Spectropop - Digest Number 56

• From: Spectropop Group
• Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 04:59:19

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                          Dynamic High Fidelity
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There are 3 messages in this issue of Spectropop -  Digest Number 56.

Topics in this digest:

      1. Re: Gene McDanials
           From: Carol Kaye 
      2. Melodies for You + Morning Glory days jpn cds
           From: david lysakowski" 
      3. Mel Carter
           From: "David Gordon" 


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Message: 1
   Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 06:50:12 -0800
   From: Carol Kaye 
Subject: Re: Gene McDanials

As far as I can remember, we did the Gene McDanials 
dates at MGM studios  (later called the Osmond Bros. 
Studio) on Fairfax, that's what I recall about Gene's 
dates, nice man, good music.  

Carol Kaye
http://www.carolkaye.com/

Thanks for the info on the charts of Mel Carter, I had 
forgotten the arrangers on that stuff.





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Message: 2
   Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 06:42:36 -0000
   From: david lysakowski" 
Subject: Melodies for You + Morning Glory days jpn cds

HI EVERYONE,I'M A PSYCH MUSIC COLLECTOR MAINLY BUT DO LIKE
MUCH '60'S POP SOUNZ.I NEED HELP FINDING OUT WHAT ARTISTS/
SONGS EACH OF THE ABOVE CDS CONTAINS BEFORE BUYING 
SOMETHING I MAY NOT WANT. THANKS FOR ANY HELP!

DLPSYCH



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Message: 3
   Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 06:44:15 -0000
   From: "David Gordon" 
Subject: Mel Carter

HI Claudia, 

Mel's "When A Boy Falls In Love" was produced and 
co-written by Sam Cooke for Derby, a subsidiary of his 
SAR label.

According to Daniel Wolff's biography of Sam the song
was originally intended for Pat Boone but "neither Boone
or others who tried could make the song work".

Sam then tried it with Mel Carter who'd been discovered
by Sam's partner,J W Alexander.

Apparently Sam had to teach Mel exactly how to sing the
song as Mel wanted to be a jazz singer and wasn't happy
with having to sing a pop song.

"Melvin", Cooke told him "you got the best pair of pipes
in the world. But don't let anybody ask me who my favourite
singer is" he added, laughing , "cause I'll tell them me!"

I'd imagine the Derby catalogue is controlled, like SAR,
by Alan Klein so don't hold your breath waiting for a
CD release

Mel had two follow up singles and an album on Derby
but Mel's manager, Zelda Samuels, had an argument with Sam
over Klein's interference in running SAR so she left
and signed Mel to Imperial.



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