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Roger Ford
Jul 14, 2014, 6:00:19 AM7/14/14
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These are today's Birthday people....born July 14 in the years
mentioned :
WOODY GUTHRIE (1912 Okemah Ok)
Folksinger & composer This Land Is Your Land,Grand Coulee Dam etc
CLAUDE TRENIER (1919 Mobile Al)
One half of the Trenier Twins (later in The Treniers on Okeh,Dot etc)
CLIFF TRENIER (1919 Mobile Al)
One half of the Trenier Twins (later in The Treniers on Okeh,Dot etc)
LOWMAN PAULING (1926 Winston-Salem NC)
Guitarist & member "5" Royales rcd Apollo,King etc Baby Don't Do It
DEL REEVES (1933 Sparta NC)
C&W singer rcd some RAB circa 1957 later had country hits on UA
BOB SCHOLL (1938 Mount Vernon NY)
Lead singer The Mello-Kings of Tonite,Tonite fame
VINCE TAYLOR (1939 London UK)
Released one of best ever UK rockers Brand New Cadillac in 1959
....and here is a guy who said his last goodbye to us this
day..........
JUNIOR DENBY (2013 West Chester Oh)
Of The Swallows wrote several of their classics Dearest,Beside You etc
**********************************************************************************
EVENTS OF THE DAY
JULY 14 1945
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart this day are "On The
Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe" Johnny Mercer,"Chopin's Polaise"
Carmen Cavallero,"I Wish" Mills Brothers and "Who Threw The Whisky In
The Well" Lucky Millinder (voc Wynonie Harris).On the Folk (c&w) chart
Gene Autry and "At Mail Call Today" returns to #1 dethroning Bob Wills
and "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima". New on the Race (r&b) chart are
"S.K Blues" Pete Johnson All Stars (voc Joe Turner) and "That's The
Stuff You Gotta Watch" Buddy Johnson
JULY 14 1951
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart this day are "Because Of
You" Jan Peerce and "Wang Wang Blues" Ames Brothers.
JULY 14 1952
"The Eddy Arnold Show" premieres on CBS-TV
JULY 14 1955
LaVern Baker records four tracks this day at the Atlantic studio in
New York City. The forthcoming single "Play It Fair"/"That Lucky Old
Sun" (Atlantic 1075, September) is the main result of the session
which also produces "You Better Stop" (first released on "All Star
Rock And Roll" Atlantic EP 575 in 1957) and "Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum"
(Atlantic 1093 1956)..Personnel: Emmett Berry, Shad Collins (trumpets)
Lawrence Brown (trombone) ; Sam Taylor (tenor sax) ; Dave McRae
(baritone sax) ;Lloyd Trotman (bass) ; Unknown (piano, guitar, drums).
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
Another Little Walter session in Chicago. All three tracks are held in
the can for some considerable time. "Crazy For My Baby" is released on
Checker 986 in mid-1961. "Little Girl, Little Girl" and "Can't Stop
Loving You" see their first release on a French LP (Le Roi Du Blues LP
2012) in 1989.Personnel : Little Walter (vocals, harmonica) ; Robert
Lockwood Jr and David Myers (guitars) ; Willie Dixon (bass) ; Fred
Below (drums).Willie Dixon's "Walking the Blues" (Checker 822, his
only R&B chart entry) may also have been recorded at this session, as
the master number (7873) immediately precedes those of the three
Little Walter tracks. It was belatedly released in the UK on London
HLU 8297 (July 1956) and is considered to be the rarest London single.
After Little Walter has left,Bo Diddley enters the Chess studio.
"Pretty Thing"/"Bring It To Jerome" is selected for single release in
November (Checker 827). The instrumental "Spanish Guitar" is first
issued on the album "Have Guitar, Will Travel" (Checker LP 2974) in
1959 and "Heart-O-Matic Love" stays on the shelf until the CD age
(first release on Chess CHD-9331 in 1991). The date given in
Leadbitter / Slaven's "Blues Records, 1943 To 1970" (August
12, 1955) is the date of editing and remastering.Personnel : Bo
Diddley (vocal, guitar) ; Billy Boy Arnold (harmonica) ;Willie Dixon
(bass) ; Jerome Green (maracas, second vocal on "Bring It To
Jerome") ; Frank Kirkland (drums).
JULY 14 1956
New on the Billboard Top 100 chart are "Heaven On Earth" Platters,
"Boppin' The Blues" Carl Perkins,"Theme From The Proud Ones" Nelson
Riddle,"Ghost Town" Don Cherry,"Fabulous Character" Sarah Vaughan,
"Marimba Charleston" Marimba Chiapas,"Rockin' Through The Rye" Bill
Haley & Comets,"Dreamer" Four Aces,"A Casual Look" Six Teens,"Get
Me To The Church On Time" Julius La Rosa,"Five" Sammy Davis Jr and
"You're Sensational" Frank Sinatra.. New on the R&B chart are
"Stranded In The Jungle" Jayhawks and "My Prayer" Platters
JULY 14 1957
Sal Mineo sings "Start Movin" on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Marvin
Rainwater sings "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" while Don Cherry also
appears
Frankie Laine sings "The Lonesome Road" and "Without You" on "The
Steve Allen Show". Other guests are Debra Paget,Buddy Rich and
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Funnyman Stan Freberg presents a new, weekly, comedy program on
CBS. Freberg is a late entry into the radio program race, though he
was well known for many famous radio commercials over the years. The
Freberg show only lasts a short time and "tele-vee-shun"is blamed for
the show's quick demise.
Justin Tubb continues sessions at Bradley Studio in Nashville to
record the twelve tracks for his forthcoming LP "Country Boy In Love"
(Decca DL 8644, November). This day he cuts "Try Me One More
Time", "I'd Trade All My Tomorrows" and "Silver Dew On the Bluegrass".
Personnel : Grady Martin or Hank Garland (guitar) ; Harold Bradley
(guitar) ; Buddy Emmons (steel guitar) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Owen
Bradley (piano) ; poss. Jerry Rivers (fiddle) ; Buddy Harman (drums) ;
The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus).Produced by Paul Cohen.
Gary Tollett (aka Gary Dale) waxes "Honey Honey" and "Look To The
Future" at the Nor Va Jak studio in Clovis, New Mexico."Honey Honey"
is first released on the Rollercoaster EP "Go Boy Go" (RCEP 125) in
September 1998 and is also included on the CD "West Texas Bop" (Ace
CDCHD 699) in 1999. "Look To The Future" is only available on the
bootleg 4-CD Vigotone Buddy Holly box-set ("What You've Been
A-Missing", 1999). There may have been some involvement of Niki
Sullivan (producer?), who wrote "Look To the Future".Musicians : Gary
Tollett (vocals / acoustic guitar) ; Buddy Holly (lead guitar) ; Joe B
Mauldin or George Atwood (bass) ; Jerry Allison (drums) ;Ramona
Tollett (backing vocal). Additional backing vocals by the Picks are
overdubbed in mid-August. NB The unusual (in 1957) guitar sound on
"Look To The Future" was achieved by plugging Holly's guitar into
Norman Petty's "Leslietone" organ amplifier
.JULY 14 1958
Dean Martin covers Domenico Modugno's "Volare" (aka "Nel Blu Di
Pinto Di Blu"), which has not even entered the US charts yet. Martin's
version, which will peak at # 12, is rush released on Capitol 4028.
Orchestra conducted by Gus Levene.Produced by Lee Gillette at the
Capitol Tower in Hollywood.
Mercury hits on a new idea this day by releasing promo film clips of
The Platters and the Diamonds to local TV stations thus pioneering
some of the first music videos
Elsewhere Johnny Cash makes it official that he is leaving Sun Records
in Memphis
Meanwhile at that same Sun Records Charlie Rich has his SIXTH session
for the label this day at 706 Union Ave Memphis Tennessee. Just as was
the case for EVERY TRACK from his previous five sessions NOTHING
from this session is released at the time. "My Baby Done Left Me"
finally surfaces on the " LP set "Charlie Rich: Original Hits and
Midnight Demos" (UK Charly CDX-10) in 1985."I'll Make It All Up To
You" goes unissued whilst "Those Places Around Town" sees light of day
on DA 300
The Champs record "The Toast" for their second LP, "Everybody's
Rockin' With the Champs" (Challenge CHL 605, December) :Personnel :
Dave Burgess, Dale Norris (guitars) ; Van Norman (bass) ; Jimmy Seals
(sax) ; Dean Beard (piano) ; Dash Crofts (drums).Location : Gold Star
studio, Hollywood.Produced by Joe Johnson.
JULY 14 1959
The Five Royales are at the King Studio in Cincinnati to lay down
their next two singles : "Tell Me You Care"/"Wonder Where Your Love
Has Gone" (King 5237, August) and "My Sugar Sugar"/"It Hurts Inside"
(King 5266, October).
Johnny Otis records his new single at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood :
"Let The Sunshine In My Life"/"Baby Just You" (Capitol 4260, August).
Strings are overdubbed on July 22. Unissued from this session are "The
Magic Words" and "With You, With Me".Produced by Tom Morgan.
Marti Barris guests on "American Bandstand"
JULY 14 1960
Johnny Restivo sings "I Can't Take It" on "American Bandstand"
JULY 14 1961
Etta James does a five-track session in Chicago.Three songs will be
included on the LP "The Second Time Around" (Argo LP 4011, September)
"One For My Baby", "It's Too Soon To Know" (also a single, Argo 5402,
October) and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore".The other two songs will
appear on the album "Etta James" (Argo LP 4013, March 1962) : "Guess
Again" and "Waiting For Charlie To Come Home" (also issued as a 45,
Argo 5409, on the B-side of "Something's Got A Hold On Me" from a
session in December 1961).Arranged by Riley Hampton, produced by
Leonard Chess.
John Barry and his orchestra record more songs for the 15-track LP
"Stringbeat" (Columbia SX 1358, November) :"Moody River", "A Handful
Of Songs", "Like Waltz", "Donna's Theme","Rum-Dee-Dum-Dee-Dah", "Man
From Madrid" and "The Challenge".Produced by Norman Newell and John
Burgess at EMI's Abbey Road Studio in London.
JULY 14 1962
Bobby Vinton runs David Rose's "The Stripper" off stage on the
Billboard Hot Hundred as his "Roses Are Red" becomes the new national
#1 hit. New entries on the chart are "Ben Crazy" Dickie Goodman,"Bring
It On Home To Me" Sam Cooke,"Above The Stars" Acker Bilk,"What's
A-Matter Baby" Timi Yuro,"All Night Long" Sandy Nelson,"The Bird Man"
Highwaymen,"Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets" Playmates,"A Taste Of
Honey" Martin Denny,"Rinky Dink" Dave "Baby" Cortez,"Theme From
Hatari" Henry Mancini,"La Bomba" Tokens and "A Miracle" Frankie Avalon
New on the C&W chart is "In The Jailhouse Now" Johnny Cash. New on
the R&B chart is "I Don't Love You No More" Jimmy Norman and "Party
Lights" Claudine Clark
Meanwhile in the British charts Ray Charles scores his first (and
only) UK #1 hit with "I Can't Stop Loving You"
And newcomers The Beatles play their first ever gig in Wales this
day---when they appear at The Regent Dansette in Rhyl. Tickets cost a
princely five shillings, ($0.70).
JULY 14 1963
Bill Dana (as Jose Jimenez) guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Marion
Marlowe also stars
JULY 14 1993
The US Postal Service announces stamps honouring the musicals "My Fair
Lady","Porgy & Bess","Showboat" and "Oklahoma!".
**********************************************************************************
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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mentioned :
WOODY GUTHRIE (1912 Okemah Ok)
Folksinger & composer This Land Is Your Land,Grand Coulee Dam etc
CLAUDE TRENIER (1919 Mobile Al)
One half of the Trenier Twins (later in The Treniers on Okeh,Dot etc)
CLIFF TRENIER (1919 Mobile Al)
One half of the Trenier Twins (later in The Treniers on Okeh,Dot etc)
LOWMAN PAULING (1926 Winston-Salem NC)
Guitarist & member "5" Royales rcd Apollo,King etc Baby Don't Do It
DEL REEVES (1933 Sparta NC)
C&W singer rcd some RAB circa 1957 later had country hits on UA
BOB SCHOLL (1938 Mount Vernon NY)
Lead singer The Mello-Kings of Tonite,Tonite fame
VINCE TAYLOR (1939 London UK)
Released one of best ever UK rockers Brand New Cadillac in 1959
....and here is a guy who said his last goodbye to us this
day..........
JUNIOR DENBY (2013 West Chester Oh)
Of The Swallows wrote several of their classics Dearest,Beside You etc
**********************************************************************************
EVENTS OF THE DAY
JULY 14 1945
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart this day are "On The
Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe" Johnny Mercer,"Chopin's Polaise"
Carmen Cavallero,"I Wish" Mills Brothers and "Who Threw The Whisky In
The Well" Lucky Millinder (voc Wynonie Harris).On the Folk (c&w) chart
Gene Autry and "At Mail Call Today" returns to #1 dethroning Bob Wills
and "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima". New on the Race (r&b) chart are
"S.K Blues" Pete Johnson All Stars (voc Joe Turner) and "That's The
Stuff You Gotta Watch" Buddy Johnson
JULY 14 1951
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart this day are "Because Of
You" Jan Peerce and "Wang Wang Blues" Ames Brothers.
JULY 14 1952
"The Eddy Arnold Show" premieres on CBS-TV
JULY 14 1955
LaVern Baker records four tracks this day at the Atlantic studio in
New York City. The forthcoming single "Play It Fair"/"That Lucky Old
Sun" (Atlantic 1075, September) is the main result of the session
which also produces "You Better Stop" (first released on "All Star
Rock And Roll" Atlantic EP 575 in 1957) and "Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum"
(Atlantic 1093 1956)..Personnel: Emmett Berry, Shad Collins (trumpets)
Lawrence Brown (trombone) ; Sam Taylor (tenor sax) ; Dave McRae
(baritone sax) ;Lloyd Trotman (bass) ; Unknown (piano, guitar, drums).
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
Another Little Walter session in Chicago. All three tracks are held in
the can for some considerable time. "Crazy For My Baby" is released on
Checker 986 in mid-1961. "Little Girl, Little Girl" and "Can't Stop
Loving You" see their first release on a French LP (Le Roi Du Blues LP
2012) in 1989.Personnel : Little Walter (vocals, harmonica) ; Robert
Lockwood Jr and David Myers (guitars) ; Willie Dixon (bass) ; Fred
Below (drums).Willie Dixon's "Walking the Blues" (Checker 822, his
only R&B chart entry) may also have been recorded at this session, as
the master number (7873) immediately precedes those of the three
Little Walter tracks. It was belatedly released in the UK on London
HLU 8297 (July 1956) and is considered to be the rarest London single.
After Little Walter has left,Bo Diddley enters the Chess studio.
"Pretty Thing"/"Bring It To Jerome" is selected for single release in
November (Checker 827). The instrumental "Spanish Guitar" is first
issued on the album "Have Guitar, Will Travel" (Checker LP 2974) in
1959 and "Heart-O-Matic Love" stays on the shelf until the CD age
(first release on Chess CHD-9331 in 1991). The date given in
Leadbitter / Slaven's "Blues Records, 1943 To 1970" (August
12, 1955) is the date of editing and remastering.Personnel : Bo
Diddley (vocal, guitar) ; Billy Boy Arnold (harmonica) ;Willie Dixon
(bass) ; Jerome Green (maracas, second vocal on "Bring It To
Jerome") ; Frank Kirkland (drums).
JULY 14 1956
New on the Billboard Top 100 chart are "Heaven On Earth" Platters,
"Boppin' The Blues" Carl Perkins,"Theme From The Proud Ones" Nelson
Riddle,"Ghost Town" Don Cherry,"Fabulous Character" Sarah Vaughan,
"Marimba Charleston" Marimba Chiapas,"Rockin' Through The Rye" Bill
Haley & Comets,"Dreamer" Four Aces,"A Casual Look" Six Teens,"Get
Me To The Church On Time" Julius La Rosa,"Five" Sammy Davis Jr and
"You're Sensational" Frank Sinatra.. New on the R&B chart are
"Stranded In The Jungle" Jayhawks and "My Prayer" Platters
JULY 14 1957
Sal Mineo sings "Start Movin" on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Marvin
Rainwater sings "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" while Don Cherry also
appears
Frankie Laine sings "The Lonesome Road" and "Without You" on "The
Steve Allen Show". Other guests are Debra Paget,Buddy Rich and
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Funnyman Stan Freberg presents a new, weekly, comedy program on
CBS. Freberg is a late entry into the radio program race, though he
was well known for many famous radio commercials over the years. The
Freberg show only lasts a short time and "tele-vee-shun"is blamed for
the show's quick demise.
Justin Tubb continues sessions at Bradley Studio in Nashville to
record the twelve tracks for his forthcoming LP "Country Boy In Love"
(Decca DL 8644, November). This day he cuts "Try Me One More
Time", "I'd Trade All My Tomorrows" and "Silver Dew On the Bluegrass".
Personnel : Grady Martin or Hank Garland (guitar) ; Harold Bradley
(guitar) ; Buddy Emmons (steel guitar) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Owen
Bradley (piano) ; poss. Jerry Rivers (fiddle) ; Buddy Harman (drums) ;
The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus).Produced by Paul Cohen.
Gary Tollett (aka Gary Dale) waxes "Honey Honey" and "Look To The
Future" at the Nor Va Jak studio in Clovis, New Mexico."Honey Honey"
is first released on the Rollercoaster EP "Go Boy Go" (RCEP 125) in
September 1998 and is also included on the CD "West Texas Bop" (Ace
CDCHD 699) in 1999. "Look To The Future" is only available on the
bootleg 4-CD Vigotone Buddy Holly box-set ("What You've Been
A-Missing", 1999). There may have been some involvement of Niki
Sullivan (producer?), who wrote "Look To the Future".Musicians : Gary
Tollett (vocals / acoustic guitar) ; Buddy Holly (lead guitar) ; Joe B
Mauldin or George Atwood (bass) ; Jerry Allison (drums) ;Ramona
Tollett (backing vocal). Additional backing vocals by the Picks are
overdubbed in mid-August. NB The unusual (in 1957) guitar sound on
"Look To The Future" was achieved by plugging Holly's guitar into
Norman Petty's "Leslietone" organ amplifier
.JULY 14 1958
Dean Martin covers Domenico Modugno's "Volare" (aka "Nel Blu Di
Pinto Di Blu"), which has not even entered the US charts yet. Martin's
version, which will peak at # 12, is rush released on Capitol 4028.
Orchestra conducted by Gus Levene.Produced by Lee Gillette at the
Capitol Tower in Hollywood.
Mercury hits on a new idea this day by releasing promo film clips of
The Platters and the Diamonds to local TV stations thus pioneering
some of the first music videos
Elsewhere Johnny Cash makes it official that he is leaving Sun Records
in Memphis
Meanwhile at that same Sun Records Charlie Rich has his SIXTH session
for the label this day at 706 Union Ave Memphis Tennessee. Just as was
the case for EVERY TRACK from his previous five sessions NOTHING
from this session is released at the time. "My Baby Done Left Me"
finally surfaces on the " LP set "Charlie Rich: Original Hits and
Midnight Demos" (UK Charly CDX-10) in 1985."I'll Make It All Up To
You" goes unissued whilst "Those Places Around Town" sees light of day
on DA 300
The Champs record "The Toast" for their second LP, "Everybody's
Rockin' With the Champs" (Challenge CHL 605, December) :Personnel :
Dave Burgess, Dale Norris (guitars) ; Van Norman (bass) ; Jimmy Seals
(sax) ; Dean Beard (piano) ; Dash Crofts (drums).Location : Gold Star
studio, Hollywood.Produced by Joe Johnson.
JULY 14 1959
The Five Royales are at the King Studio in Cincinnati to lay down
their next two singles : "Tell Me You Care"/"Wonder Where Your Love
Has Gone" (King 5237, August) and "My Sugar Sugar"/"It Hurts Inside"
(King 5266, October).
Johnny Otis records his new single at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood :
"Let The Sunshine In My Life"/"Baby Just You" (Capitol 4260, August).
Strings are overdubbed on July 22. Unissued from this session are "The
Magic Words" and "With You, With Me".Produced by Tom Morgan.
Marti Barris guests on "American Bandstand"
JULY 14 1960
Johnny Restivo sings "I Can't Take It" on "American Bandstand"
JULY 14 1961
Etta James does a five-track session in Chicago.Three songs will be
included on the LP "The Second Time Around" (Argo LP 4011, September)
"One For My Baby", "It's Too Soon To Know" (also a single, Argo 5402,
October) and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore".The other two songs will
appear on the album "Etta James" (Argo LP 4013, March 1962) : "Guess
Again" and "Waiting For Charlie To Come Home" (also issued as a 45,
Argo 5409, on the B-side of "Something's Got A Hold On Me" from a
session in December 1961).Arranged by Riley Hampton, produced by
Leonard Chess.
John Barry and his orchestra record more songs for the 15-track LP
"Stringbeat" (Columbia SX 1358, November) :"Moody River", "A Handful
Of Songs", "Like Waltz", "Donna's Theme","Rum-Dee-Dum-Dee-Dah", "Man
From Madrid" and "The Challenge".Produced by Norman Newell and John
Burgess at EMI's Abbey Road Studio in London.
JULY 14 1962
Bobby Vinton runs David Rose's "The Stripper" off stage on the
Billboard Hot Hundred as his "Roses Are Red" becomes the new national
#1 hit. New entries on the chart are "Ben Crazy" Dickie Goodman,"Bring
It On Home To Me" Sam Cooke,"Above The Stars" Acker Bilk,"What's
A-Matter Baby" Timi Yuro,"All Night Long" Sandy Nelson,"The Bird Man"
Highwaymen,"Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets" Playmates,"A Taste Of
Honey" Martin Denny,"Rinky Dink" Dave "Baby" Cortez,"Theme From
Hatari" Henry Mancini,"La Bomba" Tokens and "A Miracle" Frankie Avalon
New on the C&W chart is "In The Jailhouse Now" Johnny Cash. New on
the R&B chart is "I Don't Love You No More" Jimmy Norman and "Party
Lights" Claudine Clark
Meanwhile in the British charts Ray Charles scores his first (and
only) UK #1 hit with "I Can't Stop Loving You"
And newcomers The Beatles play their first ever gig in Wales this
day---when they appear at The Regent Dansette in Rhyl. Tickets cost a
princely five shillings, ($0.70).
JULY 14 1963
Bill Dana (as Jose Jimenez) guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Marion
Marlowe also stars
JULY 14 1993
The US Postal Service announces stamps honouring the musicals "My Fair
Lady","Porgy & Bess","Showboat" and "Oklahoma!".
**********************************************************************************
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
-----------------------
"Spam Free Zone" - to combat unwanted automatic spamming I have added
an extra "b" in my e-mail address (mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk).
Please delete same before responding.Thank you!
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