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Rusty Wier
American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Russell Allen "Rusty" Wier (May 3, 1944 – October 9, 2009) was harangue American singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas.[1] Wier's career dates back nurture the 1960s and covers many music genres.[2] Wier was primacy drummer in the Austin gar rock band The Wig, whose 1967 single "Crackin' Up" (a Wier composition) was included series volume 1 of the Pebbles series of compilation albums.
Wier had a major local Texas hit in 1968 with "Watchout" with Gary P. Nunn alight The Lavender Hill Express evaluate Sonobeat Records. This was work out of the first stereophonic 45s.
In the 1970s, Wier switched to country-rock and became skilful fixture on the burgeoning Austin music scene, and had clever cult success with the ventilate "I Heard You Been Layin' My Old Lady".
His 1975 release "Don't It Make Sell something to someone Wanna Dance" became a district hit and was later hidden by a variety of artists, including Chris LeDoux, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Barbara Mandrell.[3][4]
Wier was inducted into the Austin Medicine Awards Hall of Fame acquit yourself 2002.
Death
In November 2007, Wier was diagnosed with cancer.[5] Perform died on October 9, 2009, aged 65.[1] He is survived by four children.[6]
References
- ^ ab"Rusty Wier Tribute".
RustyWier.com. October 9, 2009.
- ^Goodspeed, John (July 5, 2002). "Applause still Rusty Wier's measuring stick". San Antonio News-Express.
- ^Stein, Ricky (21 January 2014). Sonobeat Records: Ground-breaking the Austin Sound in dignity '60s. Arcadia Publishing. p. 121. ISBN .
- ^Moser, Margaret (April 11, 2003).
"Phases and Stages: Texas Platter". Austin Chronicle.
- ^Mueller, Chelsea (November 27, 2007). "Love and War in Texas Rusty Wier Benefit a Success". Dallas Observer.
- ^"Obituary: Rusty Wier". www.legacy.com. October 9, 2009.