Darrell
McCall began his musical career in a small town in Southern Ohio, playing
for dances, country fairs and talent contests and working for local radio
stations at the tender age of 15, as a weekend disc jockey, listening to all
styles of country music and playing favorites, literally.
By the age of 17, he hosted his own radio program every Saturday morning, which put him in touch with most of the local talent, including another local boy, Donny Young, who later changed his name to Johnny Paycheck.
Donny encouraged Darrell to come with him to Nashville, where as "The Young Brothers", they signed with Tree Publishing Company, and landed many harmony gigs on major recording sessions in Nashville.
This led Darrell to also pursue his love for songwriting, and bass playing. He began playing bass and fronting the shows for such stellar acts as Faron Young, Ray Price and Carl Smith.
In the early '70's, while Darrell was working with Hank Williams, Jr., he wrote Hank's first number one hit, "Eleven Roses". This was the break he was looking for and since the Texas market always welcomed Darrell with open arms, he packed up his family and moved to San Antonio, where formed the band, "The Tennessee Volunteers".
Darrell was the first male artist to record a duet with Willie Nelson, on the 1977 Top 40 hit for Columbia Records, "Lily Dale", which earned them Record World's "New Duo of the Year" award. By the early 80's, Ronnie Milsap produced Darrell for RCA Records, with another Top 40 hit, "Long Line of Empties". Darrell's Heart of Texas CD's continue to please fans world-wide.
Biography taken from Lily Dale C.D. cover.