Roburt
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Label scan of the other side of the 45 ..............
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The Johnny Robinson who cut for Okeh recorded "Gone But Not Forgotten" (& "I Need Your Love So Bad") with Mike Terry producing ...... ... Guess it was a 'Detroit recording' then. His 'Memphis High' Epic album (cut in Memphis with Willie Mitchell) would be a good candidate for CD reissue in my book.
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I like my vinyl as much as the next man ..... but I think I'll buy the CD version of one new release ........ Z Records have just put out a double album -- 'Overdose of the Holy Ghost'. This features a selection of great modern gospel cuts (I believe just 10 tracks spread out over 4 sides of vinyl). HOWEVER....... the double CD version features 24 tracks and is about half the price of the vinyl version. The Dan Greer track on the album ............ With the upturn in interest in old and newer gospel dancers, will we have to add NG, MG to the NS, MS tags in the near future ??
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The news article says Bob B was working on tracks by Johnny Robinson back then. Johnny Robinson had a 45 out on Mercury in 1965; a 2 part song "I Gotta Kick The Habit" (I don't know who produced that). However, the teaming with Bob Bateman doesn't seem to have been successful as no Johnny Robinson 45's escaped on Mercury in 1966. There was a Johnny Robinson recording around then. That Johnny Robinson went on to have deals with Okeh & Epic but was recording (for Strike) as just Johnny R' around 1966. ..... see .......... https://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/R/johnny_robinson/index.php
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Real singers, real musicians, good songs sung with emotion ......... it'll never catch on !!!
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Another documentary of much interest to us soulies is in the making ......... ............ 'I SEE HOPE -- The John Gary Williams Story'. The makers need more funds to complete the project though ........ learn more here .......... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2013299217/i-see-hope-the-john-gary-williams-stor added by site http://iseehopememphis.com/ clip from site belo In 1973, a subsequent self-titled comeback album featuring the acclaimed tracks “I Believe the Whole Damn World is Going Crazy” and “I See Hope”, among others, was mired in distribution troubles that ultimately led to the involuntary bankruptcy of Stax, one of the world’s greatest record labels. The padlocking of its doors separated Mr. Williams from other recordings he made, which remain unreleased to this day. And, as it did for all too many incredible soul artists, Stax’s demise also meant the end of Mr. Williams’ career as an entertainer. Since its closure, he has largely lived a life out of the spotlight. -
You just need to go to the 'Soul Video Audio Radio' section and click onto a 'Divine Gospel Show' thread ......... Greg posts up a link to his gospel shows on there (he puts them up on Mixcloud).
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You just need to go to the 'Soul Video Audio Radio' section and click onto a 'Divine Gospel Show' thread ......... Greg posts up a link to his gospel shows on there (he puts them up on Mixcloud).
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Well Capitol certainly believed in them back in 1967 ......... a trade ad (full page) they put out ........
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Not according to Mercury Records press briefings given at the very end of 1965 & reported by the likes of Billboard. See below ......... ........ seems Mercury were takin loads of outside guys on at that time; Curtis Mayfield, Major Lance, Chip Taylor, Shadow Morton, Dave Bartholomew, Jerry Ross, Ted Cooper, Carl Spencer, Pac 4, Major Bill Smith & Bob Bateman .............
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We could do with a 'new' decent Mag Men compilation CD .......... Collectables put a CD on the group out in the US about 20 years back ..... ..... BUT we need a decent one put together by a real soul fan. Where's Ian Dewhirst or Ady when you need them ????
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A short piece on Bob Bateman & his biggest song at Motown ......... https://www.alexandermagazine.com/recordingeq/weeklytip/06tip03-3b_new.asp I know Bateman was working for Mercury in 1965/66, probably in New York (or maybe Chicago) ? So how come he came to end up working in New York and no longer being a part of the Motown team ..... ....... was he 'sidelined' there & thought he could do better working 'independently' ?
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Will this do instead .............. ....... OR THIS ........... ......... OR EVEN THIS ...........
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An ad from back in the day ............
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Guess there was no connection between these later (Chicago based?) Fabulous Playboys (with Thomas East) and the outfit above (who became the Falcons on Atlantic, LuPine, Big Wheel & Moira).
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This was Detroit, even though it escaped on a New York label .......... Was it on Daco first & then picked up by Apollo for wider distribution ?
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Nudaun ....... Erma Franklin .............
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The Ronettes .............
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The Sam Cooke (soundalike) song that was also used ...........
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Dinah Washington ...........
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Don't start blind buying 45's made by Dusty Williams thinking you might find a NS gem ......... The main 'Dusty Williams' who recorded (for the likes of Boney Records through the 60's) is a hillbilly C&W style singer ..... AND .......... don't buy rekids by this Geno by mistake either .........
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Gino & Dusty ....... on youtube ......... An e-mail address for Dusty is up on the clip. Get in touch with him & ask him the full story.
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Rufus in his RCA days ..............
Rufus Lumley I'm Standing ........ This 45 was the very first record I paid £10 for - remembering my weekly wage in 1972 was only £8.00 ....... Wow, paying over a week's wages for a record made by a 'hillbilly' singer (who started out doing a cowboy song type show).
