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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Ella Johnson - Remembering an Unsung Vocal Hero
From: Mike Rashkow
2. Re: '60s Pop Rock Reunion
From: Laura Pintop
3. "I'll Love You For A While" and other Dusty Springfield originals
From: Mick Patrick
4. 60sgaragebands.com -- April update
From: Mike Dugo
5. Re: California Dreamin' TV special
From: Mojo
6. Re: Dahlstrom/Knechtel/Croce
From: Artie Wayne
7. Re: Jan Berry R.I.P.
From: Clark Besch
8. Re: California Dreamin' TV special
From: Jim Shannon
9. The Tee Set
From: Matt Howell
10. Re: UK Oriole
From: Dave Heasman
11. The Guess Who
From: Artie Wayne
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:35:45 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Ella Johnson - Remembering an Unsung Vocal Hero
Steve Harvey:
> A woman named Ella Johnson died Feb. 16 in New York. She
> was 86 years old. She was, in the best sense of the phrase,
> one of the ladies who sang with the band. She sang beautifully,
> she was a lovely woman, and it's terribly sad that she's gone.
Thanks for posting this. Buddy and Ella Johnson were the headliners
on the first concert I ever attended--a big "chitlin' circuit"
roadshow that played the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami c.1953-54.
AND, Mick Patrick owes me a CD copy of the Buddy and Ella acetate
(made from the original masters) I gave him that includes her
swinging/bluesy recording of Since I Fell For You. She was a fine
singer with a highly distinctive voice; a real "star" back in her day.
RIP.
Di la,
Rashkovsky.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:13:32 -0000
From: Laura Pintop
Subject: Re: '60s Pop Rock Reunion
S.J. Dibai wrote:
> I wanted to tell you that if you haven't seen the latest PBS oldies
> concert, "'60s Pop Rock Reunion," do yourself a favor and check it
> out next chance you get! It was easily the most consistently
> enjoyable of all the PBS oldies specials I've seen (and I've seen
> more than I can count right now).
Hi,
Thanks for the info. I've heard nothing but wonderful things about
this special. Haven't caught it yet but plan on doing so. I'm also
hoping it gets released on video down the road.
Laura
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:15:42 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: "I'll Love You For A While" and other Dusty Springfield originals
Tony Leong pleaded for:
> HELP!!!!! One of my favorite Dusty Springfield songs is "I'll
> Love You For A While" (1965). Yesterday, my friend played me a
> version of the song (the original I understand) by a singer
> named Jill Jackson. Does anybody out there know if that
> original version is available on any CD compilation???????
You're in luck, Tony. The track you desire is contained on the CD
"A Love Like Yours: the original versions of the songs that
inspired Dusty Springfield", released in 2000 on UK Connoisseur
Collection (VSOP 299). Modesty forbids me from revealing who
compiled and annotated this baby. I believe it's still available.
Find some info here: http://tinyurl.com/2lmmu
You simply cannot beat Dusty singing the songs of Carole King and
Gerry Goffin. Well, Skeeter Davis sings G/K comes close. I *love*
Dusty's version of "I'll Love You For A While". You know, I think
it might have been released before the Jill Jackson rendition. Hey,
but who's counting?! If I'd have been Carole (careful) or Gerry, I
might have given La O'Brien first crack at that song too. In my
mind I can hear Little Eva's original demo. Sigh.
> And who originally sang "All Cried Out"???? What CD is that
> available on??
That would be Darlene Paul on Capitol 5200. You'll find it on the
same CD, along with tracks by Betty Everett, the Sandpebbles,
Rita Wright, Martha & the Vandellas, Tommy Hunt, Jimmy Radcliffe,
Barbara English, the Shirelles, Gene Pitney, Garnett Mimms, Jerry
Butler, Aretha Franklin, the Classics IV, Thelma Houston, Lesley
Gore, the Rascals and Baby Washington. THAT is what I call a line-
up!
Say Hi to Reparata for me, Tony. I interviewed her on the 'phone
a few years back. I doubt if she'll remember me, though.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:55:51 -0600
From: Mike Dugo
Subject: 60sgaragebands.com -- April update
Here's a quick notice that the April updates to 60sgaragebands.com are now
online. Included are interviews or recollections with three local/regional
bands from the '60s that made some classic recordings: Dennis Swanson, Jerry
McMillen, and Al Pisciotta recall their days as Children of the Mushroom; HJ
Boyle remembers his stints in The Echoes / The Scoundrels / Lt. Garcia's
Magic Music Box; and Ron Chassner provides his recollections while a member
of two Florida '60's groups: The Gents Five and Leaves of Grass.
Mike Dugo
60sgaragebands.com
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:13:09 -0000
From: Mojo
Subject: Re: California Dreamin' TV special
Mark Hill wrote:
> This features an array of music clips that I don't recall seeing before
> and interviews with band members. Has a British narrator, John Peel, so
> I assume it's from the BBC. They cut it off before the end of the credits.
> I don't know how recent it is.
Mark,
This was part of a series called Rock Family Trees, shown on the BBC
around 1998. Based on the books by Pete Frame, the series also covered
Merseybeat, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple and Brumbeat.
Mojo
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:13:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Dahlstrom/Knechtel/Croce
When Patti Dahlstrom was doing her first Album for 20th Century Fox she
got her friend Larry Knechtel to create a piano part for a song that we
wrote for our friend Jim Croce, "Sending My Good Thoughts To You," that
rivaled the part he played on "Bridge Over Troubled Water". If you'd
like to hear it, click on http://artiewayne.com/sending.html
regards,
Artie Wayne
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:06:55 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Jan Berry R.I.P.
When I met Jan Berry (early 90's), he was pretty nice, but I found
Dean very nice and talkative. I think both appreciated their fans.
Certainly, their songs will live forever, as will Jan's legacy. Picking
a favorite would be really tough, but right now I'd choose PF Sloan's
"I Found A Girl" -- perfect song for the period. Unfortunately, it
was their last top 40 hit before his car accident. They will always
be one of the best duos to ever record.
Clark
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:53:27 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: Re: California Dreamin' TV special
Al Kooper wrote:
> This show stopped me from ever doing interview shows again.
> It was a bad set-up.
Al:
I intended to watch it but after hearing your side of the story, I
think not. Thanks for the heads up. By the way, I purchased
"Child is Father" CD and, as I articulated in an earlier dispatch,
"Modern Adventures" is truly a masterpiece.
Jim Shannon
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:00:54 -0000
From: Matt Howell
Subject: The Tee Set
I was hoping someone out there might have the collection by The Tee
Set called "The Tee Set: Golden Classics" that Collectables put out. If
any of you do, I would greatly appreciate if you could tell me who has
the songwriting credit for "Since I Lost Your Love." I think it may be
a song my father, Bob Howell, wrote & sold in Europe while gigging
there in the mid-'60s. It was originally recorded by The Quivers and
released on the Triola label. My guess is that the label is German,
since the B-side title is preceded by "m/", which I am assuming is
"mit." Any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
Matt
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:02:15 +0100
From: Dave Heasman
Subject: Re: UK Oriole
Arguably Oriole's biggest hit was "Freight Train" by Chas McDevitt
& Nancy Whiskey in 1957. Or, "We Will Make Love" by Russ Hamilton?
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:43:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: The Guess Who
When I was at Scepter records as a writer/producer, I remember working
on a few tracks with Chad Allen, Randy Bachman and the Guess Who. I
just heard someone is releasing a CD set that includes some unreleased
recordings. I was wondering if anything I did was included in the package.
regards,
Artie Wayne
http://artiewayne.com
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