Paul Evans | |
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| Born | March 5, 1938 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Labels | Carlton Records |
Paul Evans (born March 5, 1938)[1] 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".
Although known primarily for rock and roll, Evans also composed and performed folk music, especially during the Hootenanny era. In a June 1963 interview in New York City on the Folk Music Worldwide radio show, Evans was introduced as "a popular folk singer and also a popular record star in the non-folk area."[2]
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)".[1][3] In a 2004 interview Evans revealed that the voice of Joannie was provided by country artist Lea Jane Berinati.[4]
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.
- ^ a b "Biography by Eugene Chadbourne". Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- ^ "PAUL EVANS - Folk Music Worldwide, 1963 Interview". www.folkmusicworldwide.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 189. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Paul Evans". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2021-06-24.