Arlie Neaville
Arlie Neaville | |
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| Birth name | Arlie Dean Neaville |
| Also known as | Dean Carter |
| Born | June 11, 1937 Fairfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2023 (aged 85) Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1960s |
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Arlie Dean Neaville (June 11, 1937 – April 24, 2023), also known as Dean Carter, was an American gospel singer and songwriter who was active in music from the early 1960s.[1] For several years during the 1960s he recorded and performed as Dean Carter, specializing in rockabilly and soul influenced garage rock displayed in songs such as "Rebel Woman" and a version of "Jailhouse Rock", but in the early 1970s he switched to gospel.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Neaville was born in Fairfield, Illinois, and began playing rockabilly in the late 1950s.[1] He recorded under his real name on the Ping label between in 1961 and on Fraternity Records in 1962–1963.[1] In 1964, he began to record as Dean Carter on the Limelight label, where he released the single, *"Sixteen Tones" b/w "The Lucky One".[1][3][4] That year, he and Arlie Miller, a member of his backing band, the Lucky Ones, started a home studio in Danville, Illinois.[1] They also ran the Milky Way label, which released music by Carter and others.[1][2] There, Carter recorded a string of singles: "Number One Girl" (1965), "The Rockin Bandit" (1965) and "Run Rabbit Run" (1967), as well as the record for which he is best known, "Jailhouse Rock" b/w "Rebel Woman" in 1967.[1][3][5][4] Carter's version of "Jailhouse Rock", featured the odd sounds of walkie talkie beeps, overdriven guitars, augmented with a ukulele, accordion, dobro, and clarinet.[1][5]
In the late 1960s, Carter moved to the Washington State on the West Coast and recorded a couple of singles with Gene Vincent and guitarist Jerry Merritt on Merritt's Tell International label.[1] For International, Carter released the single "Mary Sue" b/w "Wandering Soul".[1][3][4] He returned to the Midwest at the end of the decade to resume recording with Miller, and went back to billing himself as Arlie Neaville.[1] In the early 1970s, he switched to gospel music, which has been his style ever since.[1][6][7][8] In the early-to-mid 1970s he released the singles, "Brighter Days" b/w "Don't Throw Any Stones" and "Sweet Side of Life".[3][4]
In the intervening years, Neaville's music has come to the attention of music enthusiasts, particularly his recordings made in the 1960s as Dean Carter.[5] His collected recordings as Dean Carter were issued on the Call of the Wild anthology, released in 2002 by Big Beat Records.[5][2] The song "Rebel Woman" has appeared on Pebbles, Volume 6, Chicago Part 1 and Best of Pebbles, Volume One.[9][10]
Arlie Neaville died at his home in Urbana, Illinois, on April 24, 2023, at the age of 85.[11]
Discography
[edit]As Arlie Neaville
[edit]- "Angel Love" b/w "River of Life" (Ping 8001, 1961)
- "Alone on a Star" b/w "Sunday Mornin'" (Tell International 45-375)
- "Drink My Wine" b/w "Tawney" (Tell International 45-378, 1969)
- "The Gospel Music Man" (LP, Fraternity Records 1025, 1973)
- "He Saved My Soul" (LP, Fraternity Records 3121 6, 1973)
- "Sweet Side of Life" b/w "In God We Trust" (Shout N Shine IRDA 143, 1975)
- "In God We Trust" (LP, Gospel Music Center Records, LPS-288-01)
- "Gospel Cannonball" b/w "How Great Thou Art" (G.M. Center – SC-285-05, 1989)
- "Indianapolis" b/w "Good Samaritan" (Shout N Shine Records, IRDA # 215)
As Arlie Nevil
[edit]- "Alone on a Star" b/w "The Skip" (Fraternity F-900, 1962)
- "Brighter Days" b/w "Don't Throw Any Stones" (Fraternity F 1202, 1973)
As Dean Carter
[edit]- "Sixteen Tones" b/w "The Lucky One" (Limelight Y-3019, 1964)
- "Number One Girl" b/w "Fever" (Milky Way MW-003, 1965)
- "The Rockin Bandit" b/w "Care" (Milky Way MW-004, 1965)
- "Run Rabbit Run" b/w "Soul Feelin'" (Milky Way MW-011, 1967)
- "Jailhouse Rock" b/w "Rebel Woman" (Milky Way MW-011, 1967)
- "Mary Sue" b/w "Wandering Soul" (Tell International 369, October 1967)
- "Good Side of My Mind" bw/ "Do I Need a Reason" (Tell International 45-373, 1968)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Unterberger, Richie. "Dean Carter: Artist Biography". AlMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dean Carter—Jailhouse Rock/Rebel Woman". Unsung. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Dean Carter – Discography". 45cat. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Dean Carter (2)". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Unterberger, Richie. "Dean Carter – Call of the Wild". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ Rev. Frost (September 24, 2008). "Dean Carter". Reverend Frost. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ Mancuso, Tony. "Getting Personal: Singer-Songwriter Arlie Neaville". The News-Gazette. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "Arlie Neaville". Christian Music. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "Various – Pebbles Volume 6: Chicago 1". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Various – The Essential Pebbles Collection – Volume One". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Arlie Neaville". Legacy. Retrieved September 10, 2023.