Johnny Carroll (b. Oct. 23, 1937 - d. Feb. 18, 1995) was an American rockabilly musician.

Biography

Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1950s. He released several singles, but none of them saw significant success, though they are now critically acclaimed. His records were eclipsed by the success of other rockabilly and early rock & roll musicians such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash.

His career ended toward the end of the 1950s, but he made a comeback in 1974 with a Gene Vincent tribute song. He continued to record well into the 1980s. He died of liver failure on January 13, 1995, and in 1996 a 33-track reissue of his early recordings was released as Rock Baby Rock It: 1955-1960.

Discography

Early recordings

Year	Title	Record label
1956	Rock’n’Roll Ruby / Trying To Get To You	Decca Records
1956	Wild Wild Women / Corrine, Corrine	Decca Records
1956	Hot Rock / Crazy Crazy Lovin’	Decca Records
1957	That’s The Way I Love / I’ll Wait	Phillips International
1959	The Swing / Bandstand Doll	Warner Bros. Records
1959	Sugar / Lost Lost Without You
1960	Run Come See / Trudy	WA Records
1962	Run Come See / The Sally Ann	Duchess Records
1956	EP Hot Rock Corrine, Corrine Crazy Crazy Lovin’ Wild Wild Women	Decca Records
	Crazy Little Mama Cut Out Hearts Of Stone Love Is A Merry-Go-Round Sexy Ways Stingy Thing Why Cry Be-Bop-A-Lula Is Back On The Scene Cat With The Skin Lonesome Boy Sugar Lips	not released

Later recordings

• "Gene Vincent Rock" (or "The Black Leather Rebel") (1974)
• "Rock, Baby, Rock It" (Sun Records, 1975)
• Texabilly (1977)
• Screamin' Demon Heatwave (Seville Records, 1983)
• Crazy Hot Rock (Charly Records, 1985)
• Shades of Vincent (with Judy Lindsey) (Charly Records)

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