Our Monthly Club Meeting will be Sunday, April 11th at the Homewood Public Library. 2:00 PM

*****Next club meeting will be May 2nd, 2010, the FIRST Sunday******

SPECIAL GUESTS AT THIS MONTH’S MEETING

“Panama City Blues”, “Let’s Go To The Beach”, “Til The End”. These are some of the songs our special guests recorded. Larry Parker of Larry And The Loafers and bass player Charlie Giambrone will be at our meeting to tell about their experiences in the music business of the 50’s & 60’s. Be sure to be at the meeting to hear and meet Larry and Charlie.

Here’s “Let’s Go To The Beach”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2fHVhzV_sY&feature=youtube_gdata

ANOTHER ALABAMA PERFORMER
From Killen, Alabama comes a piano player by the name of Monty Olive. Monty’s style of playing and singing was compared to that of Fats Domino. Although he never got the national airplay his recordings were very popular locally. He was another of those who made a musical instrument his “friend”. Monty tells it this way. “I’ve never had a piano lesson. When I first started playing, I would get the melody of a tune set in my mind and try and find the proper keys for it. It was fun and I practiced it everyday.” Sounds easy doesn’t it? SURE!! Monty entertained in many cities across the country including D.C., Detroit, Dallas, and at Panama City’s Old Dutch Inn. From an interview in the Time Tri-Cities Daily, August 13th, 1957 Monty put it this way. “Everywhere I go I respond to the crowds. I feel the touch of my music. It’s something you can’t explain. I enjoy performing.”

When he started looking for an agent he contacted Jewel Ware who after hearing him strum the guitar and sing two songs knew he had some special talent in presenting a song. Jewel signed him to a contract and had him record on her J & J label. He had three records released on the J & J label. Those were “Pain Inside My Heart” / Foggy River”, “Molly Darling” / “Belle Of The Bar Room” and “Mary Lee” / “Follow Me”. On the “Pain Inside My Heart” were soul singers Carol Thomas and Teresa Horton with Bill Cofield on the sax, Lennie Mann on the drums, and James King on electric guitar. I list those to see if anyone reading this may know more about these people. On his second release which was probably the rocker, “Mary Lee”, he was scheduled to have backing him The Hacker Brothers, a rock & roll band from Leighton, Alabama.
I don’t know where Monty is now but he left some good music and did as he said his recordings were meant to do, “Make people happy with my talents. I love to entertain them.” If you have any more info about Monty, Jewel, or the others please let me know.

From the Florence, Alabama J J’s label, here’s “Mary Lee”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnWczzeLPA0&feature=PlayList&p=775A60A44E...

GENRES OF MUSIC
WE STARTED LISTING THE DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC WE HEAR OF IN TODAY’S WORLD OF MUSIC. EIGHT TYPES WERE LISTED THE FIRST MONTH TO GET US STARTED. I’LL ADD 2 EACH MONTH WITH A DEFINITION. SEND ME ONE THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST AND MAYBE NOT IN OUR VOCABULARY. BE SURE TO INCLUDE A DEFINITION. THIS MONTH’S ADDITIONS ARE BELOW.
1. Doo Wop
2. Rockabilly
3. Blues
4. Jazz
5. Country
6. Pop
7. Soul
8. R&B
9. Bluegrass
10. Girl Group
11. British Invasion
12. Boogie Woogie
13. BEACH MUSIC: A regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. The style of music ranges from big band swing to blues/jump blues, jazz, doo wop, R&B, and rock and roll. Its roots go back to the late forties when Billboard magazine announced “Swing is dead, bands are out, vocalists are in.” Teenagers enjoyed the music they heard on the juke boxes in beach clubs rather then the Top 40 they heard on the radio. This type music included artists such as The Dominoes, Mary Wells, The Tams, The Showmen, and The Five Royals. Even today there are website and radio shows dedicated to this type music. Here are some examples.

The Embers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nry51NWQknM&feature=PlayList&p=E088E2AE2B...

The Showmen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s45hycSkcMY

The Five Royals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLo9lagSKlA&feature=PlayList&p=F7A033EE30...

The Tams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVHmeMKf6mw&feature=related

Gabriel And The Angels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfnczwLmzX

14. GARGARE ROCK: A raw form of rock and roll made famous from around 1962-1967. Since so many of the bands were thought to have been comprised of young amateurs, mostly middle-class teenagers, and probably rehearsed in the family garage the name was given. At its beginning it was not recognized separate from all rock. The name came during the 70’s. It is genre of music that is very collectible. Give these a listen.
Richie Knight & The Mid-Knights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP_GP0Ot3Rg

Five Americans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8lpjPVHH50&feature=related

Count Five
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbcMXJdGc0w&feature=related

The Untamed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX8crAoloNM&feature=related

The Dedications
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CAVzvCPC_k&feature=related

The Brymers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P74hEZ-mMs&feature=related

Here’s a guys garage LP collection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRZwr9bmckA&feature=related

UPCOMING RECORD SHOWS
Mobile: Mobile Vinyl Fest. Saturday, April 24th. Mobile Flea Market. 401 Schillinger Rd North. Free admission. 9AM-5PM. 251-605-4519.

Birmingham: ARCA Record & CD Show. Friday, April 30, 4PM-9PM Saturday, May 1, 9AM-5PM. Bessemer Civic Center. Exit 108 off I-59. On Highway 11. $3 205-655-3108.

Huntsville: Show logic Productions. Sunday, May 2. Holiday Inn West. 9035 Madison Blvd. I-565 Wall-Triana (Madison) exit. Free admission. 10AM-5PM. 478-737-0668.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

MAY: Tentative scheduled guest is Dale Aston of the 60’s band, The Torquays. Stay tuned for more info as it develops. PLEASE NOTE OUR MAY MEETING WILL BE THE FIRST SUNDAY, MAY 2ND.

JUNE: Wallace Sears will be our guest. He is producing a documentary film which tells the history of the Muscle Shoals recording industry. We are all very aware of Muscle Shoals’ impact on the recording industry and here’s a chance to hear it all from a man who has researched it. What an opportunity to hear the real story and how it all began and what is going on even now.

THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON AT THE MEETINGS SO BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND DROP BY FOR FOOD, FUN, MUSIC AND FELLOWSHIP.

SEE YA,

CHARLIE

Just for fun – from some of our very own:

The Distortions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-E1YgPLAUk

Henry Henry (Lovoy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt36WeKgNcM&feature=PlayList&p=FF07EFD857...

Sammy Salvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axqyZLf1m_Y

Baker Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wiPPQSvWdk&feature=related

Jerry “Boogie” McCain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efKRESWxa08

Rosco Robinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjhwuQdIIec