#626 (Week of 8/8/09 - 8/14/09)

SPOTLIGHT ON THE RAVENS - PART ONE
(In Memory Of Warren Suttles)

"Lullaby" by The Ravens on Hub 3030 released in 1946

"How Could I Know" by The Ravens on National 9059 released in 1948

Above: June 19, 1948 clipping of The Ravens, who were (L-R) Warren Suttles (baritone), Maithe Marshall (tenor), Jimmy Ricks (bass), and Leonard Puzey (tenor). Maithe had replaced Ollie Jones after the Hub releases.

Click HERE for a four-part article about The Ravens by Marv Goldberg.
Click HERE for an article about The Ravens (1940's) by J.C. Marion.
Click HERE for an article about The Ravens (1950) by J.C. Marion.
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SELECT:     NOV. 6, 1948     NOV. 13, 1948     DEC. 4, 1948     JAN. 29, 1949

[Hub image/audio provided by Dave Saviet.]

Above: Label images of Hub 3030 released in June 1946 and National 9059 released in October 1948. Leonard Puzey sings lead on "Lullaby" while Maithe Marshall and Jimmy Ricks share the lead on "How Could I Know." The Ravens had releases on Hub (1946), National (1947-51), King (1948-49), Columbia/Okeh (1950-52), Mercury (1951-55), and Jubilee (1955-56).

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

Above: April 17, 1948 Clipping

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...             Lullaby - Hub 3030 - 1946           How Could I Know - National 9059 - 1948             BOTH played in sequence      B. Download RealAudio...             Lullaby - Hub 3030 - 1946           How Could I Know - National 9059 - 1948        C. Stream/Download Media Player...             Lullaby - Hub 3030 - 1946           How Could I Know - National 9059 - 1948           [To download audio files, right-click on link           and then click "Save (Link) Target As..."]

MORE SELECTIONS BY THE RAVENS:
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• PART TWO: "Someday"/"If You Didn't Mean It" - National 9089 - 1949
  
• "Would You Believe Me" - National 9035 - 1947
  
• "Bee I Bumblebee Or Not" - National 9040 - 1947
  
• "Fool That I Am" - National 9040 - 1947
  
• "It's Too Soon To Know" - National 9056 - 1948
  
• "I'm So Crazy For Love" - Columbia 39070 - 1950
  
• "There's No Use Pretending" - Mercury 5764 - 1951
  
• "Hey, Good Lookin" (w/ Dinah Washington) - Mercury 8257 - 1951
  

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