Tony Douglas & His Shrimpers 12" LP Mr. Nice Guy Cover: Still in shrink with sticker residue, BB hole at upper left, minor cortner bumps Record: tonydoulaslpmrniTony Douglas & His ShrimpersMr. Nice GuyClean hard to find still in factory shrinkConditionVinyl: Excellent (EX) Sleeve: Excellent (EX) Still in shrink with sticker residue, BB hole at upper left, minor cortner bumpsSee Item Specifics section above for additional details(clickable images enlarge)Tracks:Worst of Luck / Thanks a Lot / Far Away Fever / Empty Crowded Room / Pore Little Darling / Shrimpin' / It Didn't Help Much / Itsy Bitsy Heartache / I'm happy / Big Ache of the Year / I hope my guilty don't show / I just got back from hurtTony Douglas & His Shrimpers Mr. Nice Guy LP Texas country RARE Sims '66 shrink biography[-]by Rovi b. 12 April 1929, Martins Mill, Texas, USA. Despite not being well known outside his native state, Douglas is one of the unsung stalwarts of Texas country music. Born on a farm on the outskirts of his native Athens, he started singing while on service with the US Army in Germany after the World War II. On his return to America Douglas landed a spot on the Cowtown Hoedown, a weekly live show broadcast by KCUL from Fort Worth, Texas. He recorded his first single "Old Blue Monday" for the show's own name label, and shortly afterwards was invited to join The Louisiana Hayride in 1957. He remained a popular live attraction until the venerable show's closure three years later. Douglas moved on to the Big D Jamboree and signed a recording contract with Pappy Daily's new label, D Records. He recorded three singles for the label with backing from his regular musicians Chuck Jennings and Orville Couch. The last of these, "Shrimpin'", became a local hit in 1961 and earned the combo the nickname Tony Douglas And The Shrimpers. Douglas made his national breakthrough on Vee Jay Records, reaching the country Top 30 with "His And Hers", but the label's bankruptcy precluded the singer earning any royalties. An album of the same name later appeared on Sims Records, but despite further releases for Paula Records Douglas remained absent from the charts for the rest of the decade. He formed his own Cochise Records label and enjoyed a return to the country charts in 1973 with "Thank You For Touching My Life" and "My Last Day" (both leased to Dot Records). Douglas hit the charts only two more times, in 1975 with "If I Can Make It (Through The Mornin')", and seven years later with a reworking of "His And Hers". Douglas, affectionately known as "Mr Nice Guy", remains a popular draw in his home town of Athens, Georgia, and still releases material on his own Cochise label. Tony Douglas & His Shrimpers 1966 Sims LP 131 12" LP Mr. Nice Guy Cover: Excellent (EX) Still in shrink with sticker residue, BB hole at upper left, minor cortner bumps Record: Excellent (EX) tonydoulaslpmrniThis exquisite slice of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please reference Item Specifics above foradditional detail.Strict Goldmine grading -- Over 14 years on eCRATER! Combine Items to Save $$$!©A Sound DealPowered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution,RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fv%7F.rpn31%3E-13b7fb79784-0x104-->
