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There are 21 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Sue Allen
From: Ken Levine
2. Re: Coke Ads
From: Ken Silverwood
3. Tommy Moeller
From: Ken Silverwood
4. Jean DuShon Photos
From: Algy
5. The Masters Theme
From: Michael Rashkow
6. Re: 60's commercials
From: Billy G Spradlin
7. THE GEORGETTES & RICKIE PAGE
From: mick patrick
8. Re: rock and roll novels/Sisyphus Rocks
From: Mark Frumento
9. Glen Campbell, Kool (or maybe Cool) Shakes
From: Country Paul
10. Paul Mystery (McCartney Not!)
From: Bob Rashkow
11. Re: 60's commercials
From: Paul Richards
12. JEAN DuSHON
From: mick patrick
13. Re: Radio Commercials
From: Mike Anderson
14. Re: Radio Commercials
From: DJ Steve
15. Re: Radio Commercials
From: Mike Arcidiacono
16. Sarah Kernochan-related AIWD
From: Country Paul
17. Girl Watchers Diet Pepsi Commercial
From: Leonardo Flores
18. Re: JEAN DuSHON
From: algy
19. Paul Anka
From: Ian Chapman
20. Re: Jean DuShon Update
From: Algy
21. question 4 Mark Wirtz
From: richard hattersley
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:48:04 -0700
From: Ken Levine
Subject: Sue Allen
Okay, I hope this isn't TOO obscure. There's a 50's/60's singer
named Sue Allen. Supposedly she did a lot of studio work. She
was also the lead singer for the Johnny Mann Singers and can be
heard prominently on many radio station jingles in the 60's,
from KHJ to KFWBto WCFL to WMCA. Has she recorded any albums
on her own? Has she had any kind of a solo career? Is she
even still with us? Great voice with a lovely lilt. Thanks.
Ken Levine
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 01:04:57 +0100
From: Ken Silverwood
Subject: Re: Coke Ads
Richard Hattersley wrote:
> Del Shannon did a one for rival Pepsi.
> Made to sound like his 1965 hits.
> Any one heard this one?
Yes Richard, you can find it on the Raven double CD of
Del Shannon's Greatest Hits, its an Australian compilation
but shouldn't be too hard to locate. I think it was sung
to the tune of "Keep Searchin'"
West Coast Ken
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 01:00:48 +0100
From: Ken Silverwood
Subject: Tommy Moeller
Hello Mark,
Did you by any chance write any more songs with Tommy Moeller
(Unit 4 Plus 2) besides the one for Peanut - "I Didn't Love
Him Anyway"?
Ken on the West Coast
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:43:25 -0400
From: Algy
Subject: Jean DuShon Photos
For her fans and people who might not know Jean DuShon, I
uploaded a couple of shots of the singer/actress into the
photos section.
While on famed agent, John Levy's roster of stars (Nancy Wilson,
Ramsey Lewis, Cannonball Adderly, George Shearing, Dakota Staton,
Wes Montgomery, etc.), DuShon appeared in the top swank clubs
and hotels (Las Vegas with Fats Domino) and jazz festivals
available in the U.S. Among the legends she shared bills with
were Ray Charles, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye,
Etta James and many more.
One picture of Jean is from the '70s and the other is more recent
(1999).
Ralph
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:41:27 EDT
From: Michael Rashkow
Subject: The Masters Theme
Those of you in Spectropop Land who follow golf at all probably
watch the TV broadcasts of The Masters.
The theme music used as background is owned "outright" by
The Masters. I once tried to obtain the rights to release a
recording - they laughed me out of Augusta.
The Masters is so wierd - the whole deal is Top Secret - they
now identify the song without a title or credit. Something like
"Leeds Music # 62387" or something along those lines. How's
that for running a tight ship?
Anyway, the tune was written by Dave Loggins (Please Come To
Boston, etc). I talked to him about it over the phone at one
point - he had no authority or rights whatsover - writer for
hire kind of thing I guess. He referred me to The Masters
Executive Vice President who wrote me a lovely three paragraphs
along the lines of thanks but no thanks, and wipe you feet
before entering through the kitchen.
The first year they used it they played the full song, with
Loggins vocal at the start and end of the broadcast - an amazing
lyric, citing the traditions, memorable shots, winners, etc.,
and a lovely tune, as I remember. The chorus began something
like "Augusta, it's you that I love...."
I'll tell you this:
I want it. I want it. I want it so bad.
Can't live without it. It's driving me mad.
Some say I'm crazy, got golf on the brain.
But golf comes in second-- see I'm music insane.
So somebody help me, ya' know it's Masters Week
and I'm obsessing 'bout suicide down in Rae's Creek.
My mistress is music, golf just a hobby
I'm Jones-ing for Loggins, and not for Jones, Bobby.
....please no reviews, I know it's pitiful. But I just had to
do it. I was in the grip of an overpowering impulse. Now, to
the matter in hand:
Who out there might have a copy of the full version? A copy of
the sheet? A copy of the lyric? Anybody hooked into Leeds Music?
Get this monkey off my back.
Rashkovsky
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:04:56 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: 60's commercials
Justin McDevitt asks:
> Is there a website where these commercials can be heard/viewed?
There was a radio aircheck company selling a couple casettes
of old radio spots years ago, but I havent heard of any lately
except for the "Things Go Better With Coke" CD. Most of the
commercials I have were downloaded using file sharing programs
like WinMX and via tape/CD-R trades. I'm just glad this stuff
survived and I was lucky to find it. Most radio spots are made
to be played during a short period of time and later erased or
disposed of.
BTW Gary Lewis sez in his spot "We never make it through a
recording session without COKE!"
I'll post the Great Shakes spots to musica tonight - werent they
a product of Coca-Cola? BTW my mother still has the orginal GS
shaker in her kitchen that she made MANY shakes for me and my
brother in the mid-late 60's (She didnt want us to make a mess)!
Billy
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:39:45 +0100 (BST)
From: mick patrick
Subject: THE GEORGETTES & RICKIE PAGE
from Jimmy Crescitelli:
> ...Now what about the Georgettes... they did "Little Boy."
> (Not the G-B-S comp, but an infectious little ditty that
> runs through my head 24 hours per day.)
Hi,
Ahhh, Saturdays, don'cha love 'em. No work, no trains, no need to
even wash one's face. Oh, and on BBC2 this afternoon are The Phil
Silvers Show, Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard and Malcolm In
The Middle. What bliss.
I love THE GEORGETTES' "LITTLE BOY" too Jim. The Georgettes, the
Majorettes, Becky & the Lollipops, Beverly & the Motorscooters and
the Bermudas - these are just a few of the group names used to
conceal the identities of singer-songwriter-producer RICKIE PAGE
and various members of her musical family. She and her omnipresent
husband George Motola also ran Troy Records, the outlet for "Little
Boy" by the Georgettes.
Additionally, commencing in 1957, Rickie released a decade-long
string of singles using her own name for every label under the
California sun, not to mention recording as a member of the
Spectors Three and Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's Crypt-Kickers, all of
which goes to help make Rickie Page one of the unsung heroines of
the early-1960s Los Angeles scene.
Just time for more crumpets before Bilko.
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 20:31:04 -0400
From: Mark Frumento
Subject: Re: rock and roll novels/Sisyphus Rocks
My review of Sisyphus Rocks did not make it through but I
highly recommend it! It's a lot of fun and a book that a lot
of Spectropoppers will relate to. I suspect that some of the
characters are based on real life people but I can't get Mark
to tell. Totally a music biz novel from start to finish.
Another enjoyable read is 'Glimpses' an interesting fantasy
about a guy who is able to finish some of the great, never
completed albums of the 60s (i.e. Smile, Get Back).
Support a fellow Spectropopper and buy Sisyphus Rocks!
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:48:59 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Glen Campbell, Kool (or maybe Cool) Shakes
Will George writes:
> Can anyone tell me when Glen Campbell signed with Capitol
> Records? What year was his first album or single released?
"Turn Around Look at Me" was on Crest in 1961; it's success
drew Capitol's attention. "Too Late To Worry...," which
Mikey cites as being from '62, was the follow-up.
As long as we're talking commercials, I've been looking for
one for a canned or bottled milkshake from the late 50's:
"Foams up like soda fountain shakes do when you pour yourself
a Kool Shake [something like] thick and rich and creamy too
Wow! That's a Kool Shake!"
...followed by a cookin' little riff for a talk-over.
Perchance does anyone have a copy of this? (It may have been
only in New York as a local product or a test market. I never
did try the drink....)
Thanks,
Country Paul
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 02:47:58 -0000
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Paul Mystery (McCartney Not!)
Now THAT'S the Sixties!! Del Shannon singing "Come alive -
you're in the PEPSI generation..." with that hard-edge guitar
a la "Keep Searchin'" strumming away. Better yet - the
LEFT BANKE doing a Coke ad??!! Wow man - "Somewhere a mountain
is movin'"!!! TOO deep.
Got a question that's kind of hard, no this is NOT a quiz,
it's something I'd kind of like to know:
We know Ray Hildebrand was better known as "Paul", male half of
"Paul & Paula"--and it turns out he did a couple of solo recordings
as Paul. One of these is Paper Clown, TOWER 304.
Problem: Jerry Osborne also credits this SAME RECORD to one 'Paul
(Stefan) and The Pack'. Same serial # and all. Did Jerry O make
a geniune error, or did Hildebrand go by various other pseudonyms???
Checked under Paul Stefan and there are references to "Roland Stone",
"Ronnie Premiere" et al. My want list which I'm in the process of
alphabetizing on file must be accurate!!!!! (I know - too much to
ask when you want thousands of 45s). I bet at least 1 or 2
Spectropoppers either know the answer or know somebody who KNOWS
the answer - Help!!! First one to get back to me gets my sealed
souvenir container of "Great Shakes" from 1966 - Just kidding,
Bobster
PS
James Cassidy wrote:
>...but for getting 'em out on the dance floor you can't beat
> the Wicked Pickett!
Jim, I disagree on that one but I do get out on the floor
for "Funky Broadway", "Mustang Sally" and "I'm A Midnight Mover"!!
Ok that's it for now!!! Bobster
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 08:35:52 -0000
From: Paul Richards
Subject: Re: 60's commercials
Justin McDevitt wrote:
> Like many of you, I have fond memories of 60's era rock groups
> participating in various commercials. One of my favorites
> was the Pontiac Ad featuring Paul Revere and The Raiders.
I've just got a copy of the Paul Revere Pontiac ad from a collector
in California, really trippy, fantastic psychedelia. Another good
cola commercial is Dino, Desi & Billy's Royal Crown Cola ad on the
Nancy Sinatra TV Special. Great looking group with lovely harmonies,
we've talked about their version of 'Thru spray colored glasses'
in the past. Such a fantastic song. It came from the movie 'Follow Me',
has anyone seen it? Is there anything similar to 'Spray' on it?
Cheers
Paul
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 14:31:57 +0100 (BST)
From: mick patrick
Subject: JEAN DuSHON
Hi,
We owe Ralph a big thank you for his JEAN DuSHON message.
Spectropoppers should be aware that her second recording session,
which took place on February 21st 1961, was produced by an
ambitious newcomer named PHIL SPECTOR. Four songs were recorded
that day, of which Jean's revival of Little Willie John's "Talk
To Me, Talk To Me" and the self-penned rocker "Tired Of Trying"
were issued back-to-back as a 45 on Atco. The other two songs,
"Time After Time" and "Lover Man", remain unissued. Maybe Ralph
could ask Jean to share with us her memories of working with the
boy genius.
Jean had a great voice, kinda like Dinah Washington meets Esther
Phillips. I wish her well on the comeback trail.
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 10:19:41 EDT
From: Mike Anderson
Subject: Re: Radio Commercials
Bob Rashkow writes:
> Better yet - the
> LEFT BANKE doing a Coke ad??!! Wow man - "Somewhere a
> mountain is movin'"!!! TOO deep.
Perhaps it's a memory hallucination, but I seem to remember a
1967-era radio ad for Levi's by the Jefferson Airplane:
Grace Slick singing a trippy "stretch Levi's fit right." or
something to that effect. Sound familiar to anyone else?
Mike Anderson
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 13:07:32 -0400
From: DJ Steve
Subject: Re: Radio Commercials
Mike Anderson writes:
> Perhaps it's a memory hallucination, but I seem to remember a
> 1967-era radio ad for Levi's by the Jefferson Airplane:
> Grace Slick singing a trippy "stretch Levi's fit right." or
> something to that effect. Sound familiar to anyone else?
I think it is on the comp 2600 ??? Ave. ???
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 13:46:52 -0400
From: Mike Arcidiacono
Subject: Re: Radio Commercials
Richard Hattersley:
> Del Shannon did one for rival Pepsi.
> Made to sound like his 1965 hits.
> Any one heard this one?
Hello.... If anyone has the Del Shannon Pepsi jingle can they
play it to Musica?
thanks!!
Mike
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 13:44:04 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Sarah Kernochan-related AIWD
Ralph: Thank you for the update on Jean DuShon. With only two
of her 45's in my collection, I never knew....
David Young: thank you for the lead to the free copy of the
complete soundtrack of All I Wanna Do:
http://www.redeemable.com/aiwd_music.htm
It's amazing:
1) the nice things people will do for other people and
2) how many of those nice things I've found through this list.
By the way, I notice Sarah Kernochan, who won an Academy Award
this year, is involved with this. She had an album on (I think)
RCA back in the early 70's. Anyone remember it?
More later, I hope....
Country Paul
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 18:15:01 -0000
From: Leonardo Flores
Subject: Girl Watchers Diet Pepsi Commercial
Spectropoppers,
Dynovoice 236 features 'The Girl Watchers' doing their
version of "Music To Watch Girls By". The song is featured
with and without lyrics. The sung side mentions "Diet Pepsi,
it's always such a thrill" during the break and "Diet Pepsi"
is mentioned in a couple of other places in the song, quite
unlike Andy Williams' version of the song. As this song had a
heavy Freakbeat/psyhc beat to it, I wonder if it was actually
considered for release as a commercial jingle beacuse it has
such a 'loud' mix? The B-side features a more jazzy instrumental
version of MTWGB, very unlike the famous version recorded by
The Bob Crewe Generation.
It's a killer Bob Crewe produced girl-group 45, and in my opinion
one of the hardest Dynovoice 45's to locate.
I know the song was originally released as a Pepsi commercial
but having that original 45 (BBDO Records?)there are no lyrics
with the song. Anybody know the story behind this one?
Cheers
Leonardo Flores
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:06:46 -0000
From: algy
Subject: Re: JEAN DuSHON
Hi, Mick & everyone:
Actually, Jean is not on the "comeback trail" overall. Perhaps,
as far as recording is concerned, yes. DuShon has been so busy
in the theatre, she hasn't had much time to return to the studio.
In the '70s, she recorded quite a bit with Gene McDaniels and
Roy Ayers, but the material was never released. Jean has been
smart enough to tell nighclub owners to set up the recording
systems and tape some of her shows "live". She has these
recordings in her possession and I am urging her to "shop them
around" to record companies. Can you imagine how many of DuShon's
fans would love to have these "live" recordings? I've heard some
of them and they are great. Jean proves on these recordings that
she is not "just a jazz singer" but that she can wail with the
blues, ballads and soul.
She also has been wise enough to arrange videotaping of her shows
in clubs on some occasions (I videotaped her several times myself
just recently). This type of footage is good for documentaries and
other things that might be done in the future.
On Phil Spector: When Jean was in Los Angeles last year she phoned
Spector, who was very happy to hear from her. She invited him to a
soiree that the actress Virginia Capers was hosting for Jean, which
Phil promised to attend. He failed to show, no one knows why. However,
she said, they had a great reunion via telephone. Also, she has fond
memories of working with the young Spector at Atlantic Records. I
will check with her to see if she has those other recordings that
were never released by the company. On "Tired of Trying", she recalls
that it was "just something that I had been working on". Spector
needed a "b" side for "Talk to Me" and Jean reluctantly showed him
the lyric she had jotted down on a piece of paper. He said, "let's
work on it". The whole thing was impromtu. She finished writing the
lyric right then and there and they came up with a melody and
recorded it.
I would describe Jean's style as "sassy, brash, tender and soulful".
On stage, she has always been very sexy and has her own distinctive
way of selling a song. Compared to early "rival", Nancy Wilson, Jean
is more "churchy" and "bluesy". The singer was trained in the
Baptist church and sang gospel up until the time she started singing
secular at 15. The young girl was so good that she was headlining at
top clubs in Detroit while still in her teens.
It's not widely known, but Jean DuShon had the very FIRST recording
of "For Once in My Life". The composer of the song called her to his
home to "interpret" the song. He liked what she did with it so much,
that he allowed her to record it first. That's HER record and I have
urged her to "put it back into the act and claim it."
Ralph (Algy)
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:36:59 +0100
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Paul Anka
Mark Wirtz wrote:-
> Any of you feel inclined to open the classic Paul Anka
> treasure chest? Frankly, if it hadn't been for Jerry Lewis,
> Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, Ricky Nelson, Bobby Rydell and Don
> Gibson, I would be a cranky, aging doctor in Germany right
> now. That would be a pity, wouldn't it?
Doesn't bear thinking about, Mark! But with regard to Paul Anka,
there are a couple of his later 60s sides that I wouldn't like to
be without: "I Can't Help Lovin' You", from '66, was produced and
arranged by Charlie Calello. Paul goes Motown on this terrific
stomper, which is placed at a respectable No. 78 in Kev Roberts
excellent "Northern Soul Top 500" book, where he describes it thus:
"The track is absolutely magnificent, starting with bass and drums,
followed by melodic vibes and a crunching 1966 dance beat, all
topped off with Anka doing it 'his way'!"
The second record is one of Paul's own compositions, and appeared
in early'67. Entitled "I Don't Wanna Catch You 'Round Him Anymore",
it's a UK production and as far as I can tell, was only issued as
a 45 in the UK. It's produced by Norman Newell, who could often be
a little too far across the MOR line for me. However, I have to say
he pulled out all the stops with this one! Or somebody did. A fab
ode to the green-eyed monster, it opens with a crashing piano chord
and Paul demanding "Who was that who said hello, was he someone you
used to know?", and launches into a full-scale crashing Spectropop
blast, drums, percussion galore and response by a great girl chorus.
It's more Wirtz than Spector, and in fact, Mark, it bears such a strong
similarity to some of your productions (I'm thinking Russ Loader),
I have to ask - did you have any uncredited involvement in this?
Highly recommended to all Spectropoppers and offered up to musica
for your listening pleasure.
Ian
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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 23:07:59 -0000
From: Algy
Subject: Re: Jean DuShon Update
Country Paul wrote:
> Ralph: Thank you for the update on Jean DuShon. With only
> two of her 45's in my collection, I never knew....
Hi Country Paul,
A lot of Jean DuShon's music is available in backdate record
stores all over the world. If you go to Google Search and enter
her name, lots of stuff comes up. Many of her records are on
CD compilations now and we don't know if MCA is ever going to
release her three Chess albums on CD.
As I stated in my other post, she may try to get a company to
work on her "live" recordings and release a "live" CD. Wouldn't
that be great?
Ralph
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:36:54 +0000
From: richard hattersley
Subject: question 4 Mark Wirtz
Hi mark
I have been reading your interesting piece about "teenage opera"
at http://www.bomp.com/wirtz.html
You said you used to record the whole track live across 2 tracks
in true stereo.This is very impresive. However I wondered if you
had problems when making the mono singles a good mix, what with
left and right extremeties sounding quieter when reduced to mono?
Also, where can I hear these stereo versions. I only have original
Parlophone singles of your teenage opera work which were of course
mono. And I ve heard 'excerpt' on a few 60's hit cds but it has
still been mono.
cheers
Richard
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