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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Little Eva: A Quiz With A Moral
From: Mick Patrick
2. La Bamba
From: Steve Harvey
3. Re: answering the answers
From: Pres
4. Re: Solomon King
From: Davie Gordon
5. Jordan & Wayne's "Find A Little Happiness" now in musica
From: Tom "Diamond" Diehl
6. Ray Peterson Services
From: Bill Swanke
7. Re: Sylvie Vartan 45
From: Dave Monroe
8. Re: Billy Stewart's "Secret Love"
From: Dave Monroe
9. Hung On You
From: Pres
10. Re: Birdlegs & Pauline
From: Dave Monroe
11. Re: The Montanas' "Uncle John"
From: Dave Monroe
12. Re: Frequently misheard lyrics: the case of 'He Is The Boy'
From: Robert Pingel
13. Ray Peterson, R.I.P.
From: Mike Edwards
14. Re: Mrs. Goffin
From: Phil X Milstein
15. 60sgaragebands.com February Updates
From: Mike Dugo
16. Re: Ray Peterson; "She Wears My Ring"; Charlie McCoy
From: Country Paul
17. Re: Solomon King
From: Eddy Smit
18. new member; passing of Ray Peterson
From: Larry Bromley
19. The Chiffons
From: Austin Powell
20. Carolyn Hester
From: Austin Powell
21. Mark Thatcher and (yet another) Blue Beat
From: Lyn Nuttall
22. Re: Ray Peterson
From: Laura Pinto
23. Besame Mucho
From: Norm D
24. Bob & Earl and Antoinette
From: Denis Gagnon
25. Gary Paxton productions
From: Shawn Nagy
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:10:07 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Little Eva: A Quiz With A Moral
Me:
> Wanna win five free groovy CDs? Know your Goffin/King onions?
> Read on . . .
>
> Art imitates life. Legend has it that Little Eva was the
> inspiration behind several of Gerry Goffin and Carole King's
> compositions. Prior to recording their 'The Loco-Motion',
> Eva had worked as the couple's live-in nanny, cutting demos
> of their songs for their publishers, Aldon Music, on the
> side. The Crystals' notorious 'He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A
> Kiss)' and Gene McDaniels' 'Point Of No Return' are just two
> examples of Goffin/King numbers that were built around phrases
> Eva had used in conversations with them about the ups and
> downs of her relationship with her boyfriend, James Harris.
>
> Pounced on by Don Kirshner for the inaugural release on
> Aldon's Dimension label, 'The Loco-Motion' had steamed to #1
> in the summer of 1962, hanging around on the Hot 100 until
> October. Untypically for the times, the company waited until
> the disc had completed its 16-week chart journey before
> unleashing Eva's follow-up. 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' made its first
> appearance on the charts in early November, rising to a peak
> of #12 seven weeks later. Together with Steve Lawrence's 'Go
> Away Little Girl' and 'Chains' by the Cookies, it provided
> Goffin and King with a tally of three songs in the penultimate
> Top 20 of the year. Eva and James celebrated by getting
> married that same week.
>
> In 1967 Gerry Goffin and Carole King wrote '(You Make Me Feel
> Like) A Natural Woman', constructing the song around a title
> suggested to them by Aretha Franklin's producer, Jerry Wexler.
> He received a co-writer credit and a share of the royalties
> for his efforts. Point made?
>
> Name the Little Eva tune in question. Yep, it's easy. That's
> why the most ***entertaining*** and ***interesting*** correct
> answer wins. Your CDs await.
Not everyone got it right. The correct answers that entertained me
best are below. I asked the S'pop moderators to choose the winner.
Mr Carter's CDs will be winging their way soon.
Desperate Housewives has started, gotta g
Hey la,
Mick
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'Keep Your Hands Off My Baby'. They don't come much better. Wonder
if the couplet: "I don't mind if you lend my clothes / my jewellery
and such / but, honey, let's get something straight / there's one
thing you don't touch…" is art imitating life also? The moral of
your story would seem to be another nail in the coffin, if one is
needed, of the idea that the girl singers of the early 60s were
mindless and interchangeable. The mind boggles at what might have
happened had Little Eva been given her due (and had the Beatles
brought "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" to Abbey Road and not just
to the BBC).
Hans Huss
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Hi Mick,
"Keep Your Hands Off my Baby" was Little Eva's followup to "Loco-
Motion." Interesting anecdote about how Jerry Wexler received
co-writer credits (and a share of the royalties) for "Natural
Woman" while Eva received zilch for "He Hit Me (And it felt like
a kiss)" and other songs she inspired. Perhaps the title of that
song should have been "Keep Your Hands Off My Money!"
Thanks,
Laura Pinto
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It probably was a song Goffin & King thought up when dreaming of
giving Little Eva the sack. She probably could not very well run
both careers at the same time: full time Nanny and singer so they
found a way of putting the message across and told her "Keep your
hands Off my baby"
Frank
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Keep your hands off my CDs everybody!!! It's "Keep Your Hands Off
My Baby"! ! !
Bobster
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Well, actually the inspiration for "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"
came from still another conversation about the relationship between
Eva and James Harris. It seems she had another beau in the
neigborhood, which did not set well at all with James. He even
complained to the guy's parents, yelling "keep your Hans off my
baby"....when he retold this to Eva, Carole thought he said 'hands'
instead of 'Hans'....good thing, what she thought she heard made a
much better song title.
JD Doyle
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Hi Mick!
Please sing this answer to the tune of "Keep Your Hands Off Of My
Baby" with a few melodic liberties!
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY BIM-BUM
We've been cyber friends, it's tight
And I've shared some tunes
But Honey-geez, get one thing straight,
It might hang left or right.
Keep Your Hands Offa My Bim-bum
I ain't gonna tell you
To add- a-one more sum.
Keep your hands offa my Bim-bum
Thanks for "Sugar Plum".
I don't mind when you say to pay
Little E. a share
But honey if one thing got straight
Earl Jean put Goffin's there!
Keep Your Hands Off-fa my Bim-Bum
I gotta tell you
Yes, more than's fair
Oh!, Keep Your Hands Off -fa my bim bum
Repeat, don't YOU dare!
Hope all is well in your world. I'm in mad persuit of CK's demo
of "No Easy Way Down". Keep fingers crossed!
Best,
Mike Carter
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I'm not sure how to be interesting or entertaining, but the answer
is "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby", which also hit #6 on the R&B
charts. I think the only other charting song was "Let's Turkey Trot"
which charted at #20 on Pop and #16 on R&B. "Swinging On A Star" by
Big Dee Irwin charted at #38 in 1963, but Eva wasn't even credited
as I recall.
Don H. (not the same as Donnie H.)
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:37:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: La Bamba
Country Paul wrote:
> By the way, what do folks feel about La Bamba, the Ritchie Valens
> movie starring Lou Diamond Phillips?
It was good thanks to the appearance of Marshall "Zircon" Crenshaw!
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:55:04 -0500
From: Pres
Subject: Re: answering the answers
Phil X Milstein wrote:
> I've been wondering lately why some records seem to generate a
> certain kind of excited attention, demonstrated by such things
> as answer records, parodies, quickie knockoffs and other artifacts
> of "buzz," while other records may be every bit as popular, yet
> fail to inspire such a response. I think it largely has to do
> with novelty (as in its original meaning of newness) -- in fact
> "buzz response" most often seems to attach to unknown artists,
> whose arrival is new and hence striking to the public.
Looking at the list of number one songs of '62 I can see how "Duke
of Earl" & "Sherry" would stand out and support your statement
above. Even after years of (over)play they still sound so unique to
me. And, hey!, what a year '62 was - there's only one "station
changer" to my ears (Bobby Vinton's voice makes me cringe for some
reason). "Save The Last Dance For Me" in '60 certainly stands tall,
as well, and still does. It's use in an episode of Queer As Folk
brought a whole new meaning for me and was one of the best uses of
pop music in television. But what of "Ya Ya"? I love it and it
still makes me dance around when I hear it but, was it as unique as,
say, "Mother In Law" or "Runaround Sue"? Not having the benefit of
being there, I can't really tell.
> On top of that the song itself has to offer some sort of fresh
> approach -- not necessarily a "novelty record" per se, but one
> that in some way or other causes the public's ears to perk up,
> gets them chatting over the office bubbler, etc. Examples abound,
> but ones that spring immediately to mind include "Leader Of The
> Pack," "Louie Louie," "They're Coming To Take Me Away," and, more
> recently, "The Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Achy Breaky Heart."
I just realized that I've never, ever, heard "Leader of the
Laundromat". Hmmm...
The last two you mention were examples I used in a recent
conversation about the industries killing off of the single. I refer
to them as "event" records because they end up in record collections
where you wouldn't expect the genre. At $3.99 even I bought the
Macarena single. It's still in it's wrapper but hey, you never know
... I have to wonder how much money was missed by not pressing
singles for "Hey Ya". My mother, 56, loves that song but refused to
buy the album and is wary of downloading anything.
> Am I anywhere close to cracking this timeless riddle, or am I
> simply a bit off the beam?
Well, you made me pull out a book, spin some tunes, and I just might
play that Macarena single...
pres
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:04:55 -0000
From: Davie Gordon
Subject: Re: Solomon King
Simon White wrote:
> A track apparently by him called "This Beautiful Day" was
> released under the name Levi Jackson, to make him seem a bit
> more 'hip'. I think it was a cover version and Solomon Burke
> springs to mind as the originator, but don't quote me. The
> writing credit is to "Workman".
That's Nanette Workman, a singer whose Canadian records have been
mentioned here quite a bit recently.
I don't know of any other version -- it doesn't seem to be Solomon
Burke.
Davie Gordon
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:20:56 -0000
From: Tom "Diamond" Diehl
Subject: Jordan & Wayne's "Find A Little Happiness" now in musica
Artie has asked me to get him copies of his songs that were on the
Diamond label, and since I collect Diamond 45s, that seems easy
enough. The file I just played to musica, "Find A Little Happiness"
by Jordan & Wayne (Danny Jordan and Artie Wayne, and written by
Jordan/Wayne/Sardo), offers the best of two worlds. My copy of the
record is a promo (do stock copies even exist?) that has seen lots
of play and tons of wear and tear. Besides that it was also pressed
off-center, so I also tried to correct that as best as I could.
It's far from perfect, but it's listenable. If anyone else has a
copy of the 45 in better condition than mine, I'm willing to buy it
off if you, or at least consider playing yours to musica.
Tom Diehl (The Diamond Hunter)
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:26:20 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
From: Bill Swanke
Subject: Ray Peterson Services
Greetings Friends,
Services for Ray Peterson are as follows:
Visitation is Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Woodfin Funeral
Chapel in Murfreesboro. For directions, call 615-893-2422.
Funeral Services are Friday 10:00 a.m. at Smyrna Assembly Church,
which is at the corner of Old Nashville Highway and Sam Ridley Pkwy.
Sam Ridley Pkwy. is a clearly marked exit off I-24 and is exit #66.
Follow it east toward Smyrna. Old Nashville Hwy. is a large
intersection with a light, so it should be easily found. The church
is behind the CVS store. Services are open to the public. Burial
will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Donations for the family can be mailed here and they will be
delivered in batches as they come in. I drive by the Peterson home
daily and this will be an opportunity to keep an eye on needs and
offer prayer in person on a regular basis. Please make checks out
to Claudia Peterson directly and know any cards, notes, etc. will
be delivered directly to her.
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:53:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Sylvie Vartan 45
Anthony Parsons wrote:
> Wanted to let those interested know that I just ran across a Sylvie
> Vartan 45 on eBay ...
Thanks for the alert -- I bought it. It's one of her stronger early
'60s tracks, although I prefer the French-language version (I can't
recall the French title, which may or may not be a translation). But
it's also available on her English-language "Gift Wrapped From Paris"
LP, which is generally rather more available, and certainly more cost-
effective. Ironically, it's her only '60s LP that I haven't been able
to score yet on CD).
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:14:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Billy Stewart's "Secret Love"
Frank Murphy wrote:
> 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".
What he REALLY needed was The High Keys' "Que Sera Sera," KILLER
party soul with Latin trappings -- think maybe The Coasters' "Down At
The Club" on a tequila bender -- and Enoch Light & The Command All-
Stars' "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" (first wedding I ever DJed, I was
told to play whatever I wanted, and this of all things was what finally
got everyone on the floor). Okay, now I'll be digging for killer Doris
Day covers.
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:19:22 -0500
From: Pres
Subject: Hung On You
Listening to a Spector comp on my drive to work, I was horrified by the
stereo mix used on "Hung On You" on Rhino's Righteous Bros. anthology.
I feared the Volvo would tip over on its right side! Has a mono version
of this song ever made it to CD? How about a more balanced stereo mix?
slanted,
pres
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:21:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Birdlegs & Pauline
Gary Myers wrote:
> "Spring" by Birdlegs & Pauline only made #94 on the Hot 100, but it
> got up to #18 R&B, and it was Birdlegs' only single release, although
> they did have an LP on Wisconsin's Cuca label....
I'm positive I have another Birdlegs & Pauline 45. I'll get back to you
on it. "Spring," in the meantime, is considered by some to be a mod
classic, though I must admit I've remained largely impervious to its
charms.
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:22:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: The Montanas' "Uncle John"
James Botticelli wrote:
> It's also on the double Tony Hatch CD. And I still have the 45,
> part of my Magical '60s box 'o' 45s.
Reminds me, who asked about that "Uncle John" 45? I picked it up
at the post office today. Let me know.
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:53:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Robert Pingel
Subject: Re: Frequently misheard lyrics: the case of 'He Is The Boy'
Hans Huss wrote:
> Speaking of Little Eva: for years and years I've been trying to
> decipher the three first lines of 'He Is The Boy'. Another fantastic
> tune, as fine an example of Klezmer meets R&B on Broadway as you
> could wish for, but something tells me 'You never set eyes on a
> passing crate' is not what she sang (even if it were about her
> boyfriend). I will not embarrass the list with my guesses at the
> first two lines but please help!
This reminds me of a hilarious SNL skit ("Buckwheat Sings") when Eddie
Murphy was a regular.
I've owned a copy of "Locomotion" since the year it was released. Oddly
enough, until your post I had never checked out the flip side. Sorry
that I did. I cavalierly figured, "how hard could it be to decipher
Little Eva lyrics." Well, the difficulty factor ranks right up there
with advanced calculus.
The best I can come up with is along the lines, "when they gave out
brains they made a big mistake. He's never set eyes on a passing
grade."
Look what you've started.
R.Pingel
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:32:28 -0000
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: Ray Peterson, R.I.P.
Bill Swanke writes:
> Once again the music industry has lost another to Rock n' Roll
> Heaven, Ray Peterson.
Bill, thanks for remembering the passing of Ray. I would imagine that
a few Spectropop era 45 collectors have a number of Ray's recordings.
He appeared to record prolifically from the late-50s to the mid-60s
on labels such as RCA, Dunes and MGM. One nice 45 I have is his
version of the Gene Pitney song, "Across The Street".
You seem to be a fan, Bill and I wonder if you would kindly list out
10 or so titles by Ray that we should look into.
Many thanks, Mike Edwards
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:11:25 -0000
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Mrs. Goffin
Thanks to the esteemed Nitzschean scholar Martin Roberts, PhD, now
at the Photos section is a folder, marked "LittleEva'62," featuring
the Little Eva article from Song Hits I mentioned recently, the one
in which she refers to her babysitting employer as "Mrs. Goffin."
It's a neat article with some nice pics, and the mag cover, also
included, is a rave.
Yeah,
--Phil M.
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:57:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Dugo
Subject: 60sgaragebands.com February Updates
The February updates to 60sgaragebands.com are now online. This go
'round we feature interviews with Gary Baldwin and Victor Wells Of
The Vynes (Illinois), Craig Weidenheimer of The Seeds Of Time
(Alabama), and Brooks Reid of New York Square Library (FL) - stars
of the classic exploitation flick JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT.
Check it out at http://www.60sgaragebands.com
Mike
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:43:01 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Re: Ray Peterson; "She Wears My Ring"; Charlie McCoy
Bill Swanke wrote:
> Once again the music industry has lost another to Rock n' Roll
> Heaven, Ray Peterson. ... His first hit was with his seventh
> single "The Wonder Of You."
I am very sad to hear this. I always loved his voice, its mournfulness
reflecting my general malaise as I travailed through high school, and
enjoyed his country-flavored output on Dunes as well. Definitely a serious
loss. (And I always felt that the Elvis version of "Wonder" couldn't even
find a candle to hold against Ray's gorgeous original.) RIP, Ray, and
thank you for the music.
Lyn Nuttall:
> "She Wears My Ring" has a fascinating history....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"....
Thank you, Lyn. I knew the melody had a classical origin, although I wasn't
aware the composer was Mexican (or Argentinian? There seems to be a
diference of opinion). But what a beautiful song ...
Dave Heasman wrote:
> Very much doubt it. Proper funky harmonicas could be heard on
> "Hey Baby", Roy Orbison's "Candy Man" & Ann Margret's "I Just
> Don't Understand". That sound was in the air.
Jeff Lemlich replied:
> And of course, "Candy Man" and "I Just Don't Understand"
> feature the same harmonica player (Charlie McCoy).
By the way, McCoy had a very good but low-charting hit on Cadence
with "Cherry Berry Wine." I think it might have been around 1960. I don't
remember whether he played harmonica on it or not; gotta go dig it up.
Country Paul
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:37:56 +0100
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Solomon King
Simon White wrote:
> I'm not sure about this, but, as has been said on the list here,
> the Solomon King of "She Wears My Ring" was (I thought) British.
Done some more digging and found that King was born in Lexington, KY.
He moved to the UK in 1960 after marrying Canadian journalist Henny
Lowy. He moved back to the States after divorcing her in 1980.
Eddy
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Message: 18
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:37:18 -0000
From: Larry Bromley
Subject: new member; passing of Ray Peterson
My condolences to the family, friends and fans of Ray Peterson. I just
joined this group in time to read about his death. I listen to "Unforgettable"
WJNA 640 AM, which is heard from Palm Beach County down to Miami-Dade.
The station claims to have the largest record collection in Florida. WJNA
plays music from the '30s to the '60s, with a little '70s mixed in. I heard
both "Corrina, Corrina" and "Tell Laura I Love Her" tonight, but didn't notice
any mention of the passing. In fact, I found the news while scanning
messages on an unrelated topic in this group. They also played the Elvis
version of "Wonder of You". I don't think the station has played Ray's
version. On the next request show I will try to ask for it.
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Message: 19
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:09:48 -0000
From: Austin Powell
Subject: The Chiffons
Could someone clear this up for me?
The Chiffons of "He's So Fine" fame etc., were New Yorkers and had their
hits issued on Laurie. In Joel Whitburn's chart books there's an entry for
The Chiffons on the Big Deal label. In John Clemente's "Girl Groups"
book, he says "those Chiffons" probably came from Los Angeles, whereas
Whitburn makes no distinction between them. But Clemente also intimates
that their version of The Shirelles "Tonight's The Night" uses the same
backing track which would, perhaps, suggest that "those Chiffons" had
New York links.
A friend loaned me Kevin Tong's "60s Girl Group" CD on Warner Brothers
which includes a track by The Chiffons, "Doctor Of Hearts," released in
1962 on Reprise, though his notes suggest it is the "He's So Fine" Chiffons
from New York. Was the "Big Deal Chiffons" the "He's So Fine" Chiffons,
or were they different groups? Were the Big Deal and Reprise Chiffons
the same group? Or were there THREE Chiffons groups?!
Also, can anyone tell me anything about The Tip Tops, a girl group who
recorded for Cameo or Parkway? I have a single by them called "Oo Koo
Ka Boo" but it's on a UK promo with no writer or producer details.
Thanks,
Austin P
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Message: 20
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:37:22 -0000
From: Austin Powell
Subject: Carolyn Hester
Some weeks ago, a Spectropopper was enquiring about Carolyn Hester
and Buddy Holly. My journalist friend and owner of the "Road Goes On
Forever" label here, John Tobler, has issued some Hester material, and
he forwarded my enquiry to Carolyn. She's just come off a tour and her
husband has sent this reply:
"Please inform the Buddy Holly inquirer that many great minds and avid
collectors and diggers have been and always are constantly on the
search for the so-called CH-BH tapes. Nary a sign of them. CH has
always said that although they picked some together at the end of the
session, she never was of the firm opinion that they had ever been taped,
and if they were, they probably have been lost or accidentally destroyed."
Austin P.
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Message: 21
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:17:09 -0000
From: Lyn Nuttall
Subject: Mark Thatcher and (yet another) Blue Beat
Not, I'm assuming, Sir Mark (who would've been a boy at the time anyway),
but this Mark Thatcher had a single on United Artists of "The Blue Beat"
(1964), which may or not be the Mark Barkan-Ben Raleigh song that I've
raised here before with excellent results.
Mark Thatcher's singles include (comprise?):
Be My Love/Blue Roses, 1964, United Artists 761
Blue Beat/Joanie, 1964, United Artists 734
Did You Give The World Some Love Today/Tell Him You've Got Someone
Else, 1968, Diamond 250
Intriguingly, 'Joanie', the B-side of Mark Thatchers 'Blue Beat', is the same
title listed as the B-side of Ray Rivera's 'Do The Blue Beat' on RCA (the
version I've tentatively IDed as the original of the Barkan-Raleigh song).
Is this significant, or coincidental, or what? And who was Mark Thatcher?
By the way, my page on the Barkan-Raleigh 'Blue Beat' uses information
gleaned from seven other people (three of them Spectropop members),
from at least six countries including mine. That gives me some kind of
warm glow deep down inside, if you know what I mean.
http://poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=685
Lyn
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Message: 22
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:24:20 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: Ray Peterson
Bill Swanke wrote:
> Once again the music industry has lost another to Rock n' Roll
> Heaven, Ray Peterson.
This is tragic news. Ray Peterson was a wonderful singer with one of the
most impressive vocal ranges in the business. I loved "Tell Laura I Love
Her," which Ray did a fine job of performing live on the "Chapel Of Love"
PBS special in 2000.
Are any details available about the date and cause of death? As of this
writing, I've looked all over the 'Net and done searches of the various
online entertainment news sites (Reuters, AP, etc.), but can't find
anything at all about Ray's passing. Was he ill for a long time, or was
this sudden?
A fine and talented man -- this is a sad loss for the music world. Ray
Peterson will be missed.
Thanks,
Laura
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Message: 23
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:21:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Norm D
Subject: Besame Mucho
Consuelo Valazquez died this week, at the age of 88. She was a prolific
composer, best known for "Besame Mucho", which she is believed to
have written when she was 15. There must be hundreds of international
versions of this song -- The Beatles and Elvis have both had a go. My
favourite is by The Coasters. Any other great versions S'poppers would
like to recommend?
You can read her obit here:
http://tinyurl.com/6eol4
Norm D.
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Message: 24
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:23:01 -0500
From: Denis Gagnon
Subject: Bob & Earl and Antoinette
I'm counting on the infinite knowledge of the members of this group to
help find out more about two songs of the mid-Sixties.
In 1966 I got myself my first ever job, working for an important record
distributor in Montreal. Not long after I started working there, I found out
about discontinued records. Soon, I was spending most of my lunch
hours in the basement, searching amongst tons of discontinued 45
records that I had the privilege to buy for the astronomic sum of 10 cents
each. I bought over 1000 discontinued 45s during the seven months of
my employment at that company.
Today, I am looking for information about two of those discontinued
records.
The first one is "Jenny, Let Him Go," possibly by an artist named Antoinette.
I am not sure the version I had was by this artist, but all I could find on the
'Net is her version. I would like to know more about the artist, and also if
there were other versions of the song.
The second one is more difficult. The singers were Bob & Earl, but neither
side of the 45 was of "Harlem Shuffle." The song I am looking for was a
nice ballad and, again, all my research on the Web was unsuccessful in
identifying the tittle of the song.
Denis
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Message: 25
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:12:57 -0000
From: Shawn Nagy
Subject: Gary Paxton productions
Does anyone know of Gary Paxton's other CANADIAN group productions
besides The Jaybees? I suspect they were 45 releases on Columbia.
Shawn
www.superoldies.com
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