ROCKABILLY 78 PEANUTS WILSON "CAST IRON ARM"
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SUPERB ROCKING RARITY FROM PEANUTS WILSON ON A MEGA RARE UK CORAL 78
CAST IRON ARM b/w YOU'VE GOT LOVE
PEANUTS WILSON
CAST IRON ARM
Peanuts Wilson - Cast Iron Arm
Born Johnny Ancil Wilson, 29 November 1935, Riversville, West Virginia Died September 1980
Johnny "Peanuts" Wilson was a small guy. Try to find biographical info on the man and inevitably you will come across the word "diminutive". I don't know if his nickname has anything to do with his size, but his musical achievements surely cannot be dismissed as "peanuts". Wilson was born in West Virginia, but his family moved to Odessa, Texas, whilst he was still an infant. He joined Roy Orbison's group the Teen Kings in January 1956. Apart from Orbison, who sang and played guitar, the members were Billy Pat Ellis (drums), James Morrow (guitar and mandolin) and Jack Kennelly (bass). Wilson played rhythm guitar and can be heard on both versions of "Ooby Dooby" (Je-Wel and Sun), as well as on Orbison's early Sun sessions. The Sun version of "Ooby Dooby" went to # 59 on the Billboard charts in the summer of 1956. It would be the biggest hit that Orbison had for four years. Roy and the Teen Kings hit the road as part of a package show headlined by Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.
During the rehearsals for "Sweet And Easy To Love" and "Devil Doll" on December 14, 1956, Orbison split with the Teen Kings. "It happened right in the studio", recalled Sam Phillips. "They had some difficulty among themselves, and the band broke up then and there. Really it was nothing more than their being extremely young." The Teen Kings went back to West Texas and formed another group for a few months. Wilson's first solo session took place on May 26, 1957, at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico, and generated two versions of "Cast Iron Arm", plus "You've Got Love", which was Wilson's first attempt at songwriting. Two of the Teen Kings (Kennelly and Ellis) provided the accompaniment and the sax player is either James Morrow or Jimmy Seals. The lead guitarist is possibly Roy Orbison. "Cast Iron Arm" was released on Brunswick 55039 on November 27, 1957, and credited to "Peanuts Wilson", as their was already another recording artist called Johnny Wilson. The disc was also issued in the UK on Coral Q 72302.
DISC DETAILS:
UK CORAL Q 72302 10" 78rpm shellac
SIDE 1: - CAST IRON ARM (JACK SCOTT, NORMAN PETTY, ROY ORBISON)
SIDE 2:- YOU'VE GOT LOVE (PEANUTS WILSON, NORMAN PETTY, ROY ORBISON)
CONDITION - EX /EX- some light scuffs but PLAYS REALLY GREAT!!
ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS ULTRA RARE UK 78 IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
DON'T MISS OUT - BID NOW!!
THERE IS A MINIMUM RESERVE SET ON THIS RECORD SO REALISTIC BIDS ONLY PLEASE - AS I AM EQUALLY HAPPY TO KEEP IT!!
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