These are today's Birthday people....born November 10 in the years
mentioned
JANE FROMAN (1907 St Louis Mo)
Wartime American songstress rcd original I Believe in 1953
JOHNNY MARKS (1909 Mount Vernon NY)
Composer wrote "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"
BILLY MAY (1916 Pittsburgh Pa)
Arranger & bandleader rcd for Capitol backed Sinatra etc
ONIE WHEELER (1921 Senath Mo)
Hillbilly artist rcd for Sun,Columbia Jump Right Out Of This Jukebox
ANNE SHELTON (1923 London UK)
Wartime British songstress scored UK #1 in 1956 Lay Down Your Arms
MOJO BUFORD (1929 Hernando Ms)
Blues harp player worked with Muddy Waters
TOMMY FACENDA (1939 Norfolk Va)
Back up vcls w.Gene Vincent famous for multi versions High School USA
HUBERT LAWS (1939 HHouston Tx)
Jazz flute player rcd Blue Note etc several 50's recordings
SCREAMING LORD SUTCH (1940 Harrow London UK)
Shock/horror star his act rpped off Jay Hawkins,stood in UK elections
KYU SAKAMOTO (1941 Kawasaki Japan)
#1 hit Sukiyaki 1963 later died in Japan Airlines plane crash
.......and here is a lady who said her last goodbye to us this
day.......
CARMEN McRAE (1994 Beverly Hills Ca)
Jazz songstress US hits with Next Time It Happens & Skyliner
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
NOVEMBER 10 1945
New on the Billboard Folk (c&w) chart is "At Mail Call Today" Red
Foley/Lawrence Welk. New on the Race (r&b) chart is "I Left A Good
Deal In Mobile" Joe Liggins
NOVEMBER 10 1951
New on the Billboard best selling pop chart are "Jalousie" Frankie
Laine,"Jazz Me Blues" Les Paul,"(It's No) Sin" Four Knights,
"Solitaire" Tony Bennett and "I Ran All The Way Home" Buddy Greco.
On the R&B chart The Clovers go to #1 with "Fool Fool Fool" replacing
the Five Keys and "Glory Of Love". New are "Flamingo" Earl Bostic and
"Because Of You" Tab Smith.
NOVEMBER 10 1953
The movie "How To Marry a Millionaire" starring Marilyn Monroe,Betty
Grable and Lauren Bacall premieres in New York City
NOVEMBER 10 1955
In Chicago,Bo Diddley lays down three tracks."Diddy Wah Diddy"/
"I'm Looking For A Woman" gets a release on Checker 832 in February
1956, while the third track, "Dancing Girl", finally ends up on the LP
"Have Guitar Will Travel" (Checker LP 2974) in 1960. Personnel :Bo
Diddley (vocal/guitar); Little Willie Smith (harmonica);Jody Williams
(guitar) Willie Dixon (bass);Clifton James or Frank Kirkland (drums);
Jerome Green (maracas) ; The Moonglows (vocal group on "Diddy
Wah Diddy").
NOVEMBER 10 1956
New on the Billboard Top 100 are "Slow Walk" Sil Austin,"The Star You
Wished Upon Last Night" Gisele MacKenzie,"Two Different Worlds"
Roger Williams & Jane Morgan,"Mutual Admiration Society" Teresa
Brewer,"Married I Can Always Get" Teddi King,"Chincherinchee" Perry
Como,"Just In Time" Tony Bennett,"Autumn Waltz" Tony Bennett,"Crazy
With Love" Guy Mitchell and "See Saw" Don Cornell.New on the R&B
chart are "Oh What A Nite" Dells and "She's Got It" Little Richard
At Radio Recorders in Hollywood Pat Boone records his next single
"Don't Forbid Me"/"Anastasia". Also recorded at this session are his
versions of the R&B numbers "Honey Hush","Tomorrow Night","Flip Flop
And Fly" and Pledging My Love" that appear on the "Pat" album (Dot LP
3050) in 1957. "Rock Me Baby" winds up on the rare EP "A Date With
Pat Boone" (Dot DEP 1055 in 1957),the same EP that contains his yet to
be recorded version of "The Fat Man". Personnel : Pat Boone (vcl)
Billy Vaughn [leader], Berney Kessel [gt], Jack Marshall [gt], Larry
Breen [bass], Irving Kluger [drums], Bernard Mattinson [vibes], Milt
Adelstein [piano] + horns + strings. Producer: Randy Wood)
After a three year absence Billie Holiday returns to the New York City
stage----at Carnegie Hall this day.The concert is hailed a high point
in jazz history
Elsewhere this day Billboard publishes its annual DJ music poll. In
the year that rock 'n' roll truly conquers the world America's main
stream deejays show that they really have their finger on the pulse of
whats happening by voting Kay Starr�s "Rock and Roll Waltz" the
year�s top record.
In theatres the movie "Giant" with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor is
released this day
NOVEMBER 10 1957
On "The Ed Sullivan Show" this night Sarah Vaughan sings "Lucky In
Love" whilst Billy Eckstine performs "If I Can Help Somebody" before
the two come together for the fine duet "Passing Strangers" . Roger
Williams is also on the show and plays "Till"
Across on "The Steve Allen Show" Tony Bennett sings "Taking A
Chance On Love" and "I Never Felt More Like Falling In Love" .Abbe
Lane and Xavier Cugat do "Hernando's Hideaway"
NOVEMBER 10 1958
Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe" reaches the #1 spot on the
Billboard Hot Hundred replacing MGM label mate Tommy Edwards and
"It's All In The Game".New entries are "One Night" Elvis Presley,
"Problems" Everly Brothers,"Bimbombey" Jimmie Rodgers,"I Want To Be
Happy Cha Cha" Enoch Light,"Sweet Little Rock And Roll" Chuck Berry,
"The World Outside" Four Coins,"Hold It" Billoy Doggett,"Crazy Country
Hop" Johnny Otis Show,"Jealous Heart" Fontane Sisters,"It Don't Hurt
No More" Nappy Brown,"A House A Car And A Wedding Ring" Dale
Hawkins,"Flamingo L'Amore" Gaylords,"Almost In Your Arms" Johnny Nash
and "White Bucks And Saddle Shoes" Bobby Pedrick Jr. New entries on
the C&W chart include "Billy Bayou" Jim Reeves. New entries on the R&B
chart include "Try Me" James Brown,"Please Accept My Love" B B King
and "I'm Sorry" Kenny Martin,"
Elsewhere a touring Sam Cooke (along with Lou Rawls) is seriously
injured in a car accident in Marion,Arkansas.The other driver is
killed in the smash.
Another session for The Champs produces "Beatnik" which becomes
the A-side of their next single (Challenge 59035,December, c/w "Gone
Train" from a session on September 12). "The Rattler" ends up on the
B-side of "Night Train" (yet to be recorded) on Challenge 59049
in June 1959. "The Torch" from this session remains unissued.
Personnel : Dave Burgess (guitar / arranger) ; Dale Norris (guitar);
Van Norman (bass) ; Jimmy Seals (tenor sax) ; Dean Beard (piano) ;
Dash Crofts (drums).Produced by Joe Johnson at Gold Star Recording
Studios in Hollywood.
During his first recording session,Ben Hewitt lays down six tracks,
four of which are released on two singles : "You Break Me Up"/"I Ain't
Givin' Up Nothin'"(Mercury 71413, February 1959) and "Whirlwind
Blues"/"The Queen In The Kingdom Of My Heart" (Mercury 71612,
April 1960). The other two tracks, "Bundle Of Love" and "I Wanna Do
Everything For You" first see the light on a Bear Family LP, "They
Would Call Me Elvis" (BFX 15150) in 1985.Ray Ethier plays guitar and
the vocal chorus is supplied by Frady Parris and the Satins ; more
personnel details unknown. Produced by Clyde Otis at Bell Sound Studio
in New York City.
In Los Angeles,The Hollywood Flames record their next single, "I'll Be
Seeing You"/"Just For You" (Ebb 153, January 1959).Lead vocal by Earl
Nelson.Produced by Lee Rupe and J.J. Jones.
Johnny Horton also records his next single on this day : "When It's
Springtime In Alaska"/"Whispering Pines" (Columbia 41308,December 8),
at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville.Accompaniment by :
Harold Bradley (guitar / banjo) ; Grady Martin, Tommy Tomlinson
(guitars) ; Joe Zinkan (bass) ; Buddy Harman (drums).Produced by Don
Law.
The Robins do their second and last session for the Imperial
subsidiary Knight Records. "A Little Bird Told Me"/"It's Never
Too Late" is issued on Knight 2008 in the last week of November, while
"Talk, Talk, Talk" and "Sufferin'" are consigned to the vaults.
Location : Los Angeles, unknown studio.The Robins are : Bobby Sheen
(lead vocal), Ty Terrell (tenor), Billy Richards (baritone) and Roy
Richards (bass).
More recording activity at the Sun studio : Bill Justis and his
orchestra lay down four tunes: "Bop Train"/"String of Pearls" is
chosen for the new single (Phillips International 3535), while "Begin
The Beguine" and "My Dance" stay unreleased until this day.Personnel:
Bill Justis, tenor sax ; Sidney Manker, guitar ; Cliff Acred,bass
Charlie Rich, piano ; Vernon Drane, sax ; Keith Vann, drums ;Jackie
Thomas, trombone ; Richard Mateller, trumpet.
The Four Aces (with "The World Outside") guest on "American Bandstand"
NOVEMBER 10 1959
Ricky Nelson records two songs for his gospel EP "Ricky Sings
Spirituals" (Imperial IMP 165) : "Glory Train" and "I Bowed My Head In
Shame".Personnel : Leroy Vinnegar (bass) ; Ray Johnson (piano) ;
Richie Frost (drums) ; The Blossoms (vocal chorus).Arranged and
produced by Jimmie Haskell at Master Recorders in Hollywood.
Four days of session work for Conway Twitty with Al Bruno (guitar),
Jack Nance (drums) and members of the Nashville A-team, commence at
Bradley Studio in Nashville, produced by Jim Vienneau.The harvest of
the first day: "My Adobe Hacienda" and "A Huggin' and A Kissin'" (both
appear on the LP "Lonely Blue Boy" (MGM SE 3818) in 1960) and
Star-Spangled Heaven (MGM 12857),
Second session for Johnny Otis this month. "Mumblin' Mosie" is the
A-side of his next single, released in the last week of December
(Capitol 4326). It is Otis's last chart entry (# 80 pop). "Voodoo
Woman" and "Until We Meet Again (Bye Bye Baby)" are shelved until
Capitol releases the CD "Johnny Otis : The Capitol Years" (CDP 7 92858
2) in 1990."And The Tears Came Tumblin' Down" is still unissued.
Produced by Tom Morgan at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood.
Sheb Wooley is at United Recording Corporation in Hollywood for the
second of two evening sessions. Recorded are "My Only Treasure" (MGM
12882, March 1960), "Till The End Of The World" (MGM 13013, May 1961)
and the LP track "Will I Ever See" (MGM SE 4026).Backing by : Joseph
Gibbons, Allan Reuss, Billy Strange (guitars) ; Red Callender (bass) ;
Irving Kluger (drums). Plus a violin section.Arranged by Gus Levene,
produced by Ray Ellis and Jesse Kaye.
Fats Domino performs "Be My Guest" on "American Bandstand"
NOVEMBER 10 1960
Jack Scott is at Bell Sound Studio in New York City to record "Is
There Something On Your Mind" and "Found A Woman" for his next Top
Rank single (TR 2093, December). As usual, the Chantones provide vocal
support, more details unknown.The session is produced by Sonny Lester
and arranged by Bill Sanford
Adam Wade performs "In Pursuit Of Happiness" on "American Bandstand"
and the show pays a special musical tribute to the city of Detroit
NOVEMBER 10 1962
New on the Billboard Hot Hundred are "Love Came To Me" Dion,"Spanish
Lace" Gene McDaniels,"If You Were A Rock & Roll Record" Freddy
Cannon,"Chains" Cookies,"The Push And Kick" Mark Valentino,"Dear
Lonely Hearts" Nat "King" Cole,"What Kind Of Fool Am I" Robert
Goulet,"That's Life" Gabriel & Angels and "Go Away Little Girl" Steve
Lawrence. On the C&W chart Hank Snow reaches #1 with "I've Been
Everywhere" unseating Bill Anderson and "Mama Sang A Song". New
entries on the R&B chart include "I'm Going Back To School" Dee
Clark,"Release Me" Little Esther Phillips and "Don't Hang Up" Orlons
On the UK charts Frank Ifield follows up "I Remember You" with a
revival of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" that hits the top spot this
day unseating the Tornados and "Telstar" from the British #1 slot
NOVEMBER 10 1963
Appearing at The Crawdaddy Club,Richmond,Surrey,England this
night---The Yardbirds with Eric Clapton on guitar
NOVEMBER 10 1969
Twenty years after the record is first issued Gene Autry is this day
presented with a Gold Record for the biggest hit of his long
career----"Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer",the huge seasonal hit
penned by Johnny Marks (see above)
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Acknowledgement for recording session info used 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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