Chanteuse Rockabilly US née Opal Jean Ambergey, le 6 mars 1925 à Neon (Kentucky). Jean Chapel est la soeur de Martha Carson (Irene Ambergey). A 13 ans, multi-instrumentiste (guitare, banjo, et mandoline), Jean se produit avec ses soeurs sous le nom des Sunshine Sisters. Puis elle joue en compagnie des Snearly Ranch Boys de Clyde Leopard et signe un contrat chez Sun Records en 1956 où un unique single verra le jour. Après Jean passe chez RCA (56-57), Smash (63), Kapp et Crest Records. Elle a aussi utilisé les noms de Opal Jean, Jan Amber et Mattie O'Neal. Jean Chapel est décédée en 1995. Jean Chapel, born as Opal Jean Amburgey, left her Neon, KY, home at 13 to perform daily with her sisters in the Sunshine Sister Band at Lexington, KY's WLAP in 1938. Even at such a young age, Chapel's personality and star potential came shining through as she sang lead on most songs. She had started in the band at age 11, after her father sold some of his carpentry tools to buy her a banjo. At 15, she began writing songs and would record and publish more than 170 before her death in 1995, songs that were recorded by the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, Patsy Cline, Roy Rogers, and Eddy Arnold. In 1940, the sisters moved to Atlanta's WSB, which gave her the name "Mattie." In 1947, Amber married performer Floyd "Salty" Holmes and the two performed together for years at the Grand Ole Opry, on television, radio, and in concert. Amber recorded as Opal Jean in the early '50s and with her Sunshine Sisters. She became Jean Chapel in 1956 when she began recording rockabilly songs like "I Won't Be Rocking Tonight" with Sun Records, which called her the female Elvis Presley and even released her "Welcome to the Club" on the B-side of an Elvis single. Chapel divorced Holmes and moved to Nashville, where she concentrated on writing through the '60s. She became neighbors with Tammy Wynette, who began recording Chapel's songs and did a duet with her called "Crazy Me." Wynette was also briefly married to Chapel's brother. The Country Music Association named her song "To Get to You" one of the year's five best in 1973. http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/jchapel.htm Talent : Singer, Songwriter I WON'T BE ROCKIN' TONIGHT OO-BA LA BABY
Années en activité :
DISCOGRAPHIE Singles
07/1956
SP SUN 244 (US)
Jean CHAPEL - Welcome To The Club / I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight
10/1956
SP RCA VICTOR 47-6681 (US)
Jean CHAPEL - Welcome To The Club / I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight
04/1957
SP RCA VICTOR 47-6892 (US)
Jean CHAPEL - Oo-Ba La Baby / I Had A Dream
04/1959
SP CLEFF-TONE CT-157/8 (US)
Jean AMBER - The Little Martian / Waiting
1962 ?
SP CREST 1100 (US)
Jean CHAPEL - It Hurts Me / Turn Around And Walk Away
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Recordings
RCA Victor
Rec. No.
Side
Song Title
20-6681
A
I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight
20-6681
B
Welcome To The Club
20-6892
A
I Had A Dream
20-6892
B
Ooba La Baby
Invité Invité
Sujet: Re: Jean CHAPEL Dim 05 Avr 2009, 11:07
Chapel, Jean
Real name Opal Ambergey. Sister of Martha Carson (Irene Ambergey). Born in Neon, Ky. Previously recorded as Matty (or Mattie) O'Neil. Died in 1995.
References: Article in issue 22 (1979) of New Kommotion. Feature article in issue 30 (1986) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine. Two-part feature article and sessionography in issues 74-75 (1999-2000) of Rockin' Fifties.
Original Releases
Discography is not intended to be complete
Date & Source
Label & Number
V
Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
As By
Matrix Numbers
1956/July 21 Bb c&w rev.
Sun 244
Welcome To The Club {a,e,g,l,o,q,r,s} I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight {d,f,g,h,k,n,p,q,r,w}
1 1
U-196 U-197
1956/Oct. (Bb est.)
RCA Victor 47-6681
Welcome To The Club I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight {i}
1 1
G2WW-7278 G2WW-7279
1957/Apr. 27 Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-6892
Oo-Ba La Baby {c,m,t,v} I Had A Dream
1 1
H2WW-0671 H2WW-0672
1963/June (Bb est.)
Smash S-1829
Don't Let Go {b,j} Your Tender Love
YW-27001 YW-27002
Additional Tracks on Comps
Sun unissued
Welcome To The Club [alt. vers.] {p}
[need info]
Tell It Like It Is {u}
References in "As By" Column:
as by Jean Chapel
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
Sujet: Jean CHAPEL 
Chanteuse Rockabilly US née Opal Jean Ambergey, le 6 mars 1925 à Neon (Kentucky). Jean Chapel est la soeur de Martha Carson (Irene Ambergey). A 13 ans, multi-instrumentiste (guitare, banjo, et mandoline), Jean se produit avec ses soeurs sous le nom des Sunshine Sisters. Puis elle joue en compagnie des Snearly Ranch Boys de Clyde Leopard et signe un contrat chez Sun Records en 1956 où un unique single verra le jour. Après Jean passe chez RCA (56-57), Smash (63), Kapp et Crest Records. Elle a aussi utilisé les noms de Opal Jean, Jan Amber et Mattie O'Neal. Jean Chapel est décédée en 1995.
Jean Chapel, born as Opal Jean Amburgey, left her Neon, KY, home at 13 to perform daily with her sisters in the Sunshine Sister Band at Lexington, KY's WLAP in 1938. Even at such a young age, Chapel's personality and star potential came shining through as she sang lead on most songs. She had started in the band at age 11, after her father sold some of his carpentry tools to buy her a banjo. At 15, she began writing songs and would record and publish more than 170 before her death in 1995, songs that were recorded by the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, Patsy Cline, Roy Rogers, and Eddy Arnold. In 1940, the sisters moved to Atlanta's WSB, which gave her the name "Mattie." In 1947, Amber married performer Floyd "Salty" Holmes and the two performed together for years at the Grand Ole Opry, on television, radio, and in concert. Amber recorded as Opal Jean in the early '50s and with her Sunshine Sisters. She became Jean Chapel in 1956 when she began recording rockabilly songs like "I Won't Be Rocking Tonight" with Sun Records, which called her the female Elvis Presley and even released her "Welcome to the Club" on the B-side of an Elvis single. Chapel divorced Holmes and moved to Nashville, where she concentrated on writing through the '60s. She became neighbors with Tammy Wynette, who began recording Chapel's songs and did a duet with her called "Crazy Me." Wynette was also briefly married to Chapel's brother. The Country Music Association named her song "To Get to You" one of the year's five best in 1973. 
Rocky Productions 16/04/2002
Welcome To The Club {a,e,g,l,o,q,r,s} 
Don't Let Go {b,j}