PBS SPECIAL CLIP : HULLABALOO TELEVISION SHOW

We've written about the television show called Shindig.  Hullabaloo was Shindig's competitor. This YouTube Contributor video starts with a lot of artists who we cover here at WES BRYAN - MY LIFE IN MUSIC and then some. The Byrds, Loving Spoonful, Sonny and Cher, Four Seasons, Trini Lopez,The Bobby Fuller Four, Mamas and the Papa's, Nancy Sinatra, The Righteous Brothers, and so very many groups from Britain that invaded America.

(475) LOVIN SPOONFUL : COOL CATS HEATING UP THE SUMMER OF 66

LOVIN SPOONFUL OFFICIAL  touring with some of the  original band members (sans John Sebastian) this link gives a good history of the band as well as current tour information.

FANTASTIC! JOHNNY RIVERS : POOR SIDE OF TOWN : MARTY STUART SHOW NASHVILLE

VIDEO TAKEN DOWN DUE TO YOUTUBE NOTIFICATION
The show aired on May 18 2013... WOW!  As I've said JOHNNY RIVERS WOULD NOT QUIT!
FULL SHOW...

KEEP ON HANGING ON WITH US AS WE CHANGE THE DESIGN OF OUR BLOG

Hello Loyal Fans!  We had a technology glitch the other day that wiped out one of our Pages, and now we're trying to make some design changes. Keep on Hanging on with us!  Thanks!

PS: We'd love some feedback...  The design is set for MEDIUM text and Zoom at 100%.  Changing either factor may result in seeing the blog a different way.  If your settings are on MEDIUM text and Zoom at 100% and it still looks odd, please leave a comment and LET US KNOW WHAT BROWSER YOU'RE USING!  
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KEEP ME HANGING ON! DO YOU LIKE THE SUPREMES, VANILLA FUDGE, or KIM WILDE'S VERSION BETTER?

KIM WILDE HIT in 1987 with her version.

ERSEL HICKEY : TRYING TO GET TO YOU

Can You Help? ERSEL HICKEY ESTATE HEIRS?

In November 2012 we got a message from someone identifying themselves as ROYALTY PHOENIX who said that BMI is looking for heirs to the ERSEL HICKEY ESTATE.

Since we've posted a lot on Ersel, who was a friend of Wes's from his New York City days, it made sense that someone would contact us but ROYALTYPHOENIX didn't say how she knew or how to get in touch with her.  I called BMI in Los Angeles over the holidays and talked to a nice person or two, but was told I should call New York. 

What I wanted to tell New York was that I remember reading a YOUTUBE comment on an Ersel Hickey music video from a woman who called Ersel "UNCLE ERSEL." If this woman was really his niece then she could be the link to his estate, or maybe even an heir.  Now I can't find that particular comment/video.  I decided to post on many of the current Ersel Hickey YouTube videos to put the word out.  On one of them someone also claimed to be a great nephew - four years ago!

So I'm trying to track down a person in Ersel's family with your help.  I'm doing so because I know that Wes thinks so highly of Ersel and I wouldn't want anyone who is deserving of Ersel's royalty/intellectual property money to loose out! 

We have our Comments turned on and Information you leave will not appear on the Internet for the world to see.  If you know something about this you can feel secure that we will not publish your phone number, e-mail, or identifying information.  If you think you may be an heir please call BMI New York.

(474) BOBBY DARIN RECORDED ON MOTOWN!

We think the writers at REISSUE THEORY did a great job of telling about Bobby Darin on MOTOWN, the label he was signed to at the time of his death (years later) that some of the recordings.

THE SECOND DISK : BOBBY DARIN THE MOTOWN YEARS link here!

EXCERPT: "At the time of his untimely death in 1973, Bobby Darin was signed to Motown Records, where he recorded one solo LP and enough material for a posthumous second LP. Despite their high quality, Darin’s Motown recordings have long been unavailable. Today’s Reissue Theory takes us back to 1970 and the final chapter in the life of the great Bobby Darin." 





LINKING TO A REALLY COOL SITE CALLED "THE OFFICIAL 60's SITE : SUPREMES PAGE!
DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES !

JOSH DULANEY OF THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS REPORTS THAT VINYL RECORDS SALES ARE "BACK IN THE GROOVE"

Josh Dulaney, in the July 10 2013, Los Angeles Daily News, says that vinyl records are making a comeback as sales hit their highest point in 15 years. Turntables are expected to sell 40% better next year. 4.6 million vinyl records including some new releases sold last year, an increase of more than 17%. The article focuses on some of the more popular vinyl record stores in the Los Angeles region.

(473) HOLLAND -DOZIER - HOLLAND COMPOSERS OF OVER 200 SONGS

We wrote about some famous rock and roll classics songwriters like David Gates a while back, but you may not know about the three sonwriters so associated with Motown.  Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland are the men.  Songs they wrote are still being placed with artists today and that's the way to keep those royalties coming in for years!

HOLLANDDOZIERHOLLAND OFFICIAL link

and their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ROCKHALL BIO OF HOLLAND DOZIER and HOLLAND

(472) MOTOWN HITS THE SUNSET STRIP : THE FOUR TOPS : JOHNNY RIVERS

Released by the Four Tops in 1964, and a Motown hit for them, Johnny recorded the song and brought it to the West Coast in 1966. It was one of a few Motown songs Johnny covered, making the songs his own. Motown had an in-house song writing team and BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN was written by the team called Holland-Dozier-Holland. This single put Motown into the Top 20 for the first time, in '64, and was a million seller.  It's been recorded by several other artists, including a British group.



THE BBC RUNS A FOUR TOPS BIO PIC! BBC RADIO DOCUMENTARY SOUL SATISFACTION in OCTOBER!

FOURTH OF JULY

OPRAH WINFREY ON FRIENDSHIP

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." - Oprah Winfrey