... Absolutely! To my ears, the chicks chanting "Sha da dap" sound like Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick and pals - my favourites! I've now posted Gil Hamilton's...
... Of course, Jeffrey, that's exactly why i did NOT come straight to you - i wanted to make a contribution to the Keller thread....yeah, that's it.... ;-) ...
Here's another entry in the "Keepin' The Summer Alive" series, "Cold Summer" by Bud & Travis (Liberty, 1965). There's a lot of information about Bob & Travis...
Lee Hazlewood fans will want to grab themselves a copy of the latest issue (#6) of the NYC-based printzine B.B. Gun (http://www.bbgun.org), which includes one...
Does anyone know who produced Dionne Warwick's "Message To Michael?" I've heard that Bacharach and David felt it was meant to be sung by a male artist and...
I first heard "Timothy" by The Buoys on a compilation tape a friend had given me (about a year ago). Last weekend, my friend was helping me paint my place, and...
About Jerry Keller: During the early 1970s, there was a controversial documentary film called "Marjoe," which followed former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner...
... I have a pic sleeve edition of the record. The front cover is nondescript, with plain white type, featuring the song's title, against a black background....
... You're right Paul, it is a nice track - more like the New York stories Joey wrote for the Jet Stream and Third Rail than his bubblegum stuff. The...
Question for Jeff Glenn: (Feathers in your Kapp) Are the Feathers on Kapp the same Feathers on Team with the incredible hard-edged bubblegum dance tune...
The winner of the Record Of The Week on the home page, http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm is Davey Summers, "Calling All Cars", a narrow victory...
... Great idea. You start! :-) ... I possess an interesting pre-Motown Lewis Sisters 45. Details are: "Shooby-Dooby"/"Doublecrossed" Aura 393, 1964 Written by...
... I knew Manny Kellem. Nice guy, good executive. When I last saw him he was a liquor salesmen in NJ. As far as him producing, I'm sure he was in the room....
... Yep, cannibalism. There is also a phrase in there that says something to the effect of that they were "hungry as hell, no food to eat, and what wouldn't...
Does anyone have any info on the "Hit" label? It seemes to have released covers of then current hits from '62 through to '68, a different artist each side of...
... Phil M. instigated some talk about the Hit label last year, which was taken up by Mike Arcidiacono, who added some background info. All neatly archived...
Simon, the "HIT" Records label was based out of Nashville and operated continuously from 1962 to 1972. They specialized in quickie "Sound Alikes" of the then...
... Hi Bob, Sue Raney recorded "Early Morning Blues and Greens" on an Imperial 45 along w/ "Knowing When To Leave". Sue Raney's been one of my favorite singers...
... Simon....I think Hit was the American equivalent of the British Embassy label, i.e. designed to be sold cheap and in supermarkets/ chain stores etc. I...
... Hello Kurt, I can vouch for the song being about cannibalism. This song was a good-sized top-forty hit when I was 14 back in the spring of 1971, and was...
... Thanks Ian. I really should have known to look there in the first place. It's all there folks! ... That's all very well but WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE!?...
...60 today! I wanted to say happy birthday to Mark in public, though I doubt he appreciates me telling his age. Personally I don't think he looks a day over...
... I believe Mr. Lemlich has also added quite a bit of information on the Hit label. Since searching the archives under "hit", or even "hit records", is...
Members of the Buoys toured the East Coast regularly throughout the 70s as Jerry-Kelly Band and Dakota. See http://laststandingman.tripod.com/index.html for...
