Eric Chambers on Landfill

Eric Chambers
Bass By Blues Brinker

Label : Landfill

29483 - Meigs County Welfare Blues
(E.Chambers, Lantern Light, BMI)

29484 - Strip Mining Man

Rite account #5343

Audio clip (both sides)


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Velvet on Cajun

Velvet

Label : Cajun

29507 - Louisiana (I’m Coming Home) (Jon Armstrong)
29508 - Carpet Ride (Jon Armstrong)

Lantern Light, BMI

Arranged and produced by Velvet

"Obscure to say the least, this is a primitively recorded rocker from the depth of the Louisiana backwoods. A very basic band playing a self-penned tune heavily influenced by Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land”. Garage Rock ‘n Roll may be the perfect description. B-side, is more towards garage psyche "

More likely out of Chillicothe, Ohio. [Lantern Light Music publishing company was owned by William Joseph "Appalachia Joe" Waters, founder of The Recording Workshop, New Colony Records and Evergreen Jingles in Chillicothe, Ohio]


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Fred And Jesse on Kay

Fred And Jesse
The Cuno Brothers
and
The Dixie Rockers

Kay 101

CP-4837 ~ Mine All Mine
CP-4838 ~ I Blame Myself

A Presley-ish tune on the A-side. Label is out of East St. Louis, Missouri.

Kay label discography

Mine All Mine

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The River Bank Singers (Citizens Bank)

40937 - 'Friendly Citizens' sung by the River Bank Singers
40938 - 'Friendly Citizens'  sung by Kay and The Driving Force

Words and music by Bill Lamb
Produced by Bill Lamb Productions - Flint, Michigan.











<<===- Photo by Megan Spelman, The Flint Journal
A worker changes a neon tube on the Citizens Bank letters under the weather ball Friday, Sept. 22, 2006.





Turns out that Michael Moore isn't the only round celebrity to hail from Flint, Mich. According to the Flint Journal, the Citizens Bank weather ball has been a fixture on the Flint scene for decades.

First lit on Oct. 30, 1956, the 2.5 ton, neon-lit sphere has become the icon of the city, warning citizens of impending weather. There is even a weather ball poem that helps folks decode the meaning behind the globe's glow:



When the weather ball is red, higher temperatures ahead.
When the weather ball is blue, lower temperature is due.
Yellow light in weather ball means there'll be no change at all.
When colors blink in agitation, there's going to be precipitation.





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The Round Trip Tickets

28297 - Say The Words For Me/ 3 :59
Arrangement by A.Thomas

28298 - Self Destruct / 2:54
arrangement by the Tickets

Produced by W. Nix

Rite account # 5296.

A side is sweet Soul vocal 70's style, flip "Self Destruct" a funk style instrumental, Cincinnati, Ohio 1971

You can listen to a clip of " Self Destruct" at Midwest 45s website HERE (scroll down to find the Ticket C.C. label, then click on the label's picture).

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The Compacts on BunBea

29257 - Call Her

29258 -You've Got To Get It

1972 Michigan soul arranged and produced by Franklyn Brown and The Compacts.
Written by Gary Brown

The Compacts A.K.A. Family Brown
(picture from the cover of their United Artists album, 1977)

"The Compacts comprised of six brothers & one sister of the Brown family & recorded one single for Carla released in 1975, the A side "That's How My World Began" was co-written by Ernie Harwell,a dear friend & legendary baseball hall of fame radio announcer for the Detroit Tigers".

As Family Brown, they recorded for United Artists in 1977 (LP " Imaginary World ") available HERE. Still active in the eighties (disco music on the Buzz label, for Bunbea productions - hear "Im Gonna Getcha").

The Country Connection : PROgressive Productions

The Country Connection

PROgressive Prod. P.P. 2010

39835 – I Love You (Paul Crouch)
39836 - I Feel Good That-A-Way (Ray Holliday)

Late (1978) rocker out of Kalamazoo, Michigan

I Feel Good That-A-Way (short clip)

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Earl Forest on Tuff-Stuff

Earl Forest

Tuff-Stuff 105

15503 - Now It's Alright
15504 - Don't Leave Me

1965

Both sides were compiled by Stomper Time Records on the Fernwood Rhythm 'n' Blues CD.

Earl Forest - Drummer and singer who was one of the legendary "Beale Streeters", an informal group of friends that formed in the early 50's and played on each other's recordings and included R&B stars Bobby Bland, Johnny Ace, Junior Parker and Rosco Gordon, who played on several of B.B. King's famous sessions (including "Three O'Clock Blues'), and who had a top 10 R&B hit in 1953 with "Whoopin" and Hollerin''.

According to Robert "Nighthawk" Tooms : " Earl and I became fast friends, with me asking him stories about the glory days of Memphis blues and his exploits on the road. I learned that he was the first black audio engineer in our area and that he had worked for Duke and Peacock Records even before Don Robey purchased the label. Earl would say, “Son, I was recording with 3 tracks at Main and Winchester when [Sam] Phillips [of Sun Records] didn't have but two!” Earl signed many famous blues artists while acting as Engineer and A&R man for Duke and Peacock Records."

"Earl told me that a young Elvis Presley had asked to sit in with his band during a break on Beale and that he had threatened to fire any of them who would not do so. He said they didn't have any problems with Elvis, but they just wanted "to go take their break and get drunk." Blues trumpeter Gene "Bowlegs" Miller was in Earl's band at this time and Elvis attributed many of his stage moves to copying the stylings of Bowlegs. Earl had huge respect for all musicians and artists of any age and Earl really liked Elvis. "

Earl Forest recorded in Memphis and Houston for Duke, Flair and Meteor.

He died Feb. 26, 2003 of cancer in Memphis at age 76.


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Don't Leave Me


Now It's Alright



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Wild Country (Ron Berry)

Wild Country

Label : Wild Country

39579 - Rodeo Cowboy
39580 - Back Door Man (Ron Berry)

1978

Rockabilly cat Ron Berry was born October 12, 1939, in Mariba, KY. Though the product of his church choir, his most profound influences included Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, and while still in high school he cut his first rock & roll session at the studios of Mt. Sterling station WMST. The session would not see official release for close to a half century, and Berry dropped from sight until 1963, resurfacing on the Ken-H label with "I'll Give You All My Love." He later cut sides for the tiny Wildwood and Pixie labels, but was virtually forgotten by all but the most omnivorous rockabilly collectors when the NBT label compiled material past (including his 1957 WMST sessions) and present (like latter-day recordings with his Rock Creek Band) on the 2004 set I Want You! ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Mabel Eli Loughry

Mabel Eli Loughry

(Composed, played and sung by)

ELI

11591 - Stairway To Heaven
11592 - I Wanna Go Back To The Farm

1963

The winter season is not always joyful for everyone. But the discovery of a "new" record pressed by Rite is always a reason to be cheerful. Then, here it is, one of the worst record ever, according to Mackari (e-bay seller from Corsicana, Texas who probably known what he's talking about).

Note : I believe that I've just located Mrs Loughry : Block #12 Lot #50 W1/2, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton County, Kansas.

Mabel, is that you?

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What? Three bad records in a row? Is that too much?

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Hawkeye Hawkins The Lonesome Rambler

Hawkeye Hawkins
The Lonesome Rambler

Hawkeye

11913 ~ My Lord's Garden
11914 ~ In The Garden

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Hear both sides (clip only)


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Missy Connor, Child Singer from West Virginia

Missy Connor Sings « Songs From My Heart »

41355 - Cowgirl For Jesus; Thanks My Friends For Loving Me
41356 - Lord, Remember Mama

Missy Connor
PO Box 503
Sutton, WV, 26601

Child Singer from West Virginia.

Missy has a mother. Her name is Carolyn. Like her mother, Missy began her musical career at the tender age of five. For the better or for the worse.

Carolyn traveled with her evangelistic family for many years singing country and southern gospel music. Originally from Canton, she met and married Don Connor of West Virginia. One year later Missy was born. The family booked as The Connor Family was now The Connors.

Above information was found HERE.

Cowgirl For Jesus
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You don't like the song? Wait, the worst has yet to come. See my next post.

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Kenny Owens on Reka

Kenny Owens

Reka 401

13317 - Wrong Line
13318 - Come Back Baby

Kenny Owens had records on Lou Krefetz's Poplar Records as Kenny Owen (58), on Ollie McLaughlin's Ruth label as Kenny Owens, on the Chance label out of Fayetteville, Arkansas as by Ken Owens And The Del-Rays and on his own Ork (Kenny Owens initials spelled backwards) label as Kenny Owens.

Kenny had a large following in the Jonesboro area. He had a TV variety show on KAIT Jonesboro in the late 60's. He recorded with Larry Donn (of "Honey Bun" fame -Vaden Records) an album issued on his own Ork label.

Larry Donn :

In 1969, Kenny Owens came to me with the idea that he and I should be partners. He was good at booking jobs, and I had a good band, so we joined forces. In '70, we went to Wayne Raney's studio in Concord, Arkansas, and recorded an album for road sales ('Kenny Owens & The Travellers With Mid-American Music' - Ork LP 1003). Kenny did one side and I did five songs on the other side.

The Reka label was owned by Meteor recording artist Jimmy Lamberth. See Reka Records where you can listen to the Kenny Owens' Reka sides.

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Jack Adkins : Talking to Myself

From this Hobo Jack Adkins discography

Jack Adkins

Adco

CP-4665 - Talking to Myself
CP-4666 - I'll Do You Like You Done Me

Not listed in THIS Adco label discography

What do I know about this record?

"I don’t know. I only know that that’s why I’ve said repeatedly that I want to find out. I want to get to the bottom of this Rite Records discography and find out all that has happened and so far I’ve told you all that I know. And you know the truth of the matter is, for quite some long time, all that you knew was what I’d told you ».

[President Reagan, Press Conference on March 19, 1987, quoted [and shamelessly -but very slightly- edited by me] by William Lutz in his book « Double-Speak », From « Revenue Enchancement » To « Terminal Living »]

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Peggy Little on Pathfinder

Peggy Little

Pathfinder

16111 - If I Had Wheels
(wr. Buddy Lackey)

16112 - Hardest Easy Thing

(wr. Jerry Lane)

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If I Had Wheels

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This is likely Peggy Little's very first record on a Mineola, Texas label owned by Jack Rhodes.

From 1966. Not listed in THIS Peggy Little discography.

Peggy Little’s succes started on a front porch in Marlin, Tex., when she was singing and rocking her little brother to sleep one afternoon. A man named Jerry Dykes heard her, at first thinking someone had a radio turned up full blast, and immediately offered her a job singing for a Waco, Tex., radio station. Peggy was 11 years old at the time.

She now lives in a very small town in Texas and still sing, but only in Church.

Her big hit "Son of a Preacher Man"

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Fay Simmons on Ruthie

Fay Simmons with Michell on organ
CP-6779 – Entranced
Vir-Cel BMI
Ruthie 1038-A

Fay Simmons with Michell on organ
CP-6780 – Rain (in my heart)
Vel-Tone, ASCAP
Ruthie 1038-B

Billboard 3 February 1962 [Limited Sales Potential, Popular section]

Fay Simmons recorded for Grand (54), Rainbow (54), Piney (55), Port (57), Gone (58), Sharp (59), Senca (60-61), Jordan (60-61), Nu-Tone (61), Popside (62), Ruthie (62), V-Tone (62), Palm (63), LT Productions (60s) and Tuffy.

Brian (Color Radio) :

Fay Simmons - Who is she? Where is she from? Why didn't more of Fay Simmons records make the charts? I don't know too many of the answers and am unable to come up with much information anywhere. I am going to take what I do have and mold it into some probabilities and begin a page devoted to Fay Simmons. Here is what I think I know. ..
Read more HERE

[Label pictures and information are from Brian's Color Radio website]

Note : The only other known record on the same Ruthie label was Tony [Sharpe] & the Masquins who released 'My Angel Eyes' in 1961. Philadelphia deejay Kae Williams [also owner of the Kaiser and Junior labels] was possibly involved in the production of these Ruthie releases.

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The Black Narcosis on Raido 198

Raido SI-198
22315 ~ Kaeom
22316 ~ I Don't Know
Michigan, 1968

This 1968 release from Michigan features two heavy psychedelic releases both written by James Clements. The label indicates the songs were produced by Daniel T. Lick but the current publishing credits at BMI attribute them to Larry Lick Music BMI located in Port Huron, Michigan. You may listen to the songs below.

Al Jennings And His Ding Dong Daddies

Al Jennings And His Ding Dong Daddies

Staff

24957 - I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas (Part 1)
24958 - I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas (Part 2)

Oklahoma City Jazz band

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Smokey Monroe on Process

Smokey Monroe
12187 - Your Old Love Letters (Johnny Bond)
Process 122-A

Smokey Monroe & His Fiddle

12188 - No Smokin' (arr. by Monroe)
instrumental
Process 122-

Accompaniment is credited on both sides to LeRoy Cortez and his Western Band

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The Arkay IV with Bill Adleff

17811 ~ Surprise Love

17812 ~ Another Way
1966

18805 ~ Down From #9
18806 ~ When I Was Younger

21667 ~ Demotion
21668 ~ I’ll Keep On Trying (solo by Dave Massella)
1968

LP For Internal Use Only
1968

Side 1 - [22595]

Seems To Be The Thing
Surprise Love
Hear Me My Friend
You Are The One
When I Was Younger
Another Way

Side 2 - [22596]

no details

The group was started in 1963 by Bill Arnold, Skip Niebauer & John Nicotra. After his high graduation Bill left for military service and was replaced by Bob Sustak who was soon drafted into the army and was replaced by Dave Massello and Tom Brocki. This formed the core of the group from 1964 to 1969. The group went through several personal changes due primarily to the military draft for the Vietnam War. Besides those mentioned above the principal players include: Bill Adleff, Mark Fainstein, Vil Stomers, Bill Kirby, Jon Ims, Mike Redicliff and Doug Phillips.

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That Thing You Do! 1996 film written and directed by Tom Hanks is loosely based on the Arkay IV story. Set in the summer of 1964, the movie tells the story of a one-hit wonder rock band, called The Oneders (later The Wonders), following their whirlwind rise to the top of the pop charts, and just as quickly, their bitter dissolution. The film also resulted in a real life musical hit with the song "That Thing You Do".

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