September 1, 1960 : In Nashville, BOB LUMAN continues his session
of the day before. "Why Why, Bye, Bye" is selected for the next single
(Warner Bros 5184, November). "You Win Again" and "Every Time The
World Goes Around" are tracks for the LP "Let's Think About Living"
(WB-1396), as is "I Love You Because", recorded on September 3. 
"Bad Bad Day" from the Sept. 3 session is first released on an EP
(Warner Bros 5506) in November 1961. Floyd Cramer is clearly 
recognizable as the pianist and the other session men are also 
recruited (as likely as not) from the Nashville A-team. Producer :
Wesley Rose. 
 
September 1, 1960 : Last day of a three-day session for BRENDA LEE.
Six LP tracks are recorded: "Pretend", "If I Didn't Care", "Teach Me
Tonight" and "Blueberry Hill" (all for "This Is Brenda", Decca DL 4082),
as well as "Swanee River Rock" and "If You Love Me" (to be issued on
the "Emotions" LP, DL 4104, in 1961). Accompaniment by the usual
suspects from the Nashville A-team, and the Anita Kerr Singers. 
Producer : Owen Bradley. Location: Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN.  
 
September 1, 1960 : Like Bob Luman and Brenda Lee, JOHNNY
PRESTON is recording in Nashville (Bradley Studio) on August 31
and September 1, but of the eight songs recorded, only "Willy Walk" 
has survived (all the others are lost). It  is released on Mercury
71803 in April 1961. Session men include Hank Garland, Boots 
Randolph, Bob Moore, and Buddy Harman. Producer : Bill Hall.
 
September 8, 1960 : Final Columbia session for BILLY 'CRASH'
CRADDOCK, and his first one outside of Nashville. "Good Time Billy
(Is A Happiness Fool)"/"Heavenly Love" is issued on Columbia 41822 
in November. "Report Card Of Love" remains unissued until the release 
of the Bear Family CD ("Boom Boom Baby", BCD 15610) in 1992. 
Location : Columbia Studio, New York City. Producer : Tony Piano. 
Personnel includes King Curtis (sax), Don Arnone (guitar) and Bobby
Rosengarten (drums).
 
September 9, 1960 : Meanwhile, back in the UK, CLIFF RICHARD
records "I Love You"/"D In Love" for his next single (Columbia DB 
4507), which is released on November 25. The third track from this
session, "Catch Me", is used for the LP "21 Today" (Columbia SX 
1368) in October 1961. On September 20, Cliff records a second
version of "Now's the Time To Fall In Love" (previously attempted
in July), which will be used as the B-side of "A Girl Like You" 
(Columbia DB 4667, June 1961) and "Michelle" (unreleased).
Finally, on September 27, he lays down "True Love Will Come To
You" (for the "Listen To Cliff" LP, Columbia SX 1320) and "First
Lesson In Love" (unreleased version). Backing by the Shadows
(Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan) under the
usual supervision of Norrie Paramor.
 

Monday, September 12, 1960 : DON GIBSON records his next
single, "Sweet Dreams"/"The Same Street" (RCA 7805, November), 
at RCA Victor Studio in Nashville. Personnel:  Don Gibson, vocals/
guitar ; Hank Garland, Velma Smith and Harold Harper, guitars ; 
Junior Huskey, bass ; Floyd Cramer, piano ; Buddy Harman,
tambourine ; The Jordanaires, vocal chorus. Producer : Chet Atkins.

Same day : JACK SCOTT is at Bell Sound Studio, New York City, to
record "Patsy" for his next single (Top Rank 2075, b/w "Old Time
Religion", drawn from his current LP "The Spirit Moves Me", see
In The Can : August 1960). Also recorded is "Lonesome Mary", which
will stay on the shelves for 30 years, until the CD release of
"Jack Scott - Capitol Collector's Series" (93192). Vocal backup
on this session is supplied by The Chantones, more details unknown.
Producers: Sonny Lester & Bill Sanford.
  
September 14, 1960 : Cosimo's recording studio, New Orleans. 
JESSIE HILL records "I Got Mine" and "Oh Me Oh My" for his next
single, Minit 622, plus "Get In Touch" and "It Was You". The latter
two tracks will stay on the shelves for many years, but can be found 
on Charly CD 262, released in 1991. During this session Allen 
Toussaint plays the piano, other musicians are unknown (probably
the same as mentioned on Aaron Neville's session, the next day). 
Produced by Allen Toussaint.

September 15, 1960 : Another session at the Chess studio in
Chicago for SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON. "Too Close Together"/
"Trust My Baby" (Checker 963) becomes the new single in late
October. "Down Child" is first released in 1965 on Checker 1134
and "This Old Life" will eventually appear on the LP "Bummer
Road" (Chess LP 1536) in 1969. Backing by Lafayette Leake,
piano ; Robert Lockwood, Jr., and Luther Tucker, guitars ; Willie
Dixon, bass ; Fred Below, drums.
 
Same day : At Cosimo's recording studio in New Orleans, AARON
NEVILLE records "Get Out Of My Life", "Show Me The Way", "Even
Though" and "Don't Cry" for his next two Minit Singles (618 & 624). 
Aaron is supported by Allen Toussaint (piano), Roy Montrell (guitar), 
Chuck Badie (bass), John Boudreaux (drums), Alvin "Red" Tyler
(baritone sax), Nat Perrilliat (tenor sax) and Melvin Lastie (cornet).
The session is produced by Allen Toussaint.
 
September 15-17, 1960 : During a three-day session in Nashville 
(RCA Victor Studio), ROY ORBISON records eight tracks, seven
of which will be included on Roy's first Monument LP, "Lonely and 
Blue" (M 4002) : "Come Back To Me My Love", "(I'd Be) A Legend
In My Time", "Bye Bye Love", "Twenty-two Days", "Cry", "I'm Hurtin'" 
and "I Can't Stop Loving You". The last two were also released on
a single (Monument 433, early December). 
The eighth track, "Darkness", was first released in 1983 on a bonus 
EP ( Monument XPS 178, UK), which accompanied the 2-LP set
"The Roy Orbison Collection" (Monument MNT 10041). (With thanks
to René de Bruin for this information.)
Personnel: Hank Garland, Grady Martin and Harold Bradley, guitars ; 
Bob Moore, bass ; Floyd Cramer, piano ; Marvin Hughes, piano ; 
Jerry Byrd, steel guitar ; Boots Randolph, sax ; Buddy Harman, 
drums ; The Anita Kerr Singers, vocal chorus ; Howard Carpenter, 
viola & 5 violin players. Produced by Fred Foster.
 
September 17, 1960 : THE EVERLY BROTHERS record "Walk Right
Back" in Nashville, which is released as Warner Bros 5199 in January
1961. There's also a first attempt at "Temptation", which first appeared
as a bonus track on the CD "It's Everly Time / A Date With the Everly
Brothers" (WB 9362 47869-2) in 2001. Producer : Wesley Rose.
 
September 19, 1960 : At United Recording Corporation in Hollywood,
JOHNNY BURNETTE records his next single, "You're Sixteen"/"I Beg
Your Pardon" (Liberty 55285, mid-October), plus "It's My Way", which
is first released in 1989 on the CD "The Best Of Johnny Burnette" (EMI
CDP 7 92924 2). Backing by Bobby Gibbons, Vincent Terri and Alfred
Viola (guitars), Ernie Freeman (piano), Red Callender (bass) and Jerry
Allison (drums), as well as 2 viola and 8 violin players. Produced by 
Snuff Garrett.
 
September 20, 1960 : THE PILTDOWN MEN record the B-side of
their second single, "Bubbles in the Tar" (Capitol 4460, mid-October).
Personnel is the same as on their first single, "McDonald's Cave"/
"Brontosaurus Stomp", which was recorded on May 11 (Capitol 4414), 
but not included in In the Can, May 1960 :
Scott Gordon and Jackie Kelso, tenor sax ; Bob Bain, guitar ; Tommy 
Tedesco, six-string bass ; Lincoln Mayorga, piano, and an unnamed 
timpani player from the LA Philharmonic.
The A-side,  "Piltdown Rides Again" (based on Rossini's "William Tell 
Overture"), was recorded at an earlier session in September. For this
track, the above-mentioned musicians are joined by a full horn section, 
which includes Conrad Gozzo and Mannie Klein on trumpets, alongside
some French horn players from the LA Philharmonic. Arranged by 
Lincoln Mayorga ; produced by Ed Cobb and Lincoln Mayorga.
(With thanks to Stuart Colman.)
 
September 21, 1960 : In Cincinnati, AMOS MILBURN and CHARLES 
BROWN record one side each of a single (King 5405) for the Xmas 
season. Milburn's song is "Christmas Comes But Once A Year",
while Brown's side is "Please Come Home For Christmas".
 
September 21, 1960 : DAMITA JO records an answer song to "Save
the Last Dance For Me", called "I'll Save the Last Dance For You"
(Mercury 71690, rush-released). "I Didn't Know I Was Crying" (71929)
and "Joey" (71946) are also issued as singles, but not until 1962. 
"It's Too SoonTo Know" appears on an EP (Mercury MEP 14235). 
Orchestra arranged and conducted by Belford Hendricks.
 
September 23, 1960 : In New York City (Decca Studio A), THE 
KALIN TWINS record the A-sides of their next two singles : "Zing, 
Went the Strings Of My Heart" (Decca 31169) and "Momma Poppa" 
(Decca 31220). The B-side of "Zing..", "No Money Can Buy" is laid 
down on September 26. Orchestra conducted by Leroy Kirkland on
"Zing", by Bob Hersey on the other two tracks. Producer unknown.
 
September 26, 1960 : MICKEY & SYLVIA are in New York City to
record "This Is My Story" for their next RCA single (7811, backed
with "What Could I Do" from a July, 1960 session). Another track,
"Gonna Work Out Fine", remains unissued. Top session men
include King Curtis (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Lloyd
Trotman (bass) and Panama Francis (drums).
 
September 27-30, 1960 : Four-day session for CONWAY TWITTY,
as always at Bradley Studio in Nashville, produced by Jim Vienneau.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (MGM 12962) and "My Heart Cries"
(track for the LP "The Conway Twitty Touch", MGM SE 3943, 1961)
are recorded on the 27th, followed by "Sweet Georgia Brown", "That's
Where My Lovin' Goes" (LP tracks) and "Don't You Dare Let Me Down"
(MGM 12969) on the 28th. "The Flame" becomes the B-side of "Whole
Lotta Shakin'" in October" and "C'est Si Bon" the A-side of "Don't You
Dare Let Me Down" in December. Together with the unissued (until
the Bear Family box-set) "Send Her To Me", these are laid down on
the 29th. Finally, on September 30, Conway records "Long Black
Train" for the "Twitty Touch" LP (released as a single in 1971, MGM
14274), Two other tracks are unissued / lost : "Baby That's What It
Takes" and "Have I Stayed Away Too Long". Personnel includes
Al Bruno and Grady Martin on guitars, Floyd Cramer on piano, 
Jack Nance on drums, and Lightnin' Chance on bass.
 
Wednesday, September 28, 1960: LATTIE MOORE records what will 
become his biggest seller, "Here I Am Drunk Again"/"Driving Nails" 
(King 5413, mid-October). There's also a possibility that this is the 
day on which King bought the masters from Lattie.
 
September 29, 1960 : JAMES BROWN records seven songs in 
Los Angeles, mostly future B-sides. From now on his records will 
be released on King instead of Federal. The first King single is "And
I Do Just What I Want" (King 5423, B-side of "The Bells", to which 
we'll return next month). "I Don't Mind"/ "Love Don't Love Nobody"
is released in April 1961 (King 5466), "Baby You're Right" in July 
1961 (King 5524), "Just You And Me Darling" in August 1961 (King 
5547) and "Come Over Here" in July 1962 (King 5657). "So Long" 
ends up on the LP "Think" (King LP 683). Backing by Bobby Roach 
(guitar), Al Clark (bass), Bobby Byrd (piano), J.C. Davis and St. Clair 
Pinkney (tenor saxes) and Nat Kendricks (drums). 
 
With thanks to Jarle Jensen, Henk Gorter and Steve Walker.

Additions and corrections welcome.
 
Dik

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