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Elsie has now joined us so (I invited her) I am sure the will read this thread and add her opinions for all to know what is what

Levi Jackson/ Solomon King – This Beautiful Day Did not get out in US

Again, just like the boot of Arthur, the submitter on Discogs has listed it as Canada and copies "only" for sale in the UK.

Great link here with Vic in a novelty car https://digital.library.umkc.edu/node/3629

Same label as the made up Arthur Prysock "I Was A Boy" which is not Arthur but Allan Scott "You Were A Girl When I Needed A Woman" taken from his LP on Tower. All copies are for sale in the UK.

In the thread from 2019 (above) it also says they were a trio, Doretha, Loretta "and" their cousin Shirley Allen.

Sounds like Mel Torme as well, around the time he did "Better Use Your Head" 1966

I assume you have seen the youtube video which quotes "(Rainbo 1001) Presented here is the A-side of a rare and highly desired slab of vinyl sought out by collectors of obscure 1960's Los Angeles Soul. Featuring the voice of sixteen year old Phyllis Brown, 'Why' was also composed by the young and soulful artist. Miss Brown was provided with quite a musical education growing up as her father was the founder of Rainbo Records which was housed within the Rainbo pressing plant on North Las Palmas Boulevard in Hollywood. Commencing in 1939, not only 45, 33 and 78 r.p.m. discs were manufactured at the Rainbo pressing facility but also records that were inside of toy dolls, flexi-discs and records on the back of cardboard cereal boxes were made there. By the time Phyllis was a young teen, crates of freshly pressed recordings, most notably, fine R&B specimens were at her fingertips begging to be listened to and absorbed which is exactly what she did. In 1966, Phyllis was booked at a session at Hollywood's Gold Star Recording Studios where two tracks, 'Why' and the Cliff Chambers dancer, 'Oh Baby!' were cut. In a musical style similar to that of the work of Gene Page, Fred Darian and Raul Abeyta, oddly no arranger credit was given on the label but whoever it was, they along with an ensemble of L.A.'s 'Wrecking Crew' successfully created a double-sided masterpiece that showcased the soulful voice of Phyllis Brown surrounded by the magical reverberation of the Gold Star echo chamber. Pressed in a miniscule run, both yellow and pink colored labels were pasted on 45's cranked out on the Rainbo label. The following year, Phyllis along with three other girls formed the group, The Babies and issued a couple of slick L.A. Pop singles on Dunhill that are highly recommended and worth seeking out. Phyllis continued to have a lucrative career recording demos for other songwriters as well as composing and making music as a solo artist and also with Sunny Threatt. In 2018 after a thirty-five year gap in making music, Phyllis continued to share her gift by recording an albums worth of material entitled, 'Songs I Haven't Forgotten'."

This thread from 4 years ago was good

Her full name is Phyllis Marie Brown Threatt and I noticed somewhere in 2021 that she made a comment about some info being incorrect on her recording/s. After that when "Sonny" died last summer and I never tried to make contact during her obvious grief.

I was looking at my copy of this LP and asked Elsie if she did the backing for some of the tracks. This was her reply today "Harlem, Agent Double O Soul And Back Street. Harlem Background Vocals were The Debonaires, Joyce Vincent, Elsie Baker, Dorothy Garland And The Holidays, Tony Gray, Robert Johnson And Willie Butch Johnson. Agent Double O Soul and Back Street was Pat Lewis, Elsie Baker, Joyce Vincent And Dorothy Garland." Great to know after all these years.

I believe he was (up until last October) singing baritone as one of The Coasters and previously a member of The Broadways from what I have now read, thanks to you. I bet he has a very interesting story to tell Andy. Can he help with other group members of Trieste ? Would be great to add to history.

I miss Ray (RIP) sent him a copy of the single before he died as someone took all his years ago. Wonder who did that and never left him one ?

I have never seen an issue and in his best discography it only shows the Monarch Styrene promo https://kimsloans.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/spotlight-ron-holden/ Imagine how beautiful it would be though.

The Debonaires recorded many many backing vocals that were then "taken" elsewhere it seams and used later under different credit names.

It wasn't just The Manhattans Elsie writing to me October last year "These Are The Ones I Remember Recording For Teddy: Love T.K.O, It Don’t Hurt Now, When Somebody Loves You Back, The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me, The Love I Lost, I Don’t Love You Anymore, Bad Luck, Where Are All My Friends. There’s Another One That I Can’t Remember The Name Of The Song, If Can Remember It I’ll Send It. We Also Recorded For The Cornelius Brothers, It’s To Late To Turn Back Now, Yet The Group, Sister Rose Took Credit For It Knowing That They Did Not Record It!! So Many Lies In The Business!!"

I forgot to mention that Elsie mentioned The Debonaires did the backing for "I'll Be Around", The Spinners as well

Elsie told me the following in March "Yes the Manhattans came to Golden World in 1965, on this recording we, Elsie, Joyce, Dorothy, Tony, Robert and Willie Butch recorded background vocals on before Gerald Alston took over as lead singer. The guys in the group went into the army or some armed forces and Blue Lovett, and Gene Redd used us to do their background vocals, which they took with them to Columbia Records, which Columbia kept our background vocals on so when the guys returned they used our background vocals on as their own on:There’s No Me Without you, Kiss And Say Goodbye,Shining Star and the rest of their songs. Columbia never gave us credit for those backgrounds either even though Gerald Alston did. They received Grammy awards and more knowing they didn’t do the songs, all recorded at Golden World. We were so young and didn’t understand the business and they all took advantage of us, youngsters."

Willie Weems story on here 2020 quotes "Then there was Sam and Kitty, Kitty (Katherine) Grove (nee Kitty Stewart), was an ex-lover of Willie`s, whom he had met in social circles, Kitty had become a creative inspiration to Willie, giving Willie the heart felt inspiration to write songs about how he felt about Kitty. Kitty now divorced lives in Decater, on the outskirts of Atlanta, Ga. She now sings gospel at her local church."

Found this article and it mentions in the 3rd column the Frantic line up mentioned previously (note the typo of D-9)

I found George's write up on his site which might add a bit more for you (I apologise if it has been mentioned before) https://www.buckeyebeat.com/rotations.html

There is a fantastic article/history of the station and DJ's here http://www.nashvillebroadcastinghistory.com/id5.html

There is also a link here with playlist of The Fasades (and picture of the group)

Just thought it was worth adding that Shelly Garrett (RIP 2018) who, at one stage was married to Melissa Morgan received a "Hollywood, walk of fame star" in 2018. I have attached a link about him http://www.shellygarrettentertainment.com/BIOGRAPHY.htm

This article tells all https://concord.com/artist/sam-cooke-the-soul-stirrers/