Guest melandthensome Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I am talking to Sharon McMahan over on Soulful detroit forum at the moment along with others and would love scans of any of her material but especially of her Karen 45's 'got to find another guy' 'here comes the boy I love' 'love is wonderful' if your on SDF give Sharon a message. cheers mel Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Platters 81 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 best i can do with my crappy scanner Mel........ Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Cheers jim full credit given of course to you for the scan Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geoff B Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) I am talking to Sharon McMahan over on Soulful detroit forum at the moment along with others and would love scans of any of her material but especially of her Karen 45's 'got to find another guy' 'here comes the boy I love' 'love is wonderful' if your on SDF give Sharon a message. cheers mel Hi Mel, Hope these scans help.I played them both at Carl Willinghams birthday do in Manchester on Sunday. Geoff Buckley Edited March 7, 2007 by Geoff B Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Geoff many thanks to you as well mate great stuff as with jim above full credit without a doubt to your fine self mel Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hey fella.. Just had a go at scanning mine... didn't come out too good... so took a photo. Have Love is Wonderful as well... but its at the mother in laws... PS: Tell Sharon i said hi... and can you ask her why her name was spelt differently on the 2 singles please.. always wondered about that. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Platters 81 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 interested in info on "the Bad Guys" Gracie Darnell on Ruth which Sharon wrote..... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Moore Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 For anyone else that is interested in Ollie Mac and his Detroit connections.... His son is a media production guy and currently researching/preparing a documentary on his fathers life and work. I think Sharon and a number of others will hopefully feature in it. Barbara Lewis, Matt Lucas, Harry Balk etc are all still around and hopefully Ollie's story will be on film, told by by the people who surrounded him. I'll try and keep folks updated as and when developments occur. I suspect that the way people's lives intertwined that this project may have lots of "tentacles". Regards, Dave www.theresthatbeat.com www.hitsvillesoulclub.com Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Jim/Joan will pass on your questions for you no problem great stuff mel ps thanks for the scan sweet-cakes Edited March 7, 2007 by melandthensome Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Joan Sharons name is spelled differently because ollie Mac decided it would be easier to pronounce the name McMann instead of McMahan as the jocks were stating the name as MAC-MAN-A-HAN.And she says ollie didnt like it so he changed it. Jim Sharon says she wrote the song before she met gracie and ollie introduced her to gracie at united studios and says she wrote the record aged 14yrs of age.And she says there voices sound very alike. 'So long lover' was the second song Sharon ever wrote..... by the way can someone please confirm if 'hello stranger 66' an inst? cheers mel Edited March 8, 2007 by melandthensome Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) An instrumental .. sort of. I think the arrangement on this record is absolutely fantastic... feel cheated Sharon didn't do her magic on it too. Can you ask her why fella... also ask her if it's her on the backing vocals... please? HELLO STRANGER 66 - sharon mcmann - karen 15763 refosoul Edited March 8, 2007 by jumpinjoan Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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Guest melandthensome Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Allright joan Sharon says she dosent recall singing on 'hello stranger 66' and that it was written and recorded by Barbara Lewis. I am awaiting a reply to see if she can remember who featured on it.Apparantly ollie mac used it on a number of her records.....she also says she was there when the capitols recorded 'cool jerk' and she was one of the back-ups doing the claps on it. Oh yeah Sharon also wrote 'someday were gonna love again' she says one day ollie mac wanted a song for an english group like the beatles (it was the searchers) and she was after a title for a song and she was panicking for a title to get it started then she saw a friend calling on a girl friend 2 doors down and she shouted ' Hey Hubert give me a title for a song' so he yells 'someday were gonna love again' so she then went in the house and wrote it.......still aged only 14........priceless then ollie mac called on the friday she taped it on a reel to reel portable and he was gone then barbara lewis hit with it. And the searchers did a version. thanks for the scan sweet-cakes and the sound clip..... morris c........ Edited March 8, 2007 by melandthensome Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geoff B Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I am talking to Sharon McMahan over on Soulful detroit forum at the moment along with others and would love scans of any of her material but especially of her Karen 45's 'got to find another guy' 'here comes the boy I love' 'love is wonderful' if your on SDF give Sharon a message. cheers mel Hi Mel,Some other pics with Sharon's credits. geoff. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Great stuff geoff is it okeh to post them on SDF mate...... mel Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Platters 81 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks for the info Mel.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geoff B Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Great stuff geoff is it okeh to post them on SDF mate...... mel Yeah,no problem.Could do with some promoter fetching Sharon over hear. Geoff Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Jim anytime mate Thanks geoff Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 This was up on ebay a while ago Mel... don't know anything about it... might not even be her! But i saved the scan just in case something like this ever came up... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Nice one joan will post it on the forum and ask her about it much appreciated sweet cakes morris c....... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Soul Sid Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Allright Joan, Manship had a copy of this columbia 45 on his auction recently, and it was brilliant!!! Apparently Richard Searling is playing it. Cheers. Sid Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest vinylvixen Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I am talking to Sharon McMahan over on Soulful detroit forum at the moment along with others and would love scans of any of her material but especially of her Karen 45's 'got to find another guy' 'here comes the boy I love' 'love is wonderful' if your on SDF give Sharon a message. cheers mel Hi Mel, I think if you rummage about in the Soulful Detroit forum archive, I started a post about Sharon and the name spellings 12 to 18 months ago. There might be some info on there that's useful to you. I also think there might be a similar thread in the archived forums on here....give Sharon my best and tell her 'Got to find'....is gorgeous Jo Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks jo Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Allright Joan, Manship had a copy of this columbia 45 on his auction recently, and it was brilliant!!! Apparently Richard Searling is playing it. Cheers. Sid Anyone out there got a sound clip of said 45... would love to hear it Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thanks jo Mel... tell Sharon we'll all be giving it big licks to her tunes tonight at DDA. Which reminds me... when the bloody hell are you going to show your face down there!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Val (Chunky) Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Anyone out there got a sound clip of said 45... would love to hear it Hi Joan....I'll try and remember to post a sound clip when I get home from work unless someone can post one first. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi Joan....I'll try and remember to post a sound clip when I get home from work unless someone can post one first. Oooh please.... is it good then? PLEASE say no.... seeings as it went for something stupidly stupid like £14... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Val (Chunky) Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) Get Out Of My Life - sharon mcmahan - columbia 15910 refosoul Edited March 9, 2007 by Chunky Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rob Moss Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Sharon also recorded 'I have no choice' but it was not released. I have a copy of 'Get out of my life' White promo BS in Ex condition if anyone interested. PM me on sales@hayleyrecords.co.uk Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest melandthensome Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Robb Sharon answered in depth regards the un-issued track you mentioned so much in fact that you gotta join SDF mate. Sweet cakes Sharon told me to tell you this 'before I go into the un issued track 'I just want to make sure that you tell joan that I wish I was there to sing 'em live(in reference to you saying you would be playing her 45s)tell her I am a big fan of hers||(smiles).... a very nice Lady....... mel Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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BazM Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 This was up on ebay a while ago Mel... don't know anything about it... might not even be her! But i saved the scan just in case something like this ever came up... Early doors spin at t'Orwell for me and the Plumbmeister ....Tune! Baz M Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Robb Sharon answered in depth regards the un-issued track you mentioned so much in fact that you gotta join SDF mate. Sweet cakes Sharon told me to tell you this 'before I go into the un issued track 'I just want to make sure that you tell joan that I wish I was there to sing 'em live(in reference to you saying you would be playing her 45s)tell her I am a big fan of hers||(smiles).... a very nice Lady....... mel WOW!! Come on Mr.Wigley... GET THE LADY OVER HERE!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Hi Joan....I'll try and remember to post a sound clip when I get home from work unless someone can post one first. Thanks for that Val... think her voice is just fab! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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