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There are 13 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Johnny Nash
From: James Botticelli
2. Linda Laurie
From: Al Quaglieri
3. The Tourettes
From: Bill Craig
4. Johnny Nash/Joey Dee
From: Mike Edwards
5. He Hit Me.../Runaround Ronnie
From: Scott
6. Song Search
From: Richard Havers
7. Vanelli/Rhodes/Lacey
From: Wayne Short
8. Re: Gary Zekley-related info
From: Ian Chapman
9. Re: John Carter Sounds
From: Mark Frumento
10. Re: Linda Laurie Not (Lost)
From: Scott
11. Jimmy Dean - "I Owe You, Mom"
From: Laura Pinto
12. Johnny Nash
From: Stuffed Animal
13. Re: Johnny Nash
From: Vincent Degiorgio
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 19:53:02 -0400
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Johnny Nash
Patrick Rands wrote:
> Over the weekend I heard the Johnny Nash version of "What Kind
> of Love Is This" - a song which was a hit by Joey Dee. I'm just
> about as a big a Joey Dee fan as you'll ever find, but from what
> I heard the Johnny Nash version blew away Joey's version. Anyone
> know anything more about Johnny Nash? Any of his recordings
> available from that time period?
Johnny Nash: From Houston, a vocalist, guitarist, and actor.
Appeared on Houston TV, Arthur Godfrey, etc, from 1956-63. He
appeared in the film "Take A Giant Step" in '59. He owned the
label JoDa on which he recorded along with Sam & Bill (others?).
Began recording in Jamaica in the late 60s when his biggest hits
charted: "Hold Me Tight" #5 in '68 and "I Can See Clearly Now",
#1 in 72. Also recorded:
A Very Special Love, #23 in 1957, on ABC-Paramount
Almost In Your Arms, #78 in 1958, on ABC-Paramount (love song
from "Houseboat")
The Teen Commandments, #29 1958, ABC-Paramount (inspirational
talk from Paul Anka, George Hamilton IV, Johnny Nash)
As Time Goes By, #43 in 1959, on ABC-Paramount (from Casablanca)
Let's Move & Groove, #88 in 1965 on JoDa
You Got Soul, #58 in 1968 on JAD
Cupid, #39 in 1969 on JAD
My Merry Go Round, #77 in 1973 on Epic
Loving You, #91 in 1974 on Epic
Last four rekkids produced by Nash along with "Hold Me Tight" &
"I Can See Clearly Now."
That's what I have.
JB
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 20:35:51 -0400
From: Al Quaglieri
Subject: Linda Laurie
I have just loaded two Linda Laurie obscurities to the
musica file library..."Forever Ambrose" and "Jose He Say."
It took me twenty years to find the latter! Will post others
in a month or so. Sadly, nothing really comes close to the
fun of the first "Ambrose" record.
I recall that the Glory Records tapes were located and
transferred back in '97 or thereabouts by Ace Records (UK).
Chances are they don't have enough Linda Laurie stuff to
warrant a standalone release. However, I'll bet "Ambrose
(Part Five)" eventually shows up on one of their myriad
compilations of American music.
Cheers,
Al Q.
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 02:44:44 -0000
From: Bill Craig
Subject: The Tourettes
Phil Milstein wrote re. Lou:
> sounds like a Tourette's case to me.
Rashkovksy:
> No, I don't think so. Had no twitches or other Tourette
> things. There was none of the repetitive phrases.
>
> BUT, I do like the name for a girls group of ex-roadies who
> sing dirty material.
This reminds me of a type of riddle thing that members of my
band indulge in. It's based on guessing what you would name
a certain type of hypothetical band. We call these riddles
"Bandies". For example:
What would you call a suave lounge band wearing adult diapers?
Answer: The Incontinentals
Or:
What would you call a band of aspiring Latin lovers?
Answer: The Don Wannabes
Or, perhaps more bizarrely:
What would you call a band of tough-guy actor cartoonists?
Answer: The Al Cappucinos
Etc.
There's more (groan)on our website:
http://www.rinaldobrothers.com
Bill Craig (Kevin Rinaldo)
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 03:47:19 -0000
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: Johnny Nash/Joey Dee
Patrick Rands writes:
> Over the weekend I heard the Johnny Nash version of "What Kind
> of Love Is This" - a song which was a hit by Joey Dee. I'm just
> about as a big a Joey Dee fan as you'll ever find, but from what
> I heard the Johnny Nash version blew away Joey's version. Anyone
> know anything more about Johnny Nash? Any of his recordings
> available from that time period? I saw there is a Marginal disc
> but anything more current around (for his 60s sides)? How are
> the Phil Spector-produced sides that he did?
Good to see Joey Dee getting a mention. Marshall Crenshaw in
reviewing "Hey, Let's Twist" in his book "Hollywood Rock" says,
"The birth of go-go as it really happened. Everybody should see this
movie. First of all, it's the only real explanation of the New York
City early 60s, greaseball culture from which go-go dancing, The
Young Rascals and the Ronettes sprang. All of these crucial 60s
idioms got rolling at the Peppermint Lounge via the Lounge's resident
rock `n' roller, Joey Dee, a terribly misunderstood catalyst in the
whole wazoo"
Moving on to Johnny Nash, who also wrote Joey Dee's "I Lost My Baby"
and "Help Me Pick Up The Pieces", his early work is difficult to
collect. He spanned three decades and had worldwide hits with "Hold
Me Tight" (1968) and "I Can See Clearly Now" (1972). His ABC years of
the late 50s and early 60s were dogged by the company's desire to
market him as an album artist in the Johnny Mathis mould.
Consequently what teen-pop/r&b material he did was limited to now
hard to find 45s. He moved to Warner Brothers in '62 and onto Groove
in '63 on which label his version of "What Kind Of Love Is This" was
released, as was the excellent "I'm Leaving" (1964).
You might want to start with the Marginal CD, which has 32 tracks and
enough of his early 45s (although not "What Kind Of Love Is This",
surprisingly) to make it a worthwhile buy. You mention the Phil
Spector productions: "World Of Tears", "Some Of Your Lovin'" and "I
Lost My Baby" are all good and on this Marginal CD.
Mike Edwards
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 04:57:47 -0000
From: Scott
Subject: He Hit Me.../Runaround Ronnie
John,
The Motels also covered "He Hit Me and It Felt Like A Kiss" in
around 1982 on their "All Four One" LP. (It's on CD, by the way).
It's a very cool version-- very serious in an S&M New Wave kind
of way.
Does anyone know anything about the song "Runaround Ronnie" by the
Canaries? It was the only 45 by the band (as far as I know) and was
released on Dimension. (I think they may have released an LP later
on another label.) But anyway - who were the Canaries and are either
the A or B-side of the 45 available on any CD compilation?
Scott
in Houston
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 14:09:33 +0100
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Song Search
Someone on another group I subscribe to wanted to know the
title and artist who recorded a song with the words, "reds
and yellows, blues and greens" and "police going to take my
mama away." Apparently it was bluesy and it was mid 60s.
Sounded to me like the Dells' "Sing a Rainbow Medley"
but apparently not.
Any one got any ideas?
Richard
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 12:29:40 -0000
From: Wayne Short
Subject: Vanelli/Rhodes/Lacey
Out from the lurker's lounge and hot on the heels of a
coupla posts...
Clark Besch's remarks about Gino Vanelli made me guffaw!
Right on!.... soft pop without a backbone.
Clark said, quote:
"Emitt don't come back unless you give us the Beatlesque
pop we heard back in '71".
Agreed, unlike Gino, Emitt could be sweet n' tough at the s
ame time. Am I right, or am I right?...
And I would pay $25 for "Farewell To Paradise" ~ surely this
is Rhodes' very own Sgt Pepper?...
To finish I'd like to thank Stratton Bearhart for the heads
up on the Peter Lacey "Anderida" album, giving me the Wilson
esque pop I heard back in '71. If the liner notes are to be
believed it was recorded not in his garage but in his attic.
Elevated stuff indeed.
Thanks guys.
-Wayne Short-
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 23:57:35 -0000
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Re: Gary Zekley-related info
Jeffrey Glenn wrote:
> ....I'm looking for the credits
> from the 45 (or LP) labels/covers for the following:
> 1. Clydie King - Missin' My Baby (Imperial 66139) - think
> it's written by J. Riopell-G. Zekley, need any
> production/arrangement or other credits from 45 label.
You're correct with the writing credits, Jeff. This superb
2.47 minutes of sheer class was produced by Jerry
Riopelle (the label spells it "Riopell") and arranged by
Nick De Caro. What a cast!
Another point of interest: both the song and the flip,
"My Love Grows Deeper" (which had no Gary Zekley involve-
ment) were both published by Mother Bertha.
Ian
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 13:49:05 -0000
From: Mark Frumento
Subject: Re: John Carter Sounds
Clark Besch wrote:
> Are the others similar in sound or approach? I know the
> great Flowerpot Men stuff, but not much else familiar here.
Clark - I could wax on about John Carter et al forever. If
you're interested in more information please feel free to write
me off list.
To your question, all of JC's work is the same: melodic song
writing with a harmony slant. Without knowing for sure, it seems
that post-Ivy League he used different group names - and there
are a lot of John Carter group names - to present different sounds:
Flower Pot Men - Psych pop
Stamford Bridge - Straight pop/rock
Kincade - Acoustic pop (with John Carter - just one LP and some
singles before being turned over to John Kincade... second rate
singer of oldies)
First Class - Harmony pop
Daunting though it may be, check out the link below for an incredible
list of John Carter songs and projects. It's not clear on the site
which records are actually John Carter singing but it's not all that
inaccurate to say that from 1969 on most of the projects were really
JC and his usual crew of musicians:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/salaryman/asada/carter.htm
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 09:57:31 -0500
From: Scott
Subject: Re: Linda Laurie Not (Lost)
Phil M. wrote:
> I also have a note here that says she sang the theme song
> to the Krofft Bros. show "Land Of The Lost." The lady she
> did get around.
I have to pipe up here and correct you, Phil. Linda Laurie
could not have sung the original "Land of the Lost" theme, as
it was the voice of Wesley Eure, the actor who played Will on
the show.
Perhaps she did her own version of the song, which was rejected
in favor of the one used. Or maybe it was another Krofft show?
(Lost...I'm lost...Find me)
Scott
in Houston
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 16:37:00 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Jimmy Dean - "I Owe You, Mom"
Now playing in musica, Jimmy Dean's tribute to Moms everywhere!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
Laura
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 22:32:40 +0000
From: Stuffed Animal
Subject: Johnny Nash
Patrick Rands:
> Anyone know anything more about Johnny Nash? Any
> of his recordings available from that time period? I saw there
> is a Marginal disc but anything more current around (for his
> 60s sides)? How are the Phil Spector-produced sides that he did?
"Some Of Your Lovin'" and "World Of Tears" are both wonderful,
energetic sides. I like most of Johnny's output on ABC-Paramount,
but they may be a little too much on the easy-listening side for
some tastes. I have all of his self-produced albums on the JAD
label, which sound quite Spectorish to my ears (except for HOLD ME
TIGHT, which is still an excellent disc). You can't go wrong with
his first two albums on Epic Records, I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW and
MY MERRY-GO-ROUND. The former LP is available on CD. For an
overview of his Epic and JAD recordings, try THE REGGAE COLLECTION,
a Sony/Legacy compilation that I wrote liner notes for.
Stuff
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 17:14:58 -0700
From: Vincent Degiorgio
Subject: Re: Johnny Nash
Patrick Rands:
> .....Anyone know anything more about Johnny Nash? Any of his
> recordings available from that time period? I saw there is a
> Marginal disc but anything more current around (for his 60s
> sides)? How are the Phil Spector-produced sides that he did?
Mike Edwards:
> You might want to start with the Marginal CD, which has 32 tracks
> and enough of his early 45s (although not "What Kind Of Love Is
> This", surprisingly) to make it a worthwhile buy.
Johnny also did a spectacular record for Epic called
"Celebrate Life" in the 70s that's a must buy if you can
find it. I find it amazing that he went from being produced
by the likes of Don Costa to finding himself years later.
If I am not mistaken, he also did one album for Polydor around
the end of the 70s decade.
The man could certainly sing.
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