[78-L] Any Buddy Clark fans out there? (Don't all answer at once)

[david.diehl at hensteeth.com]

There was a discography and bio in Record Research, I think the author's name was Gottleib. You might be able to track him down if he's still with us.
 I think Steve Smolian has original lacquers from Clark's Contented Hour programs. He couldn't find any takers, either.
DJD

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cary Ginell [mailto:soundthink at live.com]
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:46 PM
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Subject: Re: [78-L] Any Buddy Clark fans out there? (Don't all answer at once)

This quote wasn't from me - that was the quote from my friend. I don't discount Clark's popularity or his voice; he's just not my taste.Cary Ginell> From: simmonssomer at comcast.net> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:36:00 -0500> Subject: Re: [78-L] Any Buddy Clark fans out there? (Don't all answer at	once)> > I really must disagree with your judgment that "the less said the better" > is an accurate appraisal of his art and popularity Cary.> As we know Buddy was one of the biggest post war singing stars. His record > of "Baby It's Cold Outside" was a huge shlager.> He made hundreds of very good pre WW II sides and I am pleased to have some.> The only reason he wasn't tapped for movie work was that he was anything but > photogenic.> I argue that next to Bing Crosby this guy had what was one of the best > regarded pop voices in the country.> He just didn't look it.> > Al Simmons> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cary Ginell" > To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:54 PM> Subject: [78-L] Any Buddy Clark fans out there? (Don't all answer at once)> > > > This was sent to me by Percy Faith's granddaughter, who is a friend of mine. > Does anyone know of a Buddy Clark collector or fan club where these > recordings can be housed?> > I have a rather extensive collection of the WW II> era recordings carefully digitized and preserved with PERFECT handwritten> titles and times by a gentleman Wally Antuck, who I don’t believe is with > us> anymore. Even while he was doing this work I told him I wasn’t the IDEAL> recipient, to put it mildly, because I’m not at all a fan of vocalists and> Buddy Clark is from a time when – well the less said the> better.> > Still, there are probably 50 CD’s full of material> that Wally carefully restored taken from THE MELODY HOUR, from 16”> transcription discs. I’ve done some searching, and there don’t seem to> be Buddy Clark fans out there. Wally always said “I’d know what to do> with these recordings when the time comes” only I do not know! Your mom> was uninterested; she mentioned that outside of these shows that to me are> “chopped up Carnation Contented Hours” meant for the AFRS, at least in> part. It’s too long before even I was born (!) in 1952 to understand> some of these things.> > Though there was a rare instrumental/orchestral> track or an occasional vocal guest, most shows were strictly Buddy Clark > with> backings by Percy Faith.> > Please contact me if anyone has any leads or interest in this.> > Cary Ginell> > _______________________________________________> 78-L mailing list> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l > > _______________________________________________> 78-L mailing list> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l _______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l