[78-L] The Pinetoppers

[Donna Halper]

On 7/25/2020 1:55 PM, Darrell Lehman wrote:
> Does anyone know (or where to find out) if "The Pinetoppers" who
> recorded on Coral w/ Kenny Roberts and The Marlin Sisters are the same
> "Pinetoppers" who recorded w/ Otis Redding?

The folks who recorded on Coral were led by (George) Vaughn Horton, who 
is in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His entry includes this: 
"During the early '50s, Horton and his brother Roy had a group called 
the Pinetoppers. In September 1950, they recorded Horton's "Mockin' Bird 
Hill" for Coral Records, and it soon climbed both the pop and country 
charts. Les Paul and Mary Ford covered it in January 1951, and their 
version quickly became a pop smash that was covered by yet more artists, 
becoming one of the biggest records of the year."  The Pinetoppers who 
sang with Otis Redding were a group led by blues guitarist Johnny Jenkins.


-- 
Donna L. Halper, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies
Lesley University, Cambridge MA