REALLY, I CAN SING.

The more I learn about the about Bobby Lee Trammell, the more he just slays me. Not because he was some massive hot shit talent, though he was good. It's just the way he did things. The first thing I ever heard from him, I came away thinking, "well, that guy sure has a novel delivery", thinking that it was just the one song  Uh-uh. The second song I heard, dude's doing it again, but in a different way. Every subsequent song I've run across has something weird going on. It's like he's trying to jazz up a song by singing or doing something else off the wall. Like "Notice me!" (You gotta read the bio at The Hound Blog.) This guy is rich, as in almost endearing in his earnestness. In short, he was an aspiring country singer when he begged his way onto a Carl Perkins stage. Perkins suggested he try Sun Records. Sam Phillips says to come back later (Go 'way kid, you're buggin' me.) Undaunted, he headed west to Long Beach, CA, and proceeded to pull the same routine with Bobby Bare, who was playing at a carnival. Lefty Frizzell happened to be in the audience and helped him get a gig, Blah, blah, blah. He put out a bunch of 45s but nothing broke. He played the Louisiana Hayride and the booking agent referred to him as "downright vulgar" and "ten times worse than Elvis". (Oh, now you're listening.) Here's the biggee: he was banned on the Southern circuit because he destroyed Jerry Lee Lewis's piano (and lived to tell the tale). 

Listen to "New Dance In France". This was when he was trying to break through by donning a wig and calling himself the "First American Beatle". It's actually more like "the Second American Hasil Adkins". Oh, read the bio and the Hound. The first line is "Bobby Lee Trammell was crazy." Yep. Hook, line and sinker.

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Listen:
Bobby Lee Trammell - Hi Yo Silver mp3 at Crafton Reunion
Bobby Lee Trammell - You Mostest Girl mp3 at Classic 45s
Bobby Lee Trammell - It's All Your Fault mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Bobby Lee Trammell - New Dance in France mp3 at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Visit:
Bobby Lee Trammell at The Hound Blog
Bobby Lee Trammell at Wikipedia