The usual (July) Birthdays and Recent Deaths today. THANKS so much to Rick Roth for recording/announcing this show! ... BIRTHDAYS: 19?? - LEIGH COCHRAN (WMBR "Lost & Found' DJ); 1920 - Henry Haynes ("Homer" in HOMER & JETHRO)/ - guitar; 1935 - James COTTON; 1937 - GENE CHANDLER; 1939 - DION (DION/ Belmonts/solo): 1940 - RINGO STARR (THE BEATLES/ Solo); 1941 - Paul ANKA; 1941 - LONNIE MACK; 1942 - Bobbie GENTRY; 1942 - JIM McGUINN (BYRDS/ Solo); 1942 - Millie Jackson; 1942 - SWAMP DOGG; 1943 - Jim McCARTY (YARDBIRDS)/ - drummer; 1943 - CHRISTINE McVIE (Chicken Shack/ FLEETWOOD MAC)/ - piano, vocals ... ... RECENT DEATHS: May 10 - Rolf Harris/ - age 93; May 21 - Ed Ames (Ames Brothers)/ solo/ - age 95; May 23 - Redd HOLT (Ramsey Lewis Trio/ Young-Holt); May 24 - Bill LEE {Jazz bass player}/ - age 94; May 31 - Dickie Harrell (Gene Vincent)/ their original drummer; June 1st - CYNTHIA WEIL (legendary songwriter, working w/ BARRY MANN)/ - age 82; June 5th - ASTRUD GILBERTO (Bossa Nova singer); June 6 - Tony "T.S." McPhee (GROUNDHOGS) - age 79; June 23 - Jesse McReynolds (Jim & JESSE)BG - age 92
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Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
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Misc –
[ ]:Highest chart position - US BB Pop, unless noted
B'DAY:Artist was born the month of that show
DEATH:Recent death of that artist/musical figure
BED:Instrumental bed that I talk over
REQ:Requests from listeners
BUB:45 peaked only in BB 'Bubbling Under', not Top-100
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
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BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #1 - A set for the memory of PJ Porter (who hosted the long-running "Mellow Madness" show), and CAPTAIN AL (who hosted the long-running "R & B Jukebox" show); all are either by April R&B/ Soul birthday artists, or for the Recent Deaths of R&B/ Soul artists
Drummer Isaac 'Redd' Holt died on May 23rd, at age 91. He and Eldee Young (bass), members of The Ramsey Lewis group since 1956, left in 1966 to form the "Young-Holt Trio", with pianist Don Walker, and had a Top-40 hit with 'Wack Wack''. In 1968, the group renamed itself "Young-Holt Unlimited", replacing Walker with Ken Chaney. Their biggest hit was 'Soulful Strut' (R&B, Pop #3/ 11-68), the backing track to Barbara Acklin's "Am I The Same Girl?'. After they broke up in 1974, Holt continued on as "Redd Holt Unlimited", playing under this name well into the 1990s.
Time:
12:03
Artist:
Gene Chandler [Billed as 'Gene And Jerry (Jerry Butler'}]
... Chandler was born as 'Eugene Drake Dixon' in July of 1937, and is still alive and WELL at age 86! His biggest hits were the doo-wop classic 'Duke of Earl' (R&B #1!, Pop #1!/ 01-62), his first hit, then later 'Groovy Situation' (R&B #8, #12/ 07-70). He also produced "Backfield In Motion" in 1969 for Mel and Tim, for his own Bamboo Records label // Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single.
SWAMP DOGG was born July of 1942 as 'Jerry Williams, Jr' and was a prolific songwriter (he wrote/co-wrote 29 charted Billboard singles, including " I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and Gene Pitney's last big hit "She's A Heartbreaker"), but better known since 1970 as his alter ego "Swamp Dogg". / * - Full title: ''Little Jerry Williams* A.K.A. Swamp Dogg - Little Jerry Williams Anthology (1954 - 1969)'' // Click on the Link above, to read all of his 29 charted Billboard singles.
Born in July of 1944, Millie Jackson is known for the long spoken sections in some of her songs - sometimes humorous, sometimes explicit. This has led to her sometimes being called "the mother of hip-hop". Her biggest hit was 'It Hurts So Good' {R&B #3, Pop #24/ 08-73}, featured in the film 'Cleopatra Jones'.
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BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #2 - all are either July birthday artists, or for Recent Deaths:
Mack was born in July of 1941 as 'Lonnie McIntosh'. His 1963 debut album 'The Wham Of That Memphis Man!, has been called "The first of the 'Guitar Hero' albums". His skill at using the Bigsby vibrato arm led it to it often being referred to as a "whammy bar", in recognition of his workout on 'Wham!'. / His first and biggest hit was a Top-5 version of Chuck Berry's 'Memphis' {R&B #4, Pop #5/ 06-63} / * - FWIW, it's credited to "Lonnie Mack" // Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single.
Drummer Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach. / * - as the B-side of 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'
Canadian teenage prodigy Paul ANKA was born on the next-to-last day of July in 1941. Not only did he have a number of hits {His first and biggest: 'Diana', #1 Pop, R&B, UK/ 07-57}, he also wrote the theme for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", one of Tom Jones' biggest hits "She's a Lady", and the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature song "My Way".
Dion (full name "Diom DiMucci") was born in July of 1939. After several singles on 1957, he was paired with The Belmonts; as 'Dion & The Belmonts' - they had a number of hits till Dion went solo in Sept 1960. Dion also had a number of hits as a solo artist, including 'Runaround Sue', 'The Wanderer' and in 1968 'Abraham, Martin and John '. He has continued to release albums periodicvally, with two since he turned 80, in 2020, 2021. He is one of the few artists to release original records in seven different decades.
Time:
12:25
Artist:
Aesops Fables [Kenny Gamble, Jerry Ross & Jerry WILLIAMS {Swamp Dogg}]
The co-writer, SWAMP DOGG was born July of 1942 as 'Jerry Williams, Jr' and was a prolific songwriter (he wrote/ co-wrote 29 charted Billboard singles, including this, the Top-40 hit 'She's All I Got' by Freddie North, and Gene Pitney's last big hit 'She's A Heartbreaker' {#16/ 05-68}). He is better known since 1970 as his alter ego "Swamp Dogg". / * - by Diana Ross & The Supremes And the Temptations {UK #3, US #2!/ 12-68} // Click on the Link above, to read all of his 29 charted Billboard singles.
Jesse McReynolds died June 23rd, at age 92. He played mandolin many years with his brother Jim McReynolds {guitar/ high tenor}, first as "The McReynolds Brothers" {1947 - 1952}, then as "Jim & Jesse" (1952 - 2002} with their backing band, "The Virginia Boys". who included Vassar Clemrnts and actor Randall Franks... ALSO ... McReynolds was also born in July of 1929, and played the mandolin with a unique, self-invented "crosspicking" and "split-string" playing method.
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BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #3 - all are for the RECENT DEATHS of "Lost & Found"-related artists:
Soul singer Vicki Anderson (born 'Myra Barnes') died on July 3rd, at age 83. She was in "The James Brown Revue", replacing Anna King in 1965, and stayed for three years as his main female singer, until she was replaced by Marva Whitney in 1968. She also married fellow Revue member Bobby Byrd c. 1965. Although she recorded 24 singles from 1964 to 1972 (including several duets with James Brown, also Bobby Byrd), this was her only chart single. Click on the Link above, left, to view the original compilation album, which also includes Marva Whitney, Bobby Byrd and Hank Ballard
Acoustic bassist, band leader and composer Bill LEE died May 24th, at age 94. He played on the recordings of dozens of artists, such as: Simon and Garfunkel, Duke Ellington, Carmen McRae,Billie Holiday, Harry Belafonte, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie,Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Burt Bacharach, John Lee Hooker, Odetta, Mamas & Papas, Tom Rush and Tom Paxton. He was also often the only other musician performing on these records - such as Bob Dylan's classic "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"./ Noted film director Spike Lee is his son
Ed Ames died May 21st, at age 95 ... ALSO ... He was born (as 'Ed Urich, in Malden, MA) in July of 1927. He was in The Ames Brothers (also Vic, Joe and Gene) from 1947 to 1963. Their 1st hit, in 1950, was 'Rag Mop'. Ed Ames was also an actor, playing "Mingo" on the popular "Daniel Boone" TV series, from 1964 to 1970. His biggest solo hits were the Top-10 hits 'My Cup Runneth Over' and 'Timeless Love' in 1967.
Ed Ames died May 21st, at age 95 ... ALSO ... He was born (as 'Ed Urich, in Malden, MA) in July of 1927. He was in The Ames Brothers (also Vic, Joe and Gene) from 1947 to 1963. Their 1st hit, in 1950, was 'Rag Mop'. Ed Ames was also an actor, playing "Mingo" on the popular "Daniel Boone" TV series, from 1964 to 1970. His biggest solo hits were the Top-10 hits 'My Cup Runneth Over' and 'Timeless Love' in 1967.
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END of The BUBBLING UNDER - it's OVER; No really, THAT's IT!!! (I just wanted to reassure you :)
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END of The BUBBLING UNDER - it's OVER; No really, THAT's IT!!! (I repeat this, because I REALLY REALLY just wanted to reassure you :)
Harmonica player, blues legend James COTTON was born the first day of July, 1935. He first played with Howlin' Wolf in the early 50's, also recording for Sun Records, then Muddy Waters recruited him to come to Chicago, to play harmonica and be his bandleader, from 1955 - 1965. He went solo in 1966. / Click on the Link above, to view the original album.
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... THIS NEXT SET is made up of some early/mid NINETEEN SEVENTIES favorites of my sister SUSAN, that I wished to play for HER BIRTHDAY in APRIL, but didn't have time for:
"Redbone" is a Cajun term for a mixed-race person. Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas performed froom 1959 to 1969 as "Pat And Lolly Vegas", releasing an album in Oct 1965. on Smash.
Time:
12:47
Artist:
Abba [Benny Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson]
Song:
Waterloo [1st released in Sweden, March 1974, in Swedish/ English versions]
This is #333 on Rolling Stone "500 Greatest Songs of all Time" list // Russell Dashiell, on guitar, was born in July of 1947. He played in Wisconsin group The Beau Dentury, then Crowfoot, The Don Harrison Band, and played with Harvey Mandel and The Everly Brothers ... ALSO ... Doug Killmer on bass, was also born in July 1947. He was _also_ in The Beau Dentury and Crowfoot with Dashiell. He later played with Dee Clark, David LaFlamme, John Cipollina and many other musicians from the SF/ Bay area.
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Last month, somehow I didn't play anything by The Beatles for Paul McCartney's birthday. FORTUNATELY, this month is Ringo Starr's birthday (July 7, 1940), so I can make up for that:
Time:
12:54
Artist:
Don Randi [John Lennon, Paul McCartney] [Billed as the 'Don Randi Trio']
Drummer Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach.
Drummer Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group "Rory Storm & the Hurricanes" from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach. / * - although Perkins' version was partly based on the 1927 recording of 'Match Box Blues', by Blind Lemon Jefferson; this was covered a number of times..
Drummer Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach. // This was the first time that reversed sounds were on a Pop recording; it was ranked #469 on "Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
Drummer Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach.
Drummer Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach. ... PLUS ... "Annette" was Spector's label, also the name of his 1st wife, Annette Lee Merar. // This charted on station WGR in Buffalo, NY.
The songwriter, Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR", was born in July of 1940. He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974), and 'Caveman' (1981) with future wife Barbara Bach. ... ALSO ... Peter Belli (born 'Peter Brandt', in Germany), Denmark's first rock star, died June 8th, 2023, at age 79. In the mid-60s he was in Beat group 'Les Rivals'; they had 8 Danish singles from late 1964 to the fall of 1966, and opened for The Beatles and Rolling Stones when they played Denmark. He went solo in late 1966. He was also an actor. / Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single, with a picture sleeve.
Drummer (and the songwriter here) Richard Starkey, better known as "Ringo STARR" was born in July of 1940, He was in popular Liverpool beat group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes from April 1959 till Aug 1962, when he was asked to join another Liverpool group whose name I can't quite remember? He went solo in 1970. / He also had an acting career; besides the Beatles' films 'Hard Day's Night' (1964), 'Help!' (1965) and 'Let It Be' (1970), he was in 'Candy' (1968), 'The Magic Christian' (1969), 'Son of Dracula' (1974) and 'Caveman' (1981), the last with future wife Barbara Bach.
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RECENT DEATHS that I didn't GET to LAST MONTH ... RECENT DEATHS that I didn't GET to LAST MONTH ... RECENT DEATHS that I didn't GET to LAST MONTH:
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RECENT DEATHS that I didn't GET to LAST MONTH ... RECENT DEATHS that I didn't GET to LAST MONTH ... RECENT DEATHS that I didn't GET to LAST MONTH:
Director, actor and stuntman Gary Kent died May 25, at age 89. He specialized in exploitation/ independent films - he was in the 1968 films ''The Savage Seven' , 'Psych-Out' (stunt double for Bruce Dern) and also 'Satan's Sadists', 1969. // Rusty Young's first recordings were done with Denver, CO group Böenzee Cryque, who had three singles in 1966-1967, including the regional hit 'Still In Love With You Baby'. ..Group's name was pronounced: "Ben-zee Crick" /// Click on the Link above, to view the original album
Time:
1:12
Artist:
Gene Vincent [Billed as 'Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps']
Dickie Harrell, original drummer in Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, died May 31st at age 82. Only 15 when he joined Vincent's band, he was with Vincent for - well, that's kind of a mystery; some sources say a little over a year, but it was probably till sometime in 1959. He delivered the scream on their first single, the classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (#7/ 06-56). / * "Cliff" is guitarist extraordinaire Cliff Gallup // He also recorded a solo album in 1961, called "Drums And More Drums".
Australian entertainer Rolf Harris died May 10th, at age 93. He often used unusual instruments such as the didgeridoo and the wobble board (which he invented), which is very prominent on his trademark song 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport' {UK #9, US #3/ 07-60}. He had other big hits in England, including ''Sun Arise' {UK #3/ 10-61) and 'Two Little Boys' {UK #1, US #119/ 11-69} /// * - it was re-issued by Epic Records in the summer of 1963 as an A-side.
Tony 'T.S'. McPhee, the founder, leader, singer and guitarist of The Groundhogs died June 6th, at age 79. A founding member of the group in late 1963, they backed Champion Jack Dupree and John Lee Hooker before recording on their own in 1968, with the album 'Scratching the Surface'. They evolved from a blues-based sound to hard rock, with their 3rd, 4th and 5th albums all making the English Top-10 Album charts. // "T.S." stood for "Tough $h%t".// Click on the Link above/ left, to view the original album.
Time:
1:21
Artist:
Danks ["Danks" was Raul Danks & Stefanianna Christopherson]
Canadian producer Richard LANDIS died May 16th, at age 77. In 1970, he formed an acoustic blues band with Spencer Davis; they released the LP 'It's Been So Long' on Mediarts and toured with Poco in 1971. In 1972, he released his only solo album, 'Natural Causes'. He was also working in production, starting with 'Danks'. Some of the artists he's produced include: Albert Collins {1971}, Peter Allen, Domenic Troiano {of The Guess Who} , Desmond Child & Rouge {1979}, Juice Newton {1981}, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band {1982}, Poco {1984}, Kenny Rogers, Vince Gill, Neil Diamond. Click on the Link above/ left, to view the original album.
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... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS:
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.. JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS ... JULY BIRTHDAYS (did I say this set is all JULY birthdays??: :
Time:
1:23
Artist:
Yardbirds [The English B-side credits 'Yardbirds featuring Jeff "Steel" Beck']
Song:
Steeled Blues [B-side of 'Heart Full Of Soul'/ 1st time played on WMBR {by T-B}]
Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty turns the big "8-0" this month, as he was born in July of 1943. He is is the _only_ Yardbirds member to be in every line-up of the group, from their formation in Sept 1963 out of 'The Metropolitan Blues Quartet'. He was also in Together, Renaissance (a founding member along with Keith Relf, on their debut LP, Nov 1969), Shoot, Illusion, and the mid-80s Yardbirds reunion band 'Box of Frogs'. /// Click on the Link above/ left, to view the original single, with a picture sleeve (showing Eric Clapton, who is _not_ on this recording)
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... BUT first, going out by request to a former WMBR "Lost & Found" DJ:
This song goes out by request to former WMBR DJ LEIGH COCHRAN, born in July of 19?? - a Lost & Found regular from 1988 to 2002, who also put me on "Lost & Found" regularly, so thank her :)), or blame her :(( ... ALSO ... Jim McGUNN, later known as ROGER McGUINN, was born July 13th {also my Mom's birthday), 1942. He started in The Music Biz as a sideman for the Chad Mitchell Trio, Judy Collins and Bobby Darin {also writing for his publishing company}, before forming (what became) The BYRDS in July 1964. The BYRDS are in my opinion one of the two greatest American groups of the 1960s, along with The Beach Boys
Henry D. Haynes, the "Homer" in Homer & Jethro, was born in July of 1920. He played guitar, and Kenneth C. Burns was "Jethro", playing mandolin. They specialized in spoofs of recent popular songs, such as 'At The Hop', which became 'At The Flop' (early 1958). Their biggest Pop hit was a parody of 'The Battle of New Orleans', ''The Battle of of Kookamonga' {#14/ 09-59} / Click on the Link above/ left, to view the original album.
Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty turns the big "8-0" this month, as he was born in July of 1943. He is is the _only_ Yardbirds member to be in every line-up of the group, from their formation in Sept 1963 out of 'The Metropolitan Blues Quartet'. He was also in Together, Renaissance (a founding member along with Keith Relf, on their debut LP, Nov 1969), Shoot, Illusion, and the mid-80s Yardbirds reunion band 'Box of Frogs'.
Christine McVie (born 'Christine Perfect') was born in July of 1943 ... ALSO ... unfortunately, she also died on Nov 30th, 2022, at age 79. She joined on piano with guitarist Stan Webb and bass player Andy Silvester in 1967 in the group "Sounds Of Blue", which became Chicken Shack. They had an English hit with her rendition of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" (UK #14/ 05-69}. She left after their 1st two LPs, after marrying John McVie of Fleetwood Mac in 1968, and had a solo album in early 1970. She joined Fleetwood Mac in summer of 1970, playing uncredited, but becoming a full-time member on the "Future Games" album, Sept 1971.
Time:
1:38
Artist:
King Curtis [Bobbie Gentry] [Billed as 'King Curtis & The Kingpins ']
Song:
Ode to Billie Joe [#412 on the list of "The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs"]
Bobby Gentry (born as ''Roberta Lee Streeter') was born in July of 1942 . She took her stage name from the 1952 film 'Ruby Gentry'. She performed as a duo with her mother, as 'Ruby and Bobbie Meyers', for a short time. at age 14. Her original ambition was to write songs to sell to other artists; she only sang on the recording of "Ode to Billie Joe" that she took to Capitol Records, because it was cheaper than hiring someone to sing it. She had 12 chart singles from 1967 to 1976. ... She had partial ownership of the Phoenix Suns NBA team from 1968 (start) until 1987. She basically retired from The Music Biz April 1982; since that time, she has not recorded, performed or been interviewed.
Bobby Gentry (born as ''Roberta Lee Streeter') was born in July of 1942 . She took her stage name from the 1952 film 'Ruby Gentry'. Her original ambition was to write songs to sell to other artists. She had 12 chart singles from 1967 to 1976. ... She had partial ownership of the Phoenix Suns NBA team from 1968 (start) until 1987. She basically retired from The Music Biz April 1982; since that time, she has not recorded, performed or been interviewed.... ALSO ...Harry Belafonte, the singer (he popularized Calypso music - 'The Banana Boat Song'), actor (1954 - Carmen Jones; 1974 - 'Uptown Saturday Night') and Civil Rights activist (a close confident of Doctor Martin Luther King) died April 25, at age 96. He is one of the few performers to get the so-called "EGOT" (Emmy/ Grammy/ Oscar/ Tony awards) * - on the album 'Streets I Have Walked', May 1963 (RCA)
[Original UK single:] • B'DAY • (UK Philips , Jan 1964)
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English Pop singer Susan Maughan was born in July of 1943 / She had three English hits; the biggest was her first, a cover of Marcie Blaine's 'Bobby's Girl' (UK #3/ 10-63). She appeared at the 1963 "Royal Variety Performance" along with The Beatles. She was in the films 'What a Crazy World {1963} and 'Pop Gear' (1965) // Click on the Link above/ left, to view the original English single.
Maureen Kennedy of the English vocal group The Vernons Girls was born in July of 1940. Formed in the mid-1950s in Liverpool, they were originally a 16-member group in the late 1950s on the ITV music show "Oh Boy", though by 1961 they were down to 5 members. They were session singers, doing backing vocals on English hits on the Decca label, such as Billy Fury's 1st hit, "Maybe Tomorrow". {UK #18/ 02-59}.
Tony Thorpe, guitarist, singer in the Rubettes from 1974–1979, was born in July of 1945. Thorpe started in The Music Biz as the bandleader/ guitarist for Wee Willie Harris. The Rubettes were created by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington after 'Sugar Baby Love', recorded with studio musicians, was a big hit {UK #1!, US #37/ 08-74}. They were _much_bigger in England than the US, with nine Top-20 UK singles from May 1974 to May 1977. In the 1980s he sang with The Firm (not the supergroup with Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page). / Click on the Link above/ left, to read a fascinating biography of his professional music career.
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... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths":
Time:
1:50
Artist:
Reuben Wilson [Barry Mann, Cyn- thia WEIL, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]
Song:
On Broadway [Top-10 hit for The Drifters, spring 1963/ Trevor Lawrence - tenor sax]
Jazz organist Rueben Wilson died May 26th, at age 88. Widely sampled among acid jazz musicians, he is best known for "Got to Get Your Own". He also recorded with Stanley Turrentine and Ed Cherry as the "New York Funkies". ... ALSO ... Legendary "Brill Building" songwriter Cynthia Weil died June 1st, at age 82. She wrote almost all of her songs with her husband (they were married in August 1961) to Barry Mann. They wrote many classic songs together besides this, including "Uptown", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' ", "Kicks', "Hungry" and 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place' / Click on the Link above, to view a listing of all of the 176(!!!) appearances of her songs on the singles charts.
Legendary "Brill Building" songwriter Cynthia Weil died June 1st, at age 82. She wrote almost all of her songs with her husband (they were married in August 1961) to Barry Mann. They wrote many classic songs together, including 'On Broadway', "Uptown", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' ", "You're My) Soul and Inspiration", "Kicks', "Hungry" and 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place' / Click on the Link above, to view a listing of all of the 176(!!!) appearances of her songs on the singles charts. / Pavone (born "Rita Ori nFilomena Merk-Pavone") is an Italian-Swiss singer, actress.
Astrud Gilberto (born as 'Astrud Evangelina Weinert'), a Brazilian singer who helped popularize the Bossa Nova sound, died June 5th, at age 82. She married João Gilberto in 1959, "The Father of Bossa Nova". Her signature recording was 'The Girl From Ipanema'(#5/ 06-64}, which became one of the most covered songs in the history of pop music. In 1964, she appeared in the films 'Get Yourself a College Girl' and 'The Hanged Man'. She recorded 10 albums from 1965 to 1972. ..... ALSO ... the songwriter, Ruthann Friedman, was born in July of 1944. She got her start in The Music Biz as part of "The Hippie Migration", going up and down the California Coast and living off her earnings from performing solo. In the course of her travels, she met Van Dyke Parks, who introduced her to The Association, who recorded this song.
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