[78-L] Roger Miller

[Cary Ginell]

Decca numbers are:

9-30763  It's Been a Long, Long Time for Me (Donny Young alone)/On This Mountain Top (Donny Young & Roger Miller)
9-30838  The Wrong Kind of Girl/A Man Like Me
9-30953  Jason Fleming/Sweet Ramona

The one 45 I have on Mercury/Starday is:

71212  Poor Little John/My Pillow

Cary Ginell

> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 19:35:38 -0500
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Roger Miller
> 
> Interesting..the Decca Books Vol. 5 list one session in December 1958 "with ?" 
> and don't cross reference Donny Young. For that to have been issued that late 
> on 78 in Canada, it would have to have had sales potential. There's a vague 
> possibility..a better chance for the Mercurys, although Starday went through a 
> different distributor up here (Sparton).
> 
> dl
> 
> On 1/2/2011 7:02 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> >
> > I have 3 that he did for Decca, one is a duet with Johnny Paycheck (aka "Donny Young.")
> >
> > Cary Ginell
> >
> >
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:54:03 -0500
> >> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Roger Miller
> >>
> >> Never seen ANY early Roger Miller singles, actually! I have one Jerry Wallace
> >> 78, but that's a differn't kettle o' possum.
> >>
> >> dl
> >>
> >> On 1/2/2011 6:48 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Roger Miller (1936-1991) would have been 75 today. He recorded early enough to have been on a 78 but I've never seen one. First records were for Mercury/Starday in 1957 and Decca in 1958 or '59 so it's possible they were issued on 78 in Canada. Any of our NOB friends have any?
> >>>
> >>> Cary Ginell
> >>>    		 	
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