"TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL" Actual unaltered photo of a silvertone guitar customized by Sonny.
JIMMY TORRES and SONNY WEST at the Clovis Music Festival - Sept., 2006. Torres wrote and played lead guitar on million-selling instrument "Wheels."
Courtesy Clovis News Journal
Photo: Eric Kluth, Clovis News Journal.
Sonny West's Profile
Sonny West was born near Lubbock, Texas on the Clovis Highway. His early musical influences were the contry/blues artists of the day. At age eighteen he formed a four-piece band for the purpose of recording his compositions. In 1956 he recorded his Rock-ola Ruby b/w Sweet Rockin' Baby at the Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. (This first recording took place in the Lyceum Theater to achieve the desired sound.) This Nor-Va-Jak label release is a definitive recording, the essence of West Texas rockabilly. In 1957 West wrote and made the first recordings of Oh Boy and Rave On at Perry's studio. These were quickly covered by Buddy Holly and The Crickets and became timeless classics. From 1956 through 1958 he recorded quite a few of his own compositions in Clovis and is one of the creators of the "West Texas Sound".
West is one of the original inductees of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame® and the West Texas Musicians Hall of Fame and is the recipient of BMI's million airplays award. His songs have been recorded by scores of artists and are featured in dozens of movies, TV shows and documentaries.
West continues to write and record his own material and regularly appears on stage shows and roots music shows performing his well known classics.
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Sujet: Re: Sonny West Ven 29 Mai 2009, 18:02
Chanteur Rockabilly US né le 30 juillet 1937 à Lubbock (Texas). Basé à Farmington (Nouveau Mexique) en 1956, Sonny West a eu un petit hit Rockabilly. Par la suite il a composé pour Buddy Holly ("Oh Boy" & "Rave On"). Il est devenu vendeur de matériel Hi-Fi à Gallup (Nouveau Mexique). US Rockabilly singer born on July 30, 1937 in Lubbock (Texas). Based in Farmington (New Mexico) in 1956, Sonny West had small a hit Rockabilly. Thereafter it composed for Buddy Holly ("Oh Boy " & "Rave On"). He became salesman of Hi-Fi material in Gallup (New Mexico). http://www.rockabillyhall.com/SonnyWest.html Talents : Singer, Guitar Style musical : Rockabilly
RELENTLESS ROCK-OLA RUBY SWEET ROCKIN' BABY
Années en activité :
1910
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000
DISCOGRAPHIE Singles
09/1956
SP NOR-VA-JAK 45WA 1956 (US)
Sonee WEST - Rock-Ola Ruby / Sweet Rockin' Baby
02/1958
SP ATLANTIC 45-1174 (US)
Rave On ! / Call On Cupid
09/1961
SP BAND BOX 276 (US)
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights / Maybe You're The One
Albums
1992
CD NERVOUS NERCD067 (UK)
RELENTLESS - Come On Everybody / Come On Let's Go / Guitar Attack / Relentless / Think It Over Baby / Almost Grown / Jasmine / Icehouse / Take And Give / Wyle E Coyote / Blue Fire / I'm A Man / So Long Baby / Doin' The Boogie / Darlene / Hot Choc / Runaway Girl / I'll Be There
2002
CD ROLLERCOASTER RCCD 3050 (UK)
SWEET ROCKIN' ROCK-OLA RUBY - Sweet & Rockin! Sweet Rockin' Baby / Rock-Ola Ruby / All My Love (Oh Boy) / Rave On / Call On Cupid / Dreamboat / Baby Bessie Lee / Doll Britches / Linda Loves A Hula Hoop / Love Denied / Pretty Little Girl / Wasted Days And Wasted Nights / Maybe You're The One / Evening Star / Sugar Hill; Ride / Oh Boy / Dire Need / The Rave Is Gone / Cast Iron Arm / A Bad Case / Big City Woman / Sweet Dreams / I've Had It
Born 1937 in Lubbock, Texas. Based in Farmington, N.M., in 1956.
References: Feature article and sessionography in issue 21 (1979) of New Kommotion. Article in issue 159 (1996) of Now Dig This. Article in issue 308 (2008) of Now Dig This. Article in issue 307 (2008) of Now Dig This.
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights Maybe You're The One
LB 2885 LB 2886
References in "As By" Column:
as by Sonny West
as by Sonee [!!] West
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
1981
a.
Cruisin' 58344 (lp)
Red Hot Rockabillies
1985
b.
Boppin' Buick LP 1959 (lp)
Boppin' Buick
1988
c.
Rock & Country 1020 (lp)
The Buddy Holly Sound
1991
d.
Chief CCD 1156503 (cd)
Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 3
e.
Rhino R2 70741 (cd)
Rock This Town: Rockabilly Hits, Vol. 1
1992
f.
Chief CCD 1156504 (cd)
Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 4
g.
Flesh Den 6901 (cd)
Rock 'N' Roll Orgy, Vol. 1
h.
MSIF 2001 (cd)
Roots Of Stray Cats, Vol. 1
1994
i.
Cat 1036 (cd)
Calling All Rock 'N' Roll Collectors, Vol. 4
1995
j.
Club PR PRLP- 004 (lp)
Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 4
1996
k.
Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55046 (cd)
Shakin' Time
1999
l.
Ace CDCHD 699 (cd)
West Texas Bop
m.
Lost Gold LGR 5998 (cd)
Original Historic Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 3
n.
Roller Coaster RCCD 200 (cd)
Now Dig This: A Whole Lotta Roller Coaster Rockers
2000
o.
Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55094 (cd)
Jukebox Rock
2006
p.
Rhino 73346 (cd)
Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
2007
q.
Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd)
Classic Rockabilly
r.
Smith & Co. SCCD 1125 (cd)
Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!
Year Unknown
s.
Bear Family BCD 16721 (cd)
That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 21 (Atlantic)
t.
Castle Pulse PBXCD 355 (cd)
Rock Baby Rock It: Record Hop Rock And Roll
u.
Yeaah! 14 (cd)
Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 3
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Sujet: Re: Sonny West Ven 29 Mai 2009, 18:08
ces deux grandissimes ROCKABILLY enregistrés lors de sa première session le 18 août 1956 à CLOVIS au Nouveau Mexique pour NOR-VA-JAK et produit par Norman PETTY ROCK-OLA RUBY les musiciens Sonny (vocal & rhythm guitar)-Buddy SMITH (lead guitar)-Jimmy METZ (bass) et Doc MC KAY (drums)Manque SWEET ROCKIN' BABY
Sujet: Sonny West 
Chanteur Rockabilly US né le 30 juillet 1937 à Lubbock (Texas). Basé à Farmington (Nouveau Mexique) en 1956, Sonny West a eu un petit hit Rockabilly. Par la suite il a composé pour Buddy Holly ("Oh Boy" & "Rave On"). Il est devenu vendeur de matériel Hi-Fi à Gallup (Nouveau Mexique).
US Rockabilly singer born on July 30, 1937 in Lubbock (Texas). Based in Farmington (New Mexico) in 1956, Sonny West had small a hit Rockabilly. Thereafter it composed for Buddy Holly ("Oh Boy " & "Rave On"). He became salesman of Hi-Fi material in Gallup (New Mexico). 
Rocky Productions 9/12/2006
Rock-Ola Ruby {b,f,g,j,l,m,o,q,r,t,u} 
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights