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Dale McBride

1936 – 1992

American musician

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Lived 1936 – 1992 (aged 55). Dale McBride was an American singer-songwriter.

Dale McBride (December 18, 1936 – November 30, 1992) was an American country music singer. In the 1970s, he charted several singles on the Billboard country charts, including two Top 40 hits on the Con Brio Records label. His son is Terry McBride, who fronted the 1990s country band McBride & the Ride and has written singles for Brooks & Dunn. McBride died in 1992 of a brain tumor.

Biography Dale McBride was born in Lampasas, Texas, on December 18, 1936. He began recording in the 1950s, having several local rockabilly hits in Mississippi.

Between 1976 and 1979, McBride recorded for Con Brio Records, charting several singles including two Top 40 country hits. Dale McBride died of a brain tumor in 1992.

Discography

Albums Year Album Chart Positions Label US Country – Dale McBride Sings I Can't Ever Free My Mind and Am I Easy To Forget – Teardrop Records 1967 The Shadow of Your Smile – Atom Records 1970 Hey! Won't You Play – a+r Records – Live – – 1970 My Kind of Country – Thunderbird Records 1977 The Ordinary Man Album 42 Con Brio Records 1978 Let's Be Lonely Together – Con Brio Records – So Let It Shine, Let It Shine – – – A New Song To Sing – – – Waking Up in the US – Concorde 2007 The Dale McBride Collection (Remastered) – GMV Nashville 2008 Takin' A Long Look – GMV Nashville

Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country 1971 "Corpus Christi Wind" 70 Single only 1976 "Getting Over You Again" 90 The Ordinary Man Album "Ordinary Man" 26 1977 "I'm Savin' Up Sunshine" 60 "Love I Need You" 53 "My Girl" 73 Singles only "Always Lovin' Her Man" 37 1978 "A Sweet Love Song the World Can Sing" 56 "I Don't Like Cheatin' Songs" 45 "Let's Be Lonely Together" 72 1979 "It's Hell to Know She's Heaven" 66 "Getting Over You Again" (re-release) 67 "Get Your Hands On Me Baby" 61

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American musician

When was Dale McBride born?

Dale McBride was born on 18 December 1936.

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Dale McBride died on 30 November 1992.

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Dale McBride was a singer-songwriter.

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Dale McBride was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dale McBride

· Wikidata: Q5210546

· DBpedia: Dale McBride

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