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Angie Monaco

 On White Top Recording (1962-1963)  he was Angie Monaco, on Kable (1963-1964) and Mickay's (196x) he was Mel Anton.  His real name is Angelo Stocchi from Michigan, vocalist with The Checkers...

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I'm Wondering

Mike Haskinswith The ValeneersI'm WonderingShadow Records #1051963 Group rocker on the Shadow label out of Bristol, Tennessee owned by Joe Morrell.   The Valeneers were also featured on the following...

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Fran Owens, waxmate of the month

Fran Owens was born in the small town of Bingham, Maine. She was on stage at the age of four.   She continued doing variety shows in the state of Maine until the age of 12.  She studied classical...

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Crown Heights Pogrom

The Crown Heights riot was a three-day racial riot that occurred from August 19 to August 21, 1991 in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York City. It turned black residents and Orthodox Jewish...

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Xocquitumi

Ada MariaXocquitumiA.C. Pena, Poco Loco MusicFlamingo Records #5002late sixties?Xocquitumi was copyrighted on 1 Aug 1968 by Flaco Music Co. and was also recorded by Ray Avila on the El Monte label (see...

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So You Walked Out On Your Baby

Lucille HutchinsonSo You Walked Out On Your BabyLucille E. Hutchinson, Greek Music BMIAlpha 6331970Song published by Greek Music, a John Greek publishing company. Yes, the John Greek original member...

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The Fountainhead Record Company

Does anyone known anything about this label, The Fountainhead Record Company?Vocal credited to Ella Cohen and music to "The 4-4 Tiimers".  A side is numbered 900 while the flip is numbered 901, with...

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Mule Skinner Blues

Danny Kiddand The Valley CountrymenMule Skinner BluesJeree 1111771977"Mule Skinner Blues" is perhaps one of the most recorded songs in the history of country music.   A.k.a. "Blue Yodel #8" or...

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You Mention My Name

Terri NorthYou Mention My NameWillie F. James - Gene BrooksArthur Music (ASCAP)Preview 15011968This is actually Teri Thornton, a jazz singer turned song poem singer at the end of the sixties after her...

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Let's Face It

Joe and UrsulaLet's Face ItImperial 53711955This is Joe Morris and Ursula/Ursala ReedUrsala Reed was discovered by band leader and R & B arranger Joe Morris when she was a promising sixteen year...

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With The World At My Feet

Gini EastwoodWith The World At My FeetArthur Resnick, Kris ResnickT.M. Music, Inc.Prod & arr  Richard WolfeTower 249 (1966)Gini Eastwood, biography from IMDB :Lovely and captivating brunette...

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Come On Way Down South

Elzworth BrooksCome On Way Down SouthEnterprise Records1963Houston recording.  1963 is a late date for a label whose all other recordings were released between 1957 and 1959 . I've seen the label...

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Rockroleville

Lynn TaylorRockrolevilleLincoln Chase, Music Of Today, Inc. (BMI)Coral 9-61726⧫Lynn Taylor was born Patricia Elaine Foutty (or Fowdy) in 1937.Lynn Taylor had sung in public as a teenager in...

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I Got Rhythm

The TrowellsI Got Rhythm(Gerschwin)La Ru Ha Records819 Brookhurst DriveCharlotte, N.C. 282051974Here it is :  the La Ru Ha Records response to Tamla-Motown produced at Arthur Smith Studios.  Karen,...

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Skippy Roberts

 Ohio RnB rocker Skippy Roberts had two singles released in 1958 and 1959.  Both were probably recorded in Cleveland, Ohio, despite a Gardena, California address for his second release. A release on...

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Waxmate of the month : Mitzi Mason

Mitzi MasonAccording to a trade paper, Mitzi Mason, a lass from a Bronx bakery, [was] the newest MGM recording "find"  was "discovered" by composer Larry Douglas, who heard her humming as she wrapped a...

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What About Me

Lorry PetersWhat About MeDon Gibson, Acuff-Rose, BMIA Statue In A WindowBoudleaux Bryant, Felice BryantHickory 45-12281963Hickory Records signed Lorry Peters to a recording contract in a move taking...

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Jukebox Hula

Allen GreenfieldJukebox HulaDyson - Poynter, Tubb Music, BMIGoldenrod 2011956Western Swing out of Scottsville, Kentucky.  Artist's 2nd release on the label.  One of the songs from his first record,...

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Rock 'n Roll Music

Bob Lenoxwith the Promenade Orch. & ChorusRock 'n Roll Music 1957Budget label, a product of Synthetics Plastics Company of Newark, New Jersey.Bob Lenox, whoever he really was, got his assumed name...

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People Are Talking About Watergate

Sons of Truth (Bill Spivery)People Are Talking About Watergateversion1version2Agency Recording StudiosCleveland, Ohio1973(issued on Dee-Jay Records)The Agency Recording Studios 1730 East 24th Street,...

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