#648 (Week of 1/16/10 - 1/22/10)

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THIS WEEK'S SELECTIONS PROVIDED BY ANDREW BOHAN

"Tell Me"/"Rock, Moan And Cry"
by The Playboys
on Cat 108
released in 1954

Above: Photo of The Cues, who were the backup group for many of the Atlantic Records single artists. There were several different aggregations, this one is (L-R) Ollie Jones, Jimmy Breedlove, Abel De Costa, Robie Kirk, and Edward Barnes. Kirk was also known as Winfield Scott, composer of "Tweedle Dee" and other hit songs. The Playboys were actually Charlie White backed by the first recorded version of The Cues. Cat was a subsidiary label of Atlantic.

Click HERE for an article about The Cues by Marv Goldberg.
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Above: Clipping of The Playboys from 8/14/54.

Above Left: 8/21/54 Billboard review of The Playboys' Cat 108 release. "RATINGS—COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL... 90-100 Tops; 80-89 Excellent; 70-79 Good; 60-69 Satisfactory; 50-59 Limited; 0-49 Poor"

Above Right: Charlie White, who had been with The Dominoes, Checkers and Clovers, sings lead on Cat 108.

Above: Label image of Cat 108 recorded on July 1954 and released in August. Lead singer Charlie White wrote "Tell Me," and Lincoln Chase is composer of the flip side. This was the first of two records by The Playboys, both on the Cat label (1954-55).

Trade Magazine Clipping: August 1954—The Playboys have been signed by Cat Records. Their first release features a new Lincoln Chase tune, "Rock, Moan And Cry"....

Trade Magazine Clipping: March 1955—Charlie White, former lead singer of the Clovers, has formed his own group, the Playboys, and is now recording for Cat, Atlantic Records' subsidiary label. The first [sic] release by the group is due out this week....

Listen to this week's selections by The Playboys on Cat 108 from 1954:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...             1. Tell Me           2. Rock, Moan And Cry             BOTH played in sequence      B. Download RealAudio...             1. Tell Me           2. Rock, Moan And Cry      C. Stream/Download Media Player...             1. Tell Me           2. Rock, Moan And Cry

           [To download audio files, right-click on link and then select "Save (Link) Target As..."]

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