Roy Head and the Traits

Texas soul man Roy Head epitomizes Gulf Coast cool like no one else. Originally discovered by San Antonio’s T ‘N’ T (short for Tanner ‘N’ Texas) Records wailin’ out an R&B-laced style of rockabilly with his sizzling band the Traits, Head cut the great “One More Time” in ’59 and followed it up with “Live It Up” and “My Baby’s Fine.” After a brief sojourn to Renner Records and a heap of stage work that boiled his style down to leanest of the lean and the rawest of the raw

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