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Darrell
McCall
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Singer,
Songwriter ..... |
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| Darrell
McCall began his musical career in a small town in Southern
Ohio, playing for dances, county fairs, and talent contests,
and working for the local radio station at the tender age
of 15, as a weekend disc jockey. It was here he began to listen
to all the styles of country music and began playing favorites,
literally. |
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the age of 17 he hosted his own radio program every Saturday
morning, which put him in touch with most of the local talent,
and it was here that Darrell met another local boy, Donny
Young, who later changed his name to Johnny Paycheck.
Donny encouraged Darrell to come with him to Nashville, where
posing as a duo, 'The Young Brothers', they signed
with Tree Publishing Company and landed most of the
harmony gigs on the major recording sessions in Nashville.
This led Darrell to also pursue his love for songwriting,
and bass playing. He began playing bass and fronting the shows
for such stellar acts as Faron Young, Ray Price and Carl
Smith. In the early '70's,-- while Darrell was working
with Hank Williams, Jr., he wrote Hank's first number
one hit, "Eleven Roses". |
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was the break he was looking for, and since the Texas market
always welcomed Darrell with open arms, he packed up his family
and moved to San Antonio, where he formed the band, 'The
Tennessee Volunteers'. Darrell was the first male artist
to record a duet with Willie Nelson, on the 1997 top
40 hit, 'Lily Dale', which earned them Record World's
'New Duo Of The Year' award on Columbia Records. |
| Because
a large percentage of Darrell's fans are musicians, one of
Nashville's music executives described Darrell as a 'Picker's
Picker'. |
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| Texas
Sounds........... |
Contact
Mike Sandberg For More
Info Or Booking |
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