Ditalians on Saxony

Ditalians

18025 : Philly Dog New Breed

18026 :  Egypt Land

 

composer: Bruce Torbert

producer:  Bud Reneau

arranger: Dale Warren

Saxony 1011

A Cincinnati label, owned by Paul Trefzger and Bud Reneau. The Saxony label released fourteen 45s (the last two using the Trip name).

The Ditalians had about 9 voices in that group. One of the all-time basketball greats, Oscar Robinson, brought them to Saxony Records.   The Ditalians went on to become 24-Carat Black on Stax.

http://www.saxonyrecordcompany.com/story-2.html

Philly Dog New Breed

Egypt Land

Deacon Blakely And The Fantastic Jordanairs

Deacon Blakely And The Fantastic Jordanairs

35623 -  Jesus Is The Only Friend I Have (Raiford Hinton)
35624 - Trouble All About My Soul (Eugene Corley)

No Label 0054J-B

For Bookings: R. Hinton C Graystone Apt. Columbia, S.C. 29210

1975

Jesus Is The Only Friend I Have  

Gene, Keith, and the Morgan Brothers

Gene, Keith, and the Morgan Brothers

LP "Are You Afraid To Die"

 1971
Recording engineer: Bob Bowery
Recorded by Rite Records
no label

Side One [28061]

Are You Afraid To Die; Precious Moments; Green Pastures; Wooden Altar;Working On A Building; No Time To Lose;

Side Two [28062]

Preachin' Prayin' Singin'; That Same Road; Heavenward Bound; Just An Old Time Church; Judgement Day;Trouble In The Amen Corner

Gene Dutton from Paintsville, Kentucky, on the mandolin and singing bass - Keith Hammons from Webster Springs, West Virginia on the five sring banjo and singing lead - The Morgan Brothers, Freeman and Paul from Logan, West Virginia, Freeman playing flat top guitar and singing baritone, Paul playing the string bass and singing tenor.

Are You Afraid To Die

Jim Staats And The Urban Gentlemen

Jim Staats And The Urban Gentlemen

24885 - Two Ten Six Eighteen

24886 - For Lovin' Me
(Gordon Lightfoot) ASCAP

 Gideon Records

recorded by J. Roper

1969

Jim Staats has been involved in several facets of the music industry as a musician and singer; fronting bands in 50-60's rock and country and guided his daughter Mirinda James' career to local and national prominence as a Nashville recording artist with several album projects and national touring.   As a songwriter, Staats has penned several country songs recorded by Mirinda James and other artists including Alex Craig,  Colleen Trendell and gospel songs "For God & Country". Staats also formed Big House Entertainment Group, Inc. ICR Records and Megahurts Music, BMI to provide studio and live production for emerging country artists.  Jim Staats can also be found on YouTube performing his song - "Take Back America" in protest to government that has lost touch with it's citizens.

    Founder of North Country Music Awards, Staats embarks on building an organization that recognizes and promotes people in the Country Music industry through out the northern states Jim Staats is  a "Lifetime Member" of the Cortland NYS Country Music Hall Of Fame, also affiliated with CMA, BMI, NYSAAF & NSAI

The Willows on Rocket

 

The Willows

CP-6305 - Trail Of Tears

Hank Titus & Jim Titus

Hillsboro Music & Acklen Music (BMI)

CP-6306 - Padre Island

 (?)

Rocket 2229

1961

Instrumentals by a band from Oklahoma on the Rocket custom label. The Rocket label were just one of dozen of custom labels produced by the Globe recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee [Ray & Lindy, Bob Rhule, The Velvets & more]. Guitarist Hank Titus were also in a band from Bristow, Oklahoma in the early sixties.

Amos Henry Titus  1937-2013

Jackie WHITLEY and The Red Coats

Jackie WHITLEY and The Red Coats

CP-6571 ~ Three Short Days Ago

CP-6572 ~ Mean Man Blues

 

E.D.A. 1743
(October 1961)

Both sides written by Jack Whitley and published by Duride Publishing Co. The Rite custom account (697) doesn't appear on other records pressed by Rite and also this is probably the only recording by Jackie Whitley.

Probably from Greenville, South Carolina (where Duride Publishing Co. were probably located)

E.D.A. 1743