On Top of Old Smokey

This release 1961 Imperial 5729

On Top Of Old Smokey

Original release 1960 Ty-Tex TT-100

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Does anyone have a photo of this cat?

KITTY KAT KORNER

Kitty Kat Korner - Bob Baker released on Veeda 45-1002 1958

 

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KITTY KAT KORNER

 

 

While I'm on the subject of cats here are Orkney based band 'The Polka Dots' busking on the streets of Kirkwall

 

 



More Bobby Darin

It seems I'm a bit of an early Bobby Darin fan!

 

  

 PLAIN JANE (Pomus/Shuman) ATCO 613 1959

 

PRETTY BETTY (Darin/Kirshner) ATCO 6103 1957

 

ROCK ISLAND LINE (Lonnie Donegan) DECCA 29883 1956

 

SILLY WILLY (Darin/Kirshner/Shaw) DECCA 9-30737 1956

 

Where it all began...


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In The Jungle

 

I was talking to Jerry Chatabox at the 'Rockabilly Rave' when three cats came up and handed Jerry and yours truly a C.D. E.P. (it pays to be in Jerry's general presence when freebies are being handed out). They were 'The Mystery Gang Trio', who I knew of from their excellent debut C.D . 'Dig This Rock', and from a video or two on youtube.com (see below)

 

 

I was eager to get back home and listen to the specially produced release for the 2005 'Rockabilly Rave'. I was a little disappointed to hear that their style had become slightly heavier than before, and they sounded as if they were heading in a different musical direction. This confused me slightly as I gathered from the C.D's cover that they were trying to promote themselves on the rockabilly scene, and were hoping be asked to play the Rave sometime in the future. Maybe Jerry was not impressed with what he, or he thought (as I did) that their style was too far off centre to play at the festival, as no performance has occurred!

 

 

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I had this post on an old hard drive for a few years and recently came across it (as you do). The original drummer Tom Stormy has now left the band.  You can check them out now here or their Facebook page. I would like to know what you think about the change in musical style?



BLOODNOK'S ROCK 'N' ROLL CALL

A BIT OF FUN

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BLOODNOK'S ROCK 'N' ROLL CALL

 

A GREAT COMIC ROCK N ROLL SONG FROM THE GOONS (Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan & Harry Seacombe). THE B SIDE OF 'THE YING TONG SONG' WHICH CLIMBED THE BRITISH CHARTS IN 1956.

 



Bobby Darin and the Rinky Dinks

 

Bobby Darin and the Rinky Dinks

 

EARLY IN THE MORNING

YOU'RE MINE

MIGHTY, MIGHTY MAN

NOW WE'RE ONE

 

 



Bobby Darin and the Rinky Dinks (Bobby Darin - Lead with Barbara English, Sylvia Hammond, Trudy McCartney & Charlotte McCartney

 - Backing)
   
The Ding Dongs
Early In The Morning / Now We're One (Brunswick 55073) 1958

 

The Rinky Dinks
Early In The Morning / Now We're One (Atco 6121) 1958

 

Bobby Darin & The Rinky Dinks
Mighty Mighty Man / You're Gone    (Atco 6128) 1958

Darin approached Brunswick Records with the song 'Early in the Morning' and Brunswick was very impressed with what they heard.  But Darin was still under contract to Atlantic Records' subsidiary label, Atco, so the song was released on Brunswick as being sung by 'The Ding Dongs'.  But when New York deejays started playing the record and it became popular, Atco soon discovered something was up and put a stop to the Brunswich record.

 

 







 

Your Cheatin' Heart movie MP3's

 

 

SONGS FROM THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE FILM 'YOUR CHEATIN' HEART', STARRING GEORGE HAMILTON, SUSAN OLIVER AND RED BUTTONS.

VOCAL PERFORMED BY 15 YEAR OLD HANK WILLIAMS JNR.

All songs ripped from the movie soundtrack...

 

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POPPIN' THAT SHINE

(opening number with a 14 year old Hank played by Donald Losby singing with Teetot played by Rex Ingram)
LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES
JUST WAITIN'

(spoken Luke the Drifter clip)
I SAW THE LIGHT

(song stops suddenly so Hank can fight a couple of hecklers)
COLD, COLD HEART
I CAN'T HELP IT
JAMBALAYA

(you can hear raining at first)
HEY GOOD LOOKIN'
YOUR CHEATIN' HEART

(spoken intro)
I'M SO LONESOME I COULD DIE

Your Cheatin' Heart - Movie Song Album

 

I picked up this booklet up at my local Red Cross shop for 50 pence, a bargain I think. It's the song album from the 1964 film of Hank Williams life. I've still not seen this movie, but I imagine it will be the usual Hollywood version of things he did and did not do. But I am rather pleased I have a copy of this songbook. I have just included the scanned photos and text pages from the book in the download. There is music,  lyrics and chords of the songs from the film included in the book, if you want scans of those just just ask and I will post them.

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 George Hamilton (Hank) & Susan Oliver (Audry)