Posted on 09/25/2015 5:58:42 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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Blacks were not the only folks to get into the doo-wop thing. Italian boys from New York were there too, standing on street corners, snapping their fingers and singing harmony.
The brains behind the Elegants were Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa, who wrote this song. The group turned out to be one-hit wonder because the guys refused to pay a little payola to DJ Alan Freed.
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Glen Campbell~Gentle On My Mind
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Yes, the great Glen Campbell is struggling, as is his family, with this horrible disease.
Looking forward to your tribute!
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I also enjoyed having lunch with Hartford in 1971 when he told me about the blocks of apartment buildings in Los Angeles that this song bought for him. He was a very down-to-earth person.
So John Hartford wrote that song?
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Thank you for reminding us of his struggle.
My heart breaks for him, truly!
Yes. It was Hartford’s first single, but it was Campbell who got the hit out of it.
J. P. Richardson (1930-59) had one hit before his fateful plane ride with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.
He worked middays at KTRM in Beaumont (TX). A sponsor wanted Richardson for a new time slot and suggested an idea for a show. Richardson had seen the college students doing a dance called the Bop, so he dubbed himself the Big Bopper. His new afternoon drive show featured rock and roll, a new thing at the time.
Richardson played guitar, and his career as a songwriter created the classic songs “White Lightning” and “Running Bear,” both of which were recorded after his death.
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Campbell recorded a lot of the Jimmy Webb songbook, which you may remember I covered over a six week period around five years ago. (Was it that long ago? Good grief!) This was one of the great songs of early Webb.
One of my all-time favorites from the old days!
Charles Dawes, a Chicago bank president and amateur pianist and flutist, composed this tune in 1911 in a single sitting at his lakeshore home in Evanston. He played it for a friend who took it to a publisher. Dawes, a Republican, known for his federal appointments and a US Senate candidacy, was surprised to find a portrait of himself in a shop window with copies of his “Melody in A Major” for sale.
The tune followed him into politics, where he served as Vice President under Coolidge, and he grew to detest it. But it was a favorite of violinist Fritz Kreisler who used it as his closing number, and in the 1940s it was picked up by Tommy Dorsey.
In 1951, songwriter Carl Sigman had an idea for a song, and Dawes’ old tune struck him as suitable for his sentimental lyrics if he slowed it down. It was recorded by Dinah Shore, Sammy Kaye, Carmen Cavallaro, and Tommy Edwards. Edwards’ version had most success, reaching #18 on the Hit Parade. Later versions were recorded by Louis Armstrong and Nat Cole.
In 1958, Edwards had only one session left on his MGM contract. Stereo recording was new, and the label decided to cut a stereo version with a six-to-the-bar slow dancing arrangement. The single was a huge hit.
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Was it REALLY that long ago?
Yeesh!
Where’d the time go?
Anyhow..
I wish Jimmy Webb had kept writing!
He still writes on occasion, but his songs have a different, less commercial sound. He likes to record his own material these days.
My step-brother wrote a song dedicated to Glen and to all who suffer from Alzheimer's and posted it on his YouTube channel. I found it quite touching and hope y'all enjoy it.
Oh radu!
*How nice to see you!
*HUG*
I will go watch it now!
Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
This group started out as church singers, and their sound was a pop version of the Sacred Harp style. Their membership included Thomas Jameson, his sister Serena who sang lead vocals, Jeannie Roy and Arthur Blair. Their manager was Sherman Feller, who would go on to fame as the public address announcer at Fenway for the Red Sox.
This was their only hit, and it was released again in 1962.
That was OUTSTANDING!
It made me cry!
Please tell your step-brother thank you for me!
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