Dalton Powell Contents Early career With The Bobby Fuller Four Fuller's death Later...
1942 birthsLiving peoplePeople from El Paso, TexasAmerican rock drummers20th-century American drummersAmerican male drummers20th-century male musicians
The Bobby Fuller FourJim ReeseBobby FullerDeWayne QuiricoBob KeaneDel-Fi RecordsI Fought the LawJohn BarbataLove's Made a Fool of YouHullabalooChuck BerryLudwigBoyd Elder
Dalton Powell | |
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Born | 1942 (age 76–77) |
Origin | El Paso, Texas, United States |
Genres | Rock Pop |
Instruments | drums, piano |
Years active | 1960–present |
Labels | Yucca Records Exeter Records Mustang Records |
Associated acts | The Embers Bobby Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four |
Dalton Powell (born 1942) is an El Paso musician, perhaps best known for his time as drummer of The Bobby Fuller Four.
Contents
1 Early career
2 With The Bobby Fuller Four
3 Fuller's death
4 Later works
5 References
5.1 General references
5.2 Notes
Early career
Powell was a childhood friend of Jim Reese. By early 1960, Powell had joined Reese in the band The Embers, playing piano. Later on, Bobby Fuller had joined on drums, and occasionally guitar. The Embers had recorded material on Fuller's reel-to-reel tape recorder in his home. The Ember's backed Fuller on his first solo release in 1961, "You're In Love" b/w "Guess We'll Fall In Love." This single was put out by Yucca Records, and became a regional hit. From 1962 on, Powell would occasionally play in Fuller's band and record in his newly constructed home studio. By 1964, Powell and Reese were both permanent members of the band. The band had decided to seek out a major label in Hollywood again, however, Powell was unable to make the move, as he had married and started a family.[1] As a result, Fuller added DeWayne Quirico to the band to fill in drumming duties. Afterwards, the band, now known as The Bobby Fuller Four was signed by Bob Keane under Del-Fi Records and began putting out records on Mustang Records.
With The Bobby Fuller Four
After the band found success with "I Fought the Law", Quirico was dismissed from the band. Looking for a replacement, Fuller convinced Powell to return to the band in Los Angeles, while John Barbata served as a temporary replacement.[2] While keeping up with touring and live performances, Powell played on the band's follow-up hit single, "Love's Made a Fool of You" peaking at #26 on the national charts. Powell's first television appearance with the band was on Hullabaloo on March 21, 1966, playing "I Fought the Law."[3] The next single was "The Magic Touch," which didn't live up to the commercial success of the previous singles.[4]
Fuller's death
By 1966, the band began to decline. Reese had received his draft notice for Vietnam, and Powell planned to quit the band to return home to his family. It was also known that Fuller planned to start a solo career[5] While scheduling one last band meeting, Fuller ultimately didn't attend. The band abruptly disbanded after Fuller was found dead in his mother's Oldsmobile on July 22, 1966. Powell and Reese fled Los Angeles after three armed men came to their apartment looking for Bobby,[6] saying they would return.[7] After the initial verdict was made suicide for Fuller's death, Powell opposed this, believing Fuller was incapable of suicide.[8] Later, the cause of death was mysteriously changed to "accident."
Later works
After returning to El Paso, Powell and Reese joined the band Murphy's Law. After they disbanded, both joined Rod Crosby's band, The Intruders.[9] Powell also played with Chuck Berry.[10] In the early 80s, Powell performed with the group the Moon Pie Daince Band.[11]
Throughout the 2000s, Powell was involved in many local musical acts in El Paso, including a tribute act to his former band, the Bobby Fuller Four, known as The Bobby Fuller Faux.[12] In 2009, Powell joined the band Solid Ground.[13]
Powell's Ludwig drum set, with the famous logo created by Boyd Elder was displayed by the El Paso Museum of History in 2008.[14]
References
General references
Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited (CD liner). Del-Fi Records. 1996.
Notes
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^ Cianci, Bob (2006-01-01). Great Rock Drummers of the Sixties. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780634099250.
^ "Filmography". Bobby Fuller - Never To Be Forgotten. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ Productions, Pore-Lee-Dunn. "The Bobby Fuller Four". www.classicbands.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ Webb, William (2013-10-10). Sex, Drugs, and Murder: 15 Music Murder Scandals That Shocked the World. Absolute Crime.
^ "Forgotten Hits - Bobby Fuller". forgottenhits.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ "1982: Broken melody: The death of Bobby Fuller". Tales from the Morgue. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ "Interview With Rod Crosby". www.classicbands.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ R.k (2007-11-12). "El Paso's Musicians (Past & Present) Updated 09/02/14: Dalton Powell and Bobby Sotelo with Chuck Berry at the El Paso Coliseum". El Paso's Musicians (Past & Present) Updated 09/02/14. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ http://elpasomusicians.blogspot.com/2007/11/moon-pie-daince-band-early-1980s.html
^ R.k (2007-11-17). "El Paso's Musicians (Past & Present) Updated 09/02/14: The Bobby Fuller Faux - Oct. 2, 2008". El Paso's Musicians (Past & Present) Updated 09/02/14. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ R.k (2007-11-17). "El Paso's Musicians (Past & Present) Updated 09/02/14: Dalton Powell playing with Tim Thompson & Solid Ground". El Paso's Musicians (Past & Present) Updated 09/02/14. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ https://www.elpasotexas.gov/community/_archive/043008/quality7.asp