The Preachers Moanin'

 

Let's Go Arrow

 

In praise of the "Almost"

 

Why in praise of the almost ? Firstly, I'm fascinated by what is so close and yet sometimes inaccessible. Secondly, I lack inspiration today.

Almost - Not Quite - So Close

tracklist

Dipper's Quintet - It's Almost Christmas                                                                 
Ernest Tubb - Almost to Tulsa                                                                     
Gene Summers - Almost 12 O'Clock                                                                   
Gordon Terry - Almost Alone                                                                     
Jean Robinson- School Is Almost Over                                                               
Jim Busby - Not Quite in Nashville                                                                   
Joe South - She's Almost You                                                                       
Millie Asher - I Almost Laughed Today                                                                
Ral Donner - So Close To Heaven                                                                      
Robert Wagner - Almost Eighteen                                                                      
The Astronauts - Almost Grown                                                                      
The Corsairs - It's Almost Sunday Morning 

Having Fun With Elvis On Stage

 

 Having Fun With Elvis On Stage

Issued first on the Boxcar label (Parker's own label) this 1974 album made entirely of Elvis’s between-song banter and on-stage jokes didn’t exactly set his fanbase alight, but the ever-resourceful Colonel was always cooking up new ways to seek out the dollar…  See more info :  Vintage Rock (July 19, 2022)

According to the James L. Dickerson book Colonel Tom Parker: The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager, Colonel Parker made another one of his strange agreements with RCA. Under this agreement, RCA agreed to distribute an album entitled Having Fun on Stage with Elvis, recorded for Parker's Boxcar Enterprises label. The contract called for an advance of $100,000, payable to Parker, and a fifty-cent per album royalty. Apparently, Elvis did not receive any of the advance. With those agreements, Colonel Parker treated Elvis as if he was already dead and gone—and as if he had no heirs who could benefit from his estate. 

Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks : The Roulette Years

 

Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks : The Roulette Years

 

 

Sequel Records (1994)

This is probably the Hawkins CD most worth hunting down for Band fans. It has everything on the Rhino album (except for cut 18, which is a track recorded in 1970). The two-CD set contains a lot of stuff with Levon drumming, and a fair bit of stuff with Robbie and Rick, and several songs with Garth and Richard too. Altogether there are six songs that feature the complete Band lineup backing Hawkins. Three of the songs are shelved recordings from the early 60's with the young Levon singing lead and Robbie and Rick on instruments (along with saxman Jerry Penfund), including an engaging version of "Further on up the Road". Quite a few of the songs have the complete Band/Hawks lineup in place (with one interesting substitution: Roy Buchanan plays bass and Rick Danko is on Rhythm guitar on versions of "Bo Diddley" and the version of "Who Do You Love?" that appears also on the Across the Great Divide box set). Garth Hudson contribute a few things to several cuts on this compilation (he is not playing on the Rhino collection), including a wild series of organ fills to "Bossman" in which you can hear intimations of the Garthhood to come. The CD pair contains a complete record of all the participants in the recording sessions Hawkins played in while with Roulette from 1958 to 1963.

The compilation includes "Suzie-Q", a good, but not great, cover of Ronnie's cousin Dale's hit, the Helm/Robertson/Danko/Penfound song "What a Party", "There's a Screw Loose" (there sure is, this track is worth the CD price), and "Kansas City" by Rockin' Ronald, although Ronnie says it's not him singing on that one.

From https://theband.hiof.no/albums/roulette_years.html


CD 1

Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Ruby Baby
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Forty Days
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Horace
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – One Of These Days
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – What 'Cha Gonna Do (When The Creek Runs Dry)
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Wild Little Willy
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Mary Lou
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Oh Sugar
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Odessa
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Need Your Lovin'
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – My Girl Is Red Hot
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Hayride
Jimmy Ray Paulman And The Hawks – C-Riff Rock
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Baby Jean
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Southern Love
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Someone Like You
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Hey Boba Lou
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Love Me Like You Can
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – You Cheated You Lied
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Dreams Do Come True
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Lonely Hours
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Clara
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Honey Don't
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Sick & Tired
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Ballad Of Caryl Chessman
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Summertime
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – You Know I Love You

CD 2

Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Sexy Ways
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Come Love
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Searchin'
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Honey Love
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – I Feel Good
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Susie Q
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Matchbox
Levon Helm And The Hawks – What A Party
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Bo Diddley
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Who Do You Love?
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Bossman
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – High Blood Pressure
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – There's A Screw Loose
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Arkansas
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Mojo Man
Levon Helm And The Hawks – Further On Up The Road
Levon Helm And The Hawks – Nineteen Years Old
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Kathy Jean
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Mojo Man (Alternate Take)
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Sexy Ways (Alternate Take)
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Ruby Baby (Alternate Take)
Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Forty Days (Alternate Take)
Jimmy Ray Paulman And The Hawks – Hayride (Demo)
Jimmy Ray Paulman And The Hawks – Light In The Window (Demo)
Fred Carter, Jr. And The Hawks – My Heart Cries (Demo)
Fred Carter, Jr. And The Hawks – Look For Me (Demo)
Fred Carter, Jr. And The Hawks – Love It Up (Demo)
Unknown – Your Love Is What I Need (Demo)
Rockin' Ronald & The Rebels – Kansas City (Rockin' Ronald)

Roy Buchanan - Early Years 1957-1962

 

Roy Buchanan (1957)

 

Roy Buchanan - After Hours: Early Years 1957-1962 Recordings 

Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (1939– 988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart. He never achieved stardom, but is considered a highly influential guitar player. Guitar Player praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time." He appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits in 1977 [Wikipedia]

This 2-CD edition contains Roy Buchanan's earliest works, taped between 1957 and 1962, including a couple of singles released under his own name, plus a bunch of seminal collaborations as a session man and guitar player.

CD 1

01. Pretty Please (2:23)
02. My Babe (Dale Hawkins) (2:27)
03. Wild Guy (Freddy Cannon) (2:27)
04. Buttercup (Bob Luman) (2:09)
05. Route 66 (Paul Curry) (2:39)
06. The Kick Step (Perry Mates) (2:28)
07. Twin Exhaust (The Secrets) (1:57)
08. Cha Cha Chu (Jerry Hawkins) (2:55)
09. It'll Be My First Time (Merle Kilgore) (2:29)
10. He Will Come Back To Me (Alis Lesley) (2:17)
11. The Jam Pt. 1 (Bobby Gregg & His Friends) (2:26)
12. The Jam Pt. 2 (Bobby Gregg & His Friends) (2:24)
13. When The Saint's Go Twistin'... (Danny & The Juniors) (2:12)
14. Ruby Bay (Cody Brennan & The Temps) (2:12)
15. The Shuffle (Bobby & The Temps) (2:26)
16. Gotta Go (Perry Mates) (2:32)
17. Potato Peeler (Bobby Gregg) (2:34)
18. Need Your Lovin' (Jerry Hawkins) (2:13)
19. Hot Toddy (The Secrets) (2:13)
20. My Baby Walkes All Over Me (Bob Luman) (2:06)
21. My Blue Heaven (Freddy Cannon) (2:38)
22. After Hours (2:32)

CD 2

01. Mule Train Stomp (2:24)
02. Teen Queen Of The Week (Freddy Cannon) (2:09)
03. I Got A Heart (Jerry Hawkins) (2:26)
04. I Take A Trip To The Moon (Merle Kilgore) (2:03)
05. Mary Lou (Bobby & The Temps) (2:19)
06. I Want To Love You (Dale Hawkins) (2:18)
07. Take My Heart (Dale Hawkins) (2:10)
08. Grandma's House (Dale Hawkins) (2:20)
09. Wild, Wild World (Dale Hawkins) (1:47)
10. Someday One Day (Dale Hawkins) (2:25)
11. Dreamy Doll (Bob Luman) (2:11)
12. Honeysuckle Rose (Paul Curry) (2:12)
13. The Twist/Mother's Club Twist (Danny & The Juniors) (4:45)
14. Shake The Hand Of A Fool (Cody Brennan & The Temps) (2:36)
15. Blue Skies (Freddy Cannon) (2:40)
16. Swing, Daddy Swing (Jerry Hawkins) (2:34)
17. Lonely Nights (Jerry Hawkins) (2:18)
18. Lucky Johnny (Jerry Hawkins) (1:59)
19. Am I The One (Cody Brennan & The Temps) (2:07)
20. Class Of 59 (Bob Luman) (1:54)
21. The Blacksmith Blues (Freddy Cannon) (2:39)
22. Whiskers (2:13)

CD1+2+booklet

 

Eddie con Los Shades

 

This is Arhoolie CD #9038, re-issue of material recorded in 1961 by Freddy Fender (as Eddie Con Los Shades) and originally issued as Ideal Records LP #109.

01.Mi Nena
02.Que Mala
03.Lucy, Lucy
04.Dime Si Me Vas A Ver
05.No Esta Aqui
06.Acapulco Rock
07.Desde Que Conosco
08.No La Vuelve A Ver
09.Que Soledad
10.Tequilita Rock
11.No Quiero Nada Con Tu Amor
12.Dices Que Me Quieres 

es aqui

 

 

The Trademarks on Skilite

 

The Trademarks

Proud Mary
Come On Up

Skilite Records (1970)

Two covers by this Carolina (I assume) band recorded at Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina. No info.

50,000,000 Dylan fans can be wrong

 

A.M. Moodz - 'Look at Me'
Beach Boys -The Times They Are a-Changin'
Bobby The Poet - White Christmas
Bowser and Blue-Polka Dot Undies
Cher - Like A Rolling Stone
Christopher Guest - Those Fabulous Sixties
Dick Libertini - Well, it Ain't
Hugh Laurie - Protest Song
Jeff Klepper - Cantillation Row
John Lennon - Serve Yourself
Magnet & Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay
Mouse & The Traps - A Public Execution
Simon & Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)
Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
Syd Barrett - Bob Dylan Blues
The Byrds - Lay Lady Lay
The Chipmunks - Mr. Tambourine Man
The Connor Party - Everybody Must Stay Home
Weird Al Yankovic - Bob
William Shatner - Mr Tambourine Man

*

50,000,000 Dylan fans can be wrong

A Smorgasbord Of Delicatessen

 

tracklist : 

Ann Jones - A Big Fat Gal Like Me
Brenda Cheryl - Somebody's Knockin'
David Tanny - Britney Spears' Boobs
Dick Cooper - I Saw Momma Spanking Santa Claus
Freddy The Flea - Shall We Walk Or Take A Dog
Jackie Powers - New River Train (Sahara)
Jackie Powers - Lonesome Heebie Jeebies
Jackie Powers - New River Train (Star)
Jackie Powers & The Intruders - Heebee Jeebee Blues
Judy Cross - Duck Walk
Kenneth Young & The English Muffins -(Mrs. Green's) Ugly Daughter
Louise Brown - Son In Law
Lynn Marshall - I'm A Fool To Care
Me And The Other Guys - Skinny Minnie
Merv Griffin - The Screamin' Meemies From Planet  X
Nan Wynn - Vingo Jingo
Nat The Cat - If You Ever Loved A Woman
Neva Small - Shh, I'm Watching The Movie
Pat Garvis - Turn The Lights Down Low
Pearl Reaves And The Concords - I'm Not Ashamed
Pott Folse - Forty-Nine Women
Roscoe & His Green Men - Skinny Louise
Shawn Robinson - Feeling Low Blues
Sue Rose - I'm So Sad
Suzie Lawrence - Money Honey
The Dynels - C'mon Little Darlin'
The Echoettes - Sears Roebuck Catalog
The Triads - Bacon Fat
The Ward Darby Band - Truck Driving Women (Turn Me On)
Yodelin' Shorty - The Crazy Laughing Blues
                                   
 A Smorgasbord Of Delicatessen

 

Gene Stanton And The Satellites

 

Gene Stanton And The Satellites

Honeybee
 Blues With A Beat..(Carroll Reeves) 
Publisher : Lake Erie Music BMI 
A-A Double Records 45-101

 

King custom press, presumably from 1955. Not listed at the Dan DeClark's Ohio River Valley discography

No info about the artists, but probably from Cleveland (Ohio) where Lake Erie Music, the publisher, was based, owned by Kenny Bass.

 

Auctioneer Lover

 

 Wendy Powers

Auctioneer Lover

J. Dell, Bel-Air Music BMI
Keen Records
1958

Wendy Powers was Maria Jovan, also known as Maria Dell, Maria Del Vecchio.
Maria Jovan.  As Jovan Dell, she recorded one single for Bally Records in 1957. Wife of Nick Jovan (Nicholas James Jovan), a publicity man for a Chicago movie house and songwriter turned publisher and disk producer.  Nick Jovan got his first taste of the business as writer of "City of Angels," a moderate hit on Bally. Owned two publishing companies : Bel-Aire Music and Bon Bon Music.

Wendy Powers

George Wallace The Man

 

J. R. Williams

George Wallace The Man
Funky
 
Boll Weevil Records BW-101

1975

A veteran of many Nashville bands, Jimmy R. Williams played the percussion for Mel Tillis and the Statesiders, tenure with Tex Ritter and The Boll Weevils, not only J.R. writes his own material and arrangements, but surprises audiences everywhere with this versatility on many instruments . . .

Usually backed by The Boll Weevils, The band included Cary Cabe on lead guitar, Bill Farrar (bass), Roy Peterman (steel guitar), Timmy Snyder (drums), and J. R. Williams on banjo, fiddle, saxophone and guitar(!)

Boll Weevil was J.R. Williams' own label based in Tennessee (Nashville and Hendersonville)

https://www.45cat.com/label/bollweevil
https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/836626-Boll-Weevil-Records

I Like God's Style

 

Isabel Baker
I Like God's Style

Romco LP HF-101
1965

Sixteen-year old Isabel Baker made this album thanks to the support of her parents, who were evangelists based in Garden Grove, Calif. Album recorded at the studios of High Fidelity Recording, Kansas City.

More info : https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Isabel_Baker_How_her_one_and_only_album_sells_for_200_plus/63354/p1/

We Want to See The Monkey

 

 Uncle Rude

Shvengitz Records

101

We Want to See The Monkey

wr. Kenny Fine, Orange Bear Music
produced by Walt Kahn
1972
 

Uncle Rude is Kenny Fine.

Ken remembers growing up surrounded by artists in his family. Most were entertainers in some way, always trying to find that balance between art and business. He was primarily a piano player, who then studied at the Philadelphia Musical Academy in the early 1970s. He recalled finding a Moog IIIc in the school's Music department, where students were using it to record compositions. And as an undergrad he had access.  Ken was already fascinated with, as he put it, "the crazy electronic stuff". He became influenced by many electronic artists and their music of the day, including Isao Tomita's Snowflakes are Dancing.

Upon graduation from music school in roughly 1973, he ended up working at an electronics company called Components in Minneapolis, and that's when he started to go out and visit synthesizer factories like Moog and EML. He visited the Moog factory in Buffalo, and it was around this time that he realized he really wanted to sell synthesizers. He began speaking with others in the synthesizer industry like ARP owner Alan R. Perlman (Ken recalls having an ARP synthesizer back then) and this solidified his resolve to get into the business. And after only a year in Minneapolis, he moved back to PA to get to work on that plan.

Vibronic

Finding himself back in PA, he soon found his 23-year-old-self with a new bank loan and a new business partner - Marc Paterka. They had met at the electronic store in Minneapolis, and at the time Marc was a church organist who had been playing in a lot of big cathedrals at the time.

Opening that store in their first location was a busy but fun time. Ken recalls the "high" he felt when buying all those amazing synthesizers for the store. The direct access to a wide variety of rather rare keyboards got him started doing Moog rentals sessions for studios like Sigma Sound, who were always looking for the latest sounds for their R&B artists. And soon the store expanded to offer Moog service and modifications.
 

 

On Kenny Fine & Vibronic Music Service see:

https://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/2012/09/vibronic-music-service-what-combination.html

https://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/2012/09/vibronic-music-systems-synthesizers-ad_10.html