Mitchell Torok

b. 28 Oct 1929, Houston, Tx, USA. A singer-songwriter, Torok performed guitar at age 12. In 1953, while Torok was still at university, he noticed Jim Reeves’ Abbott documenting of a track he had created, known as ‘Mexican Joe’, turn into a smash strike #1 1 on all graphs (Torok, who at that time did not know any thing about Jim Reeves, experienced hoped that Hank Snow will be provided the track – his want came true the next 12 months when his track ‘My Arabian Baby’ made an appearance because the b-side of Snow’s strike ‘I Don’t Harm Anymore’). Torok was himself authorized to the Abbott label and later on that year, he previously lots 1 in both Billboard nation and juke-box graphs with his track ‘Caribbean’. The track, which continued to be in the united states graphs for 24 weeks, also became a high 5 strike in both Best Retailers and Jockey graphs. He joined up with The Louisiana Hayride on KWKH Shreveport. In 1954, Torok obtained lots 9 country strike using the ridiculous-sounding ‘Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii)’, and in 1956/7, he actually had success in the united kingdom pop charts along with his tunes ‘When Mexico QUIT The Rhumba’ and ‘Crimson Light, Green Light’. This achievement resulted in him touring in the united kingdom in 1957. Torok produced additional recordings for Mercury, RCA, and Starday, and his last US graph access was ‘Quick Like’, for the Reprise label in 1967. He continuing to write tunes, usually employed in partnership along with his wife (she’s utilized both Gayle Jones and Ramona Redd as pseudonyms), plus some have been documented by top performers including Skeeter Davis, Kitty Wells, Glen Campbell and also Dean Martin. Hank Snow documented ‘The Mysterious Female From Martinique’ using one of his last RCA albums and ‘Redneck’ was a high 20 strike for Vernon Oxford in 1976. Torok became a member of Cedarwood Music in the past due 70s and done a recording task telling the annals of Nashville from 1780 to 1980. He’s also a talented painter and decorated a mural on screen within the Elvis Presley Museum in Nashville.