This is Michael D. Perkins, possibly the same Mike Perkins who was in The Doodlers
The Doodlers began in Longview Texas. They listened to many of the pop vocal groups and jazz ensembles of the day, and aspired to sound similar to them. Thanks to an innovative high school choir director, the Doodlers actually met in choir and then formed their own group.
Recorded in Houston, with the backing of the Johnny and Edgar Winter’s Band.
Born in Vivian, Louisiana, on April 9, 1937, Gene Goza was the son of Ralph and Juanita (Cook) Goza.
Gene was a singer and an entertainer He performed with the Charlie Pruitt Show [Beaumont, Texas] and was an Elvis impersonator. With his group, Jo, Gene and Company, he enjoyed entertaining senior citizens. For his contribution to the local music and entertainment field, he received a star on the Walk of Fame in Vidor.
Gene was a fun loving, colorful character who brought laughter and
smiles because his own was so contagious. He had a handsome face but a rubber-like face
that he could turn into the worlds ugliest, a fun loving gimmick.
In 2012, after fifty-one years on the same job with Firestone Polymers in Orange, he
died before reaching his fifty-five years goal. He was a survivor after tragedies : his first wife was
killed in a wreck, his daughter Misty murdered.
The flip is "The Jump" which has been collected by Be Sharp on their amazing "Texas Box" featuring hundreds of Texas acts from a well researched circle of local independent labels.
Richie Richardson had another single issued by Spotlight Records in 1962 "The Frog" / Someone's Been In Love".
This was possibly recorded in Houston by Scott Holtzman and his wife Vivian.
Formerly operating in Los Angeles, Mammoth's vice-president and general manager James Wright moved his music label business to the less studio-competitive San Francisco in July 1962. There, the label recorded and released product to at least 1966.
Houston music columnist Scott Holtzman, whose weekly column, “Now Sounds,” in The Houston Post, gave invaluable print exposure to the city’s burgeoning music scene and youth culture. Holtzman, with his wife, Vivian, would go on to produce and manage Houston’s psych/pop band, Fever Tree.
Dante was one of the three labels started by Ray Doggett in Houston in 1961 (the other two were Cadette and Eric). It appears that B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs, Dean Scott, and Steve Tyrell all had their debut discs on Dante. Most of them probably didn't make much of an impression, but the Triumph's "The Lazy Man" and Steve Tyrell's "Payday Someday" were local hits on KNUZ and KILT. The final Dante came out in late 1964.
Another song recorded by Ronnie Byrd from around the same time is "Back to School Blues" credited to Ronnie Byrd and the Hi-Liners. The track was first issued (or re-issued?, but then what was the original release? anyone?) on the first volume of the "Kiddie Sound" a multi-volumes series issued by Magic Rabbit. YouTube link
Veskants 45 (1966)
A post-puberty Ronnie Byrd was the vocalist of the Veskants who recorded a 45 on W.M.C., a label out of Waco, Texas. See http://www.garagehangover.com/veskants/
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Chattanooga, Tenn. songwriter, producer and promoter Louise Fields wrote both sides of the Dante 45. See Louise Shields: Standing In The Shadows where you will learn that "Elvis is not the only singing star that Mrs. Fields has been able to call "friend." Add to the list Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis."
Less at the Mrs Fields' advantage (but a little more credible, in my opinion) is the following bit of info which can be found HERE. Larry Banks, member of The Squires, a Chattanooga band, recalls :
In the spring of 1960, we met a woman named Louise Shields who owned a small recording studio on South Broad Street. Small is an understatement, it consisted of one Wollensack (sic) tape deck and a couple of microphones. She asked us to “audition” for her by coming out to a school in Tiftonia one Saturday and play. As it turned out, she was being paid by a local politician to furnish entertainment for an election campaign barbecue he was having. Louise was getting us for free and calling it an audition (typical Louise as we later learned).
Houston, Texas. D Records related (in the same masters series)
Joe Barber real name is Joseph John Barberine and was born in 1931. Joseph lived, and still live there hopefully, in Sun City, California, He is listed as president of Califco Publications, Inc., located in Van Nuys, Ca.
He wrote songs, most notably "I Can't Get Over You" recorded by George Jones and Melba Montgomery (United Artists, 1965).
No further info on Joe Barber.
This Dash label is not related to any other labels of the same name :
Huntsville, Ala, — Slim Lay And Happy Wilson
Ft Worth, Tx — Bud & Stan
South Greesburg, Pa (Fee Bee sub. with bogus Hollywood address on label) —The People, Buddy Carle
Detroit Mich. — Bunny Paul
Chicago, Ill. — Frank York Orch., Nikki North
Memphis, Tn (rec. location) — Leon Mitchell And His Kentucky Valley Boys
The flip, "I'm Still Around", has an annoying female backing and can be heard indeed on YouTube, purveyor of great, of not so great and, mostly, of very bad music.
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Larry and Gary Moore, twins from Brazosport, played the guitars and sang at various venues, radio and television in and around Freeport, Texas. It seems that they were very popular as some people are still remember them. Sheila Skaggs Hale, anwsering to a Fxxxbxxx inquiry inform us that "Larry Moore is in Hollister MO. I'm sad to report that Gary died many years ago.". Not much to add except that they also had another single, on the Todd label : "It Can Never Be The Same / Rosemary " (1964).
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Cue Records was owned, in Houston, Texas, by Jimmy Duncan, songwriter, singer, composer, author, arranger and producer, best known for his 1957 song "My Special Angel", a #1 country/western hit for Bobby Helms.
I must say that I've been doing a lot of internet searches and that I'm still confused by several contradictions and little mysteries regarding the biography of Mister Jimmy Duncan. For now, I'd rather not say.
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Cue Records had four different numerical series at various times :
79xx series - 1955-1957
Starting in 1955, just before Christmas, there was Cue #7923/4 by Jimmy Duncan himself (Goodbye To Love / I Asked The Lord). followed thru 1957 by a dozen of singles by the Scholars (member : Kenny Rogers), the Saints and the Sunny Land Trio.
1200 series - 1958
Four singles by The Angel Sisters, Don Angelo and the Saints. These four singles all resulted from some sort of a (rather surprising) deal withfamed New-York producer George Goldner.
1050 series - 1963-1964
Dormant between 1959 and 1963, the Cue label was reactivated but had only a handful of singles, the most notable being by bluesman Gatemouth Brown (Summertime / Leftover Blues)
750 series (date unknown)
Two singles only (by Louise Hart and another by Chano)
This is a cover of the Jessie Hill song on Minit Records (1960).
Geno Records was located in Houston, Texas and possibly owned by Genoveva R. Ponce. The vocalist (J.C.) is perhaps Jesse Casas. Jesse Casas recorded with the Crystals on Geno and with the Stardusters on Pic 1.
I was able to locate this label thanks to Chicanosoul.com., where I've found several pictures of records on the same Geno label.
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)
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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)
