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Monday, June 16, 2014

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - The Cavaliers

Make Me Smile
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
The Cavaliers
1974

From the back cover: In bars, lounges, inns, and halls all over the world the week-end, and perhaps a week night or two, brings the sound of competent, professional dance groups. A handful of musicians enters the house, sometime together but usually separately, sets up and blows a four or five hour gig. Perhaps, in the course of the night, there will be an occasion for the customers to notice the group; a production number, a medley, a vocal solo. But most of the tunes will pass by with only a vague awareness, and even the dancers will be more in to each other than they are to the music.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Gloria

Hopelessly Devoted To You
Gloria
Darling, I Never Doubted You
The Sounding Board
SB 103080

From the back cover: If every woman could feel this way about her man, they all could be winners!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

The Skip Haungs Quartet At The La Ronde

Mack The Knife
The Skip Haungs Quartet At The La Ronde Cincinnati, Ohio
Recorded At The Carrousel Inn
Krueger Recording Studio - 501 Terrace Ave. - Cincinnati, Ohio

From the back cover: Working his (Skip Haungs) way through high school, he eventually studied at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory Of Music. His experience ranges from the large band to his quartet playing at the Carrousel Inn.

Misty
Foggy Day
Never On Sunday
Satin Doll
Moon River
Tenderly
Mack The Knife
Moonlight In Vermont
What's New?
What Kind Of Fool Am I
Maria And Tonight
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
Lazy River


The Seniors By Request

Let It Be
Aquarius and Let The Sun Shine In
The Seniors By Request
Rite Record Productions, Inc. - Cincinnati, Ohio
Sides #27113 & 27114

From the back cover: The Seniors - a name that has become more and more popular around Cincinnati and the try-state area, have attempted to bring to the public, in this album, those tunes which are the most requested by their followers.

The outstanding characteristic of The Seniors is versatility. From the stage come vocals, comedy, and instrumentals, which are most exceptional. Whether the audience is listening to the mellow voice of Harry Clifton, the colorful (off color) stories of Mike Bridges, the piano styling of Jack Bridges, or, as this album demonstrates, the exceptional blend of three voices, the result is always the same - ENTERTAINMENT.


Up The Lazy River
Going Out Of My Head
Green Dolphin Street
Let It Be
Work With Me, Annie
Mocking Bird
Cab Driver
Little Darlin'
West Side Story
Mountain Dew
Old Man River
Aquarius and Let The Sun Shine In

Traffic Jam - John Bachmann

The Fire Is Out
Traffic Jam
John Bachmann
Jewel Records - Cincinnati, Ohio
LPS 705
1977

From the back cover: I'm very please to be able to announce this new album. John Bachmanns's first! It is dedicated to his many friends and fans who have been loyal listeners and followers. John started playing piano when he was eleven, styling his music after his good friend Jerry Lee Lewis. As you will soon hear, after you listen to this album, John has developed his own style of Country-Rock with just a hint of Jerry lingering on. After several ups and downs and a single released three years ago, which did not receive promotion it well deserved, John met with his new managers Norm and Roberta Troupe. Who, since have become ardent fans and are the President and Vice-President of Southern Ohio Truck Lines, Inc. With the devotion of band members, John and managers, a lot of love and hard work, we are delighted to give you this new album… – Carol Cummins.

A special thanks to the City Of Hamilton, Ohio for allowing us to block downtown city traffic with the photograph for the front cover of this album was being made.


The Fire Is Out
You Made Me Your Fool
What Was Once Before
Hey Be a
Barney's Pride
Taking Her Away
Started Out Today Like Yesterday
Living My Life Again
What Ever I Want
Still Thinking Of You

Sparkle Featuring Dianna Murrell

You Light Up My Life
Sparkle Featuring Dianna Murrell
Audio-Media Recorders - Nashville, Tennessee

From the back cover: In an age of gimmicks there is nothing more refreshing and delightful than genuine style – the sort of style that represents a rich background of talent, imagination and good taste, style that become the universally-known signature of dedicated artists.

Your Love
When I Need You
Margaritaville
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
You Light Up My Light
Nobody Does It Better
Ecstacy
Feelings
Southern Nights
Blue Bayou

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Meet Barbara & Wendell

Summer Wine
Meet Barbara & Wendell
Cascade LP 101

From the back cover: Barbara and Wendell McKenzie are of the Talent group "The Husbands & Wife's" and at the release of this album are on a long term contract at Lee and Andy's Frontier Bar in Ketchikan, Alaska where they are doing an excellent job.

Barbara and Wendell are two fine and hard working people that like to entertain people and have put some of their most requested song on this Album and we are sure that if you will listen to them, then you will agree that this is a fine job, both as to the music and the vocals.

Barbara and Wendell teamed up with Gene and Pam Brown along with Danny Meyers on drums to form the group called the Husband's & Wife's. This is one of the finest Music and Vocal groups in The North West and I am sure that you will be hearing many good things from this group in the Future, and it has been my pleasure to work with them on this album. – Don Sneed, Sr.


The Bottle Let Me Down
Gentle On My Mind
Love Is No Excuse
Divorce
Break My Mind
Elusive Dreams
Stone Hearted
I Heard The Blue Bird Sing
Paper Mansions
Summer Wine
Little Arrows
Legend In My Mind

Saturday, May 17, 2014

"punky" ala clarinet

Shangri La
"punky" ala clarinet
Town House Productions - Minneapolis, Minnesota

From the back cover: Tripping these days generally refers to getting "high" on drugs. But Punky Caldwell, that clarinetist who dwarfs his instrument, herewith gives you a different kind of trip. You might call it "10 straight shots of nostalgia, without a tracer." And who needs one?

Punky is eminently qualified, having done gigs with the likes of Billy Eckstine, Elvis Presley and several other big bands.

And he conjured up some side men to aid and abet in the offering, like Dave Perterson, a solid Hammond man, who has become close to Punky through nearly seven years of work together.

Then there's Drummer Bill Watkins, who shared a Japanese tour with Punky at one time, and collectively has worked with him about 15 years.

The final member was Jack Haggerty on Bass, a graduate of such bands as Red Nicholas and Art Pepper.


Anonymous Blues
But Not For Me
Memories Of You
Foggy Day
Dancing On The Ceiling
Girl Talk
Tenderly
Broadway
Shangri La
Georgia On My Mind
The Spokesman-Review - March 6, 1972

Friday, May 16, 2014

Don Granstaff At Barkley Lodge

Girl Watchers Theme
Don Granstaff At Barkley Lodge
Temple Records TR-DG-100

From the back cover: Organist Don Granstaff has been charming Barkley Lodge Dining Room audiences and guests for the past two years as he conjures up an amazing variety of sounds at the organ console. His moody renditions of old time favorites along with his own variations of the later and more current popular tunes are a delight to all who hear them.

Somewhere My Love
Girl Watchers Theme
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Close To You
Fascinating Rhythm
Moonlight Serenade
Medley
Smoke Gets In You Eyes
Those Were The Days
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
I'll Get By
Lake Barkley State Resort - Park Cadiz, Kentucky

Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Visconti

Baia
Sha-La-La
Viking International Productions Presents
The Visconti
Mach 1

From the back cover: The Visconti group combines top quality music with a Latin beat. The result is a sound for your pure listening pleasure and enjoyment.

The group was originated under the direction of Lello Colangelo in Italy. They have played various engagements throughout Europe – Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Germany and Switzerlan. They appeared at EXPO '67 in Montreal, Canada and are currently in the United States.

In the States they have appeared in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Duluth, the Twin Cities as well as the Americana Hotel in New York and The Desert Inn in Las Vegas.


My Love Forgive Me
Golden Stars
Baia
Chica Cha Cha
Sha-La-La
Samba FiFi
A Man And A Woman
Quando, Quando, Quando
I Found My Love In Portofino
Waiting

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Gene Dlouhy Has'em Cheering At The Vagabond Motor Inn

What's New Babe
Autumn Leaves
Gene Dlouhy Has'em Cheering At The Vagabond Motor Inn
Produced by Chris Siller
Dosco Productions - Regina Sask., Canada
1967

From the back cover: The personnel who make up this fine album: guitar, Cliff Beros, who sings up a storm on "Long Tall Texan"; Larry Curtis, piano and organ, like swing - like Larry Curtis!; Doug Norman, drums, who is the driving force behind the group; Reg Dlouhy, tenor sax and vocals – just too much. Gene moves from bass guitar to trumpet and vocal – wild! All the way a most exciting, entertaining album.

Show Medley
  In The Mood
  Rock Around The Clock
  Shake Rattle And Roll
  Hound Dog
  Jail House Rock
  Who Cares
  Let The Four Winds Blow
  Tequila
  Let's Twist Again
  Chug-A-Lug
  Yakety Sax
  Can't You See That She's Mine
  Pretty Woman
  Eight Days A Week
  She Loves You
Blue Spanish Eyes
What's New Babe
I Want To Go With You
Long Tall Texan
Autumn Leaves 
Everybody Loves A Clown
Night Train

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

At The Sky Dome - Doyle & Leilani

Doyle & Leilani Live At The Sky Dome
Recorded Live At The Revolving Sky Dome Lounge In Arlington, VA
1975

Top Of The World
Ke Kali Nei Au
Tiny Bubbles
Pearly Shells
Al Di La
My Sweet Gypsy Rose
Superstar
Delta Dawn
More
Tie A Yellow Ribbon
For The Good Times
Medley - Raindrops, Singing In The Rain
Sentimental Journey

Monday, April 14, 2014

A Fare To Remember - The Directory

Magic To Do
If We Only Had Love
A Fare To Remember
The Directory
Trackmaster Audio Inc., Buffalo, New York
Mark Records - Clarence, New York
MC 5504
1977

From the back cover: They are three young men from snow-filled Buffalo, New York whose personalities and music combine to make an evening of unforgettable enjoyment.

Magic To Do
Feelings
Leroy Brown
If We Only Had Love
Really Love To See You Tonight
I Believe In Music
My Sweet Lady
Let Your Love Flow
I Write The Songs
Medley: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life / Laughter In The Rain
For The Good Times
For Once In My Life

The Crystal Set

Aquarius
The Crystal Set
Recorded Live at the VIP Lounge San Diego
Fanfare Recording

From the back cover: Three outstanding musicians – young, good looking, and exceptionally talented; multi-insturmental, three-part vocals, and a natural for spontaneous comedy – a combination that has kept this group constantly booked into many of the better nightclubs and hotels throughout the United States. Numbered among the many star attractions they have worked with are such names as Jimmy Durante, Kim Weston, Dobie Gray, Roger Collins, The Drifters, Olympics, Sheralls, and Lowell Fulsom.

More Today Than Yesterday
Rose Garden
Fire & Rain
Out Day Will Come
Proud Mary
Make Me Smile
Impossible
Joy TO The World
Aquarius

Friday, April 11, 2014

In Harmony - The Continentals

I Write The Songs
Y.M.C.A.
Yesterday
In Harmony
The Continentals
Recorded at St. Robert Bellarmine Church - W. Andover, MA
and the home of Don MacNeil - Salem NH
KLM Record Productions MG300
1979

I Write The Songs
Blue Moon
Moonlight Serenade
Y.M.C.A.
Sweet Music Man
Yesterday
Paloma Blanca
Lucille
This Is My Life
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
More Like A Man

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Love Echoes - Katherine Kovar

Look Me Over Closely
A Taste Of Honey
Love Echoes
Katherine Kovar
Accent Records - Hollywood, California
AC - 5007
1964

Blue Bossa Nova
Melody D'Amour
Never On Sunday
Hernando's Hideaway
Look Me Over Closely
Bachelor In Paradise
Ima La Douce
A Taste Of Honey
Unchained Melody
True Love
River Of No Return
Twilight On The Trail

The Premiers

Imagine
The Premiers
Fultz Recording Studio
Fairdale, KY

From the back cover: The Premiers did not just form one week and release an album the next. Their experience spans over thirteen years.

The band is composed of five young musicians, each with an extensive and varied background which is reflected in their many performances around the Louisville, Kentucky area. Home base for the band is Whispering Hills Country Club.

Help Me Make It Through The Night
Twenty-Five Miles
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White
For The Good Times
Hello Dolly
The Last Waltz
Behind Closed Doors
Proud Mary
Days Of Wine & Roses
Out Behind The Barn
How Can I Tell Her About You
Imagine

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Elias - w/LOVE

Always And Forever
Elias w/LOVE
JEL Studios - Newport Beach, California - EL 777
1978

From the back cover: Too often, only the worst side of our relationships are expressed in song probably because it is generally more dramatic. But with feelings of giving of oneself without requiring in return comes the best love song that any can write, sing or live.

If
Always And Forever
Memories
When You're Not There
Can't Help Falling In Love
You'll Never Walk Alone
You Belong To My Heart
Love With All Your Heart
Return To Me
Spanish Eyes
I Can't Stop Loving You
I Really Don't Want To Know
There's A Kind Of Hush
El Sueno De Amor

Monday, February 24, 2014

Add A Little Beauty to The World - The Rhodes Kids

2001 – Joy – Climb Every Mountain
Add A Little Beauty to The World
America's No. 1 Musical Family
The Rhodes Kids
Rampart Street Studios / RhoCam Productions - Houston, Texas

From the back cover: "Happiness on 14 feet!" That's what television personality Merv Griffin had to say after viewing a performance by this talented family group of two sisters and five brothers… The Rhodes Kids! Their incredible rise to stardom began only two years ago, from playing pizza parlors and civic gatherings, to today, performing with the cream of show business personalities (as well as Elvis, himself!)… in such showplaces as the Las Vegas Houston's Shamrock-Hilton, as well as numerous conventions and fairs all over the country. They have appeared on Jerry Lewis' annual telethon and the Merv Griffin television shows, and have drawn rave notices from such famed performers as Duke Ellington, Wayne Newton, and countless others. As far as The Rhodes Kids are concerned, seven is their lucky number, and it couldn't happen to a nicer group of young Americans!

Vehicle Medley
What A Feeling
Add A Little Beauty
I Believe In You
Love Medley
2001 – Joy – Climb Every Mountain
You're My Girl
Dialogue
Impersonations
Trilogy

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Old Hotels - L.A. King

Killing Me Softly
Old Hotels
L.A. King
Cookhouse Recording Studios - Minneapolis, MN
1975

Old Hotels
Killing Me Softly
Keep On Singing
Sweet Gypsy Rose
The Entertainer
Good-Bye Baby To Memphis
For The Good Times
Tomorrow When You Leave Me
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Wadin'

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Two Alone Featuring Dan Harris

My Way
Two Alone Featuring Dan Harris
Jewel Recording Studios - Cincinnati, Ohio
Queen City Album - Cincinnati, Ohio

From the back cover: We would like to express a special and sincere thank you to Mr. Richard Ammerman, innkeeper for Ramada Inn, Blue Ash, Ohio for all his assistance and encouragement.


Friday, January 31, 2014

Don Lucas And Trio

Fever
I'm In The Mood For Love
Don Lucas And Trio At The Mardi Gras Club

From the back cover: The versatile Don Lucas and Trio originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have excitingly and professionally recorded this album to show just a few of their unlimited ideas and talents in show business.

Litte Couquette
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Just Because
Lazy River
Fever
Don't Take You Love From Me
I'm In The Mood For Love

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Good-Bye Bambina - The Flavia Band

Yesterday
All My Loving
Good-Bye Bambina
By The Flavia Band

Good-Bye Bambina
Torna A Sorrento
O Sole Mio
Guantanamera
Quando-Quando-Quando
Volare
Ciao Ciao Bambina
Arrivederci Roma
Peccato
If
Make Me Smile
The Way We Were
Kansas City
Yesterday
All My Loving
Good-Bye Bambina