Mike
Smith. Larry Michael Smith was born in 1939, and lived in several small towns
in Kansas before moving to Hollywood in 1958. Smith first appeared on Decca
Records in 1960 with a rockabilly backbeat song, "Sara Ruth" which
was written as a joke for a high school friend. The other side of the record
"Week of Loneliness", had a limited success in the Bay Area of
California and in his adopted home town of Stockton. In 1962, Smith had a
release on Era Records of "By the Time You Read This Letter" b/w
"That's What I'd Do", which were recorded in the Gold Star Studios of
Hollywood, the inventors of flanging and phasing.
Jan
Kirby & Belletones. R&R group - one single for A-1 Records (label
from New York, NY).
The
Spectors Three. Trio formed by Phil Spector after the breakup of The Teddy Bears. Only
two singles were recorded before finally disbanding. For the recordings, all
male vocals were done by Phil Spector, while the female vocal parts were done
by Rickie Page. For public appearances (lip-synching) the male members were
Russ Titelman and Warren Entner, the female member was Annette Merar (later
Spector's first wife).
Benny
Easely with Charlie and The Jives. Soul & Pop singer. One single for World's
(soul label from Los Angeles, California) with
Charlie
and The Jives.
Charlie Alvarado started
playing clarinet and saxophone in his junior high school band. Around 1957, he
became the leader of his own band, The Jives, which made a big name for
themselves in the late ‘50s.
Jim
Eddy.
Singer from Minnesota, his repertoire ranges from pop tunes to ballads to light
opera. After the army Jim sang at St. Thomas College, St. Paul, where he was a
student. He was discovered by Mercury, signed a contract and recorded one
single in 1957, three more in 1958/1959 for different labels.
Chance
Eden.
Pseudonym of Jim Neske, born (1942) and raised in Port Angeles, WA and worked
in the timber industry as he pursued a career in music. Jim's first recordings
were produced at Birthstone Records in Tacoma, WA and one of his early
supporters was disk jockey Danny Holiday who worked at KPUG in Bellingham. In
1964, Jim signed a contract with Roulette Records, his musical conductor was
guitarist and orchestra leader Trade Martin. Jim Neske died in 1992.
https://nwmusicarchives.com/artist/chance-eden/
https://nwmusicarchives.com/artist/chance-eden/
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