- Jumpin' Gene Simmons
Jumpin' Gene Simmons (
July 10 1933 ,Tupelo, Mississippi -August 29 2006 ,Tupelo, Mississippi ) was an Americanrockabilly singer and songwriter.Simmons began his recording career with
Sun Records in 1958 ( [http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/s/simm1000.htm] ). He performed as an opening act forElvis Presley ( [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14590692/] ).He had his biggest success with
Hi Records in 1964 with the #11 Billboard chart hit, "Haunted House", a cover of a 1958 recording by Johnny Fuller which was later covered by theCompton Brothers ,Jerry Lee Lewis andHasil Adkins . His song "Peroxide Blonde in a Hopped Up Model Ford", was covered byBrian Setzer .Fact|date=June 2007His last opus was "
Indian Outlaw ", which he co-wrote, and which became a 1994 hit forTim McGraw .Discography
*1987 Goin' Back to Memphis
*1998 706 Union Ave. And BeyondExternal links
* [http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/s/simm1000.htm Discography]
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* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14590692/ Obituary on MSN]
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