(Week of 1/20/07 - 1/26/07)

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IN MEMORY OF POOKIE HUDSON,
THE GREAT LEAD SINGER OF THE SPANIELS,
WHO PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 16, 2007

"Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" by The Spaniels on Vee-Jay 107 released in 1953

"Let's Make Up" by The Spaniels on Vee-Jay 116 released in 1954

Above: Photos of Pookie Hudson from 1997 and 1955. Pookie was the tenor lead singer of The Spaniels, inducted into the UGHA Hall Of Fame in 1992.

Click HERE for an article about The Spaniels by Marv Goldberg. (Will open in a separate window)

[Above right 45-rpm label image provided by Dave Saviet.]

Above: Label images for Vee-Jay 107 and Vee-Jay 116. Pookie Hudson sings tenor lead on both of these sides. The Spaniels' first record was released on Vee-Jay 101 in May 1953 and reissued on Chance 1141 in June 1953.

Listen to this week's selections by The Spaniels: [Audio provided by Dave Saviet.]
 

  A) Click on the option below for Streaming Windows Media Player
 
     Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Vee-Jay 107 - 1953
 
     Let's Make Up - Vee-Jay 116 - 1954
 
     BOTH SONGS NOT FUNCTIONAL!

  B) Click on the option below to Download Windows Media Player
 
     Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Vee-Jay 107 - 1953
 
     Let's Make Up - Vee-Jay 116 - 1954

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