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A bit of related info here ... https://www.discogs.com/artist/1457975-Joe-Dorgan He (Joe Dorgan / Joey Dee's) was in contact with Move Records in Edinburgh in the 80's ... one of his tracks was released on their 1st 'MOVE INTO SOUL' various artists 12". I was connected with Move but can't recall too much about Joey now. The sleeve notes on his Mazel Express label LP from 83 contained some info on him though. The track you're asking about was included on that LP.

I've kept in touch with Gwen Owens over the last 10 years or so ... for some while, she'd worked in the LA office of the Holland brothers ... and they had been working on a musical play (a la Broadway type show featuring their music) for a good while ... In the past, they'd got back together with Lamont Dozier to compose the score for the musical production of 'The First Wives Club', based on the novel and the later film. That was supposed to make it to Broadway a couple of years ago but I don't think it did. Anyway, Eddie's in big trouble with the US tax man. They're gonna take all his remaining possessions to settle an outstanding $20 million tax bill. It seems that when he was short (in the past) he'd sold the rights to his songwriting royalties and so has little money coming in these days. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/12/06/motown-great-eddie-holland-penniless-tax-bill/108383710/

As far as I understand, Ady in talks with proposed new team who'll run the event ...

But is it(S) IN YOUR POWER (Capitol; 1969) to say he didn't use another name at times ??

The song has more recently been released here by J B Bingham. This version is credited to H B Barnum as producer. The other side of this 45 features the song ALL ALONE BY THE TELEPHONE which HB cut on Checkmates Ltd in 76. J B's version of ALL ALONE BY THE TELEPHONE originally escaped on UA in 76 and HB produced that version too. ALSO the B side of that Checkmates Polydor 45 featured a song co-written by Walter Johnson who was originally from Cleveland and worked there with the likes of Bobby Massey. Walter Johnson also worked with the Nights (ABC) in 76 and he cut their album in HB's recording studio. HB & Walter Johnson also worked together on OC Smith's Motown cuts ... so there's obviously linkage between all these projects. I'd guess that the Checkmates Ltd were working in HB's studio about the same time as J B and Walter Johnson / the Nights were also. So the backing track of JB's version was probably made available to Checkmates Ltd (or the other way around) but neither version escaped in the US at that time. You can listen to JB's version here ... https://www.northernsouldirect.co.uk/jb-bingham-fellas-don-t-let-the-girls-take-over-all-alone-by-the-telephone-soul-junction-7-vinyl.html

Don't think these guys qualify as blue eyed soul ....

Group did better in UK for live & TV shows too than they did back at home. I know they were sat around back in Philly when they could have been playing live shows here in 68 (& a fake version of the group was fetched over here from NY -- the Internationals ... who went on to become the Persuaders). The real Show Stoppers toured the UK twice in 68 ... the 1st time doing Top of the Pops, the NME Poll Winners Show & clubs such as the California Ballroom in Dunstable (April / May) ... they then returned in November and did BBC TV's Crackerjack on a Friday before dashing up to Manc to do the Saturday niter at the Wheel. Don't think this UK outfit got too many UK soul club bookings at the time though ...

Another US TV show clip of Felice ... from the Hy-Lit show ...

I haven't been 'STILL LOOKING' in fact I'm just back from 5 weeks in Florida when my internet access was patchy ... I just happened to give some old Pilgrim Jubilee cuts a listen & thought mentioning them was still appropriate. If you truly dispute that gospel had a big influence on the emerging soul scene in the US, then I despair for you.

The announcement of Beacon Records first release is shown below ... The bit in a post above about this being an instant US success couldn't be further from the truth ... it didn't do much at all on it's initial US release. The Party Time 45 made no impact at all Stateside. The Show Time 45 managed to make 2 Philly R&B radio stn charts in April 67 ( low on WDAS's Top 30 in early April, whereas it was at No.7 on WHAT in mid April) and the 45 also achieved No. 118 on Billboard's Pop Top 100 in late May 67. However, it never made it onto the US R&B Top 40 at all. The Heritage version (a re-recording ?) only came about in May 68, after the record had become a UK pop chart hit -- it had entered the UK Top 40 at the very end of March 68. In fact, the record (in it's Show Time / Party Time days) never even got a mention in Billboard mag apart from that bubbling under the Nat Pop 'Hot 100' chart note ... I'd think it was being played on some US pop radio stns at the time (after Jamie / Guyden had sent out promo copies nationally I guess) plus on the Philly R&B stns but it struggled to make much impact R&B wise outside of Philly. Then after it had been a massive UK pop hit, the Heritage version made it higher on the US Hot 100 (peaking @ 87 in June 68).

On tonight ....

Being shown on Film 4 tonight ....

Another soulful outing from the Pilgim Jubillees ... they cut at Universal Studios in Chicago from 1959 (even though they were originally from Houston and were signed to Peacock ...

Steal Away ... a gospel cut from late 59 .... Not the same song but most probably inspired by the gospel song ....

Loads on his music biz work on his Discogs page ... including ... Miles Grayson Real Name: Harold Lee Grayson Profile: American musician, arranger, producer, conductor, singer and songwriter, born September 10, 1939. He founded Grayson Productions and the publishing company Respect Music Co. / Respect Music. Web Site: rizingsunrecords.com In Groups: The Miles Grayson Trio At his peak (songwriting) -- 1966 to 1975 Arranged / conducted studio band on quite a few goodies too .... by comparison, didn't produce that many tracks. Info on who cut his songs here ... https://www.discogs.com/artist/705802-Miles-Grayson?filter_anv=0&subtype=Writing-Arrangement&type=Credits

One last un .... Lots of US latin soul / mainstream soul tracks were released in Brazil (via record companies such as EMI / Capitol) and also licensed for local release by Brazilian labels. PLUS, loads of US soul acts travelled down there to play live gigs ... so that influence was bound to rub off on the outpurt of local artists.

Anuda from her ...

Femme soul from Brazil ... Sandra De Sa ...

The label on that 45 looks a lot different to all the other Heigh-Ho releases. PLUS ... on the net there's reference to 1ST PRESS not re-press of some Zircon's 45's ... there's also a later numbered 45 on the label from the Youngsters that looks just like the earlier releases on the label. Was there demand from US R&R, doo wop garage collectors in the past that led to re-issues & vaulted tracks getting pressed up many years down the line ?

Ray says that Hy Fenster just got him & Sam Siciliano to do the one track with the Dagenites. He did nothing else for Heigh-Ho / Fenster.

I'd guess he'll do his solo hits (Invictus/ Warner Bros/Columbia) + some of his Motown hit songs.

Watch these guys go from about 3 mins 30 secs into this video ... they appeared at the Wheel in the mid 60's, guess that's what inspired the Wheel dancers to improve / adapt their style ... though at the Mojo in 66/67/68, we were still trying to learn / dance the set US dances (jerk, hitchhike, dog, etc.).

Another group on Heigh-Ho in the mid 60's were the Dagenites. Two of the guys in that group were brothers John & Julian Bardi. Ray Dahrouge wrote the top side song on their 2nd Heigh-Ho 45 (released in Jan 66). Ray, at that time, was working out on NJ and travelling into NY to sell his songs. He was working (as a writer or singer) with NJ outfits like Ray & The Darchaes. Sam Siciliano who co-wrote the Dagenites song with Ray had started the group the Darchaes up and Ray told me that Sam had a great ear for music. No idea if Ray or Sam also knew / were involved with the Delicados but I could ask him. Ray was in college at the time, however when he'd come home, he'd go into NY to write songs with the likes of Neil Levenson and Sam. He also worked with the likes of The Jay Walkers (featuring Mickey Holiday) and the Soul Set featuring Norman Seldin. No doubt all these groups were on the same circuit as the Delicados. The Delicados sound quite like a white doo-wop group to me, just the type of outfit that Ray Dahrouge was working with back then.

Tuesday 12th June @ Brum Town Hall BUT no tickets on sale yet (probably coz it's a council run venue & they ain't into sorting out 2018 gigs yet). The whole visit (the Manc / Brighton or the London / Blackpool gigs) will most likely be very close in date to next years Cleggy Weekender (when / if that's sorted & dates / acts are announced).

Link to a ticket page for his London show ... https://www.stereoboard.com/lamont-dozier-tickets/london