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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Italian language versions
From: Paul Urbahns
2. Phil Spector - To Know Him Is To Love Him
From: Paul Urbahns
3. Re: The Jerome Brothers
From: Ray
4. Re: Artie Wayne - early song
From: Artie Wayne
5. Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
From: Mike Nathan
6. Re: Chants
From: Artie Wayne
7. Re: Artie Wayne - early song
From: Mick Patrick
8. Re: Foreign language versions
From: James Botticelli
9. Re: Foreign language versions
From: James Botticelli
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 20:19:50 EST
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: Italian language versions
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but there is a good European
Cd out called, "Really!! They Sing In Italian!!, (I have Volume 1),
which features 29 recordings by various American superstars of the
early 60s, including Gene McDaniels, Paul Anka, Gene Pitney, Bobby
Vinton, Lesley Gore, Neil Sedaka, Ben E King, The Everly Brothers,
Terry Stafford and others.
Paul Urbahns
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 20:19:53 EST
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: Phil Spector - To Know Him Is To Love Him
In the new revised edition of "Out Of His Head" there is a picture
of Phil coming out of the High Court in London in March 1997 when
he regained the rights to "To Know Him Is To Love Him". Does anyone
know the background on this, why would he have to go to a British
court?
Paul Urbahns
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 02:50:08 -0000
From: Ray
Subject: Re: The Jerome Brothers
Martin Roberts wrote:
> ...just followed Tony's link to http://www.jeromepromotions.com
> and where's Steve? I don't wish to pry into family matters but
> their joint history seems to have undergone a Stalinist re-write.
> Just checked my 'Hot Butter' platter and there they are among the
> producer credits 'Steve and Bill Jerome' with John Abbott as an
> arranger.
It's very surprising to me that Bill Jerome not only fails to mention
his brother Steve on his website, but he also neglects to mention
Reparata and the Delrons...the group that got the Jerome brothers
started in the music business!!
I also don't see any credit given to John Abbott who, in my opinion,
was the genius behind the Jerome Brothers' initial success.
One of my favorite records produced by the Jerome Brothers was an
obscure release of the song "We Were Lovers" by Darin D'Anna. (World
Artists 1045). It's a cover of the Exciters recording and it is
GREAT!!! Has anyone else ever heard of this record?????
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:43:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Artie Wayne - early song
Jeff Lemlich:
> Was listening to an old Artie Wayne-Ben Raleigh song, "Gaucho
> Guitar", as recorded by Glenn Darrell on Jamie. It sounds to me
> like a pretty obvious attempt to recreate "Dance With The Guitar
> Man" by Duane Eddy, complete with girl group backing vocals. My
> question is... who is the girl group that's backing Darrell on the
> record?
Jeff.......How ya'doin'? "Play That Gaucho Guitar" is a song I wrote
with Ben Raleigh for Elvis' movie "Fun in Acapulco".....but it was
never used. We gave our friend Al Gallico the publishing and he
suggested that we make it an instrumental. He got Jerry Kennedy to
record it for Smash, but I never knew about or heard the Jamie record.
As far the "obvious" attempt to recreate "Dance to the Guitar Man".....
I never heard that either. I did, however, try to emulate Duane Eddy's
style since he was one of my early guitar idols......and was kind
enough to show me how to play in his "Twangy style" when I met him in
1959.
As I'm writing this.....I remember Al Gallico was a close friend of
Harold Lipsius, the owner of the Jamie label and probably pitched the
song originally for Duane but was turned down. Harold probably liked
the song enough to give it to another one of his artists.
Another Spectropop mystery solved? Only the Shadow knows!!
regards, Artie
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:41:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Nathan
Subject: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
Who knows anything about the late Tommy Boyce's involvement in the
late 70's with production of a band called "The Pleasers". I vaguely
remember a great tune with the line "You made me cry last night,
when you told me that you were leavin'....". An pointer to a CD
would be the ultimate prize!
Mike Nathan
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:02:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Chants
Martin......What a wonder you are!!! The Chants released
one of my songs "Do the Choo-Choo" [Byron/Wayne] which was
the b-side of "Dick Tracy" on M-G-M records. By any chance
could you play it to Musica?
Thanks and regards, Artie
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:14:22 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Artie Wayne - early song
Jeff Lemlich:
> Was listening to an old Artie Wayne-Ben Raleigh song, "Gaucho
> Guitar", as recorded by Glenn Darrell on Jamie. It sounds to
> me like a pretty obvious attempt to recreate "Dance With The
> Guitar Man" by Duane Eddy, complete with girl group backing
> vocals. My question is... who is the girl group that's backing
> Darrell on the record?
Say Jeff, that record sounds very *me*. There's some space at
musica at present. Hint, hint.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:32:53 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Foreign language versions
The 45 of The Rascals' "Groovin'". Flip in Spanish.
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:21:16 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Foreign language versions
I wrote:
> The 45 of The Rascals' "Groovin'". Flip in Spanish.
Sorry...A Side in Italian.
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