STARDUST RECORDS 671

LEE VOORHIES and his Ozark Country Boys

Oct 57   (BMI Clearance on 13th January 1958.)

45-671-A - Load Up My Blues

(Voorhies)   (Starrite BMI)

45-671-B - Hand In Hand

(Voorhies)   (Starrite BMI)

STARDUST RECORDS 671

Box 8044, Kansas City, MO

Born Dwain Lee Voorhies on 19th April 1926 and was from Greentop, MO. He enlisted into the Navy during WWII and once he left the service, relocated to Kansas City, where he found work as a truck driver. Singing locally whilst earning his living as a driver made Dwain (Now Lee Voorhies) decide to make a record. How he appears on the Stardust Label imprint is a bit of a puzzle. According the the excellent interview with Chandos McRill’s wife by Shaun Hughes, she could not recall Chandos ever mentioning or indeed meeting Lee and there’s a possibility that Don Pierce used the same label name and design for the release simply because of the similar location.

Anyhow, this artist also recorded as Lee Finn on Westport Records the following year and then drifted off of the music scene whilst operating a successful haulage company. When contacted by Ronnie Weiser or Rollin’ Rock Records, he allowed him to release some unissued Westport Recordings on an EP but seemed to have had no inclination in resuming a singing career. He passed away on 2nd May 1999.

Source: Phil Tricker