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The Ramrocks
The Ramrocks or Buck Ram's Ramrocks were an American rock band of the 1950s led by Buck Ram. They toured as the backing band of Ray Scott (singer), Ray Scott. Discography *A: Hot Rock B: On The Rocks 1958 *A: The Great Pretender B: Humrock 1959Billboard - 16 Nov 1959 - Page 23 Comers include "Years From Now" by Delia Reese on Josie, "Boogie Bear" by Johnny Preston on Mercury, "My Little Marine" by Jamie Horton on Joy, "Goodnight, My Love" by Jesse Belvin on Jamie and "Humrock" by the Ramrocks on ... *The Flares A: Foot Stompin' - Part 1 The Ramrocks B: Foot Stompin' - Part 2 1961 * A: Lasagna B: Pasha 1962 *A: Odd Man Theme B: Benfica Press Records 1962 References American rock music groups {{US-rock-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Ram
Samuel "Buck" Ram (November 21, 1907 – January 1, 1991) was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger. He was one of BMI's top five songwriters/air play in its first 50 years, alongside Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Webb, and Paul McCartney. He is best known for his long association with The Platters and also wrote, produced and arranged for the Penguins, the Coasters, the Drifters, Ike and Tina Turner, Ike Cole, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. He was also known as Ande Rand, Lynn Paul or Jean Miles. Biography He was born Samuel Ram in Chicago, Illinois in 1907, to Jewish parents. Ram was a talent manager with his own firm, Personality Productions and an A&R man when Tony Williams, the brother of singer Linda Hayes, auditioned for him. Ram was looking for a group to sing the songs he wrote and found the voice he was looking for in Williams. He transformed the Platters and changed their rhythm and blues style, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Scott (singer)
Carlton Ray Scott Jr. (born December 5, 1969, in Semora, North Carolina) is an American country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ... artist. He first gained attention in 2005 with his debut album ''My Kind of Music'', and has since released five albums and two EPS. Career Scott has a distinctive southern voice and wears a cowboy hat. Warner Brothers released his debut album, ''My Kind of Music'', and its title track became a top 40 single in 2005. Scott split from the Warner Brothers label two years later. He independently released ''Crazy Like Me'' (2008) and ''Rayality'' (2011), which gave him a physical product on the road and support from Sirius XM. "Drinkin Beer" and "Ain’t Always Thirsty" received Sirius airplay, as did one of his most well-known si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flares
The Flairs (or Flares) were an American doo-wop group known for their 1961 hit "Foot Stompin', Pt. 1." Based in Los Angeles, they went through several lineup changes during their existence. Their notable members included Richard Berry (writer of 'Louie Louie') and Cornell Gunter, who would go on to be a member of the Coasters. The group debuted on Flair Records which it was named after in 1953. In 1956, a new Flairs group was formed and they joined ABC Records. After they went to Loma Records and became known as the Ermines. After another lineup change they became known as the Flares. Career The Debonaires/Flairs Formed at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, the group was originally called the Debonaires. The members included Arthur Lee Maye, Pete Fox, Obediah Jessie, Joe Winslow, and A.V. Odom. Winslow dropped out, leaving the group a quartet. Bass man Odom was out soon after, and was replaced by Richard Berry. Maye began putting baseball ahead of singing (he would l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Press Records
Press may refer to: Media * Print media or news media, commonly called "the press" * Printing press, commonly called "the press" * Press (newspaper), a list of newspapers * Press TV, an Iranian television network People * Press (surname), a family name of English and origin * Press Cruthers (1890–1976), American Major League Baseball player * Press Maravich (1915–1987), American basketball player and coach * Press Taylor (born 1988), American football coach Music * The Press (band), a New York City Oi! band * ''Press'' (album), by MU330 * "Press" (Paul McCartney song) * "Press" (Cardi B song) Sports and fitness * Bench press * Overhead press, the act of lifting a weight above the head * Full-court press, a tactic in basketball Other uses * Machine press, a machine tool that changes the shape of a work-piece by the application of pressure * "the Press", colloquial name for pressganging, a 17th- to 19th-century Royal Navy method of forced conscription * ''Press'' (TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |