Skeeter Davis
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Skeeter Davis (* 30. Dezember 1931 als Mary Frances Penick in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA; † 19. September 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee) war eine US-amerikanische Country- und Popmusik-Sängerin.
Biografie [Bearbeiten]
Mary Frances Penick wurde als ältestes von sieben Kindern der Eheleute William und Sarah Penick geboren. Ihren Spitznamen Skeeter (Moskito) erhielt sie bereits in der Kindheit, weil sie sehr lebhaft war.
Zu Beginn ihrer Karriere sang sie im Duett mit ihrer Freundin Betty Jack Davis als Davis Sisters. Die Freundin starb bei einem Autounfall am 2. August 1953, Skeeter Davis wurde dabei schwer verletzt. Daraufhin begann Skeeter Davis eine Solo-Karriere; ihr größter Erfolg war The End Of The World aus dem Jahre 1963. Sie war auch eine beliebte Duett-Sängerin, beispielsweise mit Bobby Bare.
Skeeter Davis starb am 19. September 2004 an den Folgen einer Brustkrebserkrankung.
Diskografie (Singles) [Bearbeiten]
| Jahr | Single | Charts | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 Singles | US Country Singles | US A.C. Singles | |||
| 1953 | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" (als Teil von The Davis Sisters) | 18 | 1 | - | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know |
| 1958 | "Lost to a Geisha Girl" | - | 15 | - | I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too |
| 1959 | "Set Him Free" | - | 5 | - | I'll Sing You a Song and You Harmonize Too |
| 1959 | "Homebreaker" | - | 15 | - | I'll Sing You a Song and You Harmonize Too |
| 1960 | "Am I That Easy to Forget" | - | 11 | - | I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too |
| 1960 | "(I Can't Help You) I'm Fallin' Too" | 39 | 2 | - | Here's the Answer |
| 1961 | "My Last Date (With you)" | 26 | 5 | - | Here's the Answer |
| 1961 | "The Hand You're Holding Now" | - | 11 | - | Blueberry Hill |
| 1961 | "Optimistic" | - | 10 | - | Blueberry Hill |
| 1962 | "Where I Ought to Be" | - | 9 | - | Blueberry Hill |
| 1962 | "The Little Music Box" | - | 22 | - | Blueberry Hill |
| 1962 | "Something Precious" | - | 23 | - | The End of the World |
| 1963 | "The End of the World" | 2 | 2 | 1 | The End of the World |
| 1963 | "I'm Saving My Love" | 41 | 9 | 10 | Cloudy, With Occasional Tears |
| 1963 | "I Can't Stay Mad At You" | 7 | 14 | 2 | Let Me Get Close to You |
| 1964 | "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" | 48 | 8 | 20 | Let Me Get Close to You |
| 1964 | "He Says the Same Things to Me" | 47 | 17 | 28 | Let Me Get Close to You |
| 1964 | "Let Me Get Close to You" | 106A | 45 | - | Let Me Get Close to You |
| 1965 | "A Dear John Letter" (mit Bobby Bare) | 114A | 11 | - | Tunes for Two (mit Bobby Bare) |
| 1965 | "Sun Glasses" | 120A | 30 | - | Singin' in the Summer Sun |
| 1966 | "Goin Down the Road (Feelin' Bad)" | - | 36 | - | My Heart's in the Country |
| 1967 | "Fuel to the Flame" | - | 11 | - | What Does it Take |
| 1967 | "What Does it Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)" | 121A | 5 | - | What Does it Take |
| 1967 | "Set Him Free" (re-recording) | - | 52 | - | What Does it Take |
| 1968 | "For Loving You" (mit Don Bowman) | - | 72 | - | (Veröffentlicht auf einem Album von Don Bowman) |
| 1968 | "Instinct for Survival" | - | 54 | - | (Single Only) |
| 1968 | "There's a Fool Born Every Minute" | - | 16 | - | Single release in '68, appeared on Skeeter in 1971 |
| 1969 | "The Closest Thing to Love (I've Ever Seen)" | - | 66 | - | The Closest Thing to Love |
| 1969 | "I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter)" | - | 9 | - | A Place in the Country |
| 1970 | "Let's Get Together" (mit George Hamilton IV) | - | 65 | - | A Place in the Country |
| 1970 | "Your Husband, My Wife" (mit Bobby Bare) | - | 22 | - | Your Husband, My Wife (mit Bobby Bare) |
| 1970 | "It's Hard to be a Woman" | - | 65 | - | It's Hard to be a Woman |
| 1970 | "We Need a Lot More of Jesus" | - | 69 | - | It's Hard to be a Woman |
| 1971 | "Love Takes Up a Lot of My Time" | - | 58 | - | Love Takes Up a Lot of My Time |
| 1971 | "Bus Fare to Kentucky" | - | 21 | - | Skeeter |
| 1972 | "Sad Situation" | - | 46 | - | Skeeter |
| 1972 | "One Tin Soldier" | - | 54 | - | Bring it on Home |
| 1973 | "I Can't Believe That It's All Over" | 101A | 12 | - | I Can't Believe That It's All Over |
| 1973 | "Don't Forget to Remember" | - | 44 | - | I Can't Believe That It's All Over |
| 1974 | "One More Time" | - | 65 | - | (nur als Single) |
| 1976 | "I Love Us" | - | 60 | - | (nur als Single) |
A Position in den Bubbling Under Hot 100 Single Charts
| Personendaten | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Davis, Skeeter |
| ALTERNATIVNAMEN | Penick, Mary Frances (wirklicher Name); Penick, Skeeter (Spitzname) |
| KURZBESCHREIBUNG | US-amerikanische Sängerin |
| GEBURTSDATUM | 30. Dezember 1931 |
| GEBURTSORT | Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA |
| STERBEDATUM | 19. September 2004 |
| STERBEORT | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
