Weldon Rogers
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Weldon Nelson Rogers was an American
songwriter, singer of country and rockabilly, radio disc jockey, and record producer who co-founded Je-Wel records with Chester Oliver to produce, as Je-Wel's first record, the first record for The Teen Kings in 1956 from Wink, Texas
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Members of the The Teen Kings:
The Teen Kings first record (Roy Orbison's first recording):
Re-releases
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Weldon Nelson Rogers died September 13, 2004, in Perryton, Texas
and is buried in the
Ochiltree Cemetery, Perryton, Texas.
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songwriter, singer of country and rockabilly, radio disc jockey, and record producer who co-founded Je-Wel records with Chester Oliver to produce, as Je-Wel's first record, the first record for The Teen Kings in 1956 from Wink, Texas
Wink, Texas
Wink is a city in Winkler County, Texas, United States. The population was 919 at the 2000 census. By 2009, the population had reportedly crept up to 926.Wink was the hometown of singer and songwriter Roy Orbison, although he was born in Vernon, Texas....
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Members of the The Teen Kings:
- Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
(1936–1988) – vocals, guitar - Jack Kennelly (1937–2009) – upright bass
- Peanuts Wilson (1935–1980) – rhythm guitar
- James Emitt Morrow (born 12 Jan 1936 West Point, ArkansasWest Point, ArkansasWest Point is a town in White County, Arkansas, United States.David Hamilton, 74, has been mayor "since 1972 except for two years he missed for cancer surgery," according to an article in the Searcy, Arkansas newspaper The Daily Citizen...
) – electric mandolin (played thru an EchoplexEchoplexThe Echoplex is a tape delay effect, first made in 1959. Designed by Mike Battle, the Echoplex set a standard for the effect in the 1960s and was used by some of the most notable guitar players of the era; original Echoplexes are highly sought after....
) - Billy Pat Ellis – drums
The Teen Kings first record (Roy Orbison's first recording):
- Je-Wel 101
- Side A: Trying To Get You, by Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoyRose Marie McCoyRose Marie McCoy was one of the most influential and prolific songwriters of the 1950s and 1960s.McCoy moved to New York City in 1942, pursuing a singing career...
- Side B: Ooby Dooby, by Wade Moore and Dick Penner
Selected discography
Original releases- † While living in California, Rogers landed a recording contract with Imperial RecordsImperial RecordsImperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
, but, in doing so, he presented Orbison's recording of Trying To Get To You as his own. Lew Chudd of of Imperial agreed for Weldon to again record at Norman PettyNorman PettyNorman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
's studio backed up by The Teen Kings, who, in December of 1956, had split from Orbison. Four sides were laid down including So Long, Good Luck, Goodbye (which was composed on the drive to the session). This side was selected for release along with a re-recording of Trying To Get To You. When the record was issued, there was a snafu. Imperial company used Orbison's version but credited Rogers. There then arose a series of disagreements between Rogers and Chudd that led to a cessation of Imperial releases of Rogers. Rogers asked for, and got, a release from his contract.
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Compositions recorded by other artists
Rogers' composition, So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye, was recorded by Bob DylanBob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
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Compositions
- So long, good luck, and goodbye, w & m Weldon Rogers (©1957)
- Sale of broken hearts, w & m Weldon Rogers (©1957)
- Lying lips and cheating heart, w & m Weldon Rogers (©1960)
- If I had one day to live, w & m Weldon Rogers (©1960)
- I've got the yearning, w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers (©1961)
- As long as you are mine, w Weldon Rogers, m Wanda Rogers (©1962)
- Heaven in your arms, w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers (©1963)
- I'm hanging up the phone, w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers (©1963)
- Longest night, w Weldon Rogers, m Wanda Rogers (©1965)
- Two empty glasses, w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers (©1965)
- Longest night, w Weldon Rogers, m Wanda Rogers (©1965)
- Old memories keep returning, w & m Weldon Rogers (©1965)
- That was in the deal (©1966)
- I haven't seen myself in years (©1968)
- Would you still want me? (©1968)
- Mr. Mountain Lion (©1968)
- Our rendezvous (©1969)
- How times have changed (©1971)
- I lost the moon (©1972)
- I'm gonna love again (©1972)
- That was in the deal, by Weldon Rogers (©1980)
- Bad Boy Slippin' Out Of me (©2008)
Family
Weldon was one of five children born to Otto R. Rogers (born 1903) and Sadie Rogers (born 1910) who were farmers. Otto and Sadie were married in 1927. Weldon Rogers was married for many years to singer Wanda Faye Wolfe (her second marriage).Weldon Nelson Rogers died September 13, 2004, in Perryton, Texas
Perryton, Texas
Perryton is a city in Ochiltree County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,774 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ochiltree County.-Geography:Perryton is located at ....
and is buried in the
Ochiltree Cemetery, Perryton, Texas.