Jody Reynolds

Jody Reynolds (born Ralph Joseph Reynolds on December 3, 1932, Denver, Colorado, died November 7, 2008 in Palm Desert, California, aged 75) was an American singer and guitarist. His biggest hit single was "Endless Sleep", which reached #5 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on July 7, 1958. He wrote it in a single afternoon in 1956 in Yuma, Arizona. The song was later one of Hank Williams Jr.'s first singles, hitting #46 on the country charts in 1964.

Reynolds' followup song, "Fire of Love", managed only #66 on the charts in August 1958; it was Reynolds' last charting hit.

Reynolds grew up in Shady Grove, Oklahoma. He died on November 7, 2008 of liver cancer at 75.

Recordings

Demon Records

• 1507 "Endless Sleep" / "Tight Capris" – March 1958
• 1509 "Fire of Love" / "Daisy Mae" – July 1958
• 1511 "Closin' In" / "Elope With Me" – November 1958
• 1515 "Golden Idol" / "Beaulah Lee" – March 1959
• 1519 "The Storm" / "Please Remember Me" – August 1959
• 1523 "The Whipping Post" / "I Wanna Be With You Tonight" – April 1960
• 1524 "Stone Cold" / "(The Girl With The) Raven Hair" – June 1960

Sundown Records

• 114 "Thunder" / "Tarantula" – January 1959

Indigo Records

• 127 "Thunder" / "Tarantula" – August 1961

Emmy Records

• 1011 "Dusty Skies" / "Brandy" 1962

Smash Records

• 1810 "Don't Jump" / "Stormy February" 1963

Brent Records

• 7042 "The Girl From King Marie" / "Raggedy Ann" – April 1963

Titan Records

• 1734 "A Tear For Jesse" / "Devil Girl" – 1963
• 1736 "Stranger In The Mirror" / "Requiem For Love" (with Bobbie Gentry) – 1963

Pulsar Records

• 2419 "Endless Sleep" / "My Baby's Eyes"

Gusto Records

• 0026 "Endless Sleep" / [unknown] 1976

Tru Gems Records

• LP 1002 Endless Sleep 1978

Gee Dee Music

• 270106 Endless Sleep (CD) (Germany, 1994)
• 270142 Endless Sleep (CD) (Germany, 1998)

External links

• Jody Reynolds
• Jody Reynolds Page
• Reynolds, Jody (RCS Artist Discography)
• Jody Reynolds, 75, Rockabilly Singer, Is Dead