From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Tue Mar 5, 2002  1:17 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Paul Evans
 
PAUL EVANS

Born 5 March 1938, Queens, New York City, New York

To dismiss Paul Evans as an insignificant teen idol on the basis of
his biggest hit, the rather inane "Seven Little Girls", would be unfair.
The guy certainly had talent, both as a singer and a songwriter, and
lasted longer than most. After unsuccesful records for RCA, Decca and
Atco, Evans hit paydirt in 1959 with "Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The
Backseat)", which went to # 9 in the US and # 25 in the UK, where a
cover version by The Avons was the bigger hit. His next two releases,
"Midnite Special" (# 16) and "Happy-Go-Lucky Me" (# 10) also did quite
well in the Billboard listings, but after "Brigade of Broken Hearts" (# 81),
Paul would never return to the US charts again. In the UK he made a
surprise comeback in 1978 with "Hello This Is Joanie" (# 6).
In 1960 he released an LP full of R&R covers (considered oldies even
then !), with some of New York's finest session men, including King
Curtis. As a songwriter, his biggest hits were "When" by the Kalin
Twins (1958) and "Roses Are Red" by Bobby Vinton (1962).
He co-wrote four songs recorded by Elvis Presley: "I Gotta Know",
"Something Blue", "Blue River" and "The Next Step Is Love".

CD: Paul Evans, The Fabulous Teens ... and Beyond (Ace 551).
Recordings from 1959-61 and three more recent items, including
the clever "Willie's Sung With Everyone But Me" (about Willie
Nelson, from 1993).
Website: http://www.paulevans.com