Rite Records custom pressings Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-1985
Jerry Yates, guitarist, teacher, author and studio operator, headed Jerry Yates Publications (located in Saginaw Street, Pontiac Michigan) known as "The Home of Space Age Methods for Piano, Guitar, Accordion, Organ and Banjo" and was widely known for its guitar literature.
Hanley Johnson was born in Arkansas. He moved to Pontiac, Mi. in 1950. He worked more than 30 years at General Motors Fisher Body Division. As Tye-Tongue Hanley, he released two sides on the small Detroit R&B indie J-V-B label (started by record store owner Joe Von Battle) with “I’ll Try To Understand” and “You Got My Nose Wide Open” in 1955.
In the sixties, on the weekends he would go to Detroit with his blind friend Jimmy Rollins and jam at the studio. They eventually moved the studio to Pontiac and named it JerJimHan. Hanley and Jimmy wrote most of the music recorded for the label.
Hanley Johnson died of prostate cancer in 1996.
103 Glenn Steffins : Half a Heart / It's Your World
104 Hymes Sisters with Cathy & the Goldtones
105 Chris Bradley : If I Get Over This / One Heartache
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LP Songs to Touch Your HeartJesus Is The AnswerSide two
I Love Him Too Much
Something Beautiful
Before I Found The Lord
I Don’t Know Why
I Should Have Been Crucified
There’s Something About That Name
Something Worth Living For
The New 23rd
Alleluia
" This record is the culmination of many years of the Lord’s leading and preparation which began when as teenagers Donna and Bob individually gave their lives to Jesus Christ. Later they were brought together when Donna was camp nurse and Bob was camp counselor at Worralis Christian Life Camp.Recorded at Rite Record Studios
After their maririage they enjoyed singing, so it was only natural that their daughters, Becky and Beth, learned to sing and enjoy music at an early age. The first family singing sessions were in the car during various vacation trips.
Now as teenagers, Becky and Beth have also given their lives to Christ and joined theiur parents in using their talents for His service.
As the Cavenee’s sing, « Jesus is The Answer For The World Today » they know by experience the truth of the song. He has been the answer to the searchings and the problems of their lives individually. Jesus has been the bridge between the generation gap faced by every family. He has continually been making » Something beautiful » of their lives.
Their prayer is to be faithful to the Lord ‘s leading and that this record will bless and challenge the hearts of all those who listen to claim Christ as Lord of their lives. "
