trying to find a record from local band

[lfplfilmwindera]

I may have put out this request several years ago, but I thought I'd try again. There was a group called The Silvertones. They were featured in the book "Louisville's Own". The record is "Jumpin' Jack". The Jack referred to their mananger WAKY dj Jack Sanders. The song was his theme song for some time before being replaced by another song I can't think of at this moment. The flip side of the Jumpin' Jack was "Eternity". Even if no one can locate the record, I'd enjoy hearing someone recounting their memories of the record. Thanks.

[Travis]

According to Paul Penny, Jack Sanders would jump around wildly on the stage after being introduced and the kids would just go wild. Not sure if that's how he got his name of "Jumpin' Jack Sanders" or if he was just living up to the name that he used as a DJ on WAKY.

Many local bands recorded on TILT Records up in Cincinnati, and The Silvertones was one of them. Both "Jumpin' Jack" and "Eternity" are currently available on a brand new CD entitled "The Best of TILT Records" which was available on eBay at the time of this writing.

cgi.ebay.com/Best-Tilt-Records-Cd-25-Doo-Wop-Tracks-/350385204353

Link may no longer be valid after 9/14/2010

Leonard Yates provided photos of the actual 45 record labels at:

www.45rpmrecords.com/KY/pop/tilt777a.php
www.45rpmrecords.com/KY/pop/tilt777b.php

The 45 dates back to 1960.

[lfplfilmwindera]

Thanks a heap Travis for locating that cd!!! You'll have to tell me some time just what search terms you used to find any thing on the Silvertones. I've found a lot on ebay for a gospel group, but not the Louisville Silvertones.

You may be wondering why I have an interest in this. I just happen to work with the recently deceased brother of the Silvertone's guitarist. He hasn't been able to get me a copy of the record so I thought I'd just give this WAKY board a shot.

I went so far as to ask Eddie Humphreys at the lastest WAKY picnic about possibly getting the record from him since he was in the Silvertones. He told me the best place to look for a copy would be from someone in the family!!! I discovered from him that the record was recorded at King records in Cincinnati. What interested me the most was Ray Allen of SAMBO and later Allen Martin, played bass on both Eternity and Jumpin' Jack. Well, I'm on my way to ebay, if the cd is still available. Thanks again, Paul

[Travis]

Wow, the page has already been changed and I sure don't remember that $16 price tag, but at least the CD is still there. I wonder if I triggered some sort of a "bait & switch" scheme when I first visited the page yesterday? Oh, well.

Paul, you mentioned that Jumpin' Jack Sanders later switched from using The Silvertones' "Jumpin' Jack" (as his theme song) to another song. Out of curiosity, can you recall the song & artist?

[lfplfilmwindera]

I had to search through my mp3 collection to find the song "Scorpion" from the local group Carnations. I specify Carnations because I believe Scorpion was a national hit by another group. The information about this song replacing The Silvertones' version as Jack Sanders' theme song, came from someone on this board so I'm sure if you use your web searching skills you may be able to confirm this.

[John Quincy]

Leonard Yates told me "Scorpion" was Jack Sanders' theme song.

I also asked Leonard about "The Best of Tilt Records" specifically if he had it, and if the songs came from the original master tapes as opposed to vinyl transfers. He replied:

"John, I don't have this. I feel certain it is off vinyl as there are no known Tilt master tapes. None were found in the Allen-Martin tapes. I'm not aware of many master tapes from the Sambo era before they moved to Taylorsville Road circa 1965/66. The Monarchs and Cosmo got some tapes from the '63/'64 but I'm not aware of any others."

[lfplfilmwindera]

Even though I can't challenge what the mighty Leonard Yates says about a local or national record, I, nonetheless, went to the Internet archive and tried to find my previous post on The Silvertones and found nothing. John, you may be able to help me with this. I've had two user names and could find only postings from the latter of the two names. Once you change a user name are the original postings accessible?

[John Quincy]

What was your other user name?

[lfplfilmwindera]

My original username was lfplfilmwinder

[John Quincy]

Sorry, no luck. I tried the board's search function for all posts from lfplfilmwinder going back 2000 days but none of those posts showed up in the search. Don't know why.

[lfplfilmwindera]

Well, I guess I've taken up you and Travis' time, so maybe I can end this topic by saying that I either imagined that someone said The Silvertones' Jumpin' Jack was Jack Sanders' first theme song or that individual is mistaken in his memory of Jack Sanders and The Silvertones.

[bruiser]

Actually, The Carnations version of "Scorpion" was a cover of another Louisville group. "Scorpion" was written and recorded originally by Jimmy McConville and The Shamrocks.

[Travis]

How could we forget Bruiser, another great authority on local music.

Jimmy McConville and The Shamrocks apparently recorded "Scorpion" on Farrall Records, which was apparently located at 1834 Nelligan Avenue in Louisville. I haven't found any audio of this instrumental on the net, but the record labels are here:

www.45rpmrecords.com/KY/pop/LO8W-5319.php
www.45rpmrecords.com/KY/pop/LO8W-5320.php

TILT Records comes up again as the label on which The Carnations recorded their cover of "Scorpion" and this time I have a connection between the TILT label and WAKY's "Jumpin' Jack Sanders." Note:

"Founded by Ray Allen, Hardy Martin, Jack Sanders, and Ray Hill"

Source: rcs-discography.com/rcs/label.php?key=1808

The labels for The Carnations' cover of "Scorpion" can be seen on that link and clearly shows Jimmy McConville as the author. In all likelihood, it was The Carnations cover of "Scorpion" that was used as Jumpin' Jack Sanders' theme.

McConville's version is from 1960; The Carnations cover is from '61.

Sorry I haven't been much help, as of late. I've been involved in a great new way to waste time. It's called Facebook. You can blame John Quincy; he became my first friend and I've been wasting time ever since. LOL!!

[bruiser]

Yep, "Jumpin' Jack" used The Carnations version. I've got The Shamrocks version. Maybe I ought to rip it and send it to people who want it.