Who was/is ROGER FAKES ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
ROGER FAKES just about appeared on Sun. He was part of a group called the Spinners that sung on some Bill Justis cuts. In June 1957, Fakes cut a solo session at Sun with Sid Manker on guitar, Jimmy Wilson on piano, Billy Riley on bass, and J.M. Van Eaton on drums. It’s not hard to tell that rock ‘n’ roll wasn’t Fakes’ first love. Harry Belafonte was his idol. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1938, Fakes moved to Memphis with his family at age 11. In July 1956 he was photographed at an Independence Day benefit in Memphis when he won the door prize: a ring donated by the show’s star, Elvis Presley. Fakes’ singing career got off the ground when he appeared on Top Ten Dance Party, a television show hosted by his Memphis State University fraternity brother, Wink Martindale. He soon gave up on music, though. “I didn’t want to stay in it if I couldn’t be as successful as possible,“he said in 1986. “I looked at where I wanted to be in the long term, and music didn’t fit in with my goals.“Fakes became vice-president of a company that sells and services washing machines. “I’ve no regrets,“he said.“I play the Hammond organ at home and sing at church. That’s as close as I want to be to the music business.“
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