Ronnie Self
Ronnie Self (July 5, 1938 – August 28, 1981) was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. His solo career was unsuccessful, despite being signed to contracts with Columbia and then Decca from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. His only charted single was "Bop-A-Lena"; recorded in 1957 and released in 1958, it reached No. 68 on the Billboard charts. His boastful country anthem "Ain't I'm a Dog" was a regional hit in the South, but failed to score nationally. It reached #31 in Australia and Bop-A-Lena #25. A talented performer and songwriter, Self's career was blighted by his severe alcoholism and erratic behavior, including incidents of violence. However, Brenda Lee's recordings of his songs "I'm Sorry", "Sweet Nothin's", and "Everybody Loves Me But You" became major pop classics. His country gospel song "Ain't That Beautiful Singing", recorded by Jake Hess, was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance in 1969. He also wrote Brenda Lee's 1963 No. 28 UK hit single "Sweet Impossible You" (the B-side to "The Grass is Greener" in the United States). He died in Springfield, Missouri, in 1981 aged 43. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 10793 | 7/17/1959 | Big town | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10794 | 7/17/1959 | This must be the place | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11162 | 5/26/1960 | So high | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11163 | 5/26/1960 | I've been there | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11311 | 11/15/1960 | Ugly stick | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11312 | 11/15/1960 | Some other world | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11313 | 11/15/1960 | Go go cannibal | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11708 | 9/13/1961 | Instant man | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11709 | 9/13/1961 | Some things you can't change | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11710 | 9/13/1961 | Moon burn | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12156 | 8/15/1962 | Oh me, oh my | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12157 | 8/15/1962 | Whistling words | Ronnie Self | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12158 | 8/15/1962 | Past, present and future | Ronnie Self | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Self, Ronnie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343024.
Self, Ronnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343024.
"Self, Ronnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Self, Ronnie, 1938-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93008821
Wikidata: Ronnie Self - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q354006
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11511912
MusicBrainz: Ronnie Self - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/690664cd-dd2d-4eb9-a7e8-3c37e8a2c9dc
ISNI: 0000 0000 5550 0417 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055500417
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