By Vickie (152.163.207.61 - 152.163.207.61) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:28 pm:

Hey All,
Vickie here...Anyone know how I can get Tammi Terrell's discography from her Chess era..
It was a brief area of her recording career,
and we don't have any info from it..Also Try Me label..Any ideas or feedback..let me know or send an e-mail..I think I have the Scepter Wand discography covered..but if you have any feedback from that area of her life..I am open to that too.
Thanks so much..
Vickie
TammiProject@aol.com

By Vickie (152.163.207.61 - 152.163.207.61) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:32 pm:

Basically am looking for - owner of the label and any collegues that I can interview (musicians, singers, label mates)
Vickie

By Eli (205.188.198.188 - 205.188.198.188) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:38 pm:

Hi Vickie,
Eli here. Call Val Shively at Rand B records in Upper Darby Pa., and tell him that you are a good friend of mine and about the book and I am more than sure that he will oblige. I do not know the number offhand but it is listed.I went to look for Tammi's grave on Friday but I could not locate it so I will go back on the weekend.

Cheers!!

Eli

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:52 pm:

Vickie

I presume these are the titles you're referring to:

Try Me 28001 / 1963
I CRIED
IF YOU DON'T THINK

TRY ME was James Brown's label, though he did not produce the record. (Someone remind me who did, please!) The writer credit for I CRIED is Brown/Byrd - (James) Brown / (Bobby) Byrd?

Checker 1072 / 1964
IF I WOULD MARRY YOU
THIS TIME TOMORROW

The producer of the latter was Bert Berns, who sadly passed long before his time. He's more usually associated with New York labels, and particularly Atlantic, so perhaps this was an outside production he leased to Chess. (Checker was a Chess subsidiary label.) By the way, the writer credit for "Marry" was Russell/Montgomery - a song co-written by Tammi?

I'm sure more learned souls may have more information for you :o)

By Eli (205.188.198.188 - 205.188.198.188) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:58 pm:

Affirmative to both queries!!

By Vickie (152.163.207.61 - 152.163.207.61) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:03 pm:

Hey Thanks you guys..
Ritchie is Checker yet another label or part of Chess, I was not sure..Chess & Checker seemed to go together..
I have to make sure I cover everything.. Tammi's fans are coming at me with all kinds of stuff..
I have most things covered, but have to be thourough...I want it to be complete...
love you guys..

Vickie

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:05 pm:

Vickie

Yes - Checker was another label owned by the Chess Brothers. (Like Tamla and Motown were owned by BG)

By Vickie (152.163.207.61 - 152.163.207.61) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:34 pm:

Thanks Ritchie..


Vickie

By John Lester (213.122.198.165 - 213.122.198.165) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 08:45 pm:

Checker 1072

If I Would Marry You (B Russell - T Montgomery)
Arranged and conducted by Garry Sherman
A Bert Berns Production
Robert Mellin Inc BMI (12596)

This Time Tomorrow (J Radcliffe - C Spencer)
Arranged and conducted by Garry Sherman
A Bert Berns Production
January Music Corp BMI (12597)

Bert Russell = Bert Berns

T Montgomery = Tammi Montgomery = Tammi Terrell

By David Flynn (213.122.200.252 - 213.122.200.252) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 09:24 pm:

... and the wonderful "If I would marry you" was featured on the Chess labels double LP compilation in '92, called, "Sweeter than the day before". A superb compilation, though I say it myself! ;-)
The copies of her Try Me 45 seem to credit her as "Tana"...are they all like this both stock & promotional copies?

Flynny

By Mark Speck (65.56.7.201 - 65.56.7.201) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 02:01 am:

Hmmm...wonder why you're talking up the "Sweeter Than the Day Before" CD, Flynny? ;)

Best,

Mark

By Vickie (152.163.207.73 - 152.163.207.73) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 02:07 am:

WOW, you guys are the best..got a lot to go off of,
GREAT WORK GUYS & GALS...
I be busy

Vickie

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58 - 61.222.95.58) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 04:00 am:

Vickie,
Check out book called Chicago Soul by Robert Pruter. I'm sure it'll tell you all you need to know about the history of Chess, and it's Checker label.
Graham

By Vickie (152.163.207.73 - 152.163.207.73) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 04:11 am:

Thanks Graham, I learn something new every minute on this forum.. I am using you guys for my next book too
All of you helping me out means the world to me..I appreciate this very , very much..
Vickie

By Vickie (152.163.207.73 - 152.163.207.73) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 04:14 am:

I must say that learning the tiniest detail adds to Tammi's life story - AMAZING!!
I saved the archives/music researh for when I had more time..And In the first week I made so much progress..Inching my way there..

Vickie

By John Lester (213.1.136.171 - 213.1.136.171) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 06:36 am:

;-)

By Vickie (64.12.107.152 - 64.12.107.152) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 09:29 pm:

Hey Ritchie Or John L.
Are the Chess Bros. still living?
Vickie

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 09:49 pm:

I know Leonard Chess - who was the heart and soul of the label passed on in 1969, after which, the label's decline began.

If the Checker recording was an independent production (Bert Berns) it might be useful to try and find out where it was recorded. It wasn't necessarily a Chess recording - just licensed in. I'm sure Bert Berns worked mainly in New York. Sadly, he's no longer around, but somebody must know something about the sessions.

I don't know about Phil Chess. I think he may be still around as he was petitioning in 1997 in the "Save Maxwell Street" campaign in Chicago.

By Vickie (152.163.205.69 - 152.163.205.69) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 10:17 pm:

Very cool, thanks..that's a start, can you tell I am on vacation..I have 2 months off and am tackling all the details that I knew would take longer.

Thanks again,
Vickie

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 10:47 pm:

There is a book available on Chess Records.

I don't have it at home right now.

Will post the detail next week.