Sid King
Sid Erwin (born October 15, 1936), better known by his stage name Sid King, is an American country and rockabilly musician. He was born in Denton, Texas.
Career[edit]
Sid were still in high school when he formed "The Western Melody Makers" in 1952. The band consisted of Sid on vocals and rhythm guitar, his brother Billy on lead guitar, Mel Robinson on steel guitar, Ken Massey on upright bass and Dave White on drums.[1] The band were regulars on North Texas radio and on the Big D Jamboree in Dallas, Texas.
When the band was signed to Columbia Records in late 1954 they called themselves Sid King & The Five Strings. They played a mixture of country music and rhythm and blues, now known as rockabilly music. In six sessions with Columbia, the band would record nine singles that came to be counted among the first rockabilly songs recorded. They played shows with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and many more. Their music was popular in Texas but they never managed to get a hit record. The contract with Columbia records expired in late 1957 and the band split up in 1958.
The rockabilly revival of the 1970s saw a new interest in Sid King & The Five Strings. Sid and his brother Billy returned to music and have since performed for large crowds at many rockabilly shows in Europe.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sid King at Rockabilly.nl
- ↑ Alex Macon D Magazine. March 6, 2017. ,https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2017/03/how-rock-n-roll-history-was-made-and-nearly-forgotten-in-dallas/
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