D.J. Fred Fiske (R) of Washington’s WWDC radio interviews Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm in New York City)
Actor, singer and author Tab Hunter has starred in over forty films.He
had a 1957 hit record with the song "Young Love", which was #1 on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks and became one of the larger
hits of the Rock n’ Roll era.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Jackie Gleason enjoyed lending his
name to a series of best-selling "mood music" albums with jazz overtones
for Capitol Records. He felt there was a market for romantic instrumentals
and his goal was to make "musical wallpaper that should never be intrusive,
but conducive”.
Gleason’s first album, Music for Lovers Only, still holds the record for the
album longest in the Billboard Top Ten Charts (153 weeks), and his first ten
albums all sold over one million copies. At one point, Gleason held the record
for charting the most number-one albums on the Billboard 200 without charting
any hits on the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Gleason could
not read or write music; he was said to have conceived melodies in his head
and described them vocally to assistants.
Orchestra conducted by Jackie Gleason, Trumpet solo by Bobby Hackett
Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Levone Anderson)
Bonds’ first hit was the song "New Orleans" which went to #6. It was followed
by "Not Me", a flop for Bonds but later a hit for the Orlons, and then by his
only number one hit, "Quarter to Three" in June 1961. "Quarter To Three"
sold one million records, earning a gold disc .While he has continued to
perform, Gary also keeps active as a songwriter.
The song “Running Scared” was recorded as part of Roy’s 1961 album “Crying”
as the final track on the album. It is noted for being written without a chorus.
