A Professional History....Part One!

Many people have asked...."John, how is it that you know so much about the history of American music?" The reason is that I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. I was always lucky that way.

I began my professional music career in 1959 when I was eighteen years old. Actually all I was trying to do was survive, pay the rent and feed myself occasionally.

This show begins with my first jobs in the record business in Atlanta, Georgia. The songs you will hear are those I either produced or engineered at several studios in Atlanta. The first being NRC Studios in Buckhead and, (at that time) a new studio owned by The LeFevres (a gospel group) called Sing Studios.

Every song recorded has a story behind it and I will try to give you an inside view of what occurred with each record and artist.

It always seemed I was in the right place at the right time. I think it was because I loved the music and the people involved so much.

This show goes back to the beginning. It seems like only yesterday.

John Rhys/BluePower.com

Here's the music:

1)...."Hand Clappin' "....Red Prysock....Mercury Records
2)...."Every Beat Of My Heart"....Gladys Knight And The Pips....Fury Records and ABC Records
3)...."Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon"....Ray Stevens....Trumpet Records
4)...."Harlem Nocturne"....Mike Shapiro and The Sharpies....Savoy Records 5)...."Dream Girl"....Arthur Alexander....Dot Records
6)...."Can It All Be Love"....Oscar Toney Jr.....King Records
7)...."Just Like Romeo And Juliet"....The Reflections....Golden World Records 8)...."Hand Clappin' "....Red Prysock....Mercury Records

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