#552 (Week of 1/26/08 - 2/1/08)

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE GOTHAM LABEL - PART ONE

"Until The End Of Time"/
"Why Don't You Love Me Now, Now, Now?"
by Doris Browne
on Gotham G-296 A/B
released in 1953

[The above photo provided by Charlie & Pam Horner.]

Above: Photo of Doris Browne.

From Charlie & Pam Horner: While we never met nor interviewed Doris Browne, the following information was gained by talking to other Philadelphia singers. Doris Browne was from Philadelphia. Around 1949-1950, she performed on the Parisian Tailor Kiddie Hour, a popular amateur hour radio program for African American children, broadcast weekly on WPEN-AM (Philadelphia). Many Philadelphia singers got their start on this show, including the Buccaneers. While singing on the Parisian Tailor Kiddie Hour, she was often backed by a Philadelphia vocal group called the Flamingos. I (Charlie) asked Sonny Smith of the Buccaneers if it was this Flamingos group who backed her vocally on the record. He said, “No. Members of the Doc Bagby Trio supplied the vocal background.”

Above: Label image for Gotham G-296 A. Doc Bagby's organ playing works well with these two sides. This was the second of four releases by Doris Browne on Gotham (1953-54). Seven of the eight sides have vocal group backing.

Listen to this week's selections by Doris Browne: [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...          Until The End Of Time - Gotham G-296 A - 1953        Why Don't You Love Me Now, Now, Now? - Gotham G-296 B - 1953          BOTH SONGS played in sequence   B. Download RealAudio...          Until The End Of Time - Gotham G-296 A - 1953        Why Don't You Love Me Now, Now, Now? - Gotham G-296 B - 1953     C. Stream/Download** Media Player...          Until The End Of Time - Gotham G-296 A - 1953        Why Don't You Love Me Now, Now, Now? - Gotham G-296 B - 1953          [**To download Media file, right-click on link under C and then click "Save (Link) Target As..."]

MORE SELECTIONS BY DORIS BROWNE ON GOTHAM (will open in separate windows):

• "Please Believe Me"/"Oh, Baby!" - Gotham G290 - 1953
  
• "The Game Of Love"/"My Cherie" - Gotham G298 - 1953
  

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