Showing posts with label King Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King Records. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

My Heart Jumped



The Wilson Sisters
My Heart Jumped

Dick Liberatore
Briarcliff  BMI

Bethlehem 3032
1962


Written by D.J. Alan Freed's son-in-law, Dick Liberatore, "My Heart Jumped" was first recorded by Bobby Fuller on Yucca Records.  The three other known songs by the Wilson Sisters  are also covers. The sisters were promoted to the main King Records label before the end of the year just in time for Christmas. 

Not an uncommon name in music.  I've found three other "Wilson Sisters"  : one on Freedom in 1958, another one was a hillbilly act who also recorded as The Beaver Valley Sweethearts, and a third, a soul/gospel group on Solid Soul (1968).   But who where these young Wilson Sisters is still a mystery.

Mister Dream  (Bethlehem 3032),  cover of Paul Chandler, Rendezvous Records, 1962

Little Klinker   (King 5724)   previously recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford, 1962

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth  (King 5724) originally recorded by Spike Jones & His City Slickers in 1947, with lead vocal by George Rock.




Sunday, October 5, 2014

So What


Carmen Taylor


King 5085
(1957)

King "bio" (but no bio). Carmencita Taylor, also known as Elena Madera in some spanish speaking countries according to my own research

Personnel for the King Records session  :

Hilton Jefferson, Leslie Johnakins (alto saxophone) Hal Singer (tenor saxophone) Dave McRae (baritone saxophone) Kelly Owens (piano) Billy Butler (guitar) Carl Pruitt (bass) Panama Francis (drums) Carmen Taylor (vocals)
 
NYC, September 9, 1957