Art. CD
Label: HYDRA
Bestell Nr.: BCK 27165
1 BOP CRAZY BABY 1
2 IT´S MY LIFE
3 YOU DON´T MEAN TO MAKE ME CRY (1)
4 WOULD YOU BE HAPPY 1
5 IT TOOK ONE MOMENT
6 MAMA DON´T ALLOW NO BOPPIN´
7 COUNTRY BOYS DREAM
8 WHAT AM I TO DO
9 (She´s My) BOP CRAZY BABY 2
10 WOULD YOU BE HAPPY 2
11 OLD FOLKS HOME 1
12 I TALKED TO ANGEL LAST NIGHT 1
13 WISE EYES
14 CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP
15 I SENT YOU THE PILLOW (That I Dream On)
16 LOVING YOU (Means more Than Life To Me)
17 IT HURTS ENOUGH TO CRY
18 BEAUTIFUL YOU
19 HOW LONG NOW
20 THESE LONELY FOUR WALLS
21 IF I CRY
22 ROCK ON MABEL (1)
23 LONG GONE
24 DAD AND THE OLD FOLKS HOME 2
25 I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET
26 ELVIS STOLE MY BABY
27 THREE MORE MILES TO HEAVEN
28 YOU DON´T MEAN TO MAKE ME CRY (2)
29 JITTERBUGGIN´ BABY
30 TALK WITH AN ANGEL 2
31 LAST NIGHT I CRIED / CRIED IN MY SLEEP
32 ROCK ON MABEL (2)
He began playing in local nightclubs at the age of 13 and formed his
first band, The Sunset Rhythmairs, with three brothers in 1951. In
1956 he had his own radio show in Picayune and between 1957 and
1959 he was a regular guest at the Pearl River Jamboree (WHXY) in
Bogalusa, Louisiana.
Vern Pullens' best rockabilly recordings were made in Houston, such
as “It's My Life, Mama Don't Allow No Boppin', You Don't Mean To
Make Me Cry” and two versions of “Bop Crazy Baby”. His first record
“Bop Crazy Baby / It's My Life” (Spade 1927) was only distributed
locally due to Spade's lack of funds and is one of the most sought-
after rockabilly records today. If you want to own one you have got to
spend about USD 1.000.
Vern signed with Big Howdy record and “I Sent You The Pillow /
Loving You” (785) was released in September 1960, followed by
“Beautiful, You / It Hurts Enough To Cry” in December 1960.
When the rockabilly revival started in Europe in the mid-1970s Vern
saw some new releases.
In 1979, he did a recording session at American Sound Studio in
Memphis, Tennessee. The top-class backing consisted of former SUN
Records musicians such as Marcus van Story (bass), Jerry Lee
“Smoochy” Smith (piano) and Al Hopson (guitar) as well as Stan Kesler
as engineer.
Vern Pullens continued to play in local clubs and had hoped that he
could also come to Europe to perform. Unfortunately, nothing came of
it. Vern was clearly a terrific country singer who could also double in
rockabilly music, but he simply never got that final break.
A personal tragedy was that his house burned down, along with all his
memorabilia. He was only able to save an old photo. As a bricklayer, he
began to build himself a new house in Carrie, Mississippi, where he
lived until his death from cancer on July 19, 2001.
