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| Ginny Tiu |
(from LP Era Records 101 "All this And Ginny Tiu", 1959)
Ginny Tiu was discovered in Hong Kong playing the piano in her father's hotel by BenStahl, an American artist. She was introduced to the American public by Don McNeill on his popular network radio show, "The Breakfast Club". She subsequently made two appearances on the Ed Sullivan show and Life Magazine gave her a two page spread in their April 27, 1959 issue.
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Grady Lewis
Pinnacle #8788
date : unknown precisely
Later remake of his very scarce platter on Star Records. (hear at YT here)
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| Grady Lionel Lewis (1933-2003) |
Grady Lewis had his own televsion show, The Grady Lewis Show, on WFMY-TV in Greensboro for a while in the late sixties.
Grady Lewis, of 329 Shoals Road, Pinnacle, then retired from the Surry County school system, passed away July 13, 2003, at his home.
David Fathead Newman - Scratch My Back
From the Prestige album "Scratch My Back", 1979
Linda Carrol With The Young Men
Camelot J-113 (1964)
Camelot Record Co.
Sound Studio
Lynnwood, Washington
Both wr. Rainer Rey and produced by Jim Sims
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On Camelot Records for detailed information see "THE LEGEND of CAMELOT RECORDS" by Peter Blecha
Tracklist
Big Bob - Your Line Was Busy
Bill Browning - Answer Your Telephone
Bill Woods - Phone Me Baby
Chuck Goddard - I Didn't Answer The Phone
Claudine Clark - The Telephone Game
Connie Francis - Telephone Lover
Darrell Glenn - Hang Up That Telephone
Dimples Jackson - Ring A Ling
Don Edwards & The Dukes (vcl Marco King) - Answer Your Telephone
Don Waynick & Th Green Bullets - Telephone Boogie
Eddie Moore - Phone Chick
Ernie Tucker And His Operators - Telephone Me Some Lovin-
Floyd Dixon - Telephone Blues
Irving Fuller & The Chorvettes - Buzz Me On The Telephone
Johnny Guitar Watson & Jeannie Barnes - Telephone Boogie
Johnny Skiles - If Your Telephone Rings
Lesley Gore - Don't Call Me, I'll Call You
Little Brenda Lee - Bigelow 6-200
Mark Dinning - Dial AL 1-4883
Meri Wilson - Telephone Man
Mike Russo - I Found Her Telephone Number Written On The Boy's Bathroom
Pee Wee Crayton - The Telephone Is Ringing
Peggy Lee - Don't Give Me A Ring On The Telephone
Ray Jones and The Starbrites - Phone Book
Rose Murphy - Busy Line
Sally Marcum - Blue Telephone
Shorty Holloway - Telephone Blues
Spirit Of Memphis Quartet - Atomic Telephone
The Andrews Sisters - The Telephone Song
The Four Tophatters - 45 Men In A Telephone Booth
The Keytones - 45 Men In A Telephone Booth
Tommy Sands - Ring My Phone
Tommy Strange and The Features - Telephone Sweetheart
Werly Fairburn - Telephone Baby
Yvonne Lime -Ting-A-Ling Telephone
Bring back the old rotary phone, …just put your finger in…
I was born Sharon Finkelstein in Johannesburg in 1943. I came from an eccentric family. I was totally unspoiled. But I was a very naughty and rebellious child, because of my upbrigning. My first love was Elvis I remember going to see Jailhouse Rock thirteen times, I used to pull my hair out and get really excited. It did seem like we were detached from the rest of the world, so we grabbed what we could. I also loved Little Richard and do to this day. [from the Big Beat CD booklet, notes edited]
The Shags
Concert Recordings, Minneapolis
1078-65
1965
The Shags played their first gig in the spring of 1965 at Ye Olde Pizza in New Ulm. The band made $10. "More than enough to fill a car's gas tank twice," said founding member Bruce Melzer.
Melzer started The Shags while still attending New Ulm High School, joining forces with guitarist Tom Ginkel, drummer John Ginkel and rhythm guitarist Jack Volinkaty — who later wrote "Satin Sheets," Jean Pruett picked up the song in 1973 and made it a No. 1 country hit in the 1970s. In addition, “Satin Sheets” has been recorded by a number of other famous artists including Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Barbara Fairchild and, most recently, Martina McBride
The Shags cut this record at Concert Studio in the Twin Cities. Their admittedly low-budget production included misspellings on both song titles — "Louis Louis" (instead of Louie Louie") and "Summertime News" (instead of "Summertime Blues").
The name “Shags” came from a superstitious ghost roaming around a Minnesota River road.
The Accidentals
Beau Monde Records 1933
Tetlon Publishing (BMI)
1962
Presumably The Accidentals were Norm Heinz, Don Macken, Bob Chuatal, Larry Barrickman, Paul Lewis & Phil Blommendahl who composed both sides of the record. This Beau Monde label, out of Los Angeles, isn't to be confused with the earlier namesake one located in Van Nuys, Calif.
I'm almost certain that Ulyess Lee Tett (yes Ulyess, more on him later hopefully) owned the label and Tetlon Publishing as well.
The Big Boomer
music by Wugi's
Sunny
Caval 101
Who : Ernie Carsele (see below)
Where : Ellwood City, Pennsylvania *
When : 1968
Why : ? (I don't known)
*The Wikipedia article fails to include Ernie Carsele among the notable people from Ellwood City. On the other hand, Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. has not be forgotten, he a Vietnam War hero who posthumously received the Medal of Honor after 40-year lag period. I wonder if that did something to him up there.
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| Ernest Carsele 1909-1975 |
From New Castle News , October 23, 1968, Page 21 :
ELLWOOD CITY - Tiny Tim has nothing over the Big Boomer. Ernie, "The Big Boomer" Carsele, has cut his first 45 r.p.m. record on the Caval label, Boomer, as he is affectionately called by his friends, chose two old standards for his first effort. The sides are "Sunny" and "Five Foot Two." Boomer's record was released recently and should be available in local record stores in the near future. The background music for Boomer's recording is by the Wugi's featuring Tony Carozza on accordian. Boomer is now appearing with the Wugi 's at Lou's Tavern. Boomer is a fairly recent discovery, He began his singing career about a year ago. By day he is employed by the U.S. Steel Ellwood Works and by night he is slowly breaking into the world of local entertainment.
Those who have seen Boomer enjoy his low throaty rendition of "Sunny," but his fans go almost hysterical when he tosses nut ,"Blue Hawaii" in effortless fashion. When Boomer sings "Blue Hawaii", and most of his songs for that matter, he wears a Panama hat with a "lei" around his neck. The Boomer is not one of those singers who need a multitude of gesticulations to perform their numbers.. His manner is rather denominations. Most of its quiet and sedate and not without power. Sometimes he is almost speaking when he sings.
Boomer's reputation is somehwat like his singing personality - quiet, but, slowly gathering momentum.
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I cannot recommend highly enough the YT channel operated by Mark Lee Allen where I found this little jewel.
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| Patti with Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws |
Here is "Y'all come", a Mercury-Wing sampler album published in 1965.
1 -Y'all Come
2 - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
3 - Let Me Go Lover
4 - No One To Cry To
5 - A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)
6 - Mom And Dad's Waltz
7 - The Old Spinning Wheel
8 - Mississippi Mud
9 - South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
10 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch. I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness. Each song, you're telling a story and acting.
"Train To Satanville" by Gin Gillette is a song that had intrigued a lot of people, wondering who she was. There was some speculation about Gin Gillette being actually Robie Lester, owner of the Musikon label, but, as we'll see and hear, it's not the case.
For Musikon Records of 3456 Floyd Terrace, Los Angeles, she only recorded two tracks as Gin 
Gillette in 1961. The conductor listed on the label was Jessie Sales, who at first known as that great Dixieland drummer from Denver, and when in California, he became an essential part of the recording scene for blues and R&B on the West Coast. Sailes has been described by studio bassist Carol Kaye as being a bit more of an outsider on the L.A. studio scene, Sailes' greatest and most personalized appearance on a rock record would have to be on the single that many fans consider one of the great classic rock hits of all time, "Let's Dance" by Chicano rocker Chris Montez.
Please read this interesting story from 2018 here by Gabriel Owens "Meet Virginia, a Kroger employee with a country music past"
Gin/Ginny/Virginia Carllile/O'Boyle/Gillette discography:
Virginia Carllile - Where Are You (Tex, 1955)
Virginia Carllile - Tired Of Your Honky-Tonk Love (Tex, 1955)
Gin Gillette - She'll Never Let Him Go (Musikon, 1961)
Gin Gillette - Train To Satanville (Musikon, 1961)
Thumbs Carlyle & Ginny O'Boyle - Indian Girl, Indian Boy (Epic, 1962)
Thumbs Carlyle & Ginny O'Boyle - Now that you're leavin' me (Epic, 1962)
Hear Virginia, Gin & Ginny
(the keyword is satanville)
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| Ginny in 2018 |
Flecker and the Countdowns
Scotty GQP-424
1963
Unlisted early release on the Scotty label, a division of Gateway Recordings of Pittsburgh. Composed and produced by Jack Withum (John F. Withum), who may be Flecker in person. On the flip, Flecker is backed by The Vincentians ("There Shouldn't be Roses").
