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Rasta Pasta
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yes, between Acuff catolog they purchased a few years ago and now the Lieberman catalog.. Michael owns pretty much all of Elvis's hits....
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Sony/ATV Music Publishing To Acquire Famous Music LLC
May 31, 2007
SCA - NEW YORK, May 30, 2007 -- Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced that they have signed an agreement for Sony/ATV to acquire Famous Music LLC from Viacom. Sony/ATV Music Publishing is co-owned by Sony and trusts formed by Michael Jackson.
“The Famous Music catalogue is a world-class asset filled with evergreen songs that people know and love,” said Martin N. Bandier, Chairman and CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “The depth and breadth of the catalogue is what truly makes it great, and I strongly believe that the addition of the Famous catalogue and its songwriters to Sony/ATV is another step in our long-range growth plans. In addition, we are pleased to be entering the production music business through Famous’ Extreme division. Extreme’s valuable creative team and unique business model will be a terrific complement to our core music publishing business.”
“Famous Music is one of the iconic names in music publishing,” said Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom. “We are very pleased that Sony/ATV Music Publishing has recognized its great value and potential. We have benefited greatly from the talent and experience of the very able management team at Famous Music, particularly its long time CEO, Irwin Robinson, as well as Ira Jaffe, President and Chief Operating Officer; and Margaret Johnson, Executive Vice President Finance and Administration. We know that Famous and its fine executives have many great days ahead and want to thank them for their tremendous accomplishments.”
“Famous Music is one of the world’s largest independent music publishers, and this acquisition, following on the heels of the Leiber Stoller acquisition, further enhances Sony/ATV’s position in the global music publishing industry,” said Rob Wiesenthal, Chief Financial Officer, Sony Corporation of America.
"This is a milestone event for Sony/ATV Music Publishing," said Michael Jackson. "The diverse collection of songs in this catalogue range from timeless classics to contemporary hits, and I am pleased to add the acquisition of Famous Music to Sony/ATV."
Founded in 1928, the Famous Music catalogue includes 125,000 songs and sound cues, including such hits and classics as “Footloose,” “Moon River,” “Take My Breath Away,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” “Satin Doll,” “Silver Bells,” and “That’s Amore.” The catalogue, founded originally to publish music from “talking pictures,” also includes the widely recognizable movie themes from Braveheart, The Godfather, Forrest Gump, Mission Impossible and the “Axel F” theme from Beverly Hills Cop. The catalogue includes contemporary hits such as “Bad Day” (Daniel Powter), “Hips Don’t Lie” (Shakira), “The Real Slim Shady” (Eminem), and “Beautiful” (written by Linda Perry – performed by Christina Aguilera). The company also owns the Bjork, Duke Ellington, Dave Grusin, Bush and Boyz II Men catalogues, and songs from smash Broadway shows such as A Chorus Line and The Producers.
Famous Music’s roster of songwriters includes Shakira, Akon, Linda Perry (who has written for Pink, Gwen Stefani, and Christina Aguilera), 7Aurelius (who has written for LL Cool J and Mariah Carey), Fred Jerkins III (who has written for Destiny's Child and Whitney Houston), Dave Tozer (who has written for John Legend), Mike Mangini (who has written for Joss Stone and Baha Men), Charlie Midnight (who has written for Hilary Duff and James Brown), Darrell Scott (who has written for Dixie Chicks and Faith Hill), Modest Mouse, Jet and Ozomatli.
Through its Extreme division, Famous Music is also is a major supplier of high quality recordings and musical compositions for use in television and radio advertisements, film and television productions, trailers, and major network and cable broadcast promotional announcements throughout the world.
This transaction is subject to customary approvals. Viacom was advised by UBS Investment Bank and Shearman and Sterling. Sony/ATV was advised by Morgan Stanley and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
http://www.sonyatv.com/index.php/news/261
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Thanks, Rasta. I didn't know about the Lieber/Stoller catalog. I absolutely love it when Sony/MJ acquire new music. All of these acquisitions remind me of what Jesse Jackson said in Jet: " . . . he has made it part of his business script to buy more catalogs. ."
I try to check the S/ATV site from time-to-time to see what's going on but haven't checked it in recent months. I also make sure I check the credits after movies to see which songs are credited to the catalog. Funny, I never thought about anything like that before knowing that some of it is owned by MJ. I guess I just want him to do well in everything he does or is a part of.
Thanks again!
I try to check the S/ATV site from time-to-time to see what's going on but haven't checked it in recent months. I also make sure I check the credits after movies to see which songs are credited to the catalog. Funny, I never thought about anything like that before knowing that some of it is owned by MJ. I guess I just want him to do well in everything he does or is a part of.
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Welcome to Sony/ATV’s “Musical Notes” - Little Richard
Jun 15, 2007
Sony/ATV’s Song Catalogs are like treasure chests…you open them up and initially find instantly-recognizable hit titles. But below the surface, that’s where you start to unearth equally fine jewels…songs and melodies worth digging out and sharing with others.
This is the first of an ongoing series of bi-monthly newsletters spotlighting classic and memorable songs from the rich Sony/ATV vaults; we’ll be highlighting legendary songwriters (such as Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Duke Ellington and Roy Orbison) plus groupings of cool songs ranging from vintage soul and jazz to movie themes and country milestones.
Join us for some musical explorations!
Alan Warner
Creative Consultant
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Cover of The Week:
David Gates’ classic ballad MAKE IT WITH YOU (originally a #1 US smash in 1970 by Bread) now sung by the duo of Eddie Levert and his son, the late Gerald Levert, on their just-released album “Something To Talk About” on Atlantic.
Climber Of The Week:
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Sean Kingston (up to #57 on the Hot 100) which samples the Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller/Ben E. King song STAND BY ME.
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“A WOP BOP A LOO BOP A LOP BAM BOOM”
The Sony/ATV Hits Of Little Richard
Little Richard was and is one of the true architects of rock ‘n’ roll. Born in Macon, Georgia (and later nicknamed ‘The Georgia Peach’), his outrageous, flamboyant persona highlighted by a trademark pompadour and eye makeup was matched by his mindblowing, frenetic-paced vocals and pounding piano. Richard was the powerhouse rock ‘n’ roller that everyone tried to match and his influence spread around the world, particularly to England where The Beatles were listening and learning, borrowing from his unforgettable falsetto.
Originally signed first to RCA and then to Don Robey’s Peacock label where his gospel training shone through, Little Richard’s recording career didn’t catch fire until Art Rupe (owner of west coast-based Specialty Records) took a chance on him and sent Bumps Blackwell to record him in New Orleans with some of the local ace studio musicians.
For some time, Richard had been singing a number alternatively called “The Thing” or “Bald Headed Sally”; its innuendo-laden lyric was ‘cleaned up’ by a young writer called Dorothy LaBostrie and, with its signature phrase “A Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom”, it became TUTTI FRUTTI. In late November 1955, it made its debut on Billboard’s “Most Played By R&B Disc Jockeys” chart and Little Richard’s rise to rock ‘n’ roll stardom had begun.
Richard rightly gives credit to Pat Boone for helping initially spread the popularity of TUTTI FRUTTI when radio stations were accustomed to playing ‘cover’ versions of R&B songs by white artists. But when you’ve heard and seen Little Richard, you forget everyone else. He is the real deal. Sony/ATV, via the Venice catalog (Art Rupe’s publishing house) controls the majority of the Little Richard song heritage and below is an alphabetical listing of the key titles.
These songs are not only vital milestones in rock history but also have great potential for both re-uses and re-recordings. Just as Robbie Robertson programmed SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ on the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” and TUTTI FRUTTI turned up on the musical beds of such movies as “Cocktail”, “Short Circuit 2” and “Velvet Goldmine”, so all of the Little Richard repertoire is perfect for film & TV uses. As for contemporary versions, his blues rockers like “Lucille” could fit any number of today’s bands. And the Specialty vaults have provided fascinating alternative versions of some of Richard’s compositions as in the case of I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO (BOO HOO HOO HOO) which was recorded in a faster take than the one that became the released master, thereby providing two different interpretations for those hearing the song for the first time.
In addition to Richard Penniman (aka Little Richard) and his producer Robert ‘Bumps’ Blackwell, co-writers of the songs below include Ace recording artist Al Collins, singer/pianist Eddie Bo, Lloyd Price’s brother Leo and the Mississippi-born co-author of Fats Domino’s hit “Be My Guest’: John Marascalco.
All the Specialty recordings listed below are now controlled by the Concord Music Group.
In certain cases, names of the current US master owners of other referenced recordings are hown below in italics.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Robert Blackwell/McKinley Millet)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1957) US #13 R&B
Other versions include: Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes (Bear Family), Robert Palmer (Varese), Li’l Millet (Specialty), Ruth Brown.
BAMA LAMA BAMA LOO (Richard Penniman)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1964) US #82 Pop, UK #20
Other versions incl: Elvis Costello (Universal), Tom Jones (Universal), The Wailers (Norton)
HE GOT WHAT HE WANTED (BUT HE LOST WHAT HE HAD) (Richard Penniman)
by Little Richard (Mercury/Universal: 1962) UK #38
HEEBY-JEEBIES
(Maybelle Jackson/John Marascalco)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1956) US #7 R&B
Other versions incl: Nick Curran & The Nitelifes (Blind Pig)
JENNY JENNY (Richard Penniman/Entoris Johnson)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1957) US #2 R&B, #10 Pop, UK #11
Recorded in a medley with “C.C. Rider” as JENNY TAKE A RIDE by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice/Rhino: 1965) which reached #10 on the Hot 100 in January ’66. Other versions of JENNY JENNY incl: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash/Universal), Fleetwood Mac (Eagle), Carl Perkins (Columbia/Sony BMG), Bill Haley & His Comets (Janus), The Sonics (Norton)
KEEP A-KNOCKIN’ (Richard Penniman)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1957) US #2 R&B, #8 Pop, UK #21
Other versions incl: The Everly Brothers (Cadence/Barnaby), Johnny Rivers (Imperial/Capitol), Mott The Hoople (Atlantic/WMG), The Flamin’ Groovies (Kama Sutra/Sony BMG), Suzi Quatro (Bell/Arista), Alvin Lee (Columbia/Sony BMG), The Blasters (Smash/Rhino)
LONG TALL SALLY (Richard Penniman/Robert Blackwell/Entoris Johnson)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1956) US #1 R&B, #6 Pop, UK #3 (in ‘57) by Pat Boone (Dot/Universal: 1956) US #8 Pop, UK #18
Other versions incl: Elvis Presley (RCA/Sony BMG), Wanda Jackson (Capitol), The Beatles (Parlophone/Capitol), Eddie Cochran (Liberty/Capitol), Marty Robbins (Columbia/Sony BMG), The Chambers Brothers (Vault), The Rivingtons (Liberty/Capitol), The Isley Brothers (UA/Capitol), Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash/Universal), Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra/Sony BMG), Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco/WMG), Cat Mother & The All Night News Boys (Polydor/Universal).
LUCILLE (Richard Penniman/Al Collins)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1957) US #1 R&B, #21 Pop, UK #10
by The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros/WMG: 1960) UK #4
by Waylon Jennings (RCA/Sony BMG: 1983) US #1 Country
Other versions incl: Otis Redding (Atco/WMG), Paul McCartney (Capitol), The Beatles (BBC/Capitol), Bobby Vee & The Crickets (Liberty/Capitol), The Animals (MGM/Abkco), The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros/WMG), Deep Purple (EMI), Pee Wee Crayton (Cleopatra), The Hollies (EMI), John Entwistle (Track/Universal)
MISS ANN (Richard Penniman/Entoris Johnson)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1957) US #6 R&B, #56 Pop
Other versions incl: Johnny Winter (Columbia/Sony BMG), Delaney & Bonnie (Atco/WMG),
OOH! MY SOUL (Richard Penniman)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1958) US #15 R&B, #31 Pop, UK #22
Featured by The Beatles (with Paul singing lead) on their BBC radio “Pop Go The Beatles” program in 1963.
Other versions incl: Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi/Rhino)
READY TEDDY (Robert Blackwell/John Marascalco)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1956) US #8 R&B, #44 Pop
Other versions incl: John Lennon (Apple/Capitol), Carl Perkins (Columbia/Sony BMG), Gene Vincent (Capitol), Elvis Presley (RCA/Sony BMG),
Buddy Holly (Coral/Universal)
RIP IT UP (Robert Blackwell/John Marascalco)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1956) US #1 R&B, #17 Pop, UK #30
by Bill Haley & His Comets (Decca/Universal: 1956) US #25 Pop, UK #4
by Elvis Presley (RCA/Sony BMG: 1957) UK #27
by Little Richard (Creole: 1977 re-recording) UK #37
Other versions incl: Elvis Presley (RCA/Sony BMG), Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount/Akarma), The Everly Brothers (Cadence/Barnaby), Chuck Berry (Chess/Universal), John Lennon (Apple/Capitol)
SEND ME SOME LOVIN’ (John Marascalco/Leo Price)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1957) US #3 R&B, US #54 Pop
by Sam Cooke (RCA/Sony BMG: 1963) US #2 R&B, US #13 Pop
by Hank Williams Jr. with Lois Johnson (MGM/Universal: 1972) US #14 Country.
Other versions incl: Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal), Otis Redding (Stax/WMG), Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Brunswick/Universal)
SHE’S GOT IT (Richard Penniman/John Marascalco)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1956) US #9 R&B, UK #15 (in ’57)
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (PEEPIN’ AND HIDIN’) (Richard Penniman/Al Collins/Edwin Bocage/James Smith)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1956) US #2 R&B, #33 Pop
by Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock (ABC/Universal: 1973) US #14 Country
by Stephanie Winslow (Primero: 1982) US #43 Country
Other versions incl: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros/WMG), Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette/Rhino), Buddy Holly (Coral/Universal)
TRUE FINE MAMA (Richard Penniman)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1958) US #68 Pop
(Released as the B-side of Little Richard’s OOH! MY SOUL, it was not given a separate chart placing in Billboard’s R&B lists)
TUTTI FRUTTI
Richard Penniman/Dorothy Labostrie/Joe Lubin)
by Little Richard (Specialty: 1955)
US #2 R&B, #17 Pop (both in ’56), UK #29 (in ‘57)
by Pat Boone (Dot/Universal: 1956) US #12 Pop
Other versions incl: Elvis Presley (RCA/Sony BMG), Rufus Thomas (Stax/WMG), Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury/Universal), Sting (A&M/Universal), MC5 (Atlantic/WMG), Buckwheat Zydeco (Rounder), Queen (Hollywood), The Flying Lizards (Virgin), Carl Perkins (Columbia/Sony BMG), Edgar & Johnny Winter (Blue Sky), George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic/Sony BMG), Gene Vincent (Magnum), Johnny Hallyday (Vogue), Cliff Richard
(EMI).
HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY (GOIN’ BACK TO BIRMINGHAM) (Richard Penniman)
Recorded by Little Richard for Specialty in 1955 in a medley with Leiber & Stoller’s “Kansas City”.
The Beatles, with Paul singing lead, performed the medley at the Star Club In Hamburg, Germany in 1962 and later on the 1964 British album “Beatles For Sale” on Parlophone, subsequently issued on the US Capitol LP “Beatles VI”.
Little Richard has re-recorded many of his classic songs over the years for
various labels including Vee-Jay.
He appeared in some of the classic early rock ‘n’ roll movies such as “The Girl Can’t Help It” (20th Fox: 1956) in which he performed SHE’S GOT IT, “Don’t Knock The Rock” (Columbia: 1956) in which he sang LONG TALL SALLY and TUTTI-FRUTTI plus MISTER ROCK ‘N’ ROLL(Paramount:1957) in which he performed both LUCILLE and KEEP A-KNOCKIN’.
Following is a group of other outstanding Sony/ATV songs recorded in and around the Crescent City…
(EVERY TIME I HEAR) THAT MELLOW SAXOPHONE (Robert Blackwell/Roy Montrell/John Marascalco)
by Roy Montrell (Specialty: 1956)
Never a chart record but a much-loved turntable hit by guitarist Roy Montrell who played with Lloyd Price’s band as well as on a zillion Crescent City dates. The tune is also known as I WANNA ROCK under which title Dr. John recorded a version on his “Hollywood Be Thy Name” album on United Artists in 1975.
JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) (Hank Williams)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1962) US #30 Pop
Hank Williams’ 1952 hit was revived in ‘61 by New Orleans’ favorite son Fats Domino whose typically upbeat single reached Billboard’s Top 30 early the following year.
LAWDY MISS CLAWDY (Lloyd Price)
by Lloyd Price (Specialty: 1952) US #1 R&B
This was R&B legend Lloyd Price’s outstanding debut record; Dave Bartholomew produced the session on which Fats Domino played piano. Song went on to become a rock ‘n’ roll classic recorded by such as Elvis Presley, Solomon Burke, The Buckinghams, Carl Perkins, Joe Cocker, The Hollies, Eric Burdon, Link Wray, Johnny Rivers, Mickey Gilley, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Little Richard, Gary Stites and by Paul McCartney. The Elvis version charted at #15 in the UK in ’57.
ONE NIGHT (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King)
by Smiley Lewis (Imperial/Capitol: 1956) US #11 R&B Sensational blues wailer written for and originally recorded by New Orleans R&B singer/guitarist Smiley Lewis as “One Night (Of Sin)”. The lyric was rewritten (and credited to Anita Steiman) as “One Night with you” for Elvis Presley’s version which was a Top 5 US pop hit two years later and a UK #1 single in ‘59. A revival by Mud hit #32 in the UK in ’75. Joe Cocker unearthed the original ‘sin-ful’ lyric and recorded it on Capitol in 1989.
THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO (Eddie Jones)
by Guitar Slim (Specialty: 1953) US #1 (in ’54)
Guitarist/singer Eddie Jones adopted the moniker Guitar Slim and in 1950, traveled from his home in Greenwood, Mississippi to New Orleans. This wonderful heartbreaking song became a huge seller and Slim’s original version featured Ray Charles on piano. Alternatively known simply as THE THINGS I USED TO DO, it later became a staple in the repertoire of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.
WITCHCRAFT (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King)
by The Spiders (Imperial/Capitol: 1955) US #5 R&B (in early ’56)
Crescent City vocal group The Spiders cut the ballad “Witchcraft” with Chuck Carbo singing lead. Elvis Presley successfully revived the song in ’63.
Also recommended:
AIN’T IT A SHAME (Lloyd Price/Horace Owens)
by Lloyd Price (Specialty: 1953) US #4 R&B
BOUNCIN’ THE BOOGIE (Dave Bartholomew)
by The Royal Kings (Specialty: 1952)
CHA DOOKY-DOO (Mae Vince)
by Art Neville (Specialty: 1958)
LIGHTS OUT (Mac Rebennack/David Seth)
by Jerry Byrne (Specialty: 1958)
OOOH-OOOH-OOOH (Lloyd Price)
by Lloyd Price (Specialty: 1952) US #4 R&B
RESTLESS HEART (Lloyd Price)
by Lloyd Price (Specialty: 1952) US #5 R&B
RICH WOMAN (Dorothy LaBostrie/McKinley Millet)
by Li’l Millet & The Creoles (Specialty: 1955)
SQUEEZE BOX BOOGIE (Clifton Chenier)
by Clifton Chenier (Specialty: 1955)
TELL ME PRETTY BABY (Lloyd Price)
by Lloyd Price(Specialty: 1953) US #8 R&B
ZING ZING (Art Neville)
by Art Neville (Specialty: 1958)
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Sony/ATV’s control of the titles listed in this newsletter may vary by territory..
US chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Magazine.
Special thanks to Janice Brock and to Sharon Boyse for their help in guiding me through the Sony/ATV systems as I prepared this first bulletin.
http://www.sonyatv.com/index.php/news/266
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Thanx for the update as usual RastaPasta. Just wondering tho' who makes up 'Sony'? I know they are in partnership with MJ but who actually is 'Sony', how many people form the 'Sony' part?
I also wondered if you know whether this Sony is linked to Sony involved with TV,Play stations etc. I remember a while back there was a rumour about MJ involved with 'Sony' (I think) in video games etc. Just wondered if you know about this.
I also wondered if you know whether this Sony is linked to Sony involved with TV,Play stations etc. I remember a while back there was a rumour about MJ involved with 'Sony' (I think) in video games etc. Just wondered if you know about this.
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well, that is the same Sony...they are a hugh Japan company with many divisions.. and publishing is one of their divisions..they had the publishing division before Michael came on the scene..
but what Michael did was buy the Beatles catalog and owned it 100%.. then went to Sony.. and said... I want to be your partner in your publishing division.. and here is what I am bringing to the table.. to get it...
well.. Sony paid Michael $100mil to get him.. because the value of his catalog was worth sooooooooo much more than theirs...
and the rest.. as they say is history.....and something tells me that they can never get rid of Michael ( I am very sure there is clause in this partnership).. because he was the sole owner of ATV... and they went into a joint-venture.. not a sale.. but that gets real complicated..
anyways.. Michael is on the same level as the big boys...
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Sony/ATV's "Musical Notes" #3 - Roy Orbison
Jul 13, 2007
A fortnightly newsletter highlighting some of the many classic songs in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog.
From Alan Warner, Creative Consultant
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Sony/ATV Timeline
40 years ago this week, Kenny Rogers left The New Christy Minstrels and began recording an album for Reprise with producer Jimmy Bowen. Kenny’s new group was The First Edition and their debut Top 5 hit in early ’68 was our Mickey Newbury song JUST DROPPED IN (TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN).
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The Sony/ATV Hits of & by ROY ORBISON
He started out singing rockabilly on Sam Phillip’s legendary Sun label in the late 50’s, but the Texas-born singer/songwriter Roy Orbison became one of pop music’s most popular ballad vocalists of the 1960’s. He possessed a haunting voice with a remarkable range which excelled on songs of acute heartbreak such as CRYING, BLUE ANGEL, BLUE BAYOU and ONLY THE LONELY. His songwriting ability was outstanding; in 1958, Wesley Rose hired Roy as a staff writer to Acuff-Rose Music and the following year, Fred Foster signed him to his Monument Records label. There Roy enjoyed amazing success starting with his third single ONLY THE LONELY co-written with Joe Melson* who sang backup on the record. (“Only The Lonely know the heartaches I’ve been through/Only The Lonely know I cried and cried for you”)
Roy Orbison’s hits also rapidly took off overseas particularly in Britain where ‘The Big O’ (as he was nicknamed) toured for the first time in 1963 when he shared a bill with The Beatles. According to Merseybeat historian Bill Harry, Ringo Starr told Beatles biographer that “It was terrible following him. He’d slay them and they’d scream for more”. Roy found a new writing partner called Bill Dees and together they wrote the biggest-ever Orbison hit OH PRETTY WOMAN. (“Pretty Woman walking down the street/Pretty Woman the kind I’d like to meet”)
Roy’s songs and performances have also been prominently featured on movie & TV soundtracks. David Lynch memorably used IN DREAMS in “Blue Velvet” in 1986, the original version of CRYING was heard in a 2004 episode of “The Sopranos” and his remake duetting with k.d. lang was heard in Bob Giraldi’s 1987 comedy drama “Hiding Out”, his duet with Emmylou Harris of THAT LOVIN’ YOU FEELIN’ AGAIN came from the soundtrack of Alan Rudolph’s 1980 film “Roadie” and, of course, OH PRETTY WOMAN was used in the 1990 Richard Gere/Julia Roberts box-office smash “Pretty Woman”.
Roy Orbison died in 1988 but not before receiving outstanding recognition from fellow artists. A few months earlier, he had joined Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and George Harrison in the Traveling Wilburys ensemble and in late ‘87, he’d starred in the unforgettable cable TV concert special “A Black And White Night” in which he performed the most memorable songs from his repertoire with an all-star band that included Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, k.d. lang and J.D. Souther.
Here is an alphabetical list of the Sony/ATV songs which charted in the US and/or the UK for Roy Orbison. The Monument masters are all controlled by Sony/BMG and the MGM recordings are controlled by Universal.
BLUE ANGEL (Roy Orbison/Joe Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1960) US #9 Pop, UK #11
BLUE BAYOU (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1963) US #29 Pop, UK #3
By Linda Ronstadt (Asylum/WMG: 1977) US #2 Country, #3 Pop
BORNE ON THE WIND (Roy Orbison/William Dees)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1964) UK #15
BREAKIN’ UP IS BREAKIN’ MY HEART (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1966) US #31 Pop, UK #22
CALIFORNIA BLUE (Roy Orbison/Jeff Lynne/Tom Petty)
By Roy Orbison (Virgin: 1989) US #51 Country
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1967) US #60 Pop
CRAWLING BACK (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1965) US #46 Pop, UK #19
THE CROWD (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1962) US #26 Pop, UK #40
CRYING (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1961) US #2 Pop, UK #25
By Jay & The Americans (UA/Capitol: 1966) US #25 Pop
By Arlene Harden (Columbia/Sony BMG: 1970) US #28 Country
By Ronnie Milsap (Warner Bros/WMG: 1976) US #79 Country
By Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb: 1980) US #14 Country
By Don McLean (Millennium: 1981) US #5 Pop, #6 Country, #2 AC, UK #1 (in ’80)
By Roy Orbison & k.d. lang (Virgin: 1987) US #28 AC, #42 Country (in ’88)(Virgin: 1992 reissue) UK #13, US #40 AC (in ’93)
FALLING (Orbison)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1963) US #22 Pop, #7 AC, UK #9
GOODNIGHT (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1965) US #21 Pop, UK #14
HEARTACHE (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1968) UK #44
I DROVE ALL NIGHT (Tom Kelly/Billy Steinberg)
By Cyndi Lauper (Epic/Sony BMG: 1989) US #6 Pop, #43 AC
By Roy Orbison (MCA/Universal: 1992) US #74 Pop, UK #7
By Celine Dion (Epic/Sony BMG: 2003) US #45 Pop, #7 AC, #2 Dance
I’M HURTIN’ (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1961) US #27 Pop
IN DREAMS (Orbison)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1963) US #7 Pop, #3 AC, UK #6
By Roy Orbison (Virgin: 1987 remake) US #75 Country
IT’S OVER (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1964) US #9 Pop, UK #1
LANA (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1966) UK #15
LEAH (Orbison)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1962) US #25 Pop
MY FRIEND (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1969) UK #35
By Arleen Harden (Columbia/Sony BMG: 1970) US #63 Country
OH PRETTY WOMAN (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison & The Candy Men (Monument: 1964) US #1 Pop, UK #1
By Van Halen (Warner Bros/WMG: 1982) US #12 Pop, #1 Mainstream Rock
By Roy Orbison & Friends (Virgin: 1989 remake) US #89 Country, #48 AC
As LOVIN’ MAN: By Arlene Harden (Columbia/Sony BMG: 1970) US #13 Country
ONLY THE LONELY (KNOW THE WAY I FEEL) (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1960) US #2 Pop, UK #1
By Sonny James (Capitol: 1969) US #1 Country, #32 AC
PRETTY PAPER (Willie Nelson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1963) US #15 Pop, UK #6
By Kenny Chesney with Willie Nelson (BNA/Sony BMG: 2004) US #45 Country
RIDE AWAY (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1965) US #25 Pop, UK #34
RUNNING SCARED (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1961) US #1 Pop, UK #9
(SAY) YOU’RE MY GIRL (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1965) US #39 Pop, UK #23
SO GOOD (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbsion (MGM: 1967) UK #32
THAT LOVIN’ YOU FEELIN’ AGAIN (Roy Orbison/Chris Price)
By Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros/WMG: 1980) US #6 Country, #10 AC, #55 Pop
THERE WON’T BE MANY COMING HOME (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1966) UK #12
TOO SOON TO KNOW (Don Gibson)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1966) US #68 Pop, UK #3
TWINKLE TOES (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1966) US #39 Pop, UK #29
UP TOWN (Orbison/Melson)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1960) US #72 Pop
WALK ON (Orbison/Dees)
By Roy Orbison (MGM: 1968) UK #39
WORKIN’ FOR THE MAN (Orbison)
By Roy Orbison (Monument: 1962) US #33 Pop, UK #50
YOU GOT IT (Roy Orbison/Jeff Lynne/Tom Petty)
By Roy Orbison (Virgin: 1989) US #9 Pop, #1 AC, #7 Country, UK #3
By Bonnie Raitt (Arista/Sony BMG: 1995) US #33 Pop
*Joe Melson recorded for Hickory Records and his masters can be
licensed from Sony/ATV in Nashville. For details, contact Jack Jackson
on 615.726.8404.
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Sony/ATV Vocal Group Classics
JAVA JIVE (Milton Drake/Ben Oakland)
By The Ink Spots (Decca/Universal: 1941) US #15 Pop
WHISPERING GRASS (DON’T TELL THE TREES)(Fred Fisher/Doris Fisher)
By The Ink Spots (Decca/Universal: 1940) US #10 Pop
Among the most popular recording acts of the late 30’s and 40’s, The Ink Spots excelled at slow ballads (such as WHISPERING GRASS) which showcased their lead singer, the high tenor-voiced Bill Kenny. And if you think that WHISPERING GRASS is too ancient for modern audiences, it became a #1 song in Britain in ’67 as sung and lampooned by actors Windsor Davies & Don Estelle, stars of that year’s top BBC TV comedy “It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum”!
Years before Starbucks was a mere twinkle in Howard Schultz’s eye, JAVA JIVE captured audiences’ imagination as it celebrated both coffee and tea: “I love coffee, I love tea, I love the java jive and it loves me”. Revived years later by Manhattan Transfer, its second chorus even contains a nostalgic nod to the then-movie hero Mr. Moto!
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Classic Pop Anthem
I WANT CANDY (Berns/Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer)
By The Strangeloves (Bang/Sony BMG: 1965) US #11 Pop
By Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (UK Decca/Universal: 1965) UK #25
By Bow Wow Wow (RCA/Sony BMG: 1982) US #62 Pop, #36 Dance, UK #9
By The Candy Girls (Feverpitch: 1996) UK #30
By Aaron Carter (Jive/Sony BMG: 2000) UK #31
Bang was the record label formed by Bert Berns, Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Etergun and Gerald (Jerry) Wexler; I WANT CANDY was its second single co-written by The Strangeloves themselves: Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein (who later produced the group War) and Richard Gottehrer, producer of The Go-Go’s and early Blondie as well as being co-founder of Sire with Seymour Stein. As writers, Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer scaled the dizzy heights of chart fame with the girl group classic “My Boyfriend’s Back” but I WANT CANDY is an out and out drum-driven rocker somewhat styled after the Bo Diddley beat. As you can see, several covers charted in Britain, the most recent one coming from teen star Aaron Carter.
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R.I.P.: BOOTS RANDOLPH (1927-2007)
Saxman Homer Louis ‘Boots’ Randolph will always be remembered for his 1963 million-selling YAKETY SAX hit which later became the theme tune for the British comedy series “The Benny Hill Show”. Boots was inspired to write it after hearing fellow sax giant King Curtis play a memorable solo on The Coasters’ 1958 hit record of Leiber & Stoller’s YAKETY YAK.
But Boots was also a much-in demand Nashville session musician, playing on such classics as “Sweet Nuthin’s” by Brenda Lee, “Return To Sender” by Elvis Presley and our song “Oh Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison. Sony/ATV owns a re-recording of YAKETY SAX by Boots himself along with The Nashville Brass; for details contact Jack Jackson on 615.726.8404.
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US chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Magazine.
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Hey Rasta, I have a question for you. I know I asked you this before, but is Sony/ATV in 3rd place as far as publishing houses go?
Also, if Sony/ATV is in 3rd place, who is in 1st and 2nd place?
Thanks!
Also, if Sony/ATV is in 3rd place, who is in 1st and 2nd place?
Thanks!
Rasta Pasta
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I think with the purchase of Famous Music.. it has help put them in 2nd place.. Universal is in 1st place...
but to me honest.. I think Sony has the MOST valuable catalog because they have the Beatles and Elvis...
Rasta Pasta
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and there is more..
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Aug 13, 2007
American entertainment legend and television innovator Merv Griffin died on Sunday. Sony/ATV publishes the themes he wrote for the two long-running TV game shows that he created: JEOPARDY and WHEEL OF FORTUNE. JEOPARDY will always be remembered for the melody which plays at the climax of each episode while the contestants ponder their answer to the ‘Final Jeopardy’ question. That melody is known and copyrighted as THINK MUSIC.
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Hi RastaPasta got another question :yes: I was wondering if you know who owns the Jackson stuff. I mean the stuff after Motown that they wrote themselves like Destiny album etc.
Thanx!
Also is MJ's own cat co-owned by Sony or just MJ alone. His songs/albums etc.
Thanx in advance.
Thanx!
Also is MJ's own cat co-owned by Sony or just MJ alone. His songs/albums etc.
Thanx in advance.
Datsymay
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The other catalogues are just quantity, but MJ's IS quality, and this is not just about the beatles now but he swept the board with awards for country music recently and Bandier said that this has never happened in the history of country before. Sony/Atv is very prestigious. The name Sony also gives it recognition because of the name brand. So I believe that Sony/Atv is the most envied of catalogues in the world and probably the most valuable. I believe this is the main reason why MJ is maliciously targeted.B)
Rasta Pasta
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no prob.. good questions...
any song that Michael put pen-to-paper to write .. he has ownership of under Mijac Publishing which he owns 100% of
..he also owns songs by Sly Stone, Aretha, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hall & Oats, a Ray Charles song that Kanye, did and other gems
so if Michael wrote the song by himself .. he owns it .. if he shared writing credits with another songwriter then he owns a % of it.. depending of how much of the song he wrote...
so for example WE ARE THE WORLD.. which he co-wrote with Lionel Richie.. its a 50/50 split on that one sharing publishing ownership with Lionel Richie's publishing house (which by the way is controlled by his ex-wife Brenda - but that's another story....lol)..
the joint-venture that Sony and Michael did.. purposely excluded all his songs publishing rights...
Michael actually manages like 3 publishing companies.. ATV (with Sony).. Mijac (100% him), Miran (him and his brother Randy on songs they wrote together like some songs on Destiny and Triumph).. and Peacock Music with his brothers..
so Michael learnt well under Berry Gordy...
please don't underestimate him..
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more, more , more
New SAMP Worldwide Signing - The Starting Line
Oct 03, 2007
Sony/ATV US is pleased to announce the signing of Modern Rock band...The Starting Line.
After nearly two years of writing and woodshedding, The Starting Line have delivered the strongest album of their career. Produced by Grammy nominee Howard Benson, whose impeccable rock credentials include Reliant K, All-American Rejects and My Chemical Romance, 'Direction' is a collection of flawless pop-punk songs that, as Alternative Press writes, "....should appeal to anyone with a pulse."
With the release of 'Direction' the Churchville, PA-based quartet will be three albums in and rolling. The band's first two releases scanned a combined total of over 500,000 units. Their impressive sales and touring history led to a label bidding war last year, with Virgin Records (Capitol Music Group) emerging as the victor.
The first single, “Island,” is currently impacting Modern Rock radio with multiple station adds each week. Its accompanying video just won MTV's 'Battle of the Videos' with over 90% of the vote, beating The White Stripes and Eve/ Sean Paul. Starting later this month, the band will co-headline a US tour with current Modern Rock darlings Paramore that will run through the end of the year.
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Yep. When MJ and his brothers were getting peanuts for all the hard work they did with Motown, MJ lrned that the real money was not with the performers or with making records, it was with writing aqnd publishing. MJ learned well from BERRY GORDY. I think he has beaten Berry at his own game.
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Thanx mate. I knew about Peacock but didn't think that it was still going for some reason.
MJ is really like a sponge the way he absorbed all the tricks of the trade from Gordy etc. Gotta love him for that.:yes:
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yes he is...and thank goodness...lol
here is a link to Mijac Publishing http://www.warnerchappell.com/wcm_2...enu_status=songsearch&searchFormPageNo=4&from=
Miran Publishing
http://www.warnerchappell.com/wcm_2...tes&tf10=miran&wcmsid=yM0p841npSxFSDO_hxgnFH7
Peacock Publising
http://www.warnerchappell.com/wcm_2...s&tf10=peacock&wcmsid=yM0p841npSxFSDO_hxgnFH7
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hey who is Sigmund Jackson? I just saw the name on Peacock publishing link (thanx by the way).
Datsymay
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jackie Jacksons real name is sigmund, and I Think his son may be sigmund as wellB)
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Sony/ATV’s “Musical Notes” #5 - Special Elvis Edition
Aug 15, 2007
A fortnightly newsletter highlighting some of the many classic songs in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog.
From Alan Warner, Creative Consultant
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Our latest catalog newsletter…
Special Elvis Anniversary edition
Jerry Leiber (right) and Mike Stoller (left) with Elvis Presley as they look over the lead sheet of “Jailhouse Rock”. That song became Elvis’s 9th #1 smash hit back in 1957 and over the years, has been covered by such artists as Jerry Lee Lewis, Motley Crue, Jeff Beck, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, ZZ Top plus Johnny & Edgar Winter.
Check out the attached A-Z listing of 50 other Sony/ATV songs recorded by the King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
Elvis Anniversary
August 16 marks the 30th Anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. RCA in the UK is re-issuing Elvis Presley’s classic single SUSPICIOUS MINDS and this week’s Anniversary events at Graceland will be carried live on the Sirius Satellite Elvis ® Radio channel.
Following is an alphabetical list of Sony/ATV songs which Elvis recorded:
AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Mickey Newbury)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1972) US #66 Pop, UK #8
Mickey Newbury’s medley of three flagwaving songs.
AND THE GRASS WON’T PAY NO MIND (Neil Diamond)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1969)
BIG BOSS MAN (Al Smith/Luther Dixon)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1967) US #38 Pop
This was a revival of Jimmy Reed’s 1961 blues song.
BOSSA NOVA BABY (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1963) US #8 Pop, #20 R&B, UK #13
First recorded by Tippie & The Clovers in ’62, Elvis featured this song in his movie “Fun In Acapulco”.
BURNING LOVE (Dennis Linde)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1972) US #2 Pop, UK #7
Initially recorded by R&B singer Arthur Alexander, Elvis’ version (on which writer Dennis Linde played guitar), took the song into the charts.
DIRTY DIRTY FEELING (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1965)
Sung by Elvis in his movie “Tickle Me”.
DON’T (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958) US #1 Pop, #2 Country, #4 R&B, UK #2
DON’T CRY DADDY (Mac Davis)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970) US #6 Pop, #13 Country, UK #8
Country singer Ronnie Milsap sang backup vocal.
FOOLS FALL IN LOVE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1966)
Song was written for and first recorded by The Drifters in ’57.
FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY (Willie Nelson)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
GET BACK (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
Elvis’ version of this Beatles song is a live performance recorded in Las Vegas in the summer of 1970.
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1962)
Another of Elvis’ movie songs, it was first recorded by The Coasters two years earlier.
HE IS MY EVERYTHING (Dallas Frazier)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1971)
A gospel rewrite of “There Goes My Everything”.
HEARTBREAK HOTEL (Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1956) US #1 Pop, #1 Country, #3 R&B, UK #2
Elvis’s unforgettable breathrough song.
HELP ME (Larry Gatlin)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1974) US #6 Country
HEY JUDE (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1969)
HOT DOG (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957)
Performed by Elvis in his movie “Loving You”.
HOW’S THE WORLD TREATING YOU (Chet Atkins/Boudleaux Bryant)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1956)
A country hit for Eddy Arnold in ’53.
I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU (Don Gibson)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1969, 1972 and 1973)
I FEEL SO BAD (Chuck Willis)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1961) US #5 Pop, #15 R&B, UK #4
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE (Leon Payne)
By Elvis Presley (Sun: 1954)
I WANT TO BE FREE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957)
Performed by Elvis in his movie “Jailhouse Rock”.
IN THE GARDEN (Gordon Stoker/Neal Matthews)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1966)
Co-written by Gordon Stoker & Neal Matthews of The Jordanaires, this gospel song is based on a traditional hymn.
IN THE GHETTO (Mac Davis)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1969) US #3 Pop, #60 Country, UK #2
Song later revived by both Dolly Parton and Candi Staton.
IT’S A SIN (Fred Rose/Zeb Turner)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1961)
Another of Eddy Arnold’s early hits (it was #1 in ’47).
JAILHOUSE ROCK (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B, #1 Country, UK #1 (in ’58)
JUST TELL HER JIM SAID HELLO (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1962) US #55 Pop
KING CREOLE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958) UK #2
Title song from Elvis’s 4th movie “King Creole”.
LAWDY MISS CLAWDY (Lloyd Price)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1956) UK #15 (in ’57)
Lloyd Price’s 1952 rock ‘n’ roll classic.
LITTLE EGYPT (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1964)
This song was a highlight of Elvis’s 16th movie “Roustabout”.
LONG TALL SALLY (Richard Penniman/Entoris Johnson/Robert Blackwell)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1956)
Little Richard’s rock ‘n’ roll barnstormer.
LOVE COMING DOWN (Jerry Chesnut)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1976)
LOVE LETTERS (Victor Young/Edward Heyman)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1966) US #19 Pop, UK #6
The melody of this was written as the theme to the 1945 Paramount movie “Love Letters”. The song was successfully revived in 1962 by R&B singer Ketty Lester and the arrangement on that recording was recreated for Elvis’ 1966 version.
LOVE ME (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) US #2 Pop, #7 R&B, #10 Country (in ’56)
LOVING YOU (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) US #20 Pop, #15 Country, UK #24
The title song from Elvis’s 2nd motion picture, “Loving You”.
MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY (Hank Cochran)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
Classic country song which has been a hit several times by different artists; it’s biggest pop seller was by Eddy Arnold in ’65.
MIRACLE OF THE ROSARY (Lee Denson)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1971)
NEVER AGAIN (Billy Edd Wheeler/Jerry Chesnut)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1976)
ONE NIGHT (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King/Anita Steiman)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958) US #4 Pop, #24 Country, #10 R&B (in ’59), UK #1 (in ’59)
“One Night” was originally an R&B hit in 1956 by Smiley Lewis, the lyric of whose version began “One Night of sin”. Elvis’s recording featured slightly altered words which began with “One Night with you”.
RELEASE ME (Eddie Miller/Dub Williams/Robert Yount)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
RIP IT UP (Robert Blackwell/John Marascalco)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1956) UK #27 (in ’57)
Another of Little Richard’s rock ‘n’ roll milestones.
SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) UK #41 (in 1980)
Later revived by Dwight Yoakam in 1997.
SAVED (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1968)
Written for and recorded by LaVern Baker in 1960.
SHE’S NOT YOU (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller/Doc Pomus)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1962) US #5 Pop, #2 AC, #13 R&B, UK #1
STEADFAST, LOYAL, AND TRUE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958)
From Elvis’s movie “King Creole”.
SUSPICIOUS MINDS (Mark James)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1969) US #1 Pop, UK #2
Written and first recorded by Mark James (aka Francis Zambon). Later versions include one by Dionne Warwick’s sister Dee Dee and a duet recording by Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter.
SWEET CAROLINE (Neil Diamond)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
THAT’S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN (Fred Fisher/Billy Hill/William Raskin)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) US #58 Pop
A ballad which dates from 1940.
THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING (Dallas Frazier)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1971) US #9 Country, UK #6
TREAT ME NICE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) US #18 Pop, #7 R&B, #11 Country
Performed by Elvis in his 3rd movie “Jailhouse Rock”.
TROUBLE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958)
Performed by Elvis in his 4th movie “King Creole”.
T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Jerry Chesnut)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1975) US #35 Pop, #11 Country, UK #31
TUTTI FRUTTI (Richard Penniman/Dorothy LaBostrie/Joe Lubin)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1956)
Yet another of Little Richard’s rock ‘n’ roll classics.
WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES (Joe South)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK (Russell Moody/Bert Carroll)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958) US #2 Pop, #1 R&B, #3 Country, UK #3
WELCOME TO MY WORLD (Ray Winkler/John Hathcock)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1973)
This song was a huge country hit in 1964 by the late Jim Reeves.
WITCHCRAFT (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1958) US #6 Pop
Written for and a major R&B hit in 1955 by The Spiders.
YESTERDAY (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1970)
Featured on Elvis’s album “On Stage-February 1970”, his version of this Beatle classic was actually recorded in Las Vegas in 1969.
(YOU’RE SO SQUARE) BABY I DON’T CARE (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
By Elvis Presley (RCA: 1957) US #14 R&B, UK #61 (in ’83)
Performed by Elvis in his classic movie “Jailhouse Rock”.
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US chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Magazine
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Thanx! Sometimes I forget some of their real names, I am just too used to see the nicknames like Tito etc.
By the way RastaPasta just noticing from the list of Elvis songs above... Do you mean that when LMP re-did In The Ghetto with her father She asked MJ's permission?
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Man... this just keep getting sweeter for me!:yes: The irony is just too sweet for words at the mo'.
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I have a feeling the Jacksons own the catalog to the stuff they wrote, lol. They better. :lol:
I still wished Michael and 'em were fighting for Motown royalties. Everybody been sampling their Motown stuff for years now.
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I just wish that Mike owned all the gems they did at Motown. Whoever owns that catalog now is making a killing off gems like ABC, I Want You Back and especially the Christmas songs like I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. However, I'm sure the J5 get performance royalties off these songs but it would be nice to see MJ own the whole shabang.
But who knows, with Bandier (sp) at the helm of Sony/ATV, maybe he will be part owner one day, but I'd like to see those songs under his MiJac Catalog.
Thanks for the links, Rasta.
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That's what I was asking. :lol: But if it ain't the Beatles or Elvis, no one here wants to talk about that.
:lol:Motown was bigger than the Beatles and Elvis combined, ya know? Michael has a LONG history with Motown, I wish he and his brothers can benefit from royalties from the actual masters and have rights to the catalog. It probably won't be a big news story but in the history of the Jacksons, it would be valid. And hopefully Michael, his brothers and Joseph put up a brave front to get MONEY off "I Want You Back", "ABC", "Dancing Machine", "All I Do Is Think of You" and all of that. The Motown songs get more covered and sampled than the Epic stuff, real talk.
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You know I just researched the Motown (Jobete) catalog and found it was sold to EMI primarily because Martin Bandier was at the helm at the time. Barry and Martin were friends. I also found out that MJ also bid for the Jobete catalog, but 50% was sold to EMI for $132 million in 1997--the catalog was owned by Barry and his sister.That's what I was asking. :lol: But if it ain't the Beatles or Elvis, no one here wants to talk about that.
Motown was bigger than the Beatles and Elvis combined, ya know? Michael has a LONG history with Motown, I wish he and his brothers can benefit from royalties from the actual masters and have rights to the catalog. It probably won't be a big news story but in the history of the Jacksons, it would be valid. And hopefully Michael, his brothers and Joseph put up a brave front to get MONEY off "I Want You Back", "ABC", "Dancing Machine", "All I Do Is Think of You" and all of that. The Motown songs get more covered and sampled than the Epic stuff, real talk.
I find it funny because now Martin is at Sony/ATV. I'm going to post the article for 1997 which mentions Mike, Barry and Martin--this will definitely enlighten us as to the whereabouts/whys, etc. of the Motown catalog:
Soul for sale: Berry Gordy sells half of Motown catalog for $132 million.(Deals)From: Black Enterprise | Date: 10/1/1997 | Author: Brown, Ann
Gordy's catalog sold to EMI Music Publishing, contains 15,000 songs made by Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and others. Michael Jackson also bid for the catalog. EMI has five years to bid for the other half. EMI's plans include license agreements for the songs' use in films and other production.
Under the 27-year-long guidance of founder Berry Gordy, Motown Records churned out more than 100 No. 1 hits and changed the sound of America's music. Now Gordy has sold 50% of Jobete Music Co., the publishing arm of Motown records, to EMI Music Publishing for $132 million in what's considered one of the most significant music publishing deals of all time.
EMI purchased the catalog, which includes landmark songs either written or recorded by legends like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye. EMI will handle the administration of Jobete and its sister company, Stone Diamond Music, Corp. It will also promote and market the catalog's 15,000 songs, include My Girl, I'll Be There, Heard it Through the Grapevine and Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
There were other suitors. "Michael [Jackson] is like my son and we discussed it several times," says Gordy. "But I had 15 years working with EMI's system and I want our songs there. They're the largest music publisher in the world, and now there's a situation where they can possibly build movies or television projects around our songs."
According to Martin Bandier, chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing, the company will seek license agreements for use of the songs in films, TV and stage productions, commercials and new technologies. The world's largest music publisher, EMI Music, owns and administers more than I million copyrights in 31 countries. The company, generates $500 million in revenues annually.
Gordy, Jobete's principal shareholder and chairman, negotiated with EMI for 10 months before the deal was finalized. Publishing deals are generally based on 15-20 times the publisher's net. According to reports, Jobete nets more than $15 trillion annually. "It's a very equitable price, especially for EMI, who will be able to really exploit the product," notes Miller London, president of Urban Network magazine, who worked for 21 years as Motown's vice president of marketing sales and national distribution. "I'm glad Gordy held Out for a much better deal than when he sold Motown," he says. In 1988, Gordy sold Motown Records to Boston Ventures for $61 million. In 1993, it was resold to Polygram Records for $300 million.
For EMI, which is undergoing a $192 million reconstruction of its North American operations entailing the dosing of two labels and a corporate office, the purchase means a financial shot to the bottom line. Jobete's worth is believed to be at least $330 million. EMI will have five years to acquire the other half of the catalog at a predetermined multiple of net revenues.
Gordy believes this deal has worked Out significantly better than when he sold Motown. "In the Motown deal, I simply had to remove myself from the record business because it was changing dramatically. But I knew by getting rid of Motown I was still able to preserve the songs and build around it. I bought into the future and it's worked I out well," says Gordy, who plans to include working on a miniseries project on the Motown era for ABC. By all indications, the Motown sound will be around for a long time to come.
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