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photo: Herb Ritts Foundation
date & photographer unknown
Showing posts with label Owen Bradley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Owen Bradley. Show all posts
August 31, 2023
June 21, 2021
Record Producers Extraordinaire
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Behind every great musician/group is a Record Producer who had a vision and the expertise to make the sound of that musician or group unique.
For rock, it was Les Paul, John Hammond, Sam Phillips, Jimmy Iovine, Jeff Lynne, Trevor Horn, Jimmy Miller, Roy Thomas Baker, Sam Phillips, Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren, Daniel Lanois, Paul A. Rothchild, George Martin for the The Beatles and Jim Steinman for Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler (now THAT'S diversity for you).
In country/western it was Owen Bradley, Paul Cohen, Billy Sherrill, Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter and Don Law.
For easy listening it was Jimmy Webb, Jackie Gleason, Billy Vaughn, Arif Mardin, Mantovani, Mitch Miller and Al De Lory for Glen Campbell and Capitol Records.
For jazz it was David Axelrod, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Teo Macero, Tom Dowd, Norman Granz, Bob Thiele, Cannonball Adderley and Sonny Lester.
For the Motown/soul sound it was Phil Spector, George Clinton, Jerry Wexler, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Berry Gordy and Norman Whitfield for The Temptations.
For Electronic music it was Dieter Moebius, Vangelis for Chrisma, Edgar Froese for Tangerine Dream, and Conny Plank for Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, Cluster, Guru Guru, Kraan, Neu!, Eurythmics, Ultravox and Kraftwerk.
For punk no one topped Steve Albini. He produced the albums for his bands, Big Black, Rapeman, Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He produced albums for Nirvana, Pixies, the Breeders, PJ Harvey, and former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant,
as well.
I'm not sure WHERE Brian Eno belongs! He's produced sound ranging from film soundtracks to ambient To experimental for John Cale, Jon Hassell and Laraaji, to new wave for Talking Heads, Ultravox and Devo, and everything in between.
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Music Needs You ~ 7 Distinct Types of Record Producers
Recording Connection ~ What Does a Music Producer Do?
December 3, 2020
45 RPMs 52: Ferlin Husky ~ Gone
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photo by Styrous®
Today is the birthday of American country music singer, Ferlin Husky who was born on December 3, 1925, in Gumbo, Missouri. He was more than a country music singer; he sang honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes. He had two dozen top-20 hits in the Billboard country charts between 1953 and 1975; his versatility and good looks propelled a seven-decade entertainment career. I loved his big hit, Gone.
In the late 1950s, Husky had a long string of hits, including the
number-one Gone in 1957 (he first recorded Gone as Terry Preston in
1952, but the earlier version lacked the strings and backup singers of
the newly emerging Nashville sound). Gone was a crossover success, also reaching number four on the pop music chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The song's popularity led to a stint as a summer replacement host in 1957 on CBS-TV's Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts.
The song was recorded at the Owen Bradley Quonset Hut Studio at 804 16th Avenue South in Nashville. Future stars that recorded there were Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Bobby Vinton, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, The Byrds, Elvis Costello, Gene Vincent, k.d. lang and Simon & Garfunkel.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Gone, written by Smokey Rogers - 2:21
Side 2:
B - Missing Persons, written by Reynolds*, Husky*, Rhodes* - 2:51
Companies, etc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Published By – Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Published By – Central Songs, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Notes:
Side A: Published by Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Side B: Published by Central Songs, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 45-16014
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 45-16015
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side A): 45 - 16014 - N 1#³
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side B): 45 - 16014 - N 2#³
Matrix / Runout (Stamped, both sides): [Anvil symbol]
Rights Society: BMI
Ferlin Husky And His Hush Puppies* – Gone / Missing Persons
Label: Capitol Records – F3628
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Rockabilly
Label: Capitol Records – F3628
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Rockabilly
Gone (The Grand Ole Opry)
with Mavis Thompson, singing Forty-Acre Feud
photo by Bill Forshee/Craddock, Ormond-Atlanta
Styrous® ~ Monday, September 7, 2020
September 8, 2020
Patsy Cline ~ Still Walkin' After Midnight!
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Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single I Fall to Pieces was her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, would also become a major hit.
Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with She's Got You, When I Get Through with You, So Wrong and Leavin' on Your Mind. She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency.
Patsy Cline songs ~
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
She's Got You
You Belong To Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
Walkin' After Midnight
Styrous® ~ Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Patsy Cline - late 1962
photo by Shane Collins
Patsy Cline, was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on this day, September 8, in 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music; her records are responsible for the advent of the Nashville Sound, which blended country and pop music and introduced country to a whole new audience in the early 1960s.
Regarding the Nashville sound, the record producer Owen Bradley stated:
According to the documentary Remembering Patsy, Cline couldn't read
sheet music. She was self-taught and had perfect pitch even as a
child. Her first professional performances began at the local WINC
radio station when she was fifteen. In the early 1950s, Cline began
appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer.
Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954.
She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
Regarding the Nashville sound, the record producer Owen Bradley stated:
"Now we've cut out the fiddle and steel guitar and added choruses to country music. But it can't stop there. It always has to keep developing to keep fresh." -Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley & Patsy Cline - early 60's
photographer unknown
Patsy Cline & Bill Peer
date & photographer unknown
Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954.
She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
Patsy Cline & Randy Hughes
date & photographer unknown
Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single I Fall to Pieces was her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, would also become a major hit.
Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with She's Got You, When I Get Through with You, So Wrong and Leavin' on Your Mind. She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency.
In March 1963, Cline appeared at a benefit show in Kansas City, Kansas. To return home, she boarded a plane along with country performers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and manager Randy Hughes. Upon hitting rough weather, the plane crashed outside of Camden, Tennessee, killing all those on board. Cline was thirty years old and her entire music career was only three years but what an impact she made on music!
In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1985 a biographical film on the life of Patsy Cline featuring her music was made with Jessica Lange as Cline; it also starred Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles of Carrie and Rock 'n' Roll High School fame (link below).
In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1985 a biographical film on the life of Patsy Cline featuring her music was made with Jessica Lange as Cline; it also starred Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles of Carrie and Rock 'n' Roll High School fame (link below).
Cline did a cover of You Belong To Me, one of my favorite songs from the fifties originally recorded by Joni James in February of 1952; it was covered later that year by Jo Stafford, Patti Page and Dean Martin. My favorite version was by Page (link below).
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Wide Open Country ~ 10 Things You Didn't Know About Patsy Cline
YouTube links:
Patsy Cline songs ~
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
She's Got You
You Belong To Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
Walkin' After Midnight
FOX4 News Kansas City ~ Remembering Patsy Cline
Patti Page ~ You Belong To Me Styrous® ~ Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Owen Bradley articles/mentions
mentions:
Patsy Cline ~ Still Walkin' After Midnight!
Record Producers Extraordinaire
date & photographer unknown
December 22, 2019
45 RPMs 36: Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong a Honky Tonk song
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Hawkshaw Hawkins was born on December 22, 1921. He was an American country
music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 60s known for his music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk.
The tune is moderately fast and bouncy with some great guitar work and could be classed as "honky tonk". The song would probably not be considered PC now but it worked in the 50's.
The first music genre to be commonly known as honky tonk was a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm more than melody or harmony; the style evolved in response to an environment in which pianos were often poorly cared for, tending to be out of tune and having some nonfunctioning keys. This honky tonk music was an important influence on the boogie-woogie piano style. Before World War II, the music industry began to refer to hillbilly music being played from Texas and Oklahoma to the West Coast as "honky tonk" music. In the 1950s, honky tonk entered its golden age, with the popularity of Webb Pierce, Hank Locklin, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones, and Hank Williams.
Ling Ting Tong ~ lyrics:
I went to Chinatown
'way back in old Hong Kong
To get some Egg Foo Yung
And then I heard a gong
Ling ting tong tried to sing that song
Called Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo-die-ay
Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo
Ling ting tong, he would never be wrong
Go on and sing your song, a-ling ting tong
And I looked around
The lights were going down
And this is what I found
A back in Chinatown
'way back in old Hong Kong
To get some Egg Foo Yung
And then I heard a gong
Ling ting tong tried to sing that song
Called Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo-die-ay
Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo
Ling ting tong, he would never be wrong
Go on and sing your song, a-ling ting tong
And I looked around
The lights were going down
And this is what I found
A back in Chinatown
The first music genre to be commonly known as honky tonk was a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm more than melody or harmony; the style evolved in response to an environment in which pianos were often poorly cared for, tending to be out of tune and having some nonfunctioning keys. This honky tonk music was an important influence on the boogie-woogie piano style. Before World War II, the music industry began to refer to hillbilly music being played from Texas and Oklahoma to the West Coast as "honky tonk" music. In the 1950s, honky tonk entered its golden age, with the popularity of Webb Pierce, Hank Locklin, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones, and Hank Williams.
Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ko Ko Mo
45 RPM
photo by Styrous®
By contrast the "B" side, Ko Ko Mo, is fast and jivey. It's a pretty innocuous song but then most songs back then were.
Hawkins was 6 ft 5 inches tall and was christened "Eleven Yards of Personality". He had an imposing stage presence and his
tasteful Western suits set him apart from the rhinestone gaudiness of
other male country singers.
Hawkins died on March 5, 1963, in a plane crash that
also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member
of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
date & photographer unknown
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A – Hawkshaw Hawkins - Ling Ting Tong, written by Mable Goodwin
Side 2:
B – Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Rita Robbins - Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So), written by Levy*, Forest Gene Wilson*, Porter*
Musicians:
Hawkshaw Hawkins [vcl]
Chet Atkins [ld gt]
Eddie Hill [rh gt]
Bob Foster [steel]
Bob Moore [bass]
Buddy Harman [drums]
Tommy Jackson [fiddle]
Owen Bradley [piano]
Notes:
RCA Victor Black label with Silver lettering.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A side label): F2WW-0235
Matrix / Runout (B side label): F2WW-0234
Hawkshaw Hawkins, Rita Robbins – Ling Ting Tong / Ko Ko Mo
Label: RCA Victor – 47-6022
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Vocal
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Discography
honky tonk Etymology
honky tonk History
YouTube links:
Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong
Hawkshaw Hawkins with Jean Shepard ~ Ko Ko Mo
Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 22, 2019
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