Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Popcorn 02

 

1. Lola Fisher w. Aldo Gulino - Telegram Of Love (2:29)
2. Lola Fisher - Simpatico Mio Amor (2:41)
3. B.K. Anderson - Momma Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head) (2:42)
4. B.K. Anderson - Rainbow Of Roses (2:23)
5. B.K. Anderson - Who Took The Bones (From The Watermelones) (2:06)
6. B.K. Anderson - Mother-In-Law Cha Cha (2:17)
7. B.K. Anderson - The Minimum Wage (2:15)
8. B.K. Anderson - Para-ti, Para-mi (2:01)
9. Bobby Adano - Never Got To The Dance (2:14)
10. Bobby Adano - Eager Beaver Heart (2:17)
11. Bobby Adano - Gloria Is Her Name (missing) (0:01)
12. Bobby Adano - This I Know (2:12)
13. Johnny Brooks - Help Me Somebody (1:58)
14. Johnny Brooks - Pig Latin (2:47)
15. Johnny Brooks - Rosalita (2:52)
16. Johnny Brooks - Who Was That Girl (2:12)
17. Fred Carter - Freeloaders (2:05)
18. Fred Carter - I'm In Love (With The Girl Next Door) (2:20)
19. Fred Carter - This Time Tomorrow (2:25)
20. Fred Carter - I Can't Learn A Thing About Love (2:15)
21. Fred Carter - Making Believe (2:37)
22. Fred Carter - What Am I Gonna To Do With Anna (2:02)
23. Fred Carter - A Mansion On The Hill (2:06)
24. Fred Carter - Anna, I Love You (2:31)
25. Fred Carter - Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) (2:32)
26. Fred Carter - Too Much Love Is Spoiling You (2:31)
27. Soda Bryant & The Skylanders - Lonely Nights (2:27)
28. Soda Bryant & The Skylanders - I Won't Sleep Again Last Night (2:15)
29. Soda Bryant - Battle Of Fort Donelson (2:38)
30. Soda Bryant - Who Do Dat! (2:13)

Fred Carter. American guitarist, producer and songwriter, born December 31, 1933 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, died July 17, 2010. He was the father of country musician Deana Carter. President of Nugget Records. Carter began his professional career in the 1950s. He started taking up guitar seriously in his early 20s and became a principal on the Louisiana Hayride. While on the Hayride, he formed lifelong friendships with many musicians including Slim Whitman, Floyd Cramer, Sonny James, Hank Snow, Faron Young, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves and many others. Carter met Roy Orbison during this time and became part of his band and moved to Hollywood with him. Later, he worked with Orbison in Nashville on the Monument Sessions.
In 1958 he recorded his first single, in rockabilly style, released by Lode, country and song poem label from Los Angeles - Carter composed both songs.
In the early 1960s, Carter settled into the Nashville session scene. He quickly earned a place as part of Nashville's 'A Team'. His discography for the next three decades is extensive and wide-ranging. Between 1961 and 1963 he released four singles, for different labels, in different music styles, some of songs are classified as Popcorn. None of his singles from the early stage of career entered charts.
In 1964 Carter signed a contract with Monument, released several singles credited to
Fred Carter, Jr.
One of these singles entered Billboard Country (C67.20).
Carter played guitar and mandolin for two of Joan Baez's albums in the late 1960s. He then worked on Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water. He also played guitar and bass on the Bob Dylan albums Self Portrait and Nashville Skyline; as well as on the Connie Francis hit single, The Wedding Cake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Carter_Jr.
 
Lola Fisher. Musical vocalist from Long Island, member of My Fair Lady Original Broadway Cast, Ensemble (Eliza Doolittle). In 1958 she recorded a solo conceptual album (Cadence), all songs about country farm-life. In 1959, Fisher recorded her only single, released in the US (Warwick) and Italy (La Voce Del Padrone). The A-side song, Telegram Of Love, is a popcorn ballad recorded with Aldo Gulino, obscure Italian singer. This ballad has been released in Poland on flexi-disc, 45 RPM, single sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc and became probably the most popular song in Poland those days.
 
B.K. Anderson. Obscure pop singer. In 1961 and 1962 he recorded three singles, for Swirl, small independent label from New York. All songs can be classified as R&B Popcorn, the A-side of the last single, The Minimum Wage, belongs to the Popcorn Classics.
 
Bobby Adano. Another obscure pop singer that can be classified to Popcorn Music, recorded two singles, in 1959 and 1962, on Imperial and Ad Con L T D (small label from Burbank, California).
 
Johnny Brooks. Yet another obscure pop singer that can be classified to Popcorn Music, recorded two singles, in 1960 and 1961, on Addit (small label from NY) and Felsted.
 
Soda Bryant. Same as two other obscure pop singers included in this Part, he recorded two singles, in 1962 and 1963, both for Cover Records (label from Memphis).