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Diamond Records
Diamond Records was a record label, based in New York City, which was founded in 1961 by former Roulette Records executive Joe Kolsky. Another Roulette exec, Kolsky's brother Phil Kahl, joined Kolsky in the venture the following year. History Success for the label was slow but they got their first big hit in 1962 with " Loop de Loop" by Johnny Thunder. That record led to a distribution deal with EMI to distribute Diamond recordings on Stateside Records in the UK. Diamond recordings were issued in Canada by Apex Records until roughly 1967, when a Canadian version of Diamond was set up. All releases after that had the same logo design as the U.S. releases. In September 1962, Phil Kahl purchased 36 master recordings of Dave "Baby" Cortez from his former label, Clock Records. Kahl then set up the ''Emit'' label to release these recordings, with Diamond distributing the records. However, the label folded after only four single releases. In August 1963, Del Shannon's relationsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickey Lee
Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs " Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)". He also has a number of hit songs on the country charts in the 1970s, including "Rocky" and " 9,999,999 Tears", and has written or co-written songs recorded by other singers, such as "She Thinks I Still Care", "The Door Is Always Open" and "The Keeper of the Stars". Career Lee formed a country trio while he was still at school at the age of 16, performing at his school and local functions. In 1957–58, Lee made his first two recordings, "Dream Boy" and "Stay True Baby", in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa Records, later released two songs for Sun Records in, although the song were only regional hits. He moved to Texas, and achieved his first chart success in 1962, when his composition "She Thinks I Still Care" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Ronnie Dove Volume 2
''The Best of Ronnie Dove Vol. 2'' is a 1967 compilation album by pop singer Ronnie Dove. History Diamond Records did not issue Dove's then-current single "Dancin' Out of My Heart" on this album, instead deciding to issue its B-side, "Back from Baltimore". According to Dove, Neil Diamond had written the song "Red Red Wine" for Dove to record; however, Phil Kahl turned down the song, claiming Dove had a "teen idol image" he needed to keep. Diamond then wrote "Back from Baltimore" for Dove, since Dove lived there at the time. Release The album was issued in both mono and stereo. There was also a special pressing made for the Columbia Records Club. It was Dove's final album for Diamond Records Diamond Records was a record label, based in New York City, which was founded in 1961 by former Roulette Records executive Joe Kolsky. Another Roulette exec, Kolsky's brother Phil Kahl, joined Kolsky in the venture the following year. History ..., and the last album Diamond ever rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry (Ronnie Dove Album)
''Cry'' is Ronnie Dove's fifth studio album (and sixth album release) for Diamond Records. History The album was released on the strength of his version of the Johnnie Ray song ''Cry''. The title song earned Ronnie an appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. The album also features the charting single ''One More Mountain to Climb'', which hit the charts in early 1967. Release The original album was issued in both stereo and mono. Columbia Records Club also issued the album at the time. The album was reissued on CD in the mid 1990s by Collectables Records Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Jerry Greene formed Lost Nite and Crimson record labels. Soul Survivors gained the hit "Expressway to Your Heart" (1967) while on Crimson Records. History It maintains a ca ..., and digitally in 2018 by Ronnie Dove Music. The album peaked at number 121 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Track listing References {{Authority control 1967 albums Ron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Dove Sings The Hits For You
''Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You'' is Ronnie Dove's fourth studio album (and fifth album release) for Diamond Records. History The album gathers Ronnie's latest singles "I Really Don't Want to Know", "Happy Summer Days", and "Let's Start All Over Again", all of which hit the charts in 1966. Mountain of Love" would later appear as the B-side to a 1968 Ronnie Dove single "Never Gonna Cry". However, "Mountain of Love" would be the side to chart. It did not make the Top 40. The song “Happy Summer Days” was featured in a commercial for Amazon (company), Amazon in 2019. Release The original album was released in both mono and stereo. The album was reissued in the 90s, and was again reissued, from the original album masters, in 2020. The album peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Track listing References 1966 albums Ronnie Dove albums {{1960s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Ronnie Dove
''The Best of Ronnie Dove'' is a 1966 compilation album by American pop artist Ronnie Dove. History After just three album releases, Diamond Records compiled and released the album. It featured his then-current single When Liking Turns to Loving as the closing track. The song would peak at #6 on the Billboard Easy Listening Chart and #18 on the Top 40 chart. The other tracks were all released on his previous albums. Release The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart and was awarded a gold disk in 1969 for sales of over one million copies. The original 1966 issue was released in both mono and stereo. Both versions were available via Columbia Records Club. The stereo version of the album was reissued digitally in 2021 by Ronnie Dove Music. Chart performance Track listing References 1966 compilation albums Ronnie Dove albums {{1960s-compilation-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True
''I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True'' is Ronnie Dove's third album for Diamond Records. History The title track peaked at #21 on the Hot 100 chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart. The other single from the album, Kiss Away, peaked at #25 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the Easy Listening chart. One song on the album, ''Put My Mind At Ease'', was written and produced by Neil Diamond. It would later appear as a B-side to Dove's single ''My Babe'' in 1967. ''My Babe'' was also written and produced by Diamond. The original 1965 release was issued in both stereo and mono. The album was reissued on CD in the mid 1990s, being paired with Dove’s One Kiss for Old Times' Sake ''One Kiss for Old Times' Sake'' is Ronnie Dove's second album for Diamond Records. History The album was released on the strength of two hit singles, " A Little Bit of Heaven" and "One Kiss for Old Times’ Sake", both of which were Top 20 po ... album. More recently, the album was reissued digitally by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Kiss For Old Times' Sake
''One Kiss for Old Times' Sake'' is Ronnie Dove's second album for Diamond Records. History The album was released on the strength of two hit singles, " A Little Bit of Heaven" and "One Kiss for Old Times’ Sake", both of which were Top 20 pop hits. The album peaked at number 119 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album was reissued on CD in the mid 1990s, being paired with Dove’s ''I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True ''I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True'' is Ronnie Dove's third album for Diamond Records. History The title track peaked at #21 on the Hot 100 chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart. The other single from the album, Kiss Away, peaked at #25 ...'' album. More recently, the album was reissued digitally by Ronnie Dove Music, with a few songs sourced from newly available tapes that were previously unavailable. Track listing References 1965 albums Ronnie Dove albums {{1960s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Or Wrong (Ronnie Dove Album)
''Right or Wrong'' is the debut album from pop singer Ronnie Dove. History The album's title shares that of his third Diamond Records single, originally country hit written and performed by Wanda Jackson. The album also includes his first single on Diamond, "Sweeter Than Sugar", and its B-Side "I Believe in You". The single debuted in April 1964, but failed to chart nationally. It did, however, chart on a few local surveys. The two songs were written by Link Wray (using his father's name as a pseudonym). The album also includes Dove's first Top 40 hit Say You, which reached #40 nationally, and reached #1 on Top 40 powerhouse CKLW. The album also features future single Hello Pretty Girl "Hello Pretty Girl" is Ronnie Dove's fourth single for Diamond Records, and his third chart hit. Written by Tommy Boyce and Wes Farrell, it peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. In January 1965, Ronnie performed the song on ... as its lead off track. The original 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mello-Kings
The Mello-Kings were an American doo-wop group, who became popular in the late 1950s with their song, "Tonite, Tonite" (1957). The group consisted of brothers Jerry and Bob Scholl, Eddie Quinn, Neil Arena and Larry Esposito. The quintet was formed in 1956 at a high school in Mount Vernon, New York, United States, under the guidance of manager Dick Levister. Originally named the Mellotones, the group was signed to the Herald label. "Tonite, Tonite" was written by Billy Myles, a staff composer for the label. The group was forced to change its name after the single's release, as another group had already claimed Mellotones. The record lasted more than ten weeks on the US pop charts. In 1957 the groups recorded several more singles, including "The Chapel on the Hill" and "Baby Tell Me Why Why Why", which did not chart, and "Valerie", which became a New York regional hit. Later, the quintet became a quartet with Anthony Pinto joining the group. The group appeared in revival shows in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Varner
Don Wilson Varner (25 June 1943 – 7 October 2002) was an American soul singer. Varner was a baritone who sang both uptempo soul in the northern soul style as well as ballads. Career Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Varner grew up in the same neighborhood as Eddie Kendricks co-founder of The Temptations.Andrew Hamilton"Don Varner"at AllMusic.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013. Varner moved to Chicago after high school to pursue his music career but returned to Alabama after six years to record in Muscle Shoals. at Rick Hall's FAME Studios. He wrote songs including "I Keep Holdin' On" for Sam & Dave (with William Crump). Varner also worked with Quin Ivy in Sheffield, Alabama and released several songs including "Masquerade"(1967), "Down in Texas"(1967), and "Tear Stained Face" on the South Camp and Quinvy labels. Varner did not release many recordings but performed numerous live shows in the South with other major soul performers. He moved to California in the 1980s and toured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Winters
Ruby Winters (born Ruby Forehand; January 18, 1942 – August 7, 2016) was an American soul singer: primarily recording in Nashville, Winters had several R&B hits from 1967 to 1974 but is best known for her 1977 UK Top Ten hit "I Will". Early life and career Ruby Winters was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Charles Forehand Jr. and Lucille Inez Forehand. From the age of five, subsequent to her mother's death, Winters was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio by maternal grandmother Jeanetta Bradshaw, who encouraged Winters' penchant for singing, first expressed in church at age four. At age sixteen Winters - by then a wife and mother - began singing professionally, eventually expanding her performing focus beyond Louisville-area functions.''Florida Today'' 7 March 1980 "Ruby Winters: jewel of jazz" by Pam Piatt p. 6. By 1966 Winters was singing in the Charlie Daniels band, she and Daniels both being managed by Bill Sizemore: Sizemore also managed singer Ronnie Dove and was able to interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
