Watch out : soon in the news, the announcement of an addition to the Constitution stipulating that the rich and powerful (it goes together) will also have the right to make themselves ridiculous
The Southern Culture On The Skids
One of the two covers they did on their Ditch Diggin' album from 1994 (the other is Link Wray's Jack The Ripper.
"The Great Atomic Power" by The Louvin Brothers is a gospel song released in 1952. The lyrics center around the theme of fear and the impending destruction that could be brought about by atomic power. The song presents a strong religious message, emphasizing the need to be prepared spiritually and seek salvation through Jesus in order to overcome this potential devastation. *
No songs today, just a very ugly album cover, courtesy of Pickwick Records (SPC-3258). So ugly, it must be deliberate ? Issued just in time for Halloween, I guess.
1 *Del Rubio Triplets * These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
2 *Rosalie Alter * I Had A Dream
3 *Brenda Pepper * Wichita Willie
4 *Wing * Back in Black
5 *Betty Spears * Truck Driving Woman
6 *Lynn Gibson * The Chrome Plated Hog
7 *Fran Owens * House Of The Rising Sun
8 *Stella Della Coonts * Keep On Walkin'
9 *Sherry Ray * Ring, Telephone, Ring
10 *Marga Benitez * Papa Cha Cha
11 *Irral Berger * Where Jesus Waits For Me
12 *Betty Reilly * Saga Of Elvis Presley
Fran Owens on cover of this brand new excellent compilation from Dear Family Records, the genuine article, do not accept imitations.
The
daughter of a Philadelphian bandleader and a Cuban dancer, Carmen
Taylor was born in Cuba ca. 1928. She came to the United States of
America at age two, began singing at age three. She sang with musicians
like Tito Puente and Duke Ellington. As Elen Madera, she had an
international hit with the song "Pepito,"
She was also a prolific songwriter, and her repertoire included Clyde McPhatter's "Seven Days," as well as the Clovers' "Little Mama."
There was never, as far as I know, any Carmen Taylor biography published, in print or on internet, a compilation of her songs neither.
Early in June 1974, bride of a day, Carmen Taylor (Carmen Griffith) was gunned down by her ex-convict husband at Fifth and Market Streets in San Francisco.
A talented woman whose life remains a mystery.
tracklist
1 - Can't Understand It (Mercury, 1951)
2 - Lovin Daddy (Atlantic, 1953)
3 - Ding Dong (Atlantic, 1953)
4 - Mama Me And Johnny Free (Atlantic, 1953)
5 - Big Mamou Daddy (Atlantic, 1953)
6 – Freddie (Atlantic, 1954)
7 - Ooh I (Atlantic, 1954)
8 - No More No Less (Guyden, 1954)
9 - The Bride Should Have Been Me (Okeh, 1955)
10 - Teenage Ball (Apollo, 1956)
11 - Oh Please (Apollo, 1956)
12 - So What (King, 1957)
13 - Love Me Baby (Teen Time, 1962)
14 - You're Puttin' Me On (Kama Sutra, 1965)
15 - Hey Son (aka My Son) (Kama Sutra, 1965)
16 - Willie B (EL Toro, 1959)
As Elen Madera :
17 – Pepito (Decca, 1960)
18 - El-Chipi-Chipi (Decca, 1960)
19 - Otra Vez (Decca, 1960)
20 - Callate Corazón (Decca, 1960)
21 – Florecita (Decca, 1960)
22 - Quisiera Saber (Decca, 1960)
23 - Pu-Chung Ga (Decca, 1960)
24 – Tu Eres Todo (Columbia, 1961)
25 - Canto Karabali (Columbia, 1961)
26 - Mi Cumbia Son (Decca, 1967)
If you have any information or missing songs not listed above (a total of some 60 songs were released), feel free to leave a comment.
Carmen or Elena
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When : 1965
Where : 812 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee
"The Fugitive" penned by Mack Vickery (sole composer when the song was copyrighted) and published by Al Gallico Music has been recorded that year by Johnny & The Thunderbirds and by Lamar Morris.
Hired by Audrey Williams as songwriter in 1966.
Every name, people and companies, whose names are seen on the two records brings us to a building located 812 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee which housed the offices of Al Gallico Music, Audrey Williams (Ly-Rann Music and her booking agency) and Dino Productions (Roberts and Friend)
So to find an outlet for the song the publisher and/or the composer had just to cross the corridor. First taker was certainly Dino Productions, a company established the previous year by Carl Friend and Lance Roberts.
Carl Friend came to Nashville, leaving Hot Springs, Arkansas after he resigned his duties as A&R director and VP of United Southern Records and president of Ouachita Music Publishers, and according to Billboard (30 May 1964) "will continue writing (some 23 artists have cut his tunes)."
Lance Roberts (real name Kenny Roberts, not the country singer) had previously recorded for Sun and Decca Records. Early in 1963, he was signed by United Southern Records to management and recording contracts (Billboard, 19 January 1963).
No record issued, it seems.
Dino Productions, Friend and Roberts were soon stopped in their tracks. In 1968, they were "sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the workhouse after pleading guilty to charges of fraud, defrauding artists by promising to produce, distribute, and promote their records, and to secure personal appearances for them, [...] claimed to be doing business with such personalities as Louis Armstrong, the Rolling Stones and Hank Williams Jr." (2 plead guilty of bilking The Confederates of $1,000, Billboard, 9 March 1968). We find Carl Friend continuing his career in the music industry in the seventies as president of Casino Records indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he plagiarized recorded material and used the mails to defraud investors in a 15 volumes album titled "History Of The States", the said album was never released. People cannot change their nature.
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More on Audrey Williams later.
