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Ronnie Self (July 5, 1938 – August 28, 1981) was an Americans rock 'n' roll musician, vocalist best known for his original 1957 rockabilly original, " Bop-A-Lena," becoming a hit single in the United States and a critically-acclaimed chart-topping hit in Australia for two consecutive years. Self recorded 12-15 country music and gospel music songs between 1957–late 1959/early 1960 to underwhelming popular reception, generally limited to the regional southern United States, a few of which remained unrleased until the 21st century. Beginning in 1960, and performer(later covered by Gene Vincent), Self began writing music as a lyricist/songwriter, and through 1964, wrote a number of critically-acclaimed, highly-successful rock 'n' roll/pop rock (the early '60s was the transition period between both genres), pop music, country music, pop rock, easy listening, and jazz songs, most of which were performed by Brenda Lee and Carl Perkins to great success.
Upon release in 1956, only a few songs saw success in parts of the south and midwest – particularly his native Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas (where his duo opened for Buddy Holly twice), and once in Oklahoma, opening for Roy Clark and meeting The Collins Kids, learning precision and solos from Clark and Larry Collins.
interview from 1958 with Ronnie
Ronnie Self began performing at seventeen in 1955, signed with and recorded "Pretty Bad Blyes" and" You're So Good to Me". through ABC-Paramount before signing to Columbia Records in 1956, and recording "Pretty Bad Blues," followed by an original song recorded un 1957 and released in '58, to become his only hit single successful internationally: nationwide successful hit single, " Bop-A-Lena," released in early 1958 whereupon it reached No. 68 on the U.S. Billboard charts and No. 25 in Australia. His boastful country music anthem, "Ain't I'm a Dog", was a regional success in the Deep South United States, but failed to chart nationally, despite charting at No. 31 in Australia. Influenced by various traditional and upcoming country artists, including outlaw country acts and contemporary rockabilly artists–Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Elvis Presley, The Johnny Burnett Trio, and Dale Hawkins and Ronnie Hawkins, of The Hawks (whose drummer, Levon Helm, would eventually found The Band and achieve international success); with this array of inspiration and by virtue of being a talented performer, Self signed with Decca Records in 1959, but the next year elected to quit performing and fully commit to songwriting.
Bop-A-Lena (Album Version) Ronnie Self 2 Pretty Bad Blues Ronnie Self 3 Big Fool (Album Version) Ronnie Self 4 Ain't I'm A Dog Ronnie Self 5 Big Blon' Baby (Remastered) Ronnie Self 6 Long Distance Kiss Ronnie Self 7 Petrified Ronnie Self 8 Grandma's Rockin´ Ronnie Self 9 Three Hearts Later Ronnie Self 10 Date Bait (Remastered) Ronnie Self 11 Too Many Lovers Ronnie Self 12 Big Town Ronnie Self 13 Do It Now (Remastered) Ronnie Self 14 You're So Right for Me (Remastered) Ronnie Self 15 Flame of Love (Remastered) Ronnie Self 16 Oh Me, Oh My (Remastered) Ronnie Self 17 Instant Man (Remastered) Ronnie Self 18 Black Night Blues (Remastered) Ronnie Self 19 Past, Present and Future (Remastered) Ronnie Self 20 Hair Of The Dog Ronnie Self
I´ve Been Brought Down Ronnie Self
When He Flies Away
Waitin´ For The Gin To Hit Me Ronnie Self Ronnie Sel Bop A Lena (Alternate Take) Long Train To Memph Wild And Wooly Li I Want You To Bop A Lena (Live) Ronnie Self Sweet Little Sixteen
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