When The Beatles were informed that there were copyright issues with the preferred name of their second film -- Help -- they chose a substitute working title, Eight Arms To Hold You, and planned to feature the song "Eight Days A Week" in it; but when they learned they could avoid the legal problems merely by adding an exclamation point after the word "Help," they did so, and used "Help!" (which would become a million-selling #1 single) as the 1965 movie's title song instead.
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London Records was a stodgy, old fuddy duddy label by the early 60's. Lot's of Montavani and such. Much the way Mitch Miller was running Columbia into the ground with Mathis and Conniff. Sales were awful, and the company facing bankruptcy. One A&R person signed a deal to distribute a new band in the U.S. The operators were horrified when they found out it was Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones. They wanted nothing to do with that rubbish rock music. But in 1964, their darkest year, it was the sales of Stone's records that saved the company and made huge profits. Determined to not let Rock 'n Roll or Pop music be associated with London again, they launched Parrot Records with Englebert Humperdink and Tom Jones.
The Rolling Stones' first charted single from May, 1964, "Not Fade Away," a cover of The Crickets' 1957 classic, would probably not be considered a big hit, peaking at only #48 on the Billboard Hot 100; the Stones' real breakthrough single was their fourth, "Time Is On My Side," from October of that year.
"Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell, was #1 on the Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played by Jockeys, Most Played in Jukeboxes, and Top 100 charts for the five weeks of Jan 5 through Feb 2, 1957.AlexBrowne said:The Rolling Stones' first charted single from May, 1964, "Not Fade Away," a cover of The Crickets' 1957 classic, would probably not be considered a big hit, peaking at only #48 on the Billboard Hot 100; the Stones' real breakthrough single was their fourth, "Time Is On My Side," from October of that year.
“Singing The Blues” continued to chart on Most Played in Juke boxes for an additional two weeks, after which Elvis, Pat Boone and Tab Hunter took over the music scene.
In 1962, The Chad Mitchell Trio, a folk-pop group originally made up of classmates from Gonzaga University, gave us one of the more entertaining lampoons of Cold War paranoia, "The John Birch Society"; its lyrics identified entertainers with reddish names -- Rosie Clooney, Pinkie Lee, and Red Skelton -- as Communist agents, and urged "if your mommy is a Commie then you've got to turn her in!"
Fabiano Anthony Forte, a Philly youth who recorded under the name Fabian, suffered from stage fright and was severely limited in his singing ability, as evidenced in his first recordings for Chancellor Records, i.e., his first two singles "I'm In Love" and "Lily Lou" went nowhere and his third "I'm a Man" released in November 1958 looked like it would suffer the same fate. After his first recording session, he was enrolled with a vocal coach in hope that he could develop a passable singing voice. In his next record "Turn Me Loose" gone was the whining vocal replaced by self-assured, growling baritone. The next single "Tiger", relied even more strongly as promoting Fabian as a dangerous date for the teenage female fan and it became his only gold record. His career in music basically ended with the payola scandal of the 1960s, when it was alleged that his records were doctored significantly to improve his voice.AlexBrowne said:In 1962, The Chad Mitchell Trio, a folk-pop group originally made up of classmates from Gonzaga University, gave us one of the more entertaining lampoons of Cold War paranoia, "The John Birch Society"; its lyrics identified entertainers with reddish names -- Rosie Clooney, Pinkie Lee, and Red Skelton -- as Communist agents, and urged "if your mommy is a Commie then you've got to turn her in!"
While with the Chesters, Anthony Gourdine got some good advice: producer George Goldner insisted he sing falsetto in leading his group with a new name, the Imperials, on Goldner's End label, and legendary disc jockey Alan Freed suggested that Gourdine call himself "Little Anthony" because of his stature; in 1958, "Tears On My Pillow," the R&B vocal quintet's first single as Little Anthony and The Imperials, turned out to be their biggest hit, launching them on a very successful career with charted recordings continuing into the '70s.
It has been 30 years since Sears ended its association with the Silvertone brand. Sears introduced the Silvertone phonograph in 1915, a hand-cranked machine that came in tabletop and freestanding models. All phonographs came with a two-week, money-back guarantee. Sears introduced a Silvertone record label in the 1920s, featuring many of the era's most popular recording artists.amfmsw said:My very first "collectable" investment was "Traveling Stranger" by the Imperials on END. Paid $10 in 1967 VG++. Still Have it. I probably last played it 40 years ago on my Silvertone (ouch!).
The Silvertone brand name was very popular from its birth up through the 1950s and early 1960s, on items as diverse as radios, antennas, console televisions, tape recorders, walkie-talkies, radio batteries, hearing aids, car radios, vacuum tubes, and even…guitars.
Silvertone products last appeared in the spring 1972 catalog on televisions and stereo systems.
Songwriter Tandyn Almer's "Along Comes Mary" was the break-out hit for the Los Angeles pop group The Association; many think the rapidly-sung lyrics on the 1966 recording are about the drug culture in general or marijuana use in particular, and others say they're about the Virgin Mary, but whatever you believe, the catchy chorus line -- "when we met I was sure out to lunch, now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch" -- is surely an enigma.
And then comes along a post with Along...as in Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" made immortal by Jimi Hendrix, and in "Along Came Jones" comedy by The Coarsters.
As far as "Along Comes Mary", it's lyrics ( http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_association/along_comes_mary.html ) also seem to refer to the Holocaust of Europe in the last stanza. A very bizzare song that sounded great on AM in the Summer of 66.
(And most of the Silvertone line was built and relabeled by RCA Victor for years. Some, if not all, of the Guitar Amps like the classic Seasrs Silvertone "Twin Twelve" were built by Fender...an affordable amp with impressive looks and power for a boy with a paper route)
As far as "Along Comes Mary", it's lyrics ( http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_association/along_comes_mary.html ) also seem to refer to the Holocaust of Europe in the last stanza. A very bizzare song that sounded great on AM in the Summer of 66.
(And most of the Silvertone line was built and relabeled by RCA Victor for years. Some, if not all, of the Guitar Amps like the classic Seasrs Silvertone "Twin Twelve" were built by Fender...an affordable amp with impressive looks and power for a boy with a paper route)
Fats Domino recorded a number of singles with a ladies name in the song title and subject, and the name Mary beats out all the others.amfmsw said:And then comes along a post with Along...as in Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" made immortal by Jimi Hendrix, and in "Along Came Jones" comedy by The Coarsters.
As far as "Along Comes Mary", it's lyrics ( http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_association/along_comes_mary.html ) also seem to refer to the Holocaust of Europe in the last stanza. A very bizzare song that sounded great on AM in the Summer of 66.
(And most of the Silvertone line was built and relabeled by RCA Victor for years. Some, if not all, of the Guitar Amps like the classic Seasrs Silvertone "Twin Twelve" were built by Fender...an affordable amp with impressive looks and power for a boy with a paper route)
Rose Mary (Imperial 45-5251, 1953)
Little Mary (Imperial X5526, 1958)
Margie (Imperial 5585, 1959)
My Girl Josephine ((Imperial 5704, 1960)
Ida Jane (Imperial 5816, 1962)
Mary, Oh Mary (ABC-Paramount 10567, 1964)
Lady Madonna ((Reprise 0763, 1968)
Lovely Rita (Reprise 0775, 1968)
(As with the Silvertone radio, Sears Silvertone guitars are considered prized pieces of many guitar collections, particularly models such as the 1963 "amp-in-case" guitar, which featured an amplifier built into the guitar's carrying case.)
Younger folks will not know her name, but in the 50's and early '60s Gale Storm was a TV icon, the star (with one-time silent film actor Charles Farrell) of My Little Margie (alternating between CBS-TV and NBC-TV -- and a version on CBS Radio too -- 1952-1955) and The Gale Storm Show (CBS-TV, 1956-1959; ABC-TV, 1960-1962; renamed Oh Susannah in syndication); she was also one of Dot's biggest recording artists with six top 10 hits from 1955-57: "I Hear You Knocking," "Memories Are Made Of This," "Teen Age Prayer," "Why Do Fools Fall In Love," "Ivory Tower," and "Dark Moon."
“Deep Purple" was published in 1933 as a piano composition. The following year, Paul Whiteman had it scored for his suave "big band" orchestra, and the tune became so popular in sheet music sales that Mitchell Parish added lyrics in 1938:amfmsw said:Deep in the liner notes, it's noted that is was Doris Troy of "Just One Look" fame that provided the soaring, soulful female vocal track on Pink Floyd's "Darl Side Of The Moon" LP.
"When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls
And the stars begin to twinkle in the sky—
In the mist of a memory you wander back to me
Breathing my name with a sigh..."
“Deep Purple” became a doo-wop classic by The Dominos in 1957 and again the week before John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 when Nino Tempo and April Stevens' version of "Deep Purple" was No.1 on the Billboard Top 100.
Canadian Joni Mitchell first became known in music circles during the late 60s for her writing of such memorable songs as Judy Collins' "Both Sides Now" (1968) and "Chelsea Morning" (1969), and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Woodstock" (1970); with the release of her LPs Clouds and Ladies of the Canyon, she also became popular for her singing, had success with such singles as "Big Yellow Taxi" (1970), "Help Me" (1974), and "Free Man In Paris," and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
The Playmates had a #4 hit (July 9, 1958) with the tempo-changing novelty record "Beep, Beep" - that became a regular spin for Dr. Demento. The "Beep, Beep" song, also known as “The Little Nash Rambler”, was on the Billboard Top 40 chart for twelve weeks in 1958. Concurrently with this song, American Motors (AMC) was setting production and sales records for the Rambler models. Because of a directive by the BBC that songs do not include brand names in its lyrics, a version of "Beep Beep" was recorded for the European market replacing the Cadillac and Nash Rambler with the generic terms limousine and bubble car.AlexBrowne said:Canadian Joni Mitchell first became known in music circles during the late 60s for her writing of such memorable songs as Judy Collins' "Both Sides Now" (1968) and "Chelsea Morning" (1969), and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Woodstock" (1970); with the release of her LPs Clouds and Ladies of the Canyon, she also became popular for her singing, had success with such singles as "Big Yellow Taxi" (1970), "Help Me" (1974), and "Free Man In Paris," and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Time to pay our respects to Norman Whitfield, the Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and arranger for Motown Records, who died on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 68 of heart and kidney failure; Whitfield, who often wrote both lyrics and music, had more than 450 songs released in his lifetime, and many, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” recorded both by Marvin Gaye (in 1968) and Gladys Knight & The Pips (1967), were written with his frequent collaborator Barrett Strong.
Whatever happened to Sue Thompson, a 30+ year old singer with a lighthearted and breathy voice which delighted the teen crowd in 1961 with her renditions of “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” (#5 on Hot 100) and “Norman” (a #3 hit), both on the Hickory Label?AlexBrowne said:Time to pay our respects to Norman Whitfield, the Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and arranger for Motown Records, who died on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 68 of heart and kidney failure; Whitfield, who often wrote both lyrics and music, had more than 450 songs released in his lifetime, and many, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” recorded both by Marvin Gaye (in 1968) and Gladys Knight & The Pips (1967), were written with his frequent collaborator Barrett Strong.
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