[78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales

[RAY KILCOYNE]

From: "Bud Black"
> Hoagy Carmichel + Cass Daley
>
But weren't they on Decca?  Or did I miss something?
RayK



> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: David Weiner
> Date: 3/26/2009 12:14:12 PM
> To: '78-L Mail List'
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales
>
> Eddy Arnold & the Carter Sisters
> Perry Como & Eddie Fisher
> Eartha Kitt & Perez Prado
> Rosemary Clooney & Bing
> Rosemary Clooney & Bob Hope
>
> And the 78 "Double Feature" Series -
> Lena Horne & the Phil Moore Four
> Tommy Dorsey & Duke Ellington
> Etc.
>
> Dave W.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales
>
> Perry Como + Betty Hutton
> Tony Martin + Dinah Shore
> Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Betty Hutton + Phil Harris
> Homer and Jethro + Spike Jones
> Homer and Jethro + June Carter
> Perry Como + Jaye P. Morgan
>
> Just a few for now.
>
> dl
>
> Stephen Davies wrote:
>> Folks,
>>         based on nothing more than perception, and without having studied
>> the catalogues, it seems that Victor was alone among the majors in
>> resisting the trend to combine artists on one side to increase disc 
>> sales.
>
>>  Decca and Columbia had frequent collaborations between artists.  Decca
>> even brought Bing Crosby and Louis Jordan together, who must have been 
>> the
>
>> two Kings of the Jukebox, simultaneously.  Were they trying to encourage
>> crossover in the market?
>>         Did Victor have a policy agaisnt multiple artists, or were they
>> just lousy at it?
>> - Stephen D
>> Calgary
>>
>>
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