[78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales

[Royal Pemberton]

My 'doesn't count' statement was in acknowledgement of the 'only on
pre-RCA-Victor' bit, as the FL/JS that I have is on early 1950s
Columbia.

On 3/28/09, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
> Ok...at this point I admit that I am totally lost on this thread,  so maybe
> somebody can bring me up to speed.
>
> I had thought the original deal was to list  well-known recording "stars"
> who were put together on certain records by the record companies in order to
> sell more records.
>
> Since then we have seen all sorts of posts and suggestions for that "list"
> which seem to cover anything and everything where the two artists in
> question are even slightly well-known.
>
> I don't follow Royal's view that a Frankie Laine-Jo Stafford duet doesn't
> count,  but that a RWK with a Henry Burr vocal does!?!?!  Burr was a working
> free-lance singer who recorded a wide variety of material,  from the early
> days into at least the early 30s.  He had a fan base but was not a star in
> the sense of Stafford or Laine.  And Kahn,  although largely self-financed
> at the start of his career,  was already a major bandleader on record.
>
> As far as  I recall,  no one has mentioned one of the worst "celebrity
> artists" parings on 78rpm...the infamous Sinatra-Dagmar sides on Columbia.
> Yes,  she was a "star" of sorts,  at least for a few years on TV.
>
> Taylor B
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Royal Pemberton" <ampex354 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales
>
>
> One that doesn't count:  Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford; one that
> might:  Roger Wolfe Kahn with Henry Burr (see Victor 20071-B)....?
>
> On 3/27/09, Bud Black <banjobud at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> Henry Burr + Billy Murray
>>
>> Bud
>>
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: Bertrand CHAUMELLE
>> Date: 3/27/2009 3:52:10 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales
>>
>> Harry Belafonte + Lena Horne
>> Harry Belafonte + Myriam Makeba
>> Harry Belafonte + Nana Mouskouri
>>
>> BC
>> Le 27 mars 09, à 20:44, Julian Vein a écrit :
>>
>>>
>>> Eartha Kitt and Shorty Rogers.
>>> Dave Brubeck and Jimmy Rushing.
>>>
>>>       Julian Vein
>>>
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