Mack Self

Wiley Laverne "Mack" Self (22 May 1930 – 14 June 2011)^[1] was an American rockabilly singer, songwriter and musician, who recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s and was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Career

Self was born in Calico Bottoms,

Zone label in Memphis with producer Chips Moman.^[3] He also continued to write songs, setting up his own publishing company.^[2]

Self gave up the music business in 1963, and established a heating, air and sheet metal business in Helena, Arkansas. He returned to undertake occasional performances after 1992, with his Silver Dollar Band, and was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1993.^[2]^[3]

His recordings for the Sun label were reissued on CD by Bear Family Records in the early 1990s, and - with a number of unreleased recordings - by DeeGee Records in Germany in 1997.

References

^ Death notice, The Daily World, Helena, Arkansas Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Mack Self at Rockabilly Hall of Fame
^ ^a ^b Mack Self at Black Cat Rockabilly

[deathnotice-1] Death notice, The Daily World, Helena, Arkansas Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

[rockabilly-2] Mack Self at Rockabilly Hall of Fame

[blackcat-3] Mack Self at Black Cat Rockabilly

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