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Chicago Tribune TV Week guide Dec 12 1993

1967

Sam & Dave:
--Soul Man / May I Baby (Stax 45-231) Co-author Isaac Hayes found the inspiration for "Soul Man" in the turmoil of the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In July 1967, the 12th Street Riot in Detroit, Michigan occurred. Watching a television newscast of the aftermath of the riots, Hayes noted that black Detroit residents had marked the buildings that had not been destroyed during the riots - most African-American owned and operated institutions - with the word "soul". Relating this occurrence to the biblical story of the Passover, Hayes and songwriting partner David Porter came up with the idea, in Hayes' words, of "a story about one's struggle to rise above his present conditions. It's almost a tune [where it's] kind of like boasting 'I'm a soul man'. It's a pride thing."

Carlos Santana: Back on Top

CASHBOX MAGAZINE APRIL 13, 1985

Downbeat-July, 1981

1973 PROMO POSTER AD

1970

Randy Scruggs (born August 3, 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He has won a Grammy Award and was twice named "Musician of the Year" at the Country Music Association Awards.

Randy is the eldest son of the legendary Earl Scruggs. As a singer/songwriter, for several decades Randy was one of Nashville's most sought-after producers and session players. During his career he has worked with everyone from Michael Card, The Talbot Brothers, Waylon Jennings, George Strait and Emmylou Harris. His prolific career dates back to the 1970 with the release of All the Way Home, a collaboration with his brother Gary. Randy recorded his debut solo LP, the all-star Crown of Jewels, in 1998.

In 1994, Scruggs teamed up with Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to contribute the song "Keep on the Sunny Side" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.

1974 Doc Severinson Trumpet Musician Daughter Nancy Today's Children

Country Song Roundup Magazine June 1954

Shiftless Lady / When You're Down (Simco 1002). Vessie Simmons is an accomplished singer/dancer/songwriter who released just a handful of singles on her own vanity label Simco Records based in Los Angeles, California.
-Shiftless, Shady, written by Ken Gamble and Leon Huff is a killer fast-tempo funk rocker with driving bass, tinkling piano, hot guitar and gritty vocals from Vessie Simmons with cool guitar solo and soulful female/male backing vocalists.
-When You're Down is a beautiful, melodic, mid-tempo soul ballad with amazing vocals from Vessie Simmons, nicely complimentary female backing vocalists and perfect musical accompaniment including piano, light strummed guitar, bass and light drumming.

>> Frank Sinatra <<

Slade on Superstar Magazine No.19 Cover 1973

>> Hank Snow <<

A Certain Smile / The Voice of Love (Vulcan 137/138) In 1958, Milton Sparks with the Delroys recorded one of seven versions of A Certain Smile on Vulcan 137. Then the ABC-Paramount subsidiary label Hunt picked up the rights to Milton Sparks version and released it on Hunt 320 (Sparton 4-607R in Canada) in 1958 to compete with Sunny Gale, Andy Russell, Jim Reeves, Jerry Fuller, Ray Rivers, Lennie Bartari and Johnny Mathis' versions. Of all seven versions, only Johnny Mathis' version charted (#14) during the summer of 1958.

-The Voice Of Love is a faster tempo R&B melodic rocker with nice backing vocals from the Delroys and Milton Sparks does a great job with the lead vocals accompanied with strummed guitar, driving bass and drums and perks along nicely, then out of the blue comes this hot guitar solo!

>> Bruce Springsteen <<

(22/9/79)

DOROTHY SQUIRES: ITS A PITY TO SAY GOODNIGHT

Dorothy Squires/Roger Moore/Liberace/Tommy Steele 1958

Johnny Standley hit it big in 1952 with his release of It's In The Book Part 1 & 2 which is an extremely funny parody of fundamentalist preachers and also deconstructs some of our favourite nursery rhymes. It reached #1 for two straight weeks in November of 1952 and was the first ever comedy / novelty record to sell a million copies. -Johnny Standley was never again to replicate his success with It's In The Book but did release a handful of other singles which are worth searching for including Clap Your Hands (Capitol 2569, 1953), Get Out And Vote (Capitol 3544, 1956) and Rock & Roll Must Go (Magnolia 1003, 1960)

Rock and Roll Must Go / Who'll it be (Magnolia 1003)

-Rock And Roll Must Go (It's In The Book) co-written by Johnny Standleys a hilarious parody of Elvis' Love Me Tender, Paul Anka's Lonely Boy, Dodie Steven's Pink Shoe Laces, Sheb Wooly's Purple People Eater and others.

-Who'll It Be? also co-written by Johnny Standley is an interesting novelty about American Presidential elections where he mentions John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and others.

Antonietta Stella Opera Soprano w O Signed 1958

>> Ringo Starr <<

Russell ("Red") Steagall (born December 22, 1938 is a multi-talented show business personality whose career has covered a period of 35 years and has spanned the globe. He has performed for heads of state, including a special party for President Reagan at the White House in 1983, and has completed three overseas tours for the United States Information Agency to the Middle East, the Far East, and South America.

Red Steagall In His Own Words:

"A friend of mine says I never have a bad day. Some are better than others," he admits, "but I never have a bad one. And if you don’t think that every day is important, just try skipping one."

"There’s nobody in the world that I respect more than my mother," Steagall says. "The things she gave to me that are most important are first of all, her love, total love. She also taught me how to speak and write correctly."

His favorite time, Steagall says, has been the last 20 years since he’s been married to wife Gail. "If there’s anybody in the world that’s married, it’s me and happy about it," he says. "She’s truly my best friend and the only woman I’ve ever wanted to spend the rest of my life with."

"I like a change of scenery, and the scenery changes only for the steer that is in the lead," Steagall says. "And if I’m being run out of town, I like to make it look like I’m leading the parade."

"Mother never told me to quit daydreaming. She encouraged me to make up those stories. I guess she saw something that maybe was a little bit unusual.

"There was an old well casing out by the schoolhouse," he recalls, "and every minute that I didn’t have some kind of chore to do I was sitting on that well casing looking out across that river country, daydreaming and making up stories. "I loved Indians and cowboys too. One day I might ride with Quanah Parker and fight the white eyes, and the next day I’m going up the trail with Goodnight to Dodge City."