ApologetiX - Jailhouse Rock
ApologetiX is an Christian parody band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band was founded in 1990,
YT channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVeEV4GuTzfisySHY3dz_Q
ApologetiX members - (Back L to R) Tom Milnes, Tom Tincha, Jimmy Tanner,
(Front) J. Jackson, Keith Haynie, Bill Hubauer
Fran Owens on cover
1 *Del Rubio Triplets * These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
2 *Rosalie Alter * I Had A Dream
3 *Brenda Pepper * Wichita Willie
4 *Wing * Back in Black
5 *Betty Spears * Truck Driving Woman
6 *Lynn Gibson * The Chrome Plated Hog
7 *Fran Owens * House Of The Rising Sun
8 *Stella Della Coonts * Keep On Walkin'
9 *Sherry Ray * Ring, Telephone, Ring
10 *Marga Benitez * Papa Cha Cha
11 *Irral Berger * Where Jesus Waits For Me
12 *Betty Reilly * Saga Of Elvis Presley
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tracklist
01 - Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (1959).mp3
02 - John Lee Hooker- I Need Some Money (1960).mp3
03 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Money (1961).mp3
04 - Skip Cunningham - Money ((962).mp3
05 - Jennell Hawkins - Money (That's What I Want) (1962).mp3
06 - The Beatles - Money (That's What I Want) (1963).mp3
07 - Etta James ~ Money (That's What I Want) (1963).mp3
08 - Marty Wilde - Money (That's What I Want) (Live, 1964).mp3
09 - The Rolling Stones - Money (1964).mp3
10 - Waylon Jennings - Money (That's What I Want) (1964).mp3
11 - The Supremes - Money (That's What I Want) (1966).mp3
12 - The Mob - Money (That's What I Want) (1971).mp3
13 - Iggy Pop & The Stooges - Money (That's What I Want) (1973).mp3
14 - Ichiko Hashimoto - Money (1988).mp3
15 - Josie & The Pussycats - Money (That's What I Want) (2001).mp3
16 - Rhonda Stisi - Money (2001).mp3
17 - Mary Wells - Money (That's What I Want) (Rec 2002).mp3
18 - The Shimmys - Money (That's What I Want) (2006).mp3
19 - The Supremes Girls - That's What I Want (2009).mp3
Lola Falana on cover
tracklist
Adeline Chastain Walking After Midnight.mp3
Charline Arthur - I've Got the Boogie Blues.mp3
Damita - I See The Lord.mp3
Dinah Lee - Do The Blue Beat.mp3
Eller Davis - Another Womans Man.mp3
Helen Humes - Real Fine Daddy.mp3
Juanita Nixon - I Met My Sugar in a Candy Store.mp3
Lady Elvis (Dawn Anita Plumlee) - Don't Be Cruel.mp3
Lola Falana - Working In The Coal Mine.mp3
Sassy Country - feat. Penny Hardman -- Oh Darling.mp3
Sharon Stone - You Are My Sunshine.mp3
Yvonne Carr - Geisha Twist.mp3
The side A ("Lonely Echoes") holds an interesting piece of information : the song was composed by Forrest (Speedy) Combs. Searching his name at the BMI website, we discover that he wrote or co-wrote eight songs, as Speedy Rogers, six in association with Bill Sterling or with Charles Rufus Schoffner and 2 songs that he written alone : "Lonely Echoes" and " Road To Yamanaka".
Today, the copyright for "Lonely Echoes, "Steppin" and "Goin' Steppin'" are all managed by Fort Knox/Trio Music, (Freddy & Johnny Bienstock's Fort Knox Music - the New York based monster that gobbled up all the King-Starday copyrights and many more as well).
With Rufus Shoffner, Speedy Rogers as Speedy Rodgers recorded "Lovelight" in the 50s. He also penned "Walk On The High Ground" with Bill Sterling and Rufus Shoffner (recorded by Bill Sterling on JED Records). As Forrest Combs, he penned "Hillbilly Wedding Bells" sung by Ruffus Shoffner & Speedy Rodgers issued by Hi-Q Records in 1963.
Forrest (Speedy) Combs. Speedy Rogers, Speedy Rodgers, Forrest Combs, whatever his name, was almost certainly a member of the Rufus Shoffner's band.
Finally, a last remark : in 1962, Rufus Shoffner recorded "Orbit Twist", his best known song on his own American Artist label which was located at 416 Cass St. – Monroe, Michigan.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Rufus Shoffner was involved in some way in the release of the two versions of "Steppin'".
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Elise (of Elise and the Cats) on cover
tracklist
Ann Jones & Her American Sweethearts - Monkey Business.mp3
Blinky - Life Can Be Beautiful If We Make It That Way.mp3
Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss).mp3
Cherry Wainer _ Itchy Twitchy Feeling.mp3
Elise and the Cats - Blue Suede Shoes.mp3
Ida James - The Chair Song.mp3
Johnny Ryall - Little Gypsy.mp3
Mabel Scott - Baseball Boogie.mp3
Madeline Kahn - Ain't Got No Home.mp3
Nola York - Here I Stand.mp3
Sonya - Little Red Rooster.mp3
Susie Church - The Loco Motion.mp3
Johnnie White - Happy Birthday Cake Boogie - M-S
Johnnie White - My Tattooed Wife - M-S 45
M-S Records
M-S 225
1970
Songs obviously inspired by those recorded in 1950 on Fortune Records while Johnnie White was the leader of his group featuring Skeets McDonald. Today, Skeets McDonald is held in much higher regard than Johnnie White, and well remenbered : Bear Family has issued on him a five CDs boxset and Nick Tosches in his book "Unsung Heroes Of Rock ‘n’ Roll"has devoted.a full chapter to him : Whom In The End The Tattooed Lady Slew.
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M-S label : 1960s-1970s label based in Dearborn, Michigan, and founded by Frank Martin and Jerry Snyder as a sub-label of M.S.K. Productions.
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Johnnie White (1925-2013)
Johnnie graduated from Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee in 1946, after serving his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. He was the second most celebrated alumni of Humes; in first was a fellow by the name of Elvis Presley.
During his stint in the 2nd Marine Division, he served with distinction and earned the rank of field music corporal and received a Purple Heart from his experience in the battle of Saipan.
Johnnie became a 32nd Degree Mason in the Scottish Rights while he was living in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. His rapid advancement to that level was matched by only one other person, former senator and vice-president Hubert H. Humphrey.
Their stint on WNAX included several radio programs. Johnnie and his group "Rhythm Riders", later to be known as the "Sons of the West" and then finally as "The Johnnie White Show" did two shows that were on Monday through Friday. Their morning show was at 5:30 to 6:00am called "Good Morning Neighbor" and the other was "Sons of the West" that aired from 3:05 to 3:30pm.
When Saturday nights came around, Johnnie White was one of the stars on the "Missouri Valley Barn Dance" that was heard over WNAX from 8:30 to 9:30pm.
And if that wasn't enough, they would appear on Sundays from 1:00 to 1:30pm on the "Sunday Get-Together".
The group was a bit pioneering in that they were the first live musical group to play over the then new television station, KVTV, channel 9. The station was began by WNAX and located in Sioux City, Iowa. Their work on KVTV was no less time consuming. The boys worked on two daily, Monday through Friday shows over KVTV. One was on from 4:00 to 4:30pm and the other was 5:30 to 6:00pm.
In addition to KVTV, in the 1950s and 1960s, Johnnie also did shows on KELo, KPLO and KDLO in Sioux Falls.
Sources :
https://hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=12795
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/argusleader/name/johnnie-white-obituary?id=19790911
Something different today. Selected for his great entertainment value.
ELMO & The Hillbillies
Betty Ford Clinic
direct link
Prod. & comp. Elmo Shropshire, Rita Abrams
Snicker Publishing ASCAP, San Francisco Calif.
Soundwaves SW-4829
1989
Soundwaves Records was one of the two in-house labels of Nationwide Sound Distributors (NSD was the other). which was founded in Nashville by Joe Gibson in 1972.
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Elmo Shropshire , born October 26, 1936 in Lexington, Kentucky is a veterinarian, competitive runner, and country music singer. Shropshire, who typically performs under the name "Dr. Elmo", is best known for his Christmas novelty song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". [Wikipedia]
Two-time Emmy Award winner Rita Abrams and her Strawberry Point School kids captured hearts and airwaves worldwide with their chartbuster hit song, “Mill Valley.”
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Today, the Betty Ford Clinic, a name synonymous with hope and recovery for countless individuals struggling with addiction, has undergone significant transformations since its establishment. Founded by former First Lady Betty Ford and her friend Leonard Firestone in 1982, the clinic was a pioneering institution in the field of addiction treatment. See https://quicktipstechy.com/what-happened-to-the-betty-ford-clinic/
The Betty Ford Clinic knows how to adapt to the latest fashion trends—yes, sir, According to an article published in 2014 by USA Today :
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The Betty Ford Center is starting a new treatment program in June aimed specifically at the LGBTQ community to help those who have turned to substance abuse to cope with society's reaction to their sexual orientation.
The list of celebrities staying—temporarily, one hopes—at that famous clinic is readily available online, for instance, see Youtube : Celebrities Who Went To Betty Ford Clinic Rehab
Among these stars, there was Ozzy Osborne who supposedly checked himself into the Betty Ford Clinic by walking in and asking for directions to the bar. No comment.
Andy & The Gigolos (Vocal Vic Holveck) - Bop Diddle Widdle
(direct link)
Holveck-Andy Ercole, Vince Rago Publishing BMI)
Dandy Records
D-1001
1959
Address (from the label of Dandy A-10)
is
Box 2571 Wilmington,
Delaware
Record listed at Rockin' Country Style
Led by Andrew "Andy" Ercole, Jr, The Gigolos were Victor Holveck, Joseph F. Ireland
John Cirillo, Ronald Burcham and Ronald Dickerson.
I've never heard their previous record issued in 1958 on Universal, another Vince Rago-owned label also from Wilmington, which was reviewed by Billboard in October :
Paul Frees (1920 –1986), born Solomon Hersh Frees in Chicago , is better known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation, and for providing the voice of Boris Badenov in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
Frees was sometimes known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", an appellation more commonly bestowed on Mel Blanc. [Wikipedia]
A good Paul Frees biography is Ben Ohmart, , Welcome ... Foolish Mortals – The Life & Voices of Paul Frees published in 2004 by BearManor Media. Contains an extensive list of his works (movies, tv, records etc.).
The true aficionado could be delighted with a collection of 349 radio show recordings available in 179 audio CDs or, for the technologically advanced, in 7 mp3 CDs.
The casual, budget-conscious fan might be satisfied with my little compilation, which gathers a few tracks originally released on singles or albums.between 1954 and 1971.
22 - Paul Frees (as Peter Lorre) - Hey Jude.mp3 (direct link)
sample
tracklist
01 - Big Jim Buchanan - Money (Century, 1954).mp3
02 - Big Jim Buchanan - The Convention Song (Century, 1954).mp3
03 - Big Jim Buchanan - Mother Love (Vita, 1955).mp3
04 - Big Jim Buchanan - Move Over Brother (Vita, 1955).mp3
05 - P. Harcourt Frees - I'm Ready (Cascade, 1959).mp3
06 - P. Harcourt Frees - Skin Diver (Cascade, 1959).mp3
07 - Ludwig Von Drake – I'm Ludwig Von Drake (Disneyland, 1961).mp3
08 - Ludwig Von Drake - The Spectrum Song (Disneyland, 1961).mp3
09 - Paul Frees - The Horse Won't Talk ( Gay Purr-Ee OST, LP Warner-Bros, 1962).mp3
10 - Von Drake Quake - Professor L. Von Drake (Buena Vista, 1962).mp3
11 - Big Billy Bascomb - I Am The Lonely Bull & Same (Rendez Vous, 1963).mp3
12 - Paul Frees - The Mad Doctor & The Creature (Les Poupées de Paris OST, LP RCA, 1964).mp3
13 - Paul Frees - Pinocchio In Outer Space (Universal Pictures Radio Spots, 1965).mp3
14 - Paul Frees - Rutabega Rag (Tinpanorama LP Buena Vista, 1965).mp3
15 - Paul Frees - Portrait Of A Fool (HBR, 1966).mp3
16 - Paul Frees - A Girl (HBR, 1966).mp3
17 - Paul Frees (as Bela Lugosi) - Games People Play.mp3
18 - Paul Frees (as Boris Karloff) - The Look of Love.mp3
19 - Paul Frees (as Clark Gable) - By the Time I Get to Phoenix.mp3
20 - Paul Frees (as Ed Wynn) - Up, Up and Away.mp3
21 - Paul Frees (as Humphrey Bogart) - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head .mp3
22 - Paul Frees (as Peter Lorre) - Hey Jude.mp3
23 - Paul Frees (as several artists) - Everything is Beautifur.mp3
24 - Paul Frees (as Sydney Greenstreet) - Sugar Sugar.mp3
25 - Paul Frees (as W. C. Fields) - Mama Told Me Not To Come.mp3
26 - Paul Frees (as Warner Oland as Charlie Chan).mp3
27 - Paul Frees - All I Do Is Dream Of You (Chico Marx).mp3
28 - Paul Frees - Charmaine (Dick Powell).mp3
29 - Paul Frees - Darktown Strutter's Ball (Al Jolson).mp3
30 - Paul Frees - Elmer's Tune (Ben Bernie).mp3
31 - Paul Frees - One For My Baby (Humphrey Bogart).mp3
32 - Paul Frees - Over The Rainbow (Ronald Colman).mp3
33 - Paul Frees - What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (W. C. Fields).mp3
34 - Paul Frees - You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Skinnay Ennis).mp3
#17 to 26 : from the MGM album "Paul Frees & the Poster People"
#27 tp 34 : from the American International album "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (OST, 1971)
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The
daughter of a Philadelphian bandleader and a Cuban dancer, Carmen
Taylor was born in Cuba ca. 1928. She came to the United States of
America at age two, began singing at age three. She sang with musicians
like Tito Puente and Duke Ellington. As Elen Madera, she had an
international hit with the song "Pepito,"
She was also a prolific songwriter, and her repertoire included Clyde McPhatter's "Seven Days," as well as the Clovers' "Little Mama."
There was never, as far as I know, any Carmen Taylor biography published, in print or on internet, a compilation of her songs neither.
Early in June 1974, bride of a day, Carmen Taylor (Carmen Griffith) was gunned down by her ex-convict husband at Fifth and Market Streets in San Francisco.
A talented woman whose life remains a mystery.
tracklist
1 - Can't Understand It (Mercury, 1951)
2 - Lovin Daddy (Atlantic, 1953)
3 - Ding Dong (Atlantic, 1953)
4 - Mama Me And Johnny Free (Atlantic, 1953)
5 - Big Mamou Daddy (Atlantic, 1953)
6 – Freddie (Atlantic, 1954)
7 - Ooh I (Atlantic, 1954)
8 - No More No Less (Guyden, 1954)
9 - The Bride Should Have Been Me (Okeh, 1955)
10 - Teenage Ball (Apollo, 1956)
11 - Oh Please (Apollo, 1956)
12 - So What (King, 1957)
13 - Love Me Baby (Teen Time, 1962)
14 - You're Puttin' Me On (Kama Sutra, 1965)
15 - Hey Son (aka My Son) (Kama Sutra, 1965)
16 - Willie B (EL Toro, 1959)
As Elen Madera :
17 – Pepito (Decca, 1960)
18 - El-Chipi-Chipi (Decca, 1960)
19 - Otra Vez (Decca, 1960)
20 - Callate Corazón (Decca, 1960)
21 – Florecita (Decca, 1960)
22 - Quisiera Saber (Decca, 1960)
23 - Pu-Chung Ga (Decca, 1960)
24 – Tu Eres Todo (Columbia, 1961)
25 - Canto Karabali (Columbia, 1961)
26 - Mi Cumbia Son (Decca, 1967)
If you have any information or missing songs not listed above and especially the sides cut for tin Pan Alley, feel free to leave a comment.
Carmen or Elena
Herman and Sharlet with the Tennessee Valley Boys
LP Promotional PLP 190
Rimrock pressing from late sixties
tracklist
1 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken.mp3
2 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee.mp3
3 - The Amen Corner.mp3
4 - How Beautiful Heaven Must Be.mp3
5 - I'll Never Die.mp3
6 - Satisfied.mp3
7 - Give Mother My Crown.mp3
8 - How Great Thou Art.mp3
9 - The Third Man.mp3
Last track (If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again) is missing.
From the back cover :
In the years I have worked with and around country musicians, I have encountered groups with names like *The Blue Ridge Mountain Gang*, *The Kentucky Ramblers*, etc. Almost invariably, the members turn out to be from New York, Los Angeles, or Minneapolis — everywhere but the Blue Ridge Mountains or Kentucky! So when I met the Tennessee Valley Boys in Anderson, Indiana, I was surprised to find that, besides being five of the finest performers of country and gospel music I've ever heard, they are exactly what the name suggests.
Well — almost, that is. If Sharlet Sexton is a Tennessee Valley "boy," she's the prettiest one I've ever seen! Born only eighteen years ago in Union County, Tennessee, Sharlet has already recorded three singles and is a veteran performer on television and radio. This exuberant young lady has loved music her entire life and considers herself one of Waylon Jennings' biggest fans.
As you'll realize when you hear this record, Sharlet’s strong vocal ability is matched only by the spirit and sincerity with which she sings.
John and Jimmy Flatford, heard respectively on mandolin and bass, are equally at home playing country, bluegrass, and gospel music. The fine lead guitar player, Bud Wall, is the group's only native Hoosier — but he’s just one generation removed from Tennessee.
Herman Hatfield, from Knoxville, Tennessee, has appeared on shows such as the *Tennessee Barn Dance*, the *Midday Merry-Go-Round*, and the *Renfro Valley Barn Dance*. This album marks Herman's fifth recording venture, and all who have heard the tapes are enthusiastic that it will certainly not be his last!
Each of these musicians has brought something special — individual excellence — to the group. The result is something even more special: a blending of parts into a unified whole.
What you'll hear on this record is a group with its own personality — its own identity — something more than just five people making music together.
Working with this group has been a real pleasure, and I feel confident your pleasure in listening to them will be just as great.
The Purse (direct link)
From the album “Live in the Alabama Women's Prison” recorded
at The Julia Tutwiler Prison For Women, Wetumpka, Alabama, USA
Mega Records, 1970
The full album is available HERE
Note: Rest assured, sensitive souls, women behind the bars photographied by Bill Forshee were not actual inmates. They were models.
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On January 13, 1968 Johnny Cash recorded his legendary concert album “At Folsom Prison” within the walls of that California penitentiary. It is considered by many to be the greatest live concert recording ever released. Hoping to replicate Cash’s success, rockabilly performer Mack Vickery traveled to Wetumpka, Alabama in 1970 and recorded a live concert album at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.
Mad Magazine, in Septembre 1971, published a two-page funny parody describing six imaginary "Prison" record albums of the future featuring Jim Nabors at the Lexington Narcotics Center), Wayne Newton at the Charles St. Police Station in Greenwich Village, Englebert Humperdick at the Berkeley Jail, Connie Francis at the Philadelphia Home for Wayward Girls, Kate Smith at a Georgia Chain Gang and The King Sisters at Matawan Prison For the Criminally Insane.
For tracklisting, see pictures below.
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As predicted, several albums recorded in prison followed : B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Freddy Fender, Big Mama Thornton, Leona Williams and Sonny James, to name but a few.
But in 1971, Glen Sherley made history as the first person to record an album inside a prison as a prisoner.
Bernice Tubb - Johnny Wait For Me_.mp3
Betty Rogers - Tears Tears Tears .mp3
Carol (Luke) Price - Weeping Room.mp3
Deborah Harry - Don't Be Cruel.mp3
Diana Lee - You Upset Me.mp3
Etta James - Good Lookin'.mp3
Janet Moore - I Need My Man To Love Tonight.mp3
Jeannie Carson - Stupid Cupid.mp3
Mabel King - Alabama Rock 'n' Roll.mp3
Miss Ann Fleming - You're Just One Man.mp3
Monica Törnell - I´m In Love With A Big Blue Frog.mp3
Pam Hanna - Rebel Child.mp3
The Starfires first record
Record listed at RCS (no location, no evaluation, not comped)
Location found : Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
The Starfires, later known as The Star Fires on Laurie Records in 1966, were a garage rock band from Wilkes-Barre, PA. The group was originally formed by junior high school friends Richard Grumbravich (drummer) and Rodger Griffith (bassist). Next to come on board were Bob Gardner (saxophone); Howard Dymond (piano); Freddie Kirkendall (guitar); and Charlie McCuen (vocalist). In their college years Eddie “Day” Pashinski joined as vocalist and John Hall replaced Kirkendall (later Richard Rodieger replaced Hall).
The Starfires gained notoriety in the area during the sixties. They backed up national acts like Frankie Valli, Chubby Checker, and Freddy Cannon.
Vocalist Eddie "Day" Pashinski was elected in 2006 as a Pennsylvania State Representative in the United States Congress. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Day_Pashinski
Please Come Back (direct link)
Long Gone Daddies
32 tracks+booklet
For tracklist, date and labels see Rockin' Country Style
Hot rock'n'roll and rockabilly including previously unissued material from the Modern label, one of the leading independant labels of the 1950s,
Sabine Paturel on cover
Alice Ball - The Party Last Night.mp3
Amy Beth - My Baby Thinks He's Elvis.mp3
Barbara Dane - I'm On My Way.mp3
Betty Jean Morris - Shack Daddy.mp3
Elaine Mitchem - Wine, Women, & Song .mp3
Irral Berger -Take My Hand.mp3
Margie Hampton - Big Black Eye.mp3
Patti Deutsch - Ode To The Great Society.mp3
Sabine Paturel - Les Bêtises.mp3
Sayaka Alessandra - Be Bop A Lula.mp3
Suzi Jane Hokom - Need All The Help I Can Get.mp3
Yvonne - Teenage Blues.mp3
Dave Larry
My Confession to You
(Dave Larry, Barkip Music Pub.)
B'n KC 102-B
1963
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Cash Box, March 30, 1963
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The tiny B'n KC (meaning?) from California had only one other release (101 Dave Cullen : Bye Bye Blackbird).
Thanks to Klepsie at 45cat, who found the following clippings in Cash Box, we know that Dave Larry was a pseudo for Dave Yates.
"Dave Yates mgr. of AMCO’s one-stop has a new release on the B’nKC label, “Only A Dream” b/w “My Confession to You”. Both the lyrics and music were also written by Dave whose professional name is Dave Larry." (Cash Box, "California Clippings", 23 March 1963)
"Dave Larry paid a visit to the California Music Co., promoting his release on the B’nKC label, “Only A Dream” b/w “My Confession to You." (Cash Box, "California Clippings", 18 May 1963)
In 1956, Dave Yates joined Badger Sales which was "doing great business with pool tables, selling many for home use in blue, gold and green felt)".
Cash Box reported in June 1958, that "Dave Yates, former Badger employee is now recording on the Morocco label with a group called Buddy and The Fads."
AMCO Music & Vending, Inc. and Dave Yates appear in this Cash Box column several times in 1962, 63 and 64. 21 March 1964 issue reported their move to an "enlarged and newly decorated" HQ on Pico Boulevard.
Manager of AMCO one-stop for several years, David Yates returned to Badger Sales in 1965.
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Note: In late 1962, AMCO Music and Vending Company, Inc. was established in Los Angeles as a subsidiary of an Illinois corporation known as AMCO Industries. This was the Southern California and Arizona distributor for Seeburg Vending equipment. Also a branch office of Amco Music and Vending was established in Phoenix, Arizona, and in conjunction with this firm, Capitol Vending Company, another independant company was establised to handle replacement of vending machines in locations as opposed to AMCO Music and Vending's main function which was to distribute equipment to operators.
In the early sixties, Phoenix and Los Angeles were the preferred destinations for many organized crime figures who were having trouble breathing in Chicago and were seeking cleaner air.
Women Of Music Volume 25
Grace Slick on cover
tracklist
Baby Doll And Her Royal Swingsters - Down By The Wood Shed.mp3
Barbara Evans - Beatnik Daddy.mp3
Barbara Hogue & The Countrymen - Specialize In Love.mp3
Betty Smith - Yeah- Baby .mp3
Betty Spears -Truck Driving Woman .mp3
Elie Marty - Leave Me Like You Found Me .mp3
Flo Fontana Booze It Up.mp3
Grace Slick - Sally Go 'round The Roses.mp3
Jeannie Owen - Dumb Little Jeannie From Tennessee.mp3
Mari Norleen - Knock Me A Kiss.mp3
Paulette Seymour - We Gotta Have Love.mp3
Stella Della Coonts - Keep A Walkin'.mp3
Oramell « Scrapper » Pratt
1944-2022
63 - Some Sweet Day / Guitar Man's Struggle
64 - I'll Find A Love / Always Be True
64 - When I Saw Your Eyes / Tell Me
73 - Six Pack To Go / September In The Rain (FL-104)
Scrapper Pratt's Falcons
file include titles in bold above
Groovy Grooves 2 Jul 2026 DL 60
I have only one rule here : always offer you music that meets the highest standards of good taste and quality. No exception today with Bob Krass who was certainly from the class of Mickey Katz, Jerry Lewis and other talented Jewish singers. Must be in the blood.
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Ben Krass in 1961
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Clothing tycoon turned crooner, Ben Krass was one of the owners of Krass Brothers, a store on South Street in Philadephia. Ben became a celebrity locally because of his short and bizarre commercials, like Krass in a coffin saying "If You Gotta Go, Go In A Krass Brothers Suit."
Born in 1919, Ben died in 2004 of complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was a successful businesman with the Krass Brothers' clothing store opened in 1947, but his love for music made him found his own record label South Street Records in 1960, a short lived venture in the music biz.
Other 45s followed on Krass (1960), Bond (1960-1961) , Raleigh (1961) , Camelot (1961-1962), Diamond and Apex (as Bob Willow, 1962), Foxie (Camelot recordings, 1962), Diatone (as Bob Willow, 1963) and Gamble (as Bee Kays, 1967, as The Boss Man, 1968, as B. K. Marcus, 1971).
In the mid 60's he collaborated with Curtis Mayfield and he reportedly lent money to Kenneth Gamble so Gamble could pursue his own musical dreams. He co-wrote and co-produced some sides with Gamble through Kay-Bee Productions for The Knights And Arthur.
Alex Houston
and
Elmer
Burn Your Bra, Baby
Willex Records 45-72-14
Willex Products, Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska
1972
From I've Got a Song to Write--Kent Westberry's Story: 60 Years in Country Music as a Songwriter, Singer, Record Producer, and Entertainer
I was booked on a date for a Willex party. They had all kinds of products like soap, cosmetics, and cleaners. We went over so well that Mike Peavyhouse, the head of Willex, came over and asked us to play some more shows for them. I took Dale [Dale Turner, Kent’s wife] with me on the next show and they loved us. Mike said, "How would you like to work all our shows exclusively?" He put us on a salary of five hundred dollars a week whether we worked or not. Back then that was good money. He gave us an expense acount and a new Cadillac to drive. It was great ! […]
Then Mike Peavyhouse wanted to start a record label called Willex Records, and he wanted me to do the producing. I got back to Nashville and started the ball rolling.
Alex Houston, one of the best ventriloquists in the business (his puppet's name was "Elmer") lived next door to us at the time. Years earlier, Alex had been on the Jimmy Dean Show out of Washington, DC. Dale knew him from there. I had a great idea, I thought. Why not record Alex and Elmer the puppet? We have a unique song. Mike Peavyhouse from Willex said, "Why don't you write one about burn your bra, baby?" That whas when burn your bra was the popular thing to do. When Max D. Barnes and I were on one of the Willex shows and in our motel room, we got the guitars out and wrote "Burn Your Bra, Baby." I cut it on Alex and Elmer. I had a song for the B side, it was "Camp Chuga Chuga." I also produced a Christmas LP on Alex and Elmer called "Here Comes Peter Cotton Claus." (...) It was weird. In the studio I found myself talking to Elmer the puppet more than to Alex!
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Some time later, Benny Johnson recorded a cover of the song issued by Wow Records, operated by William Ovilee “W. O.” White from this home at 2134 Woodard, Abilene, Texas, where he also taught piano and guitar for over 30 years.
Benny Johnson
Burn Your Bra, Baby
(erroneously credited to B. Johnson himself, instead of Kent Westberry)
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What remains to be clarified is the exact role played by Blanche Butler, Kent Westberry’s co-composer of the song. What do I know is that she had one relase on Wow : ''Boggle Man's palace" in 1970.
