Whatever Happened to: Rosie(Angel Baby)
Nutopianz
"This is for Rosie...Where ever she is"..
In her own writing this is her story. She continues to make appearances as Rosie
and the Originals....
I was born Rosalie Hamlin on July 21st, 1945 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
I came from a musical background. My father played guitar, wrote music and
sang. My grandfather played banjo, harmonica and sang. When I was thirteen
years old, I pretended to have a baby-sitting job, but instead was performing
in various clubs in and around San Diego. I found a band looking for a singer.
I auditioned over the phone and I told them that I was sixteen years old. They
were a country and western group. We played primarily for family functions in
the San Diego area. In 1960 my mother bought me a piano. It was an old upright.
My Aunt Socorro began teaching me four chord progressions, Honky Tonk,
Boogie and Blues. My Uncle Albert's girlfriend Gloria Moore used to come over
quite often and listen to me play. She knew a few musicians from the San
Diego area. She arranged for them to come over so that we could have a jam
session. (I had already written Angel Baby). The musicians were: David Ponci
and Noah Tafolla on Guitar and Tony Gomez on Bass. Carl Von Goodat later
joined on Drums and and Alfred Barrett on Sax. When I was fourteen, I wrote a
poem about a teenage love entitled Angel Baby. We decided to record the song.
One hot summer day in 1961 we piled into a car and headed out to San Marcos, CA.
Then the guy says, "What do you want on the other side?" We had
completely forgotten about the flip side of the 45. Lucky for us, we had
our old friend Blueford Wade along. He was a vocalist who sat in on gigs with
us when he wasn't fronting his own band. Noah said, "Hey Blueford, why don't
you just ad-lib something." That's how
Give Me Love made it on the B side
ed. note (And you thought George wrote it first)
After recording for Highland Records, Jackie Wilson and his manager
suggested that I come to New York along with guitarist Noah Tafolla and record
for the Brunswick label. We had the honor of opening for Jackie Wilson at the
Brooklyn Paramount Theater for six shows daily. Also on the bill were Little
Anthony and the Imperials, The Marcells, Benny King, Maxine Brown, Carla Thomas
, The Isley Brothers, Del Shannon, Bobby Vee and Bobby Rydel.
I thank God for giving me the ability to sing and write music, and I hope to
perform for many years to come. God Bless, Rosie.
For more info and current photos:
http://rosieandtheoriginals.com/main/rosiehamlin.htm
-Nance
michael constantine
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> John did his version of Angel Baby. Mentioning at the beginning of the
song
> "This is for Rosie...Where ever she is"..
>
> In her own writing this is her story. She continues to make appearances as
Rosie
> and the Originals....
>
Our Day Will Come.......
Tom
That's Ruby and The Romantics. and "Denise" wass by Randy and the Rainbows.
michael constantine
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Ugh...you're right Tom....those R's get me all the time.
Nutopianz
>
> > > > John did his version of Angel Baby. Mentioning at the beginning of the
> > > song
> > > > "This is for Rosie...Where ever she is"..
> > > >
> > > > In her own writing this is her story. She continues to make
> appearances as
> > > Rosie
> > > > and the Originals....
Just like to add that Rosie Hamlin wrote to me thanking me for bringing some
attention to her site. Her counter jumped higher in 12 hours than ever before.
Nice lady.
She Wrote:
Dear John Nance,
Thank you for signing my guestbook. I hope your visit with us was great and
that you will come back again. I appreciate having your comments and the
attention you brought to my site! The counter went up higher than ever!
Rosie