Career
He left that group in 1969 and joined the country rock band Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. He performed lead vocal on the group"s 1972 single "School Teacher". In 1973, he sang the "Yipee-Yi-Yo-Ty-Yay"s" on the outro of Frank Zappa"s single "Montana" from the "Overnight Sensation" album.
Vassy left the First Edition in 1972 after The Ballad of Calico album and was replaced by Jimmy Hassell.
He went on to work on both a solo career and as a session musician. In 1980, Vassy released two singles for the ia record label: "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" and "Makes Maine Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye." He moved to the Liberty Records label and released seven singles on it, including "When You Were Blue and I Was Green," which reached Number.
21 on Hot Country Songs. Vassy continued to work with Rogers on various projects, such as his 1984 album What About Maine?.
Vassy also composed the song "Kentucky Homemade Christmas" for Rogers, released on Christmas (Liberty Records, 1981).
Also in 1984, he performed a song with country-gospel singer Stella Parton, for the Rhinestone soundtrack, which Stella"s sister Dolly had starred in. Vassy died of cancer in 1994.