Tommy Durden - Only When

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Tommy Durden - Only When (Holiday 777)

Tommy Durden is famous for co-writing "Heartbreak Hotel". Holiday label was from Memphis owned by Red Matthews.

Charles "Red" Matthews was Ekko's A&R man and Cochran Bros. manager, Ekko had an office in Memphis. Red Matthews also produced Eddie Bond's first Ekko single, which was recorded in Nashville.

BMI.com indicates C. G. Matthews = Charles G. Matthews = Red Chuck Matthews = R. Hews
"Hews" is shown as a co-writer on Eddie Bond, Lloyd McCollough and Lou Millet records on Ekko.

1956 Matthews moved to the A&R of the Holiday label in Memphis. After this he co-wrote Lou Millett's "Shorty The Barber" on Republic.

Red owned the publishing company "Old Judge Music Inc." (Lloyd McCollough: "Cause I Love You" (Republic), Cochran Bros. "Fool's Paradise" and Aubrey Cagle: "Real Cool" / "Want to Be Wanted Blues", Wailin' Bill Dell "Do I Care")

Later, Red owned the Vee-Eight record label in Nashville, Mack Banks, Magnificient Seven, Mack Allen Smith and Larry Kirby recorded for the label.

Matthews and Bill Biggs owned the OJ record label in Memphis (artists included Wailin' Bill Dell, Charles Senns and Chester Guydon).

Matthews also wrote "White Silver Sands" which was a big hit and "I Got A Baby" for Gene Vincent.

In February 1958 Red Matthews produced Mickey Gilley's "Call Me Shorty"/"Come On Baby" Dot single and it was recorded on Sun.