The Del-Airs on Delsey

The Del-Airs

6641 - It Took A Long Time (To Get Together)
6642 - Ma Ma Marie

Delsey 302

Rite Account #702

Black vocal group. A side is a cover of Malcom Dodds & the Tunedrops (End Records, 1957), while the B-side was recorded by The Gaylords on Mercury Records in 1958.

Out of Philadephia, the Delsey label was owned by Fran Williams (who also owned Impala Records and Mr. Genius Records).

Delsey 301 (Lenny Rocco) and Delsey 303 (Robin Hood And The Merri Men) are featured at the white Doo Wop Collector blog here.

This record is currently offered at e-bay.

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The Coachmen on Amateur

The Coachmen
63

11421 - Lonely Rider
J. Buchman : song publisher or songwriter?

11422 - These Memories Of You

Folk Based On "Gallows Pole" And "Rider", flip side is pop.
source :EARL'S MUSIC An adventure in sound (Jefferson City,Mo,the land that forgot time!)

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Account number : 286.
Note : Stardusters on Warlo has the same account number

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Gene A. Blakley on Gino

Gene A. Blakley

24547 - Mary Ann
(Pub Talent BMI)

24548 - I Live In A Lonely World

Label : Gino

Arr. Jerry Dee - Prod. Ted Rosen - (1969)

Sounds like a song-poem record and it is certainly. Arranger and producer's names are a strong indication that this otherwise unknown Gino label is related to the Halmark/Hallmark label, out of Massachusetts.

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The Dodge City Boys on Dodge City

The Dodge City Boys
With The Jamaicas
CP-5599 –Dodge City
(Reid-Dills)

Dodge City Boys
Cp-5600 --Running Guitar
(Dills)

Label : Dodge City

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May or June 1961

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Pat Madden

Pat Madden

Calypso Records

[ 1978 ]

Side one - 39369

Changes
I Believe In Sunshine
You’re A Part Of Me
You’re Leaving
Measurement
So Easy

side two - 39370

Old Days
Take It Over
Autumn Song
Try Baby
San Salvador
Carry On

Much sought-after folk-rock

Changes


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Note : this album is available HERE

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The Cadaver on Kaleidoscope

The Sleeping Giant

Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." A prominent landscape feature visible for miles, the Sleeping Giant receives its name from its anthropomorphic resemblance to a slumbering human figure as seen from both the north and south.

Hamden was also the hometown of The Cadaver who had in their Haven't Got The Time "a sweet piece of poppy psych that has that certain "New England" Sound"

The Cadaver
Label : Kaleidoscope 101/2

22447 ~ Haven't Got The Time
22448 ~ If You Got The Time

Rite account #3001

"Haven't Got The Time" reached #58 in the charts of WAVZ, New Haven in October 1968

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Early Upchurch

Early Upchurch

Christian gospel artist Early Upchurch was from Mt. Airy, and lived most his life around Mt. Airy, Piper's Gap, and Galax

Five of his songs can be heard at the (online) Digital Library of Appalachia. He's playing the autoharp and singing Christian gospel songs with Dewey Hill, who is playing bass. This was possibly broadcast on Dewey Hill's radio program on WPAQ (Mt. Airy) or WBOB (Galax).

His LP "Hymns of the Hills" (plus one of his singles) can also be downloaded at the Jeremy's Saggy RecordCabinet blog.

Early Upchurch And The Tide Water Gospel Singers
CP-7117 - ?
CP-7118 - I'll Not Be A Stranger
Label : Gospel

Early Upchurch & The Friendly Quartet
13973 - I Long For Home
13974 - He's Coming Back
Label : ARC 5689

Early Upchurch, & Willis Pell The Friendly Duet
15133 ~ My Daddy Sang A Song
15134 ~ I'm Going To Tag Along
Label : ARC 5038

Early Upchurch & Doris Kidd
18753 - I Cannot Bring Them Back; Where The Shades Of Love Lie Deep-
18754 - I Don't Want To Miss Heaven; I'm So Glad I've Got A Better Place To Go
ARC EP 3538

Early Upchurch & The Border Mountain Boys
Lp "Everybody Will Be Happy Over There"
Label : ARC (Rite 23231)

Early Upchurch & Doris Kidd
I Cannot Bring Them Back




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Big G label

Mighty Sons of Joy

Tyler, Texas

41297 - Stroll Around Heaven
41298 - Time Is Winding Up

Lead : M.Foley - Bass : B. Walker - Drum : J.Scroggins

1980

The Mighty Cross Of Calvary
Of Los Angeles, California
Lead Bill Wills

39903 - The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
sample

39904 - The Winding Chain

1978

Two black gospel singles on the previously unlisted Big G label of unknown location (Texas, California?)

Bill Neat & Rex Roat on Process 128

Bill Neat
Accompanied by Howard (Nick) Foley & The Rambling Esquires
13763 - Slippin' Away
(Gordon Sizemore-Roy Ellis)

Bill Neat & Rex Roat
Accompanied by Howard (Nick) Foley & The Rambling Esquires
13764 ~ White Mule (Audio clip)
(Gordon Sizemore-Rex Roat)

Note : another pressing of the same record was also made by Sound Of Nashville (SoN 25201/2).

Archie Liseo & The Cinaways

Archie Liseo & The Cinaways

CLW 6576

13705 – Homebrew
13706 – Lonely

Surfin' Colorado instrumental.

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The Shadow Lake 8 on Em-Kay

the Shadow Lake 8

Label : Em-Kay

12877 - South Parkway
12878 – Power

Source of information (and label shot) is Garage Hangover (Chas Kit submission on February 26, 2010) :

Just discovered this great 45 by the Shadow Lake 8 on Em-Kay, Both sides are rocking blues instrumentals with brief spoken bits. Both songs by M. Kent Washburn. Interestingly, someone attempted to cover the word 'Orchestra' on each side.

This is a Rite Pressing #12877/12878 which dates it to 1964 and Rite account #218, which was from Tulsa. Seems to be a rare 45, as it doesn't show up on the Rite pressing database at 45rpmrecords.com.

Both sides can be heard at the Garage Hangover site, click on the link above.

Also from Tulsa and from the same Rite account are these two records:

The Oxfords

Soul 0001

17059 - I Ain't Done Wrong (wr. Keith Relf)
Cover of the Yardbirds song
(Hear it)

17060 - Cheatin' Little Girl (Dan Haggard)

The Family Dog

Brown

23489 - If I Told You
(Tiny Davis)

23490 - Rocky's Lonesome


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Laurel Mae Martin "The Queen Of The Blues"

Laurel Mae Martin
"The Queen Of The Blues"
With The Cool Breezes

Martin 100

15095 - Cool Breeze

15096 – I’ll Be Waiting For You

Who is the Queen of blues? asked someone at Answers.com, "The World's leading Q&A site".

Bessie Smith (1894-1937 ), Dinah Washington (1924-1963), Memphis Minnie (1897-1973), Mary Ann Fisher (1923-2004) and Koko Taylor (1928-2009) were all know as Queen of the Blues at various times. Inasmuch as there can only be one Queen - it's tough to choose, and in any case very much a matter of taste." was the answer.

Hey, they forgot to mention Laurel Mae Martin. Her record was once described by a puzzled e-bay seller as "Detroit Hillbilly Soul Motown Northern Funk". Six words, only one accurate : Detroit.

These two sides are something you've never heard before. Truly amazing!

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Commanding Shepherds Of Baltimore, Maryland

Label : Fink

34553 - Loved Ones
34554 - Strange Things

From the information found on one of their albums, The Commanding Shepherds included the following members : William Douglas, Elwood Douglas, Gary Thomas, Ernest Burgess, William Lynch, Eddie Williams, Paul Felder, James Fouch, Willie Dowtin, Dave Tisdale, William Dwight.

The Commanding Shepherds had records released on Pinewood (three albums and singles) and at least one single on Rae Cox.

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Jerry Paul and the Delrays on Starfire

Jerry Paul and the Delrays

Label : Starfire

13575 ~ Feeling better
13576 ~ Delray

Rite account #1399

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L.A.W. on Abacus

L.A.W.

Abacus 0310

30401 - Your Tender Love (sample)
(Mike Smith, Betty Lou Music ASCAP)

30402 - Poppa

Funk/Soul

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Jerry Dixon on Cape

Cape 104

Jerry Dixon with Lew Tobin's Orchestra
Gambler's Blues
(Juanita Gismondi) /

Jerry Dixon & The Jewels with Lew Tobin's Orchestra
CP-1704 - My Best Wishes
(Jack Shannon-Bill Downey-Lew Tobin)

According to the American Song-Poem Music Archives, this record was also issued on Sterling, although the credits are slightly different.

Jerry Dixon was certaily unable to put the label on the map, but Cape Records prexy certainly put a map on the label (Cape Cod), one idea he shared with other labels.

Here is some examples :

Mississippi Sound label

Michigan Bluegrass label

Ohio label

Wildcat label (Texas map)

Tennessee label

Dominion label (Virginia)

Main-Iac label (Maine)

Polka Land label (Wisconsin)

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Ruby Grassel and His Orchestra

Ruby Grassel and His Orchestra

December DEC. 45-636

13497 - Rock-It Polka (traditional) -instrumental polka
13498 - Harvey's Waltz

Auburndale, Wisc.

According to Wikipedia, in 2000, there were 738 people, 284 households, and 207 families residing in Auburndale, Wisc.. The population density was 352.3 people per square mile (136.3/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 54.9 persons/km² (141.8 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White, and none are from two or more races. None of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Auburndale High School has an annual "Bring Your Tractor to School" day, in which school members are encouraged to drive their family farm's tractor to school.

Auburndale holds an annual music fest June, which consists of three nights of live entertainment and other activities.

More devilish statistics and more overwhelming details HERE

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The Hard Times on Lorna

The Hard Times

Label : Lorna

23553 - Just Look
23554 - Miss Mini Lou

The shy 'Miss Mini Lou" owes its appearance (label shot & audio file) here thanks to Cees Klop, compiler in 2006 of the Volume 5 of his "Slow Boogie Rockin'" series on his Collector label [ CLCD 4493].

Rite number indicates a 1969 release. The name of the composer (D. Smith) don't help much. They are 814 D. Smiths in the BMI database and, too bad, no "Miss Mini Lou" can't be seen there, even remotely.

They were at least three other recorded groups bearing the same name around the same time, earlier actually, but I think unlikely that they were related :

• On World Pacific, 66-67, from San Diego, California
• On Ultimate, 1966, from Birmingham, Alabama
• and on Gray Ant, 1966

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June 'Bug' Bailey on Jo

'June Bug' Bailey

Jo Records # 2180

9339 - Lee Street Blues
9340 - Louisiana Twist

According to the Ace CD Red River Blues's booklet :

15 year old June ‘Bug’Bailey was the daughter of a woman who worked at the Pioneer Barbecue joint two doors from the Ram Studio in Greenwood Road, which Mira Smith opened in 1961. June’s mother had told Mira that her daughter could sing and when a black song writer, Joe Lewis from Alexandria brought Mira some songs, she decided to try recording one with the youngster.

'Lee Street Blues' a song about a wine-head was released on Mira’s Jo Records.

'Louisiana Twist' is in the BMI online database but credited to Joe Louis (not Joe Lewis) and it's his only song listed.



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Barbara Howard on S. Reece

Barbara Howard

S. Reece

25067 - I Don't Want Your Love
25068 - The Man Above

Steven Reece production

Barbara Howard

Barbara Howard recorded two other singles on the same label :

700317 - "I Need You/ You've Made Me So Very Happy" (ARC pressing)
700628 - "Welcome Home/ Light My Fire" (ARC pressing)

and one LP "Barbara Howard On the Rise" which sold, according to the Steve Reece website, 250,00 copies. (sic)

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