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MJ news and review: 29 Jan 09
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MJ bizniz news
Sony/ATV’s "Musical Notes" #33 - Lowery Music
Jan 23, 2009
Sony/ATV’s "Musical Notes" #33
A fortnightly newsletter highlighting some of the many classic songs in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog.
From Alan Warner, Creative Consultant
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*DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS is among the major hit songs published by Lowery Music, the company which is now part of Sony/ATV’s catalog of classic songs of yesteryear.
THE LEGACY OF LOWERY MUSIC
Bill Lowery (1925-2004)
Atlanta is among this country’s most important musical cities – a veritable hotbed of writing and recording talent - and one of its musical forefathers was music publishing legend Bill Lowery.
Beginning his career in radio, Bill became a top country disc jockey on Atlanta’s station WGST. He then decided to branch out into music music publishing. With his partner Dennis ‘Boots’ Woodall, he founded Lowery Music in 1952 and in ’56, the company claimed its first million-seller: the rock ‘n’ roll classic BE-BOP-A-LULA. A few months later, Lowery struck gold again with the ballad YOUNG LOVE which scored a double hat-trick, topping both Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop and Country singles chart with competing versions!
One of Bill’s great strengths was that he built a catalog of songs in many different styles: Country, Rockabilly, Mainstream Pop, R&B, Disco and even Inspirational Music.
Among the key writers Bill signed were Joe South, Ray Stevens, Jerry Reed, Tommy Roe, Sammy Johns, Ray Whitley and Buddy Buie.
He sold Lowery Music to Sony in 1999 and we have put together a group of those outstanding copyrights listed in alphabetical order. Because the list is long, it is being presented in two parts…this newsletter contains songs from A to J and the next “Musical Notes” will complete the list from K to Z.
And now…
Part 1 of our list of outstanding copyrights from The Lowery Music Catalog
AHAB THE ARAB (Ray Stevens)
“Let me tell you ‘bout Ahab The Arab, the sheik of the burnin’ sand” runs this fine comedy song which first put country star Ray Stevens on the map. During the narratives on the record, Ray namechecks institutions such as the Grand Ole Opry, Hershey bars and RC Cola! Doctor Demento would recommend this in seconds!
By Ray Stevens (Mercury/Universal: 1961) US #5 Pop
Other versions incl: Kinky Friedman (Epic/Sony), Jimmy Savile (UK Decca/Universal).
ALIEN (Buddy Buie/Randy Lewis/Steve McRay)
Steve McRay and the late Randy Lewis were members of much-loved Atlanta bar band called Mose Jones who cut the original version of ALIEN.
By The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Columbia/Sony: 1981) US #29 Pop, #16 AC
ALL MY HARD TIMES (Joe South)
Optimistic ballad (“All Of My Hard Times soon will be over”) which was a country smash for Roy Drusky in the fall of 1970 but it also was a perfect fit for stylish R&B singer Joe Simon.
By Roy Drusky (Mercury/Universal: 1970) US #9 Country
Other versions incl: Joe Simon (Spring/UK Ace), Joe South (Capitol/EMI), The Tams (ABC-Paramount/Universal)
AMERICA (Sammy Johns)
“And my brothers are all black and white, yellow too/And the red man is right, to expect a little from you/Promise and then follow through, America”.
A wonderfully inspring song about the spirit of fellowship upon which this great country was founded.
By Waylon Jennings (RCA/Sony: 1984) US #6 Country
ANGEL (WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER US)(Buddy Buie/Robert Nix/Barry Bailey)
By The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/Universal: 1975) US #79 Pop
ARISE MY LOVE (Eddie Carswell)
“Arise, my love. Arise, my love/The grave no longer has a hold on you/No more death's sting, no more suffering/Arise...arise....my love”
An outstandingly powerful religious song by the five-man Christian vocal group NewSong.
By NewSong (Benson/DaySpring)
Other versions incl: The Imperials (Big God), Acappella (Word), The Singing Churchmen Of Oklahoma (CHM)
BE-BOP-A-LULA (Sheriff Tex Davis/Gene Vincent)
"Well, Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby/Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe/Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby/Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe/Be-bop-a-lula, she-he-he's my baby doll/My baby love, my baby doll”
The finest moment in the career of the often-overlooked but supremely-talented rocker Gene Vincent. The song’s co-writer ‘Sheriff’ Tex Davis was not a law enforcement officer but a DJ with Radio WCMS in Norfolk, Virginia. BE-BOP-A-LULA is a bona fide rock classic and was among the songs performed by The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany, in 1962. It was memorably featured by Gene Vincent & his group The Blue Caps in the classic rock movie, "The Girl Can't Help It" (20th Century Fox: 1956).
By Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps (Capitol/EMI: 1956) US #7 Pop, #8 R&B, #5 Country, UK #16
By The Everly Brothers (Cadence: 1960) US #74 Pop
Other versions incl: John Lennon (Apple/EMI), Paul McCartney (Capitol/EMI), Dion (Saguaro Road), The Stray Cats (Castle/Universal), Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun), Bill Black’s Combo (Hi/EMI), Elvis Presley (RCA/Sony). [Gene Vincent re-cut BE-BOP-A-LULA several times over the years, most notably as BE-BOP-A-LULA ’62 in that year for Capitol]
BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY (Ray Whitley/James Cobb Jr.)
Outstanding ballad which became a beach music favorite here and a Northern Soul staple in Britain. It was the version by R&B vocal group The Tams which solidified its popularity. Co-written by singer Ray Whitley with the legendary J.R. Cobb of both the Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section; J.R. also played guitar on sessions with Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings.
By The Tams (ABC/Universal: 1968) US #26 R&B, #61 Pop, UK #32 (in 1970)
By Sonia (IQ: 1991) UK #22
Other versions incl: Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax/Concord), Hank Ballard &
The Midighters (Pool Party), Scooter Lee (Southern Tracks)
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Joe South)
By Joe South (Capitol/EMI: 1969) US #96 Pop
By The Raiders (Columbia/Sony BMG: 1971) US #23 Pop, #11 AC
CHAMPAGNE JAM (Buddy Buie/Robert Nix/J.R. Cobb)
Title song from the ARS LP which rose to #7 on Billboard’s album chart.
By The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/Universal: 1978) US #43 Pop
CHANGE OF HEART (Buddy Buie/J.R. Cobb)
By Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (Imperial/EMI: 1969) US #49 Pop, #25 AC
CHERRY HILL PARK (William Gilmore/Robert Nix)
“Mary Hill was such a thrill after dark/In Cherry Hill Park”
By Billy Joe Royal (Columbia: 1969) US #15 Pop
CHEVY VAN (Sammy Johns)
Sammy Johns wrote some great songs for other artists but this he saved for himself and it became an AM radio smash throughout the summer of ’75…
“’Cause like a princess she was layin’ there/Moonlight dancin’ off her hair/She woke up and took me by the hand/We made love in my Chevy van/And that’s alright with me”
By Sammy Johns (GRC: 1975) US #5 Pop
By Sammy Johns (MCA/Universal: 1988 re-recording) US #80 Country
Other versions incl: Waylon Jennings (MCA/Universal)
CHILDREN (Joe South)
By Joe South (Capitol/EMI: 1970) US #51 Pop, #32 AC
By Johnny Cash (Columbia/Sony: 1973) US #30 Country
THE CHRISTMAS SHOES (Eddie Carswell/Leonard Ahlstrom)
“It was almost Christmas time/There I stood in another line Trying to buy that last gift or two/Not really in the Christmas mood”
Major 2000 holiday seller by Christian pop group NewSong.
By NewSong (Benson: 2001) US #1 AC
Other versions incl: Leonard Ahlstrom (Music Mill)
COMMON MAN (Sammy Johns)
A song whose lyrical reference to Budweiser beer resulted in John Conlee singing it in a Bud commercial.
By Sammy Johns (Elektra/WMG: 1981) US #50 Country
By John Conlee (MCA/Universal: 1983) US #1 Country
DESPERADO LOVE (Sammy Johns/Michael Garvin)
In an amazing career, Conway Twitty clocked up 40 #1 country hits and this was his 40th!
By Conway Twitty (Warner Bros/WMG: 1986) US #1 Country
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US chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Magazine
CHECK THE LINK FOR MORE INFO
http://www.sonyatv.com/index.php/articles/454
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