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| name = Stoney Edwards | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Frenchie Edwards | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|24}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|4|5|1929|12|24}} | origin = Seminole County, Oklahoma | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1970–1992 | label = Capitol Music America | associated_acts = | website = }} Stoney Edwards was an American country singer. He was one of the first black singers to have a significant presence in country music. He is best known for the song, "She's My Rock," a Top 20 country hit that was later a hit song for Brenda Lee and then for George Jones. BiographyBorn Frenchie (or Frenchy) Edwards on December 24, 1929[1][2][3][4] in rural Seminole County, Oklahoma.[2][4][5] He was one of the youngest of seven children born to Rescue Edwards (known as "Bub"), a farmer from North Carolina and his wife, Ollie (known as "Red").[2][4][6] From an early age, Edwards dreamed of performing at the Grand Ole Opry. After moving to the San Francisco area and raising a family there, Edwards would play music in his spare time. However, in 1968, a job-related accident would change his life forever. While working as a forklift operator in a steel refinery, Edwards got trapped in a sealed-up tank and suffered severe carbon dioxide poisoning. He was sidelined for the next two years in either a coma, a near-coma, or in a state bordering on insanity.[2] As his condition improved, Edwards found work in odd jobs while at the same time devoting more of his energy to music. He sang in a honky tonk style reminiscent of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard.[7] In 1970, while performing at a benefit for his hero, Bob Wills in Oakland, California, Stoney was spotted by a local attorney, Ray Sweeney.[4] In the wake of Charley Pride's breakthrough success, the attorney knew that most labels were looking for a black country singer. Just six months after recovering from his accident, Edwards signed a contract with Capitol Records.[2][5][8] Backed by a then little-known Wills tribute band called Asleep at the Wheel, Edwards entered the studio to record some songs.[4] "A Two Dollar Toy," his first single at Capitol, was inspired by an incident in which his plans to leave his family were aborted by the sound of a child's toy. Having refused to sue the steel company, Edwards would also not allow his wife to accept welfare. Unable to support his family due to his disability, Edwards planned to sneak out of the house so that there would be one less mouth to feed. However, as he was leaving, he stepped on a toy, waking his daughter, Janice.[2][3][5] Edwards released five albums at Capitol which included two singles to make the Top 20. While his chart success never reached the heights of Charley Pride, Edwards had a devoted following. One of his biggest hits, "She's My Rock," which peaked at No. 20 in 1973, was a No. 6 single for Brenda Lee in 1975 (as "He's My Rock") and a No. 2 hit for George Jones in 1984.[5] On at least one occasion, Jones invited Edwards on stage to sing it.[4] Another one of his popular songs was "Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul," a tribute to Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell. It hit the Top 40 in 1973.[4] Allegedly, Frizzell spoke with Edwards after hearing the song, but there are conflicting reports of his reaction to it. One version states that Frizzell was moved to the point of tears that someone still remembered him, especially a black man.[3] Another account indicates that Frizzell used a racial epithet when he addressed Edwards. That same epithet would be found in one of Edwards' later recordings.[4] In 1976, one of his last chart singles created the most controversy. Many stations would not play, "Blackbird (Hold Your Head High)" because it contained the line "just a couple of country niggers" despite the song's affirmative message.[2][4][7] By the early 1980s, both his health and his career began to decline. He died on April 5, 1997 of stomach cancer.[1][2][4][5][8] DiscographyAlbums[9]
Singles[10]
References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com |title= Social Security Death Index [database on-line] |publisher= The Generations Network |location= United States|year=2009 |accessdate=2009-12-03}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite AV media notes |title=The Best of Stoney Edwards: Poor Folks Stick Together |titlelink= |others=Stoney Edwards |year=1998 |chapter= |url= |first=John |last=Morthland |authorlink= |coauthors= |page= |type= |publisher=EMI-Capitol Special Markets |id= |location=Hollywood, California |ref= }} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=14940 |title=Stoney Edwards |publisher=Hillbilly-Music dawt com |date= |work= |accessdate=2009-12-02 }} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web| url =http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004566/Stoney-Edwards.html| title =Stoney Edwards Biography| first =James M.| last =Manheim| author =| authorlink =| coauthors =| date =| month =| year =| work =| publisher =Musicianguide.com| location =| page =| pages =| at =| language =|trans-title=| accessdate =2009-12-08| quote =| ref =| separator =| postscript =}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17252|pure_url=yes}}| title =Stoney Edwards: Biography| first =Sandra| last =Brennan| author =| authorlink =| coauthors =| date =| month =| year =| work =| publisher =Allmusic| location =| page =| pages =| at =| language =|trans-title=| format =| accessdate =2009-12-04| quote =| ref =| separator =| postscript =}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com |title= Fifteenth Census of the United States (1930) [database on-line], Seminole County, Oklahoma, Enumeration District: 67-8, Pages: 6B-7A, Lines: 96-100 and 1-2, household of Rassie Edwards |publisher= The Generations Network |location= United States|date=1930-04-09 |accessdate=2009-12-03}} 7. ^1 {{cite web| url =http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/E/ED011.html| title =Frenchy Edwards (1929-1997)| first =Larry| last =O'Dell| author =| authorlink =| coauthors =| date =| month =| year =| work =| publisher =Oklahoma Historical Society| location =Stillwater, Oklahoma| page =| pages =| at =| language =|trans-title=| accessdate =2009-12-08| quote =| ref =| separator =| postscript =}} 8. ^1 {{cite AV media notes |title=From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music |titlelink= |others=Various Artists |year=1998 |chapter=The Artists & the Songs |first=John W. |last=Rumble |pages=49–50 |publisher=Warner Bros. Records |location=Burbank, California |ref= }} 9. ^{{cite web| url =http://www.lpdiscography.com/e/Edwards/stoney.htm| title =Stoney Edwards| first =| last =| author =| authorlink =| coauthors =| date =| month =| year =| work =| publisher =LPDiscography.com| location =| page =| pages =| at =| language =|trans-title=| accessdate =2009-12-13| quote =| ref =| separator =| postscript =}} 10. ^{{cite web| url =http://www.lpdiscography.com/e/Edwards/stoney-sp.htm| title =Stoney Edwards Singles| first =| last =| author =| authorlink =| coauthors =| date =| month =| year =| work =| publisher =LPDiscography.com| location =| page =| pages =| at =| language =|trans-title=| accessdate =2009-12-13| quote =| ref =| separator =| postscript =}} External links
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