Previous Vocal Group Record of the Week
#633 (Week of 9/26/09 - 10/2/09)

SPOTLIGHT ON THE BROWN DOTS - PART TWO OF THREE
(presented intermittently over two months)

"Just In Case You Change Your Mind"
by Deek Watson And His Brown Dots
on Manor 1015 A
released in 1945

"Is It Right"
by Deek Watson And His Brown Dots
on Manor 1017-B
released in 1946


Above: November 24, 1945 clipping for Manor Records. Savannah Churchill, The Brown Dots, and The Four Tunes were the star performers for Irving Berman's label.

Click HERE for an article about The Brown Dots/Four Tunes by Marv Goldberg.
(Above link will open in a separate window)



Above: Still shots of Deek Watson And His Brown Dots from the 1947 movie "Sepia Cinderella." (L-R) Jimmy Gordon, Pat Best, Jimmie Nabbie, and Deek Watson. They are singing "Is It Right," a Pat Best composition. They performed "Just In Case You Change Your Mind" in another 1947 movie "Boy! What A Girl." Click on title to view in RealVideo (separate window) or HERE to listen in RealAudio.


Above: Label images of Manor 1015 A released in November 1945 and Manor 1017-B released in February 1946. Based on the matrix numbers, the two songs were recorded at the same session.

Listen to this week's selections by Deek Watson And His Brown Dots from 1945:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

     A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...
 
          1. Just In Case You Change Your Mind - Manor 1015 A
          2. Is It Right - Manor 1017-B
 
          BOTH played in sequence

     B. Download RealAudio...
 
          1. Just In Case You Change Your Mind - Manor 1015 A
          2. Is It Right - Manor 1017-B

     C. Stream/Download Media Player...
 
          1. Just In Case You Change Your Mind - Manor 1015 A
          2. Is It Right - Manor 1017-B

           [To download audio files, right-click on link and then select "Save (Link) Target As..."]

Click HERE for SPOTLIGHT ON THE BROWN DOTS - PART ONE.
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