Ceil Clayton

Once again here's a great singer & pianist that defiantly comes under the obscure and neglected female singers category....Not very much info about her what there is is here !!

Born in New Bedford, Mass., Ceil Clayton - started in the entertainment business when she was 8, playing piano and singing on local radio stations. She studied music at the New England Conservatory in Boston. She moved in St. Louis after World War II and later became a featured performer at Mr. D's, a popular nightspot in the old Gaslight Square. She also recorded two albums there: "Ceil Clayton" and "Meet the Nicest People" in 60's.

She performed solo until the late 80's, when she hooked up with drummer Bill Schneider and bass player Bill Harper.

"Back in the '40s, '50s and '60's, jazzy chanteuses such as Ceil Clayton played to packed houses in the then-vibrant Gaslight Square district. The local legend's career lasted into the '80s, by which point Clayton was selling pianos and sheet music to supplement her income. One day, a twenty-year-old customer named Steve Schneider caught Clayton playing an in-store demo and asked to accompany her on "New York, New York." The pair hit it off instantly, and Clayton frequently asked Schneider to join her for various gigs around town. "I was a baby going to see her," Schneider, now 41, recalls. "She let me get my feet wet and get a taste of it. She could play anything." -- Mike Seely (Apr.16, 2003)

( Info From Steve Hoffman Music Forum )

          11. Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home

Boogie with Canned Heat.

Canned Heat is an American blues rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 "Canned Heat Blues", a song about an alcoholic who had desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called "canned heat". After appearances at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals at the end of the 1960s, the band acquired worldwide fame with a lineup of Hite (vocals), Wilson (guitar, harmonica and vocals), Henry Vestine and later Harvey Mandel (lead guitar), Larry Taylor (bass), and Adolfo de la Parra (drums).

Canned Heat fused Delta blues tradition with electric rock energy, crafting a hypnotic, groove-heavy style that defined them as boogie revivalists. Anchored in authenticity, their festival anthems and free-flowing jams brought pre-war blues to the counterculture, leaving a lasting imprint on rock and inspiring generations.

1. Evil Woman.

2. My Crime.

3. On The Road Again.

4. World In A Jug.

5. Turpentine Moan.

1. Whiskey Headed Woman.

2. Amphetamine Annie.

3. An Owl Song.

4. Marie Leveau.

5. Fried Hockey Boogie.

         4. Marie Leveau.

Away From It All...The Tornados.

Something now from the "Joe Meek" stable..From January 1962-August 1963 The Tornados were the backing band for Billy Fury (as well as recording and performing as an act in their own right); they toured and recorded with Fury as The Tornados. Their recordings with Fury were produced by Mike Smith and Ivor Raymonde.

Shades of "Telstar" on some of the tracks !!!!

1. Indian Brave

2. Flycatcher Listen

3. Dreams Do Come True

4. Lullaby For Gulia

5. Costa Monger 

6. Lonely Paradise

1. Chattanoga Choo Choo

2. Rip It Up

3. Alan's Tune

4. Cootenanny

5. Night Rider

6. Hymn For Teenagers

      07. Chattanooga Choo Choo.

Sometimes I'm Happy...Jill Corey.

Another singer I have not heard of !! Gud on you "John" from across the Pond !... for introducing me, and I guess others as well to singers not so well known.....this L/P gives a two sided dip into her style as the front and the back depicts !!...First six tracks is the happy set and second six are the blue ones...If you didn't know you would perhaps think that you was listening to two singers !!

1. Last Night On The Back Porch

2. When My Baby Smiles At Me

3. Aint We Got Fun

4. I Double Dare You

5. You Got Me

6. Bye Bye Blues

1. Sometimes I'm Happy

2. In Love In Vain

3. Nobody's Heart

4. He Was Too Good To Me

5. Gee I Hate To Go Home Alone

6. Better Luck Next Time

Jill Corey (born Norma Jean Speranza; September 30, 1935 – April 3, 2021) 

Jill was a prominent American popular standards singer who gained fame in the 1950s. She was discovered and signed on one day when she was 17, and she went on to have her own radio shows and star in a feature film. Corey was known for her cover of a French song, "Let It Be Me," in 1957, and her 1956 song, "Egghead," which focused on "failed masculinity" of an egghead. She starred in a feature-length musical film for Columbia Pictures, entitled Senior Prom, which was co-produced by Moe Howard of The Three Stooges. Corey was a regular on television variety programs and had her own syndicated radio and television shows. She is remembered for her contributions to the music industry and her performances that captured the hearts of many. 

        8. In Love In Vain.

The Enchanting Beverley Sisters.

The Beverley Sisters were a British female vocal and light entertainment trio, most popular during the 1950s and 1960s.

I was very surprised with this one !!....Didn't know the "Bev's could do "Standards" as good as they do in this one !!..

       12. I Thought Of You Last Night.

Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits.

A true compilation that lives up to it's Title "Greatest Hits"

1. Honey Come Back
2. Gentle On My Mind
3. Everything a Man Could Ever Need
4. Galveston
5. Try A Little Tenderness
6. Dreams Of A Every Day Housewife

1. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
2. Dream Baby
3. Where's The Playground Susie
4. It's Only Make Believe
5. Wichita Lineman
6. All I Have To Do Is Dream...with Bobbie Gentry

          4. Galveston

Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra.

Nice relaxing music to just shut your eyes and listen !!

1. Gemma
2. Imbote
3. Where Flamingo's Fly
4. Ducky
5. Living It Up

1. Rose Engeitada
2. Skokiaan
3. Lullaby For Lovers
4. Now And Forever
5. Tricky Trombone

      4. Ducky

Sacha Distel

A set of songs sung in "French" a couple of them might be familiar....a nice pleasant half and hour or more easy listening !!

      1. Scandale Dans La Famille.

Top Of The Stax...VA.

20 Hits to start a few Compilations from John in NZ !  

1. Hold On I'm Coming......Sam & Dave.

2. Respect Yourself......The Staple Singers.

3. B-A-B-Y......Carla Thomas.

4. Woman To Woman......Shirley Brown.

5. I'll Be The Other Woman....The Soul Children.

6. Knock On Wood.....Eddie Floyd.

7. Cheaper To Keep Her......Johnnie Taylor.

8. That's What Love Will Make You Do......Little Milton.

9. I Forgot To Be Your Lover.....William Bell

10. Green Onions......Booker T & The MGs.

11. Do The Push & Pull (Part 1)......Rufus Thomas.

12. Starting All Over Again......Mel & Tim.

13. In The Rain......The Dramatics.

14. So I Can Love You......The Emotions.

15. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay......Otis Rearding.

16. I'll Take You There.....The Staple Singers.

17. Who's Making Love......Johnnie Taylor

18. I've Been Lonely For So Long......Frederick Knight

19. My Big Stuff.....Jean Knight

20. Theme From "Shaft"......Issac Hayes.

      8 That's What Love Will make You Do

Motown's 18 Greatest Hits...Motown Gold.

Now it's the turn of "Motown's Greatest Hits !!

 1. Reach Out I'll Be There......Four Tops.

2. Baby Love.....Diana Ross & The Supremes.

3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine......Marvin Gaye.

4. I'm Gonna make You Love Me......The Supremes & The Temptations.

5. Walk In The Night......Jr Walker & The All Stars.

6. Diana Ross.....I'm Still Waiting.

7. Yester-Me,Yester-You,Yesterday......Stevie Wonder.

8. I'll Be There.....The Jackson 5.

9. Jimmy Mack.....Martha Reever & The Vandellas.

10. You Are Everything......Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye.

11. Help Me Make It Through The Night.....Gladys Knight & The Pips.

12. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted......Jimmy Ruffin.

13. Stoned Love......The Supremes.

14. Got To Be There......Michael Jackson.

15. Just My Imagination......The Temptations.

16. Your Kiss Is Sweet.....Syreeta.

17. The Tears Of A Clown......Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.

18. Machine Gun......Commadores.

        5. Walk In The NIght.

16. Atlantic Soul Classics...VA.

As this Compilation say's "Soul Classics" (And They Are ) !!!

1. Sweet Soul Music......Arthur Conley.

2. In The Midnight Hour......Wilson Picket.

3. Knock On Wood.....Eddie Floyd.

4. Soul Man.....Sam & Dave.

5. Respect.....Aretha Franklin.

6. See Saw......Don Covay.

7. Everybody Needs Someone To Love......Solomon Burke.

8. Soul Finger......Bar-Kays.

1. Stand By Me.....Ben E King.

2. B-A-B-Y......Carla Thomas.

3. Under The Boardwalk.....The Drifters.

4. Tramp......Otis Reading & Carla Thomas.

5. Green Onions......Booker T & The MG's.

6. When A Man Loves A Woman......Percy Sledge.

7. A Tribute To A King......William Bell.

8. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay......Otis Reading.

   2. In The Midnight Hour

Nice Enough To Eat...VA

After that Virtual fill of Chocolate Below....just a click of the heels and Woah ! "Nice Enough To Eat" in New Zealand with John for some compilations !

1. Cajun Woman......Fairport Convention.

2. At The Crossroads.....Mott The Hoople.

3. Better By You,Better Than Me.....Spooky Tooth.

4. We Used To Know.....Jethro Tull.

5. Woman.....Free

6. Keep Singing That Same Old Song......Heavy Jelly.

1. Sing Me A Song That I Know......Blodwyn Pig.

2. (Roamin' Thro' The Gloaming'With) Forty Thousand Headmen...Traffic.

3. Time Has Told Me.....Nick Drake.

4. 21st Century Schizoid Man......King Crimson.

5. Gungamani......Quintessence.

6. Strangley Strange But Oddly Normal.....Dr Strangley Strange

      5. Woman.

Love To Love You Baby...Donna Summer.

So we now have Donna's "Love To Love You Baby"!!!...All 16 min 48 Secs of It !!..

It's Got Be "The Sound Bite" !!!!!!!!!!..........

      1. Love To Love You Baby

The Door Is Still Open To My Heart...Dean Martin.

Dino On "Reprise" Instead Of Capitol !

      7. In The Misty Moonlight.

Yep ! We Are Still In Belgium !!

Love Theme From "The Flight Of The Phoenix".

As it say's below a touch of The Tijuana Brass..But a great Beat !!...some sound that is new to me And I like It !!Thanks Luc !!

Phil Bodner (June 13, 1917 – February 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist and studio musician known for his versatility across various woodwind instruments, including flute, oboe, saxophone, and English horn. He was a prominent figure in the jazz scene, recording with notable artists such as Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, and Gil Evans. Bodner is best known for leading the instrumental group The Brass Ring, which released nine albums between 1966 and 1972, and achieved two hit singles, "The Phoenix Love Theme" and "The Dis-Advantages of You". 

The band was based in New York City and was stylistically similar to The Tijuana Brass, The Brass Buttons, the Baja Marimba Band, and other "Now Sound" instrumental pop groups from the 1960s, although the twin-sax sound more closely resembles the music of Billy Vaughn, whose biggest hits were in the 1950s.

1. Theme From "The Fight Of The Phoenix".

2. The Shadow Of Your Smile.

3. Theme "From A Summer Place"

4. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing.

5. My Foolish Heart.

6. Moment To Moment.

1. Unchained Melody.

2. Lara's Theme.

3. Moon River.

4. Secret Love.

5. Tara's Theme

6. Laura.

     5. My Foolish Heart.

Lara's Theme...The Brass Ring.

Its great when you come acros a Sound or Singer that you have not heard of...and I do like this sound !!..Plus the good Stereo !!

      1. Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love).

Daltrey...Roger Daltrey.

Sir Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band the Who, known for his powerful voice and charismatic stage presence. His stage persona earned him a position as one of the "gods of rock and roll".

Daltrey's hit songs with the Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", "Who Are You" and "You Better You Bet". He began a solo career in 1973 while still a member of the Who, and has released ten solo studio albums, five compilation albums and one live album. His solo hits include "Giving It All Away", "Free Me", "Without Your Love", "Walking in My Sleep", "After the Fire" and "Under a Raging Moon".

In June 2025 Daltrey was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours for services to charity and music.

1. One Man Band.

2. The Way Of The World.

3. You Are Yourself.

4. Thinking.

5. You And me.

1. It's A hard Life.

2. Giving It All Way.

3. The Story So Far.

4. When The Music Stops.

5. Reasons.

6. One Man Band.

      2. Giving It All Away.

Music For Lovers... Vol 3

Here's the last of the trio from the EMI (Columbia) stable of popular hits & songs compilation....Its great to hear them once again...

      4. The Carnival Is Over.