Andy Starr (Arkansas)

  • Andy Starr (Arkansas), born Franklin Delano Gulledge, originally recorded as Frank Starr.  His releases are a honky-tonk and rockabilly mix with an Elvis influence on some releases.
  • The book listed ‘One More Time’ under the Notes (Philadelphia) group.  The Notes doowop ‘Round And Round’ is a different song than Andy Starr’s rockabilly ‘Round And Round.’
  • This post follows Andy Starr’s recording history as both Frank & Andy Starr with respective backing groups.  Of note is a performing group Starr used in Alaska (circa 1959) called the Blue Notes.  No recordings are known with this backing group.  A complete biography can be found at (www.rockabillyhall.com.) (master index).

 

as Frank Starr & His Rock-away Boys – The Dirty Bird Song (You Can’t Hardly Get Them No More)/ Dig Them Squeaky Shoes, ’55 (Lin 1009)

as Frank Starr & The Rock-Away Boys – Tell Me Why/ For The Want Of Your Love, ’55 (Lin 1013)

 

 

Andy Starr (Arkansas)

– Rockin’, Rollin’ Stone/ I Wanna Go South, ’55 (MGM 12263)

– She’s A Going Jessie/ Old Deacon Jones, ’55 (MGM 12315)

 

Andy Starr (Arkansas) (BB Strikes (Texas)-uncredited)

– Round And Round/ Give Me A Woman, ’56 (MGM 12364)

– One More Time/ No Room For Your Kind, ’56 (MGM 12421)

  • The Strikes, from Texas, are a group in their own right.  Member are: Willie Jacobs, Kenneth Ewing Scott, Paul Kunz, Albert Branden Cornelius, Don Alexander & Walter Paschal Parsons.  Andy Starr is not part of their group.

 

Andy Starr (Arkansas) – Do It Right Now/ I Waited For You To Remember, ’57 (Kapp 190X)

 

as Frank Starr

– Evil Eye/ Knees Shakin’, ’61 (Holiday Inn Records 104)

– Little Bitty Feeling/ Lost In A Dream, ’61 (Holiday Inn Records 108)

 

as Frank Starr (BB Nashville A-Team & The Jordonaires) – Pledge Of Love/ Me And The Fool, ’63 (Lin 5033)