Betty Willis - UNDERSTANDING - (unreleased acetate) (1964)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (Unreleased Harmony Recorders acetate)
HARMONY RECORDERS
1479 North Vine Street
Hollywood, California
April 1964
The A-side of this 10 inch acetate disc is the unreleased 'answer song' to the Righteous Brothers Moonglow recording, of which they also composed, 'Try To Find Another Man' from April 1964. It was based on the melody of the tune, 'You Can Have Her' first made popular by Roy Hamilton. The Righteous Brothers also recorded a version of 'You Can Have Her' with the same backing track at the same point in time, which found a single release on Moonglow in April 1965.
Although no production credits can be found, one can speculate that Bill Medley may have had a hand in the recording along with the musicians who accompanied the Righteous Brothers in the studio as well as on stage.
At the time of the recording, both Betty Willis and Bill Medley lived in Santa Ana, California.
Medley had also recorded an unissued duet with Willis entitled, 'My Tears Will Go Away' utilizing the same backing track as on the Righteous Brothers Moonglow version and the version by the Clouds on the Vous label. All were produced by Medley. The flip side of the disc is entitled simply, 'Understanding'. Thanks to the detective work of music aficionado Gareth Sweeney, the song was composed by Jackie Avery and Betty Willis. Avery was involved in Betty's Rendezvous Records recordings in 1962 and also on her Mojo Records disc from 1967 so this adds another wrinkle into the history of this Harmony Recorders acetate disc.
In 1966, Betty Willis gave this very acetate disc to producer Steve Benson before he brought her into the studio to record the rare Summit Records release, 'That Same Old Smile'.
* Thank you to Joseph Fenity for several of the photos of Betty Willis shown in this video.
This is great ..soulful gritty it's got it all. Was Betty Willis and session singer Carolyn Willis sisters? Thanks for posting this powerful acetate
Contrary to some accountings of Betty's musical history, she was not related to Carolyn Willis or Alonzo Willis. Nor was she the lead vocalist on the lone Dot single credited to Rachel & The Revolvers.
@@AnthonyReichardt thanks for info!
She did work phills spector label. On Act Naterally and. If Ii Had Hammer. Sad she has past away January 2014.
Did she have a tragic ending?
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@@AnthonyReichardt thanks. Yes. I didn't want to navigate off your posts but I suspected she was the artist that covered Rita and The Tiaras yes. Very sad.
They had no idea back then what absolute 🔥 rap producers were gonna turn these songs into in 30-40 years
Thanks for posting this Anthony. There's a Jackie Avery 45 of a version of this song on the New Orleans based Tail-Gate label. The songwriters there are credited as Jackie and Betty and the arranger is Earl King. Avery and Betty Willis worked together again on her rare Mojo single.
Thank you for adding a missing piece to the musical puzzle👍🏻😁