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64 Points / Joined 3 Jan 2019 / UK
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Zax Russell Cowan
9th Jul 2019		78 RPM
Buddy Weed Trio - Ready To Go Steady / What's Good Enough For My Baby		Review
Buddy Weed was a highly-acclaimed American jazz pianist / arranger / session musician who worked prolifically in the musical genres of " swing " and jazz from the early 1940s - early 1980s , primarily with big bands but also solo artists. In addition , he performed as part of The Buddy Weed Trio , with Tommy Kaye and Felix Griobe , on records and gigs.

On the " A " side of this disc , the trio perform a jaunty little number called " Ready To Go Steady ". However , it is too jazzy, noisy and syncopated for me , and , in my opinion , a more mellow version issued at the time by the 5 DeMarco Sisters is much superior. The girls harmonize flawlessly on the track , to a slick arrangement incorporating a great instrumental break , and the appealing melody is emphasized much more effectively than on Buddy Weed's take on the song. Unfortunately it is not on this website , but it is available on YouTube if you're interested.

Finally , Buddy Weed was born in New York on January 6 1918 in New York ; and he died in Arizona on May 25 1997 , aged 79.

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Zax Russell Cowan
17th Jun 2019		78 RPM
Rose Brennan - Band Of Gold / My Believing Heart		Review
The " A " side of this single is Irish-born Rose Brennan's superb version of the much-recorded " Band Of Gold " ( NOT to be confused with Freda Payne's later smash hit which shared this title ). Brennan is supported to good effect by male backing singers , and the track is lavishly orchestrated. The flip side is her engaging take on Joni James' minor U.S. hit " My Believing Heart " , a tuneful ballad marred to some extent by rather saccharine lyrics.

Rose Brennan released 15 singles in the U.K. between March 1955 - October !964 , but unfortunately she scored only one ( minor ) hit , the rather strident " Tall Dark Stranger " which stalled outside the Top 30 at no. 31 in early 1962.

Finally , by the mid 1960s Rose Brennan had retired from the music business.She was born on January 1 1931 ; and , as far as I'm aware , she is still alive , aged 88 , living somewhere in the South of England.

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Zax Russell Cowan
4th Mar 2019		78 RPM
Rose Brennan - Wake The Town And Tell The People / Ten Little Kisses		Review
" Wake The Town And Tell The People " is a captivating mid-tempo song with smart lyrics , performed with zest by Rose Brennan to a swingin' big-band style arrangement. It was an American hit in 1955 for Les Baxter ( no. 5 ) , and also Mindy Carson ( no. 13 ) , but chart success eluded Rose Brennan. The flip side , " Ten Little Kisses " , is a catchy up-tempo number with a light springy arrangement , very typical of the mid-1950s.

Rose Brennan was born in a suburb of Dublin on January 1 1931. From 1951 - 1966 she sang with the Joe Loss band in England , performing on the radio as well as in concerts. Then in 1966 she left the music business in order to run a public house with her husband in West London.

Between March 1955 - October 1964 Rose Brennan released a total of 15 solo singles in the U. K ., yielding a very disappointing result of just one minor hit. This was " Tall Dark Stranger " , which stalled just outside the Top 30 at no. 31 in early 1962.

Finally , as far as I'm aware , Rose Brennan is still alive ( aged 88 ) , living somewhere in the South of England ( in the vicinity of the River Thames ? ).

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78 RPM: Rose Brennan - Wake The Town And Tell The People / Ten Little Kisses - His Master's Voice - UK - POP. 112 (1955)

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