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There are 24 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Eddie Hodges' "Secret"
From: John DeAngelis
2. Re: bubblegum reunion
From: Larry Bromley
3. Re: Bubblegum Reunion
From: Stephanie
4. Re: bubblegum reunion
From: Laura Pinto
5. Eddie's "Secret " (in Jack Nitzsche's ROTW)
From: Julio Niño
6. Re: 4-track/8-track tapes
From: Kingsley Abbott
7. Re: Artie Wayne & the 5th Dimension
From: Artie Wayne
8. Re: "It's Only The Dog"
From: Clark Besch
9. now at musica: Gene Vincent's "The Night Is So Lonely"
From: Country Paul
10. Re: Low Grades - Orlons?
From: Jeff Lemlich
11. Re: The Teddy Bears in musica
From: Martin Roberts
12. Re: Farmer's Daughter; Yellow Balloon; Hugh McCracken
From: Country Paul
13. Re: John D. Loudermilk; Farmer's Daughter
From: Country Paul
14. Re: WKBW
From: Andrew C Jones
15. Canadian R&R.
From: Mike Bennidict
16. Roadside Welk; Lenny LeBlanc; "To Know Him..."; Bradley's Barn
From: Country Paul
17. Tommy James news; WWKB/WKBW; Gates of Eden
From: Country Paul
18. Stark Naked & the Car Thieves
From: Gary Myers
19. Rondo-lette
From: Joe Nelson
20. Chris Curtis, R.I.P.
From: Roy Clough
21. ATV House/Pye Studios
From: Richard Williams
22. Lost in the Grooves reading / radio special
From: Kim Cooper
23. Re: Don Grady
From: Mark
24. Re: Adam's Apples
From: Mark
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:39:08 -0000
From: John DeAngelis
Subject: Re: Eddie Hodges' "Secret"
Very nice! The part of the song that goes "A secret, a secret, we want to
tell our secret" is "borrowed" from another song that escapes my memory
at the moment. Can anybody help?
Thanks,
John DeAngelis
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:46:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Larry Bromley
Subject: Re: bubblegum reunion
Boomer wrote:
> I am hoping to create a "reunion" of about 4 or 5 former Bubblegum
> Music performing artists who might be interested in performing
> together...
As a Boston Red Sox fan who enjoyed the true "Impossible Dream" last
year, I want to point out that The Cowsills performed the national anthem
at Fenway Park during the World Series. According to the commentators,
the family still lives in Rhode Island. Possibly the Red Sox front office
could put you in touch with them.
Larry
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:05:54 -0000
From: Stephanie
Subject: Re: Bubblegum Reunion
Boomer wrote:
> I am hoping to create a "reunion" of about 4 or 5 former bubblegum
> music performing artists who might be interested in performing
> together ...
You can go to http://www.defranco.com and http://cowsill.com and e-mail
them from there. I think that Eric Carmen and The Raspberries have a
website as well. I know that http://rickderringer.com exists so you may be
able to get The Mccoys through that.
Stephanie
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:42:43 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: bubblegum reunion
Boomer wrote:
> I am hoping to create a "reunion" of about 4 or 5 former Bubblegum
> Music performing artists who might be interested in performing
> together...
Two great sites to check out are those of Ron Dante (The Archies and
The Cuff Links) at http://www.rondante.com and the 1910 Fruitgum Co.
at http://www.1910fruitgumcompany.com . Ron and the Fruitgum Co.
perform together quite often; in fact, they just did a show together in
Cincinnati last weekend. I think I've read also that some members of the
De Francos and the Cowsills are still performing but I'm not 100% sure.
Best of luck to you in coordinating this.
Laura
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:31:53 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: Eddie's "Secret " (in Jack Nitzsche's ROTW)
Hola Everybody.
I'm back home from working. I was almost cryogenized because the
morning is unbelievably cold here in Madrid, but, luckily, listening to
"Secret" by Eddie Hodges, the current Record of the Week in Jack
Nitzsche web page ( http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche ) has
warmed me up a little. Thanks again, Martin.
Eddie's voice in that period perfectly transmits that combination of anxiety,
urgency and innocence that 's characteristic of some teen singers, and
I find so irresistible because it illustrates very well my fantasies about
teenagers. I particularly like the rhythm track and the strings arrangement
of the song.
And continuing with Terry Melcher productions for Eddie Hodges, was
Eddie's "Halfway" arranged by Jack Nitzsche?. I've never listened to Eddie's
version, which I would love to, but I love Bruce & Terry's demo. Some
humanity benefactor should urgently make a compilation of Eddie Hodges
songs.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:58:50 -0000
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Re: 4-track/8-track tapes
Tom Taber wrote:
> Have any of you ever taken apart and repaired a broken
> 8-track? Having done so, I can say I'd rather attempt brain
> surgery on an unsedated beast.
I know exactly what you mean! Or at least with the 4-track tapes that
preceded the 8-tracks (the difference being that the 8-tracks integrated
the drive wheel, whereas on 4-track machines it popped up from within
the machine upon tape insertion). Many of the 4-tracks I had had clear
plastic cases which made seeing how it should look a tad easier. The
accursed bit was getting that little bit of wire that re-directed the tape
direction right as you shut the case. However, the sound of a 4-track
in a mini in London in the sixties was heavenly (I had the Byrds, Beau
Brummells, Beach Boys and Love amongst others) -- quite the best car
sound I've ever had. There was only one place called King Stereo that
I can ever recall stocking them in London.
Kingsley Abbott
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:42:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Artie Wayne & the 5th Dimension
Paul, Antone -- how ya'll doin'? Thanks for the nice words about "Flashback,"
which I wrote with my long-time pal Alan O'Day.
It was a real story about my break-up with my girlfriend the night before
my writing session with Alan. What stands out in my mind is that it was
the first time I used self-hypnosis to access a lyric deep inside of me.
Alan was as surprised as I was when I came out of my hypnotic state with
the entire first verse intact:
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I wake up in a cold sweat to a clock that says it's only three AM
Thinking that I touched you when I really only dreamed of you again
I'm clinging to my pillow, like a drowning man would
Hold on and feel a flood of memories rushing in
And I
Flashback
Back to the time you were mine and we lived in a love song
Flashback
Chasin' the sun we would run with a dream we could grow on
Everything that we touched turned to love.
(copyright 1973 Warner Bros. Music / E.H. Morris Music)
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In addition to the 5th Dimension record, which was their last hit, we had
covers by Paul Anka, Tom Jones, Cilla Black, Blue Swede, and Cher.
Regards,
Artie Wayne
http://artiewayne.com/
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:59:30 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: "It's Only The Dog"
Tom Taber wrote:
> Can someone tell me what other recording sounds so much
> like that early Jeff Lynne "Dog" song? Was it by the Shadows
> Of Knight?
Tom, I am thinking that you might be thinking of the Ohio Express' garage
goodie "Beg, Borrow And Steal". By the way, I love both sides of The
Nightriders 45! As someone who loved ELO and still loves The Move and
some Idle Race stuff, I did not know about The Nightriders. "Your Friend"
is a great moody piece.
Thanks to all for the great musica posts!
Clark
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:10:25 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: now at musica: Gene Vincent's "The Night Is So Lonely"
Atypical for Gene, this beautiful ballad has been a long-sought "grail" for
me (about four decades worth of searching). A demo version was released
by Norton a few years back, but it doesn't hold a candle to this original.
Enjoy the magic. From 1960 (or maybe '59).
Incidentally, I love the way the lyric opens with "And ..." -- something about
that strikes me as incredibly poetic. Another track with the same lyrical
device is the late '60s masterpiece by The Wildweeds, "And When She Smiles"
(Vanguard). There's also a track on Rust (late '60s) by The Crescent Six
called (I think) "And Then," which is a jumbled psychedelic mess with rare
moments that show what it might have been; when I get digital capability
(soon, I hope) I'll be able to share this magnificent blunder with you
(unless someone else can play it now).
Country Paul
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:40:23 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Low Grades - Orlons?
Joe Nelson wrote:
> I'll try to pass along the track to Steve and see if he remembers a
> session of the sort.
Please do, Joe. This may be a coincidence, but ... Joy Byers, who wrote
"Low Grades", also wrote "Them Terrible Boots" by The Orlons. If that's
not The Orlons on the demo, it could well be that it was cut in their style
to try to entice them to record this track, too.
Speaking of which, it was clear that the third Kenny Young demo, "Just
An Ordinary Girl", was written with Wayne Newton in mind. So what do y'all
think -- was that Newton on vocals on the demo, or was it someone merely
emulating his style?
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:23:20 -0000
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: The Teddy Bears in musica
Phil C presented the group with an early Christmas present:
> FYI I've played the initial track to musica. Languish in the
> sublime vocal performance first-generation.
What an absolutely beautiful recording. Carol's voice is stunning.
Quite wonderful to hear the song anew.
Thanks,
Martin
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:58:42 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Re: Farmer's Daughter; Yellow Balloon; Hugh McCracken
Steve Harvey re: Farmer's Daughter 45:
> Yep, it was a US single, but by Fleetwood Mac. At least Lindsey
> knew a good Brian tune when he heard it.
It's one of my favorite FMac songs.
Stephanie wrote:
> Can you believe it, I found a website dedicated to the Yellow
> Balloon! http://theyellowballoon.tripod.com/
This will require some attention.....
Phil Milstein asked:
> Should I assume this was the same Hugh McCracken as the session
> guitarist of that name? I don't recall seeing his name on other
> writing credits -- was this his one-and-only?
He had a rocker called "You Blow My Mind" under his own name on Congress
in the late '60s -- sorta Dr. John-like growling vocals as I remember. Pretty
decent record, too.
Country Paul
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:51:34 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Re: John D. Loudermilk; Farmer's Daughter
Davie Gordon to Kees:
> I was going to refer you to a great John D. Loudermilk website, only to
> discover that you most likely know about it already, since it's your
> project :) .... Congratulations on your site -- a superb piece of work.
> http://members.chello.nl/~k.vanderhoeven/JDL.html
I couldn't agree more. By the way, I had posted elsewhere (where S'poppers
also tread) that according to a website I found, Jerry Capehart wrote
"Sittin' In The Balcony." But Kees' site says John D. Loudermilk did. Did
they co-write? Which is correct?
I also hadn't realized that Loudermilk wrote "Heaven Fell Last Night," the
B-sdie of "The Three Bells" done by the Brown. They are one of my favorite
groups, and this is one of my favorite songs. Sadly, I only have a very
crackly copy of the 45; the song seems not to have found its way onto an
album or CD. Might some kind soul be tempted to play it to musica, please?
Eddy, re: Farmer's Daughter:
> I know of no US 45 release of the Beach Boys' Farmer's Daughter. It
> was released as a 45 in Germany in 1963 (Capitol 22933), c/w Hawaii.
> Of course, in the US there was the 45 version of Brian Wilson doing
> his bit as Basil Swift and the Seagrams, c/w Shambles, produced by
> Nik Venet and Danny Hutton on Mercury 72386 (1965).
This is a complete unknown to me, Eddy. Any more info, please?
Quick notes:
Re: "No bass" discussion, I heard the pre-overdub track of To Know Him
Is To Love Him. True - no bass. Actually, without the overdubbed vocals,
it's mighty thin! I have to re-listen to the final to hear what else they put
on it to fill it out.
Fred Clemens, thanks for the Dellwoods info.
RIP Muscle Shoals Studios. Another one bites the dust.
Country Paul
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:26:21 -0500
From: Andrew C Jones
Subject: Re: WKBW
All this talk about WKBW reminds me: I once heard an old station
ID jingle from WKBW in which the singers sang, "WKBW ... spells
Wih-kuh-bwuh."
ACJ
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 02:32:22 -0000
From: Mike Bennidict
Subject: Canadian R&R.
It seems as give there wasn't many music people from Canada durring
the 60s. or at least it wasn't till the early 70s that there was a
large influx of Canadian acts that came about. Now The Guess Who
began in the mid 60s as Chad Allen & The Expressions and 1 song for
theirs was a hit in the US Shaking All Over in 1965 but it would of
been another 4 years before they would release anotehr sucessful
record here. was there just not a not of acts out of the country ot
if there were more why did they not make it?
Also what ever happened to Chad Allen after he left The Expressions?
Mike.
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:59:45 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Roadside Welk; Lenny LeBlanc; "To Know Him..."; Bradley's Barn
Steve McClure Re: Lawrence Welk
> For the definitive word on Larry's North Dakota birthplace, check
> out this wunnerful website:
> http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NDSTRwelk.html
Go to the home page and you'll find all sorts of weired "roadside
attractions" all over the US. One could get lost for hours here....
Antone wrote:
> Thanks for the welcome, Paul. I'm absolutely amazed that Jack
> Tempchin's Peaceful Easy Feeling got radio play....I do have an
> interesting story about the flute overdub for Jack's Peaceful
> Easy Feeling. A few days before that session, I had participated
> in a marathon 12-hour session with the Muscle Shoals Horns which
> resulted in my eyes drying out and getting corneal scratches from
> my contact lenses. So when Pete Carr called me up to do the
> overdub, my eyes were bandaged.
The rest of the story is good, too, Antone, but I wanted to ask you
about Pete Carr and his compatriot, Lenny LeBlanc. I know they're a
couple of years past the S'pop "cutoff date," but I think the album
LeBlanc did with "Ain't It Funny" and a bunch of other fine tracks,
produced by Carr, would be up this group's alley taste-wise. (Carr
and LeBlanc also did an instrumental album as the Carr-LeBlanc Band.)
Were you on either of these two LPs? If so, you got serious airplay
in Hartford, with "Ain't It Funny" in pretty good rotation on at least
two stations.
Thanks to Steve Propes and Gary Myers for the Johnny Fortune info
(and to Gary for the Dodie Stevens follow-up - what a drag to be a
has-been at 13). Fortune/Sudetta's "Dragster" is just too cool....
Phil Chapman, thanks for the update on the "To Know Him Is To Love
Him" story and for the stripped first take. There definitely are bass
notes in the final - probably the piano - but obviously not in the
basic take. And the website you cited, http://www.history-of-rock.com
is another treasure trove where hours could easily be spent....
Jeff Lemlich wrote:
> The label reads "Bradley Recording Studios, a division of Columbia
> Records, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee". I have another
> tasty Bradley Studios demo that will follow in the next few days.
"Bradley's Barn," as it was known, was the "other" big studio in
Nashville, along with RCA and Columbia. Owen Bradley, the great
arranger/producer (Patsy Cline's orchestrated hit, etc.) was the man
behind it. Also recorded there was a, October, 1968 Beau Brummels
album called "Bradley's Barn," featuring some very fine remakes of a
couple of their original hits and some new material. As trebly and
jangly as the Autumn releases were, this was smooth and mellow. (Both
textures work.)
Country Paul
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:27:05 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Tommy James news; WWKB/WKBW; Gates of Eden
For Tommy James fans, this from The Kootz' mailing list and my friend,
the head Koot Glenn Taylor:
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One VERY cool occurrence, this past-week in 'Kootz-world' was the
earlier-than-expected debut of the "Tommy James (no Shondells) w/ The
Kootz" 'co-effort', a re-make of TJ's hit song 'Sweet Cherry Wine'.
It was introduced on National Satellite-radio (XM, The 60's Channel)
this past Friday, February 25th, about three weeks earlier than expected
... We were told that a lot of calls came in asking 'Who the heck are
The Kootz?' (all good!)... Kind of a nice 'door to be open', prior to
releasing your 1st CD! The Kootz will be offering a remix version of
this epic-production on their own disc when it comes out shortly... If
you are fortunate enough to have XM.. PLEASE... tune-in to hear your
fave 'locals', The Kootz... alongside the legendary Tommy James! Want
more info? You can always click your way onto our official band-website
... www.thekootz.com
---
They're a good band recorded in a very good studio, and of course, Tommy
James is as he always was - except possibly in better voice. Enjoy.
Bob Radil, re: WWKB/WKBW:
> I understand from a contact of mine that they could have
> regained the WKBW call sign with the consent of WKBW-TV. But, from
> what he tells me, they wanted a large sum of money for this. Perhaps
> you could confirm this with Don. Perhaps I can ask Hank Nevins, KB PD,
> about this. But to listen to them, they are "WKBW" except for the
> legal ID. Check out their tribute web site: http://www.wkbwradio.com/
I'll see Don in June, and can ask him then - perhaps I can contact him
before. That IS one cool website.
JB wrote:
> New from Rhino Records from their handmade series:
> Come To The Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults....
> 24. The Gates Of Eden - No One Was There
Wow! I've always loved this song - opaque lyrics, vocals sounding a bit
like the Association, and very psych production by Claus Ogermann. Does
anyone have any info on this? (There was only one song by them I know of
- this one - as the flip was, I believe, an instrumental track.)
Country Paul
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:17:03 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Stark Naked & the Car Thieves
Mike Dugo mentioned:
> 60sgaragebands.com ... coming soon ... Stark Naked & The Car Thieves
They sat in at our after-hours gig in Inglewood a couple of times circa
'66. Then we followed them at a club in San Jose in late '67. I also
saw them at the Flamingo in Vegas, probably '74.
gem
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:20:13 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Rondo-lette
The recent Hit Records thread (and specifically its compatable stereo
subthread) got me thinking of another curiousity: the series of 10"
stereo (stereo only) budget LPs issued by the budget Rondo-lette label
in the late 50's. It would seem to me a budget label would be trying
to save money by avoiding stereo at that point, yet that's not the
case here. Any insights?
Joe Nelson
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Message: 20
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:04:34 -0000
From: Roy Clough
Subject: Chris Curtis, R.I.P.
Chris Curtis, the Searchers Drummer during their golden years, has
died today aged 63.
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Message: 21
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:15:13 +0000
From: Richard Williams
Subject: ATV House/Pye Studios
I wrote:
> the old ATV building is being demolished......it was the site of
> Pye studios, where lots of important stuff was done in the 60s...
Bobster replied:
> That's even sadder to hear. Pye Studios and Pye Records gave us
> 'Murricans so much wonderful UK output. Like destroying the Capitol
> Records building in Hollywood (God forbid!)
Not exactly, Bob. ATV House was a horrible early-'60s office block of
the kind in which Britain specialised. Totally anonymous. Very unlike
the wonderful Capitol Tower, in fact.
Richard Williams
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Message: 22
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:06:29 -0800
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: Lost in the Grooves reading / radio special
We're thrilled to announce that "Lost in the Groove: Scram's
Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed" sold out its first printing
in only two months.
There are a couple of LITG events coming up in March, which you're
invited to attend in person or virtually. And in April, a reading at
Moe's in Berkeley.
Pasadena, CA - Saturday, March 12, 2005. Reading and book signing at
Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101, phone
(626) 449-5320. 4pm. Free. Program includes Tosh Berman (Billy Fury
Tribute), Kim Cooper, David Cotner (Elke Ka-Spel), Brian Doherty, Ron
Garmon (Curtis Mayfield, Swervedriver), Max Hechter (Silver), P. Edwin
Letcher (The Buggs, Lou Christie), Domenic Priore (beatnik-themed
LPs), Ken Rudman ("Get it On, or, The K-Tel Gods Speak in Whispers"),
Gene Sculatti (Tony Bruno, Muddy Waters' "Electric Mud"), David Smay
and Matthew Specktor.
Sunday, March 13, 2005, 9pm-midnight Eastern Time. Tune into a special
Lost in the Grooves-themed episode of contributor CC Cafarelli's radio
program This is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, either over the Syracuse, NY
airwaves or online at http://www.wxxe.org
More Lost in the Grooves info is at
http://www.lostinthegrooves.com
Visit the Lost in the Grooves blog at
http://www.scrammagazine.com/blog.html
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Message: 23
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:40:12 -0000
From: Mark
Subject: Re: Don Grady
Den wrote:
> I think Don Grady was Chip, or one of Fred MacMurray's other
> "sons" in My Three Sons.
He certainly was on My Three Sons (for the entire run of the series,
in fact). Grady always had side projects going in the music business.
As was mentioned previously, he was a member of the sunshine pop act
Yellow Balloon, who had a self-titled hit in 1967. A few years after
that, he recorded some sides for Elektra under his real name of Don
Aggrati, and even later composed the theme music for Donahue.
Best,
Mark
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Message: 24
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:45:51 -0000
From: Mark
Subject: Re: Adam's Apples
Hi Lyn and Davie! According to my friend Gene Merideth, "You Are the
One I Love" was also recorded by the Leaders on Blue Rock. It came out
about the same time as the Adams Apples version. HTH.
Best, Mark
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