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POPULAR MUSIC
UNITED KINGDOM & UNITED STATES
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PO-GB&US-GZ1
United Kingdom 1905
GROTTO MARCH
Popular – March – Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: ZON-O-PHONE CONCERT BAND
Prod. Co: British Zonophone Co. Ltd.; London
Rec. Date: Nov. 1, 1905
Matrix: 5045
Time: 2:25
1. Original Single-sided 78: Zon-o-phone 248
Spec: Single-sided 10” 78rpm
2. Reissue on Double-sided 78: Zon-o-phone 5229 (ca.1909)
Flip Sd: Adolph March
Spec: Double-sided 10” 78rpm
Notes: This ranks as the earliest known cave-inspired music
recording.
It’s a rousing marching tune carried by the brass section with a few short fanfares on trumpet.
There are many Grottos (or Chapters, i.e. local caving clubs) of the National Speleological Society
scattered across the United States. In 2014, Pennsylvania had as many as 13 Grottos and Tennessee 10
Grottos. Imagine that if an NSS Grotto were ever to march in a town or city parade, on Thanksgiving for
instance, well, they would have to get the band to play this march.
Ref: Anon. 2009, Old Time Music from 78s, Honkingduck 78s, honkingduck
Settlemier, Tyrone 2012, Zonophone Numerical Listings, 78discography
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PO-GB&US-GZ2
United Kingdom 1962
(THE) GROTTO OF JEITA *
Popular – Easy Listening – Orchestral
Comp: Assi RAHBANI & Mansour RAHBANI
Rts: Merit Music Ltd., 1962
Perf: Ron GOODWIN & his orchestra
Prod: George Martin
Prod. Co: EMI Records Ltd.; Hayes, Middlesex
Rec. Co: EMI Records Ltd.
Liner Notes: (CD-8-page Booklet) Ralph Harvey
Time: 3:13 & (CD) 3:11
A. British Releases:
1. Original LP: HOLIDAY IN BEIRUT
Parlophone PMC 1175 (mono)
Parlophone PCS 3028 (stereo)
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 2)
2. Reissue CD: MUSIC FOR AN ARABIAN NIGHT/ HOLIDAY IN BEIRUT (2002)
EMI 7243 539789 2 1 (Tk 20)
B. American LP: JET FLIGHT TO BEIRUT
Capitol SP 10560
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 2)
C. United Arab Emirates CD: SALUTE TO LEBANON (1996)
EMI Arabia 85 2358-2 (Tk 8)
Notes: In the late 50s and early 60s the British conductor,
arranger, and composer Ron Goodman (see also his other composition
– Blue Grotto – PO-BG&US-AF9) made a study of Lebanese musical
pieces and their instrumentation.
This piece is "based on a composition by the Rabhani Brothers who
first put Lebanese popular music on the world map." (Liner Notes 2002)
However, there is some confusion regarding the origin of this piece; in
parenthesis following the title is the name “Mishwar,” which would seem
to indicate that Mishwar, whoever he is, was the composer here. Could
be that Mishwar is a pseudonym of the Rabhani Brothers.
A crystalline sound is achieved with chimes followed by flute and
clarinet with two solos by a mandolin-sounding instrument. The British
reissue CD was remastered in 1996 and the United Arab Emirates
reissue CD has the liner notes in English, French, and Arabic.
The 1967 Lebanese stamp pictured here shows “The Dias & Weeping Willows” formations.
Ref: Jeita Grotto, Home Site, jeitagrotto
Grotte de Jeita, Histoire & Description (in French), Wikipedia
Rahbani Brothers, Biography, Wikipedia
Ron Goodwin, Biography, rongoodwin.co.uk
Ron Goodwin Discography, Albums & Compact Discs, rongoodwin
Ron Goodwin, Grotto of Jeita (3:10), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Ron Goodwin, Music for an Arabian Night/ Holiday in Beirut CD, Amazon.co.uk (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Ron Goodwin, Music for an Arabian Night/ Holiday in Beirut CD, CDUniverse (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Ron Goodwin, Salute to Lebanon CD, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
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PO-GB&US-GZ3 United States 1961
HOW DO YOU DO – I’M A BAT
(VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL)
Popular – Children’s – Novelty – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: McRAE (LY-PO20)
Arr: Andrew Lesko
Rts: Kimbo Music Pub. Co.
Perf: Lynn ROBERTS (vocal)
Prod. Co: Kimbo Records
Time: (Sd 1) 2:37 & (Sd 2) 2:36
Label: Kimbo 178
7” 45rpm (Sd 1 – Vocal & Sd 2 – Instrumental)
Notes: A full studio orchestra backs the singer on this children’s
sing-a-long song. The lyrics talk in the first person, as the female
bat declares in stanza 2 –
You’ll never see me in the light
I don’t come out until it’s night
I’m not an owl or a cat
How do you do – I’m a bat.
Then in stanza 3 she talks about the bat doing the cha-cha and the mambo. In the late 1950s these Latin
dances became quite popular in middle class America. The last stanza is quite charming –
So if you’d like to have a guest
I’ll shine my wing to look my best
I’ll fly right in an’ lift my hat
The vocal side finishes with two chorus of the orchestra performing the simple melody.
Side 2 is an entirely instrumental performance of the theme where a vibraphone plays one of the choruses.
Ref: Lynn Roberts, How Do You Do – I’m a Bat, ecrater
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JOHNNY GET ANGRY
PO-GB&US-GZ4
United States 1962
JOHNNY GET ANGRY
Popular – Vocal
Mus: Sherman EDWARDS
Lyr: Hal David
Arr: Stan Applebaum
Rts: Tod Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Perf: Joanie
SOMMERS [aka. Joan Drost] (vocal)
(orchestra with piano & kazoo)
Prod: Stan Applebaum
Prod. Co: Warner Brothers
Matrix: EX 50674
Rel. Date: Mid 1962
Time: 2:31
A. American Releases:
1. Original Single 45:
Warner Brothers 5275
Flip Sd: Theme From Summer Place
2. LP: JOHNNY GET ANGRY (1962)
Warner Brothers W1470 (mono)
Warner Brothers WS 1470 (stereo)
12" 33rpm
3. Reissue on CD: JOHNNY GET ANGRY (2001)
Collector’s Choice (?) (Tk 1)
B. British Releases:
1. Single 45:
Warner Brothers WB 71
Flip Sd: A Summer Place
2. LP: JOHNNY GET ANGRY
Warner Brothers WM 8170 (stereo)
Warner Brothers WS 8170 (stereo)
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
C. Japanese Reissues:
1. Anthology LP: HISTORY OF ROCK & ROLL: Warner Brothers Masterpieces, 1959-'65
W. E. A. P11571 (stereo)
2. LP: JOHNNY GET ANGRY
W. E. A. P11575 (stereo)
Notes: “In the summer, her big break came in the form of a nationwide top ten hit. ‘Johnny Get Angry’ was
a perfect blend of teen sound and ‘good music.’” (Wright 1981) In 1962 this one reached #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100. (Anon. n.d.) Joanie Sommers’ long career as a singer started in 1960.
The Brill Building on Broadway and 49th Street in New York City was the established stable barn for
American mainstream popular song writers in the 50s and 60s; many huge hits came out of that place. This
song was their answer to the new growing influx of “caveman” rock songs that started in 1960 (see under
Rock Music – Caveman Songs & Alley Oop).
A submissive love song with four stanzas where the chorus gives the basic idea –
Oh Johnny get angry, Johnny get mad
Give me the biggest lecture that I ever had
I want a brave man, I want a cave man
Johnny show me that you care, really care for me
The orchestral backup here has a chugging rhythm with a strange bridge on kazoo.
Ref: Down Home Music Catalogue, 1986, p. 74
Anon. n.d., Joanie Sommers, Biography, Wikipedia
Joanie Sommers, Johnny Get Angry 45, Discogs
Joanie Sommers, Johnny Get Angry LP, Chorus & Stanza 2, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Joanie Sommers, Johnny Get Angry, Lyrics, allthelyrics
Joanie Sommers, Johnny Get Angry, Original version (2:36), YouTube & YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Wright, Frank 1981, The Voice of the Sixties – Joanie Sommers, Goldmine, n. 64, Sept. 1981, p. 21-22
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PO-GB&US-GZ5
United States 1962
JOHNNY GET ANGRY
Popular – Vocal
Mus: Sherman EDWARDS
Lyr: Hal David
Arr: Stu Phillips
Rts: Tod Music & Warner Bros. Music (ASCAP)
Perf: Shelley
FABARES (vocal)
(with piano, bass, & drums)
Prod: Stu Phillips
Prod. Co: Columbia Pictures Corp.
Time: 2:24
A. American Releases:
1. LP: The Things We Did Last Summer
Colpix SCP 431
12” 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3)
2. Reissue on Single 45: Colpix 139 (Torchlite series)
Flip Sd: It Keeps Right On Hurtin’
3. Reissue on Double Album CD: Shelley!/ The Things We Did Last Summer (2000)
Collectables ( ?) (Tk 20)
B. Japanese 45: Colpix JET-1180
Flip Sd: It Keeps Right On Hurtin’
Spec: (Nos. A1 & B) 7" 45rpm
Notes: The first American cover version of the song, where the orchestral backing is a bit bland with the
repetitive tinkling piano chords and the chugging rhythm.
The Japanese single release has a picture slip with the lyrics in Japanese and English on the backside.
Shelley Fabares is an actress and singer, who had a long career in films and television.
Ref: Down Home Music Catalogue 1986, p. 72
Shelley Fabares, Biography, Wikipedia
Shelley Fabares, Johnny Get Angry (2:27), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Shelley Fabares, The Things We Did Last Summer (Album), Wikipedia
Shelley Fabares, The Things We Did Last Summer LP, Discogs
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PO-GB&US-GZ6
United Kingdom 1962
JOHNNY GET ANGRY
Popular – Vocal
Mus: Sherman EDWARDS
Lyr: Hal David
Rts: (UK) Blossum Music Ltd.
Perf: Carol
DEENE [aka. Carole Carver]
with The Michael Sammes Singers
and orchestra
Cond: Harry Robinson
Prod. Co: Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Matrix: 7XEA 20390
Time: 2:08
1. Single 45: His Master's Voice 45-POP 1027
Flip Sd: Somebody's Smiling
7" 45rpm
2. Reissue on Compilation CD: JOHNNY GET ANGRY (1997)
Diamond GEMCD 005 (Tk 5)
Notes: This British cover of the song reached #32 in the UK Charts in July 1962.
The orchestra backing here has a short bridge with tinkling piano chords and strange rasping sounds.
Carol Deene was a British pop singer throughout the 1960s.
Ref: Carol Deene, Biography, Wikipedia
Carol Deene, Johnny Get Angry (2:07), wordpress & YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLES)
Carol Deene, Johnny Get Angry CD, Allmusic
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PO-GB&US-GZ6
Luxemburg
1993
JOHNNY GET ANGRY
Popular – Vocal
Mus: Sherman EDWARDS
Lyr: Hal David
Perf: K.
D. LANG (vocal)
& THE RECLINES
Teddy Borowiecki (keyboards)
Gordie Matthews (guitar)
Ben Mink (mandolin)
Dennis Marcenko (bass)
Michel Pouliot (drums)
Prod. Co: Flashback; Hellange, Luxemburg
Rec. Loc: Cabaret Metro; Chicago
Rec. Date: July 3, 1988
Time: 4:33
Bootleg CD: BLUE SKY ABOVE WIDE PLAINS
Flashback 09.93.0219 (Tk 2)
Notes: A much later cover of this 60s pop hit by the Canadian country and pop singer-songwriter, Kathryn
Dawn Lang. The personnel for The Reclines listed here are the same musicians who performed on the
1987 album, “Angel with a Lariat,” but the ones playing on this recording may be different.
In the first chorus she makes a silent pause after “caveman” and in later choruses she takes even longer
pauses after the shouted name “Johnny,” where the audience bursts into applause and then she goes on
the sing “show me that you care, really care for me.” For the bridge after the second stanza and chorus,
there are short keyboard and mandolin solos. After the last chorus she calls “Johnny” several times and
hollers out, then the mandolin slowly solos alone right up to the fade.
There are three live performances of the song on YouTube: in 1987, 1990, and another at Munich during a
tour. The YouTube video clip of her 1990 live performance for the British Channel Four was probably the closest thing
to this recorded version.
Ref: K. D. Lang, Biography, Wikipedia
K. D. Lang, Blue Sky above Wide Plains CD, musik-sammler
K. D. Lang 1990, Johnny Get Angry (4:30), Live, UK’s Channel Four, YouTube
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PO-GB&US-GZ7
United Kingdom 1933
OMAR KHAYAM’S CAVE
Popular – Comedy – Novelty – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: GIFFORD & CLIFFE
(LY-PO25)
Perf: Roy
LESLIE [aka. Leslie Holmes] (vocal)
Jay Wilber & his orchestra
Prod. Co: Eclipse Records
Rec. Date: Feb. 1, 1933
Liner Notes: (CD) (16-page booklet) Richard Allen et al., 2006
Time: 2:45
1. Original 78: Eclipse 374
Flip Sd: Wheezy Anna
8" 78rpm
2. Reissue on Compilation CD: SONGS THE BONZO DOG BAND
TAUGHT US – A PRE-HISTORY OF THE BONZOS (2007)
Light Flash CD 007 (Tk 24)
Notes: A very unusual 78 record, part of a long series of 8-inch 78rpm released on the Eclipse label, a
discount pop label featuring dance bands, jazz, and personality recordings, during the 1920s and 30s.
The CD liner notes have this to say about the song – “The middle-eastern vibes of Ali Baba’s Camel return
on this brilliant recording by Leslie Sarony’s comedy partner Leslie Holmes (here appearing as Roy Leslie).
Very much in the same vein as “Ali Baba’s Camel,” the song mixes images of the desert with British
everyday life in surreal car crash of images. The backing is typically Ali Bongo and overall we think this is a
number one contender for a song that the Bonzos didn’t cover, but should have. Decca house band
director Jay Wilbur and his orchestra provide the backing.” (Anon. n.d.)
Omar Khayyám (1048AD-1131AD) was a Persian mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, and poet. His
most famous work was the Rabaiyat, a collection of poems. No connection with caves could be found in his
life, but a cave probably appears somewhere in his poetry.
This comic novelty song has 13 stanzas (see LY-PO25) of which nine mention the cave. Here are a few
standouts –
II.
On the Persian desert there’s a cave
That’s where hidden treasure’s laid
Omar Khayam’s such a cunning knave
From Boy Scouts captured it one day.
VI. They excavated, dug the ground
Dug so deep at last they found
A London train on the Underground
In Omar Khayam’s Cave.
IX. One young chap who called it spoof
Got a kick from a camel’s hoof
Then he went sailing through the roof
Of Omar Khayam’s Cave.
XI. From a desert storm you hide
Your wet clothes are quickly dried
They hang them up with you inside
In Omar Khayam’s Cave.
Some of the words and expressions used in the text are typically British and need explanation. In Stz. 3, vs.
3 – “charabangs” are open car buses; Stz. 5, vs. 3 – “Bow” is a suburb in East London; Stz. 12, vs. 4 –
“Snakes and Ladders” is a board game for children, which originated in India; and in Stz. 13, vs. 3 –
“smash and grab” is about throwing a brick through a jeweller’s window and grabbing the jewels. (Hagen
2010)
The compilation CD was a collection of original 1920s and 1930s novelty, jazz, and British dance band
recordings that inspired, influenced or were covered by the Bonzo Dog Band. The CD included this song
because the compilers thought it might have in some way influenced the far-fetched, screwball style of the
Bonzo Dog Band (see under Rock Music – Alley Oop – Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band). An exception was
made to include this 2007 compilation here because of the extreme rarity of the original 78.
Ref: Anon. n.d., Liner Notes, Compilation CD “Songs That the Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us”
Hagen, Patrick 2010, Personal communication, Feb. 8, 2010, Paris, France
Nauch’s Auction #46 posting, Nov. 2009
Omar Khayyám, Wikipedia
Songs the Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us: A Prehistory CD, Amazon
Songs the Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us: A Prehistory CD, Discogs
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PO-GB&US-GZ8 United States 2004
THE SECRETS OF McDOUGAL’S CAVE *
Popular – Band – Instrumental
Comp: Ed HUCKEBY
Rts: Birch Island Music Press (ASCASP)
Perf: THE WASHINGTON WINDS
Cond: Edward PETERSON
Prod: Andy Clark
Prod. Co: Walking Frog Records; Oskaloosa, Iowa
Rec. Co: Omega Studios; Rockville, MD
Time: 3:42
CD: BRAVURA!
Walking Frog WFR 333 (Tk 6)
Notes: A brass and wind band piece that begins with a leisurely woodwind
tune joined by the brass then all builds in tempo with clamoring horns and vigorous percussions. All slows
again to the central theme until the final flourishes.
The description of the sheet music for young concert band conductors states – “Inspired by the well-known
cave on the Mississippi River that Mark Twain wrote about in his famous book 'The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer'. This cave has been the site of many adventures and has held many interesting secrets.
Alternating between a hauntingly lyrical slow section and a driving, syncopated ostinato, this creative work
provides an excellent opportunity for you to introduce simple changing
meter to your ensemble while the 'mysterious and modal!' melodic lines
and syncopated rhythms create an outstanding musical framework for a
piece which creates the illusion that its more difficult than it really is.”
(Anon. n.d.)
Located outside Hannibal, Missouri and variously known as McDowell’s
Cave, McDougalls Cave, and much later as a show cave it was called
Mark Twain Cave. It’s a complex maze cave developed along parallel
joints and its principal secret is finding out the best way not to get
confused by the many similar passages. The conductor’s score has a nice
introduction with program notes giving a fairly accurate history of this cave
from 1819 to the present. The cave photo is a glossy photo postcard
published by L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee.
(See below PO-GB&US-GZ10 and under Spoken Word –Children’s the
numerous spoken word recordings of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer.)
Ref: Anon. n.d., The Secrets of McDougal’s Cave (3:38), sheetmusicplus (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Bravura! CD, Song List, sheetmusicplus
Duckeck, Jochen 2012, Mark Twain Cave, ShowCaves
Huckeby, Ed 2004, The Secrets of McDougal’s Cave, (Full Conductor Score), C.L. Barnhouse Co., Oskaloosa, IA, 16p
Mark Twain Cave, Wikipedia
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PO-GB&US-GZ9 United Kingdom 1993
STALACTITES
Popular – Rock – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: Michael THOMAS, Peter LAWLER, Paul Thomas,
Mark WALLACE, Marcus SCHINTLER
Rts: MMA Music/ Warner Chappell/ Control
Perf: KING
TIDE
Peter Lawler (vocal & bass)
Michael Thomas (guitar)
Paul Thomas (guitar)
Mark Wallace (accordion)
Marcus Schintler (drums)
Prod: Paul Kosky
Prod. Co: Disques Barclay
Rec. Co: Perisope Studio; Caufield
Liner Notes: (Foldout poster)
Time: 2:01
CD: WEDDING PARTIES ANYTHING
East West 4509-93773-2 (Tk 13)
Notes: A group that sings mostly pop ballads rock, country, and foxtrots, all apparently for British
weddings, according to the album title. “‘Stalactites’ marks the first occasion when all members
collaborated on the writing of a WPA song and it refers to a well known Melbourne restaurant.” (Anon. n.d.)
This one, with organ and a chop-chop rhythm, is dedicated to the Greek restaurant, Stalactites, located at
177-183 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia, where the interior décor includes tiny stalactites hanging
from the ceiling.
The chorus tells the tale –
Stalactites, Stalactites,
Sleep all day and eat at night
Any night of any week
Drink like a fish, eat like a Greek
Stalactites, stalactites.
Last chorus –
Stalactites, Stalactites,
Sleep all day and eat at night
Any night without a care
Right next door to Sam Bear
Stalactites, stalactites, stalactites.
Ref: Anon. n.d., King Tide, Wedding Parties Anything, Wikipedia
King Tide, Wedding Parties Anything, Allmusic
King Tide, Wedding Parties Anything, Stalactites, fnac (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Stalactites Restaurant, Melbourne, stalactites
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PO-GB&US-GZ10 United States 1957
TOM SAWYER –
McDOUGALS CAVE * (LOST IN A CAVE)
Popular – Musical – Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Frank LUTHER (LY-PO23)
Arr. (Orch): Ralph N. Wilkinson
Arr. (Vocal): Margaret Johnson
Rts: Addax Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
Scr. (TV Film): Frank Luther (Based on
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
by Mark Twain)
Perf: Clarence COOPER (narrative singing)
Cond: Ralph Norman WILKINSON
Dir. (TV Musical): John Haggott, 1957
Prod. Co. (Musical): The Theater Guild
Map of cave by Weaver & Johnson, 1972
Prod. Co:
Rec. Co: EMI Abbey Road Studio; London
Liner Notes: Anon.
Time: 2:40
LP: TOM SAWYER
Decca DL 8432 (mono)
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Part 10)
Notes: A musical stage production of the story originally presented on the Untied States Steel Hour
television show.
The original name of this cave was Simm's Cave, after Jack Simms who found it around 1819. Then it
became known as Saltpeter Cave and, in the late 1840s, Dr. Joseph McDowell purchased it. Mark Twain
changed the name from McDowell's Cave to McDougal's Cave in his fictional works. Later, with the
success of Twain's book, which appeared in 1976, many tourists started visiting the cave and the name
was again changed to Mark Twain Cave. (Weaver 1972)
Frank Luther was, "after Vernon Dalhart, perhaps the most prolific recording artist of country music in the
1920s and 30s." But in 1936 he started devoting himself almost entirely to making children's records.
(Vaughn 1977)
The lyrics of this ballad are sung in a narrative manner accompanied by
acoustic guitar. Cooper introduces it with – "Tom and Becky going on a
picnic in McDougals Cave…" And stanza 2 & 3 carry on the tale –
II. Now Tom takes Becky by the lily-white hand
Says, "Becky, I know this cave."
He leads her down in the black blackness
Damp and cold as a grave.
III. They walk through the cave an' their hearts are so light
They light up their way with a candle so bright
Now this way, now that way, new pathways they find
Until their companions are left far behind.
(See LY-PO23 for full lyrics)
Regarding the composer and script writer, Frank Luther – “One of country music’s most prolific and
talented artists in the 1920s and 30s was Frank Luther; the incomparable singer of many voices and many
names… Frank and Robbie (Carson Robison after he left Vernon Dalhart) were eminently successful
recording together from 1928 to 1932… Frank’s career was monumentally changed after 1936 by an album
of Mother Goose nursery rhymes he recorded… Frank enrolled in New York University and became a
serious student of the uses of recorded music in education and therapy, with emphasis on the needs of
children. He devoted himself almost entirely to making children’s records thereafter, and over the next
decade about 85 percent of all children’s sold in the United States were recorded by Frank.” (Vaughn 1977)
(See above PO-GB&US-GZ8 and under Spoken Word –Children’s numerous spoken word recordings of
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.)
Ref: Clarence Cooper, Tom Sawyer, Stanzas 2 vs. 4, Stz. 3, & Stz. 4 vs.1, Amazon.co.uk (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Frank Luther, Biography, Wikipedia
Mark Twain Cave, Wikipedia
The U. S. Steel Hour: Tom Sawyer, Cast & Crew, Internet Movie Database, imdb
The U. S. Steel Hour: Tom Sawyer, Synopsis & Review, artistdirect
Vaughn, Gerald F. 1977, Ray Whitley's Tribute to Frank Luther, JEMF Quarterly, v. 13, n. 45, Summer 1977, p. 17-20
Weaver, Dwight 1972, Adventures at Mark Twain Cave, Discovery Enterprises, Jefferson City, MO, p. 5, 9, 29, 35,
& 37
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PO-GB&US-GZ11 United States 1959
TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Popular – Rock ‘n’ Roll – Waltz – Orchestral – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Pat BOONE (LY-PO30)
Rts: (UK) Spoone Music
Perf: Pat BOONE (vocal)
(with orchestra & chorus)
Cond: Lionel Newman & Mort Lindsey
Prod: (?) Randy Wood
Prod. Co: Agoom Agooc Record Corp.
Time: 2:19
A. American EP:
Dot DEP 1091 (PC-IM# )
B. British EP: (Mar. 1960)
London RE-D1244 (PC-IM# )
C. Scandinavian Single 45:
Dot D45-216
Flip Sd: My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose
7” 45rpm
Spec: (A & B) 7" 45rpm (EP) (Sd 1 – Bd 2)
Notes: At first glance one would think that this was the title song from the 1959 movie version of Jules
Verne's classic tale in which Pat Boone played a major role as Alec McEwen. Actually the song never was
used anywhere in the film. Boone was inspired by the movie to write it and he recorded it before the film's
release. Despite an upbeat rock 'n' roll waltz rhythm the lyrics have that sentimental, sugary-sweet flavor so
typical of Boone's songs. It begins –
I. For love so true, my love
II. To bring you, joy, my love
For love so rare, my love
Beyond compare, my love
I'd follow you, my love
I'd even go, my love
To the center of the earth.
To the center of the earth.
CHORUS:
Say you'll be mine, my love
Make my life divine, my love
And we will find, my love
What a real true love is worth
It's worth all the gold
From here to the center of the earth.
The three other songs on this EP album were actually sung by Boone in the
film. They were stuck in by contract agreement with Boone and also
presumably to enhance the commercial values of the film. None of them
have any bearing on the adventure story itself nor do they have any relation
to caves. In the movie, Alec sings "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose" to his
girl Jenny in the parlor of her uncle's (Professor Lindenbrook's) home.
"Twice As Tall" is sung while he is taking a shower bath in the crystal geode
cave chamber. He plays few bars of "The Faithful Heart" on the concertina
while they all float on the raft in the Central Sea, just before they hit the
whirlpool.
Three additional songs not included on this EP: "The Professor's Song," "My
Heart's In the Highlands," and "Come Spring" are sung during the course of the film either above or below
ground.
The jacket cover of the EP used the same painting that appeared on some of the ad posters for the film.
This song was included in the NSS Audio-Visual Aids program, "Caves On Phonograph Records" which I
had first presented at the 1967 NSS Convention held in Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama.
Ref: Anon., Pat Boone (comic book), n. 4, Mar.-Apr. 1960, National Comics Pub., p. 2-3
Jones, Peter, Record Collector, n. 19, Mar. 1981, p. 31-36
Jones, Wayne 1980, Pat Boone (Interview), Rockin’ Rollin’ & Rappin’, Goldmine Press, Fraser, MI, p. 32-35
Pat Boone, Biography, Wikipedia
Pat Boone, To the Center of the Earth 45, Discogs
Pat Boone, To the Center of the Earth (2:18), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
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PO-GB&US-GZ12 Germany 2001
TUVAN CAVES
Popular –Easy Listening – Electronica – Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: SIEGFRIED
& ROY
Siegfried Fischbacker
Roy Horn
Prod. Co: ZYX Music
Time: 2:53
1. CD: SOUND OF THE SECRET GARDEN
ZYX Music 20607 (Tk 2)
2. Reissue on Compilation CD: WORLD OF SIEGFRIED & ROY (2005)
ZYX Music 113292 (2XCDs) (Disc 1 – Tk 2)
Notes: The Siegfried and Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat are in Las Vegas, Nevada, where
dolphin and white tigers are exhibited. However, the significance of the title here (often misspelled “Tvan”)
could not be learned. It could refer to caves in the Tuva Republic of Russia where tigers live.
The Tuva Republic of Russia is located in southern Russia north of Mongolia. Regarding Tuvan music –
“Traditionally music from Tuva was only a solo effort. The musician’s intention was usually to emphasize
timbre and harmonics over rhythm. The performances were often in places of natural acoustics such as
caves, cliffs, rivers, and so on. The performer would often take long pauses to allow nature its own chance
to converse back.” (Anon. 2 n.d.) (See also under World Music – Russia – Tuva WD-RU1)
Siegfried & Roy are a German-American duo of former entertainers who became known for their
appearances with white lions and white tigers. Siegfried is a traditional magician, or illusionist, while Roy
grew up among exotic animals. (Anon. 1 n.d.) However, nothing could be learned about their carriers as
musicians.
A 30-second audio clip of this piece had a strong rolling rhythm and theme. Without an audition of the
entire piece it is difficult to classify this music. Some sites label this as easy listening, but it might also be
placed with electronica.
Ref: Anon. 1 n.d., Siegfried & Roy, Biography, Wikipedia
Anon. 2 n.d., Tuvan People, Wikispaces
Siegfried & Roy, Official Website, Biography, Siegfriedandroy
Siegfried & Roy, Sound of the Secret Garden, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Siegfried & Roy, Sound of the Secret Garden, CDUniverse (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
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PO-GB&US-GZ13 United States 2002
WET CAVE
Popular – Easy Listening – Jazz – Instrumental
Comp: Kit EBERSBACH
Rts: MMI Koloa Gulch Publishing (ASCAP)
Perf: DON
TIKI
Jim Howard or Aaron Aronita (flute)
Perry Coma [aka. Kit Ebersbach] (keyboards)
Hai Jung (bass)
Abe Lagrimas or Noel Okimoto (drums)
Salaam Tillman (bongos)
Carlinhos De Oliveira (percussions)
Prod: Kit Ebersbach & Lloyd Kandell
Prod. Co: Punahele Productions
Rec. Co: Pacific Music Productions; Hawaii
Liner Notes: Sven A. Kirsten
Time: 5:02
CD: SKINNY DIP WITH DON TIKI
Taboo 8889 (Tk 8)
Notes: Don Tiki is a creative collaboration of Lloyd “Fluid Floyd” Kandell and Kit “Perry Coma” Ebersbach.
The band features Hawaii's top musicians with cumulative experience ranging from jazz fusion to world
beat to the Honolulu Symphony to Waikiki Showrooms.
The Don Tiki site audio clip started a slow tick-tock beat (water drops) with the flute playing a pleasant
lackadaisical South Seas melody backed by keyboards and bongo, then a Latin keyboard and the bongo
pick up the rhythm and the flute does some trills.
Ref: Don Tiki, Biography, dontiki
Don Tiki, Skinny Dip with Don Tiki, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Don Tiki, Skinny Dip with Don Tiki, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Don Tiki, Skinny Dip with Don Tiki, Discogs
Don Tiki, Skinny Dip with Don Tiki, Wet Cave (1:53), dontiki (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
caveinspiredmusic.com