Paul Evans

Paul Evans (born March 5, 1938) is an American rock and roll singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. As a performer, he had hits with the songs "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat" (his biggest hit, recorded with The Curls), reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959), "Midnight Special" and "Happy-Go-Lucky Me".

Evans had a sizeable hit in the UK and Australia in 1978–79 with the morbid country song "Hello, This Is Joanie" (as it was titled on the New Zealand pressing released by Polydor Records) or, as it was known on a Spring Records release, "Hello, This is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song)". In a 2004 interview Evans revealed that the voice of Joannie was provided by country artist Lea Jane Berinati.

Evans also had minor hits with "After the Hurricane" which hit No.2 on April 8, 1961 on Vancouver's CFUN chart, and "Feelin' No Pain" which hit No.23 on Canadian CHUM charts.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 5, 1938 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 104775 4/16/1958 Oh, no! Paul Evans vocalist  
Decca 104776 4/16/1958 [Unknown title(s)] Paul Evans vocalist  
Decca 104777 4/16/1958 Nobody loves me Paul Evans vocalist  
Decca 104778 4/16/1958 I think about you all the time Paul Evans vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Evans, Paul," accessed April 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314554.

Evans, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314554.

"Evans, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314554

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