Charles Edward "Rusty" York (May 24, 1935 – January 26, 2014) was an American musician and singer, and member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
York listened to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights and to the Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round and Cas Walker programs from Knoxville radio.
York's earliest idols were bluegrass artists: Jimmie Skinner, Lester Flatt and Scruggs.
[2] York then started a bluegrass duo with Willard Hale, playing locally with Jimmie Skinner and Hylo Brown.
York and Hale cut a version of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue" for King, with a remake of Roy Brown's "Shake 'Em Up Baby" on the B-side.
They recorded "Let The School Bell Ring, Ding A Ling", written by Henry Glover, backed by a cover of Billy & Lillie's hit "La Dee Dah".
York died on January 26, 2014, in Redington Shores, Florida, after a long bout with degenerative brain disease.