GUY MITCHELL
GUY MITCHELL
Genres: country, 50s, oldies, rock n roll, pop
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About GUY MITCHELL
Guy Mitchell (27 February 1927 - 1 July 1999) was born Albert George Cernik, son of immigrants from Croatia, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. At the age of 11, he was signed by Warner Brothers Pictures, to be groomed as a child star, and he also performed on the radio on Station KFWB in Los Angeles, California. After leaving school, he worked as a saddle-maker, but supplemented his income by singing whenever he could. At this point in his life, Dude Martin, who had a country music broadcast in San Francisco, noticed him and hired him to perform with his band. He served in the United States Navy for two years, and after leaving the service became a singer with Carmen Cavallaro's big band. In 1947 he made some recordings for Decca with Cavallaro's band, but had to leave due to a case of food poisoning. He eventually went to New York City, and made several records for King Records under the name Al Grant. He won on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts radio show during this time. Mitch Miller, who was in charge of talent at Columbia Records, noted Cernik in 1950, and he joined Columbia and got his new stage name at Miller's urging: Miller is supposed to have said, "my name is 'Mitchell' and you seem a nice 'guy', so we'll call you Guy Mitchell." His first hit "My Heart Cries for You" was in 1951. In the 1950s and 1960s he acted in movies as well as singing. He did movies with Teresa Brewer and Rosemary Clooney. In 1957 he had his own television show. Though he is considered an average pop singer, many of his songs have a decided rock beat to them, including "Knee Deep in the Blues", "Heartaches By the Number", "Rock-a-Billy", "The Same Old Me" and his biggest hit, "Singing the Blues", which was number one for 10 weeks in 1956. 2007 would have been Guy's 80th birthday year and to commemorate this anniversary SONYBMG(UK) are to release a new CD "The Essential Collection". A tribute site has also been launched: http://www.agreatguy.net detailing his life and career as a recording artiste.
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GUY MITCHELL — Top 30 songs of 85
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues | ||
| Guy Mitchell | My Truly, Truly Fair | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Feet Up Pat Him On The Po Po | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Heartaches By The Number | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Music, Music, Music | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Feet Up (Pat Him On the Po-Po) | ||
| Guy Mitchell | She Wears Red Feathers | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Everybody Loves A Lover | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Hartaches By the Number | ||
| Guy Mitchell | My Truly Truly Fair | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Po) [1952] | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Rock-A-Billy | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Music, music, music | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Heartaches By The Number | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Knee Deep In The Blues | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Sippin | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Cuff off My Shirt | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Look At That Girl | ||
| Guy Mitchell | My Heart Cries For You | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Rock A Billy | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Singing the Blues | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Heartaches by the Numbers | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Rock-a-Billy | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Heartaches by the Number | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Chicka Boom | ||
| Guy Mitchell | My Truly, Truly Fair | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Dime And A Dollar | ||
| Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues (02:21) |