From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Fri Mar 29, 2002  2:14 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Moon Mullican

MOON MULLICAN (By Shaun Mather)

Born Aubrey Mullican, 29 March 1909, near Corrigan, Texas
Died 1 January 1967, Beaumont, Texas

Aubrey "Moon" Mullican was a barrelhouse piano player who throughout his
long, illustrious career played western swing, hillbilly, boogie woogie and
even tried his hand at the emerging rock 'n' roll sounds of the 1950's.
Jerry Lee Lewis has cited Mullican as an influence, something the Killer
doesn't do with carefree abandon. He made his initial mark as the vocalist
with Western Swing outfit, Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers. He developed
into a fine pianist and showman and decided to venture into a solo career on
King Records, for whom he cut I'll Sail My Ship Alone, Cherokee Boogie and
Pipeliners Blues. He moved to Coral in 1958 and started to rock with the
likes of Sweet Rockin' Music and the great Jenny Lee. In the 60's he cut
for Starday and Kapp. He was a big drinker and when his wife finally
persuaded him away from the bottle, he started eating - and eating. He got
too big and had a massive heart attack on New Year's Eve in 1967, dying the
following day.

Recommended listening:
Moon's Rock - Bear Family
Moonshine Jamboree - Ace
Showboy Special: The Early King Sides - Westside
EP Collection - See For Miles
Recommended viewing:
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/MoonMullican.html