[78-L] TWO OBITS

[David Lennick]

Till MOR radio died along with Kosty and Kaempfert, the Johnny Mann Singers 
(and Conniff of course) were essential.

dl

On 6/23/2014 9:27 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
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> Johnny Mann produced all of the radio jingles heard on KHJ Radio in the 1960s when I was growing up. A legend around these parts.
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> Cary
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>> On Jun 23, 2014, at 2:37 AM, "Ray Kilcoyne"<kil at roadrunner.com.invalid>  wrote:
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>> Johnny Mann passed away last Wednesday.  Checking to see if he made 78s, I found his Orchestra and Chorus (prior to being called the Johnny Mann Singers) backing Eddie Cochran on SITTIN’ IN THE BALCONY in 1957 when both were with Liberty Records.
>> http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-johnny-mann-20140621-story.html
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>> Jimmy C. Newman died on Saturday.  Many of his 50s recordings were on 78, such as CRY, CRY DARLIN’ and A FALLEN STAR.
>> http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/06/22/jimmy-c-newman-obituary/11232265/
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>> RayK