Weldon Rogers


Weldon Nelson Rogers was an American songwriter, singer of country and rockabilly, radio disc jockey, and record producer. He co-founded Je–Wel Records with Jean Oliver to produce, as Je-Wel's first record, the first record for The Teen Kings in 1956. Oliver's father, Chester Oliver, an oil and gas industry lease pumper, provided financial backing for the Je–Wel label.

Teen Kings

The members of The Teen Kings were:
The Teen Kings first record was:
  • Je-Wel 101

Selected discography

Original releases
Re-releases

  1. Weldon Rogers, Tryin' To Get To You, Bear Family Records,
    Track Song

    1. "So Long, Good Luck, Goodbye"
    2. "Trying To Get To You"
    3. "Sale of Broken Hearts"
    4. "My Only Love"
    5. "Please Return My Broken Heart"
    6. "I'm Building a ???"
    7. "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke"
    8. "For Always, Yes Forever"
    9. "Everybody Wants You"
    10. "I Still Want You"
    11. "I'm Gonna Be Around"
    12. "If I Had One Day to Live"
    13. "Lying Lips and a Cheatin' Heart"
    14. "You Made Me Love You"
    15. "Talk Of The Town"
    16. "That Was in the Deal"
    17. "Bright Lights"
    18. "This Song Is Just For You"
    19. "Back Door of Heaven"
    20. "Cimarron"
    21. "As Long As You Are Mine"
    22. "Living With a Heartache"
    23. "Our Rendezvous"
    24. "I'm Gonna Love Again"
    25. "I Lost the Moon"
    26. "I Haven't Seen Myself in Years"
    27. "Mr. Mountain Lion"
    28. "I've Got the Yearning"
    29. "Would You Still Want Me"
Re-releases via MP3 downloads

  1. Doo Wop Finders Keepers. Vol. 3

    Label: Ling Music Group

    1. "Tryin' to Get to You"

  1. The Ultimate 50's Rockin' Sci-Fi Disc
    The Viper Label


    1. "I'm Building a ???"

Compositions recorded by other artists

Rogers' composition, "So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye", was recorded by Bob Dylan.

Compositions


  1. "So Long, Good Luck, and Goodbye", w & m Weldon Rogers
  2. "Sale of Broken Hearts", w & m Weldon Rogers
  3. "Lying Lips and Cheating Heart", w & m Weldon Rogers
  4. "If I Had One Day to Live", w & m Weldon Rogers
  5. "I've Got the Yearning", w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers
  6. "As Long as You Are Mine", w Weldon Rogers, m Wanda Rogers
  7. "Heaven in Your Arms", w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers
  8. "I'm Hanging Up the Phone", w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers
  9. "Longest Night", w Weldon Rogers, m Wanda Rogers
  10. "Two Empty Glasses", w Wanda Rogers, m Weldon Rogers
  11. "Longest Night", w Weldon Rogers, m Wanda Rogers
  12. "Old Memories Keep Returning", w & m Weldon Rogers
  13. "That Was in the Deal", by Weldon Rogers
  14. "I Haven't Seen Myself in Years"
  15. "Would You Still Want Me?"
  16. "Mr. Mountain Lion"
  17. "Our Rendezvous"
  18. "How Times Have Changed"
  19. "I Lost the Moon"
  20. "I'm Gonna Love Again"
  21. "Bad Boy Slippin' Out of Me"

Family

Weldon was one of five children born to Otto Brigamyer Rogers and Sadie Josephine Clifton who were farmers. Weldon Rogers – on February 27, 1959, in Tijuana, Mexico – married singer and songwriter Wanda Faye Rogers. Both of them had been married before. They divorced October 2, 1967, in Jackson County, Oregon.
Weldon Nelson Rogers died September 13, 2004, in Perryton, Texas, and is buried in the Ochiltree Cemetery, Perryton, Texas.