Andy Rix

Another sad day ... Toby was one of the best He will be missed by so many R.I.P. Andy

Happy Xmas to all Have a very very jolly one Andy

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From BMI TOY SOLDIER BMI Work #1538086 Songwriter/Composer Current Affiliation CAE/IPI # BROWN FRED NA 61205616 GATES HARRY LEE NA 62046209 HUNTER JOSEPH E BMI 14606218

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Tim PMd you ... Think I can hook you up Andy

I spoke to her a number of years ago when I was helping Dave Godin with research on one of his Deep Soul CD projects. At the time she was still in L.A. working in a hospital. I think she lived in Marina Del Ray. She had very fond memories of her time as a singer and was quite surprised that she was remembered. As I recall she had given up on being a singer. She was really nice. No idea what she's doing now andy

I think it's fair to say that I've been very tardy in following my original post up with further information ... my apologies Ady referenced the discussion I had with Sharon in the liner notes for the Pied Piper CD 'Follow Your Soul' (Kent CDKEND 429) where he set out her personal history and recording career. After I had tracked her down and passed on the information to Ady, and Lorraine, I've taken a back seat and left it to them to stay connected. I guess I felt that I'd done my job at that point. When I can find the time I will go through my material again ... but wouldn't it be great if Sharon could join the forum to tell her own story. When we last spoke she didn't access the internet so that might prove to be a barrier. Andy

The thing is I've seen another post somewhere and i'm 99% sure it identified them ... but I just can't find it on the net Has anybody had time to check out the comments on YouTube ...... might discover there is one of the "that's my mum singing' posts Andy

a question often asked ... here is a post from Spectropop in 2004 .... https://spectropop.com/archive/digest/d1337.htm This is a VERY HOT record on the Northern soul all-nighter scene right now. Both sides get played, and both are tremendous. I'd bet the record will wind up in the UK, and the buyer WILL be delighted, regardless of whom the artists are. I've been trying to find out who Carol & Gerri were, so far with no luck. The backing band is the D-Men, who later became the Fifth Estate -- in fact, one of the tracks appears on the Fifth Estate "Ding Dong! The Witch is Back" CD. The band also wrote both sides. Unfortunately, they don't recall who the singers were. According to the liner notes, "a soulful number titled "How Can I Find The Way" sparked (manager Kevin) Gavin to sign a female trio and produce a Motown-esque master tape, complete with brass and strings. Unfortunately, it was never released." That obviously is wrong, since the song was released as one side of the Carol & Gerri MGM single. The CD also includes the Wadhams-Askew (D-Men/Fifth Estate) team's demo of "It's Waiting There For You", which was recorded by Reparata & The Delrons. That led me to believe that "Carol" might be former Delron Carol Dombrowski. I sent an mp3 of the song to Dombrowski's cousin, who does not recognize her as one of the voices. So who were Carol & Gerri? Good question. Jeff Lemlich https://www.limestonerecords.comAndy

I think this is their first recording session ...very 60's ! At the time I think they were managed by Marty Bryant who was also responsible for the Precisions 45 on Hen-Mar Andy

Just stumbled across this when searching for something else Andy

Interesting to note that Gamble-Huff get Producer credit on the USA & Italian Gamble release ... but Billy Jackson on the Sassy release .. Billy told me he fell out with them over the Gamble release because of that, and the 45 got dropped very quickly as a result, which probably accounts for its relative rarity Andy

Another quality CD from Keith and all the guys at Ace .... I'm beyond excited to see that one of my all time favourite Motown tracks is finally getting released .... 'The Things Time Cannot Erase' by Gladys is just stunning ... Ivy Jo Hunter at his best ... Worth buying for this track alone Andy

Yes .. this is Pat's old 'Robbie Lawson' acetate ... counted intro and no strings Andy

He's a nice bloke ... Larry Nestor put me in touch with him a number of years ago and we chatted.. I sent him the tracks over which he appreciated Andy

A few of my treasured bits I got Jimmy Armstrong from Chris Cerf when I visited him in NY, despite knocking a bunch of his most treasured 78s off a shelf and smashing them all he still let me leave with it, Eddie Singleton signed it when I got to L.A. ... the past connecting in a strange way The late Joseph Moore gave me his Tru-Glo-Town 45, never seen another, I assume it never got past the demo press as Gloria Toote licensed it to Verve Records Ady sent me a test press of Little Ann ... seems logical that when she came to Cleethorpes it was only fitting that she should annotate the label Andy

Terrible news indeed ... R.I.P. Joe Andy

Sad news indeed ... He was a genius Andy

Do you have any details on the song title ? if so that can be checked out as a starting point andy

I've been listening constantly ... it is a masterpiece Andy

I'm pretty sure Mick Patrick has a copy of the Cinderellas 45 Andy

Out of Rose Marie McCoy's basement ... I had two vinyl 45s as well but they are long gone Andy