Johnny Preston
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Biography
[Edit]Early rock & roll singer Johnny Preston, most remembered for his 1960 number one hit "Running Bear," was born John Preston Courville in Port Arthur, Texas on August 18, 1939, of Cajun and German descent. After graduating from high school, during which he sang in high-school choral contests throughout the state, he attended Lamar State College in Beaumont, Texas, where he formed his first band, the Shades, in 1957 and began playing local club dances. It was at one of these club dances in 1958 that he was spotted by J.P. Richardson, better known by his stage name the Big Bopper. Richardson had written a song called "Running Bear," a sort of goofy American Indian version of Romeo and Juliet, and he took Preston into Gold Star Studios in Houston to record it. Bill Hall was the producer on the session, with Link Davis sitting in on saxophone and Hall, Richardson, and a young George Jones handling the vocal background chants that gave the song its rhythmic structure. Richardson took the finished track to Shelby Singleton at Mercury Records. Richardson was already signed to Mercury, and had delivered, as the Big Bopper, a big hit with "Chantilly Lace" earlier in 1958, so a deal was soon in place and Preston became a Mercury artist. "Running Bear" was released as a single shortly after Richardson perished in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in October of 1959. By January of 1960, "Running Bear" was the number one single in the U.S., and by March it was topping the U.K. charts as well, going on to sell over a million copies worldwide. A follow-up single, "Cradle of Love," a sort of nursery rhyme novelty song, also went Top Ten in both the U.S. and U.K., while "I'm Starting to Go Steady" and its flip side, a revival of Shirley & Lee's "Feel So Fine," both went Top 20 later in 1960, but "Leave My Kitten Alone," a song later immortalized by John Lennon, only climbed as high as number 73 on the Billboard charts as 1960 drew to a close. Preston went on to record for other labels, including Imperial Records, TCF Hall, ABC Records, Kapp, and Hallway, but he never hit the charts again. Preston performed in nostalgia package tours, played the circuit, and ended up in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, but his recording days were behind him. Plagued by heart problems, he died on March 4, 2011 in Beaumont, Texas.
Title: (I Want a) Rock 'n' Roll Guitar for Christmas (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Johnny Preston
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: All Our Yesterplays
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Favorites, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Christmas Favorites, Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: Big Girls Don't Cry: Pop Hits from the 60's
Genre: Pop
Title: Oldies Doo Wop, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Party Rockin' Hits of 1960
Genre: Rock
Title: Rare Soul & R&B Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Country Christmas Greats
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Rock & Roll Doo Wop, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The 60's Collection Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: The Great Hits from 60's, 70's & 80's, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Music We Grew up With, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt. 1 Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1960
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop of the 60s, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Music: A Fine Selection Of Holiday Classics
Genre:
Title: Counting Stars (The Most Beautiful Songs in the World)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best 60.S
Genre: Pop
Title: Romantic Jazz & Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Making Believe
Title: Country Christmas
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Villancicos para Compartir
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt. 3, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Favorites, Vol. 1
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 22
Genre: Pop
Title: America's Greatest Hits 1960 Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Gli anni 50: il meglio (100 HIts)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Most Beautiful Songs in the World
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Mis 100 Villancicos
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: U.S.A. Number 1's of 1960, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Party Album (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: At the Malt Shop, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Rockabilly Xmas Hits
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: U.K. Number 1's of 1960
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hot Hits of 1959, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Lost Doo Wop Songs, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: I Love Christmas Vol. 2
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Fab Sixties Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Number One Hits of the 60's Volume 1
Genre: Rock
Title: The 50's Hits Back
Genre: Pop
Title: A Mix of Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Cosy Christmas: Fireside Classics
Genre:
Title: Novelty Music Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: A Rock & Roll Christmas (Re-recorded Version)
Genre: Rock
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt. 1, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Songs & Carols for Kids
Genre: Kids
Title: The Sixties: for Your Love (Sixties Greats)
Genre: Pop
Title: USA Hits of the 60's & 70's
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: A Downhome Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Malt Shop Favorites (New Stereo Recordings by the Original Artists)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Los Gatos Negros. Todas Sus Grabaciones (1962-1966) (Remastered) (CD1)
Artist: Los Gatos Negros
Genre: Pop
Title: Let's Make This Love Last Forever
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country, Pop
Title: American Heartbeat - The '60s (CD2)
Artist: American Heartbeat
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: 101 All (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Artist: Rock 'N Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack