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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Variations On A Theme Called Hanky Panky
From: Ron Dante
2. Re: the first mouseketeers
From: steveo
3. Re: the first mouseketeers?
From: TD
4. Re: British cover versions
From: Bill Craig
5. Re: Lloyd Thaxton / Last Kiss / Allan Sherman
From: Bob Rashkow
6. Re: How about brilliant tracks with ONE inept ingredient!
From: Joe Nelson
7. Re: Louie Louie
From: Joe Nelson
8. "Lose That Girl"
From: Stratton Bearhart
9. Re: Drummer on 4 Seasons' "Dawn"
From: Guy Lawrence
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 23:53:26 -0000
From: Ron Dante
Subject: Re: Variations On A Theme Called Hanky Panky
> In today's Mr. Music column by Jerry Osborne, the single
> "Variations on a Theme Called Hanky Panky" by the Definitive
> Rock Choral is discussed. Mr. Osborne states that he came
> across a "newsgroup posting" (meaning the Spectropop archives)
> and quotes Mike Rashkow's recollections, which I found were
> posted on 10/30/01.......
> It was interesting for me to learn that Ron Dante was involved
> with this recording. Now I need to hit eBay to look for a copy!
Hello.
I was a member of this group which had some wonderful studio singers
as members. I didn't recall this session until I saw Mike Rashkow's
name and remembered him working closely with Ellie Greenwich during
those years.
Hope he is well and still making music.
Ron Dante
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:37:25 -0800 (PST)
From: steveo
Subject: Re: the first mouseketeers
Mary wrote:
> Does anyone know where the first mouseketeers are? Do they
> still live here in Southern Calif? Looking for: Dennis Day,
> Cubby O'Brien, Dorren, Darlene, Karen, Tommy, Lonny, Bobby.
> And is Annette doing ok these days? Thank you for any info....
Mary,
There is a website at which updates of these folks can be found.
Most of them are alive and well, but somewhat scattered. I
believe Cubby lives in Texas..Karen lives in Fresno, California
...etc. Doreen is fine. Tommy is a makeup man in Burbank, or was
...Lonnie has a website. Bobby still does reunion shows with
Lawrence Welk Orch in Branson, Missouri, or wherever the Welk
band performs. Darlene has had "legal" problems. Annette is not
well as you know...as for her current status...don't really know.
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:00:06 -0500
From: TD
Subject: Re: the first mouseketeers?
Mary:
> Does anyone know where the first mouseketeers are?... Thank
> you for any info....
Funny you should mention that -- I was just visiting Lonnie
Burr's website: http://www.mouseketeerlonnieburr.com/
-- TD
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 03:09:36 -0000
From: Bill Craig
Subject: Re: British cover versions
Fred,
Is The Kestrels version of "There's A Place" available on CD? Or if
not do you have it to play to Musica? It's probably my favorite
Beatle song if I had to pick one. I don't think I've ever heard it
covered.
Wasn't there a Brit band called The Measles who covered Paul Revere
and The Raiders' hits? Sorry if they've already been mentioned.
Bill Craig
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 23:01:00 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Lloyd Thaxton / Last Kiss / Allan Sherman
A blessing to have both Lloyd Thaxton and Artie Butler on Spectropop.
I'm already starting to become more familiar with Artie's terrific
work. Didn't grow up in the East, alas--Chicago's pop show was
basically "Kiddie A-Go-Go" which mainly consisted of preteens and
even elementary schoolage kids grooving to the bubblegum and some of
the other "tamer" pop hits. We also had "Upbeat" on a different UHF
station. If you didn't like either of those it was "Bandstand", of
course. But I've heard, Lloyd, that YOUR program was second only to
Dick Clark's in popularity nationwide. (I've also heard that in the
mid-6Ts you could pick it up in the Midwest, but if that's true I
didn't know about it then.)
The faltering soprano in "Last Kiss"! How could I have forgotten?!
But after the first few cringes I accepted it as a manifestation of
how blue Wilson feels, kind of like a distorted high note starting to
crumble. Doesn't make the song, natch! It's Wilson's great voice
and his arrangement (Hot 100 charts weren't any help to me here) that
make it great.
Rashkovsky, I am another "Rashkow" who was a childhood fan of Allan
Sherman. Quite possibly the cleverest track from the first LP is "Sir
Greenbaum's Lament": "Oh! Wouldst I could kick the habit, and give up
smoting for good......" etc. Must have been pretty dern funny back
then. BTW Beverly Records had a copy of Dickie Goodman's first album
which parodies Sherman's parodies and has one of MY all-time favorite
novelties, "Harry's Jock Strap" on it. Very rare, very worn, very
scratched......Jack couldn't in all good conscience sell it to me!
Too bad. I'll have to give "Batman & His Grandmother" another spin.
.....Bobster
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 01:01:14 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: How about brilliant tracks with ONE inept ingredient!
According to Mark Lewissohn, they're two completely different
recordings. The two track master used in mixing the single had
been wiped, so a new one was prepared by editing together
remaining session tapes in order to remix the track for stereo.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 01:10:54 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: Louie Louie
>From what I understand, the group did an extended version live, with
everyone soloing somewhere along the line. Lynn Easton's *melodic*
drumming (for lack of a better term) may have been his way of trying
to recapture the feeling in the context of the three-minutes-or-less
single.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 07:30:00 -0000
From: Stratton Bearhart
Subject: "Lose That Girl"
Closer inspection of the start reveals that in Paul and George's
response to John's call that it is George alone taking the lower
harmony who is flat at particular moments. Musical errors aside,
He did have a way of intoning via his Liverpudlian accent.
Stratton.
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 10:11:04 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Re: Drummer on 4 Seasons' "Dawn"
Michael wrote:
> I was able to get a question in to the great arranger,
> Charlie Calello and he says, without hesitation, that
> Buddy Saltzman was the drummer on "Dawn".
Didn't Buddy Saltzman also play on the Archies records?
The snare fills on "Feeling So Good" are awesome!
Guy
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TweedleeDumsDrive-In/
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