Sunday, March 22, 2009
Buddy Knox,radio shows, Big John Little,Rebels
Just added to my website, on the pages that show first and second pressings, is Buddy Knox. Buddy Knox had a number one hit with Party Doll in 1957. Legend has it, he and his band, and a few others, cruised over to Clovis New Mexico. There they spent 60 bucks on three all night sessions with Norman Petty at his studios. They returned to Happy Texas with some tapes and acetates. A local record was pressed up on the Triple D label, named after Dumas Radio station KDDD. The original press actually was done in late 1956, and the publishing on the left center of the record was Blue Moon. In January, it changed to Oliver and Son. The actual amount of records that were pressed seems to range from 1500 to 2500. It was reported first played by Dean Kelley of KZIP radio in Amarillo, Texas. An interesting article about him with Elvis is HERE. It was then that Morris Levy issued it on his newly formed Roulette label, and it hit number one on the Billboard charts.
I have added MP3 files to my radio shows page. You can subscribe to the RSS feed and also find the shows now on Itunes. Go to podcasts and search for doo wop.
On a page that keeps going and going, just like the energizer bunny, I have added a picture of the Rebels on the Canadian Quality label, that is autographed by all four original members. The label shows the "Rebels" but one of the four wrote "Buffalo Rebels" on it. In any case, it's a cool addition. I also added a current picture of Big John Little. There is a website under construction for Big John, and I will let you know when it is finished. Also of interest is a youtube video of Big John performing a few songs.
Wanna buy a boot? At this writing, you can buy a copy of the Rockateers on MJC, red wax, right now for 1500.00 on Ebay! Never issued on red wax until probably the 70's , the record in it's original black groove glory is fairly valuable on 45 and on 78. He may figure it out before you read this. That is certainly one of the troubles with buying records on Ebay. There are many boots for sale. Some are clearly marked, and some are either disguised or not mentioned. Always ask the seller for the dead wax numbers if you have any doubt.
I have added MP3 files to my radio shows page. You can subscribe to the RSS feed and also find the shows now on Itunes. Go to podcasts and search for doo wop.
On a page that keeps going and going, just like the energizer bunny, I have added a picture of the Rebels on the Canadian Quality label, that is autographed by all four original members. The label shows the "Rebels" but one of the four wrote "Buffalo Rebels" on it. In any case, it's a cool addition. I also added a current picture of Big John Little. There is a website under construction for Big John, and I will let you know when it is finished. Also of interest is a youtube video of Big John performing a few songs.
Wanna buy a boot? At this writing, you can buy a copy of the Rockateers on MJC, red wax, right now for 1500.00 on Ebay! Never issued on red wax until probably the 70's , the record in it's original black groove glory is fairly valuable on 45 and on 78. He may figure it out before you read this. That is certainly one of the troubles with buying records on Ebay. There are many boots for sale. Some are clearly marked, and some are either disguised or not mentioned. Always ask the seller for the dead wax numbers if you have any doubt.
