Roy Hogsed

Roy Clifton Hogsed (December 24, 1919, in Flippin, Arkansas - March 1978) was an American country music singer. He is best known for his song "Cocaine Blues", which he took to number 15 on the country music charts in 1948.[1] Although he was active in the music business for only seven years, "Cocaine Blues" has been widely covered.[2] Roy Hogsed was the first artist to record the Rockabilly song Gonna Get Along Without You Now made famous by Teresa Brewer (1952), Patience and Prudence (1956), Skeeter Davis (1964), Trini Lopez (1967) and Viola Wills (1979).[3]

Roy Hogsed
Birth nameRoy Clifton Hogsed
Born(1919-12-24)December 24, 1919
Flippin, Arkansas
OriginSan Diego, California
DiedMarch 13, 1978(1978-03-13) (aged 58)
San Diego, California
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1947-1954
LabelsCapitol

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions
US Country
1948 "Cocaine Blues" 15

Discography

Year Part # Titles Notes
Coast Records
1947261Daisy Mae // Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfumeas 'Roy Hogsed & The Rainbow Riders'
1947262Loafers Song (Livin' A Life Of Sin) // Cocaine Bluesas 'Roy Hogsed & The Rainbow Riders'
1947265Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman // I Can't Get My Foot Off The Railas 'Roy Hogsed & The Rainbow Riders'
1947266Baby Won't You Settle Down // The Short Cut Cutie Polkaas 'Roy Hogsed & The Rainbow Riders'
1948271Come On In And Set A Spell // Happy Birthday Polkaas 'Roy Hogsed & His Rainbow Riders'
Capitol Records
194840120Cocaine Blues // Fishtail Boogieas 'Roy Hogsed'
194840133Easy Payment Blues // The Short Cut Cutie Polkaas 'Roy Hogsed'
194940141Take That Slow Train Thru Arkansas // Twenty-Five Chickens, Thirty-Five Cows (The Poultry Polka)as 'Roy Hogsed'
194940220Let's Go Dancin' // Dill Picklesas 'Roy Hogsed'
1950F40274Cocaine Blues // Fishtail Boogie (reissue)as 'Roy Hogsed'
1950F40286Rag Mop // Rainbow Polkaas 'Roy Hogsed Trio'
1950F1201The Red We Want Is The Red We Got (In The Old Red, White And Blue) // Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding Youas 'Roy Hogsed'
1951F1529Shuffleboard Shuffle // Poco Tempoas 'Roy Hogsed'
1951F1635Cocaine Blues // Fishtail Boogie (reissue)as 'Roy Hogsed'
1951F1721Free Samples // I Wish I Wuzas 'Roy Hogsed'
1951F1854The Snake Dance Boogie // I'm Gonna Get Along Without Youas 'Roy Hogsed'
1952F1987Let Your Pendulum Swing // (She's A) Mean, Mean Womanas 'Roy Hogsed'
1952F2083Stretchin' A Point Or Two // Put Some Sugar In Your Shoesas 'Roy Hogsed'
1953F2350Ain't A Bump In The Road // =Roll-'Em Diceas 'Roy Hogsed'
1953F2468Red Wing // It's More Fun That Wayas 'Roy Hogsed'
1954F2720Who Wrote That Letter To John // Babies And Baconas 'Roy Hogsed'
1954F2807You're Just My Style // Too Many Chiefs And Not Enough Indiansas 'Roy Hogsed'
1954F3007I'm Hurtin' Again // Do You Call That A Sweetheartas 'Roy Hogsed'

Compilations

  • Cocaine Blues (Bear Family BCD-16191, 1999)

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Proefrock, Stacia. "Roy Hogsed biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1951-12-01). "Folk Record Releases (cont.)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 116. Retrieved 2017-07-17. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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  1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1951-12-01). "Folk Record Releases (cont.)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 116. Retrieved 2017-07-17. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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