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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) (with Texas Bill Strength) 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 / Sea Of Sorrow |
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 |
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 / Careless Darlin‘ |
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Albums
1987 | LP 12" Cowgirlboy LP-5039 (GER) |
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 |
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2010 | CD BACM CD D 260 (UK) |
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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