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Chanteur
Country US né Jesse Lee Shibley, le 21 Septembre 1914 à Van Buren (Atkansas).
Arkie Shibley est mort le 9 Septembre 1975 à Van Buren (Atkansas).
Jesse Lee
“Arkie” Shibley was a country singer best known for recording the original
version of “Hot Rod Race” in 1950. The song is included in the book What Was the
First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record? as one of fifty recordings that were influential in
the origination of rock and roll. According to authors Jim Dawson and Steve
Propes, its importance lies in the fact that “it introduced automobile racing
into popular music and underscored the car’s relevance to American culture,
particularly youth culture.”
Jesse Lee Shibley was born on September 21, 1914, in Van Buren (Crawford County) to
David M. and Prudie Shibley, both farmers. He was a cattle farmer himself and,
on November 25, 1935, married Evelyn Marie Breeden; they had three children. The
following year, he relocated to Bremerton, Washington, where he helped build the
Illahee State Park by day and played swing country by night. Self-taught on
guitar, Shibley assembled a group of musicians in the mid-1940s who would stay
with him for almost a full decade: Leon Kelley (lead guitar), Phil Fregon (fiddle),
Jackie Hayes (bass and banjo), and “Docie” Dean Manuel (piano). Calling
themselves the Mountain Dew Boys, they made their first recordings for the
obscure MaeMae label on the West Coast in the late 1940s. By that time, Shibley
had moved to California, where “Arkie” was a common nickname for immigrants from
Arkansas.
In 1950, Shibley was offered a song called “Hot Rod Race,” written by George
Wilson (not a pseudonym for Shibley, as has been suggested elsewhere). He took
it to Bill McCall, owner of 4 Star Records in Pasadena, California, who turned
him down. The experience was later related in Shibley’s recording “Arkie’s
Talking Blues”: “So I went to 4 Star with a smile on my face / I had a little
tune called Hot Rod Race / Bill McCall he said it was no good / I’d be better
off cutting hard wood.”
Shibley then decided to form his own label, Mountain Dew Records, and released
“Hot Rod Race” in November 1950. Sensing a potential hit, McCall had second
thoughts about the song. He purchased the master and reissued “Hot Rod Race” on
his own Gilt-Edge label. With McCall’s promotional machine behind the record, it
sold spectacularly, peaking at number five on Billboard’s country charts in
February 1951. However, there was strong competition from several cover versions
on major labels by Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan (Capitol),
Red Foley (Decca), and
Tiny Hill (Mercury). These were more
polished than the original, with its occasional odd tempos and awkward verses.
All three cover versions peaked at number seven on the country charts, with the
Tiny Hill version also crossing over to
the pop charts at number twenty-nine.
Shibley recorded four sequels to his hit, all in 1951 and all performed in a
Woody Guthrie–like talking blues style.
A variation on “Hot Rod Race” called “Hot Rod Lincoln” was a pop hit in versions
by Charlie Ryan (rising to number
thirty-three in 1960), Johnny Bond (number
twenty-six, 1960), and Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (number nine,
1972).
Though Shibley has been ignored by most country music encyclopedias, his place
in country and early rock and roll history is assured on the strength of “Hot
Rod Race.” Its influence was immense, not only on rock and roll car songs like
“Maybellene” by Chuck Berry and “Race With
the Devil” by Gene Vincent, but also on
the hot rod music from the early 1960s (the Beach Boys,
Jan and Dean, the Hondells, etc.).
Shibley died on September 9, 1975, in Van Buren.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkie_Shibley
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Western Swing, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country
Hot Rod
Race
(1950)
Shore
Leave (1952)
Arkie's Talking Blues (1952)
DUSTY BLOSSOM BOOGIE (1954)
I'M A POOR OAKIE (1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 1948 | 78 t. The Mae Mae 76 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mt. Dew Boys - I’m A Lone Little Gypsy / Tip Top Special |
| 1948 | 78 t. The Mae Mae 77 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mt. Dew Boys - Too Long Gone / Blue Kelly Boogie |
| 1948 | 78 t. The Mae Mae 78 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mt. Dew Boys - Arkie‘s Talking Blues / Apple Dumpling (Washington State Apple Song) |
| 1949 | 78 t. The Mae Mae 83 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mt. Dew Boys - Ragtime Annie / Muddy Road To Texas |
| 10/1950 | 78 t. Gilt-Edge 5021 (US) |
Hot Rod
Race
(Arkie Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys) / I'm
Living Alone With An Old Love (Arkie
Shibley & His Mountain Dew
Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 10/1950 | SP Gilt-Edge 45-GE-5021 (US) |
Hot Rod
Race |
| 10/1950 | 78 t. Gilt-Edge 45-MD-101 (US) |
Hot Rod
Race (Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys) / I'm
Living Alone With An Old Love (Arkie
Shibley & His Mountain Dew
Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 10/1950 | SP Gilt-Edge 45-MD-101 (US) |
Hot Rod
Race (Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys) / I'm
Living Alone With An Old Love (Arkie
Shibley & His Mountain Dew
Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 11/1950 | 78 t. Mt. Dew MD-101 (US) |
Hot Rod
Race (Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys) / I'm
Living Alone With An Old Love (Arkie
Shibley & His Mountain Dew
Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 11/1950 | SP Mt. Dew 45-MD-101 (US) |
Hot Rod
Race |
| 12/1950 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge MD-102 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Mountain Dew Stomp / Those Tear Drops |
| 1951 | 78 t. Mt. Dew MD-103 (US) | Fiddle Boogie (Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys) / This Feeling You Brought Over Me (Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 1951 | SP Mt. Dew 45-MD-103 (US) | Fiddle Boogie (Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys) / This Feeling You Brought Over Me (Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 1951 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge MD-103 (US) |
Fiddle Boogie (Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys) / This Feeling You Brought Over Me (Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys / vocal by Leon Kelly) |
| 1951 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge MD-104 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Mountain Dew Stomp / Dear Judge |
| 03/1951 | 78 t. Gilt-Edge 5030 (US) | Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Hot Rod
Race No. 2 /
I Wish I Was Somebody's Rose
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| 03/1951 | SP Gilt-Edge 45-GE-5030 (US) | Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Hot Rod
Race No. 2 /
I Wish I Was Somebody's Rose
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| 05/1951 | 78 t. Gilt-Edge 5036 (US) | Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Arkie Meets The Judge (Hot Rod Race No. 3)
/ Uncle
Sam Has Called My Number |
| 05/1951 | SP Gilt-Edge 45-GE-5036 (US) |
Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Arkie Meets The Judge (Hot Rod Race No. 3)
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| 10/1951 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5047 (US) |
The Guy In The Mercury (Hot Rod Race #4) |
| 12/1951 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5054 (US) |
Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Hot Rod
Race #5 (The Kid In The Model A)
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| 02/1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5059 (US) |
Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Shore
Leave
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| 1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5065 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Five String Banjo March / Arkie's Letter From Home |
| 1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge MD-105 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Smokey Mountain Hills Of Tennessee / Five String Banjo March |
| 1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge MD-106 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Hot Woodpecker Rag / Beautiful Coeur D'Alene |
| 1952 | 78 t. Mt. Dew MD-107 (US) | Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - River Spokane / Hardtimes In Arkansas |
| 1952 | SP Mt. Dew 45-MD-107 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - River Spokane / Hardtimes In Arkansas |
| 09/1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5072 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Hot Woodpecker Rag / Three Day Pass |
| 1952 ? | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge T 5 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Uncle Sam Has Called My Number / Alaska |
| 12/1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge T 8 (US) | Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -Blue
Guitar Ramble /
Arkie's Talking Blues
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| 1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge MD-108 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - It Grieves My Lobely Heart / All Because Of You |
| 12/1952 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5078 (US) |
Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys - Blue
Guitar Ramble /
Arkie's Talking Blues
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| 1953 | 78 t. & SP Blue Ribbon 3S-23 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Dear Judge / Playing Dominoes And Shooting Dice |
| 03/1954 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge 5089 (US) |
Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Dusty Blossom Boogie
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| 1954 | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge T 11 (US) | Arkie
Shibley & His
Mountain Dew Boys -
Dusty Blossom Boogie
/ Hard Times
In Arkansas |
| 195? | 78 t. & SP Gilt-Edge T 37 (US) |
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys - Beautiful Coeur D'Alene / Hot Woodpecker Rag |
| 12/1959 | SP 4 STAR 1737X45 (US) | |
| 12/1960 | SP 4 STAR 1746X45 (US) |
House Next Door / In My Travels |
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Album
| 1997 | CD Collector CLCD 2856 (NL) |
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Hot Rod Race - Hot Rod Race, Pt. 1 / Shore Leave / Blue Guitar Gamble / I'm A Poor Oakie / Hot Rod Race, Pt. 2 / Blue Kelly Boogie / Pick-Pick-Pickin' (On My Old Guitar) / Guitar Hoedown / Playing Dominoes And Shooting Dice / Hard Times In Arkansas / Dusty Blossom Boogie / Arkie Meets The Judge-Hot Rod Race, Pt. 3 / Beautiful Coer'd Alene / Fiddle Boogie / Arkie's Talking Blues / Arkie's Letter From Home / Five String Banjo March / I Wish I Was Somebody's Rose / Hot Rod Race, Pt. 4 (The Guy In The Mercury) / Hot Woodpecker Rag / Dear Judge / Mountain Dew Stomp / Hot Rod Race, Pt. 5 (The Kid In The Model A) / Rockaway / You Put My Heart In Orbit |
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