Monday, May 04, 2009

Song Of The Day #033

Marvin Karlton Percy was born in 1925 in Wichita, Kansas. He was 25% Cherokee and took Rainwater as his stage name - it was his mother's maiden name. His big break came with an appearance on The Arthur Godfrey Show, which led to regular appearances on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee and a recording contract with MGM. His 1957 recording of Gonna Find Me A Bluebird , which he co-wrote, was his first gold record. He added three more gold records in 1959. The best collection of his music is The Bear Family 4 CD Marvin Rainwater - Classic Recordings. There are other, more economical but less complete albums available.

Today's selection is his 1955 recording of I Gotta Go Get My Baby.


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