COMETS Only You FEDERAL Gold Top PURPLE Wax DOO WOP Re
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Mar 14, 2010
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Herb Kenny and The Comets "Only You"
b/w
"When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)"
Listen > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Bm9TlASqA
This "Only You" preceded Buck Ram's (Platters) version on Federal by three years. Mr. Buck Ram obviously 'borrowed' this title "Only You": for the Platter's and then revised the lyrics. Both "Only You's" were great tunes but this one is so much rarer today. The flip side: "When The Lights Go On Again..." is the memorable WWII song - a great version! *I have had some requests to 'talk' about Mr. Herb Kenny & his groups - so, here is some info' (as well as a the YouTube of "ONLY YOU" above) ***HERB KENNY of the INK SPOTS***
(Born 12Jun/14, Philadelphia, died 11July/92)
by Bill "Porkchop" Proctor, Feb/02
THE MAN OF MANY TALENTS
Herbert Cornelius Kenny's earlier musical career included singing with Danny Owens of the Four Tunes in church groups, time spent with the Cabineers and with his own group - the Melodeers. The Cabineers were fronted by Bill and Maggie Westbrook primarily at Kelley's Stables in New York city. Herb's Melodeers included bass singer Jimmy Ricks who, after Herb left, was freed to go on to other things and later formed the Ravens. Various stories exist about how Herb became an Ink Spot. The most frequently told story is that Herb was about to take the Melodeers to the Plantation Club in St. Louis when he stopped by the NY Paramount to say goodbye to his twin brother Bill. They were auditioning bass singers to replace Cliff Givens, and Herb went over to show one of them how to do the talking part. He went over so well that Bill and road manager Murray Nadell offered him the job. Another story is that, while hunting for a new bass singer, the group visited the Apollo to listen to a bass that had been recommended to them. The story goes that the bass turned out to be Bill's brother performing under another name [Chicago Defender, 20Nov/48]. The truth, according to Huey Long, was that Bill simply let Cliff Givens go to make room for his brother Herb to join the Ink Spots. Herb said, in an interview at Howard University in 1990, that the opportunity of employment with a famous group like the Ink Spots seemed more attractive to him at the time than continuing to struggle to become a successful new group. It was fortunate for us that Herb took the Job. I wonder if they would have had as many hits without him. Herb often made the statement that he had to give up singing to join the Ink Spots, which was quite true. He never did lead vocals on record, but did do fill in work when Bill was ill. Herb had the uncanny ability to go from his 3.5 octave singing voice right into the talking bass. Nobody could take the place of the inimitable Orville "Hoppy" Jones, whose voice was once characterized as a "booming whisper," but Herb did very well in his own style. His spoken part on songs such as The Gypsy, I Cover The Waterfront, and Prisoner Of Love are classic. Although Herb often performed with a cello (see photo below), he never played it. It is not clear how many people realized this as Herb was often listed as singing bass and playing the cello (see, for example, the Pittsburgh Courier, 15Sep/45). In fact, Herb got in trouble with the negro AFM in Chicago soon after he joined the Ink Spots. An article in Billboard reported that the AFM wanted him to join saying that Hoppy had been a member in good standing. They relented when Herb, "...proved to their satisfaction that he's no musician and is only using the cello in the act as a stage prop." [20Oct/45] His only recorded vocal in the 40's was when he "moonlighted" for Eddie Messner with pick up musicians to record The Key To My Heart & Why Do I Love You on Aladdin. Herb told me about Eddie Messner luring him away to make this record. He said that The Key To My Heart was Mrs. As Rock & Roll took over the music scene in the mid 50's, Herb left singing to work in radio, which was his ambition from childhood. He went from announcing to program manager, starting at WEBB in Baltimore and later moving to Washington. Golf was his pleasure and his nickname on the course was "Silk" by virtue of his beautiful drives. He carried his own bag into his 70's, and also bowled frequently.
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Condition = Mint- Repro' (Purple Vinyl)
This disc is actually Mint- and played just twice. Due to the fact that it was recored from the original 78rpm, you will hear those historic little crackles.
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