[78-L] Roger Miller

[Greg Laxton]

He was just about right...there's not much there, maybe three blocks at the 
most.

The museum is a real "home brew" affair, a few stage suits and such, looks 
like it's put together by those still in town.

Greg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Roger Miller


>
> 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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