GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD
Hit song for marvin in 1957. It reached #3 on the US Country chart and #18 on the US Pop chart.
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http://www.marvinrainwater.com/
Marvin Karlton Rainwater (born 2 July 1925 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American country and rockabilly singer, who had a some hits during the late 1950s. His best known hits are "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman". He was best-known for wearing Native American outfits on stage. He is 25% Cherokee.
One of the first rockabilly songs he recorded was "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird". Released in 1957, the song became a big country-pop crossover hit, making Rainwater one of the first country singers to appeal to a pop market. The song never topped the country charts, but it did make the top 5. During the song's success, Rainwater re-located to the New Jersey-New York area. But, like many in that era, his chart success did not last very long.
His next single, "So You Think You Got Troubles", was a successful follow-up on the country charts, but not on the pop charts. A number of his songs charted in the 1950s; the most famous of them was "Gonna Find Me A Bluebird", which reached U.S. #18 in 1957. Another, "Whole Lotta Woman", made UK #1 for three weeks in April and May 1958. A second UK single, "I Dig You Baby", made #19 in June 1958. Another hit was "Nothin' Needs Nothin' (Like I Need You).
In the 1960s he recorded for a series of record labels like United Artists Records, Warner Bros. Records, Sonet Records, and even started his own record company called Brave Records.
Rainwater has also appeared occasionally at rockabilly festivals in Europe. He now has retired to Minnesota, but is still loved by many fans. In the 1970s Rainwater developed throat cancer, from which he slowly recovered, and moved to his current home in Aitkin, Minnesota. His daughter, Judi, lives in Wenatchee, Washington.
(The above information is from Wikipedia)
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