George McCurn

"One of the very greatest and sought-after bass singers in the gospel field."--Jerry Moss

 

George McCurn was a member of the Pilgrim Travelers. Sam Cooke had also been a member of that group. Because Herb Alpert had worked with Cooke, it is likely that is how he met McCurn. Alpert and his partner Lou Adler produced a single by McCurn for Liberty Records that was released in 1961 or early 1962. The single was "The Time Has Come" written by Sam Cooke and "Your Daughter's Hand" by Alpert, Adler and McCurn.

The track "I'm Just a Country Boy" was A&M Records first use of strings. The single was released in late January 1963 with Jerry Moss personally promoting it. 

COUNTRY BOY GOES TO TOWN SESSIONOGRAPHY

JANUARY 10, 1963CONWAY RECORDERS
I'm Just a Country Boy   
My Little Corner Of the World
Herb Alpert   
Bobby Bruce   
George Callender   
Stella Castellucci   
John DeVoogot   
Hyman Gold   
Carol Kaye   
Mel Lewis   
Leonard Macarsky   
William Pitman   
Jack Shulman   
Darrel Terwilliger   
John Vidusich   
Irving Weinper
MARCH 27, 1963CONWAY RECORDERS
Funny   
Goodnight, My Love   
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay   
How's the World Treating You   
At the End Of a Rainbow
Herb Alpert--arranger   
Robert Bein   
Joe Burnett   
George Callender   
Paul Horn   
Raymond Johnson   
Oliver Mitchell   
Jack Nimitz   
Earl Palmer   
Howard Roberts   
Shorty Rogers   
Clifford Shank   
Kenneth Shroyer
APRIL 10, 1963CONWAY RECORDERS
God Bless the Child   
Snap Your Fingers   
Guess Who   
Georgia Town   
He'll Have to Go   
Poor Man
George Callender   
Jewell Grant   
William Green   
Raymond Johnson   
Earl Palmer   
William Pitman   
Howard Roberts   
Shorty Rogers

 

The "I'm a Country Boy" single was a Billboard regional hit in Buffalo, NY, Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA. It also showed strength in Pittsburgh, PA.

Follow-up single "When the Wind Blows" was given moderate sales potential by Billboard.

Sources
  1. Billboard, February 16, 1963; February 25, 1963, March 26, 1963, March 30, 1963 and November 9, 1963.
Birth
Death
Recording Years / Label
1963-1965 -  A&M Records
Instruments
bass, vocals

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