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Dick Penner
real name Allen Richard Penner
United States
Dick Penner is credited on 650 releases across 145 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
650
Credits
145
Albums
8
Decades active
191
In collections
Biography
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Allen Richard (Dick) Penner was born in Chicago (IL) in 1936 shortly before his family moved to Texas. As soon as 1953, he started having local gigs with a musical partner named Dave Young. Together they performorned at the Big D Jamboree doin' some Johnny and Jack songs. Dick enrolled into North Texas State University in Denton (TX) where he met, in 1955, Wade Lee Moore. Wade was born in Amarillo in 1933. Soon they found their way to The Big D Jamboree were they sang 25th June 1955, two classic R'n'B songs "Hey, Miss Fanny" and "Dance with Me Henry". That day they shared the stage with Charline Arthur, Sonny James and Jimmy Patton to name a few. One week earlier, they were probably there too as Dick remember well Elvis coming late on stage after a date in West Texas. They also played various dates in Hope (AR), Little Rock (AR) and Dallas (TX).
He was Professor of English at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for 32 years until his retirement in 1990. Died September 24, 2024.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
650 releases · 145 albums · active 1956–2023
- Performance · 666
- Other credits · 5
Studios: Record One, Los Angeles · Sun Studios · Clovis · Record Plant Mobile Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Cosmo's Factory
1970
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
1987
The Ultimate Collection
2016
A Black And White Night Live
1989
The Soul Of Rock And Roll
2008
All-Time Greatest Hits
1986
At The Rock House
1961
The Very Best Of Roy Orbison
1996
Star Trek: First Contact (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996
Hot Stuff
1987
Kings Of Rock 'N Roll
2009
Sun Essentials
2006
The Sound Of Sun
1988
For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits
1988
Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970
1978
The Complete Studio Albums
2014
40th Anniversary Editions Box Set
2009
The Best Of The Soul Of Rock And Roll
2008
Sweets For Sweden - The Very Best Of
1999
CCR Forever (36 Greatest Hits)
1994
The Legends Collection
1993
More Hits
1991
The Female Elvis: Complete Recordings 1956-60
1987
20 Grandes Éxitos 2
1986
Frequent collaborators
- Roy Orbison
- Various
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Janis Martin (2)
- Matt Lucas (2)
- Esa Pakarinen
- The Teen Kings
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