August 1, 1962 : At Audio Recorders in Phoenix, AZ, DUANE EDDY
records "Twangsville", which is first released on the LP of the same
name (RCA LPM 3432) in 1965. Personnel : Duane Eddy, guitar /
leader ; Donnie Owens, guitar ; Dave Campbell, bass ; Jim Horn, 
sax ; Don Robertson, piano ; Jimmy Troxel, drums. Produced by Lee
Hazlewood. 
 
August 6, 1962 : Recording date of FLOYD CRAMER's new single,
"Swing Low"/"Losers Weepers" (RCA 8084, September). Produced
by Chet Atkins, arranged by Anita Kerr in Nashville.
 
August 8, 1962 : THE BEACH BOYS record "Ten Little Indians",
which is chosen for their next single (Capitol 4880, November), as
well as "Chug-A-Lug" and "The Shift", tracks for their first LP, "Surfin'
Safari" (Capitol T 1808, October). Produced by Nik Venet at Capitol
Studios, Hollywood.
 
August 8-9, 1962 : MARTY ROBBINS records the LP "Devil Woman"
(Columbia CS-8718, September), except for the title track, which has
already been recorded on April 10. Track listing available at
http://www.lpdiscography.com/r/Robbins/marty1.htm
Session musicians : Grady Martin, lead guitar ; Jack Pruett, guitar ;
Walter Haynes, steel guitar ; Bob Moore and Jerry Byrd, bass ; Bill
Pursell, piano ; Louis Dunn, drums ; The Jordanaires, backing vocals.
Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones at Columbia Studio, Nashville.
 
August 9, 1962 : Probably the final Sun session for CHARLIE RICH.
(Some of his session dates are unknown.) "Sittin' And Thinkin'"/"Finally
Found Out" is released on Phillips International 3582 in October and
"There's Another Place I Can't Go" on Phillips International 3584 in
April 1963. The fourth track, "Gentle As A Lamb" is first released in
1971 on the LP "A Time For Tears" (Sun LP 123).  
 
Monday, August 13, 1962 : VINCE EVERETT's second session for 
the ABC-Paramount label yields "I Ain't Gonna Be Your Lowdown 
Dog No More"/"Sugar Bee" (ABC 10360, September). Personnel : 
Jerry Kennedy, Joe South, Wayne Moss (guitars) ; Joe Zinkan (bass) ; 
Ray Stevens (piano) ; Charlie McCoy (harmonica) ; Buddy Harman
(drums). Produced by Felton Jarvis at Columbia Studio in Nashville.
 
August 13, 1962 : In New York City, SOLOMON BURKE lays down
four tracks. "Stupidity" becomes the B-side of "Can't Nobody Love
You" (Atlantic 2196) in July 1963. "Send Me Some Lovin'" is a track
for the LP "If You Need Me" (Atlantic LP 8085, February 1963). 
"Poppin'" and "Let's Face It" remain unissued. Produced by Jerry
Wexler.
 
August 14, 1962 : ROY ORBISON is back at Nashville's RCA studio.
"Working For the Man"/"Leah" (Monument 467) becomes the new single
in September. Also recorded is "(I GetSo) Sentimental" , a track for the
LP "Orbisongs" (Monument LP 18035), released in October 1965.
Conducted by Bob Moore, produced by Fred Foster.
 
August 20, 1962 : In Nashville, JIMMY DEAN records his next single,
"Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight"/ "A Day That Changed the World"
(Columbia 42600, November), with Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Ray
Edenton (guitars), Joe Zinkan (bass), Bill Pursell (piano), Buddy Harman
and Doug Kirkham (drums) and Karl Garvin (trumpet). Produced by Don
Law.
 
August 21-22, 1962 : JOHNNY CASH is at Nashville's Columbia Studio
for a two-day session. On the first day he records "Busted"/"Send A
Picture Of Mother" (Columbia 42665, December), "Were You There
(When They Crucified My Lord)" (Columbia 42615, October) and the
LP track "Another Man Done Gone" ("Blood Sweat And Tears" LP,
Columbia CS-8730). On August 22, Cash lays down four further tracks
for the "Blood Sweat And Tears" LP (released in February 1963) : 
"Tell Him I'm Gone", "Roughneck", "Chain Gang" and "Nine Pound
Hammer". "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" is held in the can until Bear
Family releases "The Unissued Johnny Cash" in 1978 (BFX 15016).
Personnel : Johnny Cash (vocals, guitar) ; The Carter Family (vocals) ;
Maybelle Carter (autoharp) ; Marshall Grant (bass) ; Luther Perkins
(electric guitar) ; W.S. Holland (drums) ; Bill Pursell (piano) ; Bob
Johnson (five-string banjo, and acoustic 12-string guitar on August 22). 
Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones. 
 
August 22, 1962 : DR. FEELGOOD (Piano Red) records his next
single at Columbia Studio in Nashville : "The Same Old Things Keep
Happening"/"Let's Have A Good Time Tonight" (OKeh 7161, October).
Two other tracks, "I Feel Good" and "It's A SinTo Tell A Lie" stay in the
can until the release of the Bear Family box-set ("The Doctor's In! ",
BCD 15685) in 1993. Personnel : Willie Perryman, vocals / piano ;
Curtis Smith, guitar ; Roy Lee Johnson, guitar ; Beverly Watkins,
guitar ; Long John Hobbs, bass ; Boots Randolph, sax ; Bobby Lee
Tuggle, drums. Produced by Don Law. 
 
August 23, 1962 : SAM COOKE records the A-side of his new single,
"Nothing Can Change This Love" (RCA 8088, September). The other
track recorded, "I'm Gonna Forget You" is posthumously released
on the LP "The Unforgettable Sam Cooke" (RCA LPM 3517) in May
1966. Personnel includes Rene Hall (guitar, conductor), Edward Beal
(piano) and Earl Palmer (drums). Produced by Hugo & Luigi at RCA's
Hollywood studio.
 
Friday, August 24, 1962 : PHIL SPECTOR assembles a cavalry of 
musicians at Gold Star Studio in Hollywood for a recording of "Zip-A-
Dee-Doo-Dah" from the 1946 Walt Disney movie "Song of the South".
He credits the final result to BOB B. SOXX AND THE BLUE JEANS.
Personnel : Darlene Wright, lead vocal ; Fanita James and Bobby Sheen,
backing vocals ; Billy Strange, electric guitar ; John Anderson, acoustic
guitar ; Jimmy Bond, bass (upright) ; Wallick Dean, bass (Fender) ;
Carol Kaye, bass (Danelectro) ; Al DeLory, piano ; Nino Tempo, piano ;
Steve Douglas, tenor sax ; Jay Migliori, baritone sax ; Hal Blaine,
drums ; Frank Capp, percussion. Produced by Phil Spector, arranged
by Jack Nitzsche, engineered by Larry Levine.
"Zip-A--Dee-Doo-Dah" is released on Philles 107 in early November.
 
August 29, 1962 : Second Chancellor session for JOHNNY BURNETTE.
Both "I'm Losing My Mind" and "The Old Man In the Country" stay in
the can until 2003, when Bear Family releases the 9-CD box "The Train
Kept-A Rollin' : Memphis To Hollywood" (BCD 16438). Produced by
Jimmy Bowen at Western Recorders in Hollywood.
 
August 30, 1962 : At Radio Recorders in Hollywood, ELVIS PRESLEY
records two tracks for the LP (and film) "It Happened At the World's
Fair" : "Happy Ending" and "Relax" (RCA LPM 2697, April 1963).
Personnel : Scotty Moore, guitar ; Billy Strange, guitar ; Ray Siegel,
bass ; D.J. Fontana, drums ; Dudley Brooks, piano ; Don Robertson,
electric piano / celeste ; Clifford Scott, sax ; The Jordanaires, backing
vocals. Produced by Leith Stevens.
 
August 30, 1962 : NEIL SEDAKA records the A-side of his next single,
"Next Door To An Angel" (RCA 8086, September ; the B-side, "I Belong
To You" is a track from Neil's first LP, recorded in March 1959), as well 
as a first attempt at "Bad Girl" (unissued). Produced by Al Nevins and 
Don Kirshner at RCA Victor Studio A in New York City. 

With thanks to Phil Davies for the Roy Orbison information.

Additions and corrections welcome.
 
Dik

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