Chanteur et chef d'orchestre US de Western Swing né le 6 juillet 1894 à
Alleyton, Colorado County (Texas). Shelly Lee Alley
est décédé le 1er juin 1964.
During the
'30s and '40s, Shelly Lee Alley and his Alley Cats were one of the most
prominent Western Swing bands in Texas. Born in Alleyton, Texas, singer/songwriter/fiddle
player Alley began his career as the leader of a San Antonio army camp orchestra
during World War I. Following military service, he went on to lead several small
orchestras, which played on radio stations throughout the Lone Star State.
During the early '20s, Alley was primarily interested in pop and jazz music and
belonged to several small combos, including the Dixie Serenaders, which played
at a Dallas radio station. In addition to performing and conducting music, Alley
was also a songwriter. One of his early songs, "Travelin' Blues," became a
Depression-era hit for Jimmie Rodgers;
its success turned Alley more towards country and western music, and he joined a
Fort Worth radio show called "The Chuck Wagon Gang." He formed the
Alley Cats in 1936 and played radio stations and local dances in the Houston
and Beaumont area. The Alley Cats recorded several sessions for the American
Record Corporation on the Vocalion label. Some Alley Cats members, such as
Ted Daffan and Leon Selph, went on to
form their own successful bands. In 1941, Alley cut a single for Bluebird, and
also continued writing songs, many of which were recorded by
Jimmie Davis. During World War II,
the Alley Cats broke up and Alley began playing with Patsy and the Buckaroos. He
got the Cats back together and cut a single for the Globe label, but the group
disbanded for good around 1946. Alley still played his fiddle occasionally and
wrote songs; his stepson, Clyde Brewer, went on to become a popular Western
Swing musician in his own right.
Talents : Singer, Songwriter, Fiddle
Style musical : Western Swing
Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHIE
78 t.
| 1937 ? | 78 t. VOCALION 3891 (US) | You've Made A Dream Come True / My Precious Darling |
| 1937 ? | 78 t. VOCALION 3939 (US) | Women, Women, Women / You've Got Me Worried Now |
| 1937 ? | 78 t. VOCALION 3975 (US) | I'm Still In Love With You / Let Me Bring It To Your Door |
| 1938 | 78 t. VOCALION 4145 (US) | You've Got It / Try It Once Again |
| 1938 | 78 t. VOCALION 4201 (US) | Houston Blues / Bring It On Home To Grandma |
| 1938 | 78 t. VOCALION 4276 (US) | She's So Different / Deep Congress Avenue |
| 1938 | 78 t. VOCALION 4371 (US) | Nine Or Ten Times / I'll Get It |
| 1938 | 78 t. VOCALION 4451 (US) | Train Whistle Blues / You Know What I Mean |
| 1939 | 78 t. VOCALION 4986 (US) | Two More Years / I Wish I'd Never Learned To Love |
| 1939 | 78 t. VOCALION 5053 (US) | I've Got The Blues No.2 / Let's Do It Honey |
| 1939 | 78 t. VOCALION 5106 (US) | I'm Wondering Now / It Makes A Lot Of Difference Now |
| 1939 | 78 t. VOCALION 5202 (US) | I'll Keep Thinking Of You / Hang Your Pretty Things By My Bed |
| 1940 | 78 t. VOCALION 5256 (US) | New Mean Mama Blues / Goodbye Forever |
| 1940 | 78 t. VOCALION 5322 (US) | My Texas Sweetheart / My Little Dream Girl |
| 1940 | 78 t. VOCALION 5585 (US) | It Took My Breath Away / It Doesn't Matter Now |
| 1942 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD 8934 (US) | Beer Joint Blues / Big House Blues |
Album
| 02/2006 | CD KRAZY KAT 34 (UK) |
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ALLEY CAT STOMP 1937-1941 - Save It For Me / Merrymakers Stomp / You've Got Me Worried Now / Train Whistle Blues / Women, Women, Women / I'll Get It / Nine Or Ten Times / Deep Congress Avenue / She's So Different / Houston Blues / You've Got It / You Know What I Mean / Bring It On Home To Grandma / She Just Wiggled Around / She Wouldn't / She Loves It So / New Mean Mama Blues / I'm So Used To You Now / Can't Nobody Truck Like Me / Alley Cat Stomp / I've Got The Blues #2 / Big House Blues / Let's Do It Honey / It Took My Breath Away / Beer Joint Blues / The Big House Blues |
© Rocky Productions 13/11/2007
