Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Last Saturday on my radio show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Randy Williams of the vocal group, the Doodlers. That was the mystery artist I mentioned in my November 9th blog. They made two discs for the Jones record company, based in Houston.though on the company sleeve, it lists Beverly Hills as well. "Linda Sue got the most airplay and sales for the group. Their follow up, The Dangerous Dangeroo, was not as successful, but was a fun song. The subject was intended to scoop up a little of the business that the Purple People Eater was getting, with their 1/2 dragon and 1/2 kangaroo creature. The idea was great, but the sales were not quite what the group, and William T Jones had hoped for. The Doodlers had a nearly three year run, before they called it a day. They performed all over the country and even shared the stage with Elvis once, in their home state of Texas. Check out my new page on the Doodlers. You can also listen to my interview with Randy Williams for more really interesting information on their career. Two of the Doodlers members are missing with whereabouts unknown Jay Hoyle and Mike Perkins
I have added a few things to the web site. The first hour of my 11/15/2008 radio show is now available for listening at your leisure. A 78 by Gene Forrest under the Gene And Eunice page, and a load of playlists through Novemer 1st 2008.
Also added to the Rockin Rebels et all page, was a promotional copy of the second Marlee label variation with the ShanTood publish misspelled. I was unaware they made one for the second variation.
I have added a few things to the web site. The first hour of my 11/15/2008 radio show is now available for listening at your leisure. A 78 by Gene Forrest under the Gene And Eunice page, and a load of playlists through Novemer 1st 2008.
Also added to the Rockin Rebels et all page, was a promotional copy of the second Marlee label variation with the ShanTood publish misspelled. I was unaware they made one for the second variation.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Big John Little, KVMR,The Emeralds
The Big John Little interview is now available on my Rockin Rebels page or from the main page. I ran the interview last Saturday and played a few of his records.
Last night's radio show signaled a small change in my format. Hard to explain, but I am certainly having a bit more fun, and of course when I make changes, it is always a little harder to make it sound like it should. I have also changed from the Champs Midnighter as an opening theme, to the instrumental called Big Bad Train. The artist is listed as Lee Castle along with Jimmy Dorsey. Don't let that fool you! It's a really nice hard driving record, with a certain touch of pop. You may have heard it before on air checks or the CD of Mad Daddy. He used to play it on his radio show in Cleveland when it first came out.
An interesting first and second pressing has arisen with Luther Bond and the Emeralds. They had a song that is commonly seen the the Showboat label called "Gold Will Never Do". I believe that was the first press of the disc. The second pressing does not show up as much, on the Briar International label. It has a different flip side, "Should I Love You", as opposed to "Jitterbug Jamboree" on the Showboat record. Briar International does not appear much, except for some bluegrass recordings.
I have another interview in the works, and hope to do it on Monday. It is the type of interview I really like: A group that just made a couple of records, had some regional popularity, but no huge success. Keep tuned to this blog and I will tell you all about it. I also plan to make a small web page featuring the group. One hint: They are actually already on my web site!
Last night's radio show signaled a small change in my format. Hard to explain, but I am certainly having a bit more fun, and of course when I make changes, it is always a little harder to make it sound like it should. I have also changed from the Champs Midnighter as an opening theme, to the instrumental called Big Bad Train. The artist is listed as Lee Castle along with Jimmy Dorsey. Don't let that fool you! It's a really nice hard driving record, with a certain touch of pop. You may have heard it before on air checks or the CD of Mad Daddy. He used to play it on his radio show in Cleveland when it first came out.
An interesting first and second pressing has arisen with Luther Bond and the Emeralds. They had a song that is commonly seen the the Showboat label called "Gold Will Never Do". I believe that was the first press of the disc. The second pressing does not show up as much, on the Briar International label. It has a different flip side, "Should I Love You", as opposed to "Jitterbug Jamboree" on the Showboat record. Briar International does not appear much, except for some bluegrass recordings.I have another interview in the works, and hope to do it on Monday. It is the type of interview I really like: A group that just made a couple of records, had some regional popularity, but no huge success. Keep tuned to this blog and I will tell you all about it. I also plan to make a small web page featuring the group. One hint: They are actually already on my web site!
