Charline Arthur Welcome To The Club (LP)

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(Bear Family Records) 16 tracks RCA 1953 - 1956 (1 unissued), gatefold cover In the... more

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Charline Arthur: Welcome To The Club (LP)

(Bear Family Records) 16 tracks RCA 1953 - 1956 (1 unissued), gatefold cover

In the mid-fifties, female country singers took their cue from Kitty Wells. They stood reservedly on stage in Gingham and sang of unrequited love. Then came Charline Arthur, who burst out of a rowdier universe, a place where the boogie was woogie, diamonds were flashed, and men were picked up and dropped. She was one of the few women who could hold her own on stage with Elvis and the Rockabillies. Her unpredictable temper earned her a somewhat controversial image in the industry, which in turn matched her razor-sharp, larger-than-life vocal style. Charline herself was not overly modest in her self-assessment: "Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee and Patsy Cline all modelled their style after me in a way," she said. "I was a trendsetter. I was a blues singer and I wanted to sing something different. I wanted to be an original. I was the first one to break out of that Kitty Wells stereotype. I was shaking that thing on stage long before Elvis thought about it. I worked harder on stage than he ever did."

Born in Henrietta, Texas, in September 1929, she was the second of 12 children, and when she was four years old, she moved with her family to Paris, Texas. By 1945, she was already singing on the KPLT in Paris. Then a travelling medicine show came through town and she left. In 1949, she sang in small clubs and honky tonks, and a gig in Dallas brought her the opportunity to record two songs for Bullet Records.

Charline was playing on KERB in Kermit, Texas, when Colonel Tom Parker came by and heard her singing on the air. He brought her to the attention of the Aberbachs at Hill & Range Music, who secured the rights to her original songs and placed them with RCA. She and Elvis toured Texas together in 1955. "I did a lot of shows with Elvis," she said, "and I loved him very much. He always told me, 'My mum buys all your records, puts them under my nose and lets me listen to them'. She thinks you're great."

When her RCA contract expired in 1956, Charline found herself at odds with her label and Hill & Range, as well as the music business in general. She moved to the West Coast in 1965, then retired to rural Idaho in 1978 to live in a trailer on a modest monthly disability pension of $335. "I'm like the old fire truck that Minnie Pearl sometimes talks about." I'm always ready, but rarely called upon," she said forlornly.

Charline Arthur died in her sleep on 27 November 1987 (Bob Allen).

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Interpret: Charline Arthur
Album titlle: Welcome To The Club (LP)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Artikelart LP
EAN: 4000127152343
weight in Kg 0.21

Arthur, Charline - Welcome To The Club (LP) LP 1
01	Welcome To The Club	Charline Arthur
02	Burn That Candle	Charline Arthur
03	What About Tomorrow	Charline Arthur
04	Honey Bun	Charline Arthur
05	Kiss The Baby Goodnight	Charline Arthur
06	Just Look, Don't Touch, He's Mine	Charline Arthur
07	How Many Would There Be	Charline Arthur
08	Later On	Charline Arthur
09	Heard About You	Charline Arthur
10	Anything Can Happen	Charline Arthur
11	Lookin' At The Moon Wishing On A Star	Charline Arthur
12	I'm Having A Party All By Myself	Charline Arthur
13	Leave MyMan Alone	Charline Arthur
14	Please Darlin' Please	Charline Arthur
15	Heartbreak Ahead	Charline Arthur
16	I Was Wrong	Charline Arthur

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Charline Arthur

In the mid-Fifties, women country singers took their cue from Kitty Wells. They’d stand demurely on stage in gingham, singing of unrequited love. Then came Charline Arthur who burst forth from a rowdier universe, a place where the boogie was woogied, diamonds were flashed, and men were picked up and cast off. She was one of the few women who could hold her own on-stage with Elvis and the rockabillies. Her unpredictable temperament earned her a somewhat controversial image within the industry, which in turn matched her brassy, larger-than-life vocal style. Charline herself was not overly modest in her self-assessment: “Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee and Patsy Cline all, in some way, patterned their styles after me,” she said. “I was a trend-setter. I was a blues singer, and I wanted to sing something different. I wanted to be an original. I was the first to break out of that Kitty Wells stereotype. I was shakin’ that thing on stage long before Elvis ever thought about it. I worked harder on stage than he ever worked.”

Born Charline Highsmith in Henrietta, Texas in September 1929, she was the second of 12 children, and when she was four, she moved with her family to Paris, Texas. By 1945, she was already singing locally on KPLT, Paris. Then a traveling medicine show came through town, and she left. In 1949, she was singing in small clubs and honky tonks, and an appearance in Dallas landed her an opportunity to record two songs for Bullet Records.

Charline was performing on KERB in Kermit, Texas when Colonel Tom Parker passed through and heard her singing on air. He brought her to the attention of the Aberbachs at Hill & Range Music, who secured the rights to her original songs and placed her with RCA. She and Elvis toured Texas together in 1955. “I did a lot of shows with Elvis,” she said, “and I came to love him dearly. He used to tell me, ‘My mama buys all your records, and sticks ‘em under my nose and makes me listen to ‘em. She thinks you’re great.’”

By the time her RCA contract expired in 1956, Charline was at odds with her label and Hill & Range, and with the music business in general. In 1965, she relocated to the west coast, and then, in 1978, retired to rural Idaho to live in a trailer on a modest $335 monthly disability pension. “I’m kind of like the old fire truck that Minnie Pearl sometimes talks about. I’m always ready, but seldom called for,” she said forlornly.

Charline Arthur died in her sleep on November 27, 1987.

Bob Allen

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