Thursday, March 15, 2012

Lover’s Quarrel


Susy Starr

Lover’s Quarrel

S.Starr- J. Douglas, Morgil ASCAP

Produced by Mort Gilbert, Arr. by Joe Hintz

Morgil Records

1674 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

1961


This is a bad record. I can't see why this blog should be doomed to quality records !
This song is available on some Teenage/Girl CD compilations. All spells her first name Suzy. Probably her only record (thanks God!).

Susy label mate's Bobby Reno had at least two releases on the tiny Morgil label. Probably not the New-Orleans artist on Pitassy Records or on the Track label. (but who knows ?).

Label owner Mort Gilbert had a lucky break and a fast start in 1951. He was then 26, a New-York piano student who composed a melody, took it to Decca Records and was assigned a staff lyric-writer. Together, they produced a hit, "Really and Truly in Love." (Larry Fotine Orch. Decca 24583). He wrote songs with Gladys Shelley (1911-2003), lyricist and composer who married Irving Rosenthal, the owner of New Jersey's Palisades Amusement Park.

Flip is "One Day". If you think that it just can't get any worse, you are wrong. If I receive enough requests for it, I may add a link.



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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Kansas City


Shewry Stamper and the Virginians

Kansas City
(Lieber -sic- & Stollar -sic again)
Armo Music Corp. BMI

A Pat Montaine production

Page Records

1962

The Page label was already active as early as 1949. Al & Ernie Page owned the company at 203 Maple Avenue, Johnstown, Pa. Red Belcher and the Kentucky Ridgerunners, of WWVA Wheeling W. Va. cut four sides for Page Records that year. The label produced, as it was then written on the 78 rpm labels, "Authenic -sic-Polka & Folk Music".

Reactivated in the early sixties, the label released a dozen of singles and several albums, among which 'The Wonderful Slovak Songs of Christmas' and dulcimer player Patty Looman

Shewry Stamper and the Virginians are offering here a somewhat unusual cover of the classic song penned by Leiber and Stoller.
This record is listed in the Rockin' Country Style website.


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Monday, March 12, 2012

Look What You Do To Me



Stick Evans and his Orchestra

"You're The One"

"Look What You Do To Me"

Uncredited vocalist
(perhaps Stick Evans, but I doubt)

Soul Records 100/101
1587 Broadway N.Y. 36, N.Y.




Samie « Sticks » Evans (1923-1994)

Evans was a drummer whose touring and recording career began in 1942 and continued through 1990. He was a skilled practitioner of the entire range of orchestral percussion instruments including timpani and vibraphone. He played drums on hundreds of New-York sessions (Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bill Haley's Comets etc.)

He wrote two instruction books, «Teacher’s Rhythm Guide for Better Musicianship » and « Applied Techniques for the Modern Dance Drummer. »

He composed music for the films « Still A Brother » and « Little Fifi, » and was musical director of productions of « Simply Heavenly » and « You Gotta Begin Somewhere. »

He was also a skilled music teacher who passed along his skills to one and all, high and mighty, big and little. Evans taught junior high school music classes. (Eugene Chadourne)

A Silver Burdett Records (educational) album issued in 1974 has a Sticks Evans track (The Drummer). It's on YouTube HERE


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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Ring A Ding Dong Dandy


Jo Ann Reynolds

Ring A Ding Dong Dandy

(T. Williamson - M. Williamson)
Heart of the Hills, BMI

Banner Records

Lubbock, Texas
1966



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Friday, March 9, 2012

The Way It Goes


Nickey, Lorraine, And Lucy

The Way It Goes
(M. Theodore-A. Kay, High Hopes BMI)

Arr. & Prod. by Mike Theodore

Sound Score Records





Detroit girl group. They attended Mumford High believes their producer, Mike Theodore. Their manager was Ian Gaum.

"Does anyone know where these girls are ?" asked Mike in 2003, in the Soulful Detroit forum.

If their own producer don't known, why should I known better ?



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