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And weren't The InspirYes. As I recall, Ralph Chestnut sang lead on Tell me. If it had been Morris, I'd have liked it better. Although, I just don't like the music writing or arrangement on that song. And weren't The Inspirations on all those Philadelphia labels the same group that sang the regional hit song, "Dry your Eyes" on Guyden Records? And, I never heard of them also being The Rotations on Mala. And, of course they had nothing to do with the Wisconsin Inspirations who recorded for several Chicago labels.

This weeks show for you. Playlist: Impressions - That’s what love will do Rita Graham - My cup runneth over Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - Live now brothers Wilson Pickett - Days go by Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt Hoochie Coochies - I’d rather go blind Arthur Alexander - Don’t break the heart that loves you Frankie Gearing - Say you love me Thelma Jones - Only yesterday The Splendids featuring Aemon - Cry baby cry Jimi Hendrix & the Lonnie Youngblood band - She’s a fox Dixie Nightingales - Assassination Sensational Saints - My brother Pioneers - Love and affection Bill Campbell & Sister Pat - You’re gonna get next to me Earl Gaines - The door is still open Gus “The Groove” Lewis - Let the groove move you Cymande - The message Ann Alford - Got to get me a job Clarence Carter - I can’t leave your love alone Pioneers - Slip away Chosen Few - Second that emotion Chosen Few - I can’t take no chances Gloria Barnes - You don’t mean it Natural Four - You bring out the best in me Thee Sinseers - Can’t call me baby Freedom Affair - Outta my mind Aaron Frazer - Into the blue Latimore - Something about cha Chaka Khan - One for all time

Got it. Thanks. Roburt's 'copy & paste' from John Smith's blog on SS. There the three Attractions Bell singles are quoted ! Ha ! I thought I really had hearing's problem when it's 11 out of 10 when I'm at my best. Only 10 out of 10 when I'm not. That's reassuring. Still that does not resolve the Rotations on Mala mystery. I agree. But mind you that it could very well be an odd ball split 45 too. The real 'A' side ''misty roses' is not only sounding to be from another recording session if from the same group at all... The Chestnut malediction ? The Vows on VIP is clearly a record that Berry Gordy didn't want out but heaven only knows why it did as a single sided promotional copy first with an old previously unissued Contours version of 'buttered popcorn' credited to the Vows. Destined to be a miss. That's my theory at least. Or is it a really good Los Angeles Vows copycat of the Detroit Contours old bag style covering an old worthless tune of the Supremes ? That would prove to be the weirdest move to do to kick it in at Motown by 1965... But if they did the fooling on the other end is most effective I reckon. The commercial Vows VIP release got tucked away with the Vows 'tell me' gem on the flip side and many ARP copies got a 'plug side' star shape stamp on the evidently better 'tell me' side. But still that didn't do the trick as it didn't play the expected Motown sound... Could that Rotations on Mala 45 be some odd ball reels split business too to complete a 45 under a same "banner" with a loose spare unissued recording of the Chestnut connection for flip ? But I get that we just don't know and I maybe only guess too hard. Last minute addition revision ; The credited composer of both this Rotations on Mala 45 Jerry Flanagan often worked with Bobby Sanders from 1967 onward and at one other time at least in 1967 with Miles Grayson on the Four Sights single on Shy Soul 'love is a hurting game - that I can't win'. Jerry Flanagan never worked with Anthony C. Renfro though. The Rotation on Mala 'misty roses' side is odd enough to fit the Bobby Sanders related products if ever but still I'd have believe he would have his credit as he was rather well established by then. But not . So if the 'trying to make you my own' side is a Chestnut Connection recording through Ralph Chestnut then it's without the previous Anthony Renfro involvement for sure and under the arrangements of Miles Grayson this time. The mystery remains...

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Here's part one of an extract from the particular chapter(s) in House of Broken Hearts where I covered the role of Nashville DJs, radio and TV in promoting soul / R&B. If you want the whole book it's available in PDF format on my site. Part one: https://windlefreelance.com/2022/08/01/radio-and-the-1960s-nashville-rb-scene/ And here's part 2... as a complete aside the pic with John 'R' and Jackey Beavers which has a couple of other guys in it - I speculated the others might have been Continental Showstoppers (knew it was a long shot) but since then its transpired they're not. Someone manage to identify them but can't remember who! Roscoe Shelton / Sam Baker / Allen Orange maybe? https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/blogs/news/radio-tv-and-the-nashville-r-b-scene-part-two-e-mark-windle

Steve Foran puts up a great playlist in Stockport Ukraine Club Saturday 30 March.

John Smith wrote some sort if biography for when he came to Prestatyn. Its on this site somewhere in a Morris Chestnut topic.

True for the Sound Masters. That I hear and that's why maybe it always failed to really grab me But apparently both Ralph and Morris Chestnut had very similar singings. So evidently without knowing what Ralph actually sang I'm lost there if ever to tell or know any better. Seem to remember reading Robbk on here (working at Motown gave him access to the studio recording session sheet very likely) comments stating that it was Ralph Chestnut at it and not Morris on lead with the Vows 'tell me' on VIP. Could that be the case and if so a legacy confusion kept on... As for the dating intertwine I hear but nothing clashing between recording session and releases if ever. Now listening again to the Attractions 'why shouldn't man cry' again I hear more similarities with the Rotations 'trying to make you my own' and with it similarities with Morris singing but then not. And so maybe it is actually his cousin Ralph there... Still The Chestnut Connection... Maybe only ? After so many listening sessions of the attractions Bell sweet sides through the years I still hear Morris all this time after. But maybe it is Ralph all the same. And you mention Morris biography where do you / I find that ?

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