Art: CD
Label: HYDRA
Bestell Nr.: BCK 271
1 YOUNG IDEAS
2 YOUR KID SISTER
3 PLEASE DON´T TOUCH
4 LULU HAD A BABY
5 CHUCOO GIRL
6 LONESOME STRANGER
7 ROCKING HORSE TO ROCKING CHAIR
8 I BELIIEVE, I BELIEVE
9 RIDDLE SONG
10 CALYPSO BLUES
11 WHAT DID I DO
12 JUST BECAUSE YOU´RE YOU
13 CHUCOO GIRL STEREO
14 YOUNG IDEAS STEREO
15 FOOLS
16 GOD COUNTRY AND MY BABY
17 JOHNNY WAS LATE FOR THE WEDDING
18 BLUE TATOO
19 TWELF O´CLOCK MIDNIGHT
20 IT WON´T BE ME
21 LONELY CINCERELLA
22 A LOVE IS BORN
23 BIG BOAT UP THE RIVER
24 FIVE HUNDRED MILES
25 SHE GAVE ME LOVE
26 SHOW US THE WAY
27 FOLLOW THE SUN
28 LIZA JANE
29 NOW I TAST THE TEARS
30 BOY MEETS GIRL
31 BRAVELAND BOOGIE
Interestingly, a relatively large number of rock & roll artists of the
1950s recorded church music, including Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Wanda Jackson. Some even became ministers Little Richard, Ken
(Kenneth) Copeland, Pat Boone, Jimmy Clanton, with more or less
success. One of the very successful preachers is Chico Holiday,
who moved and influenced many people with his performances and
religious recordings. Even though he is now widely known as a
minister, he has never forgotten his roots as a rock & roll singer and
teen idol.
Chico Holiday, was born Ralph Vergolino in Waukesha, Wisconsin
in 1934.
In 1955 he teamed up with the sister duo “The Rainbow Sweethearts”,
with whom he recorded his first record “Braveland Boogie / Why Am I
So Blue Without You” for the small Wisconsin label Star (1007) as
Chico Verlin. He then signed with the two successful producers Hugo
& Luigi and RCA Records.
“Young Ideas” sold 750,000 records and charted in the Spring of 1959
on the Hot 100.It was also successful in Canada, reaching number 17.
The record was released in other countries such as England, Australia,
Argentina, New Zealand, Germany and Italy. He recorded some
Rockabilly like “I Believe, I Believe; Please Don´t Touch; What Did I
Do” and some Teen Rock & Roll for a variety of labels.
In the spring of 1961, he composed and recorded “God, Country and
my Baby”. Johnny Burnette's version on Liberty Records (55379)
reached number 18 in the US charts.
In the 1960s and 70s he worked a lot in the lounges of Las Vegas,
Tahoe and Reno often entertaining some famous people at Dean
Martin´s places. Due to his wife, he became interested in religion and
soon began to perform Christian music.
He became very popular doing so and recorded several album of this
type.
Here, for the first time, is his secular music compiled.
