Curley Bridges

Curley Wilson Bridges (February 7, 1934 – November 27, 2014) was an American electric blues, rock and roll, and rhythm and blues singer, pianist and songwriter.

Life and career Bridges was born in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The track was arranged by Bridges. Several singles followed, including "A Prayer of Love" (1961), "Are You Satisfied" (1964), "Crying All Alone," "Honey Hush," "Tennessee Waltz," "Everybody Wants a Flattop," "Any Other Way," and "Rock and Roll Gotta Beat," which were issued on various American and Canadian record labels. The outfit played across North America over the years, including taking part in a United Service Organizations (USO Show) in 1959. In 1961, Bridges received a royalty check for $62.20, which he claimed to be the only royalty payment he received until the turn of the millennium.

By 1966, the band had relocated to Toronto. Bridges left the group later that year. He recruited King Herbert and Frank Pelly from his former band, and they performed as the Rounders in Northern Ontario. It contained his cover versions of songs such as "Honey Hush", "Reconsider Baby", "I'm Tore Down", "Rock Me Baby", "Thank You Pretty Baby", "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Since I Met You Baby". His second album, Mr. Rock N Soul, was released in October 2001, and included Bridges version of Fats Domino's "My Girl Josephine". Pat Carey played saxophone on the album. Curley Bridges Live at the Silver Dollar Room was issued in 2009 to celebrate his 75th birthday. Bridges performed to a sell-out crowd in March 2014, to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Bridges died in the Hospice Simcoe in Barrie, from cancer on November 27, 2014, aged 80.