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The Carlisle Brothers (Bill and Cliff) recorded "Rainbow At Midnight" (B. and J. Miller) in 1946 and reached number five on the Country chart. Within weeks it was recorded by others and eventually reached the top of the charts on a version by Ernest Tubb.

"I Wanna Be Loved" (Green -Rose - Heyman) was featured in the 1931 "Billy Rose's (Rosenberg) Crazy Quilt" revue. In January of 1934 it was used again in the Billy Rose revue "Casino de Paree" and recorded by Don Redman and his orchestra with vocal by

Tony Bennett's (Benedetto) "Have A Good Time" (F. Bryant - B. Bryant) was written as one of the first successes for Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. It was released only as a single in 1952. You may not remember the song with Percy Faith & his orchestra

In 2011 Juice Newton finally released "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (Newton - Young) as an extra track on the LP "The Ultimate Hits Collection". Wikipedia: "Newton's label Capitol Records was not interested in the song. Newton's manager, who was a friend of the

Brazilian orphan, singer, teacher and guitarist Patricio Teixeira recorded "Nao Tenho Lagrimas" (Max Bulhoes - Milton de Oliveira) in 1937. Patricio also sang with Carmen Miranda. Like Patricio Teixeira, Freddy Martin was raised for the most part in an

Once a member of The Flamingos, Tommy (Charles) Hunt makes a super effort on "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" (Burt Bacharach - Hal David) which was released as a B side! This 1962 track from the LP of the same name was so well produced by the

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were hot in the sixties and one of the most successful instrumental groups ever. Mr. Alpert had a habit of asking noted songwriters if they had anything on the shelf they may point his way. When he talked with Burt

Country entertainer, songwriter and noted Grammy winning record producer Keith Stegall co-wrote "We're In This Love Together" (Roger Murrah - Keith Stegall). Keith's father, Bob, played steel guitar for the legendary Johnny Horton. The talented jazz

This version of Alice Cooper's (Alice Cooper aka Vincent Furnier, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway and Neil Smith) "Reflected" was scalped from a 2016 YouTube post. Released in 1969 and written by the group members, it was the first single from

Terence Boylan introduced "Shake It" (Boylan) on his 1977 self titled LP. Timothy B. Schmitt and Al Kooper help supply back up. Wikipedia: "At the age of 9, Boylan sent a letter to the U.S. National Institutes of Health requesting a $10 "grant" to build a

Kim Carnes performs "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" (David Ellingson - Kim Carnes) during a Songwriters Evening at Niagara Fallsview Resort in 2013. Kenny Rodgers teamed with Kim Carnes for the hit "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" on the "Gideon"

Here is the out take from the album "Darkness On The Edge Of Night" sessions with Bruce Springsteen's incomplete "Because The Night". Patti Smith Group's (Lenny Kaye, Ivan Kral, Richard Sohl and Jay Dee Daugherty)1978 LP "Easter" features the first

Italian singer, dancer, composer, producer, actor, movie director and comedian Adriano Celentano once lived on this street in Milan. "Il Ragazzo Della Via Cluck" (Celentano - Beretta - Del Prete) translated as "The Boy From Gluck Street" was issued in

High school students The Chantels (lead Arlene Smith, Jackie Landry Jackson, Louis Harris, Renee White and Sonia Wilson) "Maybe" (George Goldner - Casey) in 1958 peaked at number fifteen pop and number two on the R&B charts. Richard Barrett is on

The Dells (lead vocalist Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale, Johnny Carter, Mickey McGill) first recorded "Stay In My Corner" (Wade Flemons - Robert Miller - Barrett Strong) in 1965 and peaked at number twenty-three on the R&B chart with

Featured on the Vee-Jay label The Dells' (lead vocals Johnny Funches and Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale and Michael McGill) "Oh What A Nite" (Junior - Funches) in 1956 reached number four on the R&B chart. The group was involved in a

Britain's T. Rex (lead vocals Marc Bolan, Steve Currie, Bill Legend) released the LP "Electric Warrior" and the single "Get It On" (Marc Bolan) in 1971. The single hit number ten on the Top One Hundred. Turtles Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman are on back up

Very personable Grammy and Juno winner Michael Buble's "Home" is from the 2005 album "It's Time" (Michael Buble - Alan Chang - Amy Foster-Gillies). The song topped the Adult Contemporary chart but peaked at only seventy-two on the Top One Hundred. Blake

Duke Ellington originated "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya - Edmund Anderson) probably best known with the Billy Strayhorn 1940 arrangement and Herb Jeffries (Valentino) vocal. Herb was once married to exotic dancer Tempest Storm. "Flamingo" is now considered a

Mark Wills' (Williams) 1998 LP " Wish You Were Here" includes the first recording of "I Do (Cherish You)" (Keith Stegall - Dan Hill). Mark's efforts earned him a number two spot on the Country chart and seventy-two on the Top One Hundred. The same year

"Play That Funky Music" (Rob Parissi) was recorded initially by Wild Cherry (lead Rob Parissi, Bryan Bassett, Ron Beitle and Allen Wentz) in 1976. The single from their self titled album topped both the pop and R&B Billboard charts. The band was named

"Tea For Two" (Victor Youmans - Irving Caesar - Otto Harbach) is from the Broadway musical "No, No, Nanette". The show ran for a year in Chicago before it's New York opening. Wikipedia: "Some years after the premiere, it was claimed that producer Harry

This is the Swedish duo Roxette's (Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson) 1990 demo for "Joyride" (Per Gessle) finally released on the 2002 bootleg issue "Myths". "Joyride" was the first single from the 1991 LP of the same name and reached number one on

The 1909 musical comedy "The Prince Of To-Night" featured "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" (Howard - Hough - Adams). Canadian tenor Henry Burr was a member of The Peerless Quarter when this was recorded. The song was used in the 1947 motion picture of the

The Rodgers and Hammerstein 1949 Broadway musical "South Pacific" starring Mary Martin and Ezio (Fortunio) Pinza includes "Bali Ha'i". The song was sung on stage by Juanita Hall, William Tabbert and Myron McCormick. The production ran for close to two

Henry (Enrico Nicola) Mancini's "Tinpañola" aka "(I Love You) And Don't You Forget It" with Al Stillman's lyrics appears on the album "Dear Heart and Other Songs About Love". This was Henry Mancini's first all choral album in 1963. Perry Como's cover

Diane Warren (details elsewhere on this blog) composed "Look Away", just one of over a hundred songs she has charted. This version was recorded in concert. Chicago (Bill Champlin, John Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Danny Seraphine, Dawayne Bailey, Jason

It was Tiny (Myron) Bradshaw who wrote and released "Soft" in 1953 and reached number three on the R&B chart. That's Red (Wilburt) Prysock on saxophone. Early in his musical career Tiny was both a drummer and a vocalist. Bill Doggett's version of

This is Jim Steinman's composition "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (Jim Steinman) as the original 1982 demo with Jim on piano and Rory Dodd on vocals. Rory was the second voice on "Total Eclipse Of The Heart". Air Supply's (Russell Hitchcock and

Composer Dick Holler and the Holler Family: Reno, Logan, Jeremy and Diana Godet with Heiko Freund on guitar, piano and bass Dave Holler and drummer Yann Rouiller sing "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" (Gernhard - Holler) from a 2015 session. Co-writer Phil

Smiley Lewis (Overton Amos Lemons) recorded "Blue Monday" (D. Bartholomew) in 1954. His nickname came from the fact that he didn't have many front teeth. The musician died of stomach cancer in 1966, just days before a benefit concert organized by Dave

The second single from Red Hot Chili Peppers (lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis, Michael Balzary aka Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith) 1991 LP "Sugar Sex Magik" was "Under The Bridge" (Kiedis - Flea - Frusciante -Smith) in 1992. The single reached number

Former corrections officer in West Virginia, Craig J. Martin co-authored "Don't Take The Girl (Craig Martin - Larry W. Johnson) and performs the hit at Jack Scott's 2009 Writer and Showcase in the Nashville area where the Showcase is featured at several

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra issued :"My Mammy" (Walter Donaldson - Joe Young - Sam Lewis) in 1921 and topped the chart. It was Paul who commissioned and introduced George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue". "My Mammy" (Walter Donaldson - Joe Young - Sam

In 1918 Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson) recorded "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" (Schwatrz - Lewis - Young) while appearing in the Broadway musical "Sinbad". This topped the charts of the day. There was a decade when Al Jolson was the most famous and

In 1983 the soundtrack LP "A Night In Heaven" included Bryan Adam's "Heaven" (Bryan Adams - Jim Vallance). The next year it was on Bryan's album "Reckless" and in 1985 in peaked at number one on Billboard and number twelve on the Adult Contemporary chart.