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Spectropop - Digest Number 1831
- From: Spectropop Group
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005
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SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Al Kooper's radio show on Thurs. Feb 10
From: Karen Andrew
2. Re: Nashville Katz
From: Phil X Milstein
3. "Roller Coaster" Question
From: Sandy Revers
4. Re: Nashville Cats
From: Paul Urbahns
5. Re: popstars in Dallas in Nov. '63
From: Chris
6. Local radio charts
From: Clark Besch
7. Ron Dante/Dr. Phil screenshots and summary
From: Laura Pinto
8. Re: Ron Dante on Dr. Phil
From: Laura Pinto
9. Bobby Vee/Jackie DeShannon alert
From: David Feldman
10. Re: Sir Paul at halftime
From: Bob Rashkow
11. Early Girls #4
From: Jon Biker
12. Vinyl 45s - Who's Got the Goods?
From: Rex Strother
13. Re: Beach Boys '65 on DVD
From: David Coyle
14. Re: Nashville Cats
From: Bob Rashkow
15. Tyrone Davis has left us
From: ModGirl
16. The Gentrys "Keep On Dancing" (HIT Records)
From: David Coyle
17. Marcie and Merrilee
From: Jim Allio
18. Jimmy Smith, jazz artist and master of the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday
From: Karen Andrew
19. Re: Bobby Vee/Jackie DeShannon alert
From: Bob Celli
20. Re: The Gentrys "Keep On Dancing" (HIT Records)
From: Mikey
21. The Casuals
From: Mike Rashkow
22. Re: Righteous Bros. issues
From: Stephen C. Propes
23. Re: Vinyl 45s - Who's Got the Goods?
From: Steve Bonilla
24. Noshville Katz lyrcs
From: Tina Vozick
25. Re: The Gentrys "Keep On Dancing" (HIT Records)
From: Phil X Milstein
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:44:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Karen Andrew
Subject: Al Kooper's radio show on Thurs. Feb 10
Al's radio show, Obscurativa, will be broadcast on RadioCaroline (UK)
Thursday February 10th, 2005 at 6pm EST. To listen live, go to
http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk . Click on "Listen Live", then select
a broadcast platform (WinMedia, RealPlayer, etc.). Their shows are
not archived, unfortunately, so if you want to hear it, this is your
only chance. Al also posted an update on January 27th, so if you haven't
read it yet, surf on over to the website at http://www.alkooper.com
(relayed by Karen Andrew)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:46:47 -0800
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Nashville Katz
Davie Gordon wrote:
> MGM 13700 THE LOVIN' COHENS (Feb 67)
> Nashville Katz (John Sebastian)
> Shoily Klein (Wm. Barberis, Bobby Weinstein, Roger Joyce)
> Prod : Bobby Weinstein
> Looks like an NY studio project to me - vocals could be either Bobby
> Weinstein or Roger Joyce.
And one senses that whoever it was that made this record had been
waiting for years for just the right opportunity to pay tribute to
Yiddish pop parodist Mickey Katz. From the moment "Nashville Cats"
crossed their desk, I'll bet the record practically made itself!
--Phil M.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 20:08:42 -0000
From: Sandy Revers
Subject: "Roller Coaster" Question
I am hoping someone in this wonderful group can help with this
question. I am trying to identify a song for a friend that
includes lyrics similiar to:
"Love is like a roller coaster"
Does that ring a bell for anyone? Anyone have a copy of the song?
Thanks for the assistance.
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:46:00 EST
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: Re: Nashville Cats
Max asked:
> As far as the 60's are concerned, was there a lot of Rock produced
> in Nashville? Who were some of the name Rock bands and singers that
> recorded in Nashville?
Three guys that had a lot to do with Rock and Roll in Nashville was
Buzz Cason (his new book, "Living the Rock 'n Roll Dream" is well
worth having. Buzz is best known as a song writer and producer but he
did replace Buddy Holly in the Crickets after the fatal airplane crash
and scorded a few hits on Liberty records in the late 50s under the
names Garry Miles (Look For A Star) and the group The Statues. Buzz
also started one of Nashvilles first local Rock and Roll bands, The
Casuals that toured frequently with Brenda Lee in her hit making years
during the laste 50s. He co-wrote and first recorded Popscicle (an
early Jan and Dean song). Bzzz with Bobby Russell (authjor of Honey,
Little Green Apples, The Joker Went Wild and others), and Bergen White
(a well known Nashville arranger) were The Daytonas, as in Ronny and
The Daytonas of "Little GTO" a well known car/surf type song. Major
artists like Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Nancy Sinatra (remember
Jackson... yep done in Nashville) and many others recorded at least
some songs in Nashville. The artists that recorded extensively in
Nashville and were from the area during the rock and roll era would
have been Elvis Presley (all of his early and biggest hits were done
in Nashville), Al Hirt (all his four biggest albums were recorded in
Nashville, though he was from New Orleans), Brenda Lee, Johnny
Tillitson, Connie Francis, Ray Stevens, Jimmy Buffett and many more.
Jimi Hendrix got his start in Nashville as he joined Little Richard's
band there, but was later fired because he out dressed the star. So I
guess it wasn't necessarily bands that recorded in Nashville but
people. I read the liners to an album by Pete Drake (a steel guitar
player that made his steel guitar talk 40 years ago before electronic
gadgets started appearing in recording studios) appeared on many
Nashville based records including Skeeter Davis The End Of The World).
The album liner notes stated, while he was recording his album
"Singing Steel Guitar, Singing Strings" his fellow musicians posted as
sign on the Bradley (later CBS) studio door which said, "Genius At
Work" out of respect, not as a joke, to him. One of his bios stated
that at one point during the 60s Pete Drake had played as a session
musician on about 50 of the top 100 records on the charts one week.
That shows the Nashville impact in the days before the Beatles
invasion.
> Nashville always had mostly conservative country session musicians,
> as the boys from Bakersfield would probably tell you.
Actually the most popular session musicians were young guys that
played rock and roll in the clubs at night, most were in their
twenties. The conservive musians you mention would have been on the
old Country records like Ernest Tubb, Patsy Cline, etc. of the 40s
and 50s. When Chet Atkins and Shelby Singleton started producing
records in Nashville and became heads of the Nashville division of
their record labels (RCA and Mercury, respectively) they hired the
young guys that were in tune with modern trends. They would try
anthing necessary to get the right sound. For example the snake horn
sound heard at the beginning of Ahab The Arab by Ray Stevens is
Boots Randolph playing that part on a soprano sax. So the 60s
"Nashville Sound" musicians were for the most part a different breed.
The same musicians, played country and rock at the clubs in town,
recorded a variety of music in the studios, and even played the
classics with the Nashville Symphony because they were so talented.
I have not seen a really good book on the Nashville Sound musicians
but as I understand it there were about 50 players on what was known
as the "A List" and they worked together constantly. A goof video and
audio set is available titled Rock & Roll Graffiti from
musicnashville.com of a reunion conccert by the singers and musicians
that Made the Hits. The picture of the folks involved is in Buzz
Cason's book, Living The Rock and Roll Dream.
The link is: http://www.musicnashville.com/buy/html/videos/MNV001.html
I'll get off my soapbox now.
Paul
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:21:37 -0000
From: Chris
Subject: Re: popstars in Dallas in Nov. '63
Bobby Vee:
> I passed but gave him my camera to take some photos. They saw
> Kennedy pass by, and minutes later the shooting took place.
Does Bobby Vee still have the photos?
Chris
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:43:09 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Local radio charts
Rob Pingle wrote:
> It would be interesting to have a list of records that were
> BIG in major markets, particularly Chicago, Los Angeles, and
> New York during the 50's and 60's that did nothing nationally.
> That sounds like an idea for a book.
Rob, I was researching my KFWB LA charts of 61 and 62 tonight and
there are some cool things just in this one market and time frame
that no one can glean from Joel Whitburn's books. I spotted the
Beach Boys entering the KFWB top 40 on 12/29/61 with their Candix 45
(X records originally), "Surfin'". On February 16, 1962 it peaked at
#3 and last charted 3/16/62 after 12 weeks on (7 in top 10!) the
chart. That's darn good for a local record that only reached #75 on
Billboard's Hot 100, only first charting on 2/17/62, the same week it
was peaking at #3 on KFWB! What is interesting is that 2 records may
have helped its' cause on the LA scene. Even tho "Walk Don' Run" by
the Ventures is considered a surf record these days, back then it was
not a surf record. In LA, the week that "Surfin'" was first charting
on KFWB, another artist who became a huge surf music star, Dick Dale,
was just exiting with another local record (#60 on Hot 100 peak,
debuting 11/27/61) "Let's Go Trippin'" which had also just finished a
12 week KFWB ride, peaking at #4 on 12/1/61! Beside that, another
surf record debuted on KFWB the same week as "Surfin'"! The Mar-
Kets' "Surfers Stomp" beat the BBoys out of the gate on Dec 29, 1961
jumping on at #27 while the Beach Boys debuted at #33. The Mar-Ketts
were top 10 the next week and beat out the BBoys reaching #2 on Jan
19, 1962. Altho on the Union label originally, it was picked up by
Liberty and pushed into the #31 spot eventually in the Hot 100.
Still, looking at these charts showed that the time was right for the
Beach Boys record to hit. Many of us never heard the Beach Boys
until their next 45, "Surfin' Safari", but this shows how they got to
that success. The power of local sales and airplay and what was
doing well on the local radio at the time. Besides that, I found a
45 I'd never known of in the mix! Within a month of "Surfin'"
falling off KFWB's chart, on came a 45, "Paradise Cove", by the
SURFMEN on Titan Records! Beach Boys--Surfmen??? That group had to
draw on the Beach Boys name, don't you think? Another local
mystery! Then, throw in the Beach Boys' future surf competitors, Jan
and Dean. They were running up and down the KFWB charts by the
time "Surfin'" was hitting. Their "Heart and Soul" (Billboard #25)
had multiple weeks at #1 and Jan Berry's untra rare solo single on
Ripple records, "Tomorrow's Teardrops", spent 2 weeks on KFWB
reaching #30 on 5/6/61!
Besides all this, throw in that Austin Powell is doing a Joy Select
Cd and I found 2 New York City RnB groups doing better on KFWB than
nationally! Ronnie & the HiLites reaching #6 on 6/8/62 with "I Wish
That We Were Married" followed up by Little Joey & the Flips' "Bongo
Stomp" climbing to #18 on 7/20/62!
And this is just one year on one station! Look at all the great
stories these charts tell! Everytime I start in, I see cool stuff.
Of course, it REALLY helps if you can have some long runs of charts
from many stations. Thanks!
Clark
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:20:22 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Ron Dante/Dr. Phil screenshots and summary
Hi Spectropoppers,
Further to Ron Dante's appearance on the Dr. Phil show:
For the benefit of those who live outside the U.S., and as a sneak
preview (or review) for the rest of you, go to this page on Dr. Phil's site:
http://tinyurl.com/6jb27 . Click on the link "How can Barry fit in?" which
appears just under the first screenshot, and a new window will open
where you can read details of the episode and see screenshots,
including a nice one of Ron! (Click on the arrows to advance pages.)
Tape and transcript of the show now available on Dr. Phil's site -- click
on the appropriate link for details.
Enjoy the show!
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:40:49 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: Ron Dante on Dr. Phil
Mark Hill wrote:
> I know it's pure, internet EVIL to do this, but this message
> has been making the group rounds............
> Mark your calendar for Tuesday, Feburary 8th, and set your
> VCR, because *** Ron Dante *** is making an appearance on the
> critically acclaimed THE DR. PHIL SHOW.
> (That's 10am on CBS, Channel 10 in central Ohio)
> Topic: Parents Pushing Their Children Too Hard
Hi Dr. Mark,
I started this particular ball rolling on my groups, but far
from considering it any form of evil (Internet or otherwise),
I'm happy that the word is getting around - so, thanks! This
should be an interesting show - the parents of the 13-year-old
boy are huge Manilow fans, so much so that they named him Barry!!!
Hopefully Ron gave the family, Dr. Phil, and the viewing audience
some good advice on the music biz, based on his own experiences.
Just a note for those among you who, like me, are useless when it
comes to programming those infernal VCR's (I have two and use them
so seldom that they function mostly as very expensive clocks) -
Dr. Phil does offer tapes and transcripts of all the shows on his
website. So if you miss the show and aren't able to tape it for any
reason, check out the official site for info.
Enjoy!
Laura
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 11:23:37 -0500
From: David Feldman
Subject: Bobby Vee/Jackie DeShannon alert
I'm surprised Bob Celli hasn't beaten me to this, but for those
Spectropoppers with access to American Movie Classics, don't miss
"C'mon, Let's LIve A Little," showing at the felicitous time of
4:15-5:45 a.m. this Sunday morning. "C'mon" stars Bobby Vee as a
folk-rockin' college student, and features Jackie, Kim Carnes,
Eddie Hodges, Ken (Eddie Haskell) Osmond, and baseball pitcher Bo
Belinsky. Lots of cool music.
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:32:24 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Sir Paul at halftime
The promoter for this momentous event was very proud and excited, of
course, to have McCartney entertaining the crowd at half time. He
was quoted as saying, "Paul McCartney's music has been a part of our
culture for 30 years! ! !" W R O N G Now I'm sure most of us
understand what he "might have meant" by this; that he possibly was
referring to McCartney's career sans the Beatles; but I wonder how
many people heard him make that glaringly incorrect quote and even
more, how many people really cared. Of course Paul McCartney's music
has been a part of American culture for approximately 41-42 years now.
Bobster
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:28:24 +0000 (GMT)
From: Jon Biker
Subject: Early Girls #4
Great to hear about the imminent arrival of Early Girls Vol 4 from
Mick. Just so as we don't have to wait five years for Vol. 5, perhaps
you could pass this list of the ones I'm missing on to your colleagues
at Ace!
Let’s Get Together – Hayley Mills
Tar & Cement – Verdelle Smith
Don’t Just Stand There – Patty Duke
Call Off The Wedding – Babs Tino
You Better Come Home – The Exciters
The French Song – Lucille Starr
442 Glenwood Avenue – Pixies Three
Dreamin’ About You – Annette
The Wayward Wind – Gogi Grant
Iko Iko – Dixie Cups
It Do Me So Good – Ann-Margret
Dream Lover – Paris Sisters
Home Of The Brave – Jody Miller
Kookie Little Paradise – JoAnn Campbell
Sixteen Reasons – Connie Stevens
He’s A Rebel – Vikki Carr
Gonna Get Along Without You Now – Skeeter Davis
What A Woman In Love Won’t Do – Sandy Posey
Navy Blue – Diane Renay
Just One Look – Doris Troy
That’s How Heartaches Are Made – Baby Washington
Don’t Hang Up – Orlons
Mashed Potato Time – Dee Dee Sharp
I Want You To Meet My Baby – Eydie Gorme
Gotta Have Your Love - Sapphires
.... not necessarily in that order. I know a lot are available
elsewhere, but it would be great to have them all in one place!
Jon
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 16:22:09 -0700
From: Rex Strother
Subject: Vinyl 45s - Who's Got the Goods?
Folks, you buy vinyl everywhere. I need to find 3 Toni Arden 45s on
the Columbia label that have eluded me. Would also accept 78s, if
available. This is for a Toni Arden project on Jasmine label.
I've tried eBay, RecordFinders, Val Shively and Gemm.com. No luck, no
how.
Anyone can recommend another source that has the kind of huge selection
that might lead to success?
Rex Strother
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:55:16 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Re: Beach Boys '65 on DVD
I have this Jack Benny DVD too. The highlight for me is the skit with
Benny and Bob Hope dressed as surfers. Jack spouts off a line of
surfer lingo and then turns to Bob and says "I don't even know what I
just said!"
Did Dino, Desi and Billy ever appear on "The Lucy Show"? If so, that
would be a nice episode to see, since "The Lucy Show" is another
program that you see a lot on those cheapo DVDs.
David
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:48:00 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Nashville Cats
Austin R, I never hear either of your 7Ts hits "Rocky" or "Something's
Wrong With Me" on either the Chicago oldies station or the cable oldies
station which I get at a nearby restaurant and plays considerably more
non-Top 10 stuff. I say that's a low-down dirty shame. I think if these
radio station owners knew just what a prolific career you've actually
had they'd play the Arkade stuff too. Same goes for Artie Wayne, then
maybe I'd get to hear all these wonderful 6Ts and early 7Ts tunes!
Bobster
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:11:58 -0000
From: ModGirl
Subject: Tyrone Davis has left us
R&B singer Tyrone Davis dead at 66
CHICAGO (AP) - Veteran rhythm-blues singer Tyrone Davis died
Wednesday, four months after he had a stroke that left him in a coma,
his business partner said.
He was 66. Davis was taken to hospital in September and was
undergoing rehabilitation at a suburban Chicago nursing home at the
time of his death, Leo Graham said.
Davis began his career in the 1960s and his baritone voice and warm
and romantic singing style made him popular in the 1970s. He was best
known for the hits Can I Change My Mind and Turn Back the Hands of
Time for the Dakar label.
Davis moved to Columbia Records in 1976, where he recorded several
hits, including Give It Up (Turn It Loose) and the ballad In the
Mood.
As his popularity faded in the 1980s, he was released by Columbia,
though he continued to record. He was promoting his latest release
when he had the stroke, Graham said.
Born in Greenville, Miss., Davis came under the influence of blues
legends Bobby (Blue) Bland, Little Milton and Otis Clay. He sang at
clubs in Chicago before landing his first recording contract.
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I always thought "Turn Back the Hands of Time" was one of the greats.
ModGirl
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:48:02 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: The Gentrys "Keep On Dancing" (HIT Records)
I just recently found a copy of "Keep On Dancing" by the Gentrys on
a HIT Records 45 and the owner of the place I found it in said "it's
the same song, but it doesn't sound like the same group."
I seem to recall that the Gentrys doing "Keep On Dancing" on HIT were
the same who did it on MGM. The guy played the record for me, and it
did sound like the same lead singer. But it was a rougher version of
the song, with organ and drums more forward in the mix.
So what is the story behind this? Is this the Gentrys doing an early
demo of the song that got released as the soundalike for the HIT
label? Were the Gentrys employed as studio musicians for them?
I think I actually like this version better anyway, and that's saying
a lot for a HIT knockoff!
David
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:55:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Jim Allio
Subject: Marcie and Merrilee
I picked up Marcie Blane's "Bobby's Girl: The Complete Seville
Recordings" and Merrilee Rush, "Angel of the Morning," with 11 bonus
tracks last night at Amoeba Berkeley. Will report back when I've
had a chance to listen to them and, in the case of Rush, reacquaint
myself. Am heavily into the new "Where the Girls Are 6," which is
track after track of pure joy. The Supremes' knock-offs are spot on,
as are the Dionne Warwick facsimiles.
I also picked up Keli's debut CD because I love her second and third
sets, but I think that falls outside this group's parameters.
On to some good listening!
Jim Allio
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Message: 18
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:06:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Karen Andrew
Subject: Jimmy Smith, jazz artist and master of the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday
I've seen several versions of his story in various online newspapers,
so if you're interested, Google his name. This quote was included in
an article by Chris Macias, The Sacramento Bee:
“There’s not an organist walking that in some way, shape or form
wasn’t influenced by what Jimmy laid down,” said Roger Smith, organist
for Tower of Power. “He was liquid. He was fiery and very sharp. He
utilized the B-3 to its fullest and made it the consummate instrument.
His playing was almost out-of-body, not human.”
Another article in Times Herald of Norristown:
"NORRISTOWN - Jimmy Smith, world-renowned jazz artist and master of
the Hammond B3 organ, died of natural causes Tuesday in his home near
Phoenix, Ariz. He was 76, according to his family. Smith gained fame
by introducing the Hammond organ to jazz as a major ensemble instrument
in 1951, after hearing Wild Bill Davis play in Atlantic City."
For rest of this story, here's the link to Times Herald:
http://www.timesherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=927529&BRD=72&PAG=F1&dept_id=3380&rfi==6
from Karen Andrew
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Message: 19
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:26:28 -0000
From: Bob Celli
Subject: Re: Bobby Vee/Jackie DeShannon alert
David Feldman wrote:
> I'm surprised Bob Celli hasn't beaten me to this, but for those
> Spectropoppers with access to American Movie Classics, don't miss
> "C'mon, Let's LIve A Little," showing at the felicitous time of
> 4:15-5:45 a.m. this Sunday morning. "C'mon" stars Bobby Vee as a
> folk-rockin' college student, and features Jackie, Kim Carnes,
> Eddie Hodges, Ken (Eddie Haskell) Osmond, and baseball pitcher Bo
> Belinsky. Lots of cool music.
Dave, I'll bet they're showing it at that time to prevent cable
overload eh?lol! As a point of interest though, Vee's acting coach at
the time was "Spock" aka Leonard Nimoy. Bob said he came down to the
set everyday to make sure everything was going ok. I might also
mention that Kim Carnes is in the movie too.
Bob Celli
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:31:30 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: The Gentrys "Keep On Dancing" (HIT Records)
Davey, I just pulled out my HIT records 45 of "Keep On Dancing"......
and its most certainly NOT the MGM group. It is a bunch of Nashville
session guys. Listen again to the lead singer, it isn't the same guy!!!
Mikey
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Message: 21
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:59:20 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: The Casuals
Paul Urbahns:
> Buzz Cason also started one of Nashvilles first local Rock and Roll
> bands, The Casuals that toured frequently with Brenda Lee in her
> hit making years during the late-'50s.
The Casuals that did "So Tough" ????
Rashkovsky
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Message: 22
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 04:22:24 -0000
From: Stephen C. Propes
Subject: Re: Righteous Bros. issues
Peter Richmond:
> The Girl Watchers' "Got My Mojo Working" (McKinley Morganfield
> aka Muddy Waters) / "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) was originally
> released on Lola 003. It was then leased to Moonglow Records, who
> released it on Moonglow 5007. The original Lola matrix numbers are
> still in the deadwax, although they have a line through them.
> There are no producer or arranger credits on the label. The delta
> matrix number in the deadwax, 59294, indicates that it was released
> in November 1965. I don't have the single itself but would really
> like to hear it as it's often said to be The Righteous Brothers.
> Someone contacted me on my website a while back who was totally
> convinced it was them, but the person never did send a recording of
> the tracks, so I am still none the wiser.
Lola Records was John Marascalco, who is still among us.
Steve
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Message: 23
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:11:33 -0000
From: Steve Bonilla
Subject: Re: Vinyl 45s - Who's Got the Goods?
Rex Strother:
> Vinyl 45s - Who's Got the Goods? I need to find 3 Toni Arden 45s
> on the Columbia label. Can anyone recommend another source...
Try http://www.GEMM.com . It's a good site. Go with the 4 and 5 star
dealers. I sell on through site. Currently, I have one of her Decca
singles listed, but no Columbias.
Steve Bonilla/HolyCowNYC
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Message: 24
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:42:50 -0500
From: Tina Vozick
Subject: Noshville Katz lyrcs
MP3 at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/iddiot_tree/
Just scroll down to the photo of Mickey Katz.
Here are the lyrics.
With thanks to Neil Litt.
Noshville Katz-- he runs a kosher deli!
Noshville Katz-- the only place in town!
Noshville Katz-- it's not like you're in Brooklyn.
Noshville Katz-- the only one around!
Well, there's thirteen-hundred fifty-two different restaurants in
Noshville.
And you can eat anything from a hominy grit to a Contac time pill.
But there's only one place to get a half-sour pickle or a corn beef
sandwich in Noshville,
Just ask anybody how to get to Katz's if you're looking to eat well!
About a year ago it was impossible to find a kosher delicatessan.
And the people said, "Mr. Katz, won't you open up a place where the
people can fressin'?"
Well, it was a good idea for a Brooklyn boy to bring a kosher deli
to Noshville.
And his bubbah asked him who would eat his food
He said, "The Tennessee folks will!"
So, they call him
Noshville Katz-- he runs a kosher deli!
Noshville Katz-- the only place in town!
Noshville Katz-- it's not like you're in Brooklyn.
Noshville Katz-- the only one around!
Have a Yiddishe dish
A potato knish
Or a bagel and cream cheese.
A little chicken soup or gifilte fish
With some carrots and green peas.
If you can get through that,
Have a little chopped liver or some herring in wine sauce.
And you can wash it down with a Dr. Brown--
It shouldn't be a total loss.
Eat, darling, eat!
Noshville Katz-- he runs a kosher deli!
Noshville Katz-- the only place in town!
Noshville Katz-- it's not like you're in Brooklyn.
Noshville Katz-- the only one around!
We also cater bar mitzvahs.
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Message: 25
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:00:10 -0800
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: The Gentrys "Keep On Dancing" (HIT Records)
David Coyle wrote:
> I seem to recall that the Gentrys doing "Keep On Dancing" on HIT were
> the same who did it on MGM. The guy played the record for me, and it
> did sound like the same lead singer. But it was a rougher version of
> the song, with organ and drums more forward in the mix.
Sounds like a gooder, David. Are you able to play it to musica for us?
Dancin' and a-prancin',
--Phil M.
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