Let the good times roll

Thursday, 6 November 2025

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 91-94

1. Danny & The Nitro-Tones - International Whirl (1:52)
2. Danny & The Nitro-Notes - It's Quite All Right (2:04)
3. Danny Brikta - Sweet Little Angel (2:08)
4. Danny Brikta - You Kknow Why (2:36)
5. Jean Brooks - Tomorrow Never Came (2:42)
6. Jean Brooks - Losing (2:02)
7. Gary Clarke - I Promised Amelia (2:19)
8. Gary Clarke - Green Finger (1:57)
9. Gary Clarke - Tomorrow May Never Come (2:02)
10. Gary Clarke - One Way Ticket (2:32)
11. Gary Clarke - One Summer In A Million (2:26)
12. Gary Clarke - Theme From 'The Virginian' (1:39)
13. Gary Clarke - One More Tear (2:17)
14. Gary Clarke - Crabs Walk Sideways (2:40)
15. Al Hartley - Debbie (2:42)
16. Al Hartley - Our First Date (2:08)
17. Al Hartley & The Heartbeats - Ev'ry Little Teardrops (2:35)
18. Al Hartley & The Heartbeats - I Never Knew What Love Was Like (2:24)
19. Al Hartley & The Heartbeats - Ain't You Glad Its Summertime (1:59)
20. Al Hartley & The Heartbeats - Counterfeit Love (2:00)
21. David Knight - Hully Gully Baby (2:42)
22. David Knight - Too Kissable For Words (2:25)
23. Cyd & Cheri - I'm A-Lookin' For Blue Eyes (2:46)
24. Cyd & Cheri - Lonesome For You (2:27)
25. George Graham - Ain't Gonna Toss And Turn No More (2:16)
26. George Graham - Let's Do The Seashore Shimmy (1:55)
27. George Graham - You Ran Out On Me (1:38)
28. George Graham - Better Than A King (2:27)
29. George Graham - So In Love With You (1:50)
30. George Graham - Yip Yip To Tennessee (1:58)
T91 Artist Bios

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Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 92
1. Jackie Kannon - The Dolphus Bird (2:27)
2. Jackie Kannon - I'd Love To Have You Meet My Sugar (2:01)
3. Jackie Kannon - The Dolphus Bird (2:28)
4. Jackie Kannon - Tell All Your Troubles (To Somebody Else) (2:35)
5. Jackie Kannon - The Lobster And The Crab (2:53)
6. Jackie Kannon - Who Is It It's Me That's Who Is It! (1:51)
7. Jackie Kannon - Bobby Baby Yo Yo (2:40)
8. Jackie Kannon - I Will Follow You (2:23)
9. Little Bernie & The Blazers - By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (2:03)
10. Little Bernie & The Blazers - My Love, I Have You (2:19)
11. Liittle Bernie & The Cavaliers - The Waddle (2:41)
12. Liittle Bernie & The Cavaliers - Lonely Soldier (2:29)
13. Liittle Bernie & The Cavaliers - Poor Town (2:15)
14. Liittle Bernie & The Cavaliers - Do You (2:07)
15. Larry Hart - If A Dream Could Make You Mine (2:16)
16. Larry Hart - A Looka-A Looka (2:44)
17. Iona Mack - True Love (2:28)
18. Iona Mack - Yes Daddy Let Your Love Be Mine (2:54)
19. Iona Mack - Love Me Again (2:32)
20. Iona Mack - You're Allright With Me (2:04)
21. Iona Mack - I Like To Dance With My Baby (2:32)
22. Iona Mack - It Is You Baby On My Mind (2:22)
23. George McCannon III - Sigma Alpha Lonely (2:28)
24. George McCannon III - Shy Boy (2:11)
25. George McCannon III - Lana (2:17)
26. George McCannon III - What Am I Gonna Do (2:51)
27. George McCannon III - Candle In The Wind (1:48)
28. George McCannon III - Thumbin' (2:24)
29. George McCannon III - Seven Million People (2:22)
30. George McCannon III - Look For The Rainbow (2:34)
31. George McCannon III - Love, Love My Friend (2:19)
T92 Artist Bios

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Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 93
1. The Basics - Oh Lonely Me (1:37)
2. Don Orbison with The Basics - Time (1:57)
3. Billy Casher - No Matter What I Do (2:41)
4. Billy Casher - Give Her Back (2:28)
5. The Cosmos - You're Torturing My Heart (2:16)
6. The Cosmos - Angel, Angel (2:04)
7. Tommy Crider - Sandy (2:20)
8. Tommy Crider - Depending On You (2:36)
9. Wayne Hollers - Dancing In The Sand (2:12)
10. Wayne Hollers - Why (2:17)
11. Peanut Holley - We Must Part (2:15)
12. Peanut Holley - My One True Love (2:46)
13. Steve Martin - My Little Angel In Disguise (2:19)
14. Steve Martin - Lonely Little Girl (2:10)
15. Terry Phillips - Don't Leave My Arms (2:03)
16. Terry Phillips - Hot Rod Jalopy (2:20)
17. Terry Phillips - Dream Time (2:11)
18. Terry Phillips - Give Me Back (2:10)
19. Terry Phillips - Fear (2:38)
20. Terry Phillips - Find A Horseshoe (1:52)
21. Terry Phillips - Hands Of A Fool (2:22)
22. Terry Phillips - My Foolish Ways (2:20)
23. The Le Garde Twins - Poison Darts (2:34)
24. The Le Garde Twins - Freight Train Yodel (2:54)
25. The Le Garde Twins - Roll Rock'n Roll That Hula Hoop (1:50)
26. The Le Garde Twins - Hi-Di (2:14)
27. The Le Garde Twins - Baby Sitter (2:21)
28. The Le Garde Twins - Where Can The Lovelight Be (2:16)
29. The Le Garde Twins - Coo-Ee Call (2:15)
30. The Le Garde Twins - I Could Have Been Lonely (At Home) (2:48)
T93 Artist Bios

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Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 94
1. Little Bill & The Blue Notes - Sweet Cucumber (2:09)
2. Little Bill & The Blue Notes - Why Was I Ever Born (1:59)
3. Little Bill with The Adventurers - Louie Louie (2:28)
4. Little Bill with The Adventurers - Boy Next Door (1:43)
5. Doug Brown - Swingin' Sue (2:00)
6. Doug Brown - Blue Night (2:18)
7. Bobby Cavazos - Answer Me (1:50)
8. Bobby Cavazos - Here I Am (1:40)
9. Rick Fortune - Running Wild (2:09)
10. Rick Fortune - Sand In My Hair (2:34)
11. Terry Fortune - Daddy Rabbit (2:21)
12. Terry Fortune - The Locket (2:32)
13. Buddy Guitar - Much Too Young (2:06)
14. Buddy Guitar - El Paso (4:25)
15. Carol Hunt - Oh Tommy (2:14)
16. Carol Hunt - Oh Baby Please (1:36)
17. Kopy Kats - Back In School Again (2:50)
18. Kopy Kats - I Want Your Love (2:41)
19. Lani & Boni, The Cochrane Twins - Cherry Pie (2:07)
20. Lani & Boni, The Cochrane Twins - Hey, Mr. Weatherman (1:59)
21. Dallan LaRoc - Beginning Of Love (2:02)
22. Dallan LaRoc - Until (2:14)
23. Dal La Roc - Stop What Youre Doing (2:17)
24. Dal La Roc - What A Fool (2:12)
25. Joey Leal - Pretty Little Girl (2:29)
26. Joey Leal - The Girl With The Curl (1:59)
27. Joey Leal - Here Comes The Girl (1:42)
28. Joey Leal - You're Breaking My Heart (1:53)
29. Lance Martin - I Feel Majestic (2:48)
30. Lance Martin - Send Her Back (2:36)
T94 Artist Bios

Monday, 3 November 2025

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 234

1. Delbert McClinton - Dunkirk (2:33)
2. Delbert McClinton - Angel Eyes (2:17)
3. Delbert McClinton - Hully Gully (2:21)
4. Delbert McClinton - Baby Heartbreak (2:00)
5. The Two Smith Brothers - Let Your Mind Roll On (2:05)
6. The Two Smith Brothers - Cherry Wine (1:53)
7. Carl Perkins w. The Nashville Teens - Big Bad Blues (2:42)
8. Carl Perkins w. The Nashville Teens - Lonely Heart (1:54)
9. The Chuckles - Three Short Days (2:22)
10. The Chuckles - All That I Can Say (2:46)
11. Mike D'Vita - I Knew Her When (2:52)
12. Mike D'Vita - Go It Alone (2:25)
13. The Silvers - What A Way To Start The Day (2:54)
14. The Silvers - Blue Blue Eyes (2:20)
15. The Silvers - The Trouble (2:32)
16. The Silvers - Almost In Love (2:30)
17. The Silvers - Where Has Love Gone (2:53)
18. The Silvers - She's My Woman (2:21)
19. The Sugarbeats - The Sugarbeats - I Just Stand Here (2:46)
20. The Sugarbeats - The Ballad Of Ole Betsy (2:20)
21. The Sugarbeats - Alice Designs (2:33)
22. The Sugarbeats - Sunny Day Girl (2:34)
23. The Pudding - The Magic Bus (2:25)
24. The Pudding - It's Too Late (2:02)
25. The Rogues - Memories of Missy (2:33)
26. The Rogues - And You Let Her Pass By (2:51)
27. The Frizzy One - Pity The Man (2:46)
28. The Frizzy One - Green Grass (2:33)
29. The Frizzy One - 4 Seasons Of Love (2:20)
30. The Frizzy One - My First Day Without You (2:39)

Artist Bios BT34

Thursday, 4 September 2025

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 133

From original 45’s, in majority from my private collection, also from collections of the project contributors (listed in the main post).

1. Eddy & Teddy - Star-Crossed Lovers (2:11)
2. Eddy & Teddy - Bye Bye Butterfly (2:14)
3. Eddy & Teddy - Don't Fail Me, Belinda (2:37)
4. Eddy & Teddy - Prairie Boy (2:23)
5. Yancey Ellis - Take My Love (2:08)
6. Yancey Ellis - Moon Of Gold (2:08)
7. Yancey Ellis - Ballad Of The Strapless Gown (2:17)
8. Yancey Ellis - You Dream Too Much (1:58)
9. David George - Have You Ever Seen (My Baby) (2:21)
10. David George - So Happy (1:21)
11. Ronnie Harvey - Cash A Dollar Bill (2:28)
12. Ronnie Harvey - Bite Your Tongue (2:24)
13. Jane, Joan & Maryann - Wouldn't It Be Wonderful (2:25)
14. Jane, Joan & Maryann - Be My Life, Be My Love (2:00)
15. Darrell Jay - Jealous Heart (2:35)
16. Darrell Jay - Since You've Been Mine (2:31)
17. Kathy Keegan - Take Me Back Again (2:36)
18. Kathy Keegan - Nobody's Gonna Hurt You (2:38)
19. Kathy Keegan - The Good Life (2:26)
20. Kathy Keegan - Are Your Lips Lonely Darling (2:29)
21. Kathy Keegan - I Bought A Balloon (2:14)
22. Kathy Keegan - Once Upon A Summertime (2:46)
23. Kathy Keegan - I Love You Today (3:00)
24. Kathy Keegan - Once Upon A Summertime (re-issue) (0:01)
25. Vanda Jenkins - On A Journey (2:30)
26. Vanda Jenkins - Night Is Here (2:35)
27. Danny Kellarney - Jealous (1:57)
28. Danny Kellarney - You Can't Fool An Angel (2:18)
29. Danny Kellarney - Never Till Now (2:04)
30. Danny Kellarney - You Opened Up My Heart (2:14)

Ta33 Artist Bios

Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963 Popcorn 33

In majority, from original records from my private collection
1. Juanita Rogers - Teenager's Letter Of Promises (3:42)
2. Juanita Rogers - I'm So Glad You Love Me (3:08)
3. Ray & The Royals - Is It True What They Say About Dixie (3:01)
4. Ray & The Royals - Let Me Know (2:35)
5. Dolph Prince - Blues Don't Call My Name (2:20)
6. Dolph Prince - Green Moss (3:22)
7. Dolph Prince - You're Gonna Drive Me Crazy (2:17)
8. Dolph Prince - Call Me Dumplin's (2:37)
9. Dolph Prince - Nobody Understands Me (2:17)
10. Dolph Prince - My Own True Love (2:34)
11. Enzo Stuart - You're Nothing (2:41)
12. Enzo Stuart - For All We Know (2:03)
13. Tawny Williams - Dear Momma (2:42)
14. Tawny Williams - Oh, Baby (2:14)
15. Tawny Williams - Pretty Little Words (2:27)
16. Tawny Williams - You Lost Me (2:35)
17. Tawny Williams - The Door Is Open (3:02)
18. Tawny Williams - Valentine (2:56)
19. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - Keep Her Satisfied (2:10)
20. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - Hound Dog (2:16)
21. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - I Want To Rock and Roll (2:35)
22. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - You Done Me Wrong (2:27)
23. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - I Can't Waste My Time On You (2:05)
24. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - Flat Foot Susie (2:00)
25. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - My Girl Back In L.A. (1:56)
26. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - Pledging My Love (2:15)
27. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - I Cross My Heart (2:23)
28. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - The Freedom March (2:46)
29. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - You Don't Have To Go (2:06)
30. Bob Starr & His All-Star Band - I'll Never Let You Put Me Down (1:38)

P33 Artist Bios

Thursday, 20 June 2024

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963 (discogs) CB Looking Ahead & MV Hit Records 1959-1963

The turn of the 1950s and 1960s was a breaking point in the history of pop music, golden age of rockabilly, teen pop and doo wop. In 1959, Billboard BU has been launched and extended the number of chart entries, Cash Box, Music Vendor and Regional Charts (Gavin, Breakout, Territorial) added many other entries. Nevertheless, many “good” Artists from American music scene didn’t enter any chart and they are worth to be saved from obscurity. Discographies of Artists that recorded between 1956 (beginning of RnR) and 1963 (year preceding British Invasion) one/few singles*, create Parts divided into five categories

·         Rock(abilly) and C&W
·         Instrumental
· Black Doo-Wop
·        Teen Sound (see below)
·        Popcorn (see below)

and denoted as Xnn: X=,R,Q,V,T,P. For many Artists, categorization is fuzzy!!!
* If discography spans beyond this period, then selected earlier/later recordings can be taken into account as suplement

Popcorn category has been extracted. This style, established in Belgium in the 1970s, includes a wide variety of American obscure Blues, Soul and Trad. Pop recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Singles of obscure Artists are hard to find. Missing available on Internet Marketplace below, Seller in the right column:

Missing updated - date in the top row

Sound quality is essential = digital rips only*

Having a pleasure in listening obscure records in good sound quality is more important than collecting poor rips. Sound quality of majority of YouTube rips also many tracks from CD compilations is very poor and such copies are disregarded. Making a good rip is very simple, modern (produced in the XXI century) turntable and Audacity (freeware) is all that you need. I have prepared Vinyl-to-PC (Tutorial ) - please follow the guidelines.

* every single track is professionally remastered - see Project Description

Each discography has been carefully researched, booklets with biographies are attached. Primary references: Discogs, 45cat and

http://rcs-discography.com (Rockin’ Country Style)
http://doo-wop.blogg.org
http://rocky-52.net

https://www.rocknroll-schallplatten-forum.de

Teen Collectors Record Guide

(A-J, link to complete book in Excel below)

This Guide lists singles from Kreiter’s collection and can’t be considered as a database of Teen Sound discographies, rather as a comprehensive list of Teen Sound Artists.

Numerous errors have been rectified, omissions added (denoted by K’).

Kreiter's Preface:

"Before 1956 the Teen Sound and even Rock and Roll were practically non-existent. Shortly after the British Invasion, in 1964 the Teen Sound was gone.”

Therefore, recordings made after 1963 are taken into account only exceptionally. Other exclusions:

1. Non-American Artists (UK, Canada, Australia, etc.)

2. Popular Artists who entered chart(s) and/or recorded many singles.

Some Popular Aartists are included - only recordings made for label(s) listed in Kreiter.

3. Rare Artists not confirmed on Discogs/45cat and/or records with release year not confirmed

4. Budget labels

5. Generally, Artists classified to teen pop, rock, girl groups and white doo-wop are included.

The line between these genres and other genres (country, soul, blues, trad. pop) is fuzzy.

Some artist, who evidently belong to these other genres, are included - genre in Remarks

KREITER – Excel

S01 S02

T01 T02 T03 T04 T05 T06 T07 T08 T09 T10 T11 T12 T13 T14 T15 T16 T17 T18 T19 T20 T21

T22 T23 T24 T25 T26 T27 T28 T29 T30 T31 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T39 T40 T41 T42

T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T48 T49 T50 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57 T58 T59 T60 T61 T62 T63

T64 T65 T66 T67 T68 T69 T70 T71 T72 T73 T74 T75 T76 T77 T78 T79 T80 T81 T82 T83 T84

T85 T86 T87 T88 T89 T90

Ta33

P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 P33

R01 R02 R03 R04 R05 R06 R07 R08 R09 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20

R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R31 R32 R33 R34 R35 R36 R37 R38 R39 R40

Q01 Q02 Q03 Q04 Q05 Q06 Q07 Q08 Q09 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19

Q20 Q21 Q22 Q23 Q24 Q25 Q26 Q27 Q28 Q29 Q30 Q31 Q32 Q33 Q34 Q35 Q36 Q37 Q38

Q39 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q44 Q45 Q46 Q47 Q48 Q49 Q50 Q51 Q52 Q53 Q54 Q55 Q56 Q57

Q58 Q59 Q60 Q61 Q62 Q63 Q64 Q65 Q66 Q67 Q68 Q69 Q70 Q71

V01

Access to passes only for collectors who actively participate in the project.

Please read carefuly the below Project Description

Obscure American Artists project has been launched to create a library of music recorded by forgotten artists, from 1956 to 1963. To

save obscure artists 1956-63 from oblivion,

in another words. Their recordings are available only on original 45’s. This project is profit free project, created by passionate collectors of old music who decided to contribute their collections. I’m the main contributor, list of 45’s in my collection below,

My collection of 45's updated 10.07.25 (new additions at the bottom)

I would like to thank all contributors of rips from original 45’s: Frank, Roy, Darrell, Gyro, Russ and many others sharing rips with John, who shares next with me. There is also a group of contributors who do not have their own collection of 45’s and shared individual tracks found on the Internet. I would like to say thank you for help so far, please only rips from original 45’s in the future. Occasionally, very good YouTube copies are used, each is professionally remastered. Overall, big thank you to all YouTubers who post good rips of rare 45's 1956-1963, from own collection.

If you want to share music downloaded in this project, then same copyrights as copyrights to legally issued CDs with rare music older than 60 years*, can be applied:

1. the sound recording copyright (ripping and remastering technique)

2. research on artist discographies and acquisition of original material

3. thematic concept, booklet with artist bios.

* Jasmine, Acrobat, Proper and many other labels

It means, that you can listen, you may not sale or share publicly on the Internet, without authorization.

Previously posted files (detailed track-lists) can be found below this post Observations after five years

CASH BOX LOOKING AHEAD 1959-1963

non-Billboard (all charts); non-Breakout Hits; non- Music Vendor; non-Gavin Report
no re-entries and re-issues, single edits only
392 singles ≈ ¼ of all singles that entered Looking Ahead 1959-1963.

As & Bs - no missing tracks!

NL01 NL02 NL03 NL04 NL05 NL06 NL07

NL08 NL09 NL10 NL11 NL12 NL13 NL14

NL15 NL16 NL17 NL18 NL19 NL20 NL21

NL22 NL23 NL24 NL25 NL26

Track-list LA

Looking Ahead chart started on October 3, 1959 (with 20 positions) and grew up to 50 positions by April 29, 1961.

MV HIT RECORDS 101-150 1959-1963

non-Billboard (all charts); non-Breakout Hits; non-Gavin Report, non-CB (incl. LA)*

≈ 750 45's (SP or EP) ≈ 70% of all 45's that entered MV 100+ 1959-1963, In majority, from the original 45's (from my record collection). Mono single edits only.

One 45 (Dennis Day) missing (denoted on the sheet)

Every track is professionally remastered and tagged (see Project Description}. Data are collected from original charts, as printed in Music Vendor = numerous omissions and errors present in Whitburn’s book are rectified.

Links to H01-H50 below.

Non-Bill... Hit Records

* On February 23, 1959, Music Vendor magazine introduced “Beat Of The Week - Heading For The Top 100” chart (5-35 entries). This was 15 weeks prior to Billboard introducing its “Bubbling Under” chart. In September of 1962, Music Vendor’s "Heading For The Top 100" chart grew to 50 positions and changed its name to “Looking Up”. In April of 1964**, Music Vendor became Record World and this chart was retitled “Singles Coming Up”.

H01 H02 H03 H04 H05 H06 H07 H08 H09 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20

H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26 H27 H28 H29 H30 H31 H32 H33 H34 H35 H36 H37 H38 H39 H40

H41 H42 H43 H44 H45 H46 H47 H48 H49 H50 H51 H52 H53 H54 H55

** The last issue of Music Vendor was released on the 11^th of April 1964. Track-list for 15 weeks of 1964 below, links to corresponding files (H51-H55) above (no missing tracks).

Non Bill… Hit Records 64

Tracks US Charts 59-63

you can download and sort by charts (column F): Bill, Bill R&B (B), Bill Country (C), Gavin (NG), Breakout Hits (NB), Music Vendor (NV) and Cash Box (N and NL)

Links to already posted non-Billboard Cash Box, Music Vendor, Gavin Report can be found in
non-Bill CB, MV & GR

Links to Territorial and Breakout Hits can be found in

T & BH