By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 08:31 pm:

Hi guys I have been so busy I have not had time to talk,But I'm back now and ready to go, first I would like to thank Mel for his kind words,I am working with John Andersons, grapevine records, I'm the A&R man, the first artiest to came out is Bunny Sigler,all new songs, the CD will be out in Dec 2002,I also talked to a promoter in England he will book Bunny there next year, and I will be with him, So look out here we come!!! (smile) I also mastered a lot of Harthon song that never came out, I found some Eddie Holman songs that are out off sight, thay will be out next year,on grapevine records, my book MOTOWN THE GOLDEN YEARS is doing very well,thanks to every body who has it, Hay Glay where were you? for the HAL awards in LA, every body was looking for you, it was fabulous!!! Berry Gordy spook for a hour,a good time was had by all, I see here on the form a lot of question about Harthon records, will here I am just ask me I know all about Harthon, it was my compeny. glad to be back.
WELDON

By Vickie (64.12.97.7) on Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 09:32 pm:

Hey Weldon,
Welcome Back friend...
Hope you are good

ooxo,
Vickie

By Carl Dixon London (195.153.219.170) on Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 09:45 pm:

Weldon, we have missed you. Wow, your coming to the UK!! Keep us posted and we look forward to the Harthon cuts in the shops!

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.98) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 12:20 am:

Mr.McDougal,really great to hear from you,and good to see your up and running on a new project.All the best in everything you do,as you are simply one of the best.MEL.

By Common (209.2.55.115) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 09:02 am:

Hello Mr. McDougal,

I have a question. I just purchased a greatest hits CD by Barbara Mason & I saw your name come up in the liner notes. I had no idea that you discovered her. If you ever have a chance, would mind discussing how that came about? Thank you! :o)

Peace!

By Clay (66.73.176.185) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 09:31 am:

Weldon,
Are you about to start a riot with HIT records again?
Much Love and Much Luck my brother. I'm sure anyone with you out there fighting for em has a great chance
of making it happen. You my friend are still top flight and one the very best in this Business. Stay focused. Peace

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.43) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 09:40 am:

Weldon,do you have any info on who Teddy and the finger poppers were/are.I have a record by them called Soul groove (PTS 1&2)On the Arctic Label.And regards the above item,I Have various Barbara Mason tracks,but one of my favourites is Bobby is my Baby also on Arctic.Whats happened to the artists that cut I Cant break this habit,Shiggy Diggy,Shes puttin you on etc,etc.I must just say that the United 4 disc is one of my best Harthon records of all time.Also weldon,I know of a track on a Virtue Acetate that was credited to Les Wright and the Elbejays called Baby,dont you do it.But rumoured later to actually be The United 4.Do you know anything regards this acetate?Also looking forward to the Eddie Holman unreleased material you mention.Many,Many thanks Weldon.MEL.

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 10:56 am:

Hi Mel,no I don't have any info on Teddy & Finger Poppers,Arctic records was my ex partner Jimmy Bishops label,when Barbara Mason got a hit with "YES I'M READY", Jimmy started recording her with out me.I don't know who Les Wright & the Elbejays are,the United 4 did "Baby Don't Do It", I have the record here somewere I will post it when I find it,all of the songs by the United 4 I helped wright, thay were my group, thay lived in Chester Penna my wife Vivian used to sing with them before she started to sing with the Larks,she is the lead singer on "Groovin At The Go Go" "I still Love You" and "Rain".
COMMON, I have to go ,but when I get back I will tell you the Barbara Mason story.
WELDON

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.57) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 01:33 pm:

Many thanks for that Weldon,the Virtue acetate must of had the Les Wright and The Elbejays on the Acetate label as a cover up name as I Have it down as the United 4 as well.I think that the Shes puttin you on track by the United 4 on Harthon is one of the greatest dancers to of hit this Rare/Northern soul scene of ours.An absolute stomper.What do you remember about this track?Is Lee Garrett still recording?By the way Weldon,I Have a small confession to make to you,I Fell in love with your wife from 1972 to the present day,everytime I play my Grooving at the Go-GO.Truly a talented pair yourself and wife are.Many thanks,and please send my best wishes to your wife.MEL.

By Mark Speck (65.56.223.119) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 08:12 pm:

Just wanted to thank you, Weldon, for all the great music. I love the Volcanoes track on Harthon ("Take Me Back Again"), as well as "Another Chance" by the Four Larks.

I haven't heard much more outside of that, but when I do I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Thanks again!!

Best,

Mark

By Vonnie (205.188.209.38) on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 08:43 pm:

To Mel and thensome, yes Lee Garrett is still around and is as vibrant and wild as ever. Lee is still singing and doing shows. He lives in Portland Oregon. Lee is Bobby and my best friend.We saw him last year when he visited with Bobby and I. I will let Lee know that the forum folks inquired about him.

Vonnie (Bobby's Lady)

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.109) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 12:03 am:

Many,Many thanks for the reply Vonnie,please send my best wishes to Lee.MEL.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.92) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 12:41 am:

Vonnie,I Know its a long time now since LEE cut I Cant Break this Habit on Harthon Records,but I would appreciate it if you could tell him that I still have this record and it sounds as good today as when I first heard it many years ago.With thanks.MEL.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.111) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 12:52 am:

Weldon,can you tell me anything about the group called The Twilights and a record I know of theres on Harthon called Shes gonna put me down.Mark Speck,check out The Volcanos on Harthon called Gotta be a false alarm,an absolute stomper.In fact mate,ID reccomend all the Harthon sides,This man,Mr.Weldon A McDougal3rd sure knows where its at(andthensome)MEL.

By David Meikle (213.122.134.37) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 03:35 am:

I played that Twilights record to Weldon over the telephone about 6 months ago.

A fantastic slow-mid tempo performance.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.11) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 09:36 am:

David,I First heard this record quite a few years ago,There didnt seem to many people that knew about it.Great minds think alike David.I agree with what you say about it,certainly a mid-tempo gem.MEL.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.13) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 10:20 am:

David,if you have a copy of the Twilights could you possibly give me the number and the credits to it please as it was well over 10 years ago since I had my copy,which unfortunatly is no longer in my posession.Weldon.Do you recall how many releases actually came out on The Harthon record Label.Many thanks to you both.MEL.

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 11:51 am:

Hi Mel I don't know what Twilights record you have but here's the numbers of "It's Been So Long" and "She Gonna Put Me Down" Harthon TW 134 A&B.
" Shipwreck" and " For The First Time" Harthon TW 135 A&B, I don't remember all the records we put out, becouse we would record everybody,that we thought was good, some time we would do the same track on four or five acts, then I would try to make a deal,
if I could'nt make a deal we would put it out on Harthon,We only put the record out in Philadelphia so to here from peaple all over the world, takes me out!!!! I fill so good that peaple
like what we did back in the day, I would say about two or three hundred more or lest, see you
WELDON

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.29) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 12:55 pm:

Cheers Weldon,that was the record number 134.Just as a foot note weldon,is your wife still recording and are the 4 Larks/united 4 still in the buisness?As ever,its been great to talk with you sir,continued success with everything your involved in.Your no1 fan.MEL.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.29) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 01:09 pm:

Weldon,I didnt realise that you did so many on Harthon.Jesus,and there was me thinking that I knew a bit about the Label.I dont suppose anyone on the site has a complete or near enough complete full listing of all the releases on Harthon records,by any chance?And I thought that I was nearly at a full set of Harthon records,it just shows you what I (DONT)know.MEL.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.54) on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 03:38 pm:

Weldon,just one more thing,Im sorry to keep bothering you as I know how busy you must be.But did you know about all the Harthon Records that got pressed over here in the mid/late 1970s.They came out on a orangey coloured Label.You can tell the pressings from the originals.I dont know if you know/knew about them.Cheers.MEL.

By Mark Speck (65.56.220.79) on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 12:50 am:

"Shipwreck"/"For the First Time" by the Twilights was also issued on Parkway.

Best,

Mark

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 01:11 pm:

Hi Mel, you asked if the Larks are still singing, sorry to say Vivian passed away in June 2000, Bill, Calvin, and myself still do some things in the studio,we did some background for my artiest Shirley Slaughter, (you will be hereing about her) the United 4, the lead singer died years ago, and I have not hard from the rest of the group in years, No I did not know that thay were pressing my records over there, but that should stop now that I'm with John Anderson and Garry Cape,grapevine records,There will be a new release of Harhon soon look for it on grapvine, www.grapevine2000.co.uk.
Hey COMMON, I told you I would tell you the Barbara Mason story, but its long so, I want to have time to tell it like it was, I have not forgoten.
WELDON

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.70) on Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 01:54 pm:

Weldon,what can I say man,my deepest regrets about your wife.Im sorry if I ve caused you any heartache by bringing the subject up .I Would just like to add that your fine self and your fine wife along with the other Larks and now the United 4(As well as your other work)have brought me and countless others un-told joy on the dance floor over the years.And with John Anderson You have the right guy to carry it all on.Your No1 fan,MEL.P.S.Vivian McDougal,thank you for such wonderful memories that you have given me and still to this day give me through the beautiful voice that made you most certainly sing like a LARK.

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 04:13 pm:

Thanks Mel, when we recorded these records we had know idea that we would have fans all over the world,you caused me know hartache, thanks for your devotion to Vivian and the Larks,when I come to the UK maybe we can have some fish and chips (smile)
WELDON

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.17) on Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 04:24 pm:

Right-on Weldon,YOUR THE MAN.mel.

By MelsMate (195.219.7.69) on Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 04:56 pm:

p.s.Weldon,the fish and chips are on me.MEL.

By steve w (64.12.97.7) on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 03:36 pm:

Weldon, can you tell me is it the same Shirley Slaughter who cut a record about ten years ago called "Real Love". bought it at the time as an "indie", low budget but boy does the soul shine through!! greetings from the north of england and once again thanks for the music

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 06:59 pm:

Yes Steve thats the same Shirley Slaughter, she is still my artiest,"Real Love" was on my lable Universal Love, we are in the studio now, the last record I did on her, is a new version of "yes I'm Ready" I'm getting some air play here, WOW here's another record I did not know was there.
hopfully you will here more from Shirley soon, she can sing,
WELDON

By Vickie (198.81.27.10) on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 07:12 pm:

Wow - Weldon!
You are busy! Keep up the good work and music, I loved the CD you gave me of Shirley.
Good Luck with everything..

Vickie

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 10:58 am:

Weldon:
KevGo here from NYC...I'm a big fan of Eddie Holman and would like to know if there is any chance of seeing Eddie's Cameo/Parkway material reissued on CD? I have two CD's each with "This Can't Be True" (one with the organ and the other without). Are these masters in your possession or do we have to knock on Allen Klein's door at ABKCO? Please advise.
KevGo

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.164.254) on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 04:27 pm:

Hi KevGo no I don't have any plans of putting out the Comeo\Parkway material of Eddie Holman at this time, but I made a deal with grapevine records in England, to put out a CD of Eddie Holman singing songs that never came out.
WELDON

By Carl Dixon London (195.153.219.170) on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 05:54 pm:

Weldon - That's good enough for the time being!!