In A Little Second Hand Store

Lee Monti Tutones
Vocal Duet Elaine Rodgers-Danny Parker

In A Little Second Hand Store

Sharp Records -39
1951

Jimmy Martin, a Chicago operator covering a five-State record distribution (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota & Wisconsin), started  his own label, Sharp Records in May 1949. Because certain called-for material were not available on the 20 labels which Martin stocked for his territory, he started to cut his own units on numbers which he feels are needed to meet current demands. (Billboard, April 30 & May 14, 1949)

On Lee Monti and his Tutones, see https://www.jazzdocumentation.ch/monti/monti.html

Elaine Rodgers

 

 

Elaine Rodgers (also known as Rogers) died in 2012.

Elaine Rodgers Jackson, Chicago radio and television performer for over 50 years, died peacefully March 4 of natural causes. She was 85. Ms. Rodgers began her career in 1930 as a dancer at age 4 performing at the Chicago World's Fair. In her teens, she danced and sang overseas with the U.S.O. during the last years of WWII. She and her devoted husband, Maury Jackson, formed half of the popular vocal quartet "The Meadowlarks." Her solo vocal career delighted thousands of people for decades in Chicago and the U.S. through recordings, major commercials, live shows and nightclub dates, as well as numerous WBBM and WGN radio and television performances. After retiring, Ms. Rodgers Jackson, longtime Lombard resident, happily worked for many years at both the Helen M. Plum and Addison Libraries. Additionally, she was an accomplished painter, sculptor and writer. Her charm, wit, humor and talents touched the hearts of everyone that knew her. She is survived by her four children.

Women Of Music - Volume 3

 

Cover : Peggy Forman (aka Peggy Scott)

Louise Taylor - Set Me Free (MCM 4-0349)
Ann Clark - He'll Never Cheat No More - Pantage
Betty Gorden-Joan Kent - My Truck Drivin' Man (Jitney 001)
Brenda Luker - Run Hun - Hun Run (Na-R-Co 107)
Claire Hogan - (Doop-Do-Do-Oop) A Doodlin' Song (Mira 111)
Helyne Stewart - Why Don't You Do Right (Contemporary 378)
Karen Sadaro - Skateboard A Go-Go (Tammy Lynn 911)
Lila Lou - We-re Gettin’ Paw A Brand New Still For Christmas (MBS 101)
Peggy Scott And The Volunteers - Bailin' Man (Jin 236)
Raylene & The Blue Angels - Shakin' All Over (Cuca 6633)
Shirley Faye - Hard Working Woman (Mark IV UR 328)
Wanda Dean With The Five Jay's - Ring Around The Rosie (Mark IV 328)

Women Of Music - Volume 3

Starving Bear Family Records, the leading company in the re-issue music field, is a division of  "L'Ours Famélique", a french eco-responsable association very active in the field of environment and specially dedicated to the protection of the polar bear.

Starving Bear Family Records only reissue artists who promise never to wear animal fur coats.  Easier promise to keep for the tanned people from California than for the Minnesota pale faces, can we remark without irony.

The members of this respected association meet every Saturday at La Tour d’Argent around a frugal meal. On their menu next week : renne sauvage de Laponie rôti à l'huile de sapin, navet jaune de Sodankyla, sauce Grand Veneur.

 

Why Can't I Have You Tonite

 

Tommy And The Delnotes

Why Can't I Have You Tonite
(Pat Tedder, Viola Music BMI)

Charter Records 101
3105 Louise Drive, Nashville

1961

Obscure release on this one-off Nashville release. Tommy And The Delnotes are unknown. But, thanks to an article published by The Tennessean newspaper in 1969, some interesting info about Pat Tedder, the composer, has be found.

According to the article, Tedder has written songs since 1938. Some of his songs have been recorded by such country music greats as Kitty Wells, Webb Pierce and the late Patsy Cline. Once, while "on a bender" several years ago, Tedder sold for $12 a song he had written. It later became a hit tune all over the country and has since been recorded by numerous artists. If Pat Tedder has written many songs, most were sold. like that, for cheap.

Quoting the article :

"Pat Tedder is a saint. He works all day at the charity store, and then spends his nights at home, working on old appliances he salvages and sells for the store."  Added to Tedder's burdens is the fact that his wife is confined to Central State Hospital [ed. a mental hospital] and he has been caring for their three children, ages 3, 6 and 11. But this own personal problems are the least of his worries.

Instead, he talks of what is needed to make the St. Vincent DePaul Center into a more effective means for helping those in need. "We would like to build a dormitory, costing about $4,000, so the guys we keep would have a good place to sleep," Tedder explains. "But we'll need some outside help to do that we already owe for a truck we use to pick.

To try to help make ends meet, Tedder has joined with singer Billy Wallace to publish several records. Their most recent single was issued last week. Tedder wrote the lyrics and Wallace sang the song.

One side of the record features the song, "Don't Throw Stones At Me." It is about alcoholics, and makes the point that many people in high society have problems similar to the so-called hopeless derelict but their failures are not quite so obvious and they don't suffer as much as the man who society has rejected. The other side of the record features "Forbidden." It tells of those people, down and out, who are trying to make a comeback but who are hindered by others who don't want to give the unfortunate another chance.

The record in which Pat Tedder placed his hopes was issued on the Twin Rose label, issued as by Billy Wallace and Sue Wilburn and The Roses. It was the very last single issued by Billy Wallace.

Billy Wallace's son, Phil, wrote the liner notes of Billy Wallace sings his hit, album issued by the German Cattle Records, 

Quoting Phil [in bold, my edit]:

Bill Carlisle ,Jimmy Dickens, Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, Webb Pierce and others recorded his compositions, some of which were award winners. Fact of the matter is Billy's songs have been used and recorded by just about the big name stars in country music today

I can't help to wonder  what if these successful Billy Wallace's compositions were actually bought to poor Pat Tedder ?

 

 Billy Wallace discography