Latest Updates - Frank Motley

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Comment by rhythmdog:

Ferdie Gonzalez gives a date of August, 1953 for this release. It is likely the date the sides were recorded, as starting in September, 1953, Frank Motley et al embarked on an extensive tour of the South which wound its way back north and ended in Pennsylvania in December. Both this record and the preceding number on Gem (which was released at either the very end of 1953 or in January of 1954), as well as at least one other, were purchased from Liz Claiborne for release on Gem.

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Comment by rhythmdog:

December, 1953 is Marv Goldberg's guess, based on the fact that the recordings were mentioned in "Records Released This Week", in Jan. 9. 1954 Billboard. Seems reasonable, but it doesn't fit well with the release date of Gem 211, which was August of 1953 according to Ferdie Gonzalez. Likely one of the two dates is incorrect, and with the date here being corroborated via a trade paper, I'd guess that Gem 211 actually didn't come out until 1954.