Kin Vassy, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kin Vassy

American singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1943

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1994

Profession: singer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Kin Vassy

  • Charles Kindred "Kin" Vassy (August 16, 1943 – June 23, 1994) was a singer-songwriter, who in addition to his solo recordings also recorded with other artists, most notably Kenny Rogers, Frank Zappa and Elvis Presley. In the 1960s, Vassy was a member of The Back Porch Majority.
  • He left that group in 1969 and joined the country rock band Kenny Rogers and The First Edition.
  • As a member of the group he recorded a top 30 album — Something's Burning — and one of his own songs "Heed The Call" became a top 40 hit in 1970.
  • He performed lead vocal on the group's 1972 single "School Teacher".
  • In 1973, he sang the "Yipee-Yi-Yo-Ty-Yay's" on the outro of Frank Zappa's single "Montana" from the "Over-Nite Sensation" album. Vassy left the First Edition in 1972 after The Ballad of Calico album and was replaced by Jimmy Hassell.
  • He went on to work on both a solo career and as a session musician.
  • In 1980, Vassy released two singles for the International Artists (IA) record label: "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" and "Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye." He moved to the Liberty Records label and released seven singles on it, including Earl Thomas Conley's "When You Were Blue and I Was Green", which reached No.
  • 21 on Hot Country Songs.
  • Vassy continued to work with Rogers on various projects, such as his 1984 album What About Me?.
  • Vassy also composed the song "Kentucky Homemade Christmas" for Rogers, released on Christmas (Liberty Records, 1981).
  • Also in 1984, he performed a song with country-gospel singer Stella Parton, for the Rhinestone soundtrack, which Stella's sister Dolly had starred in. Vassy died of lung cancer in 1994.

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