Glenn Reeves

Tx songwriter, singer, DJ, tv host, and concert promoter Glenn Reeves’ primary state to fame nowadays is being the very first singer to demo Mae Axton and Tommy Durden’s “Heartbreak Resort” in the past due 1950s. Reeves’ imitated the then-emerging Elvis Presley’s vocal design in the demo, so when Presley monitored the tune for RCA Victor, he adopted Reeves’ phrasing notice for note, therefore imitating Reeves imitating himself: Presley’s edition of “Heartbreak Resort” became his 1st number one strike in 1956. Given birth to Dec 29, 1932 in northwest Tx, Reeves performed trumpet as a kid and sang in chapel choirs. He analyzed for a while in the University or college of Houston before providing within the Korean Battle, and pursuing his military support, got employment like a radio moderator with KCTX in his house condition. He also pursued a performing profession, and released eight singles total around the TNT, Republic, Atco, Decca, and Envy imprints in the past due ’50s and early ’60s, and in addition monitored track demos, including “Heartbreak Resort,” that was by no means actually released in virtually any type under Reeves’ name during his life time. non-e of Reeves’ singles discovered much commercial achievement, and he started instead to focus on his radio and tv profession, hosting his personal variety Television show, The Glenn Reeves Display from Jacksonville, FL, in to the early ’60s. He also started working like a display and concert promoter within the Jacksonville region and was incredibly effective at it until his loss of life in 1999. Carry Family Information released Reeves’ whole recorded result — most of his singles and demos, some two-dozen songs in every — about the same disc beneath the name Johnny at that moment: Gonna Tremble This Shack Tonight in 2011.