EDDIE KIRK

Kurz-Bio:
Der Country-Sänger Eddie Kirk wurde am 21. März 1919 auf einer Ranch in der Nähe von Greeley, Colorado, als Edward Merle Kirk geboren und verstarb am 27. Juni 1997. 1934 ging er nach Kalifornien und etablierte sich sehr bald in der dortigen Country-Szene, insbesondere mit Radio-Sendungen. 1947 unterschrieb er bei CAPITOL einen Plattenvertrag.
Seine Singles ab Juli 1949:
CAPITOL (78er)
07 49….57-40188….EDDIE KIRK..You Can't Pick A Rose In December (4482) Y/Promise Me (4483) Z
09 49….57-40226….EDDIE KIRK..I'd Rather Hear Most Anything (Than Hear You Say We're Through) (3984) Y/I Wouldn't Take A Million (4471) Z
CAPITOL
11 49….54-40254….MERLE TRAVIS, EDDIE KIRK, TENNESSEE ERNIE - WITH CLIFFIE STONE'S BAND..Blues Stay Away From Me (45-5063) Y/Philosophy (45-5064) Z
11 49….54-40260….EDDIE KIRK..Dear Hearts And Gentle People (45-5173) Y/Careless Kisses (45-5184) Z
01 50….F40285….EDDIE KIRK..A Year Of City Livin' (45-5376) Y/Away Out On The Mountain (45-5377) Z
02 50….F877….EDDIE KIRK..The Two Years We Were Married (45-4211) Y/Unfaithful One (45-5436) Z
04 50….F974….EDDIE KIRK..Four Hearts (45-5681) Y/Saturday Night Time Blues (45-5682) Z
06 50….F1048….EDDIE KIRK..Sugar Baby (45-5899) Y/An Armful Of Heartaches (45-5901) Z
08 50….F1175….EDDIE KIRK..Puppy Love (45-6362) Y/Somebody's Cryin' (45-6363) Z
11 50….F1275….TENNESSE ERNIE and EDDIE KIRK with CLIFFIE STONE'S BAND..Leetle Juan Pedro (45-6629) Y/JIMMY BRYANT with CLIFFIE STONE'S BAND..Bryant's Boogie (45-6630) Z
11 50….F1287….EDDIE KIRK..Blue Bonnet Blues (45-5900) Y/In The Shambles Of My Heart (45-3819) Z
02 51….F1372….EDDIE KIRK..Solitary Blues (45-6899) Y/My Love For You Rolls On Like The World (45-6910) Z
03 51….F1445….EDDIE KIRK..Sowing Teardrops (45-6911) Y/Honey Costs Money (45-6912) Z
06 51….F1591….EDDIE KIRK..Drifting Texas Sand (45-7595) Y/Alone In A Tavern (45-7596) Z
09 51….F1790….EDDIE KIRK..Freight Train Breakdown (45-7601) Y/I'll Save My Heart For You (45-7602) Z
RCA Victor
03 52….47-4568….Spike Jones and his Country Cousins..I've Turned A Gadabout (E2VW-5255)/Down South (E2VW-5252) *)
04 52….47-4669….Spike Jones and his Country Cousins..There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder (E2VW-5253)/Stop Your Gamblin' (E2VW-5254) *)
09 52….47-4875….Spike Jones and his Contry Cousins Vocal refrain by Eddie Kirk Trumpets by George Rock..Hot Lips (E2VW5358)/Hotter Than A Pistol (E2VW5356)
02 53….47-5149….Eddie Kirk..Five Star President (E3VW-0003)/Hit And Run Lover (E3VW-0004)
05 53….47-5287….Eddie Kirk..Wanderin' Eyes (E3VW-0005)/Country Way (E3VW-0006)
08 53….47-5412….Eddie Kirk..As God Is My Witness (E3VW-0153)/Caribbean (E3VW-0151)

*) diese zwei Singles zählt Praguefrank zur Eddie Kirk-Discographie, obwohl er
....auf dem Label nicht aufscheint. Vermutlich ist er Mitglied der Country Cousins.
....Bei RCA 47-4875 scheint Eddie Kirk auf dem Label auf, diese Single fehlt aber
....eigenartigerweise bei Praguefrank

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

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Februar 1953