Biography:
This rockabilly artist led an obscure career and performed under several different names. Willie Morrell, Sr was born in Milton, Florida on June 27, 1938. A 1957 Billboard magazine mentions rocker Willie Morrell being a new talent managed by WEBY radio DJ Doyle "Jollie Chollie" Cook. By the time he appears on vinyl though, he initially went by the stage name Jackie Morningstar. His most well known recording is Rockin' In The Graveyard which was initially put out in 1959 on the Sandy label out of Mobile Alabama
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Rockin'In The Graveyard:Jackie Morningstar.
Great Rockabilly on ORANGE Records in 1959.
[Intro]
Am (Wind blowing) (horror laugh)
[Verse 1]
Am
Now, you heard of the Purple People Eater,
Em
and they sing of the Witchdoctor, too.
Am
I guess these songs have sold a million copies.
E A
Well, I got one to sell a million, too.
[Interlude] (horror laugh)
E G A
[Verse 2]
A
Well, I was out in the graveyard about twelve
o'clock.
Something hit me, it felt like a rock.
A
I thought it was an owl flying 'round and around.
D Am
But it's just an old ghost diggin' holes in the
ground. (horror laugh)
[Chorus]
D A
He said, wait a minute boy, wait a minute,
E
wait a minute, boy, I say.
A D
Wait a minute, boy, wait a minute, wait a minute,
E A
before you run away. (horror laugh)
[Interlude]
A D A E A D A E A
(horror laugh)
[Verse 3]
A
Now, I've seen a lot of strange things, I've heard
E
a lot of strange things, too.
A D
But the strangest thing I've ever heard is when he
E Am
said, 'I want you!' (horror laugh)
[Chorus]
A
Wait a minute boy, wait a minute, wait a minute, boy,
E
I say.
A D
Wait a minute, boy, wait a minute, wait a minute,
E A
before you run away. (horror laugh)
[Chorus]
A
Wait a minute boy, wait a minute, wait a minute, boy,
E
I say. (horror laugh)
A D
Wait a minute, boy, wait a minute, wait a minute,
E A
before you run away. (horror laugh)
[Outro]
A
Wait a minute boy, wait a minute, wait a minute, boy,
E
I say..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Great Rockabilly on ORANGE Records in 1959.
[Intro]
Am (Wind blowing) (horror laugh)
[Verse 1]
Am
Now, you heard of the Purple People Eater,
Em
and they sing of the Witchdoctor, too.
Am
I guess these songs have sold a million copies.
E A
Well, I got one to sell a million, too.
[Interlude] (horror laugh)
E G A
[Verse 2]
A
Well, I was out in the graveyard about twelve
o'clock.
Something hit me, it felt like a rock.
A
I thought it was an owl flying 'round and around.
D Am
But it's just an old ghost diggin' holes in the
ground. (horror laugh)
[Chorus]
D A
He said, wait a minute boy, wait a minute,
E
wait a minute, boy, I say.
A D
Wait a minute, boy, wait a minute, wait a minute,
E A
before you run away. (horror laugh)
[Interlude]
A D A E A D A E A
(horror laugh)
[Verse 3]
A
Now, I've seen a lot of strange things, I've heard
E
a lot of strange things, too.
A D
But the strangest thing I've ever heard is when he
E Am
said, 'I want you!' (horror laugh)
[Chorus]
A
Wait a minute boy, wait a minute, wait a minute, boy,
E
I say.
A D
Wait a minute, boy, wait a minute, wait a minute,
E A
before you run away. (horror laugh)
[Chorus]
A
Wait a minute boy, wait a minute, wait a minute, boy,
E
I say. (horror laugh)
A D
Wait a minute, boy, wait a minute, wait a minute,
E A
before you run away. (horror laugh)
[Outro]
A
Wait a minute boy, wait a minute, wait a minute, boy,
E
I say..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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