b. 31 March 1934, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Loudermilk's
first musical experience was banging a drum for the
Salvation Army; he played various instruments as a child
and appeared regularly on the radio from the age of 11. In
1956, George Hamilton IV recorded his song "A Rose And A
Baby Ruth", which went from the local to the national
charts, reaching number 6. A few months later, Eddie
Cochran made his debut in the US Top 20 with "Sittin' In
The Balcony", another Loudermilk song that he had recorded
himself under the pseudonym Johnny D. When Loudermilk moved
to Nashville, a stream of hits followed, the UK chart
successes being "Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson, 1959),
"Angela Jones" (Michael Cox, 1960), "Tobacco Road"
(Nashville Teens, 1964), "Google Eye" (which wa More...
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