YouTube bonus:
two faces of Joe Brooks: >
YouTube weirdness, c.1977:
Ruby responses:
wr. Mel Tillis
The Scarlets:
bonus late addition:
live on TV:
the true story of Delia
for M&GS
George Bean >
Dylan cops VU:
< Barbara Rubin with Bob Dylan (l);
rebuttal:
for Donna Lethal and Rusty Belts
arigato HS
plus:
7. Col. (UK) 4446, 1960; wr. Barry
in the name of Linda Blair I beseech thee
can by Warhol >
<< Bobby Darin
for Downa
courtesy TA
Fisher & Shanklin at "G.S." session (click to enlarge) >
it's been good to me, if it's been good for you
wr. Noel Stookey & Robert Bannard
courtesy TA
B-side bonus:
for Guy L.
cover image courtesy LP Cover Lover
courtesy TA
B-side bonus:
< wr. Keith Richard(s) & Mick Jagger
wr. Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
for Chester! >
wr. Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
courtesy TA
courtesy TA
D.D. >
thanks JB
for Suzy, Donna, Cindy, Ann & Anne
wr. Kenny Young & Artie Resnick
further info: PopArchivesAu
< Kenny Young (l)
The Sharks:
Pat & Lolly Vegas:
Pat & Lolly [or is it Lolly & Pat?] Vegas >
< James "Sugar Boy" Crawford
Sessions 301-350
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session 350 -- Anita O'D flips her bird
Aug. 5 '11
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Gene Krupa & His Orch. feat. Anita O'Day: Coppin' A Plea
Okeh 6498, 1941
1.9
session 349 -- oh, Rupert
July 22 '11
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notes
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The Jam: News Of The World
Polydor (UK) 2058 995, 1978; wr. Bruce Foxton
pr. Vic Smith & Chris Parry
4.8
session 348 -- You ain't nothing but a ...
July 11 '11
artist: title
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1. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton with Kansas City Bill & Orch.: Hound Dog
2. Betsy Gay: Hound Dog
3. Billy Starr: Hound Dog
4. Charlie Gore & Louie Innis: (You Ain't Nothin' But A Female) Hound Dog
5. Eddie Hazelweood: Hound Dog
6. Jack E. Leonard: Boll Weevil
7. Jack Turner & His Granger County Gang: Hound Dog
8. Rufus Thomas, Jr.: Bear Cat
9. Bill Haley & His Comets: Two Hound Dogs
10. Frank Motley: New Hound Dog
11. Homer & Jethro: Houn' Dawg
12. Little Richard: Hound Dog
13. Jimmy Wilson: Call Me A Hound Dog
14. Mickey Katz & His Orch.: You're A Doity Dog
15. Little Esther: Hound Dog
16. Juanita Moore & The Eugene Jackson Trio: Call Me A Hound Dog
17. Roy Brown: Mr. Hound Dog's In Town
18. Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys: Hound Dog
1. Peacock 1612, 1952; wr. Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber & Johnny Otis
2. Intro 6070, 1953; feat. Joe Maphis & Merle Travis, gtrs
3. Imp. 8186, 1953
4. King 1212, 1953; wr. Otis, Innis & Mann
5. Intro 6069, 1953
6. from LP Rock And Roll Music For Kids Over Sixteen (Vik 180, 1957)
7. RCA 47-5267, 1953
8. Sun 181, 1953; wr. Sam Phillips
9. Decca 29552, 1955; wr. Bill Haley & Frank Pingatore
10. Big Town 116, 1954; wr. Frank Motley, Jr.
11. RCA Vic. 47-6706, 1956; wr. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
12. Specialty rehearsal, orig. unrel.
13. Big Town 103, 1953; wr. Robert Geddins
14. Cap. 3607, 1957; wr. Leiber & Stoller
15. Federal 12126, 1953
16. 1953; wr. Robert Geddins
17. King 4627, 1953; wr. Roy Brown
18. Teen 101, 1955
Little Brenda Lee rocks the Dog!
38.3
session 347 -- Donald Jenkins, et al
June 19 '11
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1. Donald & The Daylighters: Wang Dang Dula
2. Donald Jenkins & The Delighters: Elephant Walk
3. Donald Jenkins & The Delighters: Adios (My Secret Love)
4. Donald Jenkins & The Delighters: Somebody Help Me
5. Donald & The Delighters: I've Settled Down
6. Donald Jenkins: A New World Beautiful
7. Donald & The Daylighters: (Native Girl) Elephant Walk
8. The Versalettes: Shining Armor
1. Cortland 109, 1962; wr. Donald Jenkins; "A B.C. Prod."
2. Cortland 109 ,1962; wr. Donald Jenkins & Robert Catron
3. Cortland 112, 1963; wr. Robert Catron & Donald Jenkins
4. Cortland 112, 1963; wr. Walter Granger, Donald Jenkins & Ronald Strong; "A B.C. Prod."
5. Cortland 116, 1963; wr. Robert Catron & Donald Jenkins
6. Thomas 806, c.1970; wr. Donald M. Jenkins
7. orig. unrel., rec. c.1962; wr. Donald Jenkins & Robert Catron
8. Witch (Cortland subsid.) 116, 1962; wr. Bob Catron & Donald Jenkins; pr. Ron Strong for B.C. Prod.
23.1
session 346 -- namedroppings
June 8 '11
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1. Jim Ford: The Story Of Elvis Presley
2. The Warner Brothers: Please Mr. Sullivan
3. The Emperors feat. Frankie Adams: Steve Allen
4. The Escos: Thank You Mr. Ballard (For Creating The Twist)
5. Eddy Mitchell: Mr. J.B.
6. Billy Kidd: A Letter To Hayley
7. Tommy Collins: Ernest Tubb 78s
8. Roy Clark: The Lawrence Welk / Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka
9. Nosaka Akiyuki: Marilyn Monroe No Return
1. Drumfire 1, 1960
2. Destination (Chi.) 612, 1965; wr. Juan Guillermo
3. Olimpic 245, 1964; wr. Frankie Adams
4. Federal 12445, 1961; wr. Ballard, Bridge, Redd & Barry; "Attention DJ: These are the cold facts. Hank Ballard composed the song and created the dance ... The Twist"
5. from CD Mr. Eddy (1996, Fr.)
6. Lar Bell (no no.), 1962; wr. Ivan Ulz
7. Music America 106, 1980; wr. Tommy Collins; pr. Curtis Wayne
8. Dot 17426, 1972; wr. Vaughn Horton
9. Japan
31.7
session 345
June 3 '11
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notes
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The Rubber Band: Messin' Up The Mind Of A Young Girl
Reprise 0637, 1967; wr. Joe Brooks
l: winning Oscar for "You Light Up My Life", 1978
r: under arrest for Rufie violations, 2009
Brooks accomp. Patti Smith singing "You Light Up My Life" on Kids Are People Too TV show
2.0
session 342b
May 24 '07
Added a new "Delia", in a fine version by Dobie Gray and contributed by TD, to session 342 below.
session 344 -- of Melvin, Ruby, and that ol' crazy Asian war
May 22 '11
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Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town:
1. Anglo Saxon
2. Bobby Bare
3. Boots Randolph
4. Carl Perkins
5. Col Joye
6. Dale Hawkins
7. Faron Young
8. Flatt & Scruggs
9. George Hamilton IV
10. George Jones
11. Jerry Reed
12. Johnny Darrell
13. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
14. Lenny Dee
15. Leonard Nimoy
16. Mel Tillis
17. Nana Mouskouri
18. Nat Stuckey
19. Pavel Bobek
20. Red Sovine
21. Roger Miller
22. Statler Brothers
23. Walter Brennan
24. Waylon Jennings
25. Geraldine Stevens: Billy, I've Got To Go To Town
26. Geezinslaw Brothers: Chubby (Please Take Your Love To Town)
27. Bobby Womack: Ruby Dean
28. Joe Hicks: Ruby Dean
29. Dori Helms: Ruby's Answer
110.8
session 343 -- My Bonnies
May 15 '11
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The Bonnie Sisters:
1. Cry Baby
2. Broken
3. I Saw Mommy Cha Cha Cha With You Know Who
4. Track That Cat
5. Wandering Heart
6. Shuga Duga
7. Cry Baby (live)
8. Cry Baby
1. Rainbow 328. 1956; wr. Fred Parris & Sylvester Hopkins; with Mickey "Guitar" Baker Orch.
2. Rainbow 328, 1956; with Mickey "Guitar" Baker Orch.
3. Rainbow 328, 1956; with Mickey "Guitar" Baker & Randy Carlos Cha Cha Rhythms
4-5. Rainbow 333, 1956
6. Rainbow 344, 1956
7. live, Alan Freed XMas show, c.1955 (incl. AF intro); wr. Fred Parris & Sylvester Hopkins
8. Red Robin 135, 1955; wr. Fred Parris & Sylvester Hopkins; orig. version; more on The Scarlets
15.0
session 342 -- Delia
Apr. 20 '11
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1. Reese Dupree: One More Rounder Gone
2. Blind Willie McTell: Delia
3. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band: Delia Gone
4. Pat Boone: Delia Gone
5. Johnny Cash: Delia's Gone
6. The Kingston Trio: One More Round
7. Bobby Bare: Delia's Gone
8. Blind Willie McTell: Little Delia
9. Waylon Jennings: Delia's Gone
10. Bob Dylan: Delia
11. Johnny Cash: Delia's Gone
12. Dobie Gray: Delia
1. Okeh 8127, 1924; wr. N.E. Perkins & Reese Dupree
2. rec. John & Ruby Lomax. Atlanta, 11-5-40 (4070-A-2 Library of Congress)
3. from EP Mr. Acker Bilk Requests (Pye (UK) NJE1070, 1958); wr. Blind Blake
4. Dot 16122, 1960
5. from LP The Sound Of Johnny Cash (Col. 8602, 1962); wr. Karl Silbersdorf & Dick Toops; pr. Don Law & Frank Jones
6. Cap. 4951, 1963
7. RCA 47-8699, 1965
8. orig. unrel.; rec. Atlanta (c.10-49) for Atlantic Records
9. RCA 74-0157, 1969; wr. Tommy Jennings & Waylon Jennings
10. from CD World Gone Wrong (Col. 57590, 1993); pr. Bob Dylan
11. from CD American Recordings (American Recordings 74321236852, 1994); pr. Rick Rubin; wr. Cash, Silbersdorf & Toops
12. Stripe 829, c.1961; courtesy TD
Bud & Travis, on Hugh Hefner's Playboy's Penthouse
Johnny Cash, on The Johnny Cash Show (8-30-69)
39.9
session 341
Apr. 15 '11
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1. George Bean: It Should Be You
2. George Bean: Will You Be My Lover Tonight
3. George Bean: Er Um Er
4. George Bean & The Runners: Why Must They Criticize
5. George Bean Group: Jerusalem
6. George Bean Group: Onward Christian Soldiers
7. George Bean: The Candy Shop Is Closed
1-2. Decca (UK) F 11808, 1964; wr. Mick Jagger & Keith Richards (one of these two = first Jagger & Richards composition); pr. Andrew Loog Oldham
3. Decca (UK) F 11922, 1964
4. Decca (UK) F 12228, 1965; incl. Sonny & Cher ref.
5-6. from OST LP Privilege (Uni 73005, 1967); pr. & arr. Mike Leander
7. CBS (UK) 2801, 1967; wr. Mark London & George Bean; pr. Mark London
19.6
session 340 - "Not An Original Artist Recording"
Apr. 2 '11
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1. Let The Good Times Roll
2. I Wuz Wrong
3. Cum On Feel The Noize
4. Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
5. Look Wot You Dun
6. How D'You Ride
7. I Don' Mind
8. Keep On Rockin'
9. Mama Weer All Crazee Now
10. Take Me Back 'Ome
11. Look At Last Night
12. Gudby't Jane
sounds quite a bit like The Slade
52.9
session 339 -- In The Big Inning
Apr. 1 '11
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1. Mel Allen: This Week In Baseball goes punk
2. Frankie Yankovic: Play Ball
3. Doris Knoll with Miriam Schatz: Ladies Day At The Ball Game
4. Tommy Swanson, His Guitar & The Sound Men: Baseball
5. Harry Kari & His Six Saki Sippers: Nishimoto At The Bat
6. Gene Wisniewski & His Harmony Bells Orch.: Baseball Polka
7. Johnny Prytko & His Connecticut Hi-Tones: Yastrzemski Hop Polka
8. Sig Sakowicz: Polish Baseball Power
9. Sammy Madden & His Orch. with The Marlene Sisters: Our Milwaukee Braves Polka
10. Lew Burdette: Three Strikes And You're Out
1. show intro, c.1978
2. Col. 39327, 1951
3. Knoll 12034, c.1963; wr. Doris Knoll; courtesy TA
4. Pioneer 6622, c.1965
5. Cap. 2516, 1953
6. Dana 3210; courtesy JF
7. from LP Play Pennant-Winning Songs, 1967
8. Mishawaka 1702, c.1970
9. Star 1036, c.1953; wr. Steve & Irene Andrejka and Roy Jacobson
10. Dot 15672, 1957
31.6
session 338 -- Logrolling In Our Time
March 26 '11
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VU cops Dylan:
1. Velvet Underground: Prominent Men
2. Bob Dylan: Desolation Row
1. demo, rec. NYC, July 1965; wr. Lou Reed & John Cale; orig. rel. in Peel Slowly And See (1995)
2. Highway 61 Revisited alt. tk., rec. NYC, July 1965; wr. Bob Dylan; orig. rel. in The Bootleg Series, vol. 7: No Direction Home (2005); bs Harvey Brooks, ld gtr Al Kooper
Barbara Rubin with Lou Reed (r)
3.4
8.4
session 337 -- Johnny Preston
March 23 '11
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Johnny Preston: Cradle Of Love
Mercury 71598, 1960
wr. Fautheree & Gray
3.2
session 336 -- The Love Song Of Maynard G. Krebs
March 21 '11
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Jean Shepard: He Plays The Bongo (I Play The Banjo)
Cap., 1964
wr. Betty Amos
2.9
session 335 -- debate topic: Connie Francis
March 17 '11
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proposal:
1. Rod McKuen: Celebrity Twist
2. Dinah Lee: You Don't Talk About Love
3. Danny & The Juniors: Twistin' All Night Long
4. Clay Cole: Teenage Heaven
5. Buddy Greco: Ooh Baby
6. The Accents: A Hundred Wailin' Cats
7. Connie Francis: Freddy
8. Connie Francis: Frankie
9. Connie Francis: Valentino
10. Connie Francis: Teddy
11. Connie Francis: Hollywood
12. Connie Francis: Will You Still Be Mine
1. Spiral 1407, 1961; wr. Rod McKuen & Gladys Shelley
2. Viking (N.Z.) 151, 1964
3. Swan 4092, 1961
4. orig. unrel.
5. Herald 545, 1959
6. Jive 888, 1962
7. MGM 12015, 1055; wr. Gisela Günther, Peter Pan, Sheldon Harnick & Steven Kirk; orch. cond. Glenn Osser
8. MGM 12793, 1959
9. MGM (UK) 1060, 1960; wr. Millett; orch. & chorus cond. Gus Levene
10. MGM 12878, 1960
11. MGM 13039, 1961
12. from LP A New Kind Of Connie (MGM 4253, 1964); arr. Marty Paich; pr. Danny Davis
35.1
session 334
March 2 '11
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Eddie Kirkland: I Love You
1.9
session 333 -- WTF? moment
Feb. 21 '11
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notes
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Mildred Bailey & Her Orch.: St. Louis Blues
Vocalion 4801, 1938
wr. W.C. Handy
3.7
session 332 -- oh Backus, you've done it again!
Feb. 16 '11
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1. Jim Backus & Friend, with Appleknocker & His Group; Delicious!
2. Jim Backus, wtih Mort Garson & His Group: I Need A Vacation
3. Jim Backus: Why Don't You Go Home For XMas
4. Jim Backus: Cave Man
5. Jim Backus & Daws Butler: I Was A Teenage Reindeer
6. Jim Backus: The Office Party
7. Jim Backus: Dirty Old Man
8. Jim Backus: Frigid
9. Jim Backus: "screaming incompetent"
1. Jubilee 5330, 1958; wr. Buddy Kaye & Mort Garson
2. Jubilee 5330, 1958; wr. Mort Garson & Bob Hilliard
3. Jubilee 5351, 1958; wr. Sherm Feller
4. Jubilee 5351, 1958; wr. B. Kaye & L. Carr; musical dir. Billy Rock
5-6. Dico 101, 1959
7-8. Doré 899, 1974
23.4
session 331
Feb. 14 '11
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notes
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The Carlos Brothers: Little Cupid
Del-Fi 4118, 1959
wr. Patricio Antoniano & Juan Carlos
2.8
session 330 -- Race Riot
Feb. 13 '11
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1. Alice Moore: Black And Evil Blues
2. Hank Penny: Strong Black Man
3. Dick Kent: On Blackness
4. Hal Cass: Great Change In '68
5. Bernie Hayes: Tribute To A Black Woman (pt. 1)
6. Marion Black: Listen Black Brother
7. Roy Budd: Black Is Beautiful
8. Dick Jenkins with The Voices Of Faith: It's About Time
9. Karmello Brooks: Black Is Beautiful
10. Jim Ingram: Black Woman
11. Montague: I Too Am An American
12. Bernie Hayes: Tribute To A Black Woman (pt. 2)
1. 1929; wr. Alice Moore
2. Wasp 126; wr. Hank Penny
3. MSR 2255, c.1976; wr. Victor Gadsden
4. Prec. 5361, c.1968
5. Volt 4032, 1970; wr. Bernie Hayes, William H. Allen & Jack Murray
6. Prix (Col. OH) 7201, 1972; wr. M. Black; pr. Clem Price & George D. Beter; arr. J.I. Griffins
7. from Stone Killer (film sdtk.), 1973; wr. Roy Budd; thanks JB
8. Nasco 032, 1974; wr. Richard Withers
9. acetate, TRO studio
10. Drumbeat (Det.) 100, 1974; wr. Jim Ingram
11. Minit 32035, 1968; pr. Ed Wright
12. Volt 4032, 1970; wr. Bernie Hayes, William H. Allen & Jack Murray
52.8
session 329 -- 4 x Bledsoe
Feb. 8 '11
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1. Steve Bledsoe & The Blue Jays: Peabody's Tomb
2. Steve Bledsoe: Dumb Dumb Bunny
3. Steve Bledsoe (Astro-Nut): (The Moon Is Made Of) Green Cheese
4. Steve Bledsoe: (The Gal's On) Highway 41
1. Scope 1961, 1958; wr. Lauere, Anson & Jasen
2-3. Witch 102, 1961; wr. Bill Erman
3. Nik-Nik (Pittsburgh) 74, 1974; wr. Nick Cenci, Nick Kasel & Mike Kalina; pr. Nik/Nik Prod.
4. Kahill 1052, 1965
11.1
session 328 -- Barry ... John Barry
Feb. 4 '11
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Midnight Cowboy:
1. Martin Denny
2. Johnny Mathis
3. The Bar-Kays
4. André Kostelanetz & His Orch.
5. Ray Conniff & The Singers
6. John Barry
7. John Barry & His Orch.: Beat For Beatniks
8. John Barry & His Orch.: Blues For Beatniks
9. John Barry Seven: Iron Horse
10. John Barry Seven & Orch.: The Human Jungle
11. John Barry Seven & Orch.: Onward, Christian Spacemen
1. Liberty 56126, 1969; wr. John Barry
2. Col. 45022, 1969; wr. John Barry & Jack Gold
3. Volt 4019;, 1969 wr. John Barry
4. from LP I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Col. 9998, 1970); wr. John Barry & Jack Gold
5. from LP Bridge Over Troubled Water (Col. 1022, 1970); wr. John Barry & Jack Gold; pr. Jack Gold; arr. & cond. Ray Gonniff
6. CBS (UK) 4468, 1969; wr. & pr. John Barry
8. from LP Beat Girl (orig. sdtk.; Col. (UK) 1225, 1960); wr. Barry
9. 1961
10. Col. (UK) 7003, 1963; wr. Ebbinghouse (TV show title theme)
11. Col. (UK) 7003, 1963; wr. John Barry
40.6
session 327 -- you turn my head around
Feb. 2 '11
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1. Tommy Scott & Scotty Lee: The Exorcism
2. Mort Garson: Exorcism
3. Albee & Friends: Hexorcist World Premiere
4. Simon Stokes: Captain Howdy
1. Katona BC-100, 1975
2. from LP Black Mass/Lucifer (Uni 73111, 1971); wr. Mort Garson; dir. Dave Williams; pr. Patchicord Productions
3. Nik-Nik (Pittsburgh) 74, 1974; wr. Nick Cenci, Nick Kasel & Mike Kalina; pr. Nik/Nik Prod.
4. Casablanca 0007, 1974; wr. Simon Stokes; pr. Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise
19.8
session 326 -- Greatest Record Ever Made (this week's version)
Jan. 22 '11
artist: title
notes
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The Music Machine: Dark White
orig. unrel.; wr. Sean Bonniwell
from LP Best Of The Music Machine (Rhino 119, 1984)
diff. (better!) version than one in common circ.
6.3
session 325 -- Don Kirshner, songwriter
Jan. 20 '11
artist: title
notes
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Bobby Darin & The Jaybirds: Timber
Decca 29883, 1956
wr. Bobby Darin, Don Kirshner & George M. Shaw
chorus & orch. dir. Jack Pleis
< Don Kirshner
1.5
session 324 -- A Walk Through The Dukedom
Jan. 14 '11
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1. Gene Chandler: Duke Of Earl
2. The Pearlettes: Duchess Of Earl
3. Bobbie Smith & The Dreamgirls: Duchess Of Earl
4. The Upfronts: I Stopped The Duke Of Earl
5. The Conquerors: Duchess Conquer Duke
6. Cornell Campbell: Duke Of Earl
7. Dorothy Berry: The Girl Who Stopped The Duke Of Earl
8. Ken Boothe: Duke Of Earl
9. Rod McKuen: Oliver Twist Meets The Duke Of Oil
10. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators: Duke Of Earl
11. Dipsy & The Doodles: The Duke Of Nothin'
12. The Roulettes: Archibald The Second, The Duke Of Nothing
13. The Duke Of Earl: Walk On With The Duke
1. Vee Jay 416, 1961; wr. Bernie Williams, Earl Edwards & Eugene Dixon (aka Gene Chandler)
2. Vee Jay 435, 1962
3. Big Top 3100, 1962
4. Lummtone 107, 1962
5. Lupine 108, 1962
6. Horse (UK) 68, 1975; pr. Bunny Lee & Delroy Wilson; wr. Bernie Williams, Earl Edwards & Eugene Dixon
7. Little Star 111, 1962; wr. Ron Barrett & Richard Berry; arr. Jack Nitzsche
8. wr. Bernie Williams, Earl Edwards & Eugene Dixon
9. Jubilee 5420, 1962; wr. Rod McKuen & Gladys Shelly; pr. Don Costa Prod.
10. wr. Bernie Williams, Earl Edwards & Eugene Dixon
11. May 134, 1963
12. Angle 1001, 1963
13. Vee Jay 440, 1962; aka Gene Chandler
35.7
session 323 -- True Glen
Dec. 24 '10
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notes
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Glen Campbell: True Grit
Cap. 2573, 1969
wr. Elmer Bernstein & Donald Black
3.5
session 322 -- Elvis Presley Plays The Fool (Sometimes)
Dec. 17 '10
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Elvis Presley:
1. Fool Fool Fool
2. Love Me
3. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
4. Can't Help Falling In Love With You
5. Fools Fall In Love
6. The Fool
7. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
8. If I'm A Fool (For Loving You)
9. Fool
1. from KDVA Cotton Club radio show (Lubbock TX, 1-6-55); wr. A Nugetre (aka Ahmet Ertegun)
2. RCA EPA-992, 1956; wr. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
3. RCA 47-7506, 1959; wr. Bill Trader
4. RCA 47-7968, 1961; wr. Luigi Creatore, Hugo Perettti & George David Weiss
5. RCA 47-9056, 1967; wr. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
6. from LP Elvis Country (RCA 4671, 1971); wr. Naomi Ford (aka Lee Hazlewood)
7. from LP Elvis Now (RCA 4460, 1972); wr. Johnny Mercer & Rube Bloom
8. from LP Let's Be Friends (RCA Camden 2408, 1972); wr. Stan Kesler
9. RCA 74-0910, 1973; wr. Carl Sigman & James Last
29.3
session 321 -- World's Most Misguided Version of "Gloomy Sunday"
Dec. 12 '10
artist: title
notes
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Miss Toni Fisher: Gloomy Sunday
from LP The Big Hurt (Signet WP 509, 1960)
pr. Wayne Shanklin; wr. Reszô Seress (m) & Sam M. Lewis (w)
3.6
session 320 -- Dinning is served
Nov. 23 '10
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notes
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1. Dinning Sisters: You're A Character, Dear
2. Jean Dinning: My Boy Friend
3. Mark Dinning: The Pickup
4. Sherry Dinning: Obion Bottom Land
1. from 10" LP The Dinning Sisters (Cap. 318, 1952); with Jack Fascinato & His Orch.; wr. Fascinato & Elliot
2. Cha Cha (Chi.) 727, c.1962; with Dick Marx & His Orch.; wr. B. Owens, R. Lewis & J. Dinning
3. MGM 13061, 1962; wr. Helen Carter (of the Carter Sisters)
4. SSS Int'l. 757, 1968; wr. & pr. Fred Burch
10.3
session 319 -- The House Song
Oct. 29 '10
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notes
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1. Waylon Jennings
2. Scott Walker
3. Tom Jones
4. Suzi Jane Hokom & Virgil Warner
5. Goldie Hawn
6. Lee Hazlewood
7. Peter, Paul & Mary
1. from LP Cedartown Georgia (RCA 4567, 1971); pr. Danny Davis
2. from LP We Had It All (CBS (UK) 80254, 1974); pr. Del Newman
3. from LP Help Yourself (Parrot 71025, 1968)
4. LHI 1214, 1968
5. from LP Goldie (Reprise 2061, 1972); arr. Nick DeCaro
6. Reprise 0699, 1968; pr. Lee Hazlewood (in assoc. with Jack Robinson); p Don Randi
7. W.B. 7092, 1967; pr. Albert B. Grossman & Milt Okun
38.8
session 318 -- The Mick loses it
Oct. 24 '10
artist: title
notes
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Mickey Rooney: Alimony Blues
King 1296
wr. Mickey Rooney
3.2
session 317 -- Greatest Record Ever Made (this week's version)
Oct. 19 '10
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1. Bill Kimbrough & The Townsmen: Chantilly Lace Cha-Cha
2. Bill Kimbrough & The Townsmen: Egg Head
1-2. D 1053, 1959
1.4
1.4
session 316 -- Party Time Songs For Kiddies
Oct. 17 '10
artist: title
notes
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The Hollywood Orch. & Chorus:
1. Monkey Doodle Doo
2. The Happy Clocks
3. The City Mouse And The Country Mouse
4. Mother Goose Songs
5. Mama's Little Helper
6. Poola Does The Hula
7. Three Wise Monkeys
8. Looby Lou
9. The Sound Effects Man
10. The Circus Train
11. Traffic Light
12. Dan The Brakeman
Tops L1643
43.7
session 315 -- jumping the shark of music
Oct. 15 '10
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notes
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Frank Lyndon: Fonzie Meets Kotter's Sweathogs (At The School Dance)
Strawberry 101, 1976
(FL = member of post-Dion Belmonts)
5.0
session 314b
Oct. 4 '10
Added the fine, fun B-side to the American Teens' "Greatest Record Ever" below.
session 315 -- the call-up
Sept. 27 '10
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1. The Four Preps: More Money For You And Me
2. The Barron-Knights with Duke D'Mond: Call Up The Groups
3. The Four Preps: The Big Draft
1. Cap. 4599, 1961; wr. Bruce Belland & Glen Larson
2. Col. (UK) 7317, 1964; wr. Rapee & Pollack; Clark & Smith; Russell & Medley; Bono & Nitzsche; Mitch Murray; Lennon & McCartney
3. Cap. 4716, 1962; wr. Bruce Belland & Glen Larson
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session 314 -- Greatest Record Ever Made (this week's version)
Sept. 24 '10
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1. The American Teens: Shake Shake Baby
2. The American Teens: A Brand New Love
1. Swan 4246, 1966; wr. F.L. Wray Sr.; pr. Ray Vernon
2. Swan 4246, 1966; pr. Ray Vernon
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session 313 -- "Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind"
Sept. 20 '10
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1. Dick & Dee Dee
2. Vashti
3. The Rolling Stones
1. W.B. 5627, 1965
2. Decca (UK) F 12157, 1965 live-ish on Shindig!
3. orig. unrel., rec. 1964, rel. 1975; actually Mick with session players
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session 312 -- Chalypso with your chicken!
Sept. 12 '10
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1. The Quarter Notes: Record Hop Blues
2. The Tielman Brothers: Record Hop
3. Carl Perkins: Rockin' Record Hop
4. The Gorman Sisters: Sock Hop
5. The Morgan Twins: TV Hop
6. Andy Martin: Record Hop Tonight
7. The Ravens: Rockin' At The Record Hop
8. Bob Grady: Granny Tops 'Em At The Hop
9. Nick Todd: At The Hop
10. Bill Carey: Record Hop
11. Sonny Stafford: Record Hop Blues
12. The Five Du-Tones: Outside The Record Hop (Trying To Get In)
13. Tom Scott: Record Hop
1. Wizz 715, 1959; wr. Anthony Sperry
2. Imperial (NL) HI 1026, 1959
3. orig. unrel. (rec. for Columbia), 1958
4. Joy 222, 1958
5. RCA 47-7300, 1958
6. Chancellor 1010, 1958
7. orig. unrel. (rec. for Jubilee), c.1956
8. Chart 528596, 1959; wr. David A. Brown
9. Dot 15675, 1957; wr. John Madara, David White & Arthur Singer (NT is brother of Pat Boone)
10. Coral 61658, 1956
11. Blue Moon 416, 1960
12. One-derful 4836, 1965; wr. & pr. H. Burrage & M. Higgins
13. Hep 2140, 1958
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session 311b -- "Hanky Panky" more
Sept. 8 '10
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9. Pablo Ponce Four
10. Neil Diamond
11. Tony Roman
12. The Mojo Men
13. Definitive Rock Chorale
14. The Rivieras
15. The Sonics
16. Tony Roman
1. Guyden 2129, 1967
2. from LP The Feel Of Neil Diamond (Bang 214, 1966); pr. Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
3 & 8. Canusa (Quebec) 307, 1966 (two versions)
4. Reprise 0486, 1966 (as "Do The Hanky Panky")
5. Philips 40529, 1968 (as "Variations On A Theme Called Hanky Panky")
6. from LP Campus Party (Riviera 701, 1965);
7. orig. unrel.
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session 311a -- "Hanky Panky" everyhow
Sept. 4 '10
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1. The Raindrops
2. Nancy Sit
3. The Summits
4. Rita Chao & The Quests
5. Tommy James & The Shondells
6. The Bunnies
7. Freddy Cannon
8. Dutch Beat College
1. Jubilee 5466, 1963 (voc Greenwich & Barry)
2. Hong Kong, 1967
3. Harmon 1017, 1963 (also Rust 5072, 1964)
4. Singapore
5. Snap 102, 1964 (also Roulette 4686, 1966)
6. Japan
7. from CD His Latest And Greatest (BMG 5402, 1991)
8. Netherlands
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session 310 -- Norman Luboff confronts Willie Dixon
Aug. 31 '10
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Norman Luboff Choir:
1. I Just Want To Make Love To You
2. Crazy For My Baby
3. I'm Ready
from LP Blues Right Now (RCA 3312)
all wr. Willie Dixon
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session 309 -- Doles Dickens on Dot
Aug. 20 '10
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Doles Dickens Band with The DeCosta Choir:
Piakukaungcung (Pie-Ah-Coo-Ka-Ung-Chung)
Our Melody
Dot 15745, 1958
both wr. Lincoln Chase
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session 307 -- The "Sunny" Variations
Aug. 12 '10
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1. Booker T. & The MGs
2. Richard Anthony
3. Dusty Springfield
4. Chris Montez
5. Robert Mitchum
6. John Schroeder Orch.
7. April Stevens
8. Mood Mosaic
9. Stan Kenton
10. Moms Mabley
11. Del Shannon
12. Herbie Mann with Tamiko Jones
13. Lady Nelson & The Lords
14. Wolfman Jack
15. Norm Burns Trio
16. Anita O'Day
17. Chaquito
18. Jimmy Smith
19. Cher
< wr. Bobby Hebb
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session 306 -- Little Miss Sister Ann
Aug. 6 '10
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1. Margaret Lewis: Raggedy Ann
2. Myles & Dupont: Loud Mouth Annie
3. Little Richard: Miss Ann (v.1)
4. Joel Mathis: Little Orphan Annie
5. Charlie Rich: Raggedy Anne
6. Greenwood County Singers: Anne
7. Jimmy Knight & The Knight's Of Rhythm (feat. Henry "Mojo" Thompson): Little Ann
8. The Champions: Annie Met Henry
9. MC5: Sister Anne
10. Q65: Ann
11. Gene Norman: Snaggle Tooth Ann
12. The Stooges: Ann (v.1)
13. Little Richard: Annie Is Back
14. The Four J's: Raggedy Ann
15. The Midnights: Annie Pulled A Humbug
16. Wailing Bethea & The Cap-Tans: Annie Penguin
17. Little Richard: Miss Ann (v.2)
18. Glen Campbell: Ann
19. The Ramones: Go Home Ann
20. Frank Roberts: Miss Ann
21. The Stooges: Ann (v.2)
1. Cap. 5185, 1964
2. Argo 5326, 1959
3. Specialty 606, 1957
4. Chart 5217, 1974
5. Epic 10358, 1968
6. Kapp 623; wr. Billy Edd Wheeler; group incl. C. Carson Parks (wr. "Somethin' Stupid") & Van Dyke Parks
7. Phynk (Phx. AZ) 1753, 1962
8. Chart 602, 1954
9. from LP High Time (Atlantic 8285, 1971); wr. Fred Smith; pr. Geoffrey Haslam & MC5
10. Philips (Netherlands) 6817052, 1966
11. Snag 101, 1959
12. from LP The Stooges (Elektra 74051, 1969); wr. David M. Alexander, Ronald Asheton, Scott Asheton & James Osterberg; pr. John Cale
13. alt. tk. of Specialty 692, 1964
15. Music City 746, 1954
16. Hawkeye 0430, 1962
17. alt. tk. of tr. 3 above
18. from LP Wichita Lineman (Cap. 103, 1968); wr. Billy Edd Wheeler; arr. & pr. Al DeLory
19. Beggars Banquet 140T (12" 45); wr. Dee Dee Ramone & Mitch Leigh; pr. Ed Stasium; mx. Lemmy
20. Bolo or Seafair Records (?)
21. alt. tk. of tr. 12 above
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session 305 -- And The Trouble With Me Is You (versions)
July 16 '10
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1. Bernadette Peters
2. Susan Rewis
3. Linda Flavell
4. Judy Stone
1. ABC 10726, 1965
2. Col. 43777, 1966; pr. Bob Johnston
3. Decca (UK) F 12312, 1966
4. ATA (Austral.) 1755, 1967
Artie Resnick (r, with Bobby Darin) >
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session 304 -- Pat & Lolly Vegas
July 3 '10
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The Avantis:
1. Gypsy Surfer
2. Wax 'Em Down
3. Big Surf
4. Spookareno
5. Boom Boom Boom (Radda-Dadda-Da)
6. Don't You Remember
7. Write Me Baby Please
8. Marci-Parci Quetzal
9. Walk On (Right Out Of My Life)
10. Let's Get It On
11. Any Old Time
1-2. Chancellor 1144 (& Astra 1006), 1963; wr. Pat Vegas
3-4. Sapien 1003, c.1963; wr. Ken Jenkins & Pat Vegas
5. Reprise 20199, 1963; wr. Pat Vegas & Stanley Unno
6. Apogee 101, 1964; wr. Pat & Lolly Vegas
7. Apogee 107, 1964; wr. Elaine Corlett
8. Apogee 107; wr. Bono, Greene & Stone
9-10. Mercury 72509, 1965; wr. Pat & Lolly Vegas
11. from LP At The Haunted House (Mercury 21059, 1966); wr. Pat & Lolly Vegas; pr. Leon Russell & Snuff Garrett
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session 303 -- Greatest Record Ever Made (this week's version)
July 1 '10
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Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters: Overboard
Checker 783, 1953; wr. James Crawford
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session 302 -- Slop Gun
June 26 '10
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Charles The Bartender: Satisfaction
courtesy Donna Lethal
5.1
session 301 -- Ronnie Dio
June 25 '10
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Ronnie Dio & The Prophets:
1. Do The Oop-Poo-Pah-Doo
2. Love Pains
3. Swingin' Street
4. Gonna Make It Alone
5. An Angel Is Missing
6. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
7. Ten Days With Brenda
8. Walking In Different Circles
1. Atl. 2145, 1962; wr. Jessie Hill
2. Atl. 2145, 1962; wr. Ronald Padavona (aka Ronnie Dio)
3. Lawn 218, 1963; wr. & pr. Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer
4. Lawn 218, 1963; wr. Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer & DiMucci; pr. Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer
5. Seneca 102, 1960 (as Ronnie Dio & The Red Caps); wr. Ballard & Tobias
6. Swan, 1962; orig. unrel.; wr. Goffin & King
7. Parkway 143, 1967; wr. R. Padavona & N. Pantas; "A Valex Prod."
8. Parkway 143, 1967; wr. Larry Weiss & Scott English; "A Valex & RDP Prod."
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