Chris Isaak says Roy Orbison sang high but was a manly man...
Christine here: Chris Issak is one of my favorites! And it makes complete sense to me that Lisa Marie toured with him!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
SPRING 2009 BEGINS and We're Going On VACATION!
Friends, we are taking off for a couple weeks as spring begins. If you've arrived here at WES BRYAN- MY LIFE IN MUSIC during this time, please use this time to check out previous blogs or follow links to the artists you're most interested in or click on our Youtube station to the left and listen to the sound track of my life time!
Wes Bryan and Christine Trzyna
Wes Bryan and Christine Trzyna
Thursday, March 19, 2009
ELVIS 1962 SHE'S NOT YOU Recorded in 1962 on this date!
Elvis You Tube video of "Shes Not You" recorded March 19, 1962 according to this Elvis fan YouTuber!
Monday, March 16, 2009
(241) ERSEL HICKEY on APOLLO
So Ersel stayed in New York, and continued to write songs and record and perform. One time, years later Johnny Rivers and I were talking, and Johnny said, "Ersel was like the original Punk Rocker!" Well, maybe not quite, but in his pose he was.
Here's the Rockin' Country Style discography for Ersel:
http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/h/hick1000.htm
You'll notice that in 1962 two of his songs were considered to be ROCKABILLY. "Upside Down Love" and "The Millionaire"
Terry Gorden over at RCS has listed the Apollo Label as founded in New York in 1942 by Ike and Bess Berman. As you know, if you've been reading WES BRYAN- MY LIFE IN MUSIC, small labels were often regional and many of us from that era recorded over time on several.
Here's the Rockin' Country Style discography for Ersel:
http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/h/hick1000.htm
You'll notice that in 1962 two of his songs were considered to be ROCKABILLY. "Upside Down Love" and "The Millionaire"
Terry Gorden over at RCS has listed the Apollo Label as founded in New York in 1942 by Ike and Bess Berman. As you know, if you've been reading WES BRYAN- MY LIFE IN MUSIC, small labels were often regional and many of us from that era recorded over time on several.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
From JOHN LENNON by PHILIP NORMAN : ROULETTE RECORDS's MORRIS LEVY
quotes from pages 745-746 hardback edition of Philip Norman's JOHN LENNON biography...
Christine Trzyna here.
In WES BRYAN - MY LIFE IN MUSIC, we've mentioned a number of early rock and roll managers. One of them is Morris Levy, who both Wes Bryan and Buddy Knox had dealings with in the late 1950's and early 1960's. At they time he was the Roulette Records guy. In this book we learn that Morris Levy also had a deal with John Lennon. In 1975 John still owed Morris an album.
"To show that he and his band were not slipping back into old L.A. ways, he (John Lennon) broke an iron rule and sent Levy several tracks in a rough mix. But, tired of waiting around for his royalty cut, the Octopus issued the unfinished tracks as an album on his own Adam VIII label, titling it Roots:John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits, jacketing it with a garish head shot from the Let it Be Era and marketing it as a cheap-shot TV special offer. The result was a second round of litigating, with Levy suing John for defaulting on the judgement from their earlier court case and John counter suing for release of inferior product under his name without his authorization.'
"... On the witness stand, according to Bob Gruen, "John had to explain why a rough-mix tape was not meant to be sold on the market, and he ...described the difference between that and a final mix and how it was made.... He was incredibly clear and coherent and I remember thinking, if I was a musician this was the best description I could possible have."
John Lennon was awarded more than $144,700 and succeeded in having the Adam VIII compilation withdrawn from sale.
"Rush released before too many TV viewers could send their money to Morris Levy, John's fully mixed album was entitled simply Rock and Roll. Buyers who were expecting a straight nostalgia trip in the current mode were in for a surprise. Some of the tracks, like Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sure" and gene Vincents "Be Bop-a Lula," certainly were just as he used to play them with the Quarrymen and first -draft Beatles in Liverpool and Hamburg. Others, like Bobby Freeman's "Do you Want to Dance?" and Larry Williams, "Bony Maronie" were slowed down almost beyond recognition; Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," seemed to have collided with the Coasters' "Little Egypt," while "You Cant' Catch Me" sounded like the Beatles "Come Together"....
Christine Trzyna here.
In WES BRYAN - MY LIFE IN MUSIC, we've mentioned a number of early rock and roll managers. One of them is Morris Levy, who both Wes Bryan and Buddy Knox had dealings with in the late 1950's and early 1960's. At they time he was the Roulette Records guy. In this book we learn that Morris Levy also had a deal with John Lennon. In 1975 John still owed Morris an album.
"To show that he and his band were not slipping back into old L.A. ways, he (John Lennon) broke an iron rule and sent Levy several tracks in a rough mix. But, tired of waiting around for his royalty cut, the Octopus issued the unfinished tracks as an album on his own Adam VIII label, titling it Roots:John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits, jacketing it with a garish head shot from the Let it Be Era and marketing it as a cheap-shot TV special offer. The result was a second round of litigating, with Levy suing John for defaulting on the judgement from their earlier court case and John counter suing for release of inferior product under his name without his authorization.'
"... On the witness stand, according to Bob Gruen, "John had to explain why a rough-mix tape was not meant to be sold on the market, and he ...described the difference between that and a final mix and how it was made.... He was incredibly clear and coherent and I remember thinking, if I was a musician this was the best description I could possible have."
John Lennon was awarded more than $144,700 and succeeded in having the Adam VIII compilation withdrawn from sale.
"Rush released before too many TV viewers could send their money to Morris Levy, John's fully mixed album was entitled simply Rock and Roll. Buyers who were expecting a straight nostalgia trip in the current mode were in for a surprise. Some of the tracks, like Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sure" and gene Vincents "Be Bop-a Lula," certainly were just as he used to play them with the Quarrymen and first -draft Beatles in Liverpool and Hamburg. Others, like Bobby Freeman's "Do you Want to Dance?" and Larry Williams, "Bony Maronie" were slowed down almost beyond recognition; Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," seemed to have collided with the Coasters' "Little Egypt," while "You Cant' Catch Me" sounded like the Beatles "Come Together"....
Saturday, March 14, 2009
TRIBUTE TO JAMES DEAN - THE ORIGINAL REBEL - USING THE CRYSTALS' HE'S A REBEL
James Dean - THE ORIGINAL REBEL...
Friday, March 13, 2009
(240) LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD RECORDING STUDIOS
In 1962 I was living in Hollywood, not far from all the famous haunts. My brother was living with me. But as I maybe mentioned before, an exodus of New Yorkers came out to Los Angeles, including Johnny Rivers, who stayed with us for a time. Ersel Hickey was the one who had too much New York in him to come out this way.
Hollywood was laid back, easy going compared to New York. The people in the business were generous with their time and referrals. I tried to be the same way.
Working for American Music, I ran into another New Yorker I knew from the east, music producer Phil Spector. He would use the big studio - A, where he perfected his "Wall of Sound" at Goldstar, while I used the small studio - B, there. Dave Gold and Stan Ross owned Goldstar and it was one of the best.
Use the search feature of this blog to read about Phil Spector and our blog called GOLDSTAR - THE LUCKY STUDIO!
Hollywood was laid back, easy going compared to New York. The people in the business were generous with their time and referrals. I tried to be the same way.
Working for American Music, I ran into another New Yorker I knew from the east, music producer Phil Spector. He would use the big studio - A, where he perfected his "Wall of Sound" at Goldstar, while I used the small studio - B, there. Dave Gold and Stan Ross owned Goldstar and it was one of the best.
Use the search feature of this blog to read about Phil Spector and our blog called GOLDSTAR - THE LUCKY STUDIO!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
ARE YOU A FOLLOWER?
Are you a follower?
Well, if you would like to follow this blog regularly there are a few ways to do it.
One is to BOOKMARK the blog and go to it that way. This means having your own personal computer.
Another way to work it, is to have your own GOOGLE BLOG set up to follow my blog, and any others you would like to read. When you open your own blog, you will see the latest posts. This does not require having your own computer, just access.
The third is to SUBSCRIBE using the RSS feed option. This allows you to receive posts in your e-mail and does not require that you have your own computer or a Google Blog of your own. It will work with any e-mail service you have.
Thanks for asking!
Well, if you would like to follow this blog regularly there are a few ways to do it.
One is to BOOKMARK the blog and go to it that way. This means having your own personal computer.
Another way to work it, is to have your own GOOGLE BLOG set up to follow my blog, and any others you would like to read. When you open your own blog, you will see the latest posts. This does not require having your own computer, just access.
The third is to SUBSCRIBE using the RSS feed option. This allows you to receive posts in your e-mail and does not require that you have your own computer or a Google Blog of your own. It will work with any e-mail service you have.
Thanks for asking!
Monday, March 9, 2009
ALICE WALKER Quote on Friendship
"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow." - Alice Walker
Sunday, March 8, 2009
(239) PETER PAUL AND MARY DEBUT 1962
Here they are, the great Peter, Paul, and Mary, the trio who debuted about 1962, singing "Early In The Morning." "If I Had a Hammer" was about a year away.
If you'll click on the title above, you'll get to a great site Peter, Paul, and Mary. This site is theirs and features links with updates on what Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, and Peter Yarrow are up to now... Folk singers and social activists for peace, they were almost ahead of their time. And we loved their vocal qualities...
video replaced March 2013
If you'll click on the title above, you'll get to a great site Peter, Paul, and Mary. This site is theirs and features links with updates on what Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, and Peter Yarrow are up to now... Folk singers and social activists for peace, they were almost ahead of their time. And we loved their vocal qualities...
video replaced March 2013
Thursday, March 5, 2009
(238) 1962 BOBBY DENTON - CHANCELLOR COUNTRY RECORDS - I GUESS I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
Jimmy Bowen, who I first met in Akron, Ohio, and then performed with on Roulette Record promotional tours at dance hall venues, and I wrote "I Guess I'm Still In Love with You." Jimmy was one of my first advocates, taking me and the first demo I ever pressed - in a kitchen in North Carolina - to the local DJ in Akron. Jimmy became a big producer working for Frank Sinatra's Reprise label and bringing both Frank and Dean Martin hits in the early 1960's.
The song did well in the country market when it was put out by Chancellor Records, Bob Marcucci's Label in 1962.
Here's the RCS Discography for Chancellor Country Records out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadephia was so important to music at the time, bringing so many talents including Frankie Avalon and the Dick Clark American Band Stand show to America. My friends Fabian and Johnny Rivers also recorded on Chancellor.
Chancellor also had a label that didn't focus on country. Here's a list of recordings and you see that Frankie Avalon and some other artists we've mentioned on this blog are listed:
http://www.globaldogproductions.info/c/chancellor.html
Check out our previous blogs on Bobby Denton, The Singing Senator, using the search feature of this blog or check out the links to the left!
Monday, March 2, 2009
ANONYMOUS Quote on Friendship
"Good friends are like angels. You don't have to see them to know they are there." - Anonymous
Thursday, February 26, 2009
(237) PRICING OLD RECORDS
If you're buying an old record from an e-Bay or other auction Internet site, or a record collector's store, you may wonder how a fare price is achieved. Of course, how much the buyer wants the record and is willing to pay is the most important thing. Here are some things to consider.
First of all the most difficult thing to find is the MASTER recording, which is the recording records were pressed from.
Then, DJ copies are the most rare. That's because these records were pressed to go out to a limited number of radio stations and DJs in comparison with the numbers pressed for initial sales, and in response to selling.
There may have been very few pressed, just for a region that a label did most business in. There may have been a few thousand pressed and sent out across the country, or to England to radio stations. Sometimes the version of the song, based on response to this pressing, was changed in the final press. This is like when advance- copies of a book are sent out pre-publication, trying to generate some press.
Then there is how many records were made which is of course is linked into how they sold. Just as with a best-selling novel, you're bound to find copies of Gold Records at garage sales and thrift stores, because so many were originally made.
With time, of course, records are worn out, or thrown out, or destroyed. So the number of records out there is really an unknown.
Last but not least is the quality of the recording - the condition of the plastic all these years later. Mint is usually a barely or never played record - no visible or audible scratches or skips. A record in a jukebox usually got hundreds of playings. How do you know? You have to play it. Like today's CDs sometimes a problem with the sound quality isn't readily visible.
Condition and the existence of original paper jacket, especially if it remains in cellophane or plastic, are also important. So if you find a mint condition copy of "Lonesome Love"/"Tiny Spaceman" in it's original color jacket, it's valuable. How valuable? Well, that was the VERY FIRST COLOR JACKET ON A 45 RPM record ever. (Elvis' was the second!)
Wes and Christine
First of all the most difficult thing to find is the MASTER recording, which is the recording records were pressed from.
Then, DJ copies are the most rare. That's because these records were pressed to go out to a limited number of radio stations and DJs in comparison with the numbers pressed for initial sales, and in response to selling.
There may have been very few pressed, just for a region that a label did most business in. There may have been a few thousand pressed and sent out across the country, or to England to radio stations. Sometimes the version of the song, based on response to this pressing, was changed in the final press. This is like when advance- copies of a book are sent out pre-publication, trying to generate some press.
Then there is how many records were made which is of course is linked into how they sold. Just as with a best-selling novel, you're bound to find copies of Gold Records at garage sales and thrift stores, because so many were originally made.
With time, of course, records are worn out, or thrown out, or destroyed. So the number of records out there is really an unknown.
Last but not least is the quality of the recording - the condition of the plastic all these years later. Mint is usually a barely or never played record - no visible or audible scratches or skips. A record in a jukebox usually got hundreds of playings. How do you know? You have to play it. Like today's CDs sometimes a problem with the sound quality isn't readily visible.
Condition and the existence of original paper jacket, especially if it remains in cellophane or plastic, are also important. So if you find a mint condition copy of "Lonesome Love"/"Tiny Spaceman" in it's original color jacket, it's valuable. How valuable? Well, that was the VERY FIRST COLOR JACKET ON A 45 RPM record ever. (Elvis' was the second!)
Wes and Christine
Monday, February 23, 2009
RCS DISCOGRAPHY - WE LOVE THIS SITE!
We are so lucky to have a great resource like RCS discography on the Internet.
This volunteer project is a real labor of love and ROCKIN COUNTRY STYLE DISCOGRAPHY was probably the first Internet site to list me, WES BRYAN, which got us interested and then hooked.
We're talking here about early Rock and Roll - Rockabilly- Rockin Country Style and one of the most fascinating things about that era was that it was the time of small regional labels.
So using the LABEL search feature we can go right to them and see who they were recording, hear sound samples, get profiles and pictures in some cases.Now folks, RCS can't take donations as things are set up, but you can always express your appreciation in other ways.
Using the GEOGRAPHICAL search is a fascinating way to see what SMALL LABELS existed and who recorded on them. Elvis Presley and so many others walked into Sun Records in Memphis to produce a recording - vanity or low budget. Other Rockabilly and Country artists to be were doing so all over America in smaller towns and markets. Go to the state and the town/label and give a listen to a local hopeful giving it their all! You can also use the RCS LABEL search to see who was recording at Sun besides Elvis and get a feel for the body of work from a particular studio.
CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE TO GET TOTHE RCS MAIN PAGE ! AND MAYBE DO A SEARCH FOR AN ARTIST, like CLIFF GLEAVES!
(We'll be looking at the 1962 Rockabilly Chart soon!)
This volunteer project is a real labor of love and ROCKIN COUNTRY STYLE DISCOGRAPHY was probably the first Internet site to list me, WES BRYAN, which got us interested and then hooked.
We're talking here about early Rock and Roll - Rockabilly- Rockin Country Style and one of the most fascinating things about that era was that it was the time of small regional labels.
So using the LABEL search feature we can go right to them and see who they were recording, hear sound samples, get profiles and pictures in some cases.Now folks, RCS can't take donations as things are set up, but you can always express your appreciation in other ways.
Using the GEOGRAPHICAL search is a fascinating way to see what SMALL LABELS existed and who recorded on them. Elvis Presley and so many others walked into Sun Records in Memphis to produce a recording - vanity or low budget. Other Rockabilly and Country artists to be were doing so all over America in smaller towns and markets. Go to the state and the town/label and give a listen to a local hopeful giving it their all! You can also use the RCS LABEL search to see who was recording at Sun besides Elvis and get a feel for the body of work from a particular studio.
CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE TO GET TOTHE RCS MAIN PAGE ! AND MAYBE DO A SEARCH FOR AN ARTIST, like CLIFF GLEAVES!
(We'll be looking at the 1962 Rockabilly Chart soon!)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
(236) MY BROTHER GERALD, A BROTHER AND BEST FRIEND
My older brother Gerald came out to live with me in Hollywood in the early 1960's. He wanted to give city life a try. I took Gerald up to meet Elvis, who welcomed him like - well, like a brother. He said "Gerald's just like my cousins - country!"
Gerald decided, just because he loved me and was proud of me, to do his part to make me a success. He started visiting restaurants and bars that had jukeboxes, and with my latest record in hand, would sell the managers on the idea of trading out one of their old tunes for mine. Gerald would slip the record into the jukebox for them. Very accommodating! He went all over Los Angeles - San Bernadino, sometimes with our friend Pete Tambunga along for the fun. Gerald was my pitch man and he loved (and loves) music. Yes, especially, country music.
Gerald made some friends of his own. One of his best friends was the comic stage magician Jim Carazini, otherwise known as The Great Carazini. Jim did a lot of television, including the Johnny Carson Show, where he smoked cigarettes turned inside his mouth and blew smoke out into a spoon. Jim and Pete were two people that Gerald and I thought of as a hell of a lot of fun to have around.
GERALD I LOVE YOU!
Wes
Gerald decided, just because he loved me and was proud of me, to do his part to make me a success. He started visiting restaurants and bars that had jukeboxes, and with my latest record in hand, would sell the managers on the idea of trading out one of their old tunes for mine. Gerald would slip the record into the jukebox for them. Very accommodating! He went all over Los Angeles - San Bernadino, sometimes with our friend Pete Tambunga along for the fun. Gerald was my pitch man and he loved (and loves) music. Yes, especially, country music.
Gerald made some friends of his own. One of his best friends was the comic stage magician Jim Carazini, otherwise known as The Great Carazini. Jim did a lot of television, including the Johnny Carson Show, where he smoked cigarettes turned inside his mouth and blew smoke out into a spoon. Jim and Pete were two people that Gerald and I thought of as a hell of a lot of fun to have around.
GERALD I LOVE YOU!
Wes
Thursday, February 19, 2009
(235) "YOU'RE DRIVING ME OUT OF YOUR MIND!" PETE TAMBUMGA
"You're driving me out of your mind," was just one TAMBUNGAISM invented by my good friend Pete Tambunga. He was one of the first friends I made when I moved to Hollywood in the early 1960's. Pete worked for Decca Records in their plant in Santa Monica - the shipping department. But this was the start of a great career in the music business for Pete as a record promoter. He'd eventually work for the record company that signed me as their first act, United Artists!
Pete's sense of humor was based in "Reverse Psychology." Today I miss him greatly and continue to use his jokes, just as the great radio DJ Gary Owens did on the air.
Some months ago we put the call out for Pete Tambunga. If Pete or anyone else knows Pete's whereabouts, please e-mail us at:
wewritethebook@yahoo.com!
Wes
Pete's sense of humor was based in "Reverse Psychology." Today I miss him greatly and continue to use his jokes, just as the great radio DJ Gary Owens did on the air.
Some months ago we put the call out for Pete Tambunga. If Pete or anyone else knows Pete's whereabouts, please e-mail us at:
wewritethebook@yahoo.com!
Wes
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
MELODIE D'AMOUR LISTEN TO IT ON EBAY NOW
No friends, I'm not selling my personal record collection on e-bay. This seller has it rigged up that when you go to their auction you get to hear me sing, so click on the title above if you're interested and once there click on the record icon! (This is a picture of the flip side - another song I wrote! - called I GUESS I'LL NEVER KNOW!)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
From MC CARTNEY by CHRISTOPHER SANFORD
McCARTNEY by CHRISTOPHER SANFORD
page 150 of the hardback...
"Back in the old days, even John (Lennon) had been forced to concede that McCartney, unlike him, could pull off brilliant impersonations of high-octane Fifties rock 'n' rollers. And Paul was still a chameleon, or liked to portray himself as one. The first thing he did each afternoon when he arrived in the studio was to warm up by hollering two or three Little Richard and Buddy Holly hits, then casually switch to Dean Martin mode. Once or twice, he succumbed, to the charms of "That's Amore." McCartney's vocal on Lady Madonna was a particularly rich, unpigeonholable mishmash - Memphis-cum-high Vegas, with funk and soul and boogie-woogie all showing up for the party. It was Elvis with a sense of irony.
Book is C 2006 Christopher Sanford
published by Carrol and Graf Publishers,
an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, New York
page 150 of the hardback...
"Back in the old days, even John (Lennon) had been forced to concede that McCartney, unlike him, could pull off brilliant impersonations of high-octane Fifties rock 'n' rollers. And Paul was still a chameleon, or liked to portray himself as one. The first thing he did each afternoon when he arrived in the studio was to warm up by hollering two or three Little Richard and Buddy Holly hits, then casually switch to Dean Martin mode. Once or twice, he succumbed, to the charms of "That's Amore." McCartney's vocal on Lady Madonna was a particularly rich, unpigeonholable mishmash - Memphis-cum-high Vegas, with funk and soul and boogie-woogie all showing up for the party. It was Elvis with a sense of irony.
Book is C 2006 Christopher Sanford
published by Carrol and Graf Publishers,
an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, New York
Saturday, February 14, 2009
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Quote on Friendship
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." - Louise May Alcott
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
WES BRYAN ON YOU TUBE ANYONE ?
If anyone has any videos of Wes Bryan performing, we would love to see them. Most likely these would be television performances from 1957 to 1961.
Wes Bryan performed on The Ed Sullivan Show (New York), Dick Clark American Bandstand (Philadelphia), performing "Little Spaceman" in 1957 and about a year or so later, performing "Freeze," Wink Martindale Show (Memphis - and later Los Angeles), Dewey Phillips Dance Party (in Memphis), Milt Grant Show (Washington, DC.),Phil McClain Show (Cleveland, Ohio), co-staring Joann Campbell, Buddy Deane Show (Baltimore), Fran Rattery Show (Saint Petersburg, Florida), Jack Parr Show (New York), WCOP Wink Martindale Show (Los Angeles), Bob Roberts Show (Albany, New York WABY), and many others throughout the United States.
In the late 1950's and into 1960 Wes Bryan performed on many radio programs live, throughout the country, including his hometown of Murphy, North Carolina, as well.
Wes performed live for two years on the road with Rockabilly Star Buddy Knox's road tour, as a separate act. They played in 47 states. He also performed while on Roulette Records with Jimmy Bowen at dance party venues.
Christine Trzyna
Wes Bryan performed on The Ed Sullivan Show (New York), Dick Clark American Bandstand (Philadelphia), performing "Little Spaceman" in 1957 and about a year or so later, performing "Freeze," Wink Martindale Show (Memphis - and later Los Angeles), Dewey Phillips Dance Party (in Memphis), Milt Grant Show (Washington, DC.),Phil McClain Show (Cleveland, Ohio), co-staring Joann Campbell, Buddy Deane Show (Baltimore), Fran Rattery Show (Saint Petersburg, Florida), Jack Parr Show (New York), WCOP Wink Martindale Show (Los Angeles), Bob Roberts Show (Albany, New York WABY), and many others throughout the United States.
In the late 1950's and into 1960 Wes Bryan performed on many radio programs live, throughout the country, including his hometown of Murphy, North Carolina, as well.
Wes performed live for two years on the road with Rockabilly Star Buddy Knox's road tour, as a separate act. They played in 47 states. He also performed while on Roulette Records with Jimmy Bowen at dance party venues.
Christine Trzyna
Monday, February 9, 2009
(234) THE CRICKETS (WITHOUT BUDDY HOLLY) 1962
The Crickets, without Buddy Holly, did go on for some time. I'd recorded with the Cricket's left behind while I was in Texas, Norman Petty the producer. I was shocked by the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper, who I had met in New York.
Now if you search for Buddy Holly using the search feature of this Google blogger, you'll read a three part story we wrote about the Day The Music Died...
THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (on the Youtube presentation below) is another of the Cricket's songs. They're moving towards surf music and away from Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash" in a tub!
Friday, February 6, 2009
(233) TAB HUNTER - MY COMPETITION ONCE UPON A TIME !
Tab Hunter was another young Rock and Roll star, a contemporary of mine, Ersel Hickey, Buddy Knox, and several others, who was getting his clothes torn off my female fans. Tab had the hit "Young Love," about the time I had "Freeze." Dick Clayton, a famous Hollywood agent, was handling Tab. They're still friends. Tab and my friend Christine White, who had been such a great friend of James Dean's, were also friends. Christine eventually introduced me to Dick Clayton suggesting he be my new agent as well !
Here is a YouTube video in which Tab, who is now also a successful author, tells his own story...
Tab was at the UCLA book fair a couple years ago with his great autobiography. We read it!
CLICK ON THE TITLE to link to the official TAB HUNTER WEB SITE and a bit about his book.
Here is a YouTube video in which Tab, who is now also a successful author, tells his own story...
Tab was at the UCLA book fair a couple years ago with his great autobiography. We read it!
CLICK ON THE TITLE to link to the official TAB HUNTER WEB SITE and a bit about his book.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
BUDDY KNOX BUDDY HOLLY TRIBUTE I NAMED MY LITTLE GIRL HOLLY
Buddy Knox wrote this tribute to Buddy Holly....
ORIGINAL VIDEO of Buddy Knox singing this son on this blog REPLACED May 26 2010 with this tribute.
ORIGINAL VIDEO of Buddy Knox singing this son on this blog REPLACED May 26 2010 with this tribute.
(232) AN AIRPLANE HAS CRASHED - IN IT BUDDY HOLLY, THE BIG BOPPER, and RITCHIE VALENS
On February 3, 1959, Buddy Knox and I were traveling on tour. We were both on Roulette Records by then.
After a late night we got up and went to breakfast. I ran to get the newspaper and was shocked to see the headline.
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson also known as JP), and Ritchie Valens had been killed in a plane crash. The three men had been trying to make time on their own road tour.
Now Paul McCartney owns the Buddy Holly music catalogue and there's a musical about Buddy in Australia.
CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE TO GET TO THE LINK ABOUT THE MUSICAL. And check out our previous blogs on the impact of this plane crash by using the search feature of this blog above!
After a late night we got up and went to breakfast. I ran to get the newspaper and was shocked to see the headline.
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson also known as JP), and Ritchie Valens had been killed in a plane crash. The three men had been trying to make time on their own road tour.
Now Paul McCartney owns the Buddy Holly music catalogue and there's a musical about Buddy in Australia.
CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE TO GET TO THE LINK ABOUT THE MUSICAL. And check out our previous blogs on the impact of this plane crash by using the search feature of this blog above!
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