Leroy Pullins

Carl Leroy Pulling was born November 12, 1940, in Berea, Kentucky.^[1] He played in a group he put together called the Le Sabers in the late 1950s and 1960s. This group included guitarist J.P. Pennington, who would go on to become a member of Exile.^[2]

In the 1960s, he relocated to Nashville.^[3] He gigged there for several years and eventually signed with Kapp Records in 1966; Kapp issued his debut single, "I'm a Nut", that same year. "I'm a Nut" was a hit novelty record written by Pullins himself, peaking on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts.^[1] He released two albums on Kapp, one in 1966 and one in 1967, but further singles were not as successful as "I'm a Nut", and he eventually abandoned his career in music.^[3] After his music career ended, he moved back to Berea, Kentucky, and worked as a firefighter.^[3] He died of a heart attack at age 44 on May 5, 1984.^[3][4]

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Leroy Pullins among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. ^[5]

• I'm a Nut (Kapp, 1966)
• Funny Bones & Hearts (Kapp, 1967)