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Country music figure Edward Curtis Gordon dies at 76
Associated Press
MOULTRIE, Ga. - Edward Curtis Gordon, who played western swing, country and country rock in a music career that spanned more than 50 years, has died at age 76.
The Moultrie resident died Sunday.
During the early 1950s, Gordon received a recording contract from RCA Victor. While with the label, he recorded such tunes as "Caffeine and Nicotine" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet."
The Colquitt County native signed with Mercury records in 1954. He recorded rockabilly songs, including "Draggin'" and "Mobile, Alabama."
He worked with guitarists Chet Atkins, Hank Garland and Eddie Hill, and steel guitar players Noel Boggs, Al Murray, Bud Isaacs, Jerry Byrd and Buddy Emmons. His songs were recorded by Fats Domino and George Jones, according to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Web site, where Gordon is listed among Alabama's music achievers.
He was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and was nominated for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He owned a Mobile-area club named the Radio Ranch.
Gordon played rhythm guitar in high school and started his own band after graduation in 1949. He appeared on the road with Bob Hope, Ernest Tubb, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller and Hank Snow.
Gordon sold the Radio Ranch in 1959. It burned down a few years later. He also had a 30-minute show on the now-defunct independent station WKAB-TV.
ON THE NET
Alabama Music Hall of Fame at www.alamhof.org
Georgia Music Hall of Fame at www.gamusichall.com
Rockabilly Hall of Fame at www.rockabillyhall.com
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