Ronnie Self - Pretty Bad Blues (Grave tribute)

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Ronald Keith Self was born on July 5, 1938 in Tin Town, Missouri and sadly passed away on August 28, 1981 in Springfield, Missouri.🙏

Better known as Ronnie Self, he was a rockabilly singer and songwriter.😎🎶

His solo career was unsuccessful, despite being signed to contracts with Columbia and then Decca from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. His only charted single was "Bop-A-Lena"; recorded in 1957 and released in 1958, it reached No. 68 on the Billboard charts. His boastful country anthem "Ain't I'm a Dog" was a regional hit in the South, but failed to score nationally. It reached #31 in Australia and Bop-A-Lena #25.

A talented performer and songwriter, Self's career was blighted by his severe alcoholism and erratic behavior, including incidents of violence. However, Brenda Lee's recordings of his songs "I'm Sorry", "Sweet Nothin's", and "Everybody Loves Me But You" became major pop classics.
His country gospel song "Ain't That Beautiful Singing", recorded by Jake Hess, was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance in 1969. He also wrote Brenda Lee's 1963 No. 28 UK hit single "Sweet Impossible You" (the B-side to "The Grass is Greener" in the United States).

The song I chose “Pretty Bad Blues” was written by Self and released in 1956 on ABC Paramount records.🎶

Ronnie Self is laid to rest at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.✝️

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