Mitchell Torok's lyrics & chords

Torok was born in Houston, Texas to Hungarian immigrants Naclos and Irene Torok. He was playing guitar by the age of 12, and attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas from 1948 through 1952. He minored in world history and graduated with a degree in art and journalism. Torok played baseball with a team from Garrison, Texas while in college. In 1953, Jim Reeves' Abbott Records recording of Torok's penned, "Mexican Joe", become a number one hit. Torok was signed with Abbott; and later that year, he had a number one hit in ...read more