Darrell McCall (born April 30, 1940) is a country music performer, known for his honky tonk and traditional country musical style at the height of his career in the 1960s, and his return to popularity during the Outlaw country era in the late 1970s.
Darrell McCall
Born
(1940-04-30) April 30, 1940 (age 83) New Jasper, Ohio, United States
McCall was born and raised in New Jasper Township, Greene County, Ohio. He was a boyhood friend of fellow future musician Johnny Paycheck. At the age of 15, he landed a job as a disc jockey at a local Ohio radio show on Saturday mornings. During this time, he also performed as a musician at dances and other events. After graduating from high school, McCall joined the military and was stationed in Kentucky.[1]
Careeredit
In 1958, after finishing his duty in the army, McCall moved to Nashville with Paycheck to record as a duo. The duo failed but McCall soon found work as a background singer during recording sessions for various artists including Faron Young, George Jones and Ray Price. Next, he began to tour with the bands of Young, Price and the newcomer Hank Williams Jr.[1]
In 1959, McCall was contacted by Nashville producer Buddy Killen, and asked to join a pop band he was forming called The Little Dippers. The band released the top ten pop hit "Forever" in 1960. The next year, McCall was signed by Capitol Records as a solo singer. He released two singles for the label, but neither charted and the performer was subsequently released by Capitol. In 1962, McCall signed with Philips Records as a country music singer. He released the hit "A Stranger Was Here," which peaked at No. 17. Later in the year he performed the theme for the film Hud, which starred actor Paul Newman.[1]
McCall decided to begin an acting career in 1965. He appeared in numerous films including Nashville Rebel, Road to Nashville and What Am I Bid. During his acting career, McCall also traveled to the American Southwest to perform in rodeos as a cowboy. In 1968, he decided to return to recording.[1]
In 1968, McCall signed with "Wayside Records" and released four singles. In 1970, he released his first album, Meet Darrell McCall for Mercury Records. Hank Williams Jr. recorded a song penned by McCall in 1971 entitled "Eleven Roses." It became a No. 1 hit for Williams and resulted in a songwriting contract offer from "Tree International Publishing" for McCall, who accepted. In 1974, he signed with Atlantic Records, releasing the single "There's Still a Lot of Love in San Antone." The following year he left Atlantic and signed with Columbia records. During this period his popularity grew due to the Outlaw Country sound being pushed into the mainstream. With Columbia he recorded the hit duet "Lily Dale" with Willie Nelson, which became a top 40 hit and was awarded the "Best Duet of 1977" by Cash Box Magazine. After a few more singles with the label, McCall signed with Hillside Records in 1980 and released a single, but then decided to sign with RCA Records. With RCA, he released his final top 40 hit "Long Line of Empties." His final charting single "Memphis in May" was released for Indigo Records in 1984. In 1986, McCall recorded two albums, including one with Johnny Bush. Following these releases, he stopped recording but continued to tour.[1] However, he did appear as the lead singer on a few tracks of the Ace in the Hole's 1995 debut album.[2]
McCall continues to tour and perform on a regular basis. His wife Mona is also part of the touring band, where she contributes guitar and vocals. More recently, McCall began recording new material for Heart of Texas Records, an independent record label specializing in classic country music. He has released several albums through the label, including studio albums, a greatest hits collection and a duets record called "Survivors," with fellow classic country artists Curtis Potter and Tony Booth.
^Mazak, Grant. Ace in the Hole Band, Texas Music History Online, 2006.
October 28, 2023
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Darrell McCall born April 30 1940 is a country music performer known for his honky tonk and traditional country musical style at the height of his career in the 1960s and his return to popularity during the Outlaw country era in the late 1970s Darrell McCallBorn 1940 04 30 April 30 1940 age 83 New Jasper Ohio United StatesGenresCountry Outlaw CountryOccupation s singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active1958 presentLabelsPhilips Wayside Atlantic Columbia Hillside RCA Indigo Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilation albums 3 3 Singles 3 4 Guest singles 4 ReferencesEarly life editMcCall was born and raised in New Jasper Township Greene County Ohio He was a boyhood friend of fellow future musician Johnny Paycheck At the age of 15 he landed a job as a disc jockey at a local Ohio radio show on Saturday mornings During this time he also performed as a musician at dances and other events After graduating from high school McCall joined the military and was stationed in Kentucky 1 Career editIn 1958 after finishing his duty in the army McCall moved to Nashville with Paycheck to record as a duo The duo failed but McCall soon found work as a background singer during recording sessions for various artists including Faron Young George Jones and Ray Price Next he began to tour with the bands of Young Price and the newcomer Hank Williams Jr 1 In 1959 McCall was contacted by Nashville producer Buddy Killen and asked to join a pop band he was forming called The Little Dippers The band released the top ten pop hit Forever in 1960 The next year McCall was signed by Capitol Records as a solo singer He released two singles for the label but neither charted and the performer was subsequently released by Capitol In 1962 McCall signed with Philips Records as a country music singer He released the hit A Stranger Was Here which peaked at No 17 Later in the year he performed the theme for the film Hud which starred actor Paul Newman 1 McCall decided to begin an acting career in 1965 He appeared in numerous films including Nashville Rebel Road to Nashville and What Am I Bid During his acting career McCall also traveled to the American Southwest to perform in rodeos as a cowboy In 1968 he decided to return to recording 1 In 1968 McCall signed with Wayside Records and released four singles In 1970 he released his first album Meet Darrell McCall for Mercury Records Hank Williams Jr recorded a song penned by McCall in 1971 entitled Eleven Roses It became a No 1 hit for Williams and resulted in a songwriting contract offer from Tree International Publishing for McCall who accepted In 1974 he signed with Atlantic Records releasing the single There s Still a Lot of Love in San Antone The following year he left Atlantic and signed with Columbia records During this period his popularity grew due to the Outlaw Country sound being pushed into the mainstream With Columbia he recorded the hit duet Lily Dale with Willie Nelson which became a top 40 hit and was awarded the Best Duet of 1977 by Cash Box Magazine After a few more singles with the label McCall signed with Hillside Records in 1980 and released a single but then decided to sign with RCA Records With RCA he released his final top 40 hit Long Line of Empties His final charting single Memphis in May was released for Indigo Records in 1984 In 1986 McCall recorded two albums including one with Johnny Bush Following these releases he stopped recording but continued to tour 1 However he did appear as the lead singer on a few tracks of the Ace in the Hole s 1995 debut album 2 McCall continues to tour and perform on a regular basis His wife Mona is also part of the touring band where she contributes guitar and vocals More recently McCall began recording new material for Heart of Texas Records an independent record label specializing in classic country music He has released several albums through the label including studio albums a greatest hits collection and a duets record called Survivors with fellow classic country artists Curtis Potter and Tony Booth Discography editStudio albums edit Year Album US Country Label1969 Meet Darrell McCall 35 Wayside1977 Lily Dale Columbia1980 Texas Dance Hall Music Hillside1986 Hot Texas Country Step OneReunion BGM1992 All She Did Was Fall in Love Artap1995 A Way to Survive 1996 Pictures Can t Talk Back 2005 Old Memories and Wine Heart of Texas2008 Lily Dale2009 Keeping With Tradition 2010 The Survivors 2012 Survivors II2013 Country From the HeartCompilation albums edit Year Album Label1996 Real McCall Bear Family2006 The Essential Darrell McCall Heart of Texas2009 All She Did was Fall in Love A Way to SurviveSingles edit Year Single Chart Positions AlbumUS Country CAN Country1961 My Kind of Lovin singles only Call the Zoo 1962 Dear One I Can Take His Baby Away 1963 A Stranger Was Here with The Milestones 17 Hud 1964 Keeping My Feet on the Ground Step by Step 1968 I d Love to Live with You Again 67 Meet Darrell McCall Wall of Pictures 60 1969 Hurry Up 53 Hide and Go Cheat singles only1970 The Arms of My Weakness 62 Sally Bryson 1972 Jacue Pierre Bordeaux I ll Break Out Again 1973 Rainbow at Midnight Goodbye of the Year 1974 There s Still a Lot of Love in San Antone 48 Where Is That All 1975 Cold Beer Signs Helpless 1976 Pins and Needles In My Heart 52 Lily Dale I Come Home to Face the Music 1977 Lily Dale with Willie Nelson 32 Dreams of a Dreamer 35 1978 Down the Roads of Daddy s Dreams 59 singles only The Weeds Outlived the Roses 91 471979 Fraulein with Curtis Potter Texas Dance Hall Music Part Time Lover Full Time Heartache with Curtis Potter 1980 San Antonio Medley with Curtis Potter 89 Long Line of Empties 43 56 singles only1984 Memphis in May 79 Guest singles edit Year Single Artist Chart Positions AlbumUS Country1982 There s Still a Lot of Love in San Antone Connie Hanson as Connie Hanson amp Friend 64 Single onlyReferences edit a b c d e Darrell McCall CMT Mazak Grant Ace in the Hole Band Texas Music History Online 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darrell McCall amp oldid 1083631586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,