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Roger Ford
Feb 26, 2016, 7:29:41 AM2/26/16
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These are today's Birthday people....born February 26 in the years
mentioned :-
JACKIE GLEASON (1916 Brooklyn NYC NY)
TV comedian/actor The Honeymooners rcd Capitol Melancholy Serenade etc
BETTY HUTTON (1921 Battle Creek Mi
Actress/singer many movies Annie Get Your Gun etc rcd RCA,Capitol etc
JAMES MOODY (1925 Savannah Ga)
Jazz tenor sax man emerged in 40's rcd Moody's Mood For Love etc
FATS DOMINO (1928 New Orleans La)
Inimitable premier r&r artist dozens of classic records for Imperial
JOHNNY CASH (1932 Kingsland Ar)
The most important--and the best--country artist to emerge in the 50's
BOB "THE BEAR" HITE (1943 Torrence Ca)
Blues & R&B collector as well as musician (later in Canned Heat group)
.......and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes this
day,,,,,,,,,
BIG MACEO (1953 Chicago Il)
Blues voc/pno worked with Tampa Red rcd Bluebird,RCA,Specialty etc
SHERMAN GARNES (1977 New York City NY)
Bass with Frankie Lymon's Teenagers of Why Do Fools Fall In Love fame
BUKKA WHITE (1977 Memphis Tn)
Pioneer Mississippi bluesman rcd in 1930's rediscovered in 1963
OLLIE McLAUGHLIN (1984 Detroit Mi)
Producer later owner Karen,Carla etc labels discovered Barbara Lewis
ROY ELDRIDGE (1989 Valley Stream NY)
Jazz trumpeter rcd for Norman Granz in 50's on Clef,Verve etc
CORNELL GUNTER (1990 Las Vegas Nv)
Of the Coasters and previously of The Flairs murdered in Las Vegas
SLIM GAILLARD (1991 London UK)
Jazz styled voc/gtr orig part of Slim & Slim act Flat Foot Floogie etc
FRANKIE SARDO (2014 Somers NY)
Second string R&R singer member of Winter Dance Party tour 1959
***********************************************************************************
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FEBRUARY 26 1942
At tonight's Oscars ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles
(which is very nearly cancelled following the Pearl Harbor attack)
Wendell Willkie is principal host at the event which sees "How Green
Was My Valley" take the Best Picture prize whilst Gary Cooper scoops
Best Actor for "Sergeant York" and Joan Fontaine wins Best Actress for
"Suspicion" .Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II win in the Best
Song category for "The Last Time I Saw Paris" from "Lady Be Good"
beating out both "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (from"Sun Valley Serenade")
and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (from "Buck Privates")
FEBRUARY 26 1944
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart is "Mairzy Doats" Merry
Macs.New on the Harlem Hit Parade are "When My Man Comes Home"
Buddy Johnson,"Cherry" Erskine Hawkins and "Cow-Cow Boogie" Ella
Fitzgerald & Ink Spots.
FEBRUARY 26 1949
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart are "Cruising Down The
River" Russ Morgan,"Down By The Station" Guy Lombardo,"You You
You Are The One" Ames Brothers,"Lady Of Spain" Ray Noble and "Blue
Room" Perry Como. New on the Folk (c&w) chart are "Candy Kisses"
Cowboy Copas, "Sister Of Sioux City Sue" Dick Thomas and "Candy
Kisses" George Morgan."Bewildered" Amos MIlburn goes back to #1 on
nthe Race (r&b) chart replacing "Deacon's Hop" Big Jay McNeely. New
on the chart are "Hip Shakin' Mama" Chubby Newsom,"I Feelo That Old
Age Creeping On" Wynonie Harris and "Grandma Plays The Numbers"
Wynonie Harris
FEBRUARY 26 1950
The Harmonicats guest on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town" show
FEBRUARY 26 1954
Michigan Congresswoman Ruth Thompson this day introduces a bill to
prohibit the distribution of "lewd, lascivious or filthy" recordings-a
thinly veiled attack on the growing popularity of rhythm and blues
records
FEBRUARY 26 1955
LaVern Baker writes to Congress and asks them to change the copyright
laws to ban cover records of R&B tunes (her efforts are no more
successful than the previous year's bill noted above)
Billboard reports that,for the first time since their introduction in
1949,45rpm singles are outselling the old standard 78's
And on the Billboard best selling pop chart new entries this day are
"The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" Bill Hayes,"Smiles" Crazy Otto,"Rock
Love" Fontane Sisters and "How Important Can It Be" Sarah Vaughan
On the C&W chart Webb Pierce reaches #1 with "In The Jailhouse
Now" replacing "Loose Talk" Carl Smith. New entries are "If Lovin'
You Is Wrong" Hank Thompson and "Make Believe" Kitty Wells &
Red Foley.New on the R&B chart are "Johnny Has Gone" Varetta
Dillard and "Upside Your Head" Buddy Johnson
FEBRUARY 26 1956
"In The Still Of The Nite"/"The Jones Girl" by The Five Satins is
waxed in New York City.First released on Standord 200 in April,then
on Ember 1005 in June. Lead vocal by Fred Parris.
Nick Noble and Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians guest on "The Ed
Sullivan Show"
FEBRUARY 26 1957
Jimmy Donley records "Come Along"/"Kickin' My Hound Around"
(Decca 30308, May). "Baby How Long" is released in December on
Decca 30519. The fourth track from this session,"Child Love" is
released 53 years later, on Jimmy's CD "The Shape You Left Me In"
(Bear Family BCD 16534),in 2010.Personnel : Hank Garland (lead
guitar) ; Harold Bradley (bass guitar) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Grady
Martin (vibes) ;Glenn Tubb (organ / piano) ; Prof Carpenter (sax)
Frank Duke, Lloyd Swetman (drums) ; The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal
chorus).Produced by Owen Bradley at Bradley Studio in Nashville.
Over a two day session at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood,
Sonny James records "First Date,First Kiss,First Love" and "Speak
To Me" for his next single (Capitol 3674, April),"Actions Speak Louder
Than Words" is selected for the EP "First Date,First Kiss,First Love"
(Capitol EAP-1-861), while "Baby You Melt My Heart" will stay on the
shelf until the release of the Bear Family CD boxset "Young Love - The
Complete Recordings 1952-1962" (BCD 16373, 2002).Personnel : Sonny
James (vocals); Bob Bain and Buck Owens (guitars) ; Rolly Bundock
(bass); Roy Harte (drums).Producer is,as usual, Ken Nelson.
FEBRUARY 26 1958
This is the last of Marty Robbins' New York sessions with Mitch Miller
(producer) and Ray Conniff (arranger),before returning to Nashville
studios. Four tracks are recorded in the evening. "Just Married"/
"Stairway Of Love" (Columbia 41143, March) is a very successful
single, with the A-side peaking at # 1 and the flip at # 2 on the
country charts. Melvin Endsley's composition "Ain't I The Lucky One"
will come out in October (Columbia 41282). "Foolish Decision" will
finally see the light of day in 1991 (Bear Family BCD 15567, "Ruby
Ann : Rockin' Rollin' Robbins, Vol. 3").Backing by : Tony Mottola,
Billy Mure,Don Arnone (guitars); Frank Carroll (bass) ; Ed Shaughnessy
(drums) ; The Ray Conniff Singers (vocal chorus).
Clyde McPhatter's next single is "Come What May"/"Let Me Know"
(Atlantic 1185, April), laid down on this day.The A-side will later be
recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.Two other tracks are
shelved for two years and coupled with 1953 tracks from Clyde's period
with the Drifters : "Just Give Me A Ring" (Atlantic 2049,January 1960,
c/w "Don't Dog Me") and the rocking "Deep Sea Ball" (Atlantic 2060,
April 1960, c/w "Let The Boogie Woogie Roll"). Personnel : Steve
Lipkins, Red Solomon (trumpets) ; Sam Taylor (tenor sax) ; Budd
Johnson (baritone sax) ; Mike Stoller (piano) ; George Barnes,Kenny
Burrell (guitars) ; Lloyd Trotman (bass) ; Unknown (drums). Arranged
by Howard Biggs, produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler at
Atlantic Studio in New York City.
Allen Toussaint records ten tracks for the all-instrumental LP "The
Wild Sound Of New Orleans By Tousan" (RCA LPM 1767,June) : "Up
The Creek", "Tim Tam", "Me And You", "Bono", "Java", "Wham
Tousan", "Nowhere To Go", "Nashua", "Po Boy Walk" and "Pelican
Parade".Personnel : Allen Toussaint (piano) ; Red Tyler (baritone sax)
Nat Perrilliat (tenor sax);Lee Allen (tenor sax on "Tim Tam" and "Wham
Tousan") ; Justin Adams or Roy Montrell (guitar) ; Frank Fields (bass)
;Charles 'Hungry' Williams (drums). Produced by Danny Kessler at
Cosimo Recording Studio in New Orleans.
Jackie Wilson with "To Be Loved" and The Hollywood Flames
("Buzz,Buzz,Buzz") guest on "American Bandstand"
FEBRUARY 26 1959
Trini Lopez does a four-track session at the King Studio in Cincinnati
"Rock On"/"Since I Don't Have You" is released on King 5187 in
March, "Love Me Tonight" on King 5198 in May and "It Hurts To Be
In Love" on King 5344 in May 1960.
FEBRUARY 26 1960
In New York City LaVern Baker records three tracks that will appear on
the LP "Saved" in 1961 (Atlantic LP 8050) : "No Love So True", "Senor
Big and Fine" and "Wheel of Fortune" (chosen for the next single,
Atlantic 2059, April 1960). The fourth track, "Don't Let The Stars Get
In Your Eyes" is shelved until the release of the LP "See See Rider"
(Atlantic LP 8071) in 1962.Personnel : Al Caiola,Bucky Pizzarelli
(guitars) ; George Duvivier (bass) ; James Buffington (French horn) ;
Moe Wechsler (piano) ; Ted Sommer (drums). Plus a 5-piece mixed vocal
chorus and strings.Arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum, produced
by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
The Coasters are back in the Atlantic studio in NYC,as always under
the supervision of Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller.Five tracks are laid
down : "Besame Mucho, Parts 1 & 2" (the next single, Atco 6163,
March),"Wake Me, Shake Me" (the single after that, Atco 6168, June),
"The Snake And The Bookworm" (issued as the B-side of "Shoppin'
For Clothes", Atco 6178,September 1960), "Keep On Rolling" (will
become the B-side of "Little Egypt",Atco 6192, April 1961) and "Lady
Like" (Atco 6341, mid-1965). Personnel: Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Will
'Dub' Jones, Cornel Gunter (vocals) ;Mike Stoller (piano / arranger) ;
King Curtis (tenor sax);George Barnes (guitar /banjo) ; Sonny Forriest
(guitar);Milt Hinton (bass) ; Willie Rodriguez (bongos) Panama Francis
(drums).
Lenny Welch sings "You Don't Know Me" on "American Bandstand"
FEBRUARY 26 1961
Spike Jones guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
FEBRUARY 26 1962
Chico Holiday guests on "American Bandstand"
FEBRUARY 26 1985
Chuck Berry receives a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award
***********************************************************************************
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 :-
JACKIE GLEASON (1916 Brooklyn NYC NY)
TV comedian/actor The Honeymooners rcd Capitol Melancholy Serenade etc
BETTY HUTTON (1921 Battle Creek Mi
Actress/singer many movies Annie Get Your Gun etc rcd RCA,Capitol etc
JAMES MOODY (1925 Savannah Ga)
Jazz tenor sax man emerged in 40's rcd Moody's Mood For Love etc
FATS DOMINO (1928 New Orleans La)
Inimitable premier r&r artist dozens of classic records for Imperial
JOHNNY CASH (1932 Kingsland Ar)
The most important--and the best--country artist to emerge in the 50's
BOB "THE BEAR" HITE (1943 Torrence Ca)
Blues & R&B collector as well as musician (later in Canned Heat group)
.......and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes this
day,,,,,,,,,
BIG MACEO (1953 Chicago Il)
Blues voc/pno worked with Tampa Red rcd Bluebird,RCA,Specialty etc
SHERMAN GARNES (1977 New York City NY)
Bass with Frankie Lymon's Teenagers of Why Do Fools Fall In Love fame
BUKKA WHITE (1977 Memphis Tn)
Pioneer Mississippi bluesman rcd in 1930's rediscovered in 1963
OLLIE McLAUGHLIN (1984 Detroit Mi)
Producer later owner Karen,Carla etc labels discovered Barbara Lewis
ROY ELDRIDGE (1989 Valley Stream NY)
Jazz trumpeter rcd for Norman Granz in 50's on Clef,Verve etc
CORNELL GUNTER (1990 Las Vegas Nv)
Of the Coasters and previously of The Flairs murdered in Las Vegas
SLIM GAILLARD (1991 London UK)
Jazz styled voc/gtr orig part of Slim & Slim act Flat Foot Floogie etc
FRANKIE SARDO (2014 Somers NY)
Second string R&R singer member of Winter Dance Party tour 1959
***********************************************************************************
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FEBRUARY 26 1942
At tonight's Oscars ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles
(which is very nearly cancelled following the Pearl Harbor attack)
Wendell Willkie is principal host at the event which sees "How Green
Was My Valley" take the Best Picture prize whilst Gary Cooper scoops
Best Actor for "Sergeant York" and Joan Fontaine wins Best Actress for
"Suspicion" .Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II win in the Best
Song category for "The Last Time I Saw Paris" from "Lady Be Good"
beating out both "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (from"Sun Valley Serenade")
and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (from "Buck Privates")
FEBRUARY 26 1944
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart is "Mairzy Doats" Merry
Macs.New on the Harlem Hit Parade are "When My Man Comes Home"
Buddy Johnson,"Cherry" Erskine Hawkins and "Cow-Cow Boogie" Ella
Fitzgerald & Ink Spots.
FEBRUARY 26 1949
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart are "Cruising Down The
River" Russ Morgan,"Down By The Station" Guy Lombardo,"You You
You Are The One" Ames Brothers,"Lady Of Spain" Ray Noble and "Blue
Room" Perry Como. New on the Folk (c&w) chart are "Candy Kisses"
Cowboy Copas, "Sister Of Sioux City Sue" Dick Thomas and "Candy
Kisses" George Morgan."Bewildered" Amos MIlburn goes back to #1 on
nthe Race (r&b) chart replacing "Deacon's Hop" Big Jay McNeely. New
on the chart are "Hip Shakin' Mama" Chubby Newsom,"I Feelo That Old
Age Creeping On" Wynonie Harris and "Grandma Plays The Numbers"
Wynonie Harris
FEBRUARY 26 1950
The Harmonicats guest on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town" show
FEBRUARY 26 1954
Michigan Congresswoman Ruth Thompson this day introduces a bill to
prohibit the distribution of "lewd, lascivious or filthy" recordings-a
thinly veiled attack on the growing popularity of rhythm and blues
records
FEBRUARY 26 1955
LaVern Baker writes to Congress and asks them to change the copyright
laws to ban cover records of R&B tunes (her efforts are no more
successful than the previous year's bill noted above)
Billboard reports that,for the first time since their introduction in
1949,45rpm singles are outselling the old standard 78's
And on the Billboard best selling pop chart new entries this day are
"The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" Bill Hayes,"Smiles" Crazy Otto,"Rock
Love" Fontane Sisters and "How Important Can It Be" Sarah Vaughan
On the C&W chart Webb Pierce reaches #1 with "In The Jailhouse
Now" replacing "Loose Talk" Carl Smith. New entries are "If Lovin'
You Is Wrong" Hank Thompson and "Make Believe" Kitty Wells &
Red Foley.New on the R&B chart are "Johnny Has Gone" Varetta
Dillard and "Upside Your Head" Buddy Johnson
FEBRUARY 26 1956
"In The Still Of The Nite"/"The Jones Girl" by The Five Satins is
waxed in New York City.First released on Standord 200 in April,then
on Ember 1005 in June. Lead vocal by Fred Parris.
Nick Noble and Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians guest on "The Ed
Sullivan Show"
FEBRUARY 26 1957
Jimmy Donley records "Come Along"/"Kickin' My Hound Around"
(Decca 30308, May). "Baby How Long" is released in December on
Decca 30519. The fourth track from this session,"Child Love" is
released 53 years later, on Jimmy's CD "The Shape You Left Me In"
(Bear Family BCD 16534),in 2010.Personnel : Hank Garland (lead
guitar) ; Harold Bradley (bass guitar) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Grady
Martin (vibes) ;Glenn Tubb (organ / piano) ; Prof Carpenter (sax)
Frank Duke, Lloyd Swetman (drums) ; The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal
chorus).Produced by Owen Bradley at Bradley Studio in Nashville.
Over a two day session at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood,
Sonny James records "First Date,First Kiss,First Love" and "Speak
To Me" for his next single (Capitol 3674, April),"Actions Speak Louder
Than Words" is selected for the EP "First Date,First Kiss,First Love"
(Capitol EAP-1-861), while "Baby You Melt My Heart" will stay on the
shelf until the release of the Bear Family CD boxset "Young Love - The
Complete Recordings 1952-1962" (BCD 16373, 2002).Personnel : Sonny
James (vocals); Bob Bain and Buck Owens (guitars) ; Rolly Bundock
(bass); Roy Harte (drums).Producer is,as usual, Ken Nelson.
FEBRUARY 26 1958
This is the last of Marty Robbins' New York sessions with Mitch Miller
(producer) and Ray Conniff (arranger),before returning to Nashville
studios. Four tracks are recorded in the evening. "Just Married"/
"Stairway Of Love" (Columbia 41143, March) is a very successful
single, with the A-side peaking at # 1 and the flip at # 2 on the
country charts. Melvin Endsley's composition "Ain't I The Lucky One"
will come out in October (Columbia 41282). "Foolish Decision" will
finally see the light of day in 1991 (Bear Family BCD 15567, "Ruby
Ann : Rockin' Rollin' Robbins, Vol. 3").Backing by : Tony Mottola,
Billy Mure,Don Arnone (guitars); Frank Carroll (bass) ; Ed Shaughnessy
(drums) ; The Ray Conniff Singers (vocal chorus).
Clyde McPhatter's next single is "Come What May"/"Let Me Know"
(Atlantic 1185, April), laid down on this day.The A-side will later be
recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.Two other tracks are
shelved for two years and coupled with 1953 tracks from Clyde's period
with the Drifters : "Just Give Me A Ring" (Atlantic 2049,January 1960,
c/w "Don't Dog Me") and the rocking "Deep Sea Ball" (Atlantic 2060,
April 1960, c/w "Let The Boogie Woogie Roll"). Personnel : Steve
Lipkins, Red Solomon (trumpets) ; Sam Taylor (tenor sax) ; Budd
Johnson (baritone sax) ; Mike Stoller (piano) ; George Barnes,Kenny
Burrell (guitars) ; Lloyd Trotman (bass) ; Unknown (drums). Arranged
by Howard Biggs, produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler at
Atlantic Studio in New York City.
Allen Toussaint records ten tracks for the all-instrumental LP "The
Wild Sound Of New Orleans By Tousan" (RCA LPM 1767,June) : "Up
The Creek", "Tim Tam", "Me And You", "Bono", "Java", "Wham
Tousan", "Nowhere To Go", "Nashua", "Po Boy Walk" and "Pelican
Parade".Personnel : Allen Toussaint (piano) ; Red Tyler (baritone sax)
Nat Perrilliat (tenor sax);Lee Allen (tenor sax on "Tim Tam" and "Wham
Tousan") ; Justin Adams or Roy Montrell (guitar) ; Frank Fields (bass)
;Charles 'Hungry' Williams (drums). Produced by Danny Kessler at
Cosimo Recording Studio in New Orleans.
Jackie Wilson with "To Be Loved" and The Hollywood Flames
("Buzz,Buzz,Buzz") guest on "American Bandstand"
FEBRUARY 26 1959
Trini Lopez does a four-track session at the King Studio in Cincinnati
"Rock On"/"Since I Don't Have You" is released on King 5187 in
March, "Love Me Tonight" on King 5198 in May and "It Hurts To Be
In Love" on King 5344 in May 1960.
FEBRUARY 26 1960
In New York City LaVern Baker records three tracks that will appear on
the LP "Saved" in 1961 (Atlantic LP 8050) : "No Love So True", "Senor
Big and Fine" and "Wheel of Fortune" (chosen for the next single,
Atlantic 2059, April 1960). The fourth track, "Don't Let The Stars Get
In Your Eyes" is shelved until the release of the LP "See See Rider"
(Atlantic LP 8071) in 1962.Personnel : Al Caiola,Bucky Pizzarelli
(guitars) ; George Duvivier (bass) ; James Buffington (French horn) ;
Moe Wechsler (piano) ; Ted Sommer (drums). Plus a 5-piece mixed vocal
chorus and strings.Arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum, produced
by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
The Coasters are back in the Atlantic studio in NYC,as always under
the supervision of Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller.Five tracks are laid
down : "Besame Mucho, Parts 1 & 2" (the next single, Atco 6163,
March),"Wake Me, Shake Me" (the single after that, Atco 6168, June),
"The Snake And The Bookworm" (issued as the B-side of "Shoppin'
For Clothes", Atco 6178,September 1960), "Keep On Rolling" (will
become the B-side of "Little Egypt",Atco 6192, April 1961) and "Lady
Like" (Atco 6341, mid-1965). Personnel: Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Will
'Dub' Jones, Cornel Gunter (vocals) ;Mike Stoller (piano / arranger) ;
King Curtis (tenor sax);George Barnes (guitar /banjo) ; Sonny Forriest
(guitar);Milt Hinton (bass) ; Willie Rodriguez (bongos) Panama Francis
(drums).
Lenny Welch sings "You Don't Know Me" on "American Bandstand"
FEBRUARY 26 1961
Spike Jones guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
FEBRUARY 26 1962
Chico Holiday guests on "American Bandstand"
FEBRUARY 26 1985
Chuck Berry receives a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award
***********************************************************************************
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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