Kurz-Bio:
Der Songwriter Eddie Curtis wurde am 17. Juli 1927 in Galveston, Texas, als Memphis Edward Curtis, Jr. geboren und verstarb am 22. August 1983, erst 56-jährig, an Prostata-Krebs. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Komponist, war er auch als Arrangeur, Orchesterleiter und Sänger tätig.
Die Singles:
GEE
06 54....GG 7....EDDIE "TEX" CURTIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA..The Candy Man/The Girl I Left Behind
?? 54....GG 8....TEX CURTIS..Brown/I'm True (Cause I Love No One But You)
?? 54....GG 9....EDDIE "TEX" CURTIS and His Orchestra..Shake, Pretty Baby, Shake (TTR 509)/Prayer To The Moon (TTR 506)
OKEH
10 55....4-7063....EDDIE CURTIS Orch. under dir. of Quincy Jones..Sweet Stuff (JZSP 36949)/I Didn't Wanna Love You (But I Did) (JZSP 36950)
ATCO
02 56....45-6063....EDDIE CURTIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Rich Lady From Sugar Hill (S-1822)/JEWEL CURTIS and the EDDIE CURTIS ORCHESTRA..I Don't Wanna Be Alone (S-1823)
DOT
09 56....45-15505....EDDIE CURTIS with Orchestra..Don't Cry (MW 9335)/You're Much Too Pretty For Me (MW 9336)
TODD
?? 59....45-1039....EDDIE CURTIS..I Stood There Crying Like A Child/Torero Serenade
JOSIE
04 59....45-860....JOHNNY OLIVER Arranged and Conducted by EDDIE CURTIS..Is It Me (45-JOZ-324)/Sweet Sugar (45-JOZ-325)
BEAR CAT
05 60....703-A....EDDIE CURTIS Arranged and Conducted by MARTY EDWARDS..My Cool Baby/-B....Kiss Me Again (Hold Me Close My Love)
?? ??....717 A....EDDIE CURTIS & The BEAR CATS..Love You All The Time - Part 1 (708)/ B....Love You All The Time - Part 2 (709)
PARKWAY
?? 61....P 825 A....EDDIE CUSTIS..Let It Live/ B….How Long Will It Last *)
DECCA
09 61....31305....EDDIE CURTIS..Jolly Polly (110,537)/I'll Do The Same Thing For You (110,535)
05 62....31395....EDDIE CURTIS..Gee, But I Wish You Were Here (110,538)/I Was Here When You Came (And I'll Be Here When You're Gone) (100,536)
ABC-PARAMOUNT
11 62....45-10 378....EDDIE CURTIS Arranged and Conducted By HOWARD BIGGS..Ding Bat (AMP 45-11155)/EDDIE CURTIS Arranged and Conducted By MARTY EDWARDS..I Came A Long Way (To Be Kissed) (AMP 45-11156)
04 63….10440….EDDIE CURTIS Arranged & Conducted by SID FELLER..You Got Soul (45-11427)/Cotton Pickin', Peanut Shellin' Hands (45-11425)
JELL
11 65....5 0 1....EDDIE CURTIS ORCHESTRA - FEATURING SAM THE "MAN" TAYLOR..Ham Hocks (Part 1)/Ham Hocks (Part 2)
JOSIE
05 66….45-957….EDDIE CURTIS Arr. & Cond. by Eddie Curtis..Those Foxes And Pussycats (Part I) (JOZ-545)/Those Foxes And Pussycats (Part II) (JOZ-546)
EDBERN
?? ??....R-692-1....EDDIE CURTIS AND THE "BRUTE FORCE" Arranged And Conducted BY EDDIE CURTIS..Give Her Love For Xmas/-2....I'm Available
*) hier bin ich mir nicht ganz sicher, ob es sich bei "CUSTIS" nur um einen Druckfehler
....handelt oder der Interpret tatsächlich...nicht...Eddie Curtis ist.
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Gerd