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b. Nathan Wright Stuckey II, 17 December c.mid-30s, Cass County, Texas, USA (his date of birth has been variously given as 1933, 1934, 1937 or 1938), d. 24 August 1988. After studying for and obtaining a degree in radio and television, he worked as a disc jockey, first on KALT Atlanta, Texas, and then moving to KWKH Shreveport, Louisiana. He began to entertain and between 1958 and 1959, fronting his own band the Cornhuskers, he played the local clubs until his performances won him a spot on KWKH's Louisiana Hayride, which he played from 1962-66. After first recording for Sim, he joined the Paula label and in 1966, "Sweet Thang", which reached number 4, gave him his first US country chart entry. He named his band after the song and during the late 60s, he registered further hits on Paula before moving in 1968 to RCA Records, when he also relocated to Nashville. His Top 20 hits included "Oh Woman", "My Can Do Can't Keep Up With My Want To", "Plastic Saddle", "Joe And Mabel's 12th Street Bar And Grill", "Cut Across Shorty", "Sweet Thang And Cisco" and a duet with Connie Smith of the Sonny James' 1957 country and pop number 1 "Young Love". (Gary Stewart played piano in Stuckey's band for some time). He recorded three albums with Connie Smith, including in 1970, an all-gospel album with one track, "If God Is Dead (Who's That Living In My Soul)", making the Billboard charts. During the 60s, he also had success as a songwriter with his songs becoming hits for other artists, such as "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" (a country number 1 for Buck Owens) and "Pop A Top" (a country number 3 for Jim Ed Brown). His name continued to appear in the charts in the 70s and he had major success with "She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning" and "I Used It All On You". In 1976, he moved to MCA Records but by the end of the decade his career had begun to fade and his name had disappeared from the charts, the last entry being "The Days Of Sand And Shovels" in 1978. He continued to tour but could not maintain his earlier successes and was reduced to playing minor venues. In later years he worked as a jingle singer and did commercials. In 1985, he made a final trip to Europe, when he appeared in London at the Wembley Festival. He formed his own publishing company in Nashville but died of lung cancer in 1988.

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Nat Was Way Under-Rated | Reviewer: Bill Histed | 7/23/09

I was a teenage disc jockey on a radio station in Bucyrus, Ohio. It was owned by the Moore's and they gave me a chance to enter radio.
We had an afternoon program, "The Country Sounds" that was very popular. This is where I first heard Nat Stuckey.
Fate, and the public, are very fickle, and I think Nat Stuckey had one of the greatest voices
in music. He never really got all of the attention he should have. Others less talented seemed to get more press.
Country Music has shot itself in the foot by trying today, with many artists trying to be hayseed rocksters.
We lost something when Nat Stuckey passed fromt he scene.

Pop A Top | Reviewer: Ann M. Stuckey | 7/9/09

Nat wrote the song POP A TOP from a conversation we had on a hot Louisiana summer day. It was going to be Nat's next single after SWEET THANG on Paula Records, but Jim Ed Brown wanted it to release on RCA Records. Nat let him have it. It was a very big hit for Jim Ed.

Then, Alan Jackson released it on UNDER THE INFLUENCE. And on many other cds released by Alan.

Nat is also listed as a writer on DIGGIN' UP BONES.

Nat was the writer of one and the voice on two Coca Cola commercials, many McDonalds commercials, United Airlines, etc.
Nat was the singer on the last Budweiser Spuds MacKenzie commercial.

Some day, some one will use POP A TOP, the honky tonk anthem, in a beer commercial.

Nat and I were basically retired when he died from cancer on August 24, 1988. The music business was very good to us and continues to be for me.

Ann M. Stuckey
Widow of Nat Stuckey,
a Texas Gentleman

The Pop A Top song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/25/08

Back in the 1970's I met an older man named Jimmy Keys or Keyes and he told me and people he met, that he wrote the song "Pop a Top". He was in a wheel chair, and lived here in Illinois with his wife, I don't remember much else on him except this. So if he just claimed this, or sold the song cheap maybe or the basic idea behind the song. Any ideas on this? Kevin from Illinois

My Friend | Reviewer: William Zacher | 2/4/08

Nat was not only a great singer, he & his wife Ann were my friends. I met them backstage at an Opry performance in '69. When he passed away in '88 I took a day off from work cos it really affected me. There isn't any bad songs that he either wrote or recorded. ""Sweet Thang" was recorded by Loretta & Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Dean & Dottie West among others. His duet albums with Connie Smith are among my most favorite of all duet albums.

You missed another | Reviewer: tom wilkerson | 9/4/07

You also missed 'Take Time To Love Her'which entered the Billboard Country chart in July 1973 and became Nat's 4th biggest release.

You also missed ... | Reviewer: Tom Wilkerson | 9/4/07

"Take Time To Love Her' entered the Billboard Country Chart in July 1973 and became Nat's 4th biggest release. He was a busy jingle singer (a very respected job here in Nashville) and song writer long before his 12 year recording artist career declined (which was longer than most artists). Nat was a popular, successful music professional throughout his too-short life.

Take Time To Love Her | Reviewer: tom wilkerson | 9/4/07

You also missed 'Take Time To Love Her'which entered the Billboard Country chart in July 1973 and became Nat's 4th biggest release.

You missed one I think | Reviewer: Louis Davis | 3/29/07

Loved the song "Don't pay the ransom honey, I've escaped". Hell, that's a song to live by...

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