[78-L] Roger Miller

[Cary Ginell]

Roger used to say that the city limit signs in Erick were back-to-back. He was actually born in Fort Worth.

Cary Ginell

> From: greg.laxton at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 20:09:39 -0500
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Roger Miller
> 
> If you're ever passin' thru Erik Oklahoma, the Roger Miller Museum is worth 
> a stop.  Right off US Route 66, the main drag thru town.
> 
> Erik is a tiny town and bypassed by the Interstate.
> 
> You'll probably be the only ones there.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Roger Miller
> 
> 
> >
> > 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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