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Volume #0253 April 9, 1999
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Exemplifying the Best in Popular Music
Subject: "Hey Little Girl"
Received: 04/06/99 11:48 pm
From: Barry Taylor, ediXXXXXXXXport.net
To: spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
I was just recently going through an old single library
and came across a title I can't identify. Perhaps someone
can help? It's called "Hey Little Girl" (an Aaron
Schroeder publishing acetate) and the writers are Spector
and Barrett. Does anyone know anything about this song?
Was it released?
Thanks.
Barry Taylor
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Subject: Bernadette Peters' records
Received: 04/09/99 2:20 am
From: Ian Chapman, iandXXXXXXXXlnet.co.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Hi Brian,
Bernadette Peters had a single on UA in '62, "Charm
Bracelet"/"Academy Award", then reappeared in '65 on ABC
with a couple of 45s: "We'll Start The Party Again"/"Wait
Johnny For Me", plus "And The Trouble With Me Is You"/"Our
Song". Both the ABC 45s are great...."Party" has a floaty,
vaguely Motownish flavour, while "Trouble" has (on both
sides) Bernadette doing her best to sound like Bob Dylan
(the angle at the time probably being "the female answer to
......") - girl-group goes folk!
A little later ('67) came "Will You Care What's Hap'nin'
To Me Baby"/"You're Taking Me For Granted" on Columbia.
Topside was co-written by Brute Force, and was another
Motowny dancer. I don't think there was anything then
until her MCA output in the late 70s/early 80s....I know
on her album she harked back to the girl-group era with a
good version of Mann/Weil's "Chico's Girl". I also recall
watching a concert of hers on TV in the early 80s which
was mostly Broadway tunes and then-current songs like
"Pearl's A Singer", but she did do a fun version of "He's
Sure The Boy I Love".
Ian
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Subject: Bonnie vs. Jody
Received: 04/09/99 2:20 am
From: Ian Chapman, iandXXXXXXXXlnet.co.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Hi Will...
No, the Jody Miller version of "Home Of The Brave" isn't
as Spectorish as Bonnie & the Treasures', but it's by no
means under-produced either. Although she doesn't sound
like a teenager in the way Bonnie does, Jody nevertheless
sings with real commitment. And curiously, her version
features an extra verse that doesn't appear in Bonnie's.
For those who like girl-group/country blends, try and find
her "Home of the Brave" album, which also features Jody on
a couple of Goffin/King classics, namely "Let Me Get Close
To You", and "He Hit Me". There's also a melodramatic
reading of Brian Wilson's "In My Room". Check out her
Capitol 45s too.....look for Mann/Weils' "Magic Town",
which you'll know by the Vogues; "Be My Man"/"Never Let
Him Go", both arranged by Dave Gates (who also cut Suzy
Wallis on "Be My Man"); and a great "rebel" tune, "They
Call My Guy A Tiger"........all good stuff!!
Ian
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Subject: Didn't come off too well...
Received: 04/09/99 2:21 am
From: Carol Kaye, carolkXXXXXXXXlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
>But I am the most-recorded bass player in the world (male
>or female) and I don't think she came close to working the
>10,000 plus recording calls I did. Still she is not known
>to the public at all.......the "image" lie problem.
Sorry, didn't mean to sound like such an ego-maniac
comparing the amount of dates Mary Osborn worked and
bragging about mine. I was trying to give some example of
the 1,000s of recording dates I worked, mostly 60s (and
was NOT known for) vs. the few 100s worked by the regular
studio musicians of the 40s and 50s, like Mary Osborn
worked in NYC.
And still I wasn't known either, just as she's still
invisible. Had I not written my tutoring books and started
my own publishing company in 1969, I'd still be "invisible"
like she is.
But that will soon be rectified, thanks to this thoughtful
(and smart) woman-director of "Women In Jazz", about all
the fine women musicians who are NOT known but who existed
and were fairly plentiful before the "days of rock" and
imagery of the trade publications of the hype-world of the
60s hits on.
I think it's sort of funny haha that the world really has
NO idea of all their favorite hit recordings that are
recorded (and mostly created) by fine jazz studio
musicians (and former big band horn men).....it's going to
turn their world up-side down that their "heroes" didn't do
their own recordings, but no, it was a large group of
super-clean, wonderful experienced pros, with families,
who did those famous 60s recordings. It's coming.
We were humble and happy to make a good living out of it
all....and most of us still don't care about credits, as
we knew all the hyped-up world (to sell to the public) is
a bunch of hooey....designed for marketing purposes....the
imagery of hyping for the selling "stars". We were merely a
part of the machinery, but a huge part if you could have
heard the way the songs and singers originally sounded
WITHOUT the backup of the finest musicians in the world.
We got so good, we knew we could take ANYONE off the
streets and we could make them into stars if they could
barely carry a tune. Now, yes, that's egotistical, but
true.
Carol Kaye http://www.carolkaye.com/
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Subject: Gentrys "Keep On Dancin'"
Received: 04/09/99 2:21 am
From: Paul Urbahns, PaulurbXXXXXXXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
CC: broadcast-aircXXXXXXXXcast.net
I have been working on a research project for about 20
years, and I need to locate someone with a copy of the
Gentrys record Keep On Dancin' on the original Youngstown
label (Youngstown 601 according to my price guide). Can
anybody help on this? Please email me privately.
Paul Urbahns
paulurbXXXXXXXXom
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Subject: Home of the Brave / Spector Collectors
Received: 04/09/99 2:21 am
From: Jimmy Cresitelli, JimmyXXXXXXXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
I remember when this song "surfaced" back in the mid-70s,
when girl-group collecting began to really hit its stride.
I was totally blown away. We all loved it, and it was
understood that it was not Ronnie Bennett on lead. There
was a lot of discussion back then about the lead singer,
yet it seems that a lot of information has been lost, and
is only now resuirfacing again. I'll have to dig out my
collections of Philately and the Phil Spector Appreciation
Society newsletters, as well as my treasured, detail-filled
copies of Alan Betrock's The Rock Marketplace. These are
the publications that alerted us to the Spector /
girl-group gems out there. Anyone still in contact with
those merry Spector-collectors over in England? Many of
their names escape me, and I'm near my mags... there was
Carole Gardioner, I believe, and a Mick Patrick... a few
others. Any clues?? Have also begun re-listening to Arlene
Smith's "Love Love Love" and all the other early Chantels
numbers... gosh, they're great!
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Subject: Ikettes on Phi-Dan
Received: 04/09/99 2:20 am
From: Ian Chapman, iandXXXXXXXXlnet.co.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Just heard a snippet that may be of interest. A friend of
mine met Pat (P.P.) Arnold at the weekend, at a
Flirtations gig, no less....yes, the original group......
but I digress.... The talk turned to Pat's days as an
Ikette, and she affirmed that the group that sang "Down
Down"/"What'cha Gonna Do" on Phi-Dan weren't strictly the
real Ikettes, but a studio group comprising P.P., Brenda
Holloway and Patrice Holloway. Some line-up, eh?!!
Ian
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Subject: Peter & Gordon
Received: 04/09/99 2:21 am
From: David Marsteller, davebXXXXXXXXflin.org
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Hi All!
In the last week or so, I've been spending some time
listening to the recordings of Peter & Gordon. I might be
alone in my opinion ;) but I think there are a number of
recordings that would appeal to the folks on this list. In
particular, I'm really getting to enjoy later songs such as
"To Show I Love You", "Colour Blue" (a rocking cover of an
obscure Jackie De Shannon song), "Stop, Look & Listen",
and "You've Got Your Troubles". Many of the songs on the
last few albums (in particular Knight In Rusty Armour and
In London For Tea) have inventive arrangements (strings,
horns, percussion) and soulful lead vocals from Gordon
Waller. Unfortunately, availability of these tracks leaves
a lot to be desired in the CD age. Some of the songs are
now available as bonus tracks in Collectables 2-fer
reissue series, but apparently they are taken from vinyl. :(
I'm curious to see what my fellow Spectropoppers think,
as I don't recall Peter & Gordon ever being a topic of
conversation...
Later
Dave
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Received: 04/05/99 1:09 am
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JO-ANN CAMPBELL
Many of you kewl cats and hep gals may not remember
Jo-Ann Campbell but in the late 1950's and early 60's she
was blazing a trail along with Wanda Jackson for
generations of female rockers to come. Jo-Ann was born on
July 20th, 1938 in Jacksonville, Fl. At 4 years old her
mother noticed a natural instinct of Jo-Ann showing off
and enrolled her in dance classes and entered her in local
talent shows at Jacksonville Beach. to further Jo-Ann's
talents her parents took a loan from her grandparent's and
moved to New York. Mom immediately enrolled Jo-Ann in the
local dance academy. The move to New York exposed Jo-Ann
to many "packaged" shows that played at local theaters and
she would cut classes and ride the subway to catch the
shows. One day she saw an Alan Freed Rock & Roll Show, an
event that would change her life. That is when she told
her parents she was going to be a Rock & Roll singer, not
a dancer. Jo-Ann's first manager was Mike Glendale and his
contacts landed her a record label deal with a little known
operation called RKO-Point Records. Her first vinyl record
was a song she received from two up and coming writers
that she had met at the Alan Freed concert. The songs was
"I'm Coming Home tonight." The two writers were Eddie
Deane and Woody Harris who would each go on to write some
big hits. Jo-Ann then boldly sent a copy of the record to
the Gale Agency (one of the biggest booking offices at
that time). The combination of her good looks and her
energetic style prompted the Gale people to book her in a
couple of one shot shows in New York. A date at the Apollo
Theater in Harlem with billing with the Cadillacs and the 5
Satins. Jo-Ann went through a couple more label changes
before settling with Gone Records. She earned the name
"That Real Gone Gal." She was in a movie entitled "Go
Johnny Go" (an Alan Freed production) where she sang "Mama
Can I Go Out Tonight" (written for her by Bo Diddley). She
starred with Jimmy Clanton, Sandy Steward and the movie
had performances with Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, Harvey,
Jackie Wilson and many more. Later, she made another record
label move to Cameo Records out of Phila., Pa. Her biggest
hit was with them with an "answer record" in response to
Claude King's smash of "Wolverton Mountain" entitled "I'm
the Girl From Wolverton Mountain." Despite her success,
her enthusiasm for touring was at a low and with the end
of the Alan Freed packages and the changing of the
industry, Jo-Ann's booking with Red Skelton at the Sands
Hotel in Las Vegas made her reluctant to do any more one
night shows. However, she did do one more in Shreveport,
LA, because the money was good and the house band's
reputation was even better. They were called the Jesters
and the leader was Troy Seals. Well, sparks flew and love
was born. They married in 1964 and are still married today.
The duo toured together and made a few records together
on Atlantic Records (who saw them as an East Coast answer
to Nino Tempo and April Stevens). They had some mild
success with "Who Do You Love" which went to #67 on the
Hot 100. That was there last chart record, which was all
right with Jo-Ann because she was pregnant and they went
into happy retirement. After, the family moved to
Hendersonville, Tn., in 1969 and Troy became one of
Nashville's biggest songwriters. Jo-Ann Campbell was way
ahead of her time. Raunchy male rockers were tolerated and
appreciated in the 50's, but sassy female rockers stood
little chance. Jo-Ann though, lived through it all and
loved every minute of it (not knowingly paving the way for
future rock female stars). She was the chick all the guys
wanted to date and all the girls wished they could be.
Here is some more info on the sexy Jo-Ann: She was in the
films "Johnny Melody, Go Johnny Go and Hey Let's Twist."
Troy Seals is the cousin of Dan Seals.
8/15/60 ---A Kookie Little Paradise---ABC 10134
8/18/62 ---I'm the Girl From Wolverton Mountain---Cameo 223
4/27/63 ---Mother Please---Cameo 249
12/12/64 ---I Found A Love, Oh What A Love---Atl. 2256 (as Jo Ann & Troy)
OTHER NON-CHARTED HITS:
1957 ---Come On Baby---Eldorado 504
---I Can't Give You Anything But Love---Eldorado 509
---I'm Coming Home Late tonight---Point 4
---Wait A Minute---Gone 5014
---You're Driving Me Mad---Gone 5021
---I'm Nobody's Baby---Gone 5037
---Happy New Year Baby---Gone 5049
---Mama Can I Go Out Tonight/Nervous---Gone 5055
---Beachcomber/I Ain't Got No Steady Date---Gone 5068
1960 ---A Kookie Little Paradise---ABC 10134
---Crazy Daisy/But Maybe This Year---ABC 10172
---Motorcycle Michael---ABC 10200
---Eddie My Love---ABC 10224
---Duane/Mama Don't Want---ABC 10258
---You Made Me Love You---ABC 10300
---I Wish It would Rain All summer---ABC 10335
1962 ---5 Minutes More---Rori 711
---I'm the Girl From Wolverton Mountain---Cameo 223
---Mr. Fix It Man---Cameo 237
---Mother Please---Cameo 249
AS JO ANN & TROY:
1964 ---I Found A Love, Oh What A Love/Who Do You Love---Atl.2256
---Just Because---Atl.2293
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