Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (b. Jan 16, 1939) is an American rockabilly

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 musician.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. He moved to Weatherford

Weatherford, Texas

Weatherford is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,000 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Parker County and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.-Geography:...

 in 1954, and while there he formed a band with two classmates, Jim and Ken Galbraith. They played at school events, but during one of the events, their show was shut down due to sexually suggestive on-stage movements. Instead, the group played locally, and in 1955 they were offered a deal with King Records

King Records (USA)

King Records is an American record label, started in 1943 by Syd Nathan and originally headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.-History:At first it specialized in country music, at the time still known as "hillbilly music." King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly -- If it's a Hillbilly, it's a...

, who released their debut single, "If I Had Me a Woman". Soon after Alan Freed

Alan Freed

Albert James "Alan" Freed , also known as Moondog, was an American disc-jockey. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country and rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll...

 heard the group and invited them to play on his Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 radio special in 1956. He returned to Weatherford to finish school in 1957, and then became a disc jockey

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

 in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 after joining the military. Upon his return in 1960, he continued work as a DJ in the South, and released a few albums; his 1968 release, The Sunshine Man, hit #35 on the U.S. Country albums chart. As rockabilly grew in popularity in the 1970s, he began recording with Ray Campi

Ray Campi

Ray Campi is a distinguished musician often called The King of Rockabilly. Campi's trademark is his white double bass, which he often jumps on top of and "rides" while playing....

 and signed to Ronnie Weiser's Rollin' Rock Records

Rollin' Rock Records

Rollin' Rock Records is an American rockabilly record label founded by producer Ronnie Weiser. Initially created as music magazine Rollin' Rock in 1969, the magazine became a full-fledged record label in 1970...

; his career took off there in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame

Rockabilly Hall of Fame

The Rockabilly Hall of Fame was established on the internet on March 21, 1997, to present early rock and roll history and information relative to the artists and personalities involved in this pioneering American music genre....

.

Albums

Year	TITLE/track listing	Catalog number
Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...  (US)
1969	SUNSHINE MAN Little Ole Wine Drinker / The Friendly City / Break My Mind / Love's Been Good To Me / Too Good To Be True / Too Close To Home / The Quiet Kind / Sunshine Man / I've Got The Tiger By The Tail / Almost Persuaded / It's My Way	BN 26419
GRT Records (US)
1970	EARLY IN THE MORNING Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be)	LP 20002
Rollin' Rock Records Rollin' Rock Records Rollin' Rock Records is an American rockabilly record label founded by producer Ronnie Weiser. Initially created as music magazine Rollin' Rock in 1969, the magazine became a full-fledged record label in 1970...  (US)
1973	RUFFABILLY Big D Women / Baby Let's Play House / Heartbreakin' Mama / Fannie Mae / Sidetrack Mama / Holdin' On / Good Rockin' Tonight / Amarillo Killer / Hot Rock / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Wild Wild Women / You Hurt Me / Sexy Ways	LP 002
1975	GOOD ROCKIN' TOMORROW Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll Rock-A-Baby / Hard Hearted Girl / Party Line / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Rockabilly Uprising / Been Gone A Long Time / Juice Box / Gone Out Of My Mind / Wildcat Tamer / Let's Go	LP 002
1978	ROCK ME Sidething / That's How Much I Love You / Turn Away From Me / Making It Right / Real Good Itch / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad / Suntan Girl / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Good Love Sweet Love / Don't You Love Me / Rock Me	LP 016
Sunshine Records (US)
1977	GOLDEN GOSPEL FAVORITES I'm Gonna Walk Them Golden Stairs / He'll Understand And Say Well Done / Swing Down Chariot / Just A Little Talk With Jesus / This Old Building / His Hand In Mine / When God Dips His Pen / Milky White Way / Where Could I Go / It's Different Now	SS 001
Radar Records Radar Records Radar Records was a UK-based record label formed by Martin Davis who had previously worked at United Artists Records, and Andrew Lauder, who had previously been head of A&R at the UK divisions of Liberty Records and United Artists...  (UK)
1979	ROCKIN' MOTHER Ducktail / Grandaddy's Rockin' / You Oughta See Granma Rock / How Long Will It Take / If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Rockin' Mother / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Turn Away From Me / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Hungry Hill collection of Rollin' Rock masters	RAD 22
Rebel (FIN)
1981	TEXAS ROCKABILLY LEGEND Rock Me / If I Had Me A Woman / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Turn To Me / I'd Run A Mile To You / Hungry Hill / Johnny Carroll Rock / Pistol Packin' Mama / Ducktail / Making It Right / Sidething / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Been Gone A Long Time / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad collection of Rollin' Rock masters	ROLLS 004
1981	TOP CAT ON ROCKABILLY TRACK Rockin' Mother / Rockabilly Uprising / Suntan Girl / Wildcat Tamer / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Amarillo Killer / How Come It / Hard Hearted Girl / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / How Long Will It Take / For Your Love / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Turn Away From Me collection of Rollin' Rock masters	ROLLS 004
Hot Rock Records (UK)
1981	TRUCKABILLY I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps / Good Rockin' Teddy / Wishin 'n' Prayin' / The Hucklebuck / I'm Gonna Love You Back To Loving Me Again / Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu / Train Of Sin / Just A Little Too Much / Hooked On Music / Turn To Me / Little Miss Linda / Don't Forbid Me / Hollywood City	HR-701
Rollin 'Rock Records (CH)
1995	THE ROLLIN' ROCK & REBEL SINGLES Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama / You Oughta See Granma Rock / Grandaddy's Rockin' / How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In / Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother / Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama / Been Gone A Long Time / Making It Right / For Your Love / Turn Away From Me / If I Had Me A Woman / That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Rollin' Rock Rock / How Long Will It Take / Tell Me What'll I Do collection of Rollin' Rock masters	RRCD 004
Hightone Records HighTone Records HighTone Records was an independent record label based in Oakland, California. Hightone specialized in American roots music including, country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983... /HMG (US)
1997	ROCKABILLY UPRISING If I Had Me A Woman / Good Rockin' Tomorrow / Party Line / Ducktail / I'd Run A Mile To You / Wild Wild Women / That's How Much I Love You / You Can't Take The Boogie Woogie Out Of Me / Grandaddy's Rockin' / Turn Away From Me / Sidething / How Come It / Wake Up Rock 'n' Roll / Hard Hearted Girl / More Love Where That Came From / Real Good Itch / Turn To Me / For Your Love / Suntan Girl collection of Rollin' Rock masters	6601
Vinyl Japan Records (UK)
1998	ROCKABILLY READY Rockabilly Ready / The Love Doctor / Show Me The Money / Tell Me What'll I Do / Old Rock 'n' Rollers Like Me / Miss Linda's Still Fine / One Foot Loose / Blues Man / Let's Go Downtown / Keep On Rockin' / Hey Hey Little Lady / Mesmerized / Are You Ready To Rumble / Side Wind / Little Mama Have Mercy / Frantic	JRCD 31
Bluelight Records (FIN)
1999	EARLY IN THE MORNING Early In The Morning / Big Boss Man / Ain't That A Shame / Blues Man / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Maybelline / Gulf Stream Line / Stagger Lee / I'd Run A Mile / I Got A Woman / Where The Hurt Moves In / Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be) re-issue of GRT album	BLR 3367 2
2011	SONGS I WISH I WROTE

Singles

Year	Songs A/B	Catalog number
King Records King Records (USA) King Records is an American record label, started in 1943 by Syd Nathan and originally headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.-History:At first it specialized in country music, at the time still known as "hillbilly music." King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly -- If it's a Hillbilly, it's a...  (US)
1956	If I Had Me A Woman / Just So You Call Me	45-4927
1956	Granddaddy's Rockin’ / Half Hearted Love	45-4949
1956	You Ain't Treatin' Me Right / The Low Road	45-4965
1956	That Ain't Nothin' But Right / Don't You Love Me	45-4995
1957	Say So / I'll Be Gentle	45-5059
1958	What You Want / You Are My Very Special Baby	45-5107
1958	Little Miss Linda / Missy Ann	45-5121
Felsted Records (US)
1960	Come Back Baby / No Never Alone	45-8592-V
LeCam Records (US)
1962	Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One	954
1965	Lie And Get By / I Just Ain't Got	965
Dot Records Dot Records Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...  (US)
1962	Dance Her By Me (One More Time) / You're The One	45-16315
Brownfield Records (US)
1962	Doodle Doodle Do (And Forget About You) / Don't Take My Freedom	BF 27
Shah Records (US)
1962	Singing The Blues / Ballad Of Black Mountain	S 982
Limelight Records (US)
1963	12th Of June / Lie And Get By	Y 3010
Shalimar Records (US)
1963	Come On Back / 100 Pounds Of Honey	S-103
Maridene Records (US)
1964	100 Pounds Of Honey / Down The Pike	M-111
Tower Records (US)
1967	Stepping Out On You / The Ties That Bind	319
Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...  (US)
1968	Too Close To Be True / Too Close To Home	5-10257
1969	Love's Been Good To Me / The Quiet Kind	5-10324
1969	Sunshine Man / It's My Way	5-10385
1969	Almost Persuaded / The Friendly City	5-10438
1969	Happiness Lives In This House / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me	5-10468
1969	Us / Don't Make Love	5-10530
1970	Honey Don't / Today's Teardrops	5-10574
GRT Records (US)
1970	Early In The Morning / When The Hurt Moves In	26
1971	Gulf Stream Line / I'd Run A Mile	41
Rollin' Rock Records Rollin' Rock Records Rollin' Rock Records is an American rockabilly record label founded by producer Ronnie Weiser. Initially created as music magazine Rollin' Rock in 1969, the magazine became a full-fledged record label in 1970...  (US)
1972	Ducktail / Sidetrack Mama	45-007
1974	Grandaddy's Rockin / You Oughta See Granma Rock	45-016
1974	How Come It / Slip Slip Slippin' In	45-018
1975	Johnny Carroll Rock / Rockin' Mother	45-026
1975	What'll I Do / (B-side by Ray Campi)	45-029
1978	Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / Pistol Packin' Mama	45-043
Emcee Records (US)
1974	Pistol Packin' Mama / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad	002
Ranwood Records Ranwood Records Ranwood Records was started in 1968 by Randy Wood together with Lawrence Welk. Ranwood acquired Welk's Coral Records and Dot Records catalog for reissue on Ranwood. Most of Welk's recorded musical output from that point on was released on the Ranwood label. Welk acquired Wood's interest in the... (US)
1975	Asphalt Cowboy / Pistol Packin' Mama	R-1017
1975	Keep Doin' What You're Doin' Now / She Knows All The Good Ways To Be Bad	R-1033
1975	Nine Times Out Of Ten / More Like I Do Now	R-1041
1976	West Texas Women / We Made It All The Way	R-1050
Hot Rock Records (UK)
1980	Hot Rock Boogie // Half Hearted Love / The Hucklebuck	HR-001
1981	I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / Goosebumps	HR-010
Rebel (FIN)
1981	Making It Right / Been Gone A Long Time	MAC 005
1981	For Your Love / Turn Away From Me	MAC 006