Let The Good Times Roll

Sunday, 29 March 2026

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 164-167

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 164
1. Buddy Clinton - Across The Street From Your House (1:53)
2. Buddy Clinton - How My Prayers Have Changed (1:57)
3. Clint Ballard Jr. - The Secret (2:12)
4. Clint Ballard Jr. - Stompin' (1:58)
5. Buddy Clinton - Take Me To Your Ladder (I'll See Your Leader Later) (2:15)
6. Buddy Clinton - Joanie's Forever (2:04)
7. Clint Ballard - You Can't Get Enough Of A Good Thing (2:11)
8. Clint Ballard - In The Middle Of A Puddle Of Tears (2:14)
9. Buddy Clinton - Wall To Wall Heartache (2:17)
10. Buddy Clinton - It Hurts (2:44)
11. Bobby Stone - Oh How I Miss You Tonight (2:12)
12. Bobby Stone - One By One (2:30)
13. The Melodeers - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (2:18)
14. The Melodeers - Wishing Is For Fools (2:07)
15. The Melodeers - Happy Teenage Times (2:09)
16. The Melodeers - Goo Goo Sounds (2:00)
17. The Melodeers - The Letter (2:14)
18. The Melodeers - Nairna Nairna (2:09)
19. The Melodeers - Born To Be Mine (2:24)
20. The Melodeers - Three Deuces And Twin Pipes (2:06)
21. Michael & The Majestics - Midnight Runner (2:06)
22. Michael & The Majestics - I've Got An Angel (2:38)
23. Loren Nichols - My Only Love (2:43)
24. Loren Nichols - Got Me A Girl (2:08)
25. Ron Marshall - I Know This Place (2:49)
26. Ron Marshall - Please Don't Say Goodbye (2:15)
27. Ron Marshall - Roseanna (2:44)
28. Ron Marshall - Hold Me Close (2:35)
29. Freddie Martell - King Of Kings (2:18)
30. Freddie Martell - Perfect Fool (2:43)
Ta64 Artist Bios
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Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 165
1. Kenny Spivey - Woke Up This Morning (2:24)
2. Kenny Spivey - Darling Jenny (2:07)
3. The Tree Swingers - Kookie Little Paradise (2:17)
4. The Tree Swingers - Teaching The Natives To Sing (2:24)
5. The Tree Swingers - Only Forever (2:04)
6. The Tree Swingers - Kissin' And Cookin' (1:50)
7. Van Trevor - i Want To Cry (3:04)
8. Van Trevor - Tuesday Girl (1:59)
9. Van Trevor - A Fling Of The Past (2:30)
10. Van Trevor - C'mon Now Baby (2:33)
11. Sammy Jackson - Live Fast (1:53)
12. Sammy Jackson - Are You My Baby (1:55)
13. Sammy Jackson - Teen Age Miss (2:06)
14. Sammy Jackson - Single and Searchin' (1:49)
15. Sammy Jackson Jr. - Back To School Blues (2:08)
16. Sammy Jackson Jr. - Playin' The Field (1:55)
17. Sammy Jackson - I Know (2:15)
18. Sammy Jackson - Cigarettes (1:54)
19. Sammy Jackson - Ladies Man (2:04)
20. Sammy Jackson - Live Fast (re-issue) (0:01)
21. Sammy Jackson - Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (1:53)
22. Sammy Jackson - Teen Age Miss (2:06)
23. Sammy Jackson - Single and Searchin' (1:50)
24. Sammy Jackson - Baby, Come Along with Me (1:38)
25. Sammy Jackson - Back To School Blues (2:08)
26. Sammy Jackson - Ladies Man (2:04)
27. Sammy Jackson - Playin' The Field (1:55)
28. Sammy Jackson - I Know (2:15)
29. Sammy Jackson - Are You My Baby (1:56)
30. Sammy Jackson - Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (1:54)
Ta65 Artist Bios
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Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 166
1. The Arena Twins - Little Pig (2:17)
2. The Arena Twins - Mama, Cara Mama (3:01)
3. The Arena Twins - No One Else (1:47)
4. The Arena Twins - In My Wallet (2:16)
5. The Arena Twins - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (2:34)
6. The Arena Twins - This Could Be The Night (2:32)
7. The Arena Twins - Notify The F.B.I. (2:15)
8. The Arena Twins - Oh, What A Shame (1:52)
9. The Arena Twins - Judy Says (2:22)
10. The Arena Twins - I'd Just As Soon Forget (1:47)
11. The Arena Twins - Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (2:17)
12. The Arena Twins - Heartaches Are Bad (1:54)
13. Don Carroll - My Heart (2:13)
14. Don Carroll - When We Were In Love (2:51)
15. Don Carroll - In My Arms (2:30)
16. Don Carroll - The Things I Might Have Been (2:20)
17. Don Carroll - At Your Front Door (2:16)
18. Don Carroll - The Gods Were Angry With Me (2:10)
19. Don Carroll - Teardrops On Your Letter (1:55)
20. Don Carroll - That Leads To Other Things (2:09)
21. Don Carroll - What I Go Through (1:43)
22. Don Carroll - Silver Bracelet (2:33)
23. Don Carroll - Seven Up And Ice Cream Soda (2:48)
24. Don Carroll - Handful Of Friends (2:25)
25. Don Carroll - Misery Loves Company (2:16)
26. Don Carroll - Big Brother (1:53)
27. Billy & Don Hart - Rock-A-Bop-A-Lina (1:50)
28. Billy & Don Hart - More And More (1:51)
29. Billy & Don Hart - Blabbermouth (1:54)
30. Billy & Don Hart - Chick-Mated And Bingoed (1:59)
Ta66 Artist Bios
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Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 167
1. Ray Baker - Can It Be Real? (2:00)
2. Ray Baker - Losing You Would Hurt Me More (2:29)
3. Ray Baker - To Be Number One (2:21)
4. Ray Baker - I Got Lonesome Too (2:17)
5. Ray Baker - Three Days (2:36)
6. Ray Baker - A Woman's Touch (2:27)
7. Rodney Baker & Chantiers - Teenage Wedding Song (2:10)
8. Rodney Baker & Chantiers - Graduation (2:19)
9. Niki Stevens - Johnny Blue (2:33)
10. Niki Stevens - Roses Without Thorns (2:15)
11. Janice Ward - When A Girl Gives Her Heart To A Boy (Florentine) (2:46)
12. Janice Ward - The Other Side (2:28)
13. Janice Ward - When A Girl Gives Her Heart To A Boy (Monument) (2:37)
14. Janice Ward - Double Crossin' Sweetie Pie (2:22)
15. Kee North - Just Like A Child (2:53)
16. Kee North - Search My Heart (2:33)
17. Frankie Loren - Everyone Will Know (1:44)
18. Frankie Loren - The Moon, The Wind And My Broken Heart (2:11)
19. Frankie Loren - Maybe Someday (2:04)
20. Frankie Loren - The Wonderful Way (2:28)
21. Frankie Loren - Hey Little Girl (2:13)
22. Frankie Loren - Soon The School Year Will Be Over (2:13)
23. Johnny McKay - After You (2:22)
24. Johnny McKay - I Whisper Your Name (1:43)
25. Johnny McKay - Garden Of Love (1:49)
26. Johnny McKay - Who Can Say (1:59)
27. Johnny McKay - I'm Leaving You With A Dream (2:17)
28. Johnny McKay - There Goes The Girl (1:48)
29. Nicki North & The Citations - Mystery Of Love (2:35)
30. Nicki North & The Citations - Magic Eyes (2:13)
31. Nicki North & The Citations - He Likes To Rock And Roll (2:14)
Ta67 Artist Bios

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 237

1. The Bruins - Believe Me (2:06)
2. The Bruins - The Slide (2:05)
3. The Bruins - Nobody But Me (2:09)
4. The Bruins - One More Try (2:16)
5. The Bruins - Go On and Cry (2:08)
6. The Bruins - Can't Believe That You've Grown Up (2:09)
7. Benny - Michael, Marc und Christian (2:58)
8. Benny - Heut' oder nie (2:16)
9. Benny - This Is The Time (2:12)
10. The Misfits - You Won't See Me (2:16)
11. The Misfits - Hanging Around (1:56)
12. Micky Clark - You Want My Love Again (2:32)
13. Micky Clark - Do You Ever Feel Lonely? (2:18)
14. Mickey Clark - Help Me (1:58)
15. Mickey Clark - For Me (2:20)
16. Mickey & Mary - Everytime We Meet (2:13)
17. Mickey & Mary - People Like You (2:52)
18. Bobby Allison - Change Your Mind (2:41)
19. Bobby Allison - You've Got Ev'rything (2:38)
20. Barbara Ann - You've Lost That Loving Feeling (3:12)
21. Barbara Ann - 'Till The Summertime (2:26)
22. Barbara Ann - Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair (2:25)
23. Barbara Ann - Since You've Loved Me (2:41)
24. Hal Carter - Come On And Twist Me (2:30)
25. Hal Carter - Twistin' Time Is Here (2:02)
26. Tony Rocco - Stalemate (2:19)
27. Tony Rocco - Keep A Walkin' (1:48)
28. Tony Rocco - Torture (2:17)
29. Tony Rocco - Competition (1:49)
30. The Sound Network - Watching (2:10)
31. The Sound Network - How About Now (2:05)

Artist Bios BT37

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Vinyl to PC transfer (pdf Tutorial)

Singles of obscure Artists are hard to find. Missing below, Discogs Seller in the right column, if available:

Missing US - updated 29.03.2026

link to Missing UK in Content post

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. You can purchase a 45, make a rip and send mp3 to me - I prefer raw rips and my own remastering.

Every single track is remastered (1), iZotope RX7 licensed software and Audacity freeware are applied. All files are properly tagged.

Tags: 1. Title, 2. Artist, 3. Album, 4. Publisher, 5. Copyright, 6. Comment, 7. www, 8. Cover

(1) remastering = fixing any shortcomings of the ripped vinyl or the transferred CD track (de-click, de-noise, normalization, intro/outro silence of 0.75/2.00). The frequency spectrum is not "improved", it remains unchanged, as the norm.

Link to Google sheet with discographies of Obscure Artists (Teen, Rock, Doo-Wop, Popcorn, Instrumental)

Obscure US Artists 1956-1963

Teen Sound Artists are denoted in column N by K, K' or K- (more info in the main post).

Location of the file containing the discography of a specific Obscure Artist can be found in column R.

Links to Obscure US ... files can be found in the main post of this series. All links are active - yearly Google Drive subscription has been renewed on 06.02.2026

Bios

Posts with files (bios and track-lists) can be found below this post: Observations after five years

File Naming and Tagging - Tips

99% of songs posted on the Internet are improperly named and tagged, including CDs. Common mistakes:

1. Many tags are added to Filename. Use a clean, consistent format like Artist - Title or Track - Artist - Title. Artist and Title are obligatory, do not add other tags, such as Year, Genre, Label, etc., add them to internal tags (metadata).

https://gomusic1.com/knowledge/importing-data-2/whats-the-best-way-to-name-my-audio-files/

2. The Filename differs from the internal tag (metadata) that shows in music players. Very often content of internal tag does not correspond to its description, e.g. tag described as Title contains both Title and Artist.

3. Do not add “& The Group” in both Filename and Artist tag – all songs are recorded with The Group of musicians, except acapella, and adding “& The Group” does not add any information.

4. In many cases, song titles do not follow common title capitalization rules. Following capitalization rules used in popular libraries of music is recommended = every word in Title should be capitalized.
In Artist tag, use ampersand (&) and short-form abbreviations (w. or w/; ft.), Forename Surname & ...

Music Tagging best practices - 5 tips to tag like a pro

Tags used in this project:

1. Title, 2. Artist, 3. Album, 4. Publisher, 5. Copyright, 6. Comment, 7. www, 8. Cover

Thursday, 20 June 2024

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963 (discog-s) 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

Sound quality is essential = digital rips only*

* every single track is professionally remastered and tagged (99% of CD tracks are improperly tagged) see Project Description, Terms of Participation (old projects)

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

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*.

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 (trad. country, soul, blues, trad. pop) is fuzzy.

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

* Incomplete discographies of Artists listed by Kreiter are completed (denoted by K’). Artists not listed by Kreiter but present on popular Teen Sound CD compilations are included (denoted by K-)

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 T91 T92 T93 T94 T95 T96 T97 T98 T99 Ta00

Ta01 Ta02 Ta03 Ta04 Ta05 Ta06 Ta07 Ta08 Ta09 Ta10 Ta11 Ta12 Ta13 Ta14 Ta15 Ta16 Ta17 Ta18

Ta19 Ta20 Ta21 Ta22 Ta23 Ta24 Ta25 Ta26 Ta27 Ta28 Ta29 Ta30 Ta31 Ta32 Ta33 Ta34 Ta35 Ta36

Ta37 Ta38 Ta39 Ta40 Ta41 Ta42 Ta43 Ta44 Ta45 Ta46 Ta47 Ta48 Ta49 Ta50 Ta51 Ta52 Ta53 Ta54

Ta55 Ta56 Ta57 Ta58 Ta59 Ta60 Ta61 Ta62 Ta63 Ta64 Ta65 Ta66 Ta67

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 23.03.26

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 (Richard Sibello,...), 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 download and listen, you may not share further!

Please read my comment

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