Paul Evans (musician)

Paul Evans (born March 5, 1938)[1] is an American rock and roll singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. As a performer, he had hits with the songs "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat" (his biggest hit, recorded with The Curls), reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959), "Midnight Special" and "Happy-Go-Lucky Me".[1]

Paul Evans
Born (1938-03-05) March 5, 1938
Queens, New York, U.S.
GenresCountry, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
Songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1956–present
LabelsCarlton Records

Evans had a sizeable hit in the UK and Australia in 1978-79 with the morbid country song "Hello, This is Joanie" (as it was entitled on the New Zealand pressing released by Polydor Records) or, as it was known on a Spring Records release, "Hello, This is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song)".[1][2]

Evans also had minor hits with "After the Hurricane" which hit No.2 on April 8, 1961 on Vancouver's CFUN chart, and "Feelin' No Pain" which hit No.23 on Canadian CHUM charts.

"Happy-Go-Lucky Me" has been featured in the John Waters' film, Pecker,[1] and episode #3.10 of the comedy television program Scrubs. In 2014, the song has been included in advertisements for the video game Clash of Clans. The song was also featured in the pilot episode of the 2016 Hulu miniseries 11.22.63.

Songwriter

As a songwriter Evans' songs were performed by numerous performers, including Elvis Presley, Jimmy Dean and Pat Boone. His most successful songs were "Roses Are Red (My Love)", which was a number one hit for Bobby Vinton in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; and "When", a chart topper in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the U.S. for The Kalin Twins.[1]

Recordings

With Larry Kusik,[3] Evans wrote "Live Young"[4] for the 1963 Warner Brothers spring break movie Palm Springs Weekend.[5] Evans' songs have also been recorded by Jackie Wilson, Frankie Lymon, Fabian, the Coasters, and more recently by Reba McEntire. His work has also been used in films and as the theme music for CBS This Morning.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Biography by Eugene Chadbourne". Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 189. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute Catalog
  4. OCLC 498512437
  5. Soundtrack can be found at: OCLC 17870883ASIN B001T96FW8


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