Monday, 19 April 2021

Jack Tucker born 19 April 1918


Jack Tucker (19 April 1918 - 26 September 1996) was an American traditional country and rockabilly singer. 

He was born Morris Tucker in Haleyville near Oklahoma City and came from a musical family. Jack and his brother Hubert (aka Herb) led bands in Los Angeles, playing spots like the Hitching Post, Harmony Park Ballroom, and so on. Jack had a Saturday night television show on Channel 11. Tommy Allsup graduated from Herb Tucker’s band, and according to some, Herb led the more musically sophisticated outfit. 

                              

Nevertheless, Tucker’s recording career was quite extensive. There was a demo session for Modern in 1949 and his first 4 Star record was a reissue of a 1953 disc for the 4* custom Debut label. 

Other records, usually with the Oklahoma Playboys, appeared on Starday (1954), RCA’s « X » imprint (1955), Downbeat, with Bob Stanley (1956), Audie Andrews on Debut, himself on Bel Aire and Nielsen (1957). Guitarist Danny Michaels remembered that Tucker was playing at the Pioneer Room on Pioneer Blvd, when they did the 4 Star session. 

Jack had built up one of the most popular dance bands in Southern California and was featured in the most prominent and biggest Western shows all over the West Coast, such as “Hometown Jamboree” “Country Barn Dance” “Spade Cooley’s Santa Monica Ballroom” “The Don Ameche Show” for CBS, and the Bell Aire Hotel. He also appeared in movies for MGM and 20th Century Fox.

Tucker appears to have bowed out with a clutch of records for Toppa in 1961-1962, and later for the Public label in 1969 and the Young Country label from 1969 to 1976 after which there is no information as to what he was doing between then and his death on September 26, 1996.       (Edited mainly from bopping.org)

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4 comments:

  1. boppinbob19 April 2021 at 03:37

    Jack Tucker only made one album in the 70’s “One Corner Of Your Heart” on the Young Country label. The only other album available is produced in Sweden by the “Hilllbilly Rescue Team” who compile their own CD’s of obscure Country artists and here it is, covering his first demo recording in 1949 up to his last single in 1976. Tracks are in no apparent date order, so I’ve added the dates for all you sticklers for detail.

    For “ Jack Tucker – Collected Singles” go here:

    https://www.upload.ee/files/13067462/Jack_Tucker_-_Collection.rar.html

    1. It’s Gone Too Far (1963)
    2. Lonely World (1963)
    3. Calling His Name (Every Night In her Sleep) (1962)
    4. Just In Time (1962)
    5. Moment’s Glory (1961)
    6. When The Shades Are Drawn (1961)
    7. No City Love You’ll Find (1960)
    8. Oh What A Lonely One, One Is (1960)
    9. Your Easy Lovin’ Ways (1972)
    10. I Get Lonely Easy (1976)
    11. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You (1972)
    12. One Corner Of Your Heart (c.1960’s)
    13. Delta Dawn (1972)
    14. Lonely Man (1959)
    15. Don’t Ever Go (1959)
    16. Honeymoon Trip To Mars (1958)
    17. Big Door (1958)
    18. Crazy Do (Instrumental) (1958)
    19. First On Your List (1954)
    20. Stark Staring Madly In Love With You (1954)
    21. Let me Practice With You (1957)
    22. Surrounded By Sorrow (1957)
    23. Mind Your Own Business (1949 demo) Jack Tucker & Dusty Rhodes
    24. Dusty Road Boogie (Instrumental) (1949 demo) Jack Tucker & Dusty Rhodes
    25. The Yodel Waltz (1956) Bob Stanley with jack Tucker & His Oaklahoma Playboys
    26. In Old Wyoming (1956) (as above)
    27. Heartaches And Tears (1956) (as above)
    28. Your Triflin’ Ways (1956) (as above)

    NB Track 9 “Your Easy loving Ways” is the Young Country 45 and not the Esso release as stated on cover.

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  2. newnativemark19 April 2021 at 03:50

    As always. thank you for this obscure early Country artist.

    Mark

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  3. Jacdaw19 April 2021 at 05:03

    Again thanks for this artist.

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  4. Moe19 April 2021 at 12:53

    Thanks great stuff. Hope the Hilbilly rescue team keeps em coming!

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