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There are 3 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Jackie DeShannon's "Should I Cry"
From: Will Stos
2. Re: Jackie De Shannon's "Should I Cry"
From: Kingsley Abbott
3. One last Bubblegum Month happening, in NYC
From: Kim Cooper
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:15:20 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: Re: Jackie DeShannon's "Should I Cry"
Rob Indart asked:
> "Should I Cry" was recorded by The Concords, a doo-wop group on
> Epic, in 1964. Here is a link to The Concords' story:
> http://www.destinationdoowop.com/concords.htm
Thanks for the info, Rob. Is this out on CD anywhere? If not, perhaps someone
would be so kind as to play it to musica to give us a listen.
Will : )
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:40:03 -0000
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Re: Jackie De Shannon's "Should I Cry"
"Should I Cry" was one from Jackie De Shannon's writing
collaboration time with Jack Nitzsche. Jackie and Jack were
really good friends, and remained so right up to his death.
I had the very great pleasure of interviewing Jackie last week
at length for an upcoming piece in Record Collector, and she
confirmed that she did indeed work on "Needles And Pins"
with Jack although her name is not on the song. She needed
a single and Liberty wasn't keen on anything she had at that
point. Jack had a riff and they began to work it up into
something together in their usual working way, and yes,
Sonny Bono was around as well. She is philosophical about
the writing credit as it stands.
She also mentioned how her recording with Spector as an artist
was a definite possibility at that point and one that had
been discussed, but the possibility evaporated when Phil
became so enamoured with Ronnie and The Ronettes' work.
"Should I Cry" is also on Jackie's recently reissued "Breaking
It Up On The Beatles Tour" album. Coming soon are two other
albums, "Are You Ready For This" and Jackie's own fave,
"Laurel Canyon," all on RPM.
Kingsley
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 09:06:38 -0800
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: One last Bubblegum Month happening, in NYC
Sunday, November 6, the WFMU Record Fair is presenting a screening
of Kier-La Janisse's delirious "Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth"
documentary, based on David Smay's and my anthology book. It shows
at noon at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., NYC, and is
free with fair admission. More info is at http://www.wfmu.org/recfair/
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