Cowboy Copas - Circle Rock (1958)

This is Cowboy Copas' "Circle Rock" originally recorded for Dot, #45-15735, April of 1958. Remastered and released in 1977 on the CCL 1145 LP entitled "Rockin' Rollin' Copas", (aka "Hot Wax"!) This is ripped from the vinyl, I made the video using images and videos from the Internet. Many don't know Cowboy Copas was a "Rockabilly" in many songs, this is proof! I hope you enjoy, and I hope Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins someday will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. They should have received fair treatment, as Patsy Cline was inducted in 1973. Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 -- March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer.

Copas was born in 1913 in Adams County, Ohio. He began performing locally at the age of fourteen, and he performed on radio shows for WLW and WKRC in Cincinnati during the 1930s. In 1940, he moved to Knoxville, where he performed on WNOX with his band, the Gold Star Rangers.

In 1943, Copas achieved national fame when he replaced Eddy Arnold as a vocalist in the Pee Wee King band and began performing on the Grand Ole Opry. His first solo single "Filipino Baby," which was released by King Records in 1946, hit number four on the Billboard country charts and sparked the most successful period of his career.

While continuing to appear on the Grand Ole Opry, Copas recorded several other hits during the late 1940s and early 1950s, including "Signed, Sealed and Delivered," "Tennessee Waltz," "Tennessee Moon," "Breeze," "I'm Waltzing With Tears in My Eyes," "Candy Kisses," "Hangman's Boogie," and "The Strange Little Girl."

Copas's 1952 single "'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered" reached number eight on the Billboard country charts, but it was his final top-40 hit for eight years. Although he didn't maintain his stellar popularity of the late 1940s throughout the next decade, he continued to perform regularly on the Grand Ole Opry. After a lackluster partnership with Dot Records, Copas surged to the top of the charts again in 1960 with the biggest hit of his career, "Alabam," which remained number-one for three months. Other major hits during his successful period with Starday Records in the early 1960s, including "Flat Top" and a remake of "Signed, Sealed and Delivered," held promising implications for the future of his career, but he would never get the chance to carry through with the momentum of his late success.

On March 5, 1963, Copas died in a private plane crash over Camden, Tennessee. The private plane, a Piper Comanche, was being piloted by his son-in-law, Randy Hughes, who also owned the plane (and was also Cline's manager), when it crashed en route from St. Louis to Nashville. Country legend Patsy Cline and singer Hawkshaw Hawkins also died in the crash. (source) Wikipedia)

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[LBpurpleunicorn]

wow interesting never knew of him. his music was good Thanks for sharing my friend~~

[jvnicks]

you are quite welcome, I plan on making more videos of Cowboy Copas, he has some really great songs out there just waiting to be heard again!

[LadyofLayouts]

C.C. is my great great uncle ( g gramas bro) isn't he awesome?

[rockabillygone]

So much talent! These guys were so overlooked. I love Settin' Flat Pretty by the Copas. Checkout my rockabilly originals at rockabillygone all one word onYou tube.

[MegaAutostop]

Applaud, Applaud, Applaud, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rosietroy]

How come Ive never heard of this great recording before...brilliant...thank you so, so much for posting it...

[swedefirebird70]

Great I had rhis on a cassete in 70's and lost it, I have been searchin this song since then, Thanx to this upload i know the artis and title great song great upload thanx from Sweden

[btofan]

Hey, Cowboy Copas fans - John Roger Simon wrote a very interesting book on Cowboy Copas. The title is "Cowboy Copas and the Golden Age of Country Music.It can be purchased on Amazon.com

[neckoil]

awesome song , to be honest i've never heard of this bloke but this song is A1

[TheRobric01]

Great Song, if you could find cowboy copas's recording of the rainbow and the Rose, I would really like to hear that song.

[Wanderer123]

Great! Amazing speed!

[Shamagogue]

Quite the "Rocker" for a Nashville cat!!!