Russell, Ted

Real name Duane Theodore DeSanto. Born 1943 in Fort Wayne, Ind. Recorded in the 1970s and 1980s as Wade Curtiss.
Dixie Dee's real name was Richard Derwald (born 1935 in Buffalo, N.Y.)

Notes:

"Real Cool" on Glee is aurally identical to the version on Aaron.

Original Releases

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Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1959 (Bb est.)	Golden Crest (N.Y.) CR535 [45]	Terock Rhythm Rockers (from 45)	919592
		The Slide Rhythm Rockers (from 45)	919591
1960/Oct. 3 Bb pop rev.	Glee (Ind.) LO8W-0568/9 [45] (pressed by RCA)	Real Cool – (instr.) Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers (from Lee LP 410)	LO8W-0568	Buffalo Bop CD 55164 (#6) Lee LP 410 (#7)
		Brang – (instr.) Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers	LO8W-0569	Buffalo Bop CD 55164 (#5)
1961/Nov. 6 Bb pop rev.	Terock (N.Y.) 1000 [45]	Bright Lights Dixie Dee / Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers (from Buffalo Bop CD 55154)	2	B-Sharp LP 6/19 (#2) B-Sharp CD 6/32 (#16) Buffalo Bop CD 55154 (#2) Greasy LP 003 (#6) Lee LP 410 (#3) Mustang CD 13 (#14) Sunrock LP 831 (#3)
		Big Heavy Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers	1
1961/Dec. or later (Bb est.)	Terock (N.Y.) 1002/3 [45]	That's It, Baby Dixie Dee / Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers (from Lee LP 410)		Lee LP 410 (#5)
		[unknown title] Ted Russell
1961/Dec. or later (Bb est.)	Terock (N.Y.) 1004/5 [45]	Voodoo Mama Dixie Dee / Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers (from Lee LP 410)		Lee LP 410 (#2)
		Maxene Dixie Dee / Ted Russell (And His) Rhythm Rockers (from Lee LP 410)		Lee LP 410 (#4)
1970 mx series	Aaron (Tenn.) 01970 [45]	Real Cool – (instr.) Duane De Santo (Guitar Man)	PRP 23522	Collector CD 4436 (#9)
		Born To Bum Around Curt Flemons / Music By: Ricky & The Ricardo's	PRP 23521
1960	[unissued] [unissued]	Real Coolin' It Ted Russell (from Lee LP 410)		Lee LP 410 (#12)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1980	Lee (United States) 410	LP	Rock 'N' Roll Not From Cincinnati
1983	Sunrock (Sweden) 831	LP	Rock 'N' Roll Jamboree, Vol. 2
1995	Greasy (England) GR 003	LP	Greasy Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3
1997	Collector (Netherlands) CLCD 4436	CD	Hot Rockin' Instrumentals, Vol. 2
2002	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55154	CD	Squeeze
2003	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55164	CD	Strictly Instrumental, Vol. 7
2008	B-Sharp (Germany) 6/19	LP	Nasty Rockabilly, Vol. 14
year?	B-Sharp 6/32	CD	Nasty Rockabilly, CD 7
	Mustang MUST 13	CD	Get Ready Baby

Acknowledgments: Stephane Chatain, Scott Cheesebrew, Udo Frank, Barry John, Adam Komorowski, Laurent Petit, highnumbers

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