)
Non-Stop Rock 'N' Roll
n.
Mustang MUST 5 (cd)
Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 5: Big Boy Rock
o.
Smith & Co. SCCD 1125 (cd)
Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!
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BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE Enregitré à NASHVILLE (TENNESSEE) en Décembre 1956 pour DECCA Records
MAN LIKE ROCK AND ROLL Même séssion à noter la similitude avec l'orchestration de Johnny BURNETTE , ce sont les même musiciens Grady MARTIN (Lead Guitar)-Buddy HARMAN (Drums)- Bob MOORE (BASS)-Owen BRADLEY (Piano)-
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BIRD DOG
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Don Woody was born on June 29th 1937 in a very small town named Tuscumbia, Missouri. He started as a disc jockey when he was a junior in high school, where he also played drums in HS band. After graduation Don attended college (Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri) and got job as a DJ on "Top Forty" Rock and Roll station. In the college he met Paul Simmons, his room - mate, who was also interested in music. So they wrote some songs together and made some demos of those. During that time besides being a disc jockey Don did a stand-up comedy routine, performing at various local night clubs. One of the guys from "the Ozark Jubliee" saw him and invited Don to do warm-up for this national television country show, hosted by Red Foley. As a result of that Don Woody met a lot of the people involved with "the Ozark Jubilee", among which was Gary Walker, who became kind of his manager.
One day they brought in 11-year-old girl named Brenda Lee, who was looking for material for Decca Records. Then Gary played some of the Don Woody's demo tapes. In 1956, September of the 17th, Brenda Lee recorded "Bigelow 6200". It was her first release and she had "Jambalia" (written by Hank William) on the other side. Paul Bradley liked Woody's tapes and signed him to cut some demo records for Decca.
So Don Woody flew down to Nashville, Tennessee. Grady Martin and the "Slewfoot Five" (session group, which Grady Martin led for Decca in the 50's) were the band for his records. Owen Bradley produced the sessions.
Don Woody recorded four songs in Nashville (at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue, South Nashville, Tennessee).
Barking up the wrong tree (Decca 30277)
Bird dog (Decca 30277)
Make like rock'n'roll
Morse code Only the first two songs were released by Decca at that time and even though "Bird Dog" sold pretty well, probably due to the success of a song with the same title by "The Everly Brothers", Decca couldn't be persuaded to renew Woody's contract and decided not to release 'Morse Code' and Make Like A Rock And Roll'.Then Gary Walker decided to put out another record and Don Woody cut two more songs - 'Not I' and Red Blooded American Boy'. They found a record company called Arco (which was located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) to record them. The session was cut in 1958. But Arco was quite small and didn't have any money for promotion, so that record faded away too.
Not I (Arco 4623)
Red blooded American boy (Arco 4623)
By the year 1961 Don Woody was married and had a child, so he needed steadier job to support the family. As a result he went to work for Sears-Roebuck & Co, became a store manger and then a Regional Vice President. Thirty years later, in 1991, he retired from Sears and moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he currently lives with his wife Betty.
Don Woody's Barking Up The Wrong Tree backed with "Cast Iron Arm" by Peanuts Wilson was released on 9th of April 1976 by MCA in the UK. The record received considerable airplay, especially on Capital Radio, and appeared bubbling under the British Top Fifty. As a result Roger Scott interviewed Woody for Capitol Radio and in the same it was published in the issue 12 (1976) of rock'n'roll magazine "New Kommotion". Also In 1976 the British band "Matchbox" covered "Make like rock'n'roll" on their first album "Riders in the Sky" (Rockhouse LP 7612).
The songs of Don Woody were re-released several times, the most well known re-issues in supreme quality are probably the ones on the Bear Family series "That'll flat git it! - Volume 2". Morse code unfortunatly is not included on this compilation, but Bear Family included it later on "That'll flat git it! - Volume 6". It can also be found on other obscure mixtures like on the "Rare Rockabillies" series (Volume 1). The two Arco songs can be found on the Eagle records release "The Chicken Are Rockin' - Volume 2". So we can see and hear that Woody's songs are still being played by many well known as well as unknown and obscure rockabilly bands around the world. To read interviews of Don Woody click HERE
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Sujet: Re: Don WOODY Mer 18 Mar 2009, 10:02
Don Woody songs :
Title
Label
Singer
Music file
Size
Barking up the wrong tree (1957)
Decca 9-30277
Don Woody
mp3
2,156 kb
Bird- Dog (1957)
Decca 9-30277
Don Woody
mp3
2,298 kb
Make Like Rock'n'Roll (1956)
unissued
Don Woody
mp3
2,032 kb
Morse code (1956)
unissued
Don Woody
mp3
2,306 kb
Not I (1958)
Arco 4623
Don Woody
mp3
2,279 kb
Red blooded American boy (1958)
Arco 4623
Don Woody
mp3
1,055 kb
Bigelow 6-200 (1956)
Decca 9-30050
Brenda Lee
mp3
2,173 kb
Make Like Rock'n'Roll (Don Woody - Paul Simmons) Well let's make like a tree and leave Well let's make like a storm and blow Now let's play like a chicken and fly this scope Let's make like rock 'n' roll Took my baby to a ball Hadn't been there long at all She turned to me and then she said Well let's blow this joint, the music's dead We've been here for quite a while Long-hair music cramps my style It's the deadest place that I been in And what's that thing called a violin You said that the music was fine We would have a rockin' time All I've heard since I arrived Is the stuff they played when gramps was alive
Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree (Don Woody - Paul Simmons) Well I went to my baby on bended knees baby, baby, baby, will you marry me? She said: "sorry daddy but what can I say, I found a new love just the other day" And you're barking up the wrong tree Well, you're barking up the wrong tree Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree That's what she said to me Well I pleaded and begged nearly out of my mind I said: "baby, baby, baby, girls are hard to find" She said: "sorry daddy but try to understand, I'm goin' with the cutest guy in the land" And you're barking up the wrong tree Well, you're barking up the wrong tree Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree That's what she said to me Now, my heart was broken and it felt so blue I said: "baby, baby, baby, does it mean we're through?" She said: "sorry daddy but can't you take a hint? My guy's got money, more than the mint" And you're barking up the wrong tree Well, you're barking up the wrong tree Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree That's what she said to me Now my friend told me the other day That my baby, baby, baby, had gone away She took all his money and she left him flat And let me tell you people I'm so glad that I was barking up the wrong tree Well, you're barking up the wrong tree Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree That's what she said to me
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Morse Code (Don Woody - Paul Simmons) I tried talkin', to get through to you I tried callin', to get my message through I tried every way that I know And my heart is beatin' morse-code My smoke signals went up over town I sent pigeons, but you shot 'em down I tried every way to communicate Won't you listen to my heart, before it's too late Well I love you, is what I try to say I try it different each and every day Oh won't you listen to what my heart is beatin' I love you, I love you, it keeps repeatin' I advertised on the radio I tried to reach you through a TV-show I even put signs upon the road And my heart is beatin' morse-code
Bird- Dog (Don Woody - Paul Simmons) Well they call me birddog 'cause I'm just like a hound Wherever there's women, well a-that's where I'm found Well they call me birddog 'cause I'm just like a pup Well I'm always birddoggin', I never give up Birddog... birddog Well birddoggin' daddy, I'll get me a woman you'll see Well they call me birddog 'cause I'm hunting chicks Everybody wonders how I find 'em so quick Whenever I hear there's a new girl in town Well pretty soon she gonna find me hangin' around Birddog... birddog Well birddoggin' daddy, I'll get me a woman you'll see Well they call me birddog 'cause I'm on the prowl I stay up late at night and you oughta hear me howl To lead a dog's life, some say is bad But I can tell you people of the fun I've had Birddog... birddog Well birddoggin' daddy, I'll get me a woman you'll see
Bigelow 6-200 (Don Woody - Paul Simmons) There is a number to call if you want my lovin' The number to call if you want turtle dovin' The number I'll be waiting all night long 'Cause I'm waitin' and waitin' for you to phone Bigelow 6-2-0-0 What's the matter, what's the matter, why don't you call? Don't you love your little baby no more at all? Waitin' and waitin', can't do anything 'Cause I'm waitin' for the doggone phone to ring Bigelow 6-2-0-0 Well, baby dial my number You said you would phone I'm so broken-hearted Please don't wait too long Well, I thought a-pretty baby that we had a fight And you left me the other night But if the phone doesn't ring in a minute or two I think pretty baby I-I'll call you Bigelow 6-2-0-0 (Make that call!) Well, baby dial my number You said you would phone I'm so broken-hearted Please don't wait too long Well, I thought a-pretty baby that we had a fight And you left me the other night But if the phone doesn't ring in a minute or two I think pretty baby I-I'll call you Bigelow 6-2-0-0
écrit par Don et chanté par Brenda LEE en 1956
Dernière édition par FRANK DAYMON le Mer 18 Mar 2009, 10:11, édité 1 fois
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BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE et MAKE LIKE A ROCK N' ROLL lors du festival VIVA LAS VEGAS de 2007
Dernière édition par FRANK DAYMON le Lun 16 Nov 2009, 14:12, édité 4 fois
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Sujet: Re: Don WOODY Mer 18 Mar 2009, 10:17
BIRD DOG version LIVE en avril 2007 à LAS VEGAS (UTAH) pour le festival VIVA LAS VEGAS
MORSE CODE à AMSTERBAM (HOLLANDE show de 11 jullet 2009)
Dernière édition par FRANK DAYMON le Lun 16 Nov 2009, 14:04, édité 4 fois
BIRDY ADMINISTRATRICE
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Sujet: Re: Don WOODY Mer 18 Mar 2009, 11:55
Bon travail Mr Franck
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Sujet: Re: Don WOODY Mer 18 Mar 2009, 22:08
CHAPEAU BAS MR FRANCK Y PLUS KA APPRENDRE LES PAROLES. BRVO BON TAFF.
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MORSE CODE 1956
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franck ....j'adore don woody.... trés belle bio et bel hommage.
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Sujet: Re: Don WOODY Lun 16 Nov 2009, 14:17
C'est marrant mais Don Woody ressemble à Pierre PERRET... maintenant.
"Well they call me birddog 'cause I'm hunting chicks" ah bon lui aussi !!
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Sujet: Re: Don WOODY Lun 16 Nov 2009, 19:28
j'ai tjrs adoréles deux "classiques " bird dog et barkin'up !! ( bon, faut dire qu'on les retrouve quand même sur quelques compils..)