# 1954 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 1954. Page: Feed: --- ## [My Confession To You](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/my-confession-to-you.html) _2026-08-21 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Dave Larry My Confession to You (Dave Larry, Barkip Music Pub.) B'n KC 102-B 1963 Cash Box, March 30, 1963 \* The tiny B'n KC (meaning?) from California had only one other release (101 Dave Cullen : Bye Bye Blackbird). Thanks to Klepsie at 45cat , who found the following clippings in Cash Box, we know that Dave Larry was a pseudo for Dave Yates. "Dave Yates mgr. of AMCO’ s one-stop has a new… ## [Women Of Music Volume 25](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-25.html) _2026-08-21 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women Of Music Volume 25 Grace Slick on cover tracklist Baby Doll And Her Royal Swingsters - Down By The Wood Shed.mp3 Barbara Evans - Beatnik Daddy.mp3 Barbara Hogue & The Countrymen - Specialize In Love.mp3 Betty Smith - Yeah- Baby .mp3 Betty Spears -Truck Driving Woman .mp3 Elie Marty - Leave Me Like You Found Me .mp3 Flo Fontana Booze It Up.mp3 Grace Slick - Sally Go 'round The Roses.mp3… ## [Scrapper Pratt's Falcons](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/scrapper-pratts-falcons.html) _2026-08-20 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Oramell « Scrapper » Pratt 1944-2022 63 - Some Sweet Day / Guitar Man's Struggle 64 - I'll Find A Love / Always Be True 64 - When I Saw Your Eyes / Tell Me 73 - Six Pack To Go / September In The Rain (FL-104) Scrapper Pratt's Falcons file include titles in bold above Groovy Grooves 2 Jul 2026 DL 60 ## [Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825411290614956032) _2026-08-19 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952 Undated photo, some time in the '80s Opened in 1952, the 25-unit Cardinal was one of the southernmost motels on the Strip. Little is known of the owners – E.F. Zundel in '56, C.E. Langford from '67 to the '90s. It's unclear whether the motel was in continuous operation from the 80s-90s. It was demolished in '97. The Cardinal was located directly to… ## [Ben Krass](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/ben-krass.html) _2026-08-19 · Bob · Dead Wax_ I have only one rule here : always offer you music that meets the highest standards of good taste and quality. No exception today with Bob Krass who was certainly from the class of Mickey Katz, Jerry Lewis and other talented Jewish singers. Must be in the blood. Ben Krass in 1961 Hippie Of The City Yes, I want more Krass Clothing tycoon turned crooner, Ben Krass was one of the owners of Krass… ## [Burn your Bra, Baby](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/burn-your-bra-baby.html) _2026-08-18 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Alex Houston and Elmer Burn Your Bra, Baby Willex Records 45-72-14 Willex Products, Inc. Omaha, Nebraska 1972 From I've Got a Song to Write--Kent Westberry's Story: 60 Years in Country Music as a Songwriter, Singer, Record Producer, and Entertainer I was booked on a date for a Willex party. They had all kinds of products like soap, cosmetics, and cleaners. We went over so well that Mike… ## [Women of Music Volume 24](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-24.html) _2026-08-17 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women of Music Volume 24 Lovely Deborah Evans on cover tracklist Anita Karlsen - '57 Chevrolet.mp3 Ann Breen - Save The Last Dance For Me.mp3 Bernice Gooden - Just Wanna Be Near You.mp3 Carol & The Country Rebels -Fire Below.mp3 Darlene Gillespie - Rock-A-Billy.mp3 Deborah Evans & The Flying Lizards - Money.mp3 La Rene La Rue - Bye Bye.mp3 Norma Lyn - Whole Lot Of Shakin'.mp3 Sally Massey - Walkin… ## [Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825225649333665792) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940 Garehime, the first music, radio, and record store in Las Vegas. Jake W. and Edith Garehime came to Las Vegas in '24. Jake was a jeweler by trade, but he also knew how to rebuild pianos. The Garehimes opened the Garehime Music and Jewelry Store on Fremont St , described by the family as the town’s first music and jewelry store. The… ## [The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825214159900884992) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951. Photo: G.I. Pitchford , Manis Collection, UNLV Special Collections & Archives. The sign read “The Horseshoe” in its first year, before the addition of the name Benny Binion. Photos of the Horseshoe Chronology of the Apache Hotel, and Horseshoe club 1951, before the grand opening of August 14, 1951. Las Vegas News Bureau. Circa 1951. 1951, Postcard.… ## [Las Vegas Strip, July 1973](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825213515886379008) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Las Vegas Strip, July 1973 Passing the Sands. Photo by James R. Anderson , shot on Kodachrome. Las Vegas Strip, July 1973. Riviera (Don Rickles, Peter Gordeno), Stardust, Westward Ho, Slots-a-Fun. Slide scan from the Gary Lenhart collection. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ymKdijkJvhvs) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825125689420365824) _2026-08-16 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970 Postcards show the 26-unit motel’s three signs in about 15 years in the 50s-60s. The motel was opened by Clarence C. Flory. Chapel of the Stars was built in front of the motel in 1970, and Gladstone’s rooms soon became the Rancho Anita Motel Annex. Photos of Gladstone Motel Mid 50s – Sign II. 60s – Sign III. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map,… ## [Rusty York : Rusty Rocks](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/rusty-york-rusty-rocks.html) _2026-08-15 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Rusty York : Rusty Rocks 28 tracks+booklet tracklisting & info ## [Women of Music Volume 23](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-23.html) _2026-08-13 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women of Music Volume 23 Ann-Marget on cover tracklist Ann-Margret - Dance With Me Henry.mp3 Beti Webb - Tic Toc.mp3 Bonnie Tyler - Those Were The Days.mp3 Carmen Taylor - Ooh I.mp3 Cindy Carson - Just As I Am.mp3 Jane Morgan - Girl Named Johnny Cash.mp3 Kathy Lee - Look At Me And Smile.mp3 Mary Deloatch - The New Gospel Street.mp3 Mary Sue - Gravy.mp3 Paula Lamont - A Beatle Meets A Ladybug.mp3… ## [View from Caesars Palace facing west, circa 1967](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824521555929415680) _2026-08-10 · Vintage Las Vegas_ View from Caesars Palace facing west, circa 1967 The center low-rise wing was demolished in the '80s, and the rest including the pool were replaced in the '90s. Appears to be some water in the Flamingo Wash running from the center of the image to the right. ## [Women of Music Volume 22](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-22.html) _2026-08-09 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women of Music Volume 22 Amanda Thigpen on cover tracklist Amanda Thigpen - My Baby Loves His Guitar Better Than Me.mp3 Bette Midler - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.mp3 Betti Hart - Thank You For Coming.mp3 Catherine Jane - Trouble.mp3 Eydie Gorme - Crazy.mp3 Georgia Gibbs - Great Balls Of Fire.mp3 June Carter - Thirty Days.mp3 Leann Rimes - Jailhouse Rock.mp3 Mary Saenz - My Kind Of Boy.mp3 Nilson… ## [Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 1963](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824480896313950208) _2026-08-09 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 1963 Color photo from September; black and white from August, by Las Vegas News Bureau. ## [The Boys In The Band (re-up)](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-boys-in-band-re-up.html) _2026-08-09 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Fiona Richmond From her 1973 album "Frankly Fiona" presented by Paul Raymond ("The King Of Soho"). Re-issued by Trunk Records in 2020 All tracks composed by Anthony Newley . In " The Boys In The Band", Fiona pays tribute to each of the members of the band (no joke intended). Full album available HERE Fiona Richmond's bio From the book " Doing Rude Things: History of the British Sex Film" ## [Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, c. 1964](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824428507746680832) _2026-08-09 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, c. 1964 ## [Magnum Force Rockabilly](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/magnum-force-rockabilly.html) _2026-08-08 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Magnum Force CD published in England in 1998 35 tracks Tracklisting and more info (date, labels) see RCS ## [Women Of Music Volume 12 (re-up)](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-12-re-up.html) _2026-08-08 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women Of Music Volume 12 Sissy Spacek on cover Amanda Lynn - Singin' Jambalaya.mp3 Ann Breen - Jambalaya (On The Bayou).mp3 Carole King feat Slash - Locomotion (live).mp3 Carrie Becker Leave Me Out Of Your Plans.mp3 Cherry Blossom - Jungle Rock.mp3 Donna Loren - Shakin' All Over (live).mp3 Heidi Hall and the Chix - Black Stretch Pants.mp3 Joni Wallace - The Tennessee Rock And Roll.mp3 Joy Adams -… ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d9ANUh0d0Af1) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [RCS : Avet (Lloyd Arnold) : location found](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/rcs-avet-lloyd-arnold-location-found.html) _2026-08-08 · Bob · Dead Wax_ https://rcs-discography2.com/search.php?type=labpk&key=2684 Location : Brooklyn, New York City Owner : Jimmy Nebb, pseud. of James Nebbergall. On October 19th, 1963 CashBox announced the following: Morty Wax, another indie about town, reported Tony Babbie and Jimmy Nebb, Armour Recording execs, have formed a subsid label called Avet with a first issue tagged, "School Days" by Lloyd Arnold.) The… ## [Eden’s Hotel, 120 South 6th St., Las Vegas. Photo by Mitchell Funk in 2005.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824330736311091200) _2026-08-07 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Eden's Hotel, 120 South 6th St., Las Vegas . Photo by Mitchell Funk in 2005. Eden's opened on 8/4/58, and was demolished in 2015 by Downtown Project DTPLV. The sign is in storage somewhere. Photo by Corey Miller in 2012 ## [RCS : B&D (Tommy Fisher) : location found](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/rcs-b-tommy-fisher-location-found.html) _2026-08-07 · Bob · Dead Wax_ https://rcs-discography2.com/search.php?type=acode&key=fish6000 Location : New York City Owner : Elmer Dade Date : 1962 (copyright: October 20, 1961) Source : Lancaster Eagle-Gazette from Lancaster, Ohio · March 8, 1962, page 9 Tommv Fisher : To Appear In - New York City ; Former L a n c a s t e r resident ; Tommy Fisher will make his debut at New York's famous "Peppermint Lounge" upon his return… ## [Women of Music Volume 21](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-21.html) _2026-08-07 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Lynn Roberts on cover tracklist Belina - An Jenem Tag (Those Were The Days).mp3 Brenda Burns I'll Come Running.mp3 Joyce Harris - Baby, Baby, Baby.mp3 Judy Stone - Be My Baby.mp3 Lynn Roberts - Beatnicks.mp3 Madame X - Ain't Worth The Pain.mp3 Mae West - Shakin' All Over.mp3 Marga Benitez - Geechie Goomie.mp3 Miss Chuckle Cherry - S.O.S..mp3 Patti Morrow - If I Could Paint A Picture As Beautiful… ## [Abbe Lane at Nellis Air Force Base, September 30, 1953](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824232998413221888) _2026-08-06 · Vintage Las Vegas_ ALT Abbe Lane at Nellis Air Force Base, September 30, 1953 Nellis AFB grew out of the former Las Vegas Army Air Field . After the US Air Force was established on 9/18/47, the site was renamed Las Vegas Air Force Base, then renamed again in honor of Lt. William Nellis of Las Vegas, pilot who died at the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg during World War II. Abbe Lane was performing with Xavier… ## [Women of Music Volume 20](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-20.html) _2026-08-06 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Heather Williams on cover tracklist Abbie Neal & Her Ranch Girls - Newton's Law.mp3 Babe Wayne - Dance The Whiz Wosh.mp3 Barbara Compton - Mining Men.mp3 Bonnie Bombshell Lee - My Rock And Roll Man.mp3 Choo Choo Collins - Baby's Gone.mp3 Dusty Springfield - La Bamba.mp3 Heather Williams - Celebration.mp3 Lady Nell - Loving Daddy.mp3 Marva Allen - I'm Thru With You.mp3 Mona Kerry - Don't Hang… ## [Women of Music Volume 11 (re-up)](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/women-of-music-volume-11-re-up.html) _2026-08-05 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women of Music Volume 11 Meg Myles on cover Beverly White - Cling to Me, Baby Bunny Paul - Baby Sitter's Blues Donna Loren - Shakin' All Over Donna Pope - Your Love Is An Everyday Thing Eileen Scott - Teen Age Prayer Flavia Couri with the Courettes - Hop The Twig Flosia Lee - Part Time Lover Jeanie Lee - Tic-Toc-A-Boogie Jeannie Barnes - Can't Get You Off Of My Mind Joan Gardner - Learning To Rock… ## [I'll Never Tell](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/ill-never-tell.html) _2026-08-05 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Cashbox April 15, 1954 Mary Jane Johnson s tarred in the early fifties with Bob Atcher in the Faultless Starch Show , a radio program diffused on NBC. In 1954, along with Elaine Rodgers, the Meadowlarks and the Villagers , she was on the Bill Bailey 's TV Show " Town and Country Sound Parade" In 1955, she was on WLWT-TV Cincinnati, soon succeeded in March by Mimi Roman. She then moved to West… ## [Sloppy Drunk Woman](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/sloppy-drunk-woman.html) _2026-08-03 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Norridge Mayhams and his Barbecue Boys Vocal by Johnnie Tunsill Vocal blues with orchestra acc. Vocalion 03495 1937 Sloppy Drunk Woman Early N orridge Mayhams later better known as N orris Mayhams or Norris The Troubadour, rather well-documented by enthusiasts of song-poems and other eccentricities. Not much is known about the vocalist. Johnnie Tunsill ( 1904-1982) was a New-York entertainer… ## [Rattlesnake Daddy](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/08/rattlesnake-daddy.html) _2026-08-02 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Country/blues tune, a little bit risqué, popular with the novelty acts in the 40's and 50's. The 1933 release by Bill Carlisle of "Rattlesnake Daddy" i s generallty credited as the very first and original version. Two years later bluesman Blind Boy Fuller recorded a similar song by the name of " I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy." Though the lyrics and melodies are different in these two songs, they share… ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f8ihCSb0qcxj) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Jim Dandy](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/jim-dandy.html) _2026-07-31 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Jim Dandy 18 versions of the song penned by Lincoln Chase and recorded first by Lavern Baker (Atlantic Records) ## [Gal's Night on Bop Street](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/gals-night-on-bop-street.html) _2026-07-30 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Gal's Night on Bop Street For track listing, original label & date see https://rcs-discography.com/rcs/comp.php?key=3083 Not listed in RCS are : 1. McQuade, Betty : Tongue Tied - Astor 7014 (Australia), 1961 2. Thomas, Erlene : I Need Loving – JED International 0014, 1966 5. West, Tabby : I Can't Stop Lovin' You – Capitol 4039, 1958 9. King, Carole : Goin' Wild – ABC-Paramount 9921, 1958 13.… ## [School Bus Ride](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/school-bus-ride.html) _2026-07-28 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Sandy Acc. by The Uniques School Bus Ride Swanger-Sheetz 1:55 Li-1 Released thru the Nova Laboratories 1958 Sandy Swanger Accompanied by The Uniques School Bus Ride Sheetz-Swanger-Tromp Juanita Music Co. (BMI) 2:37 Connie 1002 1959 Both records are listed by Rockin' Country Style . Li track come from the Buffalo Bop 55069, also previously issued on a Bison Bop LP. Connie track come from the… ## [I've Been Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/ive-been-flushed-from-toilet-of-your.html) _2026-07-27 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Colin Bowles has compiled a list of 100 titles that, in his opinion, are the worst ever published. All were hits but I must say that I know only by name about a dozen of artists. Surf music, garage music and psychedelia and other fads have stopped my musical clock for ever. But it's always delightful to witness the demolition of false idols through humor. This book is hilarious. See YT playlist… ## [The Flu](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-flu.html) _2026-07-27 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Eskew Reeder The Flu wr. Patterson, Khoury, Webster Tek Publishing & Shuler Music Instant Records #3258 1962 The Flu (take 2 & take 4) Singer and pianist, Eskew Reeder, Jr. usually known by the stage name Esquerita and occasionally as S.Q. Reeder or The Magnificent Malochi, was known for his frenetic performances. He has been credited with influencing rock and roll pioneer Little Richard. "The… ## [Rockin' In A Wooden Shack](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/rockin-in-wooden-shack.html) _2026-07-26 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Rockin' In A Wooden Shack Ann Brewer and the Flames Century Recording Corporation of Dodge City, Kansas Master Leasing Division Audtion Copy Copyright 1965 Discography: 22409 Side 1 - Walkin Down The Street 22409 Side 2 – Rockin’ In A Wooden Shack 22410 Side 1 - Low Down Blues 22410 Side 2 - Frustration There was an interesting post from a member of the early Flames posted years ago to a yahoo… ## [Drinkin Spo-Dee-O-Dee by The Western Playboys](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/drinkin-spo-dee-o-dee-by-western.html) _2026-07-21 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Drinkin Spo-Dee-O-Dee (McGhee) Vocal by Les Guthrie Western Magic Hit Parades Tunes 1949 A cover of the Sticks McGhee song. Not listed in Second Hand Songs A subsidiary of the Swing Records Manufacturing Company, from Paris, Texas, operated by Jimmy Mercer.. In all likehood the Western Magic was a short-lived budget label. At least two other records were issued by this label. See 45cat Les and His… ## [Women Of Music volume 13](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/women-of-music-volume-13.html) _2026-07-20 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women Of Music volume 13 Note : previously issued at the Groovy Grooves blog, now with a new cover Claudine Clark - Walkin' Through a Cemetery.mp3 Dorothy Donegan, - Kilroy Was Here.mp3 Dot Hester- My Boyfriend's Back.mp3 Elizabeth Montgomery (as Serena) - I'll Blow You a Kiss in the Wind.mp3 Emmylou Harris - c'est la Vie, you never can tell, .mp3 Frances Day (aka Gale Warning) - Heartbreak… ## [The Polaris Records Story](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-polaris-records-story.html) _2026-07-19 · Bob · Dead Wax_ The Polaris Records Story 27 tracks+booklet Bacchus Archives Records, 1991 tracklist 1 - The New Breed - Wasting My Time 2 - The New Breed - It's Love 3 - Richies Renegades - Don't Cry 4 - Richies Renegades - Baby It's Me 5 - Richies Renegades - Come Alive (Pepsi Spot) 6 - The Renegades - Waiting For You 7 - The Renegades - Tell Me What To Say 8 - The Swinging Epics - Run To Him 9 - Billy Bo And… ## [Women of Music Volume 16](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/women-of-music-volume-16.html) _2026-07-19 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Women of Music Volume 16 Cover : Genya Rayan (of Ginger & the Gingerbreads) Barbara Evans - Beatnik Daddy.mp3 Charlotte Deak Hardage - Day After Never (The Day After Never)..mp3 Cookie Mold (in Sheer Smegma) - I Wanna Be A Man.mp3 Damita Jo - Jambalaya.mp3 Dusty Springfield - Can I Get A Witness.mp3 Goldie & the Gingerbreads - Skinny Vinnie.mp3 Janiva Magness - I Can Tell.mp3 Marion Colby - Just… ## [Wild & Frantic](https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2026/07/wild-frantic.html) _2026-07-13 · Bob · Dead Wax_ Wild & Frantic Official CD (Denmark, 1995) Wild & Frantic, as the title suggests; on Official Records contrary to the name suggests