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Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - JAYHAWKS/VIBRATIONS The Jayhawks/Vibrations By Marv Goldberg based on an interview with Carl Fisher © 2005, 2009 by Marv Goldberg Lots of names, lots of labels, and, fortunately, lots of hits. This is the story of the Vibrations, by way of the Jayhawks, Vibes, Cleeshays, and Marathons. The story begins in Los Angeles, in 1955, probably in the late spring.

Recorded at Jayhawks rehearsal space Mixed at Flowers Studios in Minneapolis by Ed Ackerson(originally released as an exclusive track for Spanish magazine Rock Sound ) 2.

Smith and wesson model 3000 shotgun manual downloads. Let's start with Carlton 'Carl' Fisher, singing in a group called the Heart Thrills, formed for a talent show at Foshay Junior High School in Los Angeles. Others in the group were Dave Govan and Cleo White. Meanwhile, at Dorsey High School, James Johnson, Rene Beard (brother of the Little Rascals' Matthew 'Stymie' Beard), and Carver Bunkum sang with their own group.

Somehow, the two groups got together and, when it was all sorted out, there was a single aggregation consisting of: James Johnson (first tenor), Cleo White (first and second tenor), Carl Fisher (second tenor), Rene Beard (baritone), and Carver Bunkum (bass). Their main influences were the Diablos, the Flairs, any group with Richard Berry, the Robins, the Flamingos, and, surprisingly, the Velvets (whose 'I Tried' was a favorite of theirs). They spent a couple of months practicing, and, since the Flash Record Shop was in their neighborhood (at the corner of Jefferson and Western, in South Central L.A.), they were eventually heard by its owner, Charlie 'Flash' Reynolds. Groups were a big thing and, with his new Flash label, Reynolds was on the lookout for talent. He was impressed with this nameless group and turned them over to his pal, Al Curry to manage. (Curry might have been a silent partner in the operation.) Was Curry a good manager? He only lasted about a year and didn't do all that much for them (other than name them the 'Jayhawks').

Rene Beard told me that Curry was a sports fan from Kansas City; all of the teams at the University of Kansas are called 'The Jayhawks.' After practicing in various houses and at the Flash Record Shop, the Jayhawks finally recorded on October 2, 1955. Their first session (held at Ted Brinson's primitive studio) produced 'Counting My Teardrops' (on which you can faintly hear a phone ringing), 'The Devil's Cousin,' 'My Only Darling,' and a little ditty called 'Stranded In The Jungle' that James Johnson had written (and led). A couple of weeks later, 'Counting My Teardrops' and 'The Devil's Cousin' were released. They weren't reviewed until February 18, 1956 (and even then were only ranked 'fair'). Other reviews that week were for Smiley Lewis' 'One Night,' Bo Diddley's 'Diddy Wah Diddy,' the Calvanes' 'One More Kiss,' Tony Allen's 'Check Yourself, Baby,' the Romancers' 'House Cat,' the Scale-Tones' 'Dreamin' And Dreamin',' and the Baltineers' 'Moments Like This.' Nothing much happened with the record, and soon Rene Beard and Cleo White were gone.

They were drinkers and caused more trouble than they were worth, so they weren't much missed. (Within a couple of months, both Rene and Cleo ended up with Johnny Staton, in the that recorded 'Dear One' and 'Lonesome Tonight' for Hollywood Records. According to Staton, Rene sang second tenor on those, and Cleo was the bass.) As a replacement, Carl brought in baritone Dave Govan, who had sung with him in the Heart Thrills.

Now they were four. This was the group that recorded 'Love Train' and 'Don't Mind Dyin' at the Jayhawks' second session. In early May 1956, Flash released 'Stranded In The Jungle,' backed with 'My Only Darling.' The trades picked up on it faster this time, reviewing it on May 19 (both sides 'good'). Other reviews went to Ray Charles' 'Hallelujah, I Love Her So,' Chuck Berry's 'Roll Over Beethoven,' the Midnighters' 'Early One Morning,' the Dominoes' 'Bobby Sox Baby,' and the 4 Beats' 'Love Leads A Fool.' That same month, the Jayhawks sang 'Stranded In The Jungle' on Johnny Otis' TV show.

The record started taking off, causing Modern to cover it with the and Mercury with the Gadabouts. By June 30, it was a Pick Of The Week in the trades. It eventually rose to #9 on the national R&B charts and #18 on Pop. Amazingly, I can't remember ever hearing the Jayhawks version until the 60s; Alan Freed only seemed to play the Cadets (who, although they didn't really know the words to the tune, reached #4 R&B and #15 Pop). The song was doing so well, in fact, that Al Curry arranged an East Coast tour for the Jayhawks. They all piled into a station wagon and drove across country.