On Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:20:38 +0000, RWC wrote:
So Which Record Label Was Named After YOU? {Roger}
I didn't even remember this one so I had to jump in the old time machine
and go back to revisit what I wrote then : -
(An expanded and revised version of something that I put up here a few
years back :)
So which record moguls had the cleverness and foresight to name their
record label after YOU?
Let's check out some of the people who hang out in these parts and
match them up with their very own record company.........
Well for starters Messrs Grossberg,Gilson and of course Cousin Brucie
had their own BRUCE label in New York City who put out probably the
best record that's liable to get mentioned here today---The Harptones
and their great version of "A Sunday Kind Of Love" in 1953
The trio of Roberts---being Roman,Boyne and Massey had their very own
BOBBY label,also of New York City which also put out a nice version of
"A Sunday Kind Of Love" this time in 1964 credited to The Excellons
who I believe were The Excellents of "Coney Island Baby" fame
Sorry,Bill but the best I can come up with for you is the BB label
that had the original release of a decent record "In Paradise" by The
Showmen in 1965 before Swan took over distribution
Taking the liberty of shortening his name a little gives Mr Blau his
CLIFF label famous for the original issue of TV Slim's classic "Flat
Foot Sam" in 1957 before Chess picked it up
Okay,it's high time we bought the ladies in here and straightaway Ms
Doyle presents a problem since I can find no label directly linked to
her name---unless we do another shortening job---in which case of
course we have the famous CAT label of NYC whose lasting claim to fame
was as the home of the immortal "Sh-Boom" by The Chords
Meantime Ms Muller has the distinction of having not just one but two
labels named after her---the two DIANE labels,one in Dallas and the
other in Memphis. The latter however has the best record to its name
being John Kerby's very late (and quite good) RAB entry "Get Hot Or Go
Home" that amazingly seems to be from 1964 tho it sounds at least 5
years earlier
Elsewhere Mr Fiora's DEAN label can lay claim to being the home of The
Cameos and their "Lost Lover" in 1960
Mr Myers of this parish has the GARY label of course---responsible for
one of my favorite uptempo doowops in "Doom Lang" by the (black)
Tokens in 1957
And Mr Colegrove is honored by both the Jim and the Jimbo labels but
in view of his guitar prowess,might prefer to be associated with the
much more famous JAMIE label that gave us of course "Rebel
Rouser"-----and a whole string of guitar maestro Duane Eddy hits
Talking of which,instrumentals seem a bit thin on the ground in this
piece but our friend Mr Whiton has one of the very best via his KEN
label that put out the original issue (before MGM) of the great "Leap
Frog" by The Chuck Alaimo Quartet in 1957
Moving right along my exiled countryman Mr Blanks has the very similar
sounding LEN label that had a decent---and real rare---Dreamlovers
record "Take It From A Fool" in 1960
The JOHNNIE BOY label----dedicated to John Wade of course----put out a
late record by The Ad Libs of "The Boy From New York City" fame
Prof Dintenfass is honored by the MARK label also of NYC (I *think*)
which put out a slew of doowop records including a couple of real
valuable items in The Supremes "Nobody Can Love You" from 1958 and The
Teenage Moonlighters "Sorry,Sorry" from 1959. A nice item I heard for
the first time the other day "Tell Me A Tale" by The Charm Kings was
also on Mark
Meanwhile,with almost the same name,Mr Dashevsky has the MARC label
named after him---boasting one of the most famous records of the cusp
era to its credit----over here anyway). I'm talking about Bob & Earl's
original "Harlem Shuffle" from 1963.
Not content with being the subject of a major Top 10 hit (courtesy Sue
Thompson who showed a singular lack of taste) Norm also has a label
named after him----no,there is no Katuna Records you will be glad to hear----but there was a NORMAN label out of St Louis,Mo whose most
sought after record is "Love No One" by The Top Hits from 1961
Ralph's PARKER label has the distinction of its 1963 reissue of "Crazy
Rock" by Carlo & The Cupids being more valuable than the 1959 Judd
original
Bending the rules a bit Randy Price can claim the RAN-DEE label whose
best record was probably The Four Sounds and the decent "Mama Ubangi
Bangi" in 1962
Steve Mc will be pleased to know that his STEVENS label based in
Granite City Ill put out a real rare ($100+) RAB (with sax yet!) disc
by Chuck Wheeler titled "Cherokee Rock" in 1959
And Mr Lucas had a national hit with his TODD label that gave us the
memorable Top 20 smash "Snap Your Fingers" by Joe Henderson in 1962
Finally there seems to be no Roger label or anything like it so I have
to make do with the FORD label from 1957 that had quite a famous name
on its books---none other than Duane Eddy and his original version of
"Ramrod"
If you're not here it's not me being ignorant and ignoring you---it's
just me being ignorant and not knowing a record co to match you to :)
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