with Steve Fruitman
#134
August 1, 2016
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Our
Conquering Sun
Hour
One: Hear this show now
Hour
Two: Hear this show now
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Our
Conquering Sun
Hour
One: Hear this show now
Hour
Two: Hear this show now
Hour One1. Donovan: Epistle To Dippy (Donovan Leitch) – 1966
2. Hank Snow: I’ve Been Everywhere (Geoff Mack) – 1962*
3. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings: North (Tom Wilson) – 2013*
4. The Diamonds: She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) – (Mann / Anthony) – 1959*
5. Rita Pavone: Remember Me (Shelly Coburn) – 1964
6. Richard Chamberlain: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Bryant) – 1962
7. Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop (Johnny Roberts / Robert Spencer) – 1964
8. The Swinging Blue Jeans: The Hippy Hippy Shake (R Romero) – 1963
9. The McCoys: Up And Down (Lambert / Pigues) – 1966
10. Joe King: Daddy’s Never Here (L Savoie / Jos Le Blanc) – 198?*
11. The Fashions: I Just Got A Letter (D Clowney) – 1962
12. The Troggs: I Can’t Control Myself (Reg Presley) – 1966
13. Brian Hyland: The Joker Went Wild (B Russell) – 1974
14. Ned Miller: From A Jack To A King (Ned Miller) – 1962
15. The Beau Brummels: You Tell Me Why (Elliot) – 1964
16. Patty Duke: Don’t Just Stand There (B Ross / L Crane) – 1965
17. Gerry & The Pacemakeers: I’m The One (G Marsden) – 1964
18. The Byrds: 5 D (Fifth Dimension) (Jim McGuinn) – 1966CanCon = 22%
Hour Two
1. The Ventures: Walk - Don’t Run ’64 (Smith) – 1964
2. Gord Downie & The Sadies: Crater (Gord Downie & The Sadies) – 2014*
3. Gord Downie & The Sadies: The Conquering Sun (Gord Downie & The Sadies) – 2014*
4. Gord Downie & The Sadies: Los Angeles Times (Gord Downie & The Sadies) – 2014*
5. Gord Downie & The Sadies: One Good Fast Job (Gord Downie & The Sadies) – 2014*
6. Gord Downie & The Sadies: I Didin’t Start (Gord Downie & The Sadies) – 2014*
To Break My Heart Until This Afternoon (Gord Downie & The Sadies) – 2014*
7. Misty River: Where Did I Go Wrong (Dale Boutlier / Bob Naugle) – 197?*
8. Gates Lepine: Cold Manitoba Rain (Gaeten LePine / Jury Krytiuk) – 1973*
9. Mike McLuskey: Alone In Manitoba (Graeme Card) – 1972*
10. Patsy Cline: Walking After Midnight (Don Hecht / Alan Black) – 1957
11. Cat Mother & All Night Newsboys: Bad News (Chin / Equine) – 1969
12. Chilliwack: Mary Lou And Me (Bill Henderson) – 1977*
13. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra: Tribute To the RCMP (Gerry Dere) – 1974*
14. Choice: Love In A Spectrum (Ed Cater) – 1974*
15. Chubby Checker: Limbo Rock (Sheldon / Strange) – 1961CanCon = 87%
Total CanCon = 52%
And Now for The Particulars:
Hour One
1. Donovan: Epistle To Dippy (Donovan Leitch)
45 single bw Preachin’ Love: Epic Records – 5-10127
Glasgow, Scotland
Donovan: vocals and acoustic guitar
Jimmy Page: electric guitar
John Cameron: keyboards and arrangement
Danny Thompson: bass
Tony Carr: drums
Strings were provided by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Produced by Mickie Most – 1966
Recorded at Abby Road Studios
Released February 1967Epistle To Dippy was an open letter from Donovan to an old friend from school. Dippy was in the army in Malaysia by then, and when he heard the song, he contacted Donovan and asked him for help. Donovan bought him out of armed service
2. Hank Snow: I’ve Been Everywhere (Geoff Mack)
45 single bw Ancient History: RCA Victor – 47-8072
Brooklyn NS
Produced – 1962"I've Been Everywhere" is a song which was written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and made popular by in 1962 using Australian place names. The Americanized version by Hank Snow was a huge hit. There are now Northwestern Ontario, Newfoundland, New Zeazland etc versions.
Canadian place names include: Toronto, Mattawa, Ottawa, Kingston, Grand Lake, Ombabika (near Thunderbay), Schefferville, Gravelbourg SK
3. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings: North (Tom Wilson)
45 single bw South: FU:M Records – FUM036
Toronto – Hamilton – Halifax
Colin Linden: acoustic guitar, dobro, vocals
Tom Wilson: acoustic guitar, lead vocal
Stephen Fearing: acoustic guitar, vocals
Johnny Dymond: bass
Gary Craig: drums
John Whynot: organ
Produced by Colin Linden – 2013
Recorded by John Dymond and Colin Linden at Pinhead Recorders, Nashville TN
Mastered by Craig Calbi and Steve Falone at Sterling Sound, NYC4. The Diamonds: She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) – (Mann / Anthony)
45 single bw From The Bottom Of My Heart: Mercury Records – 71404X
Toronto ON
Dave Somerville: lead – d. 2015
Evan Fisher: tenor
Mike Douglas: baritone – d. 2012
John Felten: bass – d. 1982
Produced – 1959In 1953 Dave Somerville, while working as a sound engineer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, Canada, met three other guys one evening who liked to sing as much as he did. They decided to form a stand-up quartet called The Diamonds. The group's first performance was in the basement of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Toronto singing in a Christmas minstrel show. The audience's reaction to the Somerville-led group was so tremendous that they decided that night they would turn professional.
After 18 months of rehearsal, they drove to New York and tied for 1st Place on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. The prize of being guest artist for a week on Godfrey’s show led to a recording contract with Coral Records. Biggest Hit: Little Darlin’ 19575. Rita Pavone: Remember Me (Shelly Coburn)
45 single bw Just Once More: RCA Victor – 47-8365
Turin, Italy
Rita Pavone: vocal
Teacho Wiltshire: conductor
Produced by Teacho Wiltshire – 1964b. August 23 1945 Turin, Italy
In 1962 she participated in the first ("Festival of the Unknown"), a song competition for amateur artists, winning the contest which lead at a recording contract. Her first recording, La partita di pallone" ("The Soccer Game") made her a national star at 17.In the summer of 1964 she had chart success in North America with a record sung in English titled "Remember Me", backed with "Just Once More". The song reached #26 in the United States and #16 in Canada.
In 1965, Pavone was as a guest in The Ed Sullivan Show, becoming a frequent guest thereIn the United States she sang alongside Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Duke Ellington, Paul Anka and a number of singers of the era. It is said that Elvis Presley made a painting of her after she went to Memphis and he met her at a recording studio. Barbra Streisand recorded a duet with her. Pavone sang at Carnegie Hall.
6. Richard Chamberlain: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)
45 single bw Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo: MGM Records – 13121
Beverley Hills, CA
Richard Chamberlain: vocal
Jimmie Haskell: Conductor
Produced – 1962George Richard Chamberlain March 31, 1934 (age 82) Beverly Hills, California,
First recorded by the Everly Brothers, 1958 received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2004
Released as a single 1963 and went to no. 14 in the US7. Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop (Johnny Roberts / Robert Spencer)
45 single bw Something’s Gotta Be Done: Mercury Records – S-1893X
Gibralter, Jamaica
Millie Small: vocal
Ernest Ranglin: music director
Produced by Chris Blackwell – 1964Millicent Dolly May Small 6 October 1946 (age 69) Gibralter, Clarendon, Jamaica
Won the Vere Johns Opportunity Hour talent contest at the age of twelve
Began recording in Jamaica 1962 which brought her to the attention of Chris Blackwell who became her manager and legal guardian, who in late 1963 took her to London, where she was given intensive training in dancing and diction. There she made her fourth recording, an Ernest Ranglin rearrangement of "My Boy Lollipop" It was the first major hit for Island Records (although it was actually released on the Fontana label because Chris Blackwell, Island's owner, did not want to overextend its then-meagre resources)
On 6 August 2011, the 49th anniversary of Jamaica's independence, the Governor-General made Small a Commander in the Order of Distinction, for her contribution to the Jamaican music industry.8. The Swinging Blue Jeans: The Hippy Hippy Shake (Chan Romero)
45 single bw Now I Must Go: Capitol Records Canada – 72143
Liverpool UK
Ralph Ellis: guitar
Norman Kuhlke: drums
Les Braid: bass, keys
Ray Ennis: lead guitar, vocals
Produced by Walter Ridley – 1963Written & recorded by Chan Roman of Australia when he was 17
Originally recorded by the Swinging Blue Jeans in December 1963
Also preformed & recorded by The Beatles (BBC Sessions) in July 19639. The McCoys: Up And Down (Lambert / Pigues)
45 single bw If You Tell A Lie: Bang Records – B-516
Union City, IN
Randy Hobbs: bass
Randy Zehringer: drums
Robert Peterson: keys
Rick Zehringer: guitar
A Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer Production – 1966A non-album track released between hit songs “Fever” and “Come On Let’s Go”
Most of the group joined Johnny Winter's backup band in the early '70s, and in 1973 Rick Derringer joined the Edgar Winter group as lead guitarist and vocalist, after which he had a successful hard rock solo career.
Made their first Toronto appearance the summer of ’66 for CHUM’s Canadian Bandstand summer series10. Joe King: Daddy’s Never Here (L Savoie / Jos Le Blanc)
45 single bw You Were Gone: Rainbow Records – S975
Toronto ON
Joe King: vocal, guitar
Other musicians: unknown
Produced by Joe King – 198?Joe Le Blanc: September 28, 1938 - August 23, 2007
11. The Fashions: I Just Got A Letter (D Clowney)
45 single bw Try My Love: Ember Records – E-1084
New York City
Barbara English
Jeanne Bolden
Barbara Saunders
Helen Powell
Bove Cortez: conductor, arranger
Produced – 1962Originally known as The Bouquets before becoming The Clickettes. Began recording 1958. Due to a dispute with ex-manager who claimed their name, they were forced to change it to The Fashions in 1961.
12. The Troggs: I Can’t Control Myself (Reg Presley)
45 single bw Gonna Make You: Fontana Records – F 1557
Andover UK
Reg Presley: vocal
Ronnie Bond: drums
Peter Staples: bass
Chris Britton: guitar
Produced by Larry Page, Page One Records – 1966
Recorded in England at Olympic Studios, London by Keith GrantOriginally called The Troglodytes – one who dwells in caves or creeps in and our of holes or caverns.
"I Can't Control Myself" (a UK number 2 in September 1966)13. Brian Hyland: The Joker Went Wild (B Russell)
45 single bw Run, Run, Look And See: Mercury Celebrity Series – CS 6038
NYC
Produced by Snuff Garrett– 1966Brian Hyland (born NYC - November 12, 1943)
signed by Kapp Records as a solo artist, issuing his debut single, "Rosemary", in late 1959
in August 1960, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit single at the age of 16, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" selling over 2million copies
1962's "Sealed with a Kiss", which reached #314. Ned Miller: From A Jack To A King (Ned Miller)
45 single bw Parade of Broken Hearts: Fabor Record Co – 114
Rains, UT
Produced by Fabor Robison – 1962Henry Ned Miller (April 12, 1925 – March 18, 2016 Medford OR)
From A Jack To A King 1957 (Did not chart). Re-released December 15, 1962. Was also recorded by Elvis 1969. Wrote Gale Storm classic hit “Dark Moon” recorded in 195715. The Beau Brummels: You Tell Me Why (Elliot)
45 single bw I Want You: Reo Records – 8864x
San Francisco CA
Sal Valentino lead vocals, tambourine (Salvatore Willard Spampinato, September 8, 1942)
Ron Elliott lead guitar, vocals
Ron Meagher bass guitar, vocals
Declan Mulligan rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
John Petersen drums (November 11, 2007(aged 65)
Produced by Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone) 1964
Leo de Gar Kulka engineer16. Patty Duke: Don’t Just Stand There (B Ross / L Crane)
45 single bw Everything But Love: United Artists – UA 875
Elmhurst NY
Patty Duke: vocal
Arnold Goland: conductor, arranger
Produced by Jack Gold – 1965b. Anna Marie Duke December 14, 1946 Elmhurst, NY - d. March 29, 2016 (aged 69) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Don’t Just Stand There was her first single
Has her own TV Show 1963-6617. Gerry & The Pacemakers: I’m The One (G Marsden)
45 single bw You’ve Got What I Like: Capitol Records Canada – 72145
Liverpool UK
Gerry Marsden: vocals, guitar
Freddie Marsden: drums
Les Chadwick: bass
Les Maguire: piano
Produced by George Martin – 1964
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, London18. The Byrds: 5 D (Fifth Dimension) (Jim McGuinn)
45 single bw Captain Soul: Columbia Records US – 4-43702
Los Angeles CA
Jim McGuinn - lead guitar, vocals
David Crosby - rhythm guitar, vocals
Chris Hillman - electric bass, vocals
Michael Clarke - drums
Van Dyke Parks - organ
Produced by Allen Stanton – 1966
Recorded May 24-25, 1966 at Columbia Studios, HollywoodA song about Einstein’s theory was mistakenly taken to be a drug song about LSD resulting in a ban from most American radio stations (most of whom played their next single Eight Miles High).
Hour Two
1. The Ventures: Walk - Don’t Run ’64 (Johnny Smith)
45 single bw The Cruel Sea: Dolton Records – DO.96
Tacoma WA
Bob Bogle - bass
Don Wilson - guitar
Nokie Edwards – lead guitar
Mel Taylor - drums
Produced - 1964band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington
Walk, Don’t Run was their big hit in 1960. Walk, Don't Run '64" is an updated versionIn Honour of Gord Downie, side one of Gord Downie
Gord Downie, The Sadies, And The Conquering Sun
A & C Records – A&C090
Kingston ON / Toronto Area
Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Travis Good: vocal, guitar, mandolin
Dallas Good: guitar, keys
Gord Downie: vocals
Produced by Gord Downie & The Sadies – 2014
Recorded by Ken Friesen at The Bath House, Bath ON
Mixed by Bob Rock at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver BC
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC2. Gord Downie & The Sadies: Crater (Gord Downie & The Sadies)
3. Gord Downie & The Sadies: The Conquering Sun (Gord Downie & The Sadies)
4. Gord Downie & The Sadies: Los Angeles Times (Gord Downie & The Sadies)
5. Gord Downie & The Sadies: One Good Fast Job (Gord Downie & The Sadies)
6. Gord Downie & The Sadies: I Didin’t Start To Break My Heart Until This
Afternoon (Gord Downie & The Sadies)7. Misty River: Where Did I Go Wrong (Dale Boutilier / Bob Naugle)
45 single bw You: Solar Records – SAR 333
Dartmouth NS
Dale Boutilier
Bob Naugle
Produced – 197?Dale Boutilier still living in Dartmouth
8. Mike McLuskey: Alone In Manitoba (Graeme Card)
45 single bw Hobo’s Lullaby: Cynda Records – CN 014
Toronto ON
Mike McLusky: guitar, vocal
Derek Granger - bass
Produced by Fred McKenna 1972
Recorded by Jim Morgan at Captain Audio, TorontoMcLuskey passed away several years ago.
9. Gates Lepine: Cold Manitoba Rain (Gaeten LePine / Jury Krytiuk)
45 single bw It Took Some Pretty Flowers: Boot Records – BT 078
Timmins ON
Gates Lepine: v ocals
Laurie Bower Singers
Produced by Jury Krytiuk – 1973Was the bartender at the Maple Leaf Hotel, Timmins, that gave Tom Connors his first big job in October, 1964. Went on to write several songs with Connors, many of which appeared on Connors’ Long Gone to the Yukon LP. Currently living in Thurso QC.
10. Patsy Cline: Walking After Midnight (Don Hecht / Alan Black)
45 single bw I Fall To Pieces: Decca Records US G-21002
Gore VA
Produced by Paul Cohen – 1957
Recorded November 8, 1956 at Bradley Film and Recording Studios
Released – February, 1957
Re-released posthumously 1963
11. Cat Mother & All Night Newsboys: Bad News (Chin / Equine)
Good Old Rock ‘N Roll: Polydor Records – 541.046
New York City
Roy Michaels, bass, vocals d. 2008
Michael Equine, drums
Bob Smith, keys
Charlie Prichard, guitar, banjo
Steve Davidson, guitar
Produced by Jimi Hendrix and Cat Mother – 1969Played the Toronto Rock n’ Roll Revival, September 13, 1969
12. Chilliwack: Mary Lou And Me (Bill Henderson)
45 single bw Fly At Night: Mushroom Records – M 7024
Vancouver BC
Bill Henderson: guitar, vocals, solina
Glenn Miller: bass, vocals
Ross Turney: drums, percussion
Howard Froese: guitar, vocals, solina, piano
Produced by Ross Turner and Bill Henderson – 1977This was the B Side.
From the C-Span Classics to the Collectors, they became Chilliwack in 1969 - 198813. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra: Tribute To the RCMP (Gerry Dere)
45 single bw Rat River Trapper by Dopug Hutton: Denai Records – SG 1004
Edmonton AB
Tommy Banks: conductor
Produced by Doug Hutton – 1974Alberta R.C.M.P. Century Celebrations, 1874-1974
14. Choice: Love In A Spectrum (Ed Cater)
45 single bw Was It Something I Said: Choice Records – SCV 2008
Grand Falls / Winsdor NL
Gord Joe: lead vocals & harmonica
Mel Ellis: lead guitar
Ed Cater: bass guitar
Rick Hollett: keyboards/flute;
Jerry Smith: lead vocals/percussion
Butch Pinsent: drums
Produced by Choice – 1974
Recorded at Sounds Canada by Art SniderThe Choice included Kevin Anstey, John King, Ed Cater, Melv Ellis, Russ Way, and Jerry. From the band Choice came the beautiful haunting melody Was It Something I Said, written by Gordie Joe and sang by Jerry Smith. Choice was together for six years and at one time was the backup band for the Platters.
15. Chubby Checker: Limbo Rock (Sheldon aka Karl Mann / Billy Strange)
45 single bw Man Smart, Woman Smarter: Parkway Records – PGT-023x
Spring Gulley, SC, USA
Produced by Kal Mann – 1962An instrumental version was first recorded by The Champs in 1961. The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by Chubby Checker (on Parkway Records): it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The Chubby Checker 1962 recording was featured in the 1988 film Hairspray
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