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There are 10 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Sam Chalpin......age 65
From: Scott Charbonneau
2. Re: Sam Chalpin......age 65
From: Ken Bell
3. Re: Am I The Same Girl / Soulful Strut
From: MopTopMike
4. Re: Foreign language versions
From: Phil Milstein
5. Re: The Ronstadt law
From: James Botticelli
6. Re: That Alan Gordon / Elmo & Almo
From: Michael Gessner
7. Re: Jake Holmes
From: Bill Craig
8. Re: Sam Chalpin......age 65
From: Mike Rashkow
9. Re: Tom Taber's Ventures stint / Lulu
From: Bob Rashkow
10. Stu Phillips in NYC; Simon & Garfunkel + The Everly Brothers
From: Country Paul
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:31:14 -0000
From: Scott Charbonneau
Subject: Re: Sam Chalpin......age 65
Calpin, PPX; sounds like this guy was Ed Chalpin's father. Ed being
the guy who had Jimi Hendrix tied up in contracts at the time he was
signed to Warner/Reprise, and the man responsible for all those
collections of pre-fame jams that have been flooding te marketplace
ever since.
Scott
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:21:21 -0500
From: Ken Bell
Subject: Re: Sam Chalpin......age 65
Mick Patrick wrote:
> Move over, Dora Hall. Step aside, Mrs Miller. Make way for
> Sam Chalpin, pop singer, age 65... Among the pile was an album
> entitled "Sam Chalpin - My Father The Pop Singer", released on
> Atco 33-191 in 1966.... I've played a track to musica, so click
> below to cop an earful of the old boy slaughtering "Leader Of
> The Pack"... and be nice to me or I'll play another:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
That had to be a joke, right???? He is probably a good father
and a great man but a singer, well..... YUCK
Orion
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 00:29:09 -0000
From: MopTopMike
Subject: Re: Am I The Same Girl / Soulful Strut
Nick Archer asked:
> Which came first, Barbara Acklin's vocal "Am I the Same Girl",
> or the instrumental "Soulful Strut"?
Barbara Acklin has stated in interviews, and in the pages of Robert
Pruter's excellent book "Chicago Soul" that she recorded "Am I the
Same Girl" at a session, but it was not released as a single until
early 1969. She states that her vocal track was removed, and a
piano "lead" replaced for the Young-Holt Unlimited 45rpm release of
the retitled tune, "Soulful Strut" in the fall of 1968. Which is a
source of irritation, understandably, for Barbara, as it cut into her
crossover success for "Am I The Same Girl".... "Am I The Same Girl"
made #8 out here in my area on our local Top 40 station WAVZ Swingin'
Sixty chart in March 1969, and did better locally than "Soulful
Strut".
MopTopMike
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:29:21 -0400
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Foreign language versions
Billy G. Spradlin wrote:
> Someone at Ace or Castle should compile a CD of foreign language
> hits.
Funny you should mention that -- I'm working on just such a collection
right now. Not for commercial release, but for my own amusement. I'm
just about finished with the track selections, but am still looking for
the Stones' Italian version of "As Tears Go By," entitled "Con Le Mie
Lacrime." Whoever can lead me to that track will certainly qualify for
my "favors owed" list!
Hasta la vista,
--Phil M.
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:33:40 -0400
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: The Ronstadt law
Bill George wrote:
> At least one exception: (Linda Ronstadt's version of) "You're No
> Good" is better than the original to my ears.
Once you hear Dee Dee Warwick do it you'll swear off Linda.
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:47:19 -0400
From: Michael Gessner
Subject: Re: That Alan Gordon / Elmo & Almo
I've never heard the Elmo & Almo single, "When the Good Sun Shines", but
noted that it charted at #98 on Billboard in 1967. Is it available on CD?
If not, can someone post it to musica?
Thanks,
Mike
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:30:26 -0000
From: Bill Craig
Subject: Re: Jake Holmes
Phil Chapman wrote:
> Hi Paul, I know nothing of Jake Holmes, other than an album I
> found lying around in the early 70s.
In the '70s and early '80s, Jake Holmes wrote and sang tons of
commercial jingles.
Bill Craig
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:49:15 EDT
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Sam Chalpin......age 65
Mick Patrick writes:
> Among the pile was an album entitled "Sam Chalpin - My Father
> The Pop Singer", released on Atco 33-191 in 1966. I see that
> the record was engineered by one Mike Rashkow, for whom I guess
> this missive might bring back some crazy memories.
If I tell this story. No one will beleive it. I will do it.
Give me a couple of days.
Rashkovsky
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 00:11:19 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Tom Taber's Ventures stint / Lulu
>...former lead singer with The Ventures.
Tom, it took me a minute, but I got it! LOL! ! !
Is that "A Railroad Trestle in California" (Charles Ross Jr.) that's
included on the Gear Fab Eternity's Children comp? Good tune. I've
got it on DJ copy on Tower, complete with the original black and
white picture sleeve. I could just hear Glen Campbell taking on
this tune.
Always loved Lulu's sixties and early 70s records, not the least of
which is "Oh Me, Oh My". You know something...I don't even know if
I've heard her '81 hit, "I Could Never Miss You More" or not. Was
this a new Lulu or a retro sound? (None of the above??!!) "To Sir,
With Love" (the flick) was actually where I first heard The
Mindbenders' "Off And Running", was it not. Those kids were so cute,
weren't they!
Speaking of soundtracks with 6Ts instrumentals, I thought the use of
Booker T's "Hip Hug Her" was absolutely PERFECT for Barbet
Schroeder's controversial commentary on eighties America, "Barfly."
In the film, the boogaloo boogie sounds almost as cagey as Mickey
Rourke's character.....so much more but so little time, "That" Alan
thanx BTW for the tip on Mary Elizabeth, Magic Fleet's rendering is
oh-so-groooovy.
Bobster
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 02:25:51 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Stu Phillips in NYC; Simon & Garfunkel + The Everly Brothers
Just came back from a great evening in New York City: Stu Phillips
was discussing and signing his book, "Stu Who?," and graciously
took any and all questions from the audience of a couple of dozen
people. In the crowd were group members Brian Gari, who introduced
Stu; Mike Edwards, who drove all the way in from Providence, RI for
the event (folks from other areas, please know that this is a serious
accomplishment, especially in tonight's rain); and yours truly.
Several of us repaired afterward to a nearby hotel lounge where Mike
amazed Stu with a several-inch-high stack of his 45's plus some albums,
all from his [Mike's] collection.
Stu, who is an absolute gentleman, a storehouse of knowledge and a most
generous person, returns to the metro area next Thursday the 23rd (all
day) and Friday the 24th (morning) for the Old Time Radio Show at the
Holiday Inn North in Newark, NJ. Other guest stars you know and love
are expected to be there as well. Barring unforseen work, I may try to
get there myself on either of those days.
(I'm already about 40 pages into the book; it's a good read!)
In other news, this from NBC:
"Music legends Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel opened their first concert
tour in two decades Thursday night in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with their
song "Old Friends," which is also the title of their 40-date tour....
"Another legendary music duo -- the Everly Brothers -- made an
appearance halfway through the show. Don and Phil Everly played their
classic hits "Wake Up Little Suzie," "Dream" and "Let it Be Me" before
Simon and Garfunkel returned to the stage to join in on a rendition of
"Bye Bye Love."
"Simon belted out "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Garfunkel easily hit
the high notes on "The Boxer" during the second half of the concert.
The show wrapped up with "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."
"Simon turned 62 on Monday and Garfunkel's 62nd birthday is Nov. 5."
I bet *that* was a show worth seeing! I thought I'd heard that the
Everlys weren't going to be playing out anymore. I'm glad to see that's
incorrect.
Way behind on the discussion, but I thought the above would be of
immediate interest.
Country Paul
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