Bio/discography can be found here
Monday, May 10, 2021
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Summer Time News
The Shags
Concert Recordings, Minneapolis
1078-65
1965
The Shags played their first gig in the spring of 1965 at Ye Olde Pizza in New Ulm. The band made $10. "More than enough to fill a car's gas tank twice," said founding member Bruce Melzer.
Melzer started The Shags while still attending New Ulm High School, joining forces with guitarist Tom Ginkel, drummer John Ginkel and rhythm guitarist Jack Volinkaty — who later wrote "Satin Sheets," Jean Pruett picked up the song in 1973 and made it a No. 1 country hit in the 1970s. In addition, “Satin Sheets” has been recorded by a number of other famous artists including Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Barbara Fairchild and, most recently, Martina McBride
The Shags cut this record at Concert Studio in the Twin Cities. Their admittedly low-budget production included misspellings on both song titles — "Louis Louis" (instead of Louie Louie") and "Summertime News" (instead of "Summertime Blues").
The name “Shags” came from a superstitious ghost roaming around a Minnesota River road.
Friday, May 7, 2021
Twangin Machine
The Accidentals
Beau Monde Records 1933
Tetlon Publishing (BMI)
1962
Presumably The Accidentals were Norm Heinz, Don Macken, Bob Chuatal, Larry Barrickman, Paul Lewis & Phil Blommendahl who composed both sides of the record. This Beau Monde label, out of Los Angeles, isn't to be confused with the earlier namesake one located in Van Nuys, Calif.
I'm almost certain that Ulyess Lee Tett (yes Ulyess, more on him later hopefully) owned the label and Tetlon Publishing as well.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Sunny
The Big Boomer
music by Wugi's
Sunny
Caval 101
Who : Ernie Carsele (see below)
Where : Ellwood City, Pennsylvania *
When : 1968
Why : ? (I don't known)
*The Wikipedia article fails to include Ernie Carsele among the notable people from Ellwood City. On the other hand, Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. has not be forgotten, he a Vietnam War hero who posthumously received the Medal of Honor after 40-year lag period. I wonder if that did something to him up there.
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| Ernest Carsele 1909-1975 |
From New Castle News , October 23, 1968, Page 21 :
ELLWOOD CITY - Tiny Tim has nothing over the Big Boomer. Ernie, "The Big Boomer" Carsele, has cut his first 45 r.p.m. record on the Caval label, Boomer, as he is affectionately called by his friends, chose two old standards for his first effort. The sides are "Sunny" and "Five Foot Two." Boomer's record was released recently and should be available in local record stores in the near future. The background music for Boomer's recording is by the Wugi's featuring Tony Carozza on accordian. Boomer is now appearing with the Wugi 's at Lou's Tavern. Boomer is a fairly recent discovery, He began his singing career about a year ago. By day he is employed by the U.S. Steel Ellwood Works and by night he is slowly breaking into the world of local entertainment.
Those who have seen Boomer enjoy his low throaty rendition of "Sunny," but his fans go almost hysterical when he tosses nut ,"Blue Hawaii" in effortless fashion. When Boomer sings "Blue Hawaii", and most of his songs for that matter, he wears a Panama hat with a "lei" around his neck. The Boomer is not one of those singers who need a multitude of gesticulations to perform their numbers.. His manner is rather denominations. Most of its quiet and sedate and not without power. Sometimes he is almost speaking when he sings.
Boomer's reputation is somehwat like his singing personality - quiet, but, slowly gathering momentum.
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I cannot recommend highly enough the YT channel operated by Mark Lee Allen where I found this little jewel.
Y'all Come
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| Patti with Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws |
Patti Page’s tremendous singing talent was discovered early. When the lead singer at local radio station KTUL came down with laryngitis, Patti jumped at the chance, auditioned and won the job. From her freshman year through her graduation in 1945, Patti Page would ride the bus from Daniel Webster High School downtown to KTUL, which was located on the top floors of Tulsa’s National Bank Building, record her show at 3:30 in the afternoon and then hit the downtown Tulsa clubs, such as the Benglair Club and Casa Loma Ballroom, where she would lend her vocals to acts from Al Clauser and His Oklahomans to Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. It was during her years at KTUL that Patti officially changed her name from Clara Ann Flower to Patti Page, a moniker inspired by the Page Milk Company, one of the program’s sponsors. ...read more...
Here is "Y'all come", a Mercury-Wing sampler album published in 1965.
1 -Y'all Come
2 - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
3 - Let Me Go Lover
4 - No One To Cry To
5 - A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)
6 - Mom And Dad's Waltz
7 - The Old Spinning Wheel
8 - Mississippi Mud
9 - South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
10 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch. I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness. Each song, you're telling a story and acting.
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