To Jay (I'm not covering the entire group on this one.)
First of all, I don't think Mad Daddy was ever in trouble with the FCC. The comment in question was the final rhyming line of his last Cleveland show on WHK, and he of course knew it would be his last show there.
Originally, his last show was scheduled for 6-26-59, and there is a tape of that show available today. As it turned out, he did one more show, on Monday night, 6-29-59. I personally did not hear that show, but I heard from two different friends (who didn't know each other, and had no opportunity to compare notes,) that the sign off line from the 6-29 show was as follows:
"Hang loose, Mother Goose"
"Dipped her rag in tomato juice"
"Goodbye, Mad Daddy, Goodbye!"
To the best of my knowledge, the FCC never got
involved with this. Apparently, no one ever recorded the 6-29 show. If they had, eBay could probably render them wealthy today!
Ed
Jay_P_Hunt <jay.hunt@...> wrote:
I read somewhere that Mad Daddy was once suspended by the FCC for making a double-entendre comment about young girls having their period. I can't find where I read it. Can anyone substantiate whether this is true or not or provide any details of the incident?
I thought it was for rhyming Mother Goose with rag dripping tomato
juice. Can anyone substantiate this? Paul
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From: Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On
Behalf Of akron_ex
Sent: 04 October 2006 00:43
To: Mad_Daddy@...
Subject: [Mad_Daddy] Re: Was he ever in trouble with the FCC?
--- In Mad_Daddy@..., "Jay_P_Hunt" <jay.hunt@s...> wrote:
>
> I read somewhere that Mad Daddy was once suspended by the FCC for
> making a double-entendre comment about young girls having their
> period. I can't find where I read it. Can anyone substantiate whether
> this is true or not or provide any details of the incident?
>
> Jay
>
I thought it was for changing a word in "Flying Purple People Eater"
and singing along with it. Can't substantiate that, either--just
fuzzy memory.
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--- In Mad_Daddy@..., "Jay_P_Hunt" <jay.hunt@s...> wrote:
>
> I read somewhere that Mad Daddy was once suspended by the FCC for
> making a double-entendre comment about young girls having their
> period. I can't find where I read it. Can anyone substantiate whether
> this is true or not or provide any details of the incident?
>
> Jay
>
I thought it was for changing a word in "Flying Purple People Eater"
and singing along with it. Can't substantiate that, either--just
fuzzy memory.
You are correct. When I first listened to the ads all those years
ago, I thought he was saying “Daddy Bucks”. It was only later when
I heard the airchecks that I realized they were Batty Bucks. That’s why
my dreams at the time were of “Daddy Bucks” which is what the quote
reports.
I have been looking for a long time for a picture of the shoes. I
have never seen a pair and The most detailed description I have found is from
the CLE magazine biography that describes them as “natty gray-with-black-batwings
footwear”.
Jay
From:
Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of Charles
DePrima Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:00 PM To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: [Mad_Daddy] batty/ daddy bucks
Hey
Jay,
Just
curious. In the liner notes in the Norton cd you are quoted on one of the
pages “putting on my Daddy Bucks and heading to the beach with my
girl………..” For some reason I thought those shoes
were called Batty Bucks since the quarter & eyelets were shaped like bat
wings.
Could
be/ probably my mistake. I know it’s been asked here before but
would somebody PLEASE post a picture of these shoes. There is a cobbler
in my town that claims he can make them from a photo and I want to take him for
his word.
Just curious.In the liner notes in the Norton cd you
are quoted on one of the pages “putting on my Daddy Bucks and heading to the
beach with my girl………..”For some
reason I thought those shoes were called Batty Bucks since the quarter &
eyelets were shaped like bat wings.
Could be/
probably my mistake.I know it’s
been asked here before but would somebody
PLEASE post a picture of these shoes.There is a cobbler in my town that claims he can make them from a photo
and I want to take him for his word.
I read somewhere that Mad Daddy was once suspended by the FCC for
making a double-entendre comment about young girls having their
period. I can't find where I read it. Can anyone substantiate whether
this is true or not or provide any details of the incident?
Jay
In a message dated 10/1/2006 5:10:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jay.hunt@... writes:
I knew the effects came from an album but I didn’t know which one or that it was Jimmie Haskell that recorded it. I know of him from his work with Imperial Records with such artists as Fats Domino and Ricky Nelson. I’ll have to try to pick one up.
Jay
it's a great album....rex also uses a some of the songs from it on his show...
i originally saw it listed by lux interior as one of his favorite records, so i tracked it down and when i heard it, it all clicked...he used to listen to the mad daddy, the mad daddy used it on his show....
I knew the effects came from an album but I didn’t know which
one or that it was Jimmie Haskell that recorded it. I know of him from his work
with Imperial Records with such artists as Fats Domino and Ricky Nelson. I’ll
have to try to pick one up.
Jay
From:
Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of nimereht@... Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:20 PM To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: Re: [Mad_Daddy] Mad Daddy listing
In a message dated 10/1/2006 2:27:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jay.hunt@... writes:
Jimmie
Haskell? I didn’t know he contributed anything to the show. What’s the story?
Jay
i thought it was common knowledge that mad daddy used his album, COUNTDOWN!,
as background during his shows....a lot of those space noises, theremin sounds,
etc come from that album...
a copy shows up on ebay now and again...a cd bootleg as well...
In a message dated 10/1/2006 2:27:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jay.hunt@... writes:
Jimmie Haskell? I didn’t know he contributed anything to the show. What’s the story?
Jay
i thought it was common knowledge that mad daddy used his album, COUNTDOWN!, as background during his shows....a lot of those space noises, theremin sounds, etc come from that album...
a copy shows up on ebay now and again...a cd bootleg as well...
Jimmie Haskell? I didn’t know he contributed anything to the
show. What’s the story?
Jay
From: Mad_Daddy@...
[mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of nimereht@... Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 12:30 PM To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: Re: [Mad_Daddy] Mad Daddy listing
speaking of the valiants, does anyone know if their album has ever
been reissued?
BILLY STORM & the VALIANTS This is the Night lp
i've only heard good golly miss molly and frieda frieda (an
incredible song), and would love to hear what the rest of their material sounds
like...but i dont want to pay 100 bux for an original...
also, on one of the mad daddy shows he uses a drum instrumental as
a background and rex from fool's paradise uses that same cue...any idea what it
is??? i can't recall what show its from...
also, i dont think anyone has talked about jimmie haskell and his
contribution to the mad daddy show....that record is amazing!
speaking of the valiants, does anyone know if their album has ever been reissued?
BILLY STORM & the VALIANTS This is the Night lp
i've only heard good golly miss molly and frieda frieda (an incredible song), and would love to hear what the rest of their material sounds like...but i dont want to pay 100 bux for an original...
also, on one of the mad daddy shows he uses a drum instrumental as a background and rex from fool's paradise uses that same cue...any idea what it is??? i can't recall what show its from...
also, i dont think anyone has talked about jimmie haskell and his contribution to the mad daddy show....that record is amazing!
Please keep these excellent articles coming. Paul.
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Hi all,
Zach was one of my favorite TV hosts when I was young (along with Soupy Sales, who also had a connection to rock--as well as jazz; and Steve Allen, who did everything). In NY, Zach hosted mostly B and sub-B horror/scifi flicks and cut into them with generally hilarious parody bits. While other families sat and watched "Make Room for Daddy," mine crowded around our old Philco watching Zach and "The Cape Canaveral Monsters"! He moved his show to WOR (channel 9), and then WPIX (11), where he continued with the same format. PIX had a unique group of "out of the box" (pun intended) personalities hosting shows for children/tweens/teens that, in retrospect, I think helped to get our "counter-cultural" juices flowing. In addition to Zach, they had Eddie "The Old Philosopher" Lawrence (presenting the 3 Stooges!), and the brilliant Chuck McCann ("The Projectionist") inventing "backwards" video, creating early, fanciful music videos on Clay Cole's R 'n R show, and reading/"acting out" the Sunday comics during the long NYC newspaper strike dressed as Little Orphan Annie (with white disks for eyes), "Dragon Lady," Dick Tracy, et al. (WPIX was then owned by the Daily News).
Anyway, Zach changed his WPIX format to a daily half hour that was shown in the early evening; he presented mostly cartoons, but these were just interludes between "episodes" of his own, surreal productions. I recall his extended dramatization of a battle between Montenegro and, I think, Dalmatia, complete with fog and, if memory serves me correctly after all these years, an oozing gelatinous thing called "Phyllis Amoeba." All this while maintaining an ongoing dialogue with "My Dear," his gurgling wife who resided in a coffin fashioned out of a mail cart (or laundry basket) with a lid (kind of a ghoulish Senor Wences). I was hypnotized!
Then came "Big Joe." This was Zach's version of a Frankenstein monster, which he constructed over a period of days (weeks?) on the show. (It inspired me to build my own, stuffing a shirt and pants with towels, drawing a face on a basketball, and sitting him right behind the front door in a beach chair, waiting for my parents to return from the dentist--luckily, I and we survived the aftermath).
Zach seemed to follow his audience into progressive rock in 1967, hosting a show on free-form WNEW-FM and then on the ABC FM outlet in NY (re-christened WPLJ--after White Port and Lemon Juice by the Four Deuces). (Actually, he'd hosted an R ' R dance-party type show on WNJU in NJ from 1965-67). He continued as a radio dj (even after playlists and pop replaced free-form) through 1980.
One Mad Daddy question. Does anyone remember the two phone receptionists who took calls during Pete's show on WINS in NY? I believe they were his nieces, and called themselves the WINS Twins. I've discussed this with Jay, but we couldn't come up with anything conclusive.
Who's up for getting a band together to satisfy the contract this lady is offering ? I play the spoons and tiddly winks. Paul.
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From: Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of nimereht@... Sent: 01 October 2006 04:47 To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: [Mad_Daddy] funniest thing ever...
try to read the below and not laugh...its an email i got from the mad daddy myspace page i created...
Hi there I thought The Mad Daddy might be interested in playing some shows at clubs like the Avalon in Boston, the Metro and Double Door in Chicago Peabody's Down Under, Pirate's Cove in Cleveland, the Blue Note Cafe in Cincinnati, Ruby Tuesday's in Columbus, Club Vamps and Mickey Finns pub in Toledo, Alvins, Magic Stick and Majestic Theatre in Detroit.
My name is Amber and I'm part of the team that books bands in these clubs for The Emergenza Festival. We put on shows for 5,000 bands in 150 venues across the U.S. and I'd like to invite your band to take part.
The top bands will get an all expenses paid European Showcase and the opportunity to play the Vans Warped Tour in the US as well as showcases at the South by South West in Austin, 6 weeks free professional recording + songs on nationwide/European compilations and submission of your material to our label and management partners.
You will find all of the information and enrollment form at http://www.emergenza.net/document/book/iscri.asp
E-mail me at Amber@... or just give me a call at 1-888-923-2263 (that's toll free!)
The entire festival is produced in collaboration with some of the top names in the music industry: Ernie Ball, Crate, Ampeg, Sabian, Mapex, Remo, Sennheiser and Regal Tip. The best musicians will be awarded with $1,000,000 in prizes courtesy of these companies.
Hope to see The Mad Daddy on stage soon.
AmberLee Trenton A_RDepartment mail to: amber@...
Emergenza US Entertainment 666 Fifth Avenue, Suite 341 New York NY 10103 - USA Toll Free 1.888.923.2263
Your mention of Ronnie Dawson brought back many pleasant memories for
me. I spent some great times with Ronnie, including a holiday to
Amsterdam - the Dutch loved him. He sadly passed away recently, let's
hear it for all those rockabilly pioneers who have enriched our lives so
much. Paul.
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From: Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On
Behalf Of Ben
Sent: 01 October 2006 04:03
To: Mad_Daddy@...
Subject: [Mad_Daddy] "Modern" djs carrying on with soul
Just wondering, who do you guys listen to you that manage to have some
originality or soul (or style) to them these days? I know I can't be
the only here (well, besides for sure Nimereht) who likes some of the
djs at WFMU -- Dave The Spazz, Rex, and others. But who else should we
be paying attention to?
One other classic that some of you may not know about is James "The
Hound" Marshall, who dj'd on WFMU in the 80s and early 90s. Ber -- a
great, cool guy - is managing these archives at a killer site:
http:://thehound.net. Some great stuff there - not the best quality,
either - but some great live sets and interviews with
classic "unknown" rockers (Hasil Adkins, Ronnie Dawson, A-Bones and
others).
Ben
Yahoo! Groups Links
One of the Cruising' lps features Dick Biondi. It's a great lp with
excellent records. It's a pleasure to read your tales about American djs
, as a limey I find it fascinating. Cheers, Paul
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Behalf Of Ben
Sent: 01 October 2006 03:01
To: Mad_Daddy@...
Subject: [Mad_Daddy] Re: John Zacherly - his influence on Mad Daddy
I love Zach!! I've got the 45 of "Dinner With Drac" and the two
versions of "Zacherle's Monster Mash". Plus, those cds that are
available on Ebay. Great stuff! The man just turned 88, too. And, he
keeps doing convention appearances. Amazing and really inspirational,
and I'm not even from the NY or PA area (Chicago area, really).
I've also got the Zacherley archives dvd -- anyone else get that? It's
got some great old kinescopes and other footage of him. Really great
stuff. Highly recommended!
What about Mad Mike? Anyone out there dig him too? The only
significant dj I can ever remember in Chicago is Dick Biondi...anyone
here know about him? Helped introduce the Beatles to the US.
Unfortunately, the radio here in Chicago sorta kicked him off and put
him to the internet, last I heard; no idea what he's up to now.
Ben
Yahoo! Groups Links
Yes indeed. Three cheers for the Zach, what an underrated talent. I have
two original lps that are marvellous. I particularly like Coolest Little
Monster. Paul
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Sent: 01 October 2006 02:38
To: Mad_Daddy@...
Subject: [Mad_Daddy] John Zacherly - his influence on Mad Daddy
Many people don't realize that John Zacherly was a great influence on
Pete Myer's Mad Daddy persona. Much of what he did is based on the
original charachter developed by Zacherle.
John Zacherle began hosting Shock Theatre at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia on
October 7, 1957. As the TV host he appeared wearing a long black
undertaker's coat and dubbed himself "Roland", a vampire who lived in a
crypt with his wife and his lab assistant Igor. In 1958 he recorded
"Dinner with Drac" for Cameo Records. Dick Clark, who is said to have
given Zacherle his nickname of "The Cool Ghoul" originally thought
"Dinner With Drac" was too gory for Bandstand and made made him rerecord
a tamer version for the show. Both versions were released as flipsides
of the same 45.
"Dinner With Drac" became a best seller and was frequently featured by
Mad Daddy along with a followup called "Lunch with Mother Goose".
In 1958 WCAU was purchased by CBS and Zacherle left Philadelphia for
WABC-TV in New York changing his name to Zacherley. He is still active
in radio and television there today and has released several CDs and
videos.
For more information on John Zacherley check his out web site at
http://www.zacherley.com/
Jay Hunt
Yahoo! Groups Links
Zach was one of my favorite TV hosts when I was young (along with Soupy Sales, who also had a connection to rock--as well as jazz; and Steve Allen, who did everything). In NY, Zach hosted mostly B and sub-B horror/scifi flicks and cut into them with generally hilarious parody bits. While other families sat and watched "Make Room for Daddy," mine crowded around our old Philco watching Zach and "The Cape Canaveral Monsters"! He moved his show to WOR (channel 9), and then WPIX (11), where he continued with the same format. PIX had a unique group of "out of the box" (pun intended) personalities hosting shows for children/tweens/teens that, in retrospect, I think helped to get our "counter-cultural" juices flowing. In addition to Zach, they had Eddie "The Old Philosopher" Lawrence (presenting the 3 Stooges!), and the brilliant Chuck McCann ("The Projectionist") inventing "backwards" video, creating early, fanciful music videos on Clay Cole's R 'n R show, and reading/"acting out" the Sunday comics during the long NYC newspaper strike dressed as Little Orphan Annie (with white disks for eyes), "Dragon Lady," Dick Tracy, et al. (WPIX was then owned by the Daily News).
Anyway, Zach changed his WPIX format to a daily half hour that was shown in the early evening; he presented mostly cartoons, but these were just interludes between "episodes" of his own, surreal productions. I recall his extended dramatization of a battle between Montenegro and, I think, Dalmatia, complete with fog and, if memory serves me correctly after all these years, an oozing gelatinous thing called "Phyllis Amoeba." All this while maintaining an ongoing dialogue with "My Dear," his gurgling wife who resided in a coffin fashioned out of a mail cart (or laundry basket) with a lid (kind of a ghoulish Senor Wences). I was hypnotized!
Then came "Big Joe." This was Zach's version of a Frankenstein monster, which he constructed over a period of days (weeks?) on the show. (It inspired me to build my own, stuffing a shirt and pants with towels, drawing a face on a basketball, and sitting him right behind the front door in a beach chair, waiting for my parents to return from the dentist--luckily, I and we survived the aftermath).
Zach seemed to follow his audience into progressive rock in 1967, hosting a show on free-form WNEW-FM and then on the ABC FM outlet in NY (re-christened WPLJ--after White Port and Lemon Juice by the Four Deuces). (Actually, he'd hosted an R ' R dance-party type show on WNJU in NJ from 1965-67). He continued as a radio dj (even after playlists and pop replaced free-form) through 1980.
One Mad Daddy question. Does anyone remember the two phone receptionists who took calls during Pete's show on WINS in NY? I believe they were his nieces, and called themselves the WINS Twins. I've discussed this with Jay, but we couldn't come up with anything conclusive.
try to read the below and not laugh...its an email i got from the mad daddy myspace page i created...
Hi there I thought The Mad Daddy might be interested in playing some shows at clubs like the Avalon in Boston, the Metro and Double Door in Chicago Peabody's Down Under, Pirate's Cove in Cleveland, the Blue Note Cafe in Cincinnati, Ruby Tuesday's in Columbus, Club Vamps and Mickey Finns pub in Toledo, Alvins, Magic Stick and Majestic Theatre in Detroit.
My name is Amber and I'm part of the team that books bands in these clubs for The Emergenza Festival. We put on shows for 5,000 bands in 150 venues across the U.S. and I'd like to invite your band to take part.
The top bands will get an all expenses paid European Showcase and the opportunity to play the Vans Warped Tour in the US as well as showcases at the South by South West in Austin, 6 weeks free professional recording + songs on nationwide/European compilations and submission of your material to our label and management partners.
You will find all of the information and enrollment form at http://www.emergenza.net/document/book/iscri.asp
E-mail me at Amber@... or just give me a call at 1-888-923-2263 (that's toll free!)
The entire festival is produced in collaboration with some of the top names in the music industry: Ernie Ball, Crate, Ampeg, Sabian, Mapex, Remo, Sennheiser and Regal Tip. The best musicians will be awarded with $1,000,000 in prizes courtesy of these companies.
Hope to see The Mad Daddy on stage soon.
AmberLee Trenton A_RDepartment mail to: amber@...
Emergenza US Entertainment 666 Fifth Avenue, Suite 341 New York NY 10103 - USA Toll Free 1.888.923.2263
Just wondering, who do you guys listen to you that manage to have some
originality or soul (or style) to them these days? I know I can't be
the only here (well, besides for sure Nimereht) who likes some of the
djs at WFMU -- Dave The Spazz, Rex, and others. But who else should we
be paying attention to?
One other classic that some of you may not know about is James "The
Hound" Marshall, who dj'd on WFMU in the 80s and early 90s. Ber -- a
great, cool guy - is managing these archives at a killer site:
http:://thehound.net. Some great stuff there - not the best quality,
either - but some great live sets and interviews with
classic "unknown" rockers (Hasil Adkins, Ronnie Dawson, A-Bones and
others).
Ben
Should also be noted, Zach did radio for a long time in NY too. Don't
know for sure what kind of RnR he played (whether it was goofy stuff
like The Mad Daddy or just "regular" RnR...) though.
Ben
From:
Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of Ben Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:01 PM To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: [Mad_Daddy] Re: John Zacherly - his influence on Mad Daddy
I love Zach!! I've got the 45 of "Dinner With
Drac" and the two
versions of "Zacherle's Monster Mash". Plus, those cds that are
available on Ebay. Great stuff! The man just turned 88, too. And, he
keeps doing convention appearances. Amazing and really inspirational,
and I'm not even from the NY or PA area (Chicago area, really).
I've also got the Zacherley archives dvd -- anyone else get that? It's
got some great old kinescopes and other footage of him. Really great
stuff. Highly recommended!
What about Mad Mike? Anyone out there dig him too? The only
significant dj I can ever remember in Chicago is Dick Biondi...anyone
here know about him? Helped introduce the Beatles to the US.
Unfortunately, the radio here in Chicago sorta kicked him off and put
him to the internet, last I heard; no idea what he's up to now.
I love Zach!! I've got the 45 of "Dinner With Drac" and the two
versions of "Zacherle's Monster Mash". Plus, those cds that are
available on Ebay. Great stuff! The man just turned 88, too. And, he
keeps doing convention appearances. Amazing and really inspirational,
and I'm not even from the NY or PA area (Chicago area, really).
I've also got the Zacherley archives dvd -- anyone else get that? It's
got some great old kinescopes and other footage of him. Really great
stuff. Highly recommended!
What about Mad Mike? Anyone out there dig him too? The only
significant dj I can ever remember in Chicago is Dick Biondi...anyone
here know about him? Helped introduce the Beatles to the US.
Unfortunately, the radio here in Chicago sorta kicked him off and put
him to the internet, last I heard; no idea what he's up to now.
Ben
Many people don't realize that John Zacherly was a great influence on
Pete Myer's Mad Daddy persona. Much of what he did is based on the
original charachter developed by Zacherle.
John Zacherle began hosting Shock Theatre at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia
on October 7, 1957. As the TV host he appeared wearing a long black
undertaker's coat and dubbed himself "Roland", a vampire who lived in
a crypt with his wife and his lab assistant Igor. In 1958 he recorded
"Dinner with Drac" for Cameo Records. Dick Clark, who is said to have
given Zacherle his nickname of "The Cool Ghoul" originally thought
"Dinner With Drac" was too gory for Bandstand and made made him
rerecord a tamer version for the show. Both versions were released as
flipsides of the same 45.
"Dinner With Drac" became a best seller and was frequently featured by
Mad Daddy along with a followup called "Lunch with Mother Goose".
In 1958 WCAU was purchased by CBS and Zacherle left Philadelphia for
WABC-TV in New York changing his name to Zacherley. He is still active
in radio and television there today and has released several CDs and
videos.
For more information on John Zacherley check his out web site at
http://www.zacherley.com/
Jay Hunt
Hello Jay, thank you very much for your information. I can now search for these records.I was playing some Mad Daddy to my son today, I like to encourage these things, it's good for the soul. The background space music that the Mad Daddy used in pieces like Cat In Space is by Russ Garcia. I have the lp, it's all space sounds and music. Very relaxing. Sugar Coated Love by Lazy Lester is playing in the background to Hello Cat. Of course you're right about the Batty Bucks, must lay off the tea, it is possible to imbibe too much Earl Grey in one day. Keep up the good work on this excellent site. Best wishes Paul.
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From: Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of Jay Hunt Sent: 30 September 2006 18:57 To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: RE: [Mad_Daddy] Mello Jello for Mello Muffins
Paul:
Here are the songs and artists that I have identified on my play lists.
JUNGLE FEVER – The Shadows
IN THE DARK – Lavern Baker (his 1958-59 show close)
BIG BAD TRAIN – Lee Castle and the jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
MOVIN’ ON DOWN THE LINE – Jimmy Nolen
CRAZY GIRL – Charlie Gracie
Jay
From: Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of cwynarski Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:19 PM To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: [Mad_Daddy] Mello Jello for Mello Muffins
Greetings fellow muffins and fisteris munchers. What a delight to find a site dedicated to the splendid Mad Daddy. I was asked to compile a Mad Daddy lp in the eighties for Ace records in the UK. Lux Interior had supplied them with tapes of shows he had recorded in the parking lot of the radio station, sitting in his dad's car with a reel to reel tape recorder on his lap. My job was to find out who the groups / artists were. The first one I found was Andre Williams's Greasy Chicken. Anyway they couldn't license the tracks so I carried on collecting them anyway. I now have many of his most wavy 1958 records and am still looking for some. I especially would like to know who did the 1958 tracks - JUNGLE FEVER / IN THE DARK / BIG BAD TRAIN / MOVE IT ON DOWN THE LINE ( HAROLD JACKSON? )/ CRAZY GIRL and any others I haven't heard. Does anyone have the show where he plays DADDY LOLO by GANIM'S ASIA MINORS ? I'm looking for any shows I don't have or records played by the Mad Daddy. I'm not interested in the New York shows, he sounds castrated compared to the wild Ohio shows. There is a superb lp called MELLO JELLO FOR MELLO MUFFINS in the UK which features 3 MD tracks from 1958. They are CRAZY CHEMISTRY / GHOST SATELLITE and JANIE MADE A MONSTER. It is available on eBay and is very recommended.Looking forward to hearing from any cats and kittens from the atomic age who dig the big beat. Keep it wavy, Paul.
Here are the songs and artists that I have identified on my
play lists.
JUNGLE FEVER – The Shadows
IN THE DARK – Lavern Baker
(his 1958-59 show close)
BIG BAD TRAIN – Lee Castle and
the jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
MOVIN’ ON DOWN THE LINE –
Jimmy Nolen
CRAZY GIRL – Charlie Gracie
Jay
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Mad_Daddy@... [mailto:Mad_Daddy@...] On Behalf Of cwynarski Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:19 PM To: Mad_Daddy@... Subject: [Mad_Daddy] Mello Jello for Mello Muffins
Greetings fellow muffins and fisteris munchers. What a
delight to
find a site dedicated to the splendid Mad Daddy. I was asked to
compile a Mad Daddy lp in the eighties for Ace records in the UK. Lux
Interior had supplied them with tapes of shows he had recorded in the
parking lot of the radio station, sitting in his dad's car with a
reel to reel tape recorder on his lap. My job was to find out who the
groups / artists were. The first one I found was Andre Williams's
Greasy Chicken. Anyway they couldn't license the tracks so I carried
on collecting them anyway. I now have many of his most wavy 1958
records and am still looking for some. I especially would like to
know who did the 1958 tracks - JUNGLE FEVER / IN THE DARK / BIG BAD
TRAIN / MOVE IT ON DOWN THE LINE ( HAROLD JACKSON? )/ CRAZY GIRL and
any others I haven't heard. Does anyone have the show where he plays
DADDY LOLO by GANIM'S ASIA MINORS ? I'm looking for any shows I don't
have or records played by the Mad Daddy. I'm not interested in the
New York shows, he sounds castrated compared to the wild Ohio shows.
There is a superb lp called MELLO JELLO FOR MELLO MUFFINS in the UK
which features 3 MD tracks from 1958. They are CRAZY CHEMISTRY /
GHOST SATELLITE and JANIE MADE A MONSTER. It is available on eBay and
is very recommended.Looking forward to hearing from any cats and
kittens from the atomic age who dig the big beat. Keep it wavy, Paul.
Big Bad Train is by Lee Castle with Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. I guess it
was their brief foray into R'n'R. I think it could be the basis of "It
Thing Hard-On" by Lux & Co...anyone else?
What show dates do you actually have of The Mad Daddy, which Lux
recorded? The ones I have are: November 1958, Feb. 26 1958, Aug. 31
1963, June 26 1959, and April 1 1958. These aren't complete, and
quality varies. Are these the ones that pretty much everyone has?
Also, these are airchecks, so the music is intact.
Ben
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