RA/OR 299 - SONG-POEMS (with Bob Purse)

Song-poems were records created when random citizens wrote "poems" (lyrics) and sent them, along with a check, to various companies which employed musicians who would set those words to music, record the song and press it to vinyl. It was basically a scam and many of the records ended up in thrift shops and record stores where they at some point were discovered by collectors of the odd and obscure. On this episode one of those collectors, Bob Purse, shares with us some of his favorite songs discovered from more than two decades of seeking these things out. You can find more songs and info on Bob's blog pages:

https://bobpurse.blogspot.com/

https://inches-per-second.blogspot.com/

You can also check out the Song-Poem database Bob references here:

http://songpoemmusic.com/

Little Donnie Lane - Go Away (1959)
Norman Burns - Stay Where You Are (1967)
Roger Smith - She's Different (1962)
Joel Pitt - Dollars For Satan (1964)
Jim Hall and the Radio Pals - Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Potassium (1962)
Milford Perkins (Rodd Keith) - Love is Like a Diamond (1966)
Johnny Williams - Somebody Fiddle I'm Burning! (1958)
Norris the Troubadour/Seaboard Coastliners - Tom Dooley Last Will and Testament (1970)
Halmark Productions - My Hamburger Baby (1975)
Ray Phillips - I'd Be a Fool to Keep Loving You (1960)
Cara Stewart/Lee Hudson's Orchestra - I Spent My Last Three Dollars For An Irish Sweepstake Ticket (1962)
Jeff Reynolds - In God We Trust (1962)
Teri Summers - Nativity (1969)
Rod Rogers - Dreams of Love (1970)
Wally Burke - I'm a Ginseng Digger (1964)
Noval Productions - Rock, Rocking All the Time (1963)
W.L.Horning - Rockin' and Rollin' (1970)
Harold Duncan - Be American (1970)
Norris the Troubador/Collegians - Mary Ann McCarthy (1955)
Betty Jayne - What's She Got (That I Ain't Got?) (1962)
Cara Stewart and Jeff Lawrence with Lee Hudson's Orchestra - Doc Nut (1964)
Rod Rogers and the Swinging Strings - The Watusi Whing Ding Girl (1966)
The Real Pros - I'm Having My First Heartbreak (1972)
Rod Rogers and the Swinging Strings - The Beatle Boys (1965)
Norm Burns with Lew Tobin's Orchestra - Darling Don't Put Your Hand On Me (1964)
Bob Purse - Things I Need To Know
Bob Purse - Mary Ann McCarthy (live)