Leon McAuliff- I Aint Gonna Hurt No More

A little country rocker w/ some rockabilly tinges from 1961 on the Cimarron label out of Oaklahoma from Mr. Leon McAuliff.

Leon was a native of Houston, Texas. How could anyone forget Bob Wills when he'd call out on his recordings, "take it away, Leon...". A reknowned steel guitarist bar none. Take a listen to "Steel Guitar Rag". He was part of the Bob Wills sound for many years. Later on, he formed his own band. And was at one time recording on Cimarron records. He just about adopted Tulsa, Oklahoma as a home town from his many years there both with Bob Wills and his own band. Let's read about this famed steel guitarist and band leader.

He was held in such high regard by the folks in Tulsa, that the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce held a program dedicated to Leon, in the spring of 1952 or 1953.

Leon started his career off playing with W. Lee O'Daniels' Lightcrust Doughboys. Then he moved on to play with legendary Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. Bob Wills had a habit of saying "Take it away, Leon..." as part of the recordings and performances and it became one of those things that became part of hillbilly lore. He did about 50 recordings with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys while he was with them.

Then, in 1945, Leon organized his own band. Around mid-1953, it looks like their most recent release was "Sugar and Salt" that featured a vocal by Jimmy Hall. The flip side was a tune called "Panhandle Waltz", a steel guitar number featuring a solo by Leon.

Around mid-1953, he doing a daily show over the 50,000 watt KVOO in Tulsa from 12:15pm. He also appeared on Wednesday nights at 11:00pm as well as Saturday nights at 10:30pm on a show called the "Western Dance Parade".

Leon and his band also played for the dancers every Wednesday and Saturday evenings at the Cimmaron Ball Room in Tulsa as well as other personal appearances in the area.

Leon was married and had two kids, a daughter and son.

Credits & Sources

Cowboy Songs No. 27 (July 1953); American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT.


Leon McAuliff- I Aint Gonna Hurt No More

Luther Ingram - Puttin' Game Down

50 cent funk.

Pickens have been slim lately. I bought 2 records this weekend for $1.00.

This is one of them.

As for Mr. Ingram:

Luther Ingram (November 30, 1937 — March 19, 2007) was an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached no. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and no. 3 on the Hot 100 in 1972.
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Born Luther Thomas Ingram in Jackson, Tennessee, his early interest in music led to him making his first record in 1965 at the age of 28. His first three recordings failed to chart but that changed when he signed for KoKo Records in the late 1960s, and his first hit "My Honey And Me" peaked at #55 on the Hot 100 on 14 February 1970. Many of his songs appeared in the pop and R&B charts, even though Koko was only a small label, owned by his manager and record producer, Johnny Baylor. Koko and Baylor were closely associated with the Memphis based Stax Records label during the height of its commercial success.
Ingram is best known for the hit, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. The song reached number one on Billboard 's R&B chart and peaked at number three on that publication's Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1972. The track stayed in the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, ultimately selling a reported four million copies.[1] The song was later successfully covered by Millie Jackson and Barbara Mandrell; it has also been recorded by Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rod Stewart and Isaac Hayes.
Other popular tracks for Ingram included "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)", "Let's Steal Away To The Hideaway" and "I'll Be Your Shelter." He also co-authored "Respect Yourself", a million seller for the Staples Singers in 1971. The acetate demo version of Ingram's, "Exus Trek", became a sought after Northern soul track. With the Stax connections, Ingram recorded at the Memphis label's studios, as well as other southern-based studios such as Muscle Shoals. He was opening act for Isaac Hayes for some years, and often used Hayes' Movement band and female backing group for his 1970s recordings. He recorded into the 1980s, and whilst only managing lower R&B chart hits, he remained a popular stage draw.
Ingram died on March 19, 2007, at a Belleville, Illinois, hospital of heart failure. According to his wife Jacqui Ingram, he had suffered for years from diabetes, kidney disease and partial blindness.

Luther Ingram - Puttin' Game Down

Uge - Mad Charles - Mad Charles Love Theme

Hey Red Boy look what i found...!

From Sommerville NJ its Mad Charles: the World’s First Singer, Songwriter, Karate Robot who CRUNCHES the evil opposition! He seeks peace BUT he will fight and destroy all EVIL!

Fats Pinto don't stand a chance!





Uge - Mad Charles

Uge - Mad Charles Love Theme

Toussaint McCall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You & Thin, delicious animal meat

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Toussaint McCall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You

Chaino & His African Percussion Safari - The Jungle Chase - Jungle Drums Variations

Leon "Chaino" Johnson (1927 – July 8, 1999), the self-styled "percussion genius of Africa," was an American bongo player. After touring for several years on the Chitlin' Circuit, he released several albums and became popular with listeners of exotica music in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In the promotion of his albums, a fictional biography was developed, depicting Chaino as an orphan from a lost tribe in central Africa who had been rescued by a missionary after his tribe had been massacred. Chaino was actually born in Philadelphia and raised in Chicago....

I was very happy to find this rare japanese 45 in the wild @ a flea market, amongst a pile of trashed turd 45's.... something that doesn't happen everyday in the swamps of south Jersey....

the jungle chase might be one the best double entendre "songs" ever...

Chaino & His African Percussion Safari - - The Jungle Chase

Chaino & His African Percussion Safari - Jungle Drums Variations

Gloria Walker - Them Changes

The great classic "Them Changes" penned by Mr. Buddy Miles and recorded with Jimi Hendrix and The Band of Gypsies, later to be recorded by Mr. Miles for his own album.

This is a great soulful slightly funky version done by Miss Gloria Walker from 1972 of the Federal label.

Gloria Walker - Them Changes

The Rogues - Chilly Willy

Unknown Soul/R&B group acetate by The Rogues - Chilly Willy (Vocal by Norm) written by (Mike Stevens) 45 RPM Abtone Recording Studio 1733 Broadway N.Y., N.Y. 10019 LT 1-0960-1

I got this one with a bunch of other acetates i picked up a while back and can't find much about "The Rogues". Any help would be appreciated.... Sounds a bit like a more modern Coasters....

The Rogues - Chilly Willy

The Sharps - Have Love Will Travel - Look At Me!

HAVE LOVE, WILL TRAVEL - LOOK AT ME! - THE SHARPS
Written by Lee Hazlewood
Produced by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood (1958)
Jamie Records - Philadelphia PA

A take-off on the TV Western show starring Palladin called Have Gun Will Travel. The guitar is unmistakingly Duane Eddy.
Among the vital and distinctive elements that made such Duane Eddy classics as
`Rebel-'Rouser' so memorable were the "rebel yells" overdubbed in Hollywood by
the Sharps, one of the most enduring R&B vocal groups of their time. Managed by
Hazlewood's partner Lester Sill and formerly known as the Lamplighters, the
group consisted of lead vocalist Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris and Rocky
Wilson. They first met Duane in 1958 when he was promoting `Moovin' N' Groovin''
and they were working off their recent Top 10 hit `Little Bitty Pretty One'. The
guys took the shy young guitarist under their wing, introducing him to the LA
musicians that would comprise his early road group. A month after
`Rebel-'Rouser' was taped, Eddy repaid the favor by contributing his
distinctive twang to the Sharps' `Have Love, Will Travel'. In 1962 Carl White
and his cohorts changed their name to the Rivingtons, introducing the world to
`Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow' and other crazed delights.

The Sharps - Have Love Will Travel

The Sharps - Look At Me!

Royaltones - Poor Boy - Seesaw

2 instrumental cuts from 1963 by The Royaltones on the Port label. Looks like Poor Boy was original issued with "Wail" as the flip on Jubilee records in 1958. In 1959 Seesaw was issued on Jubilee w/ Little Bo as the flip. This pressing from '63 pairs both A sides.....

Here is some Royaltones info lifted from www.rockabilly.nl

One of the better instrumental rock 'n' roll acts, the Royaltones hailed from Dearborn in Michigan. They had a longer run than most (1957-1964), the constant presence throughout these years being sax player George Katsakis, who was recently interviewed by Dave Burke and Alan Taylor of Pipeline magazine, for the liner notes of the new Royaltones CD on Ace. George Katsakis (born 1941) started out on clarinet at the age of eight, but later switched to the saxophone. Influences were Clifford Scott, Lee Allen, Red Prysock and Sam Taylor, among others. The group that Katsakis formed in 1957 was initially called the Paragons and included the twin brothers Mike and Greg Popoff (also born 1941). The three youngsters began to write their own instrumentals, one of which was "Poor Boy". Studio owner Stuart Gorelic was impressed with the acetate of the song and gave them a chance to make a professional recording. For this purpose the group was expanded with guitarist Bob Sanderson and a second sax player, Ken Anderson. Mike Popoff played keyboards and Greg Popoff drums. Gorelic sent the tapes to New York and within three days the group was signed to and released on Jubilee Records, owned by Jerry Blaine, who changed the group's name to The Royaltones, as there was already a recording group with the name the Paragons. Gorelic also told them that they needed someone over the age of 21 to sign the publishing contract. Although Bob Sanderson (1935-1994) had no hand in writing "Poor Boy", he was the only one old enough to sign and so he became the official composer of the group's early group-written tunes. The plan was to sort things out later, but that never happened.

"Poor Boy" entered the Billboard charts in October 1958 and rose to # 17, quite a feat for such a "dirty" instrumental. The flip was the equally exciting "Wail!", making this one of the classic double-sided rock instrumental 45s of the 1950s. The Popoff brothers then temporarily left the group and were replaced by Bo Savich (drums) and Ken Anderson's wife Diane on piano. This line-up plays on the second Jubilee single, "See-Saw"/"Little Bo" (Jubilee 5362), again a strong coupling, but this time there was no chart action. "

Royaltones - Poor Boy

Royaltones - Seesaw

Unknown Soul Acetate - I Can't Say No To You

A while back i picked up a bunch of acetates. i don't know who this is or what year it is from. The only thing i could find out about it is that Studio 76 @ 1650 Broadway in NYC where this was recorded is where Hendrix recorded with Curtis Knight in the 60's & early 70's, so i will assume this is from around that same time period... I found this little passage on earlyhendrix.com

Studio "76"
Ed Chalpin's studio where Curtis Knight & the Squires recorded between 1965-1967. Studio "76" was located at 1650 Broadway, in 1970 the name of the studio was changed to "Dimensional Sound. Inc." and it was moved to a new address at 245 West 55th Street. Another Studio "76" (opened in 1965, operated at least until 1972 4) was located in Los Angeles, this could have been a sister company to Chalpin's Studio "76"?

Other than that i have no idea....

As for the song.... Starts off w/ a cool bass line and the bass gets a good workout throughout the song but i'd much rather hear some funky guitar instead of harmonica through the whole thing. I like the male voice popping in and out on top of the female voice but seems a bit hap-hazzard. it has charm but doesn't bowl you over. I wish i knew who was singing....???

Unknown Soul Acetate - I Can't Say No To You

Red River Dave with Sula's Texas Rangers - Why Should I Feel Sorry For You Now - Living A Lie Over You

Saving a few more 78's from the target practice pile. Here is a pretty cool hillbily country 78 from Red River Dave. I don't know what year this is from but late 40's early 50's is a safe bet. anyone know for sure? I know that these scratchy 78's aint everybody's cup of tea, but i'm enjoying digging these out so stay tuned for more. If you aint down, move along little doggy....

Red River Dave McEnery (December 15, 1914 - January 15, 2002 was a musician and writer of topical songs. He was born in San Antonio, Texas. He got the nickname "Red River Dave" because he enjoyed singing "Red River Valley" in high school. He was the leader of The Swift Cowboys.

As a teenager, he appeared regularly on KABC radio. Dave began his career by singing, yodeling, and performing rope tricks at rodeos. In 1936, he broadcast a live singing performance from the Goodyear blimp over CBS AM radio station WQAM in Miami. His career really took off with his song "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight", broadcast in a pioneer television broadcast from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Her worked for radio station WOR (AM) in New York City. He was a radio personality in border radio for station XERF.

He worked in several westerns as a singing cowboy, including Swing in the Saddle (1944), Hidden Valley Days (1948) and Echo Ranch (1948).

And sorry for the crappy pictures.... i REALLY need to upgrade my camera.

Red River Dave with Sula's Texas Rangers - Why Should I Feel Sorry For You Now

Red River Dave with Sula's Texas Rangers - Living A Lie Over You

The Fugitives - Freeway - Fugitive

I just picked this 45 up recently at the flea market. 2 instrumental cuts from 1960 by The Fugitives on the Arvee label. I couldn't find much about this group on the web but i did find that another blog had posted this up and when they did they got an email from the man who wrote the song. Head on over to Dad's 45's to check it out.

The Fugitives - Freeway

The Fugitives - Fugitive

Arthur Hall - Honey Duke And His Uke - They're Doing The Black-bottom In Charleston Now - Hard Boiled Mama

Not sure what to make of this one. Side a just says sung by Arthur Hall but Side b says Honey Duke And His Uke. Are both sides by Honey Duke and his Uke with Just Arthur Hall singing on the a? Or is this 2 different folks on one 78? And to further add to the confusions the labels are wrong. Side a actually plays side b and side b actually plays side a.... Hard Boiled Mama sounds like Nervous Norvous.... Other than that, i know nothing about this other than its from either 1925 or 1926....

Arthur Hall - (Honey Duke And His Uke) - They're Doing The Black-bottom In Charleston Now

Honey Duke And His Uke - Hard Boiled Mama

Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra - Robin Hood

Yet

another 78 saved from the target practice pile. Recorded on December 19, 1944 here is Robin Hood from Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra.

Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra - Robin Hood

Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well

Another 78 saved from the target practice pile.... (see Wednesday's post)

This is apparently Wynonie Harris' 2nd recording....

Wiki info below:

Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful. His group was said to have been the greatest big band to play rhythm and blues,[3] and gave a break to a number of influential musicians at the dawn of the rock and roll era. He is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

Millinder was born in Anniston, Alabama, United States and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1920s he worked in clubs, ballrooms, and theatres in Chicago as a master of ceremonies and dancer. He first fronted a band in 1931 for an RKO theater tour, and in 1932 took over leadership of Doc Crawford's orchestra in Harlem, New York City, as well as freelancing elsewhere.
In 1933, he took a band to Europe, playing residencies in Monte Carlo and Paris. He returned to New York to take over leadership of the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, which included Henry "Red" Allen, Charlie Shavers, Harry "Sweets" Edison and J.C. Higginbotham, and which had a regular slot at The Cotton Club. Around this time he also discovered singer and guitarist Rosetta Tharpe, with whom he performed for many years and first recorded with on "Trouble In Mind" in 1941.
With his own orchestra

In 1938 he teamed up with pianist Bill Doggett's group, and by 1940 had formed a completely new orchestra, which included Doggett and drummer "Panama" Francis. He established a residency at New York's Savoy Ballroom, and won a contract with Decca Records. Dizzy Gillespie was the band’s trumpeter for a while, and featured on Millinder's first charted hit, "When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)", which reached # 1 on the R&B chart and # 14 on the pop chart in 1942. The follow-up records "Apollo Jump" and "Sweet Slumber" were also big hits, with vocals by Trevor Bacon.
By the mid-1940s the band was drifting towards what would be known as rhythm and blues. Other band members around this time included saxophonists Bull Moose Jackson, Tab Smith and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and pianist “Sir” Charles Thompson. In 1944 Millinder recruited singer Wynonie Harris, and their recording together of "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well" became the group’s biggest hit in 1945, staying at #1 on the R&B chart for eight weeks and also crossing over to reach #7 on the US pop chart. After Harris left for a solo career, Millinder followed up with another hit, “Shorty’s Got to Go” on which he took lead vocals. Soon afterwards, Ruth Brown became the band's singer for a short period before her own solo career took off.
In the late 1940s the band continued to remain popular and toured around all the large R&B auditoriums, although it had few chart hits for several years. In 1949 the band left Decca Records and joined first RCA Victor and then King Records, recording with singers Big John Greer and Annisteen Allen. The band’s last big hit was "I’m Waiting Just for You" with Allen in 1951, which reached #2 on the R&B chart and #19 pop.


By 1952 Millinder was working as a radio DJ as well as continuing to tour with his band, but his style was beginning to fall out of favor and the band went through many personnel changes. In 1954 he took over the leadership of the house band at the Apollo Theater for a while. He effectively retired from performing around 1955, although his final recordings were in 1960.
He became active in music publishing, and in public relations for a whiskey distillery, before dying from a liver ailment in New York City in September 1966.


Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well

Ethel Smith - Tico Tico

I have a bunch of old 78's up in the attic just sitting in boxes. Stuff i kinda poo poo'd a while back as "junk". And most if it is.... Dinah Shore and vocal crap i could really care less about. Stuff that i've just accumulated over the years. Me and the boys take a few junkers out in the backyard and shoot 'em up sometimes. They make for dandy targets. But a thread over at Waxidermy got me thinking maybe i should revisit a few of these BEFORE we shoot them to shit.....

I started with a small stack and spot played each one and yep, all of them were pretty much crap to my ears. But this one, this one sounded kinda cool. It sounded sorta "modern" with this crazy organ. And its from 1944. I know all about Hammond organs for R&R but i had no idea they were being rocked way back in the 40's. Apparently they started rockin' the electric Hammond organ back in 1934. I had no idea....

You can check the Hammond organ history HERE:

So while this isn't necessarily my cup of tea i think its actually pretty "neat" sounding for 1944. This awesome movie clip from the movie "Bathing Beauty" shows Mrs. Smith killing it on the organ.



So maybe i'll be posting up a few more 78's if i find anything else that sounds good to these ears, otherwise its to the backyard for target practice!

Ethel Smith - Tico Tico

Whiteboys - Maybe I Do - Wasting My Time - Young Girls

In my lame attempt to find all thing NJ & NJ related i over paid for this "punk" rock 7-inch a while back. Actually it might have been part of a trade deal. Either way it was priced way to high and in a moment of weakness i snatched it up. You know how it is? You walk into a place with such anticipation that even if something is too much loot or you don't really need it, you don't want to walk away empty handed.... Anyway, its not a bad little record but nothing to earth shattering. Way more ROCK than PUNK.... Chalk off one more lame NJ record from my list.... Here is what hyped 2 death had to say about it below.

WHITEBOYS -Maybe I Do 3:44 (Sunrise Music)Orange, NJ '78: pre-Ambulance: Members of Orange, NJ's Whiteboys twice missed their shot at punk fame. Their only 45 has been kicking around for years in a "promotional-only" version that never had a PS. Radio and fanzines utterly ignored it and it never made it to retail. (Who knows if they ever gigged). Then they reconstituted as Ambulance and did a great 45 with a nebbishy pink PS that never even made the 50-cent bins, although it has belatedly ascended into the KBD whacko$phere.

http://www.hyped2death.com/

Whiteboys - Maybe I Do - Wasting My Time - Young Girls

Summer 2012 100 Degree Heat Mix - The Devils Music Mix Vol. 23

Its been hot here. 100 degree hot. I took the liberty to fire up the AC, grab a few cold ones and play with records. This is the result. Enjoy, or not. It's up to you.

Know the tunes? yeah, then make with the track listing will ya huh?

Summer 2012 100 Degree Heat Mix - The Devils Music Mix Vol. 23


Tracks guessed so far:

1 - John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man

2 - Golden Earring - One Huge Road

3 - ?

4 - The Hollies - Pull Down the Blind

5 - Damnation Of Adam Blessing - Strings And Things

6 - Hookfoot - Bluebird

7 - Stoneground - Looking For You

8 - Demian - No More Tenderness

9 - Ussery - Listen To The Melody

10 - Cherry People - Imagination

11 - Maggie Bell - Comin On Strong

12 - Sweeney Todd- Until I Find You

13 - Moby Grape - It's A Beautiful Day Today

14 - Kenny Young - Shake The City

15 - Spontaneous Combustion - Spaceship

16 - Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Pluto The Dog

17 - Neil Diamond - Both Sides Now

18 - Pretty Things:Cries From The Midnight Circus

19 - Tranquility: Thank You

20 - Bread - Take Comfort


Edit: Many thanks to the "Anonymous" folks who are still playing a few months later making this all the more enjoyable!

makes me feel like a should do another one?!?!

OR you guys could start doing the other guess mix i did way back when?!?!?!?!?!????

Find it HERE:

Cheers!
DD

Dale Wright with the Rock-Its - She's Neat - Say That You Care

Some good time light rockabilly and a pretty weak ballad (is Mr. Wright even in key?) today.

This recording was done by Dale Wright with the Rock-Its from Cincinnati in 1957. She's Neat reached as high as No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.

I got nothing else today....

Dale Wright -She's Neat

Dale Wright - Say That You Care

(John) Kongos - Kongos LP - 1972

I haven't been buying many records lately. Money & time have been tight. I've seen this record around a bunch over the years and never bought it, so when i came upon it recently and seeing as things have been dry, and like a junkie needing a fix, i bought it. its not a bad time period piece from 1972. Some hippy God loving soft psych with a few guitar moves and even fewer fuzzy moments. Not bad. Kinda of reminds me of some of the stuff my Uncle Dan would play while he would baby sit me & my sister right around 1972 and have his funny smelling cigarette parties....

Interesting tidbit about this record is that "He's Gonna Step On You Again" is cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first song to ever use a sample.... Hmmmmmm i did not know that....

(John) Kongos - Kongos LP - 1972

Rita Robbins - Get Away

Some more country here today. This is Rita Robbins w/ Get Away from 1955. Pretty Tame stuff but it has a certain charm. Kinda teeters on pop w/ just a hint of that hillbilly stuff i really dig...

As for Rita, here is the lowdown according to hillbily-music.com.....

Rita Marie Winters came into the world in Claxton (or Dayton? or Daisy?), Georgia back in 1932. Country music fans came to know her has Rita Robbins. Her first stage appearance was at the age of six at a school play. She began her musical journey singing with her family at various U. S. Army camps around Savannah, Georgia during World War II.

As a youngster, she would often enter local talent contests. But one in particular probably stands out in her memories. During one contest, for selling U. S. Bonds, her talents helped sell $50,000 worth of bonds.

When she graduated from high school, she became an airline stewardess with Peninsula Air Transport. Her work would take her to such cities as Chicago, Detroit, New York, Dallas and Tulsa. Her family had moved to Miami, Florida around 1949 or so. This may be where that airline was based. Her first television appearance was over a station in Miami.

Her father was a disc jockey and band leader by the name of George Winters. According to one article, he encouraged her musical career and helped her develop an "...unusual and infectious style of delivery."

At one point she teamed up with Anita Carter and Ruby Wells on a few recordings. She also recorded a tune with her brother, Don Winters.

It should be noted that Rita did not really start to think about a career as a performer until her brother Don did an audition tape for Cameo Records back in 1953. Somebody liked what they heard of her on that recording session and signed Rita to the Cameo label. Her first release for Cameo was said to be "Take A Look At That Moon."

Pee Wee King reported in his column in 1955 that Rita had appeared on his television show.

Country & Western Jamboree spoke favorably of her release on RCA that included the tunes "Don't Take All The Love" b/w "Go Between" and thought it was a toss-up as to which side was the "A" side.

In 1955, Country & Western Jamboree's Disc Jockey poll ranked her Number 4 among "Top New Female Singers" behind Myrna Lorrie, Ginny Wright and Betty Amos. The next year, she was named one of the "Top Female Singers".

Her career appears to have been short-lived as we have found no mention of her after 1958.

http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=14154


Rita Robbins - Get Away