Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (January 16, 1939 – September 16, 2013) was an American rockabilly musician.
Biography Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. In 1954, his family moved to Weatherford, Texas, and while there he formed a band with two classmates, Jim and Ken Galbraith. They played at school events, but during one of the events, their show was shut down due to sexually suggestive on-stage movements.[ Mac Curtis] at Allmusic Instead, the group played locally, and in 1955 they were offered a deal with King Records, who released their debut single, "If I Had Me a Woman".
Soon afterwards, Alan Freed heard the group and invited them to play on his Christmas radio special in 1956. Curtis returned to Weatherford to finish school in 1957, and then became a disc jockey in Seoul, Korea after joining the military. Upon his return in 1960, he continued work as a DJ in the South, and released a few albums; his 1968 release, The Sunshine Man, hit No. 35 on the U.S. Country albums chart.[ Billboard], Allmusic.com As rockabilly grew in popularity in the 1970s, he began recording with Ray Campi and signed to Ronnie Weiser's Rollin' Rock Records. In 1970, Mac Curtis had two hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Early In The Morning" (#35) and "Honey, Don't" (#43). As a singer he was still active in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
He died on September 16, 2013, at age 74, following injuries received in a car accident a month earlier, after which he had undergone rehabilitation in a nursing home.
Albums
YearTITLE/track listingCatalog numberEpic Records (US)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 (US)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 (US)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 (US)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 (US)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)2018THE MAC CURTIS SINGLES COLLECTION 1956-1965
Singles YearSongs A/BCatalog numberKing Records (US)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 (US)1960Come Back Baby / No Never Alone45-8592-VLe Cam Records (US)1962Singing The Blues / Soho3391962Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One9541965Lie And Get By / I Just Ain't Got965Dot Records (US)1962Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One45-16315Brownfield Records (US)1962Doodle Doodle Do (And Forget About You) / Don't Take My FreedomBF 27Shah Records (US)1962Singing The Blues / Ballad Of Black MountainS 982Limelight Records (US)196312th Of June / Lie And Get ByY 3010Shalimar Records (US)1963Come On Back / 100 Pounds Of HoneyS-103Maridene Records (US)1964100 Pounds Of Honey / Down The PikeM-111Tower Records (US)1967Stepping Out On You / The Ties That Bind319Epic Records (US)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 (US)1970Early In The Morning / When The Hurt Moves In261971Gulf Stream Line / I'd Run A Mile41Rollin' Rock Records (US)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 (US)
|1974 |Pistol Packin' Mama / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad|002
|bgcolor='#E0E0E0' colspan='4' align='left'|Ranwood Records (US)
|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
Charted singles Source: "The Quiet Kind" (1968) #64 C&W "The Sunshine Man" (1968) #54 C&W "Happiness Lives In This House" (1969) #63 C&W "Don't Make Love" (1969) #60 C&W "Honey, Don't" (1970) #43 C&W "Early In The Morning" (1970) #35 C&W
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