Eternity

Eternity

Vocal by Jimmie Johnson with String Band Acc.
Jack Rhodes
and his Lone Star Buddies



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Souvenir From Geno Lanzi

"Countdown 4-3-2-1"



"Boney Maroney O Yeh!"

The Meanest Man In Town

Lonnie was born in Dorena, Missouri in 1937, the oldest of thirteen children. In 1946 his family moved to Gary, IN. Encouraged by his grandmother, he started singing in church at the age of six. As a teenager he performed with doo-wop (a style of music popularized in the 1950's sung in harmony) groups in and around Gary.

In his early twenties he cut two R&B singles "You Can't Go" & Ain't That a Shame" in Chicago with the Chuck Danzy band on the NuTone label. (These records are current dance floor favorites in England & Australia, and much sought after by R&B collectors).

After being on the road with Bill Nixon and Jr. Walker, and serving a stint in the U.S. Air Force, he ended up in San Francisco in 1959. While there he opened for R&B stars, Sam & Dave; the Drifters; Aretha Franklin; Johnny Mathis; Little Willy John and many others.

When he came to Indianapolis in 1969, he performed at the Honey Dripper Lounge, the End Zone, and the Vineyards. During the early 70's, he formed a five-piece band "Lonnie Lester & Touch".

In the 80's he traveled the country with his band in addition to performing in the Indianapolis area. Over the years he has donated time to the Women's Prison, Riley Children's Hospital, Veterans Hospital, and many other community organizations. He retired from the music business full-time in 1991, but continues to perform part-time, appearing at clubs, weddings, corporate parties, etc.

(from the Lonnie Lester website)

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"So This Is Love"



"The Meanest Man In Town"


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The Raves on Swade

Billy The Kid

(Spears-West)

Tell Me One More Time
(Spears-West)


Billboard, Sept. 7, 1959

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C and P Records

C and P Records
Country & Popular Records

2311 Gentry
Houston, TX

Owner : Ed Williams

Publishing Company : Rolling Hills BMI

101 The Bishops with The High Type Five

Baby (Earnest Nieto) 2:50
Last Night I Dreamed (Earnest Nieto) 2 :49

102 Clarence Green with The High Type Five

Old Grandpa (ACA-3738) /
Mary, My Darling (ACA-3739)

103 Piano Slim

Lot Of Shakin', Lot Of Jivin' (Willard Burton) ACA-3787
Key Jammer (ACA-3788)

104 The Vaughn Family (Bb 1 june 59)

Heavenly Chimes (Ralph Raper, Raper Music ASCAP) 2 :26
Tell Me Mommie (Rolling Hills BMI)

105 Billy Carr & High Type Five

Champagne
New Orleans

No# Willard Burton

My Darling, My Darling (ACA-3892)
Pat Your Rock (ACA-3893)

? - Bobbie And Robbie & High Type Five

Love My Baby (B.Vaughn, Rolling Hills)
Mercy Mercy Me (E.Williams, Rolling Hills)

x-x-x

The Bishops : they were Bishops on Bridges, Teardrop (latino soul), Lute, Capitol and Ralston, all different groups, I presume.

Clarence Green : this is his first record, also released by Chess Records. Clarence Green, guitarist and blues vocalist was born 1937 in Houston, recorded prolifically on local Texas labels : Bright Star, All Boy, Shomar, Lynn, Duke/Peacock, Master, Rhythmaires, Pope, Golden Eagle and Aquarius (in no peticuliar order).

Piano Slim (r.n. William Burton) : this is also a first record. As Piano Slim or William Burton or Ward Burton, he had records on Dart, Myrl, Peacock, United, Special Edition, Jet Stream, Genie, Master, Paradise, Panther and Capitol (again in no peticuliar order).

The Vaughn Family had previously recorded for Sarg Records.
The only C and P record reviewed in Billboard :
Heavenly Chimes : Melodic and with a lilting quality in this sacred side.
Tell Me Mommie : The kiddie asks mommie why tears are in her eyes, the lyric explains that daddy has gone to heaven, where he will be seen some day. A weaper in the traditional style.

Billy Carr is the subject of my current research, still in progress. More later, hopefully.

Bobbie And Robbie & High Type Five : I suspect that Bobbie and Robbie were part of the Vaughn Family (see above).

Some C and P sides

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This is a part of a research project on Butch/Buddy White (now extended to Billy Carr)

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers
2014 Eagle Dr. Mobile, Alabama

501 -
Buddy White And The Bell Hops

• For Your Love, wr Ed Townsend, Beechwood Music BMI [WD-1]
  
• Who But A Fool, wr Art McGee, B.Carr, Big Dealer BMI [WD-2]

502
The Impellas – feat. Stan Randall

Sea Of Love (P. Baptista ; Kamar publ.)

No More Tears

503
Billy Carr

• Leavin’ Kansas City (B.Carr, Little Dealer BMI) [ WD-5]
  
• The Devil’s In Love With You (Art McGee, Little Dealer BMI) [ WD-6]
  

504
Billy Carr

• Clementeen
• Poison Ivy (Leiber-Stoller, Tiger Music,BMI) 2:40 ( WD-11]
  

notes:

- 501 distributed by Crazy Cajun Ent., Conroe, Texas
"For Your Love" is a cover of the Ed Townsend hit (Capitol Records, 1958)

- 504 Marshall Sehorn Production, arr. by the Impellas

- This is a part of a research on Butch White (a.k.a. Buddy White), with thanks to Udo Frank.

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

Wiley and Gene

Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan performed a hillbilly/swing music act on radio and television and were based in Oklahoma City. Their song "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" is a frequently recorded song by many popular musicians.


When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Okeh (1941)



When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again,
re-recording issued on Sully Records in 1959





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