日: 2014年1月30日

 

 

Here we have the only known single issued on the Tacoma, Washington based Hemlock Records. This ultra-rare slab of vinyl is the first recording by then fourteen year old, Miss Josephine Sunday Visaya who is also credited as the composer on the A-side entitled,’Heaven’ which is is in the style of’Angel Baby’ by Rosie and the Originals. The B-side is a just over two minute version of the American Songbook composition by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart,’Blue Moon’. Known as’Sunday’, she would have only a handful of recordings in the 1960’s but she most certainly did make an impressive mark within the Hollywood music scene. Not only was she exotic, easy on the eyes and had a sincere, bubbly and approachable personality, she did record some exceptional girl-pop material. Between December 1961 and July 1967, Sunday would have only one release each over five record labels; Hemlock, Birthstone, Pinnacle, Tower and Sidewalk. There is one other single attributed to Birthstone,’Lipstick Twist’ b/w’I Love You’ which has not surfaced and may be ridiculously rare or might not even exist. The last single on Sidewalk was credited to’Sunday and the Menn’. In 1965 during the peak of her recording career, she would perform on Los Angeles based TV music shows such as American Bandstand, Shivaree and 9th Street West as well as stage performing. Her manager was George Sherlock who also managed the Rolling Stones and it was he who suggested to Sunday that she should consider persuing a career in teaching which is exactly what she ultimately decided to do. She moved from Hollywood to Orange County and attended California State University Long Beach where she graduated as a Music Major and then went on to receive her teaching credential. Known as Sunday Heppner, she became an admired and emulated teaching professional who created instruction methods and wrote books that have been implemented and utilized successfully by many teachers for over 30 years.

recorded in Hollywood September 2, 1956
The Wiley Walker-Gene Sullivan country song of 1941 was among the most popular tunes from Elvis’ second #1 LP, titled “Elvis.” It was also included on the four-track “Volume 1” extended play version of the album which sold so well （thanks in great part to the ballad “Love Me”） that it reached top 10 on the Billboard singles chart.

After Mel Torme was seen performing this ballad standard in the Rodgers & Hart biopic “Words And Music,” both the Torme and Eckstine recordings enjoyed multi-week appearances on the Billboard singles charts.

This atmospheric and now-famous Mel Torme-Pete Rugolo collaboration hit the stores shortly after rising star Torme was seen on-screen performing the Rodgers & Hart standard in MGM’s splashy hit musical “Words And Music.” A top-20 best-seller, “Blue Moon” joined “Again” and “Careless Hands” to give the singer his most successful year as a’pop singles’ artist. The Billy Eckstine version is also included in this collection.

recorded in NYC December 21, 1934
The piercing tenor voice of Frank Parker is featured here on this late-1934 track （for the flip side “So Red The Rose,”. An active radio performer during the 1930s and’40s, Parker achieved his highest profile as a regular on the Arthur Godfrey radio & TV shows of the early 1950s, often performing in a twosome with Marion Marlowe.

recorded in NYC May 4, 1934.
Having recorded off-and-on since 1920 （most frequently for the Brunswick label）, Krueger’s final session as a top-billed bandleader took place on this May 1934 date for Columbia. This and the flip side “Goodnight Lovely Little Lady” were performed on-screen by Bing Crosby in the Paramount film “We’re Not Dressing,” which co-starred Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Ethel Merman.

recorded in Hollywood April 5, 1934.
Playful arrangement of the Bing Crosby tune from “We’re Not Dressing,” recorded at one of only a handful of sessions that Paige did for Victor during the 1930s. Known best for his work as a radio orchestra conductor, he did appear as himself in the 1938 movie musicals “Hollywood Hotel” and “Hawaii Calls.” Also from the movie was “Love Thy Neighbor,” found on the Paige flip

recorded in Los Angeles February 25, 1934
It was sung by Bing in the Paramount film “We’re Not Dressing,” which co-starred Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Ethel Merman.