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There are 24 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Adam Wade etc
From: Clark Besch
2. Robert John / Mike Gately
From: Al Kooper
3. Jesse Lee Kincaid
From: Guy Lawrence
4. The Smile Concert - the long wait is over
From: Paul Bryant
5. Re: Jerry Naylor, Skyla/Raystar Records
From: Mikey
6. Trudy Heller
From: That Alan Gordon
7. Re: Bogus Drifters
From: David Coyle
8. The Luvs
From: Fred Clemens
9. Re: Just One Look / Ed Silvers
From: Al Kooper
10. Andy & the Marglows; Jackie Shane; Edsels; Relic
From: Country Paul
11. Re: Rupert Holmes
From: Clark Besch
12. Re: Here Come The Girls
From: Jan Kristensen
13. RIP: Les Gray
From: David Walker
14. Re: Chad & Jeremy
From: Steve Harvey
15. Re: Larry Knechtal
From: Mike Rashkow
16. Re: Cymbal-isms
From: Rex Strother
17. Scott English
From: Jim Shannon
18. Re: "I Wonder What She's Doin..."
From: "hawkeyes95"
19. Ed Silvers & Timi Yuro
From: Mick Patrick
20. Brian smiling in the UK
From: Bob Hanes
21. Re: Jerry Naylor, Skyla/Raystar Records
From: Bob Celli
22. Re: Scott English
From: Art Longmire
23. Re: Larry Knechtel
From: Frank
24. Mally Page - "Life And Soul Of The Party"
From: Julio Niño
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:11:01 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Adam Wade etc
Austin Roberts wrote:
> The song "Children, We're All Children" was a cut on an album
> I produced and sang, somtimes with Robert John who helped a
> lot with his partner at the time, Mike Gately, who died not too
> long after that. The album, done in Brooklyn in 1974 was called
> 'Eight Days' and was in a classical rock vein. That may be what
> you're thinking of.
Austin, good info, but no, not the song. I'll post to Musica when I
can. I have the actual 45, so there is no guessing really. Do you
(OR ANYONE ELSE) know if Robert John released an Atlantic Lp when he
had his top 10 hit? I've never seen it. A friend is looking
for "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and "Maybe" versions he's
heard on beach music stations by John. Apparently, he is big on the
beach music scene. I really like his Columbia and A&M 45s.
Also, I need some help on Adam Wade's new Collectables Cd. It's got
some 20 songs including B side "Point of No Return", which a friend
has been looking for on Cd. When he got his Cd, it had a slower 30
seconds longer version. He may have to resort to finding the 45 or
original Lp. Does anyone know what this slow version is? Is it an
Lp version? The version he is after is the B side 45 version of the
hit "Writing on the Wall". Hard to believe they did not include the
hit version on the Cd when it charted. Maybe the slow version is an
Epic re-record in the 60's?? Help, please. Thanks, Clark
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:19:02 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Robert John / Mike Gately
Austin Roberts:
> The song "Children, We're All Children" was a cut on an album
> I produced and sang, somtimes with Robert John who helped a
> lot with his partner at the time, Mike Gately, who died not too
> long after that. The album, done in Brooklyn in 1974 was called
> 'Eight Days' and was in a classical rock vein. That may be what
> you're thinking of. The single of Children was top ten in Germany
> or France. Hope that helps, but it might not be the one you mean.
> Bobby Pedrick PKA Robert John had one of the most interesting
> falsettos I've ever heard. I miss seeing him; we wrote a bit
> towards the beginning of the 90s and I presume he still lives in
> LA.
The inquiring S'popper sent me an MP3 of "Children". It's most
assuredly me playing keyboards, but it sounds demo-esque. I don't
recall producing it. I don't recall it at all.
Vis-a-vis Austin's above comments:
Mike Gately was my best friend. I got him a record deal with Janus
Records and we cut his album in the UK in the early 70s. It was the
first multi-track album I ever mixed and sounds it. Great players on
it, though: Paul Kossoff, Herbie Flowers, Barry Morgan, etc. Gately
died in 1980, Was a big loss for me. He wrote many songs with Robert
John.
Al Kooper
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:47:03 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Jesse Lee Kincaid
Clark Besch wrote:
> Now playing on Musica is John Beland's great 1969 version
> of Jesse Lee Kincaid's "Baby, You Come Rollin' 'Cross my Mind".
Jesse Lee Kincaid is also a hero amongst us Raiders fans for writing
the mighty "Louise" for his labelmate's "Spirit Of '67" album.
He also wrote a bunch of nice songs for his band the Rising Sons
during this time but they were dropped by Columbia after one 45.
"She Sang Hyms Out Of Tune" was another notable song of his.
Guy
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:02:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: The Smile Concert - the long wait is over
Dear Smilophiles
The long wait is over. John Sebastian's lovely song
"Do You Believe in magic" has the lines
Just go and listen, it'll start with a smile
That won't wipe off your face no matter how hard you
try
Big Brian Wilson's first Smile concert here in the UK
was last friday, and today I got a cd of the second
half, which is the Smile part. This cd is from mp3s
which were uploaded I think the day after, so I am
quite late in getting this by Brianista standards. So
it comes from a superior audience tape, then to mp3s,
then to a cd, and the quality is not stellar. But the
music is.
Here we had an event which had the highest of high
hopes pinned to it. To satisfy the critics, the fans
(including me) & Brian himself, it was going to have
to be something special. And I'm here to tell you that
it is.
Smile fans will be familiar with the Good Vibrations
box set 30 minutes-worth, and probably some of the many
boots. So what you get in this transcendent concert is
45 minutes bookended by Our Prayer/Heroes & Villains
and GV itself, between which, with only two pauses for
breath, flows pure magic. Fragments merge into each other,
are woven together in a glittering tapestry of sound,
familiar songs emerge (Wonderful, Vegetables), and
unfamiliar ones appear (with lyrics) - I'm in Great Shape,
Barnyard, Look. What was a heap of broken jewels is fused
together into - what, a symphony? a suite? I don't know
the right word. The energy and precision of the players
is known from their Pet Sounds concerts of last year, so
we know they can do anything, from the ghostly marimba of
Wind Chimes to the roaring waterfalls of Who Ran the Iron
Horse. It's the record of the year and it hasn't even
been released yet.
pb
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:31:31 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Jerry Naylor, Skyla/Raystar Records
Bob, did Jerry say anything about a record he cut on Tower
called "The City Lights". He performed it on Shindig and
altho it didnt chart, it was GREAT record and its one of my
favs. A few years ago, I tried to get Gene Pitney to record
it, and he almost did.
Mikey
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:53:43 -0700 (MST)
From: That Alan Gordon
Subject: Trudy Heller
Jeff Lemlich:
> Can someone please tell me the correct spelling of Trude Heller's
> name (and her club of the same name)? I seem to recall it being
> Trude with an E, but I often see it referred to with a Y. I need
> this information for an article I am writing.
Hi Jeff, Trudy, is spelled with a Y. She had a club called the
Versaille, which later became just Trudy Heller`s. She also owned
another club down the block on 8th st. called the 8th wonder in the
village, which she co owned with her son Joel Heller. I played there
in a band, surrounded by go go girls in cages! Hope this helps.
Best, That Alan
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:03:31 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Re: Bogus Drifters
Here's a favorite story of mine about an oldies concert I went to
years ago that included a contemporary lineup of the Drifters.
One of the members of the group, which I think was the only
original member present in the lineup (or at least nearly original),
was wandering through the stands giving autographs.
As he sat to sign my program, he asked me who I wanted it made out
to. I said "David...the fifth Drifter." He looked up with this
amused look and said "Is that what you want me to put?" I said "Uh
...sure," so he signed it "To David, the fifth Drifter."
It was only later that I found out there were about 40 people out
there who could claim to have been one of the Drifters at some
period of time.
David
(the 50th Drifter)
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 03:29:44 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: The Luvs
Country Paul:
> IN SEARCH OF: The Luvs, "We Kiss In The Shadows." I have
> an mp3, but wonder if it made it to a CD. (I'm told the
> original 45 is thoroughly prohibitive costwise!)
Paul - Try this link for the song on CD:
http://www.best-cd-price.co.uk/compare-music-price-code-B00004LCC2.html
Fred Clemens
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:48:57 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Just One Look / Ed Silvers
Phil C:
> Incidentally, I have a rather left-field version of "Just One
> Look" by Andy & The Marglows, arranged by Garry Sherman,
> produced by Ed Silvers......for Liberty Records, who released
> it two weeks > before the hit version by Doris Troy....
Believe it or don't, producer Ed Silvers is an s'popper! If he
remembers that session, I'm sure he'll chime in.
AK
Spectropoppers Old Age Home
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:55:21 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Andy & the Marglows; Jackie Shane; Edsels; Relic
Phil Chapman:
> Incidentally, I have a rather left-field version of "Just One Look"
> by Andy & The Marglows,...featuring a somewhat incongruous barrel-
> house piano intro. It's the flip of "Symphony", a kind of second-
> generation "Some Kind Of Wonderful"....[I]t would seem that this is
> then the original version! Does anybody know the story of how they
> came to record and release it before Doris' own version?
I have no idea, but I remember getting a copy of this when I was
music-directing WBRU, and had forgotten about it until now. I think the
drummer killed this version with his agressive machine-gun fills, but I
remember liking it anyway. I have no memory of "Symphony," but it's quite
nice.
Damien:
> Jackie Shane was a frequent performer in the mid '60s at Toronto's
> Sapphire club, backed by Frank Motely's band. Openly gay, he was
> considered 'risque' at the time. "Any Other Way" was considered his
> lifestyle statement as well as his major single release. Rumours
> have circulated about his death, but I haven't seen a confirmation.
His biggest claim to fame in New York was a local hit, "In My
Tenement," on Juggy Murray's Sue label (also home to early Ike & Tina
Turner hits, Bobby Hendricks' "Itchy Twitchy Feelin'" and Baby
Washington's "That's How Heartaches SAre Made," among many others). I
hadn't known of his orientation till a recent discussion here.
Laura Pinto, nice Jeff Barry website:
http://lpintop.tripod.com/jeffbarry/ . Only one thing: too many
pop-ups and cookies; they overwhelmed my filter! :-) Otherwise, a
treat - thank you!
Mike McKay re: The Edsels:
> Larry [Green] and his partner Tony ran Tammy Records, which> put out
> a ton of local stuff throughout the 60s and 70s (including sides by
> The Edsels' lead singer George Wydell, who's now retired but who
> entertained in the clubs here locally for many years)....A version of
> The Edsels performs occasionally around town today, and they were on
> one of T.J. Lubinsky's PBS specials awhile back.
I'm assuming this is the group that will perform at UGHA Saturday night.
The Edsels had a very fine release on Tammy, "What Brougth Us Together,"
a gorgeous doo-wop ballad which, oddly enough, lacked a bass (either
stand-up or electric). One doesn't notice at first, but there's no
bottom below the very fine bass singer! Thgere was an Edsels LP a while
back on "Tammy," really the label design used with permission for a
Relic Records album; it had a lot of the Tammy tracks and some
unreleased demos.
I finally got to Relic Records, the store - but there are no more
records! The store still has an extensive 50's-60's CD selection, but
George, the owner, sold the vinyl as a package to a collector who, I
assume, will be continuing in business wherever he is. If you go in,
mention Spectropop; I told George I'd posted the closing notice.
And thanks to Fred Clement for the lead on the Luvs; I actually found
it on a German collection, Dynamite Doowops Volume 11, in stock at
Relic. By the way, there is another mainly-vinyl store farther up Main
Street, The Record King, in the 300 (or so) block. Nice guy owns it;
Mick Patrick and I went prowling for music there around the time of
the S'pop party last June.
Country Paul
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:27:44 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Rupert Holmes
> ... Rupert Holmes - The Buoys' "Timothy," The Street People's
> "Jennifer Tomkins," his own great 1978-1980 hits... and creator
> of AMC-TV's "Remember WENN" ...
And a book! I thought the TV show was a great way to see what 40's
radio was like. His 78-80 stuff like "Morning Man", "The End" and "I
Don't Need You" were GREAT! Clark
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:38:57 +0100
From: Jan Kristensen
Subject: Re: Here Come The Girls
The track list for Here Come The Girls vol 2 are:
"Take 3 Girls":
Julie Grant: Up on the roof * That's how heartaches are made * Cruel
world * Don't ever let me down * Everyday I have to cry * Watch what
You do with my baby * Baby baby I still love you * When the lovin'
ends.
Billie Davis: The last one to be loved * You don't know * No other
baby * Hands off * Heart and soul * Don't take all night * Just walk
in my shoes * Ev'ry day.
Helen Shapiro: Silly boy (I love you) * Today has been cancelled *
Face the music * Take me for a while * Take down a note miss Smith *
Couldn't you see * Waiting on the shore of nowhere * A glass of wine.
JanK
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:09:24 +1030
From: David Walker
Subject: RIP: Les Gray
Thomas Leslie Gray, singer, born April 9 1946; died February 21 2004
Les Gray, lead singer of British "Glam Rock" rock revivalist band
dies in Portugal.
Les Gray was able to utilise his Elvis-like vocals on a couple of
Mud's later hits such as "The Secrets That You Keep" and "Try A
Little Tenderness".
Mud may not have made an impact in North America but I still think
that Adam Sweeting's piece from The Guardian is worth reading.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1155287,00.html
regards,
David Walker
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 03:49:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Chad & Jeremy
Sundazed released "Before and After" on CD in its album form, but
it's also on the CBS compilation, "Painted Dayglow Smile".
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:09:42 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Larry Knechtal
Austin Roberts:
> The organ work was none other than Larry Knechtal; he probably did
> the early Association keyboard as I know he put the incredible
> organ ending on Never My Love.
I beleive the illustrious Mr. Knechtel was also a very competent bass
player. As for his keyboard work, I think he did Bridge Over Troubled
Water (S&G). If I'm correct, then that alone would be sufficient to
establish his reputation. Thinking about it now, I'm wondering if he
came from LA to NYC to do it or whether that one was recorded in LA.
I always think of S&G recording in Columbia, NY because of Roy Hallee
--but that might not have been the case. Anyone?? I think it's likely
that Koop The Keyboard Maven will know the answer.
Hit that buzzer Al Fonts!
Di la,
Rashkovsky
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:03:54 -0700
From: Rex Strother
Subject: Re: Cymbal-isms
Well, folks, you had to know this request was coming.
As part of the Johnny Cymbal website build - I'm trying to track
down chart information for his various performances and compositions.
I've got U.S. info on Mr. Bass Man, Teenage Heaven, Dum Dum Dee Dum,
Cinnamon and Back Door Man. I'm looking for anything else - both U.S.
and foreign (especially foreign). The young man wrote a lot of songs,
and I've read he charted a bunch in the 80s on the country charts. I'm
also thinking he may have done well in Canada and Japan. The UK,
Jamaica? "Mary in the Morning" "Julie on My Mind" "Rock Me Baby" "I'm
Drinkin' Canada Dry" "Baltimore" - so many others.
I could use any and all help and will thank everyone profusely
in advance. You've all been great so far (Mick, you especially) and I
hope the final tribute we build to him will satisfy all Cymbal-ists.
Email me off list so we don't clutter Spectropop, okay?
I'm trying to format my info as: Performer / Song Title / Debut
Date / Peak Position / Weeks on Chart / Chart Name & Country
Thanks.
Rex
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:41:55 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: Scott English
Heard "High on a Hill" for the first time in about thirty five years
the other night on a doo wop show in Connecticut. Really nice
vocals. Any history on him?
Jim Shanon
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Message: 18
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:54:00 -0000
From: "hawkeyes95"
Subject: Re: "I Wonder What She's Doin..."
--- In spectropop@yahoogroups.com, Paul Levinson
wrote:
> Bob Rashkow wrote:
> > Barry DeVorzon and Bodie Chandler's glorious "I Wonder What She's
> > Doing Tonight"--a spine-tingler of a tune. A true 1963 relic
which
> > climbed the charts at the time of JFK's assassination......& not
to
> > dredge up an ancient fossil, but I'm still "wondering" if anyone
> > knows of Boyce & Hart trying to obliterate Barry's triumph by
> > writing and performing another successful song with the same
name,
> > or can we pretty much say that it was just another strange 6Ts
pop
> > coincidence!!!
>
> Agree completely that the Tamerlanes' record is a haunting gem,
> and the Boyce and Hart different song with the same name is an
> irritation, whatever its motivations, and whatever its merits.
>
> The problem stems from a blindspot in the copyright laws, which
> say that a title cannot be protected. This has caused aggravation
> in just about every creative field, ranging from music to novels
> to movies.
>
> All best,
> (City) Paul
> http://www.sff.net/people/paullevinson
Bob and Paul, personally, both songs are great in my opinion. I have
a question, maybe for Austin Roberts? I have a Philips 45
(#40562) "A Candy Day" by Barry Mitchell. Published by Tamberlane
music. Could Barry Mitchell be another name for Barry DeVorzan? It
would have been released November, 68 or so, shortly before Austin
Roberts' "One Night Ann" (Philips 40660). Just curious. Clark
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Message: 19
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:34:10 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Ed Silvers & Timi Yuro
Al Kooper:
> Believe it or don't, producer Ed Silvers is an S'popper! If
> he remembers that session, I'm sure he'll chime in.
What? Ed Silvers is an S'popper? How fantastic! If you're out
there reading this Ed, maybe you could share some memories of
producing the one and only Timi Yuro, possibly the blackest
sounding white gal singer that ever lived. What a voice!
You took over from the great Clyde Otis as her producer, yes?
Sensational Yuro 45s like "Insult To Injury", "I Ain't Gonna
Cry No More", and probably many more, bear the legend produced
by Ed Silvers - fantastic blue-eyed uptown R&B records. Where
were these tracks recorded? Who played on them? Who were the
backup singers? Who chose the songs? How did you get on with
Timi? I hear tell she was a bit spiky!
Us folk on planet S'pop neeeeeeeeeeed to know such things!
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 20
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:15:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob Hanes
Subject: Brian smiling in the UK
As an american afficionado of both Brian and SMiLE, it makes
perfect sense to me to do the shows "for posterity" in the UK.
By that I mean the opening shows and the ones most likely to
make up the Lion's share of the dvd/cd release. In Brian's
mind and many of those around him, his penultimate work of the
mid sixties was "better received by the Brits than the Yanks".
This may or may not be true given the "accounting practices by
Capitol (Pet Sound was gold (now-a-days Platinum by Jan '67)
yet it took until 01 to get a proper accounting in the USA.
The Royal Festival Hall is perfect for a debut of such magnitude.
It is comfortable to Brian, it is in the heart of Anglo-dom,
travel to and from for the population is far simpler than in the
US. The RFH is acoustically a damn fine environment, and it can
be booked at a profit for the promoter. The geographical
challenges of the US are immense. Their may actually be more
american fans total, but the percentages of population (per
capita) seem greater in England. Dragging a major tour around
the US is extraordinarily expensive! I know that some of my
above speculation is accurate. Then there is the "exotic" issue!
The Beach Boys became huge in the mid-west almost at their
inception, because the were from California with 24-7 sun and
surf, which is a foreign and phenomena to most of the middle
(geographically) america. When the BBs hit is England they
were there, an "exotic" commodity just as the "Fabs" had been
over here. "Ooh, I love those British accents. I have had
English fans tell me they are fascinated by american accents as
well. Now you know some of my, slightly informed "rational" for
the shows starting "there" and when well received coming "here".
The Right Reverend Bob, dumb angel chapel,
Church of the Harmonic Overdub
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Message: 21
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:23:22 -0000
From: Bob Celli
Subject: Re: Jerry Naylor, Skyla/Raystar Records
Mikey wrote:
> Bob, did Jerry say anything about a record he cut on Tower
> called "The City Lights". He performed it on Shindig and
> altho it didnt chart, it was GREAT record and its one of my
> favs. A few years ago, I tried to get Gene Pitney to record
> it, and he almost did.
Mikey,
Yes, Jerry did talk about "City Lights. We mentioned that the
record was a highly prized collectors item and asked him if he
could recall the session for the song being special. He replied:
"Well, I'm a bit baffled about the unusual popularity of that
1965 recording of the Harley Hatcher song. I think Harley, who
not only wrote the song, but also produced the session is also
somewhat surprised that this record is so popular in the UK
today. I simply don't understand it but I certainly do like the
recording. I do remember the session. It was my fourth at Gold
Star with Mike Curb and took place in the summer of 1965. Mike
arranged or co-arranged all the sessions at Gold Star with Leon
Russell. Leon also played piano and Carol Kaye played electric
bass. I can't remember the other players but I should research
this by getting the original recording logs to see just who
they were. "City Lights" was released on Tower on Sept.6th,
1965. I remember performing it on "Shindig" and a few other
shows"
Bob Celli
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Message: 22
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:51:17 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Scott English
Jim Shannon wrote:
> Heard "High on a Hill" for the first time in about thirty five
> years the other night on a doo wop show in Connecticut. Really
> nice vocals. Any history on him?
Scott English's greatest claim to fame is writing "Brandy", which
Barry Manilow changed to "Mandy" and had a number one hit with. I
remember hearing Scott's original version on the radio in 1971, and
I was looking for a copy back then but couldn't find it in any of
the local stores. I do remember it was on Janus records. I haven't
heard "Brandy" since then, and it's sort of on my "elusive records"
list. I wonder if it's ever been released on CD?
I don't know much about Scott English other than that he wrote a
number of songs with Larry Weiss. I have a copy of "High On A Hill"
on Spokane Records-it's a great falsetto doo-wop number. I especially
like the intro...beautiful! I'm sure some of the other Spectropoppers
will know more about Scott English...I'm curious about his career as
well.
Art Longmire
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Message: 23
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:54:50 +0100
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Larry Knechtel
Mike Rashkow on Larry Knechtal:
> ... Thinking about it now, I'm wondering if he came from LA to
> NYC to do it or whether that one was recorded in LA. I always
> think of S&G recording in Columbia, NY because of Roy Hallee
> --but that might not have been the case. Anyone??
Mike,
Since Larry Knechtel played on the S&G album together with Hal
Blaine and Joe Osborn I assume they recorded it in L.A. The
arrangements were done by Jimmy Haskell and Ernie Freeman both
based in L.A. too. But to be honest I found no data on both the
original LP and the double CD box "Old Friends" from Columbia
Legacy to verify the recording studio. And as I read in an old
article from Entertainment World the only time these three cats
went on a nationwide tour was with S&G somewhere around ´69. So
in the end I´m afraid I´m not of great help to you.
Frank
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Message: 24
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:36:49 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: Mally Page - "Life And Soul Of The Party"
Hola Everybody.
Vlaovic B. asked:
> "Tell me did Tammy St. John and Mally Page perform the song
> "Life and Soul of the Party'?...
Mally Page recorded "Life and Soul of the Party". The song is
included in Sequel´s "Here Come the Girls vol. 6" and also in
Castle´s CD "The Songs of Tony Hatch". Personally I prefer
Mally´s version to Petula Clark´s.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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