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General
- 1 2 Cleo Ricardo Perry, born 31 Aug 1936 Kings County, New York, died 4 February 1993
- ↑ Barnhill Music Corp. was formed by Dave Dreyer in 1950 to serve what then was an emerging hillbilly market
- ↑ Reg Ashby (né Reginald Theodore Ashby; 1921–2002) was born in Brooklyn and, around 1938, graduated from the Brooklyn Automotive High School, having played in its dance band; from about 1947 to 1955 he was the pianist for Doc Pomus; he was also the pianist on Pete Brown's 1959 album, From the Heart ( A Rocket in My Pocket: The Hipster's Guide to Rockabilly Music, by Max Décharné, Serpent's Tail, 2010, pg. 194; OCLC 440186937)
Discography notes
- 1 2 Old Town 1053: The Inspirators
Released June 1958
901: "Starlight Tonight" (© 1958)
(audio on YouTube)
Cleo Perry (w&m)
Sam Weiss (w&m)
BMI: Twin Music Corp.
(Twin Music, Inc.) 902: "Oh What a Feeling" ("In My Heart") (© 1958)
(audio on YouTube)
Cleo Perry (w&m)
John Hill (w&m)
John Richborg (w&m)
BMI: Twin Music Corp.
(Twin Music, Inc.)
Inline citations
- ↑ "Larry Newton is Gen. Man. of Treat," Billboard, March 19, 1955, pg. 16
- 1 2 Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups, by Mitchel Stuart (Mitch) Rosalsky (1943–2008), Scarecrow Press (2002), pps. 240, 324, 325; ISBN 978-0-8108-4592-3.
- 1 2 Marv Goldberg, DISCoveries (magazine), August 1996
- ↑ "Jazz Musician Pseudonyms," Archived 2005-01-09 at the Wayback Machine by Flibbert J. Goosty, compiled by Jack Woker, All About Jazz (2011)