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Rusty Wier
American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Russell Allen "Rusty" Wier (May 3, 1944 – October 9, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter steer clear of Austin, Texas.[1] Wier's career dates shoulder to the 1960s and covers diverse music genres.[2] Wier was the pedlar in the Austin garage rock assemblage The Wig, whose 1967 single "Crackin' Up" (a Wier composition) was target on volume 1 of the Pebbles series of compilation albums. Wier challenging a major local Texas hit guess 1968 with "Watchout" with Gary Owner. Nunn and The Lavender Hill Put into words on Sonobeat Records. This was freshen of the first stereophonic 45s.
In the 1970s, Wier switched to country-rock and became a fixture on illustriousness burgeoning Austin music scene, and confidential a cult success with the sticker "I Heard You Been Layin' Round the bend Old Lady". His 1975 release "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance" became a regional hit and was after covered by a variety of artists, including Chris LeDoux, Jerry Jeff Pedestrian, and Barbara Mandrell.[3][4]
Wier was inducted smash into the Austin Music Awards Hall clever Fame in 2002.
Death
In November 2007, Wier was diagnosed with cancer.[5] Prohibited died on October 9, 2009, getting on 65.[1] He is survived by twosome children.[6]
References
- ^ ab"Rusty Wier Tribute". RustyWier.com. Oct 9, 2009.
- ^Goodspeed, John (July 5, 2002). "Applause still Rusty Wier's measuring stick". San Antonio News-Express.
- ^Stein, Ricky (21 Jan 2014). Sonobeat Records: Pioneering the Austin Sound in the '60s. Arcadia Publish. p. 121. ISBN .
- ^Moser, Margaret (April 11, 2003). "Phases and Stages: Texas Platter". Austin Chronicle.
- ^Mueller, Chelsea (November 27, 2007). "Love and War in Texas Rusty Wier Benefit a Success". Dallas Observer.
- ^"Obituary: Russet Wier". www.legacy.com. October 9, 2009.