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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: She Wears My Ring
From: Lyn Nuttall
2. Fw: Passing of Ray Peterson
From: Bill Swanke
3. Correction on Little Eva post
From: Pres
4. Re: Roy Orbison bios/"Penny Arcade"
From: Graeme Freeland
5. Re: Mr & Mrs Goffin
From: Phil X Milstein
6. Sandy
From: Javed Jafri
7. Penny Arcade
From: Jon Biker
8. The Stones, Glaswegians and Blackpool
From: Frank Murphy
9. Re: Solomon King, R.I.P./She Wears My Ring
From: Eddy
10. Re: Achy Macarena
From: Alan Gordon
11. Billy Stewart Secret Love
From: Frank Murphy
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:28:47 +1000
From: Lyn Nuttall
Subject: Re: She Wears My Ring
Country Paul wrote:
> I thought Roy Orbison and a country singer named Jimmy Bell
> (on Hickory) had the hits with this song. Am I wrong?
"She Wears My Ring" has a fascinating history. It was a hit in
Australia for Johnny O'Keefe in 1964, and Solomon King's version
also charted here in '68.
The melody is from "La Golondrina" ("The Swallow", aka 'The Mexican
"Home Sweet Home' "), written by Mexican composer Narciso Serradell
in 1883. It has been recorded and published many times with various
lyrics in various languages. David Neale, at his Elvis Presley: The
Originals site, has found a recording of "La Golondrina" as long ago
as 1906.
Jimmy Bell's 1960 version on Hickory is - as far as I can see - the
first one as Felice & Boudleaux Bryant's "She Wears My Ring", and
it was a hit in Canada, at least in Toronto. Roy Orbison did record
it, but I don't know about it being a hit.
More info at my page http://poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=472
and at David's page
http://users.pandora.be/davidneale/elvis/originals/list7.html#63961
Lyn
http://www.PopArchives.com.au
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:35:21 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
From: Bill Swanke
Subject: Fw: Passing of Ray Peterson
Dear Friends,
Once again the music industry has lost another to Rock n' Roll
Heaven, Ray Peterson. Ray was born in Denton, Texas, April 23,
1939. His first single was an unusual, almost gospel version of
the Little Willie John's 1956 hit, Fever" that fell somewhere
between the bluesy John arrangement and the later sexier take
by Peggy Lee.
His first hit was with his seventh single "The Wonder Of You".
It was a gentle ballad written by veteran Baker Knight, and
became a Top 30 success in the summer of 1959. Elvis Presley
was so taken with Ray's heartwarming rendition that he called
Ray and asked if he too could record it. A very flattered Ray
Peterson told Elvis that he didn't have to ask - he was Elvis
Presley. Elvis replied, "Yes I do - you are Ray Peterson".
"The Wonder of You" became a Top 10 hit for Elvis in 1970.
Ray's biggest hits were, "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Corrina,
Corrina". Ray had polio at an early age but never let that get
in the way of his love for music. He recorded and toured for
over 50 years. Although sick the last couple of years he still
performed whenever he could. Last February Ray performed at a
benefit concert for Gene Hughes, of the Casinos, in Nashville
along with Dickie Lee, Larry Henley, Steve Jarrell and Joe
Stampley to name a few.
Sincerely,
Willie C
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:32:42 -0500
From: Pres
Subject: Correction on Little Eva post
Me:
> I did some clearance-bin diving and found a CD by the little
> one called ......
The CD to which I referred is actually titled "Back On Track".
Apologies.
pres
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:08:46 -0000
From: Graeme Freeland
Subject: Re: Roy Orbison bios/"Penny Arcade"
S.J. Dibai wrote:
> if I remember correctly, Ellis Amburn's "Dark Star"--the good
> bio--did contain at least one glaring mistake. Please correct
> me if I'm wrong, but I remember Amburn claiming that "Penny
> Arcade" was a #1 hit in Australia in 1965......
Roy Orbison's "Penny Arcade" was a #1 hit in Australia, but that
was in 1969/70. The record hit the top in the Christmas week of
'69 and had four weeks at #1.
Graeme Freeland
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:35:09 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Mr & Mrs Goffin
Ken Silverwood wrote:
> Whilst doing a mass migration of LPs from daughter's bedroom to
> converted loft, I spent some time perusing through my trove and
> lighted upon the album " Don't Play That Song" by Ben E King,
> London Atlantic HA-K 8012 . Reading through the credits I noticed
> the title" Show Me The Way" crediting a certain Gerald Goffin &
> Carole Goffin is this the only time Carole was given her married
> name?
Funny you should mention that. I don't know of any other writing
credits that refer to Carole that way, but just a few days ago a
fellow Spectropopper sent me a scan, from a 1962 issue of "Song
Hits" magazine, of a feature on Little Eva in which she referred
to her employer as "Mrs. Goffin." It took me a second to realize
who she meant! At any rate it's a cute article, and with the fellow
member's permission I will post it to the Photos section for all to see.
--Phil M.
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:22:29 -0800
From: Javed Jafri
Subject: Sandy
Steve Harvey:
> Isn't that the tune that was done by the Sunrays and
> the Swinging Blue Jeans?
Steve,
You may be thinking about the Ronny and The Daytonas version of
a song called "Sandy". The Sunrays did have a hit with a song
titled after a girl's name called "Andrea", which I thought was
better than their bigger hit "I Live for The Sun".
Javed
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:31:59 +0000 (GMT)
From: Jon Biker
Subject: Penny Arcade
S.J. Dibai wrote:
> ..... I remember Amburn claiming that "Penny Arcade" was a
> #1 hit in Australia in 1965.....
It was indeed a number 1 in Australia, but it was at the end of
1969 - at the top for two weeks from 20th December.
Jon [who was there at the time]
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:35:19 +0000
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: The Stones, Glaswegians and Blackpool
Ken S:
> The Rolling Stones next appeared here at the Empire Ballroom
> in late 1964, they had a hit or two under their belts by then,
> anyway a riot started and the Rolling Stones were banned from
> ever appearing in Blackpool again, the ban is still in place.
> Last year Bill Wyman & his Rhythm Kings actually made an
> appearance in that original hall,nobody mentioned the ban.
I gather the riot was started by Glaswegians in Blackpool for
their traditional bank holiday weekend rave up. It was covered
in the Scottish press and I'm sure the reason given was that
my fellow citizens were upset at the attention paid to the
Stones by the girls.
Of course Glaswegians who were spending large sums of money
were not banned from Blackpool;)
Frankm
reflections on northern soul Saturday's two thirty pm
http://www.radiomagnetic.com
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:03:44 +0100
From: Eddy
Subject: Re: Solomon King, R.I.P./She Wears My Ring
Scott Swanson wrote :
> I thought he was English? Wasn't "She Wears My Ring" a U.K.
> production?
Like I said, info on him proved to be very thin. He was indeed
American, but "travelled" to the UK in 1967 (where indeed his
recording career hit off with the recording of She Wears My Ring)
and returned to the States some years later. I still have a 1974
Decca 45 by him (We can make it) which still has UK credits, but
other than those clues when he actually went back to the States.
Gary Myers wrote :
> Whitburn shows this at a top position of #117 in 4/68, a remake
> of of #24 r&b hit from '62.
In the UK, "She Wears My Ring" was a #3 hit in Jan 1968 and "When
We Were Young" got to #21 in May 1968
Country Paul:
> I thought Roy Orbison and a country singer named Jimmy Bell
> (on Hickory) had the hits with this song. Am I wrong?
Prior to King, the track had been recorded by Jimmy Sweeney,
Roy Orbison, Nat King Cole, Mantovani, Edmundo Ross and Ray
Price. It seems the original version was called La Golondrina,
originating from Argentina.
Eddy
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:36:03 -0700
From: Alan Gordon
Subject: Re: Achy Macarena
I must confess, being a professional songwriter, one sometimes
gets caught up in the latest fad. Remember the dance craze that
lasted 3 minutes called the Lambada? Well, on minute 2 I rushed
out a stirring song called {forgive me for this} "Watching Guy
Lambada" You can take me back to my room now!!!
Best.
That Alan
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:26:09 +0000
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Billy Stewart Secret Love
Dave O'Gara:
> anybody like Billy Stewart's version of Secret Love?
Dave M:
> I'm glad you mentioned this. I have it on a Northern Soul CD
> comp or two, but it probably wouldn't have caught my eye when
> I came across a 45 of it the other day had I not been reminded
> of it. Crazy! Not exactly my thing (though not disagreeable,
> either), but we do a weekly soul spin, and there are regulars
> who'll get a kick out of it.
Sam Jose spun it at the Vegas Hogmanay party at the Edinburgh
College of Art as part of a Doris Day medley followed by Doris's
"Que Sera Sera" and the Trini Lopez version of "Perhaps Perhaps
Perhaps".
frankM
reflections on northern soul Saturday's two thirty pm
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