-Who's Got A Birthday Today? (MAY 15)-
Roger Ford
mentioned :
NORRIE PARAMOR (1914 London UK)
Music Director and Producer for EMI worked with Cliff Richard etc
EDDY ARNOLD (1918 Henderson Tn)
Tennessee Plowboy rose to fame 40's with Any Time,Texarkana Baby etc
HOLMES "DADDY-O" DAYLIE (1920 Covington Tn)
Popular Chicago area R&B deejay
ANDY ANDERSON (1935 Clarksdale Ms)
RAB singer recorded for Century,Apollo etc
TRINI LOPEZ (1937 Dallas Tx)
Recorded for King in 50's much bigger later with If I Had A Hammer etc
LENNY WELCH (1938 Asbury Park NJ)
Pop vocalist biggest hit Since I Fell For You 1963
........and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes to us on
this day
ERNIE FREEMAN (1981 Hollywood Ca)
Bandleader/arranger did Jivin Around Raunchy etc
JOHNNY GREEN (1989 Beverly Hills Ca)
Songwriter composed Body & soul,I Cover The Waterfront etc
JOHN MAHER JR.(1991 Chicago Il)
Publisher of the famous "Downbeat" jazz magazine
BARBARA LEE JONES (1992 New York City NY)
Member of Bronx NY femme group The Chiffons of He's So Fine fame
GEOFF GODDARD (2000 London UK)
UK singer & Joe Meek protege wrote the 1961 #1 hit Johnny Remember Me
JUNE CARTER (2003 Nashviille Tn)
Of Carter Family later June Carter Cash wife to Johnny Cash
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
MAY 15 1945
The first album chart was introduced in the USA.The "albums" in
question were packaged collections of 78rpm singles
MAY 15 1948
"Billboard" debuts its new expanded country chart this day
MAY 15 1950
In New York City Wea Bea Booze records "Easy Rider Blues" backed by
Larry Johnson's Band for the Apollo label
MAY 15 1955
Louis Armstrong,Gary Crosby and The Will Mastin Trio (featuring Sammy
Davis Jr) guest on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town" show
MAY 15 1957
In New York City, a Ruth Brown session produces two new Atlantic
singles: "I Hope We Meet (On The Road Someday)"/"Show Me" and "A New
Love" c/w "Look Me Up" .Personnel includes Jimmy Mitchell on alto sax,
Al Caiola on guitar and Connie Kay of the Modern Jazz Quartet on
drums.
MAY 15 1958
Knowing that Johnny Cash is about to jump ship from Sun to
Columbia,Sam Phillips holds him to the letter of his remaining
contract this day---insisting on a marathon all day and all night
recording session to fulfill his obligations---one that will leave Sun
and Phillips a wealth of recordings that will be mined regularly for
"new" releases well into the 60's.At this session Cash waxes
"Sugartime","You're the Nearest Thing To Heaven","Born To
Lose","Always Alone","Story Of A Broken Heart","You Tell Me","Life
Goes on","You Win Again","I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You","Cold,Cold
Heart","Hey Good Lookin'" and "I Can't Help It"
Gerry Granahan sings "No Chemise Please" on "American Bandstand"
MAY 15 1959
Dave "Baby" Cortez plays "The Happy Organ" on "American Bandstand"
MAY 15 1960
On this day in 1960, Lloyd Price headlines "The Biggest Show Of Stars
1960", a concert at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis Mo that also features
Clyde McPhatter, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, LaVern Baker, Little
Anthony & The Imperials, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Jones, Sammy Turner and Joe
Turner
Jane Froman guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
MAY 15 1961
Brenda Lee guests on the CBS-TV sitcom "Make Room For Daddy"
Gene McDaniels sings "A Tear" on "American Bandstand"
MAY 15 1963
The Grammy Awards take place this night honoring records from
1962----awards presented this night (that feature some strange choices
--not least the tuly bizarre pick for "Best Rock & Roll Record")
include :-
RECORD OF THE YEAR : I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
ALBUM OF THE YEAR : The First Family - Vaughn Meader
SONG OF THE YEAR : What Kind Of Fool Am I (Newley/Bricusse)
BEST MALE VOCAL : I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
BEST FEMALE VOCAL : Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
BEST GROUP VOCAL : If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul and Mary
BEST ROCK & ROLL RECORD : Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
BEST R&B RECORD - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
BEST C&W RECORD : Funny Way Of Laughin' - Burl Ives
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT - Baby Elepant Walk (Mancini)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL THEME - A Taste Of Honey (Bobby Scott)
BEST SCORE ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM - No Strings (Richard Rodgers)
BEST GOSPEL RECORD - Great Songs Of Love & Faith - Mahalia Jackson
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE - Desafinado - Stan Getz & & Charlie Byrd
BEST ORIGINAL JAZZ COMPOSITION - Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Guaraldi)
BEST FOLK RECORD - If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul and Mary
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE - The First Family - Vaughn Meader
BEST NEW ARTIST OF 1962 - Robert Goulet
BEST SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE - The Storyteller - Charles Laughton
BEST ALBUM COVER - Lovely And Alive - Lena Horne
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Acknowledgement for recording session info used in this series goes to
Dik de Heer's "In The Can" website. For more info see
http://members.home.nl/henk.gorter/Itcindex.html
ROGER FORD
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