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Orville Couch

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Orville Couch
Born(1935-02-21)February 21, 1935
OriginGrapevine, Texas, U.S.
DiedMay 26, 2002(2002-05-26) (aged 67)
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1960s
LabelsVee-Jay

Orville Couch (February 21, 1935 – May 26, 2002) was an American country music singer. He recorded one studio album for Vee Jay Records in 1963, in addition to appearing on radio shows.[1] The album produced two singles on the Billboard country music charts: "Hello Trouble" at No. 5[2] and "Did I Miss You?" at No. 25.[3] Prior to this album Orville Couch did record "Hello Trouble" on the B side of The Custom recording label of Tyler Publishing Company owned by Ance Jones "Curtis" Kirk and his wife. The A side of the album was "Anywhere there is a crowd" Finding inspiration that a song can start out on the B side of an album and with the right Artist become a number one hit. Couch died in 2002 of acute limphoblastic leukemia.[3]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions
US Country
1962 "Hello Trouble" 5
1963 "Did I Miss You?" 25

References

  1. ^ "Orville Couch biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Reviews of new singles". Billboard: 50. 10 November 1962.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 105. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.