Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (16 de enero de 1939 – 16 de septiembre de 2013) fue un músico de rockabilly. Nació en Fort Worth, Texas. Aprendió a tocar guitarra a los 12, ingresando a un concurso de talentos. Se mudó a Weatherford en 1954, donde formó una banda con dos compañeros de clase, Jim y Ken Galbraith. Tocaban en los eventos de la escuela, pero durante uno de ellos su espectáculo fur interrumpido por realizar movimientos con contenido sexual sobre el escenario.[ Mac Curtis] en Allmusic El grupo siguió tocando localmente, y en 1955 les ofrecieron un trato con King Records, que lanzó su primer sencillo "If I Had Me a Woman".
Más tarde Alan Freed escuchó al grupo y los invitó a tocar en su especial de radio de Navidad en 1956. Curtis volvió a Weatherford para completar su educación y se convirtió en disc jockey en Seúl, Corea luego de unirse a la milicia. Al retornar en 1960, siguió trabajando como DJ en el sur de Estados Unidos y lanzó otros álbumes. El de 1968, The Sunshine Man, alcanzó la posición 35 en las listas de música country en el país.[ Billboard], Allmusic.com Como en la década de 1970 el rockabilly se hizo popular, comenzó a grabar con Ray Campi y firmó para el sello de Ronnie Weiser, Rollin' Rock Records. Su carrera despegó en los 1980s y 1990s. Más tarde fue elegido para Salón de la Fama del Rockabilly.
Murió el 16 de septiembre de 2013 debido a las heridas provocadas en un accidente de tránsito.Dallas Morning News, ‘It was a shock’: Rockabilly Hall of Famer Mac Curtis dies from injuries sustained in accident, 17 de setiembre de 2013
Álbumes
AñoTítulo/lista de cancionesN.º catálogoEpic Records (USA)1969SUNSHINE MAN Little Ole Wine Drinker / The Friendly City / Break My Mind / Love's Been Good To Me / Too Good To Be True / Too Close To Home / The Quiet Kind / Sunshine Man / I've Got The Tiger By The Tail / Almost Persuaded / It's My WayBN 26419 (LP)GRT Records (USA)1970EARLY IN THE MORNING Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be) LP 20002 (LP)Rollin' Rock Records (USA)1973RUFFABILLY Big D Women / Baby Let's Play House / Heartbreakin' Mama / Fannie Mae / Sidetrack Mama / Holdin' On / Good Rockin' Tonight / Amarillo Killer / Hot Rock / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Wild Wild Women / You Hurt Me / Sexy WaysLP 002 (LP)1975GOOD ROCKIN' TOMORROW Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll Rock-A-Baby / Hard Hearted Girl / Party Line / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Rockabilly Uprising / Been Gone A Long Time / Juice Box / Gone Out Of My Mind / Wildcat Tamer / Let's GoLP 002 (LP)1978ROCK ME Sidething / That's How Much I Love You / Turn Away From Me / Making It Right / Real Good Itch / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad / Suntan Girl / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Good Love Sweet Love / Don't You Love Me / Rock MeLP 016 (LP)Sunshine Records (USA)1977GOLDEN GOSPEL FAVORITES I'm Gonna Walk Them Golden Stairs / He'll Understand And Say Well Done / Swing Down Chariot / Just A Little Talk With Jesus / This Old Building / His Hand In Mine / When God Dips His Pen / Milky White Way / Where Could I Go / It's Different NowSS 001 (LP)Radar Records (UK)1979ROCKIN' MOTHER Ducktail / Grandaddy's Rockin' / You Oughta See Granma Rock / How Long Will It Take / If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Rockin' Mother / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Turn Away From Me / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Hungry Hill collection of Rollin' Rock mastersRAD 22 (LP)Rebel (FIN)1981TEXAS ROCKABILLY LEGEND Rock Me / If I Had Me A Woman / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Turn To Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Hungry Hill / Johnny Carroll Rock / Pistol Packin' Mama / Ducktail / Making It Right / Sidething / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Been Gone A Long Time / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad collection of Rollin' Rock mastersROLLS 004 (LP)1981TOP CAT ON ROCKABILLY TRACK Rockin' Mother / Rockabilly Uprising / Suntan Girl / Wildcat Tamer / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Amarillo Killer / How Come It / Hard Hearted Girl / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / How Long Will It Take / For Your Love / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Turn Away From Me collection of Rollin' Rock mastersROLLS 004 (LP)Hot Rock Records (UK)1981TRUCKABILLY I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps / Good Rockin' Teddy / Wishin 'n' Prayin' / The Hucklebuck / I'm Gonna Love You Back To Loving Me Again / Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu / Train Of Sin / Just a Little Too Much / Hooked On Music / Turn To Me / Little Miss Linda / Don't Forbid Me / Hollywood CityHR-701 (LP)Rollin' Rock Records (CH)1995THE ROLLIN' ROCK & REBEL SINGLES Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Grandaddy's Rockin' / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama / Been Gone A Long Time / Making It Right / For Your Love / Turn Away From Me / If I Had Me A Woman / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Rollin' Rock Rock / How Long Will It Take / Tell Me What'll I Do collection of Rollin' Rock mastersRRCD 004 (CD)Hightone Records/HMG (USA)1997ROCKABILLY UPRISING If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Party Line / Ducktail / I'd Run A Mile To You / Wild Wild Women / That's How Much I Love You / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Turn Away From Me / Sidething / How Come It / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll / Hard Hearted Girl / More Love Where That Came From / Real Good Itch / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Suntan Girl collection of Rollin' Rock masters6601 (CD)Vinyl Japan Records (UK)1998ROCKABILLY READY Rockabilly Ready / The Love Doctor / Show Me The Money / Tell Me What'll I Do / Old Rock 'n' Rollers Like Me / Miss Linda's Still Fine / One Foot Loose / Blues Man / Let's Go Downtown / Keep On Rockin' / Hey Hey Little Lady / Mesmerized / Are You Ready To Rumble / Side Wind / Little Mama Have Mercy / FranticJRCD 31 (CD)Bluelight Records (FIN)1999EARLY IN THE MORNING Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be) re-issue of GRT albumBLR 3367 2 (CD)2011SONGS I WISH I WROTE Singer Of Sad Songs / This Time Tomorrow / 100 Pounds Of Honey / Sunshine Man / Turn Away From Me / One More Night / Stay Love / Beautiful Annabel Lee / So What Let It Rain / Drowning All My Sorrows / If You Want To Be My Woman / Restless / You’ve Turned Down The LightsBLR 33147 2 (CD) BLR 33147 1 (LP)
Sencillos AñoCanción A/BNº catálogoKing Records (USA)1956If I Had Me A Woman / Just So You Call Me45-49271956Granddaddy's Rockin’ / Half Hearted Love45-49491956You Ain't Treatin' Me Right / The Low Road45-49651956That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Don't You Love Me45-49951957Say So / I'll Be Gentle45-50591958What You Want / You Are My Very Special Baby45-51071958Little Miss Linda / Missy Ann45-5121Felsted Records (USA)1960Come Back Baby / No Never Alone45-8592-VLe Cam Records (USA)1962Singing The Blues / Soho3391962Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One9541965Lie And Get By / I Just Ain't Got965Dot Records (USA)1962Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One45-16315Brownfield Records (USA)1962Doodle Doodle Do (And Forget About You) / Don't Take My FreedomBF 27Shah Records (USA)1962Singing The Blues / Ballad Of Black MountainS 982Limelight Records (USA)196312th Of June / Lie And Get ByY 3010Shalimar Records (USA)1963Come On Back / 100 Pounds Of HoneyS-103Maridene Records (USA)1964100 Pounds Of Honey / Down The PikeM-111Tower Records (USA)1967Stepping Out On You / The Ties That Bind319Epic Records (USA)1968Too Close To Be True / Too Close To Home5-102571969Love's Been Good To Me / The Quiet Kind5-103241969Sunshine Man / It's My Way5-103851969Almost Persuaded / The Friendly City5-104381969Happiness Lives In This House / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me5-104681969Us / Don't Make Love5-105301970Honey Don't / Today's Teardrops5-10574GRT Records (USA)1970Early In The Morning / When The Hurt Moves In261971Gulf Stream Line / I'd Run A Mile41Rollin' Rock Records (USA)1972Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama45-0071974Grandaddy's Rockin / You Oughta See Granma Rock |45-016
|1974 |How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In |45-018
|1975 |Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother |45-026
|1975 |What'll I Do / (B-side by Ray Campi) |45-029
|1978 |Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama |45-043
|bgcolor='#E0E0E0' colspan='4' align='left'|Emcee Records (USA)|---- |1974 |Pistol Packin' Mama / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad |002
|bgcolor='#E0E0E0' colspan='4' align='left'|Ranwood Records (USA)|---- |1975 |Asphalt Cowboy / Pistol Packin' Mama |R-1017
|1975 |Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad |R-1033
|1975 |Nine Times Out Of Ten / More Like I Do Now |R-1041
|1976 |West Texas Women / We Made It All The Way |R-1050
|bgcolor='#E0E0E0' colspan='4' align='left'|Hot Rock Records (UK)|---- |1980 |Hot Rock Boogie // Half Hearted Love / The Hucklebuck |HR-001
|1981 |I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps |HR-010
|bgcolor='#E0E0E0' colspan='4' align='left'|Rebel (FIN)'''
|1981 |Making It Right / Been Gone A Long Time|MAC 005
|1981 |For Your Love / Turn Away From Me''MAC 006
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