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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:42:52 -0000
From: "ed_salamon"
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Monday, July 12, 2004 · Last updated 1:46 p.m. PT
Rockabilly singer Ersel Hickey dies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Ersel Hickey, a rockabilly singer best known
for "Bluebirds Over The Mountain," has died at age 70, according to
a longtime friend.
Hickey had been hospitalized at NYU Medical Center after surgery to
have his bladder removed because of a tumor, according to Johnny
Vallis, a friend and sometime publicist for the singer. He died
after coming down with an infection, Vallis said.
Hickey, a native of Brighton, N.Y., started singing in his teens, as
a solo act and also with R&B groups. His first record, released in
the late 1950s, was "Then I'll Be Happy/Baby You're No Good." But he
is best known for his 1958 hit "Bluebirds Over The Mountain," which
he also co-wrote. It was re-recorded by The Beach Boys a decade
later.
He also wrote songs for other artists, including Jackie
Wilson's "The Millionaire" and LaVern Baker's "A Little Bird Told Me
So."
Hickey had no survivors, according to Vallis.
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"Bluebirds Over The Mountain" was a staple oldie on WHN in New York
when I programmed it. I last saw Ersel when he was in the audience
at a program held at the Museum of Television and Radio in
conjunction with WHN being named their "Legendary Station Of The
Year" in 1998. I introduced him and he got a big round of applause.
The record had been a huge hit in NYC when it came out.
Ed Salamon
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:41:51 -0000
From: "ed_salamon"
Subject: (unknown)
Monday, July 12, 2004 · Last updated 1:46 p.m. PT
Rockabilly singer Ersel Hickey dies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Ersel Hickey, a rockabilly singer best known
for "Bluebirds Over The Mountain," has died at age 70, according to
a longtime friend.
Hickey had been hospitalized at NYU Medical Center after surgery to
have his bladder removed because of a tumor, according to Johnny
Vallis, a friend and sometime publicist for the singer. He died
after coming down with an infection, Vallis said.
Hickey, a native of Brighton, N.Y., started singing in his teens, as
a solo act and also with R&B groups. His first record, released in
the late 1950s, was "Then I'll Be Happy/Baby You're No Good." But he
is best known for his 1958 hit "Bluebirds Over The Mountain," which
he also co-wrote. It was re-recorded by The Beach Boys a decade
later.
He also wrote songs for other artists, including Jackie
Wilson's "The Millionaire" and LaVern Baker's "A Little Bird Told Me
So."
Hickey had no survivors, according to Vallis.
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"Bluebirds Over The Mountain" was a staple oldie on WHN in New York
when I programmed it. I last saw Ersel when he was in the audience
at a program held at the Museum of Television and Radio in
conjunction with WHN being named their "Legendary Station Of The
Year" in 1998. I introduced him and he got a big round of applause.
The record had been a huge hit in NYC when it came out.
Ed Salamon
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