Dannie Maness on Hornet Records

 

Dannie MANESS

CP-2937 – Hobo Bill

CP-2938 - Traveling blues

Hornet RH-503

1960

Label owned by Howard Rambeau, Durham, North Carolina

The Marcelles on Renown

The Marcelles

24017 – Ding-A-Ling, Act I

24018 - Ding-A-Ling, Act II

Richard Lucas and Charlie Williams

Renown Records & Publications BMI

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Soul/funk from 1969 on Durham, North Carolina label. The label, started in 1957, had a dozen of releases until 1960 in a 100 series .  The most successful Renown releases from the period were by Wayne Handy, a rock 'n' roller who performed both up-tempo numbers and Elvis-type ballads. 

Renown Records seems to have been dormant during the most part of the sixties and was reactivated with a new 1000 series, all known releases being by country singers, with the exception of  The Marcelles.

Garland F. Ferrell on BRW

 

Garland F Ferrell

20555 ~ Yes, I Love You

20556 ~ Short Skirts

BRW

   Produced by Billy Wagner Music Publishing Co.

 1967

This is (perhaps) Garland Fontane Ferrell, Sr.  of Durham who passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his residence (The Herald Sun, March 6, 2011).  No further info on this singer and songwriter.

The BRW label was owned by Billy R. Wagner, a Virginia-born singer, songwriter and publisher, also known as Billy Reese Wagoner. The label had several addresses, as much as Billy Wagner had himself  :  Durham (North Carolina), Yorkville (Illinois), Hampton, Titusville, Lake Butler and Waldo, all in Florida.

In 1985, Billy Wagner dedicated a special album to the Mothers and Students Against Drunk Drivers campaign,  $10 (check or money order)(Included with album or cassette, a picture of the artist, booklet of safety efficiency money saving ideas for home and auto. )

Charlie Hicks on Renown

Charlie Hicks

Renown 112

CP-2364 - Tonight
CP-2365 - Impressed

Renown Records, small label out of Durham, North Carolina was owned by Howard Rambeau.



Impressed enough were Lou Caposi and Bill Lawrence, owners of Calico Records in Pittsburgh, as the Renown single was re-issued on their label.

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Joe Franklin (Renown 113)

Joe FRANKLIN with the HI-LITERS

Renown 113

CP-2368 - True Blue

CP-2369 - Who Put The Pep In The Punch

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Joe Franklin And The Hi-Liters (Renown 114)

Joe Franklin And The Hi-Liters
Renown 114
Durham, North Carolina

CP-3789 - Swanee River Rock
CP-3780 - The Belle Of Tennessee

Swanee River Rock

The Belle Of Tennessee

Acknowledgments : whopfrog (You Tube), butchrvd (e-bay seller, Johnson City, Tennessee)




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