The Cavemen (Capitol Star Artist)

The Cavemen

18285 ~ All  About Love
(Albert Cretacci, Jr., Red Pol Music Co. BM)

18286 ~ Bo Diddley (E. McDaniels)

Capitol Star Artist

Rochester, New York

1966

Produced by Fine Studios, Rochester, N.Y.

Members of this band were:Al Cretacci,Jim Crouse,Skip Maciezewski, Ron Gorski and Joey Calato.

Jimmy Crouse and Joey Calato were the ones who started the band. They  started out as The El Dorados, but one of the guys in the band wanted to change the name to Alley-Oop & The Cavemen after the song, ‘Alley-Oop’ by The Hollywood Argyles.  They  all thought it was kind of neat so they agreed. After a while they dropped the name to just “The Cavemen” because macho man Al Cretacci didn’t like being called Alley Oop.  

There was (originally) a sax player, Denny Puricelli, but he quit for whatever reason. The group was formed in 1963 in Buffalo, New York. During that year other members came and went.

(The band primarily consisted of) Joey Calato, drums; Jimmy Crouse, lead guitar; Ron Gorski, rhythm guitar; Harry (Skip) Miecheski, bass guitar; Al Cretacci, lead vocals; and Sammy Sparazza, keyboards. Sam joined after the recording in 1966. Ron Gorski passed away in a car accident in 1969.

The Clay County Playboys on Lifetime

 

1024
The Clay County Playboys 
featuring Yodelin' Stan
17785 - Night Train To Memphis

The Clay County Playboys 
featuring Tex Jackson
17786 - Muleskinner Blues


1025
Tex Jackson 
And The Clay County Playboys
Ronnie Reeves, rhythm

17961 - Nine Dang Pins (Sid Keiser, Cora Lee Music BMI)
17962 - We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds.


 1026
 Shirley Jean
backed by
the Clay County Playboys

 18253 -  It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
(Johnny Tillotson, Ridge Music)

18254 - I Want To Live Again

The Clay County Playboys performed in Upstate New York in the mid-sixties.  The band featured Tex Jackson,  Yodelin' Stan, Ronnie Reeves.  Shirley Jean may (or not) have been member of the band.  Lifetime Records of Rochester released these three successive records in 1966.

 

 

 

The Cavemen (Capitol Star Artist)

The Cavemen

18285 ~ All About Love

 (Albert Cretacci, Jr., Red Pol Music Co. BMI)

18286 ~ Bo Diddley 

(R. McDaniels)

Capitol Star Artist
Rochester, New York
Produced by Fine Studios, Rochester, N.Y.

There was (originally) a sax player, Denny Puricelli, but he quit for whatever reason.   The group was formed in 1963 in Buffalo, New York. During that year other members came and went.

 

Jimmy Crouse and Joey Calato were the ones who started the band.   They  started out as The El Dorados, but one of the guys in the band wanted to change the name to Alley-Oop & The Cavemen after the song, ‘Alley-Oop’ by The Hollywood Argyles.   They  all thought it was kind of neat so they agreed.   After a while they dropped the name to just “The Cavemen” because macho man Al didn’t like being called Alley Oop.

 

The Cavemen primarily consisted of Joey Calato, drums; Jimmy Crouse, lead guitar; Ron Gorski, rhythm guitar; Harry (Skip) Miecheski, bass guitar; Al Cretacci, lead vocals; and Sammy Sparazza, keyboards.   Sam joined after the recording in 1966.   Ron Gorski passed away in a car accident in 1969. 

 

 

 

 

An Interview With Joey Calato and Jimmy Crouse can be found at 60sgarage Bands here

An alternate take of All About Love can be found here

The Epics on Lifetime

 

The Epics

 

CP-3349 ~ Let's Dance

CP-3350 ~ Lonely

 

Lifetime 1004

 

black vocal group

 

Billboard review, October 31, 1960

Lifetime Recordings was founded in 1952 by Lester W. Osband (1913-2009).  As a local custom recording company, Lifetime recorded various Rochester High School bands, church choirs, etc. before launching his own Lifetime label in 1959 The initial release was by The Capris, a black vocal group, now a rare item.

Lifetime records pressed by Rite Records are listed HERE.

Gary Hamilton And The Northernaires on Capitol Star Artist

Gary Hamilton And The Northernaires

18339 – Forever Is A Long Time
Gary Hamilton, Red-Pol Music Co., BMI

18340 – Country Music Rock
Frank Ellis, Red-Pol Music Co., BMI

Capitol Star Artist
67 Chesnut Street, Rochester, N.Y.

Produced by Fine Studios, Rochester, N.Y.

1966

Label owned by Donald L Redanz (1927 - 1999)

The Northernaires is a band still active today, and is now led by Dick Jopson of Hemlock on vocals and rhythm guitar. Dick started his professional music career in 1957 with the Rhythm Riders before joining Gary Hamilton & the Northernaires as second vocalist. Gary’s departure to Florida in 1971 saw Dick taking charge of the band, which in coming years would open for Sonny James, Stonewall Jackson, Tommy Cash and the Hager Brothers, and serve as the house band at the Dansville Moose Club. http://www.geneseony.com/events/events.asp?ID=1


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Charlie Tramell on Tram

Charlie Tramell with Charley Scott Group

CP-2228 – I Go For You (Trammell)
CP-2229 – Cuttin’ Out (Trammell)

Tram Records T-81459

[Rochester, New-York]

1959

"RnB shuffler"


★

Charlie Tramell (or Trammell?) had at least two other singles that he advertised in the Ebony Magazine :

November 1961 : For only $2.00 Get exclusive Record without a song by vocalist & speaker Charles Tramell.

February 1973 : Get the record "Impossible Dream" by singer Charlie Tramell, famous for making his own records.

Both had addresses in Rochester, New-York.


label pics & audio credit : ebay donnchriss (Hackensack, NJ)



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Clay Mundey on Lin

Clay Mundey

CP-1613 -I Knew
Bob Miketta-Lee Allman, Merrell Schwarz ASCAP
2:23

CP-1614 – Lucky Day
short sample
Henderson-DeSylva-Brown, Harms Inc ASCAP
2:15

Arr: Bob Miketta

Lin 1004

October 1958

This is ex-Gene Krupa band singer Bill Black.

The story of the search for Bill Black has been told by Bill Reed :

What I did fight for (...) was to try and understand how a singer---Bill Black---touted by big band poobah George T. Simon as being the next Sinatra could more or less disappear from sight after 1950, essentially never to professionally resurface again.

After two years of searching (...) almost on the point of giving up, I was finally able to make contact with and interview a close friend of Bill's (aka Clay). Soon, I should be able to solve the mystery of the recording. Who plays on it, etc.

(...)
The most illuminating (AND SHOCKING) thing he told me explains beyond question why Bill disappears from the "scene" after 1950. In retrospect, I should have guessed. If it had been a snake it would bit me. What Bill's friend said even explains why he "washed up" on the shores of Manhattan a decade later with a new name, Clay Mundey.

"He was attacked by the Mob," Bill's friend said. "He was left on a Los Angeles freeway. And some doctor out in Palm Springs had him stay in his house for about a year. He recuperated. That knocked the stuffing out of him and he changed his name to Clay Mundey at that time because he wanted to get out from under the radar of the Mob. It happened right at the wrong time. Right when the music was changing where it took an extra push for anybody that wanted to make it in the business. You had to have the desire, to have it in your belly, and Clay lost it. He was an exciting guy, one-of-a-kind.

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According to Billboard (March 14, 1960), a session was scheduled by a subsidiary of King Records in Cincinatti where Clay relocated :

Former Gene Krupa vocalist now making his headquarters here, cuts an album session soon for Bethlehem Records to be titled « The Morning After . » Album title is taken from one of the tunes in package written by Saul Striks, Red Robinson and Major Short, better known as Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads.

But I can't find any evidence that the album was ever released.


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Danny And Ivan And The Traveling Gentlemen

Danny And Ivan And The Traveling Gentlemen

Lifetime 1029

19975 - Waitin For You To Be Blue

19976 - One Foot Ahead Of The Other
(Danny Thomas, Cora Lee Music BMI)

1967

country

Lifetime label discography

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The Key Notes on Lin

CP-1609 ~ Tuff E Nuff, Baby
wr Carl Wrinston, Wilbob Music, ASCAP

Tuff-E-Nuff, Baby …………69
On this side the boys add a vocal as Little Mike sings about a tough Miss who can dance the rock and roll. (Wilbob, ASCAP)
Billboard June 23, 1958

CP-1610 ~ Pyramid [instrumental] SAMPLE
wr Mike Altherr, Queen City Music, ASCAP

Pyramid ……………………71
The Key Notes, an instrumental group, drive this swinging riff all the way with accordion and horn featured. (Queen City, ASCAP)

Billboard probably didn't reviewed this Rite pressing but certainly rather the earlier RCA pressing, as there is a mention of vocalist Little Mike that the Rite issue - pressed in the summer of '58- don't have.

Repro of the first pressing (RCA)

The label was located in Rochester, New-York. The president of Lin Records was Frank J. Conklin, Bob Miketta was the musical director and Lee Alman the arranger.

I have counted three releases only on the label, despite the fact that Conklin announced that he had signed other artists : Janet Shaw (really Janet Shay on Lin 1003?), Kitty Debnar, the Harmony Kings, thrush Pauline Deters, The Piano Lounge Trio, Ray Cormier’s Har Maniacs, the Enchanters...

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Alexander Gospel Singers

Alexander Gospel Singers
Verdean Cummings, soloist

Lifetime 1012

9287 - Life's End
9288 - Work While It's Day

Black Gospel

audio clips

Rev. Guy J. Graves

#25673 - Amazing Grace

#25674 - Why Am I Treated So Bad