Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Instros 01

 

1. Heinie Beau - Straight As An Arrow (2:13)
2. Heinie Beau - Chico's Theme (2:03)
3. Heinie Beau - Tango Apache (2:47)
4. Heinie Beau - Our Love's No Ordinary Thing (2:38)
5. The Bongos - That's All (1:58)
6. The Bongos - My Love, My Love (1:59)
7. The Challengers - Lazy Twist (2:16)
8. The Challengers - Goofus (1:55)
9. The Challengers - Cry Of The Wild Goose (2:23)
10. The Challengers - Deadlin (1:38)
11. Craven House Orchestra - Theme For Two Hearts (2:49)
12. Craven House Orchestra - Phantom Riders (2:39)
13. The Cruisers - A Ring Around A Chain (2:12)
14. The Cruisers - Buoys And Gulls (1:55)
15. The Cruisers - Lighthouse Rock (2:19)
16. The Cruisers - The Happy Snowball (2:10)
17. The Cruisers - Maxies Melody (Jazz Version) (2:29)
18. The Cruisers - Maxies Melody (Rock 'N' Roll Version) (2:15)
19. The Cruisers - Rendezvous 22 (2:16)
20. The Cruisers - Buoys And Gulls (1:57)
21. Frank DeRosa & His D Men - Big Guitar (2:20)
22. Frank DeRosa & His D Men - Irish Rock (2:31)
23. Frank De Rosa - Rolling (2:23)
24. Frank De Rosa - Hubcaps (2:25)
25. The Camelots - Thirsty (2:04)
26. The Camelots - By Josh (1:51)
27. The Camelots - The Chase (Part I) (2:26)
28. The Camelots - The Chase (Part II) (2:16)
29. The Camelots - Charge (1:54)
30. The Camelots - Scratch (2:13)
31. The Camelots - Bunny Hop (2:23)

Heinie Beau. American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, born March 8, 1911 in Calvary, Wisconsin, died April 19, 1987.Among others he played with Hoagy Carmichael, Ray Anthony, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Mercer, Jess Stacy, Jo Stafford, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong.

https://adp.l ibrary.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/107089/Beau_Heinie

In 1959 and 1960 he released two own singles, credited to Heinie Beau & Orchestra, both on Signet Records Inc. from Hollywood, CA.

The Bongos. Unidentified group, studio outfit, orchestra and chorus, released one single in 1959, on Splash.

The Camelots. Obscure band led by

Mike Appel, born in Flushing in Queens, New York, of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Jewish heritage and was raised Roman Catholic. Appel began playing the guitar at age 14. He was a guitarist and songwriter for several obscure groups during the 1950s and 1960s, The Camelots was one of them. In 1961, the group released one single, on Portrait. In 1962 and 1963 they released two stock singles and one promo only, same song on both sides. Appel composed all tracks, except one. In later years, Appel was a manager, producer and songwriter for numerous bands, best known for managing Bruce Springsteen.

 The Challengers. Instrumental band from the Bronx, New York – not to be confused with other groups of this name, active in the 1960s. In 1960 and 1961 they released two singles, on Triodex (independent New York label).

Craven House Orchestra. Unidentified instrumental band, presumably camouflage of Charles Blackwell. British pianist, composer, music director (see BR73). The band released one US-only single, on Vee-Jay, produced by Robert Stigwood, an Australian-born British-resident music entrepreneur. Blackwell composed the A-side track, Theme For Two Hearts. The B-side track, Phantom Riders, is actually Lone Rider, as recorded by The Flee-Rekkers and John Leyton, composed by Geoff Goddard.This single has been included in Obscure American Artists 1956-1963 series because: 1. Craven House Orchestra pretended to be the US Orchestra, 2. presumably, the single has been recorded in the US, with the US studio musicians.

The Cruisers. West Coast instrumental group. In 1957 they released one single on ERA, in 1958 three more singles on Doré.

Frank De Rosa. From Rochester, NY. In 1958 he recorded his first single, released by Ken and Dot, credited to Frank DeRosa & His D Men. The group included Frank’s friends, Genovese Brothers:

Bobby Geno and Sonny Geno, on guitars (see T04).

In 1959 De Rosa released his second single, on BigTop.