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Chnateuse
Country US née à Kingston Springs (Tennessee). Tabby West était l'alias country
et western de la chanteuse Pop de Nashville Phyllis Spain.
Tabby
West was the country & western alias of Nashville pop singer Phyllis Spain, a
native of Kingston Springs, Tennessee. After a stint on Nashville's WSM she
toured with the Jack Gregory Orchestra before marrying bandleader Red Wortham,
whose own orchestra she joined soon after. In time, Wortham migrated into
production and music publishing, and when approached by Decca A&R exec Paul
Wells to find a Kitty
Wells-type country vocalist, he suggested his wife, who adopted the alias Tabby
West to record her 1953 debut single "I Love You Too Much to Leave You." "They
Accused Me" and "I Love Everybody" soon followed, but West failed to attract
much attention at radio, and after one more Decca single, 1954's "Send Somebody
Like Joe," the label shuttled her to its Coral subsidiary, where she teamed with
producer Owen
Bradley for singles including "My Daddy Left My Mommy Again" and "Forbidden
Fruit." She also paired with singer Texas
Bill Strength for the duet "You Can't Have My Love," a minor hit that
nevertheless failed to keep her position on the Coral roster. After divorcing
Wortham, West relocated to Springfield, Missouri and signed on with Red
Foley's Ozark Jubilee television and touring revue. In 1958 she resurfaced
on Capitol, but singles including "I Can't Stop Loving You" received little
notice and she retired from performing. The Cowgirlboy label release The
Hillbilly Sweetheart assembles 16 tracks from West's tenure at Decca/Coral.
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Traditional Country
My Daddy Left My Mommy Again
(1953)
Let's Make Love Or Go Home One (1954)
They Accused
Me (1955)
Chat-Chat-Chattanooga
(1955)
I Can’t Stop Loving You (1958) |
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 09/1952 | 78 t. CORAL 64140 (US) | Our Love Isn’t Legal / Back Street Affair |
| 09/1952 | SP CORAL 9-64140 (US) |
Our Love Isn’t Legal / Back Street Affair |
| 01/1953 | 78 t. CORAL 64145 (US) | I Was The Bridesmaid / You Gave Me A Hward Way |
| 01/1953 | SP CORAL 9-64145 (US) |
I Was The Bridesmaid / You Gave Me A Hward Way |
| 04/1953 | 78 t. CORAL 64153 (US) | Pretty Little Demon / Cold One Way Street |
| 04/1953 | SP CORAL 9-64153 (US) |
Pretty Little Demon / Cold One Way Street |
| 06/1953 | 78 t. CORAL 64159 (US) |
My Daddy Left My Mommy Again
/ Sea Of Sorrow |
| 06/1953 | SP CORAL 9-64159 (US) |
My Daddy Left My Mommy Again
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| 05/1954 | 78 t. CORAL 64174 (US) | Forbidden Fruit / Inchin‘ Up |
| 05/1954 | SP CORAL 9-64174 (US) |
Forbidden Fruit / Inchin‘ Up |
| 06/1954 | 78 t. CORAL 64177 (US) |
Tabby WEST &
Texas Bill STRENGTH -
Let's Make Love Or Go Home One
/ You Can't Have My Love |
| 06/1954 | SP CORAL 9-64177 (US) |
Tabby WEST &
Texas Bill STRENGTH -
Let's Make Love Or Go Home One
/ You Can't Have My Love |
| 05/1955 | 78 t. DECCA 29518 (US) | I Love You Too Much To Leave You / Crew Cut And Baby Blue Eyes |
| 05/1955 | SP DECCA 9-29518 (US) |
I Love You Too Much To Leave You / Crew Cut And Baby Blue Eyes |
| 10/1955 | 78 t. DECCA 29698 (US) |
They Accused Me
/
Chat-Chat-Chattanooga
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| 10/1955 | SP DECCA 9-29698 (US) | |
| 04/1956 | 78 t. DECCA 29822 (US) | Hillbilly Blues / I Love Everybody |
| 04/1956 | SP DECCA 9-29822 (US) |
Hillbilly Blues / I Love Everybody |
| 08/1956 | SP DECCA 9-30017 (US) |
Oh! Mama (If Only I'd Listened To You) / / Here’s To Love |
| 05/1957 | SP DECCA 9-30332 (US) |
Texas Millionaire / Send Me Somebody Like You |
| 02/1958 | SP CAPITOL F3896 (US) |
If You Promise Not Too Tell / All That I Want |
| 08/1958 | SP CAPITOL F4039 (US) |
I Can’t Stop Loving You
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Albums
| 1987 | LP 12" Cowgirlboy LP-5039 (GER) |
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The Hillbilly Sweetheart - I Was The Bridesmaid / You Gave Me A Hard Way To Go / Inchin' Up / Forbidden Fruit / A Cold One Way Street / Pretty Little Dedon / Here's To Love / Oh! Mama (If Only I'd Listened To You) / Sea Of Sorrow / My Daddy Left My Mommy Again / Send Me Somebody Like Joe / Texas Millionaire / I Love You Too Much To Leave You / Crew Cut And Baby Blue Eyes / Hillbilly Blues / I Love Everybody |
| 2010 | CD BACM CD D 260 (UK) |
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Chat Chat Chattanooga - A Back Street Affair / Our Love Isn't Legal / You Gave Me A Hard Way To Go / I Was The Bridesmaid / Pretty Little Dedon / A Cold One Way Street / Sea Of Sorrow / My Daddy Left My Mommy Again / Inchin' Up / Forbidden Fruit / Let's Make Love Or Go Home One / You Can't Have My Love / I Love You Too Much To Leave You / Crew Cut And Baby Blue Eyes / Chat Chat Chatanooga / They Accused Me / I Love Everybody / Hillbilly Blues / Here's To Love / Oh Mama If Only I'd Listened To You / Texas Millionaire / Send Me Somebody Like Joe / Careless Darlin' / I Can't Stop Loving You |
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