[78-L] Dance with me Henry

[David Lennick]

Stardust URC 1196 has Tweedle Dee on the flip as well (correctly lists the 
composer as "Scott") so it's a straight copy from the Mercury reissue.

Ever hear the story of LaVern Baker listing Georgia Gibbs as her beneficiary 
when filling out an airline insurance form? "You need this more than I do," 
Baker is said to have written to Gibbs, "because if anything happens to me, 
you're out of business."

dl

On 1/16/2011 11:40 AM, kil wrote:
> My 45 is a Mercury reissue with TWEEDLE DEE on the flip.  It gives J. Rogers
> and P. Otis as writers of DANCE WITH ME HENRY.  The orchestra credited is
> Hugo Peretti.  Glen Osser is credited on TWEEDLE DEE.
> RayK
>>
> From: "David Lennick"
>> And a reissue I have on Stardust URC 1196 lists the songwriters as (J.
>> Rogers,
>> P. Otis). Modern Music Pub. BMI, no orchestra credited. I've just gone
>> through
>> a few hundred 50s 45s and 78s and don't seem to have an original of that
>> one.
>>
>> Who the heckity heck are J. Rogers and P. Otis!? Nat Shapiro lists the
>> credits
>> as follows:
>>
>> DANCE WITH ME HENRY, also known as THE WALLFLOWER
>> Words and music by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard and Etta James
>> Modern Music Publishing Co./Lois Publishing Co.
>> Original rhythm and blues version, entitled "The Wallflower", introduced
>> by
>> Etta James (Modern). Best-selling record by Georgia Gibbs (Mercury).
>>
>> How do Ballard and Lois fit in here? Back to 1954, for
>> WORK WITH ME, ANNIE
>> Words and music by Henry "Hank" Ballard
>> Lois Publishing Co.
>> Best-selling record by The Midnighters (Federal)
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 1/16/2011 8:24 AM, Gary Herzenstiel wrote:
>>> Hi, Peter and 78-L fellows.
>>>
>>> Questions about Georgia Gibb's "Dance with me Henry" from 1955
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIJvlHXEqU"
>>> Mercury 70616
>>> Wallflower (Dance with me Henry)
>>> Otis * Ballard * James
>>> BMI
>>> with orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser
>>>
>>> But my copy of the tune, Mercury 70572, shows:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoCgCZ8cF0o
>>> Mercury 70572
>>> Dance with me Henry (Wallflower)
>>> James Etta - P. Otis
>>> ASCAP
>>> with Hugo Peretti and his orchestra
>>>
>>> The recording is the same.  No, I did not mis-type "James Etta."  Who is
>>> Ballard?  Who's band is it and would someone pay ASCAP or BMI?  How
>>> messed up is that!
>>>
>>> As if that wasn't enough of a puzzle, most copies I've seen of 70572 are
>>> backed with "Ballin' The Jack."  I found a copy that was backed with
>>> "Every road must have a turning."  Orchestra credit on "Every" is Glenn
>>> Osser.  Was one of the pairings pulled?  The labels all have that
>>> mid-'50s Mercury half-n-half logo.
>>>
>>> Who knows the real stories here?
>>>
>>> Thanks.    Gary
>>> http://78rpmrecord.com
>>>
>>> P.S. I finally re-vamped the 78 label page so that it accepts labels from
>>> contributors.  Next to add is some security, unfortunately.  Please feel
>>> free to contribute nice quality scans.  Quite a few of my scans are old
>>> and need to be replaced (hint, hint.)  Hope you enjoy it.
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