Bobby Sisco

Bobby Sisco (b. Bolivar, Tennessee, 1932 - d. Munster, July 17, 2005) -- Singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An alumnus of Bolivar High School, Sisco performed as a teenager and billed himself as the "Sisco the Singing Farmboy." He made some radio appearances in Jackson, Tennessee, where he also played in honky-tonks with Carl Perkins. After his family moved to Michigan, he made contacts in Northern Indiana and ended up recording on Mar-Vel Records in Hammond. Recorded at Chicago's Universal Studios, the rockabilly-styled "Honky Tonkin' Rhythm" (1955) with Mar-Vel was his first single and earned him gigs with Johnny Cash, George Jones, and Little Jimmy Dickens and a contract with Chess Records in 1956. The A-side of his one 45 with Chess was "Tall, Dark, Handsome Man." In addition to touring in the late 1950s, he recorded with Vee-Jay Records, and, in the 60s, he recorded mainly country songs with Mar-Vel and Glenn (both owned by Harvey Glenn). Around 1970, he started his own label called Wesco, which carried Marvin Rainwater.