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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: My Girl The Month Of May
From: Paul Underwood
2. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Tony Leong
3. Sound of Silence in UK
From: Tom Waters
4. Electric (sounds of) Silence
From: Kim Cooper
5. Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
From: Dan Hughes
6. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Art Longmire
7. Re: Tom Wilson/Harumi
From: Dan Hughes
8. Re: Tunesmith - Jimmy Webb CD
From: Richard Havers
9. Cincinnati
From: Dan Hughes
10. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Paul Bryant
11. Re: "Girls' Song"
From: Clark Besch
12. Up Up & Away - The songs of Jimmy Webb
From: Richard Havers
13. Re: Canadian Re-issues
From: Clark Besch
14. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Mikey
15. Calling All Scanners
From: Rex Strother
16. Dreck in the charts
From: Paul Bryant
17. Re: Liz Damon and the Orient Express
From: Clark Besch
18. Re: Glen Campbell mugshot/Being There
From: Clark Besch
19. Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs
From: Clark Besch
20. Re: "Girls' Song"
From: Richard Havers
21. Re: Rusty York
From: John Fox
22. Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
From: Simon White
23. Re: Dreck in the charts
From: Richard Havers
24. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Shawn
25. Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
From: Steve Harvey
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:15:43 +0100
From: Paul Underwood
Subject: Re: My Girl The Month Of May
Dave Heasman wrote:
> "My Girl The Month Of May" was the b-side of "Berimbau" and also on
> "Dion & The Belmonts Together Again" from 1967. It's a brilliant and
> very clever song, just made for Dion, his cracked agonised voice..
The song was included on Dion's 4-CD box set "King of the New York
Streets" in 2000. It was a B-side in 1967, but British radio DJ's
gave it a lot of airplay at the time, though sales were minimal.
The song really has to be heard to be believed! It was written by
Dion and had such a dense sound (with echoes of Bob B Soxx's
"Zip a dee doo dah") that it made me wish he would work with
Phil Spector, which he eventually did.
Paul
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 19:19:22 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Tony:
> The biggest US #1 that was a UK flop that I know of was
> Lulu's "To Sir With Love"!! Even the movie was a flop in
> the UK!!!!!!
Michael Fishberg replied:
> I'm sure this cannot be right. What is the source of this
> info? On which chart(s) is/are the data based?
Michael: In the UK at the time, "To Sir With Love" was the
B-side to "The Boat That I Row", and THAT was the hit side.
Lulu even wrote in her autobiog that at the time, the English
weren't interested in another movie about Cockney speaking
kids. Go figure!!!! I'm amazed at the number of mid-60s
UK #1s that did nothing in the US like the Hollies' "I'm Alive"
and Sandie Shaw's "Long Live Love". Well, I think they may
have "Bubbled Under" the Hot 100.
Tony
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:44:19 -0000
From: Tom Waters
Subject: Sound of Silence in UK
The Sound of Silence was a big hit in the UK in 1966, it hit
number 3 in fact, but not the version by Simon and Garfunkel.
The popular Irish group the Bachelors (one of my favourite
groups) covered it and scored big. I quite like the Bachelors
version too (course, I like almost everything they do).
Tom
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 11:34:49 -0800
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: Electric (sounds of) Silence
When I interviewed Jeremy Clyde, he said that Tom Wilson had
added the drum track to "Sounds of Silence" while Paul Simon
was in London.
Kim
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:04:52 -0600
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
For a short--and extremely funny--example of a Jew singing
Christmas carols, listen to this:
http://www.stevegoodie.com/carols.mp3
---Dan
P.S. Steve Goodie is a satirist with several albums out; I
personally think he's better than Weird Al.
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 20:19:46 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Paul Bryant wrote:
> Likewise, Herman's Hermits had 2 American No 1's
> which weren't issued as A sides in the UK, Mrs Brown &
> I'm Henry the Eighth. Mrs Brown is OK but why anyone,
> even teenyboppers, bought Henry the Eighth is beyond
> me.
I recall "Henry the Eighth" by Herman as being a HUGE hit
here...especially with the little girls in my neighborhood.
I can remember pushing my best friend's sister on a swing as
she sang "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am!" at window rattling
volume. I was eight at the time. The song's line "Second verse,
same as the first!" became a catch-phrase with the kids in my
neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio.
One interesting aspect of the early British Invasion era was
that people went crazy over everything British - we had a kid
in the neighborhood from England named Graham (who kind of
looked like a junior version of Hugh Grant). All the girls
were crazy about him and would shout and squeal out his name
whenever he walked by. He usually just turned red and tried to
ignore them...those were the days!
Art
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:08:55 -0600
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Tom Wilson/Harumi
Art wrote:
> I have a double LP by the Japanese artist Harumi (he just went
> by one name) that was produced by Tom Wilson on the Verve label
> in 1968. I'd definitely be interested in hearing from anyone else
> who has this LP and what you think of it.
Art, I have the Harumi album and enjoy it immensely. In my
college days, I'd put it on when I wanted to go to sleep; it
had me snoring in no time. (I don't mean to say it was boring;
it was actually "dreamlike" and almost put me into a trance;
the esoteric music and that voice talking softly--quickly--in
another language).
I remember reading an interview with Frank Zappa wherein Zappa
said Tom Wilson should be the next President of the United
States, and that if this country didn't have its race problem
Wilson would have a good chance....
---Dan
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 10:18:45 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Tunesmith - Jimmy Webb CD
Ken Silverwood wrote:
> My golly! That's some track listing. I got an 18 track on Debutante
> a few years ago. Among those not on your CD:
> Still Within The Sound Of My Voice - Linda Ronstadt
> It's A Sin (When You Love Somebody) - Joe Cocker
> Someone Is Standing Outside - Thelma Houston
> Didn't We - Jimmy Webb
> And the magnificent If This Were The Last Song - (Brother) Bill Medley
The Debutante CD was a great start on releasing rare JLW tracks,
as was the Sequel Cd from a few years back. 'Up Up and Away, the
songs of Jimmy Webb' (NEMCD 410) has some pap, but it does contain
Buddy Greco's (yes Buddy Greco!) wonderful reading of 'Pocketful of
Keys'. It also has the Bystanders 'Pattern People', Unicorn's 'PF
Sloan', The Freshmen 'Carpet Man' and Long John Baldry's 'Mac Park'.
While the track list on the Raven Cd is superb the booklet notes are
not. There are no dates for the tracks, no sources etc. The two essays
are not very explicit and in some areas plain confusing. That said It
shouldn't put anyone off buying the CD.
The new Michael Feinstein/Jimmy Webb album is also out. Called 'Only
One Life' it revisits classic JLW songs with the Feinstein touch. It's
not everyone's cuppa, but if you like Webb, and are not averse to
Feinstein's more traditional vocal stylings then you'll like it. I
personally really like the lush orchestrations and the the 'show tune'
style. For me it's worth the price for the title track alone
Richard
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:30:47 -0600
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Cincinnati
John's note about Rusty York, in which he spoke of a Cincinnati
studio, made me wonder how many musicians grew up in Cincy. I
know of Bobby Bare and Roy Rogers (the first one); seems to me
I've heard of others but they don't come to mind. Help?
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 05:24:05 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Mike Edwards wrote:
> But then you can extend your argument and wonder why the
> above consistent US hit makers made so little impact on
> the UK charts. Their total haul of UK hits were: Marvelettes
> (1), Gary Lewis & The Playboys (1 in 1975), Association (1),
> Buckinghams(0), Tommy James & The Shondells (2). Add to that:
> Paul Revere & The Raiders (0), Jay & The Americans (0), Tokens
> (1), American Breed (1) and the Young Rascals (2).
Phil Milstein wrote:
> I wonder how much this phenomenon might owe to the English
> penchant for attempting to cover, via homegrown talent,
> American releases prior to their hitting big in Britain, in
> the hope of gaining the "winning" version. (And yes, I know
> this strategy went both ways, but in the period we're talking
> about I think it was mostly British covers of American releases.)
That's a partial answer - Sound of Silence was covered by
The Bachelors, There's always something there to remind me
was done by Sandie Shaw, so they had the hit there. But no
one covered Windy or Cherish at the time to my knowledge,
& certainly didn't get any hits out of them. The crazy
British public did let a lot of first-rate American records
slip right on by. From (I think) 1965 onward they didn't have
the excuse of limited needle time on the BBC because the pirate
radio stations were broadcasting 24 hours a day. Then again, I
suppose American record buyers failed to go for some great
British records too - I mean, they completely ignored The Who
until 1967! So we're all guilty!!
pb
ps - Covers and their success or failure are an interesting topic.
I guess the best story was in January 1965 when Cilla Black covered
You've Lost that Lovin Feelin'. This so outraged and disgusted Andrew
Loog Oldham that he took full-page ads in the music press telling
people not to buy Cilla's version! Then again, some few British cover
versions are better than the American originals, although I ain't
going to tell you which ones, as I think I'd get in a lot of trouble...
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:24:41 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: "Girls' Song"
Bob Rashkow:
> Richard Havers may have solved a riddle that's been bugging
> me. "The Girls' Song" by Jackie DeShannon...also recorded
> (later?) by the Fifth Dimension? "It's a girls' song, so
> don't you boys be singing along...." First heard this one
> on Kiddie-A-Go-Go and it would have to be late '67 or early
> '68; 5th D's 45 is listed as 1970. Could this have been
> Jackie's version Pandora and company were spinning?
Richard responded:
> The 5th D recorded 'The Girl's Song' for their brilliant
> album 'The Magic Garden' in mid to late 1967. It didn't
> get a single release until 1970. I think the album came out
> at Christmas '67 and charted in mid January. No idea when
> Jackie's version was done, but I assume it was post the 5th
> D as it has always been said that JLW wrote the Bacharach-
> like 'Girl's Song' specifically for Florence and Marilyn.
Richard and Bob, the reason for "The Girl's Song" 1970 release
as a 45 by the 5D is somewhat two-fold. The 5D had just left
their old label, Johnny Rivers' Soul City, and "Girl's Song"
was used by Soul City as an after-the-fact "cash in" as
often happened in those days(and still does). Released
simultaneously with Bell Records'(their new label) "Puppet Man",
both great songs failed to reach the positions they likely
could have achieved if not battling each other. But, to show
how hot that group was at that time, "Girls" still got to #43
and "Puppet Man" #24! Personally, I think "Girl's Song" is
one of their best!
The second reason for the "Girl's Song" 45 release was its then
current use as advertising for Bell telephone (again with Bell?).
It was used in commercials at the time and appears on a special
Bell advertising LP as the main track.
Clark
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 20:45:56 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Up Up & Away - The songs of Jimmy Webb
Just found the Sequel "Up Up & Away" CD on UK ebay if anyone
is interested. I think it may be out of print now.
Richard
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2577790410&category=1057
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:49:43 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Canadian Re-issues
Mark wrote:
> How about The Big Town Boys? Staccatos? Original Caste,
> 3s a Crowd, Octavian, Craig Ruhnke, Susan Jacks solo...
Mark, I can't tell you how great I felt when I first heard
"Good Feeling To Know" by Octavian while DXing in 75 off CHUM!
I searched for the 45 and found it at the bottom of a junk shop
2 ft x 2 ft box of 45s about 5 years later! Talk about a great
find! A friend ran down their LP in Florida for me a few years
later. Great pop rock! Even more interesting was dropping the
phasing on the LP version of the song. If these guys had more
output like that LP, I too would love to hear it!!
Superoldies:
> Products are generally released as there is demand. Record
> execs don't read these boards and I personally believe (as
> much as I LOVE Susan Jacks, etc.) that sales on these acts
> would be very limited. After licensing, packaging, etc., you're
> really lucky if you break even. That's all I'm hoping with the
> JB & The Playboys package too...who hates losing money?
> It's true that no one wants to lose money but its a worldwide market
> these days and all alot of these things need are good promotion. Are
> the groups that Revola is putting out like the Deep Six, Third Rail,
> October Country, etc. any more commercial or well-known? At least
> these groups were popular in Canada or Japan. Where was Thomas and
> Richard Frost popular? With the right push and good word of mouth
> these things could sell decently. I was in a store in Sydney where
> they sold a bunch of Montanas CDs just by playing them in the store.
> The market is there, people just need to be exposed to the music.
Hi Shawn, glad to see you're doing good in Minnesota!! It would
almost be worth the air fare to fly to Sydney just to hear a record
store playing one of my all time faves, the Montanas, in their
store!! Great story! I know I've suggested Cds to many a label, and
Shawn is not out of line with his comments. However, every once in
awhile, there's a label that has a soft spot and a little nudge is
all they need. So, don't be discouraged from making suggestios, just
don't have expectations! Clark
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:49:01 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
"I'm Henry The Eighth" is such a swinging record it's
unbelievable. And it doesn't hurt that Jimmy Page's
Guitar solo really smokes, along with Clem Cattini's
great drumming.
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:00:06 -0700
From: Rex Strother
Subject: Calling All Scanners
Hi-Dee-Ho Spectropopists:
I'm looking for images to help me assemble the definitive
"Johnny Cymbal" website. I've got a lot of data - but few
images. Would anyone who has Johnny material - in all of
his guises (Derek, Milk, Eye-Full Tower, Cymbal and Clinger,
etc.) be willing to scan and send me high-res images of labels,
picture sleeves, articles, anything? I can accept high-res where
I work (up to 60mb mailbox on T3 line), so I'll take whatever folks
are willing to help with. And I'll thank all sources, of courses!
Rex Strother
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 05:29:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Dreck in the charts
Mike Edwards wrote:
> [some very good reasons why great American singles
> failed in Britain] ...A general Moms and Dads feel to
> the UK charts, so guys such as Des O'Connor took up
> valuable space.
That was very true throughout the 60s and much of the
70s. Biggest UK hit of '66 was "Strangers in the Night"
wasn't it? Or maybe it was "Tears" by Ken Dodd! Biggest
UK hit of '67 was "Release Me"!
Makes me wonder if all the crooners died, or if it
was their audience which all died, because I can't
remember the same phenomenon in the 80s or 90s.
pb
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:12:17 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Liz Damon and the Orient Express
> Hello, Mary! Glad to hear of other fans of Liz Damon's
> Orient Express, I too have the group's two albums on
> White Whale, as well as their first album on the Anthem
> label. I don't know if they did any other LP's. By the
> way, you can get "1900 Yesterday" on a White Whale
> compilation CD-I highly recommend this CD since it has a
> great many excellent tracks from the label, which has
> always been one of my favorites. Hopefully another White
> Whale comp. will be issued - I would LOVE to get "Superman"
> by the Clique on a CD.
> I heard that Liz Damon has been living in Las Vegas for the
> last few years. I don't know if she still records or performs.
Art, that is cool to hear that you like the Varese "Happy Together:
The Very Best of White Whale" Cd! I've never heard much talk about
it, but I did more work for that booklet than any I've ever worked
on. Besides Alan Gordon's title contribution, there's the other WW
hits (Liz Damon, Nino & April, Rene & Rene, both Clique hits), the
nearly hits (Prof Morrison, Feather, Lyme & Cyball), the pricey/rare
45s (Matthew Moore, John's Children) and some fairly unknown gems
like the Comittee's "California My Way" and the early Paul Davis
goodie, the Reivers' "Constantly"! Great Cd indeed!
What you must not know is that Varese did release a best of
Clique Cd also featuring all their Lp plus all the mono 45
versions as well. Thus, 02 "Superman" versions with sound by
Bill Inglot!! The CD came out in 1998, so don't know if in print,
but likely can be found on ebay or the normal CD internet sites.
Take care,
Clark
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:33:53 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Glen Campbell mugshot/Being There
Phil Milstein wrote:
> Glen Campbell fans will not appreciate the excruciating
> mugshot taken during his recent arrest in Phoenix, but,
> in the name of the truth, should probably take a look at
> it anyway. I'm sure there are many versions of it already
> on the Internet, but the one link I have (from a newspaper
in New Zealand) is at:
> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2739470a1860,00.html
> I saw Glen perform this past August. Apart from opening his
> (polyester) shirt and twirling his (right) nipple in time to
> his (quite excellent) impression of Elvis doing Don't Be Cruel
> -- which left co-star Andy Williams, with whom he'd been
> bantering, utterly speechless -- he seemed in fine form, and
> in fact I loved the show. Were it not for the caption underneath,
> I would not have recognized him from the aforementioned mugshot.
Phil, I saw it on TV last week. Another reason why "Being There" in
the 60's is so important to me. I will remember Glen for the great
songs he sang and the high pitched "Hi, I'm Glen Campbell.." that he
started his TV shows with. THAT is the Glen Campbell that I remember
and love. Everyone has their problems in life and I like to separate
that from the music I loved. I still like some of Michael Jackson's
stuff even if he has turned out to be a freak. It's what the music
does for you that you have to separate from all these musicians hard
times. You can feel for them, but don't let it take their music away
from you. Sorry, I get a little carried away, I guess....:)
Clark
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:05:00 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs
Clark Besch:
> Hi Orion, Those bubblegum CDs that are selling constatntly
> on Ebay are indeed bootlegs.......
> there is a Robbs boot on Ebay going for high prices even tho off
> vinyl too! I'd like to have the 2 WRIT tracks on them, but I got
> everything else, so why spend all that money?
Mark:
> What are these 2 WRIT tracks you speak of? I compiled my
> own Robbs CDR with all of the singles plus the album. Is
> WRIT a label they recorded a single on? Or a radio station?
Orion,
The WRIT songs are from a 4 song Ep that radio station WRIT in
Milwaukee released in 1966 prior to the Robbs' Mercury contract
began. One of the tracks, "You've Got Your Troubles", was lip
synched on "Where the Action Is". I compiled my own Robbs CD
too, if you'd like a copy.
As for bootlegs, I am sitting with a "Lost Jukeboxes, Vol. 73",
four aircheck CDRs at my feet. I love getting ANYTHING I'm
interested in from the 60s whether from CDRs, cassettes or reel-to
-reels. Thus bootlegs. I'm not too happy about them being sold
for $20 on ebay, especially if they don't tell you they are vinyl
transfers. Anyone on this site would likely know a bootleg anyway,
tho. As for Lyang's son, if you were the artist and not getting
any legit writers royalties or performer royalties, you might feel
differently about bootlegs. It is certainly a possiblity that those
Date sides could show up on a legit comp someday, thus garnering a
small royalty, so it is likely a little bit of money and more likely,
the point that someone else is making money and the actual artist
isn't. Same old story, I'm afraid. Anyway, it is often a touchy
subject, and I can see your side, my side, Lyang's son's side. Who
is right, I dunno......
Clark
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Message: 20
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 20:55:58 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: "Girls' Song"
Clark Besch wrote:
> Richard and Bob, the reason for "The Girl's Song" 1970 release
> as a 45 by the 5D is somewhat two-fold. The 5D had just left
> their old label, Johnny Rivers' Soul City, and "Girl's Song"
> was used by Soul City as an after-the-fact "cash in" as
> often happened in those days(and still does). Released
> simultaneously with Bell Records'(their new label) "Puppet Man",
> both great songs failed to reach the positions they likely
> could have achieved if not battling each other. But, to show
> how hot that group was at that time, "Girls" still got to #43
> and "Puppet Man" #24! Personally, I think "Girl's Song" is
> one of their best!
> The second reason for the "Girl's Song" 45 release was its then
> current use as advertising for Bell telephone (again with Bell?).
> It was used in commercials at the time and appears on a special
> Bell advertising LP as the main track.
Thanks Clark, I often wondered why the lag! I agree that it's one of
the 5th D's best efforts (amongst many fine Webb and other writers
songs).
Richard
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Message: 21
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:56:09 EST
From: John Fox
Subject: Re: Rusty York
> When I last spoke with him (at least 6 years ago) he was
> still running his studio, but I assume that by now he may
> be retired (?)
Rusty is still around. He lives in my suburb (Wyoming, Ohio)
and his studio can be found at http://www.JewelRecords.com
My son's band (18 year-old funk-rockers) just recorded a CD
there. Rusty can also be found playing blues harp on one
cut of that great Cincinnati blues band's album, "The Sacred
Mushroom" which was recorded at Jewel in the late 60s,
(http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,157993,00.html#review),
as was Lonnie Mack's late 60s work that included a song, "Mt.
Healthy Blues", named after the Cincinnati suburb where Jewel
Studios resides.
John Fox
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Message: 22
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 20:59:30 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
Bit off topic really, but this mornings re-run of "Bewitched"
(I can't do anything in the morning before three cups of coffee
and half an hour with Samantha Stevens) was a Christmas edition.
The Stevens and the Kravitzes each take home an orphan for
the Christmas holidays and give them the full tree/present/
Santa schtick - despite the seemingly obvious fact that Gladys
and Abner Kravitz's are... Jewish.
It's a particularly bad episode.
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Message: 23
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:03:05 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Dreck in the charts
Paul Bryant wrote:
> Makes me wonder if all the crooners died, or if it
> was their audience which all died, because I can't
> remember the same phenomenon in the 80s or 90s.
The crooners metamorphosed into Robson and Jerome!
'Unchained Melody' and 'I Believe' spent a total of
eleven weeks at No.1 in 1995.
Richard
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Message: 24
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:54:18 -0000
From: Shawn
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Good point about the chart differences, but it also amazes
me that many well known US artists never made a dent in the
British charts.
Example: BJ Thomas is a one-hit wonder over there!
Re: Shivaree Theme - The tune is "Diamond Head"
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Message: 25
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:58:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
Larry Lapka wrote:
> ...with all the major talents in the recording industry who are
> Jewish, why do Jews release Christmas albums? Why do Jewish
> performers not acknowledge that their holiday is as special as
> Christmas.
They record Christmas albums because many Christmas classics have
been written by Jewish songsmiths, Mel Torme and Irving Berlin for
starters.
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