MITCHELL TOROK - Be Kind To Me / How Much Do I Love You (1958) HD Remastered

50s Pop Rockabilly Bopper / Teener Pop Country Bopper - A & B-Side Decca Records 9-30599 (1958) Recorded at Quonset Hut Studio, established in 1954 at 804 16th Avenue. South, Nashville, Tennessee, by brothers Harold and Owen Bradley as Bradley’s Film & Recording Studios and later operated as Columbia Studio B. (A & B-Side Written By : Ramona Redd) Mitchell Joseph Torok (October 28, 1929 - November 16, 2017) was an American Country Music singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist and author, best known for his 1953 hit record “Caribbean“. He also wrote “Mexican Joe“, which catapulted Jim Reeves to stardom. They began to write together and charted with many top 20 hits. Mitchell Torok reached the Billboard charts several times: in 1957 with “Pledge of Love“ (Billboard Top 20), written by his wife, Gail Redd. In 1959 with an updated version of “Caribbean“ (No. 27 on Billboard); with “Redneck Nat’ Anthem“ by Vernon Oxford in 1976; with Jerry Wallace and their song “This One’s on the House“ (Top 20); and with Bill Phillips’s “I Can Stand It (As Long as She Can)“. In 1960, Torok’s recording of “Pink Chiffon“ topped out at No. 60 on Billboard. His last hit record was “Instant Love“ in 1966, produced by Jimmie Bowen. He continued to write songs, usually working in partnership with his wife (she has used both Gayle Jones and Ramona Redd as pseudonyms), and some have been recorded by top artists including Skeeter Davis, Kitty Wells, Glen Campbell and even Dean Martin. Hank Snow recorded “The Mysterious Lady From Martinique“ on one of his last RCA albums and ‘Redneck’ was a Top 20 hit for Vernon Oxford in 1976. He is also a talented painter and painted a mural on display in the Elvis Presley Museum in Nashville. #rockandroll #rockabilly #countrysongs