Rusty Draper – Something Old, Something New (1968/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Rusty Draper – Something Old, Something New (1968/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 34:05 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Monument – Legacy

Singer Rusty Draper was one of the biggest crossover stars of the early ’50s, selling over a million records to pop and country audiences before the rise of rock & roll derailed his career. Born Farrell Draper in Kirksville, MO, on January 25, 1920, he received his first guitar at age ten, and within two years made his radio debut on Tulsa station WTUL’s Cy Perkins Show. From there, Draper hosted his own show on Des Moines outlet WWHO, occasionally substituting for sports announcer Ronald “Dutch” Reagan. He also cut a demo for RCA Bluebird, but the label declined to offer a contract. In 1938 the Drapers relocated to San Bernardino, CA. When he proved unable to resume his fledgling music career, Rusty worked as a Western Union messenger boy before pawning his guitar to fund a trip to San Francisco in search of a performing gig. He finally landed a residency at the Bay Area nightclub the Barn, after a year accepting a proposed two-week stay at the nearby Rumpus Room; two weeks ultimately turned into eight years, and during his tenure at the Rumpus Room, Draper met his wife Macia Willsey, who soon took over management of his career. Willsey landed him appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts as well as his own local San Francisco television showcase, and in mid-1952 the singer signed to Mercury and issued his debut single, “How Could You (Blue Eyes).”

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Rusty Draper – Plays Guitar (1965/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Rusty Draper – Plays Guitar (1965/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 00:26:02 minutes | 582 MB | Genre: Pop Rock, Folk, Country
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | © Monument/Legacy/Sony Music Entertainment

The late Rusty Draper was basically a pop singer, with occasional excursions into rock and roll, country and folk. He recorded very prolifically for the Mercury label (51 singles and nine albums over a 10-year period) and had his biggest success between 1953 and 1957.

Draper entered showbusiness at the age of twelve, singing and playing guitar on KTUL in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After five years of radio work in Tulsa, Des Moines and Quincy, Illinois, he became the singing MC at the Mel Hertz Club in San Francisco. Then followed a seven-year long spell at Hermie King’s Rumpus Room in the same city.

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