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THE TOPSHELF TIMES http://topshelf.posterous.com News relating to Topshelf Olides, it's listeners and the music posterous.com Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:28:01 -0800 Musicians Hall of Famer Billy Strange dies at 81 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/vpiQIorzz9w/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Billy-strange" height="240" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/UIgm3B4DxDyaDCKFn2iXCjFrFh0bsOyq9cyxahNES44ytoagFT0I8DbfMnNm/billy-strange.jpg" width="357" /> </div> <p />Musicians Hall of Famer Billy Strange, a songwriter, guitarist and arranger who aided the hit-making efforts of Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra, has died in Nashville at age 81 (2/22/2012). [......]<br /> <p>For Presley, Mr. Strange contributed hit compositions including “A Little Less Conversation” and “Memories.” He also wrote Chubby Checker’s hit, “Limbo Rock.”</p> <p><span></span></p> <p>A member of the “Wrecking Crew” of Los Angeles-based session musicians in the 1960s, Mr. Strange played guitar on the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, as well as on recordings by The Everly Brothers, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Nat King Cole and many others.</p><a href="http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2012/02/22/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-songwriter-for-elvis-and-sinatra-dies-at-81/">http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2012/02/22/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-songwriter-for-elvis-and-sinatra-dies-at-81/</a><p /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strange">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strange</a><p /><p></p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>These Boots Are Made For Walki</strong> by Nancy Sinatra</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>A Little Less Conversation (From A Little Less Conversation)</strong> by Elvis Presley</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/vpiQIorzz9w" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walki Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation (From A Little Less Conversation) http://topshelf.posterous.com/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-dies-at Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:08:54 -0800 Topshelf Oldies Birthdays For February, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/nm-vQZZOJ1o/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-february-2012 http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-february-2012 <p> <div style="color: #000; background-color: #fff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div>Hi everybody.  Well, we only have one Topshelf Oldies birthday listed for this month.  If anybody else has birthdays or anniversaries in February, and you are a regular Topshelf Oldies listener or chatter, please let me know so I can add you to my list.  Thanks.  Have a great leap-year month, and I'll talk to you all again in early March!!!</div><p /><div style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">February 23 – Doo Wop Pete</span></b></div><br /><div><div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); padding: 0.8em 0.8em 0.3em;"><div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 8px;"><p /> <div style="margin: 0pt;">Judy</div><p /></div></div><img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=3.9.12&t=1328583713955&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" width="1" /></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-february-2012">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-february-2012#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/nm-vQZZOJ1o" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-february-2012 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:54:02 -0800 Milton Edwards, bass of the Rivileers, passes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/TeUQqiPgykQ/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes <p> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><p></p><p> </p> <p>We lost Milton Edwards, bass of the Rivileers, Sunday morning January 29th. Milton had been ill for quite awhile.</p>From his son<p />Hello everyone<br />I am sending this E-mail with joy and sadness. My dad has gone home to be with the Lord.<br /> He passed away comfortably at 5:15 am Florida time 01/29/12 .I am sure he would have wanted me to let you all know he kept the faith, he fought the good fight and now there is a crown laid up in heaven for him.<br />Everyone he has affected during this time of illness has said he was loving, funny and never mumbled a discouraging word.<br /> So with that said; I say to God be the Glory.<br />With all my love<br />Milton Jr.<p /> <p>In Memory of Milton Edwards, here are two by the sensational Rivileers.</p> <p></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/xcZlVZ7mzi1zBcNtdFxVtLUxs155Tgs77lDyZMptm0XySkCFh8spxh20QuKC/rivileersjpg.jpg"><img alt="Rivileersjpg" height="389" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/bxpyA1ozybnYI4f4MZqTh3uhnj6OpmyfYextI0dHT9G6JZ05Lf5LprgkX2MH/rivileersjpg.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Gene Pearson has the lead mic on both of these Baton Records releases.</p> <p>From 1954, here is<br /></p> <p>"Forever"</p> <p>From 1955</p> <p>"Don't Ever Leave Me"</p> <p></p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Rivileers - Forever '54 Baton-201.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Don't Ever Leave Me</strong></span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p></div></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/TeUQqiPgykQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son - - Don't Ever Leave Me http://topshelf.posterous.com/milton-edwards-bass-of-the-rivileers-passes Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:33:02 -0800 Etta James Dies at 73 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/BrY06W5u9Nk/etta-james-dies-at-73 http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73 <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Etta_james" height="250" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/6cmPADcXJjzTJqANRqQrxWq0cQATgJujgQ0zgfUPsNrGQ152BVocHwyROQ1y/etta_james.jpg" width="290" /> </div> <br />Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature hit, “At Last,” died Friday morning (1/20/12) in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. <p /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/arts/music/etta-james-singer-dies-at-73.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/arts/music/etta-james-singer-dies-at-73.html</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_james">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_james</a><p /> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WzibSiJv8hc?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p /><br /><p></p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Seven Day Fool</strong> by Etta James & Group</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Etta James - Good Rockin' Daddy</strong> by 01</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/BrY06W5u9Nk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son Etta James & Group - Seven Day Fool 01 - Etta James - Good Rockin' Daddy http://topshelf.posterous.com/etta-james-dies-at-73 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:50:00 -0800 Johnny Otis dies at 90; R&B singer wrote 'Willie and the Hand Jive' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/sla4kUDNKkI/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie <p> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qOrQTh_Cq7U#" target="_blank"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qOrQTh_Cq7U?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></a> <p>On January 17th we lost a LEGEND.  Johnny Otis</p> <div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Johnny Otis, who had been in poor health for several years, died at his home in the Los Angeles foothill suburb of Altadena on Tuesday (1/17/12), said his manager, Terry Gould. <p /> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-01-19/johnny-otis-dies/52680518/1" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-01-19/johnny-otis-dies/52680518/1</a><br /><strong> </strong> </span> <div> <div> <div>In Memory Of Johnny, here From 1957 on Capitol Record is "Bye Bye Baby" and from 1963 on King Records "Somebody Call The Station"</div> <div>Rest In Peace, Johnny Otis</div> <div>Your music lives on</div> <p /> <p /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Johnny Otis & Group - Bye Bye Baby '57 Capitol-3852.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Johnny Otis & Group - Somebody Call The Station '63 King-5707.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/sla4kUDNKkI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son - - http://topshelf.posterous.com/johnny-otis-dies-at-90-rb-singer-wrote-willie Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:48:00 -0800 R.I.P. Al Urban http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/yKuoKYAAhzQ/rip-al-urban http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban <p> <div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Al Urban, 76, of Gonzales, TX passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.  Al was born on a farm near Gonzales on March 1, 1935.  Al learned to play guitar in his mid-teens and formed a band, the Daybreakers, which garnered a regular gig at the Log Cabin Inn, near Luling, TX.  He first recorded in 1954 or 1955 for his own Dixie label (not the Starday affiliate).  Using Gold Star studio in Houston (which he used for his Dixie record) he cut "Lookin' For Money/I Don't Want To Be Alone" and submitted the master tape to Sarg records of Luling, TX.  Sarg released the record in 1956.  Al released two more 45's on Sarg - "Gonna Be Better Times/Won't Tell You Her Name" in 1958 and "Last Heartache/Street Of Memories" in 1960.  Al was also a prolific songwriter and returned to Gold Star to record his own compositions hoping to push them to Sarg, but label owner Charlie Fitch passed on all but the three releases.   Some of the songs Fitch rejected were released on Al's A.P.U. label.  Leaving Sarg, Al set up Fang records label to release his own music.  Urban also released on several small labels including Kash & Tennessee.  In the 1960's, tiring of the nightly performing, Al concentrated on his songwriting, placing a number of his songs with Charley Pride.  At various times, Al also worked as a country d.j. on KCTI in Gonzalez, managed a farm near Gonzales, and owned Al Urban Music, Inc..  In 2008, Al released his final recordings, a traditional country CD entitled "I Just Dropped In To Say Goodbye".</span></div> <div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">In my mind, Al will be forever remembered for "Gonna Be Better Times", a great piece of rockabilly, enhanced by the terrific guitar work of Hal Harris.  "Gonna Be Better Times" is one of my favorite recordings of all time.</span><p />  <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Submitted by Jim Sinner</span></div> <div style="color: #000; background-color: #fff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br /> <div> <div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=3.9.12&t=1327080651638&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div> </div> </div> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Gonna Be Better Times</strong> by Al Urban</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>The Last Heartache</strong> by Al Urban</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/yKuoKYAAhzQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B Al Urban - Gonna Be Better Times Al Urban - The Last Heartache http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-al-urban Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:27:00 -0800 Jimmy Castor Passes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/1pqkhreO4YI/jimmy-castor-passes http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes <p> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>On January 16th, we lost yet another member of the vocal group family.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jimmy Castor passed away after fighting the bout with cancer.  He was 71 years young.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jimmy wrote Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' hit "I Promise To Remember".    Forming the Juniors, he also recorded the song as Jimmy Castor  and the Juniors for WIng Records in 1956.  <br /></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jimmy Castor's web site below</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimmycastor.com/home.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>http://www.jimmycastor.com/home.html</strong></span></a></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jimmy went on in the music world as you will read above.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>In Memory of Jimmy Castor, here are two from his vocal group years.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>On Atomic Records, from 1957 here are Jimmy Castor & the Juniors with</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>"This Girl Of Mine"</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>and</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>From 1956 on Wing Records</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>"I Know The Meaning Of Love"</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Rest In Peace</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jimmy Castor</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>This Girl Is Mine</strong> by Jimmy Castor & The Junior</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>I Know The Meaning Of Love</strong> by Juniors (Jimmy Castor & The)</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </strong></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/1pqkhreO4YI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son Jimmy Castor & The Junior - This Girl Is Mine Juniors (Jimmy Castor & The) - I Know The Meaning Of Love http://topshelf.posterous.com/jimmy-castor-passes Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:08:11 -0800 Freddy Milano, an Original Member of Dion and the Belmonts, Dies at 72 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/I1DYcHaGIXI/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Belmont1_copy" height="230" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/2XUy65nQgQe3kabFiFMWztxjrLrh1LFbAxGM8RZKdygMv6NQ97ekLE26dQob/belmont1_Copy.jpg" width="152" /> </div> <p />Fred Milano, one of the original members of Dion and the Belmonts, who wove his backup tenor tones into the musically seamless harmonies of 1950s and ’60s hits like “A Teenager in Love” and “Where or When,” died on Sunday at a hospital on Long Island. He was 72 and lived in Massapequa, N.Y.<p /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/arts/music/fred-milano-of-dion-and-the-belmonts-dies-at-72.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/arts/music/fred-milano-of-dion-and-the-belmonts-dies-at-72.html</a><p /> From Dion's Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDion">https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDion</a><p />With everyone who loves the roots of Rock 'n' Roll, I'm mourning the loss of Freddie Milano. Fred played an important role in my younger life. He was a boyhood friend from the Bronx and one of the original members of Dion and the Belmonts. He was very savvy with harmonies. We had our ups and downs through the years but that's how things go in families, even rock-and-roll families. I will always remain grateful for his contribution in 1958 & 59 - may he rest in peace and rock on in heaven.<p /> <p></p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>I Wonder Why</strong> by Dion & Belmonts</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Just You</strong> by Dion & Belmonts</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>We Belong Together</strong> by Belmonts</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/I1DYcHaGIXI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son Dion & Belmonts - I Wonder Why Dion & Belmonts - Just You Belmonts - We Belong Together http://topshelf.posterous.com/freddy-milano-an-original-member-of-dion-and Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:35:13 -0800 Robert Dickey, Bobby of James and Bobby Purify, Passes Away http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/q3ml-q9MjoA/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="James_and_bobby_copy" height="196" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/BsDo3jm1eVcw4mBKHqpu7bQvOzsKWY8HVxtV5zx92IMlMTuCdebI9PglcrVA/james_and_bobby_Copy.jpg" width="166" /> </div> <p />Robert Dickey, who sang as half of the soulful James & Bobby Purify duo in the late ‘60, died Dec. 29. He was 72. <p /> <a href="http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120103/NEWS/120103008/Tallahassee-music-legend-Robert-Dickey-who-sang-m-Your-Puppet-dies">http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120103/NEWS/120103008/Tallahassee-music-legend-Robert-Dickey-who-sang-m-Your-Puppet-dies</a><p /> More on Jmes and Bobby Purify at <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james--bobby-purify-p5199">http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james--bobby-purify-p5199</a><p /><p></p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Let Love Come Between Us</strong> by James & Bobby Purify</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Wish You Didn't Have To Go</strong> by James & Bobby Purify</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/q3ml-q9MjoA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son James & Bobby Purify - Let Love Come Between Us James & Bobby Purify - Wish You Didn't Have To Go http://topshelf.posterous.com/robert-dickey-bobby-of-james-and-bobby-purify Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:50:01 -0800 Ron Mosely. of the Skarletones and Ruby & the Romantics passes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/5eihmwz3jPM/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro <p> <div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <p>On Dec 3rd, we lost Ron Mosely.</p> <p>Ron was the baritone for the Skarlettones on Ember in '59.</p> <p>The group became the Supremes for one release on Apt, before Ruby Nash joined and they became Ruby & The Romantics.</p> <p> In Memory of Ron Mosely here are</p> <p>"Do You Remember" by the Skarlettones from 1959.</p> <p>and</p> <p>By Ruby & The Romantics, we will hear</p> <p>"Young Wings Can Fly" on Kapp Records.</p> <p>We definitely will remember you Ron Mosely.</p> <p>May you rest in peace</p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Do You Remember</strong> by Skarlettones</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Young Wings Can Fly</strong> by Ruby & Romantics</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/5eihmwz3jPM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son Skarlettones - Do You Remember Ruby & Romantics - Young Wings Can Fly http://topshelf.posterous.com/ron-mosely-of-the-skarletones-and-ruby-the-ro Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:34:14 -0800 Sean Bonniwell of the Music Machine passes away at age 71 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/gVpE0riwv-A/sean-bonniwell-of-the-music-machine-passes-aw http://topshelf.posterous.com/sean-bonniwell-of-the-music-machine-passes-aw <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Bonniwell" height="360" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/topshelf/HltdwAkcmRR5fDUPE7T3vP7kRuzl43hQdLqez9O5RmBRAAv8bzT86E0xvtVn/bonniwell.jpg" width="480" /> </div> <p />From Sean's Facebook page,<p />Accurate Info: There has been a lot of conflicting info on all media channels. Sean passed away on Tuesday, December 20th around noon.<p /> Sean Bonniwell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Bonniwell">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Bonniwell</a><p /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iZExWt-bj-k?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p /> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9mlmBBqhrnE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/sean-bonniwell-of-the-music-machine-passes-aw">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/sean-bonniwell-of-the-music-machine-passes-aw#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/gVpE0riwv-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son http://topshelf.posterous.com/sean-bonniwell-of-the-music-machine-passes-aw Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:10:02 -0800 Topshelf Oldies Birthdays and Anniversaries http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/StcfLVMrL3o/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-and-anniversaries http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-and-anniversaries <p> <div style="color: #000; background-color: #fff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div>Well, the year is almost over. Where did it go?  We've had a lot of fun at Topshelf Oldies in 2011 and even had a meet and greet in Las Vegas this past Fall.  We would love to do this yearly, so we hope you can attend next year if and when we decide where we're going.</div><p /><div>Here are the birthdays and anniversaries of Topshelf Oldies listeners and chatters for the end of December and for January, as well!!!  Happy birthday and happy anniversary from all of us here at Topshelf Oldies!!  If you are reading this and are a listener or chatter at Topshelf Oldies and want to be included, you can let me know in the Topshelf Oldies chatroom.  Thanks so much.  Hope you all have a wonderful 2012, and we appreciate your support.<br /></div><p /><div style="font-weight: bold;">December 31st - Dave the Rave<br /></div><p /><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">January 1 – Diane</span></div> <p /> <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">January 6 <span style="color: black;">–</span> Stereo Tom</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">January 7 - Wendy</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">January 15 - ND Bob   </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">January 25 – Anniversary – DW Pete and Trish<br /></span></b></div><p /><div><div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><p /><img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=3.9.12&t=1324965641273&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" width="1" /></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-and-anniversaries">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-and-anniversaries#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/StcfLVMrL3o" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-and-anniversaries Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:33:09 -0800 December Birthdays For Topshelf Oldies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/i_elbJpm_9g/december-birthdays-for-topshelf-oldies-13148 http://topshelf.posterous.com/december-birthdays-for-topshelf-oldies-13148 <p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Hi everybody.  Wow, November is almost over.  Where did this year go?  Here are the birthdays for December at Topshelf Oldies.  Also, we hope you have a wonderful Christmas, if you celebrate it, and/or Hannukah, this month.  Thanks for being such great listeners to Topshelf Oldies, too.  We appreciate it so much!!</span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;"></span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">December 11 – Taz</span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;"></span></b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">December 12 - Judy</span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">December 19 - Dlanna</span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;"></span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">December 31 - Dave</span></b></p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/december-birthdays-for-topshelf-oldies-13148">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/december-birthdays-for-topshelf-oldies-13148#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/i_elbJpm_9g" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B http://topshelf.posterous.com/december-birthdays-for-topshelf-oldies-13148 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:57:50 -0800 Darryl "Cappy" Lewis of the Six-Teens and Elgins has passed away. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/NAtMYehR9tc/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin <p> <div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <p></p><p>Again a sad note of loss to pass on.</p> <p>Thursday, Nov 10th, Darryl "Cappy" Lewis of the Six-Teens and Elgins passed away. </p> <p><b>From Freda Sinclair (widow of Ken Sinclair of the above groups) <br /></b></p> <p>Family and Friends, we need to share with you that Cappy is no longer<br />in pain. He made his transition, on November 10th (PM), peacefully<br />surrounded by family and friends.<p />Freda Sinclair <br /></p> <p>In Memory of Darryl Lewis, here are two songs, one by the Six-Teens and one by the Elgins. <br /></p> <p>From 1960 on Flip Records, Trudy Williams leads the Six-Teens on</p> <p>"A Little Prayer" <br /></p> <p>From 1964 on Lummtone Records, the Elgins offer</p> <p>"Your Lovely Ways"</p> <p>Rest In Peace, Darryl Lewis</p> <br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Six Teens - A Little Prayer '60 Flip-351.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Your Lovely Ways</strong> by Elgins</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p></div></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/NAtMYehR9tc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son - Elgins - Your Lovely Ways http://topshelf.posterous.com/darryl-cappy-lewis-of-the-six-teens-and-elgin Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:35:40 -0800 RIP Songwriter Lee Pockriss ("Johnny Angel," "Catch A Falling Star," "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini") http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/Z0haJe8fEYc/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc <p> <div> <div><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/11/17/arts/music/POCKRISS-obit/POCKRISS-obit-articleInline.jpg" height="274" alt="" width="190" /> </div> <p /> <div>Lee Pockriss, Songwriter Behind ‘Itsy Bitsy’ Bikini, Dies at 87 <h6 class="byline">By ANITA GATES<br />Published: November 16, 2011 </h6> <p /> <div class="articleBody"> Lee Pockriss, who wrote the music for midcentury pop hits like “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” “Catch a Falling Star” and “Johnny Angel,” died on Monday at his home in Bridgewater, Conn. He was 87. His death was confirmed by his nephew Adam Pockriss. <br /></div> <div class="articleBody"> Perry Como made a hit of the gentle ballad “Catch a Falling Star” (“Put it in your pocket/Save it for a rainy day”), which Mr. Pockriss wrote with Paul Vance, in 1957. Shelley Fabares introduced Mr. Pockriss and Lynn Duddy’s wistful love song “Johnny Angel” (“I dream of him and me/And how it’s gonna be”) as her teenage character on the family sitcom “The Donna Reed Show” in 1962. <br /> But in between, Mr. Pockriss struck a very different note in another collaboration with Mr. Vance: “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” a novelty number about a young woman “afraid to come out of the water” and be seen in the revealing swimsuit she was wearing. Her reluctance was understandable, because the navel-revealing bikini was still considered relatively shocking outside Hollywood and the French Riviera. In fact, the song has been credited with helping it gain acceptance. <br /> Brian Hyland had a No. 1 hit with the song in 1960, and it was so inescapable as part of popular culture that a Hollywood film, Billy Wilder’s “One, Two, Three” (1961), affectionately lampooned it with a scene in which East German soldiers tortured a character (played by Horst Bucholz) by forcing him to listen to the song repeatedly. <br /> Mr. Pockriss also worked in musical theater for decades. He wrote the music and Anne Croswell wrote the lyrics for the 1963 Broadway show “Tovarich,” for which Vivien Leigh won the Tony Award for best actress in a musical. The two also collaborated on “Ernest in Love,” a musical version of Oscar Wilde’s “Importance of Being Earnest,” first produced off Broadway in 1960 and revived by the Irish Repertory Company in 2009; “Conrack,” based on Pat Conroy’s book, which had an Off Broadway production in 1987; and “Bodo,” about a 12th-century goatherd, produced at the Promenade Theater in 1983. <br /> With the lyricist Carolyn Leigh and Hugh Wheeler of “Sweeney Todd,” Mr. Pockriss created “Gatsby,” a musical based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby,” in 1969. It was best known as an unproduced work, but this year it received two concert performances as part of the New York Musical Theater Festival. David Rooney, reviewing it in The New York Times, said that the songs succeeded in “evoking Fitzgerald’s characters, spreading a beguiling carpet of melancholy beneath all that jazz age revelry.” <br /> “It made me curious,” he added, “to see a full production.” <br /> Mr. Pockriss also wrote songs for “Sesame Street,” including “My Polliwog Ways,” sung by Kermit the Frog. <br /> Lee Julian Pockriss was born on Jan. 20, 1924, in Brooklyn, the son of Joseph and Ethel Price Pockriss. He attended Erasmus Hall High School and Brooklyn College, and studied musicology at New York University. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II as a cryptographer in the South Pacific. <br /> He is survived by his wife, Sonja, and a brother, Harold. <br /> Mr. Pockriss’s talent was recognized early. In 1950 The Times reported the presentation of an American Federation of Music Clubs award. The $100 first prize in composing went to a young graduate student, Lee Pockriss, of 325 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. <br /></div></div> </div> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Johnny Angel</strong> by Shelley Fabares</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Catch A Falling Star</strong> by Perry Como</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini</strong> by Brian Hyland</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/Z0haJe8fEYc" height="1" width="1"/> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/36uewlRHCtTX Tom Diehl stereotom Tom Diehl Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini http://topshelf.posterous.com/rip-songwriter-lee-pockriss-johnny-angel-catc Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:55:01 -0800 Andy Williams Diagnosed With Bladder Cancer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/uEs0riLD5ro/andy-williams-diagnosed-with-bladder-cancer http://topshelf.posterous.com/andy-williams-diagnosed-with-bladder-cancer <p> Aww, sad!!<p /><span><br />Getty Images</span> Legendary singer <a href="http://www.spinner.com/tag/AndyWilliams/">Andy Williams</a> has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.<p /> The 83-year-old crooner, best known for his hits 'Moon River' and '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHWcvHYDmkY" target="_blank">Can't Take My Eyes Off You</a>,' reportedly met with specialists at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas last month, and began a three-week chemotherapy course on Oct. 31.<p />More at the link below!!<p /><a href="http://www.spinner.com/2011/11/03/andy-williams-cancer/?ref=mostpopular">http://www.spinner.com/2011/11/03/andy-williams-cancer/?ref=mostpopular</a><p /><div> <div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); padding: 0.8em 0.8em 0.3em;"><div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 8px;"> <p style="margin: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0pt;"><br /></p><p /></div></div><img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=2.9.5&t=1320616331625&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" width="1" /></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/andy-williams-diagnosed-with-bladder-cancer">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/andy-williams-diagnosed-with-bladder-cancer#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/uEs0riLD5ro" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B http://topshelf.posterous.com/andy-williams-diagnosed-with-bladder-cancer Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:36:36 -0700 Topshelf Oldies Birthdays For November http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/MbIFb5GWiPo/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-november http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-november <p> <div style="color: #000; background-color: #fff; font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><div>Hi everybody.  Well October has come and gone and we are now into November.  I can't believe this year has gone by as fast as it has.  It will soon be Thanksgiving.<br /></div><p /><div>Here are the November birthdays for Topshelf Oldies listeners and DJ's.  <br /></div><p /><div>Have a great November everybody, from Topshelf Oldies!!!</div><p /><div><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">November 19 - Gary (One of the Tuesday night DC Dynamo DJ's)<br /></span></b></div> <p /> <div><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">November 25 <span style="color: black;">–</span> Billy (One of our great listeners and chatters)<br /></span></b></div> <p /> <div><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">November 25 - Darrell (Another great listener and chatter)<br /></span></b></div> <p /> <div><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">November 26 - Ramtown Mike (Our Wednesday night DJ)</span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></div><p /><div><div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><p /><img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=2.9.5&t=1320132734177&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" width="1" /></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-november">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-november#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/MbIFb5GWiPo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B http://topshelf.posterous.com/topshelf-oldies-birthdays-for-november Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:28:10 -0700 Another Baritone Departed For the Heavenly Corners http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/c1pvAxBnUZ4/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co <p> <div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"> <p>Fred Ferrara, original baritone of the Del Satins and member of the Brooklyn Bridge, passed away Friday, October 21st. Fred had just turned 71 years young.</p> <p>Del Satins bio below at</p> <p><a href="http://www.tangerinemusic.com/original.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tangerinemusic.com/original.htm</a></p> <p>In Memory of Fred, here are two songs by the Del Satins. <br /></p> <p>The first is the group's biggest hit. From 1962 on Laurie Records here is "Teardrops Follow Me" <br /></p> <p>The second song is from 1961 on End Records with "I'll Pray For You"</p> <p>Rest In Peace, Fred Ferrara</p> <p></p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'><strong>Del Sations - Teardrops Follow Me</strong></span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Del Satins - I'll Pray For You '61 End-1096.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/c1pvAxBnUZ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son - Del Sations - Teardrops Follow Me - http://topshelf.posterous.com/another-baritone-departed-for-the-heavenly-co Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:04:27 -0700 Alas! Two More Passings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/M5i8QLAjhUE/alas-two-more-passings http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings <p> <div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"><p>Sad to have to inform you of the passing of more members of our Vocal Group Family.</p> <p>On Oct 23rd, Bill Dalton of the Royal Teens passed away. However, there is no posting on the Royal Teens website as of yet.</p> <p><a href="http://theroyalteens.com/" target="_blank">http://theroyalteens.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://theroyalteens.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></p> <p>On Oct 26th, Reese Palmer, the last remaining member of Washington D.C.'s Marquees passed away in his sleep. Reese was also a member of Harvey Fuqua's new Moonglows (Twelve Months Of The Year) and a member of the Spinners. </p><p>The site below has Marvin Gaye's sister interviewing Reese at a recent fund raiser in D.C.</p> <p><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/arollapartners/samples" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/arollapartners/samples</a></p> <br /> <p>In Memory of Bill & Reese.... <br /></p> <p>From 1959 on Capitol Records, here are the Royal Teens with</p> <p>"Believe Me"</p> <p> </p> <p>From 1957 on Okeh Records, the Marquees give you</p> <p>"Hey Little School Girl"</p> <p> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Royal Teens - Believe Me '59 Capitol-4261.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Marquees - Hey Little School Girl '57 Okeh-7096.mp3</span> <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/M5i8QLAjhUE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/195681/image.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/KIKmp0Zs6R Rog Son UNcommon Oldies Rog Son - - http://topshelf.posterous.com/alas-two-more-passings Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:14:00 -0700 The Fremont Street Experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~3/kR_1jK5gWbY/the-fremont-street-experience http://topshelf.posterous.com/the-fremont-street-experience <p> <div style="color: #000; background-color: #fff; font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 18pt;">Here is a link to Fremont Street's "American Pie" Light Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 2011....We were there, and it was just great.  One of the Topshelf Oldies guys was with us, and he recorded it all.  I have his permission to post his link to YouTube!!  Thank you, Pete!!! They have several of these fabulous music light shows - The Doors, Steppenwolf and others.  I would highly recommend going here if you're ever in Las Vegas.  Enjoy!<br /> <div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid #1010ff; margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; font-size: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div> <div class="yiv665257221gmail_quote">The Fremont Street Experience - American Pie<br /><a href="http://safe.mn/3s8o">http://safe.mn/3s8o</a><p /> <div> <div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <p /> <img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=2.9.5&t=1319852185485&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div> </div> </div> <p /> <div> <div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <p /> <img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=2.9.5&t=1319854080437&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div> </div> </div> <p /></div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br /> <div> <div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=2.9.5&t=1319854220241&u=dea53c25153588bc" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div> </div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/the-fremont-street-experience">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://topshelf.posterous.com/the-fremont-street-experience#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTopshelfTimes/~4/kR_1jK5gWbY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/943346/Judy2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAQfObAXzY5 Judy B Jude Judy B http://topshelf.posterous.com/the-fremont-street-experience