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  SisDetroit (sis) 6-Zenith Username: sis Post Number: 533 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.206.95 |
I saw Marv Johnson and Jackie Wilson, (as well as Chubby Checker, Dion, Bill Black, Vickie Spencer, and Jack Larson) perform in the 1961 film "Teenage Millionaire." I didn't get the name of the first song by Marv Johnson because he was ending the song by the time I turned to it. The second song he sang was "Mary Don't Weep." I don't know the name of the song Jackie sings, but it starts out with (marching) drums, he sings "It's been such a lonely life, since you walked..." I didn't see the film from beginning, so Jackie probably sang another song at the beginning. Has anyone else seen this film? It was on cable at 1:00pm | ||
Raymond Ennifer (benlynx) 2-Debutant Username: benlynx Post Number: 29 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 195.92.168.168 |
 The tracks are: 1. Teenage Millionaire 2. Possibility 3. Smokey 4. Yog! 5. Kissin' Game 6. Somebody Nobody Wants 7. Back to School Blues 8. Hello Mister Dream 9. Greenlight 10. Happy Times 11. Let's Twist Again 12. The Jet 13. The Way I Am 14. Lonely Life 15. Show Me 16. Oh Mary 17. I Wait http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=306&item=4031254496 | ||
SisDetroit (sis) 6-Zenith Username: sis Post Number: 535 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.206.95 |
Raymond - As they say, if you want to learn something, log on to SoulfulDetroit. Someone there will know it.  Thank you. Luckly, I put a video tape in. Now I have new performances by Marv Johnson and Jackie Wilson that I had not seen before. I hope it comes back on so I can see if Jackie is singing during the first 20 minutes of the movie. | ||
Raymond Ennifer (benlynx) 3-Pundit Username: benlynx Post Number: 33 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 195.92.168.166 |
Teenage Millionaire JIMMY CLANTON DIANE JERGENS 1961  | ||
SisDetroit (sis) 6-Zenith Username: sis Post Number: 536 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.206.95 |
Yep, as I was watching them dancing, I thought of Karyl in Florida. She has shown me some of the photos back in her teenage days, and that flick reminds me of how much fun she use to have at her parties. Periodically, tuning into the radio station to hear soul. | ||
Karyl (karyl) 2-Debutant Username: karyl Post Number: 17 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.170.180.149 |
Sis, LOL! Raymond, what is the girl's name in the picture? She looks like Sandra Dee. | ||
marv (marv) 4-Laureate Username: marv Post Number: 84 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
I had the pleasure of Meeting Marv Johnson in Detroit in 1989. He also performed as a part of the MotorCity Revue arrange by Ian Levine. He was great! | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 517 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.232.137.76 |
The Marv Johnson titles I recognise on the list are: "Show Me" and "Oh Mary". Both were recorded in 1961, although I believe "Oh Mary" wasn't released by UA until 1962. Both were Jobete songs, written and produced by Motown employees, although the tracks were recorded in NY. The Jackie Wilson songs were apparantly: "Lonely Life" and "The Way I am" both on Brunswick singles from 1961. | ||
SisDetroit (sis) 6-Zenith Username: sis Post Number: 541 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.206.95 |
Nice job! I hope the movie comes back on so I can tape Jackie Wilson's first song, and all of Marv's first song. | ||
SisDetroit (sis) 6-Zenith Username: sis Post Number: 606 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.206.95 |
If anyone is interested,"Teenage Millionaire" will be on cable channel "Flixw" at 6:30 tonight. If only to tape Marv Johnson, and Jackie Wilson. Bill Black was great. I taped him. (Message edited by sis on September 21, 2004) (Message edited by sis on September 21, 2004) | ||
Ron Murphy (ron_murphy) 4-Laureate Username: ron_murphy Post Number: 159 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.42.90.140 |
I wish I could see this movie, as Marv Johnson was a good friend, I'll share a couple small stories on this, first EMI who holds or held the UA masters on Marv did not have the master to "Oh Mary" for them to use on a compilation CD so I transfered my mint record copy onto tape and sent it to them. also as everyone knows Jackie and Marv were Detroit's first superstar black acts but the word around was that Jackie got over much better because he would kiss all the women pretty or not, so after getting to know Marv real well I asked him if the story was true and he quickly said "that's right I would only kiss the pretty ones" |
