Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Popcorn 03

 

1. Candy Carroll - You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (2:24)
2. Candy Carroll - Your Cheatin' Heart (2:29)
3. Candy Carroll - Easy Living (2:57)
4. Candy Carroll - When I Fall In Love (2:45)
5. Allen Case - Watch Out! (3:12)
6. Allen Case - Half Of Me (2:50)
7. Allen Case - Me Too Ho-Ho! Ha-Ha! (2:10)
8. Allen Case - That’s What You Do To Me (2:23)
9. Allen Case - One Meat Ball (2:44)
10. Allen Case - A New Town Is A Blue Town (2:14)
11. Allen Case - So Lucky (2:18)
12. Allen Case - Come A Little Closer Baby (2:26)
13. Allen Case - Let It Shine (2:21)
14. Allen Case - She's In Love (2:11)
15. Bob London - My Adobe Hacienda (2:02)
16. Bob London - Vaya Con Dios (2:56)
17. Bob London - Come To My Arms (2:27)
18. Bob London - Night Life (2:48)
19. Bob London - Lola (2:25)
20. Bob London - Reckless (2:10)
21. Bob London - You Go To My Head (2:25)
22. Bob London - C'est La Vie, Cherie (2:55)
23. Bob London - Do Fa La Do La (1:49)
24. Bob London - Luna Rossa (2:27)
25. The Musclemen - Sick Manny's Gym (2:37)
26. The Musclemen - Plunkin' (1:59)
27. Tom Moffatt - Beyond The Reef (2:19)
28. Tom Moffatt - Rock Along (2:28)
29. Dick Jensen & The Diamond Head Surfers - Doin' The Tamure (2:07)
30. Tom Moffatt w. The Diamond Head Surfers - Surfin' In Hawaii (2:32)

Candy Carroll (Real Name: Carolyn Franklin). Singer and songwriter, born 13 May 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, died 25 April 1988 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Daughter of Reverend C.L. Franklin, Sister of Erma Franklin, Aretha Franklin. Inspired by her sisters' successes in the secular music field in the early 1960s, Carolyn followed Erma and Aretha into a secular music career, first recording in 1963. As Candy Carroll, she released two singles, on New York label Double-L Records.
In 1969 Carolyn Franklin began recording for RCA Records and remained with the label until retiring from the music industry in 1976. (wiki)
 
Allen Case (Real Name: Alan Case Lavelle Jones), born October 8, 1934, died August 25, 1986. He was an American television actor most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in NBC-TV's The Deputy (1959–1961) opposite series regular Henry Fonda, who received top billing but appeared far less frequently than Case.
Case signed a contract with Columbia Records in 1955, and performed on the first studio cast recording of the Gershwins' musical Oh, Kay!
Between 1955 and 1958 he recorded four singles, with Percy Faith Orchestra and Ray Conniff Orchestra. In 1958 he released a conceptual album:
In 1961 Case recorded the last single, on Gothis Records, label from Hollywood CA.
Case made more than 30 television appearances between 1958 and 1982.
 
Bob London. Obscure pop singer. In the early 1950s he released few singles on Crystalette Records, with Lloyd Shaffer's Orch.
In 1955 Bob recorded his most popular single, Lola b/w Reckless. The single has been released by Spark and Dot in the US, also in few European countries, by Ronnex in Belgium. The 1956 single has been released only by Ronnex. The last single, Do Fa La Do La b/w Luna Rossa has been released in 1962, only in Europe, by Moonglow in Belgium. All songs released in Europe can be classified as Belgium Popcorn.
 
The Musclemen. Obscure NY group, actually Alan Kooper and his band, the Aristo-Cats.
The A-side,  Sick Manny's Gym, novelty song credited to Leo DeLyon & The Musclemen, is a send-up of the Vic Tanny (American bodybuilder) gym empire.
Track B, Plunkin', was the only Copyright filed by Eric S Krackow (born 1943), Alan’s schoolmate - they went to High School in Queens, NY.
 
Tom Moffatt. Hawaiian concert promoter, entrepreneur and DJ. Born 1932, died 2016. In 1958 he released one single, on International (Hawaiian label),  "slow" rock versions of the Hawaiian classics that can be classified as Popcorn. The single is credited to Tom Moffatt with The Flames.
In 1963 Moffatt recorded one more track, assisted by The Diamond Head Surfers, studio band from another Hawaiian label, Mahalo Records. The other track was recorded by Dick Jensen (see Q02) & The Diamond Head Surfers.