Showing posts with label Greensboro (NC). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greensboro (NC). Show all posts

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Bill Campbell on Zappo


Bill Campbell

28233 - You Better Not Do That (T. Collins)

28234 - Venita

Recorded by John Lookabill, Greensboro, N.C.
    
Zappo Presents
1971

sample (both sides)


Side one is a cover of the Tommy Collins song recorded on Capitol Records (1954).   

For another Lookabill recording, see Rhythm Rockers/Tex Craddrock. Did he owned a studio in Greensboro ?

John Lookabill and Bill Campbell are both on a video posted on YouTube HERE

See Tommy Collins singing "You Better Not Do That" on the Buck Owens Ranch Show in 1966 HERE

No further info.



Saturday, May 18, 2013

Allan and The Flames


Allan and The Flames

CP-2731 ~ Till The End Of Time
Johnny Lasley, Bentley Music BMI

CP-2732 ~ Winter Wonderland
Bernard-Smith, Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc, ASCAP
    
Campbell 225

late 1959

    Also issued on Colonial 7006

Billboard review, January 18, 1960



Second issue on Colonial
Distributed by London Records

Till The End Of Time


Allan and the Flames
Vocal - Tilley

7971 - Whatcha Gonna Do 

7972 - Love Bug
(Chuck Tilley)

Starmount
Produced by Robbins Records, Greensboro NC

Summer 1962

Greensboro (North Carolina) band.  Allan is probably Allan Clontz.  On Starmount the singer is Chuck Tilley.

In 1959, Chuck Tilley started with Donny Trexler  a band known as the Six Teens. later renamed "Chuck Tilley and the Fabulous Five". Chuck was the lead singer.  He left the group and then joined The Flames. 

Allan and the Flames is not listed in THIS Beach Music website.




Alan and The Flames
Blue Christmas / White Christmas
Lance 006
Richmond, Virginia
Late '61

"Organ driven Christmas music"

Alan and the Flames on Lance Records (Richmond, Virginia) is probably the same band.


Monday, August 8, 2011

The Rhythm Rockers/Tex Craddock on Plaid


The Rhythm Rockers
Tex Craddock

24499 - Carolina Beach
(Albert Thompson, Harry Neal, Harold Nall)

24500 - Let The Big Cat Jump
(Billy Edd Wheeler)

Plaid Records

Produced by Harold Nall 620 Atwater St. Burlington, N.C.
Recorded by John Lookabill, Greensboro, N.C

1969

Carolina Beach, Carolina Beach
Sure did ruin my life
Lost my home, lost my car
Lost my sweet, sweet wife

Said I was goin’ fishin’
Well, that’s what I said
But I didn’t go fishin’
Went to the beach instead

Never seen so many pretty girls
Lyin’ there in the sand
Fought temptation for a while
And then I took off my wedding band

(Chorus)

Walked in to the penny arcade
Met a little girl named Polly
Looked at the bracelet on her leg
And I said “Hey, this girl must be from Raleigh”

Polly said come on sweetheart
Let’s go and have a beer
I said lover I’m with you,
I sure could use some cheer

(Chorus)

Polly said let’s play the jukebox
Then you can dance with me
Man, we was really tearin’ it up
Listenin’ to a song by Jerry Lee

Looked over in to the doorway
What do you think I saw?
My two kids, my sweet, sweet wife
And my dear old mother-in-law

(Chorus)




*