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In 1956, he founded Roulette Records with George Goldner, initially to release rock and roll music but also diversifying into jazz. [3] In 1967, Levy hired a personal assistant Karin Grasso, the wife of singer-songwriter Richie Grasso (another singer-songwriter signed to Roulette Records ) whose work includes " Sweet Cherry Wine ", co-written ...
As of 2015, Roulette was still playing with the Daphne Blue Band. [6] In February 2019, the Chicago Reader published an article on Roulette and his band members, along with sound clips, titled: "The Secret History of Chicago Music: Pivotal Musicians That Somehow Haven't Gotten Their Just Dues." [18] Roulette died on December 24, 2022, at the ...
In the UK Roulette's records were issued on EMI's Columbia label. In April 1965, the UK music magazine NME reported that Roulette had agreed to offer a sponsored show to the UK pirate radio radio station Radio Caroline. The hour-long show, recorded in the US by disc jockey Jack Spector, was to be broadcast five evenings a week. The contract ...
The roulette mechanism is a hybrid of a gaming wheel invented in 1720 and the Italian game Biribi. [2] A primitive form of roulette, known as 'EO' (Even/Odd), was played in England in the late 18th century using a gaming wheel similar to that used in roulette. [3] The game has been played in its present form since as early as 1796 in Paris.
John Charles Crowley (born November 13, 1947, in Houston, Texas) is an American musician.In his career, he has been a member of the band Player, has recorded one studio album "Beneath the Texas Moon" RCA Records 8370-2-R 1988 and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts.
Under This Old Hat is the twenty-second studio album released by American country music artist Chris LeDoux. It is his third for Liberty Records. "Under This Old Hat", "Every Time I Roll the Dice", and "For Your Love" were released as singles from 1993 to 1994. The album peaked at #21 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Timothy Collins Wilson (August 5, 1961 – February 26, 2014) was an American comedian and country music artist, whose act combined stand-up comedy and original songs. [1]He released more than a dozen comedy albums, including several for Capitol Records Nashville, and made frequent appearances with Wilhite and Wall, John Boy and Billy, Big D and Bubba and Bob and Tom Show.
In the late 1970s, Woolery returned to his singing career. Woolery charted on Hot Country Songs with "Painted Lady" and "The Greatest Love Affair". [8] Between 1977 and 1980, Woolery recorded for Warner Bros. Records and Epic Records as a solo artist, with two low-charting singles on Hot Country Songs. [9]