The Mike Hanks Story
D Town 45's

Ronnie Love had the first 45 on D-Town. The Dimensions were a local rock band that included singer-guitarist Armand Kay. Mike Theodore - then a teenager - co-wrote the songs.

  It's possible there are currently unknown D-Town 45s waiting to be discovered because the label's catalogue has a few missing numbers: 1023, 1026, 1045, 1046, 1053 and 1056. There's also one missing number from the gospel series and if anyone can help fill in these gaps - please let us know!

 Lee Rogers was involved in a record company in the early 1980s named D-Town, but it's from the 1980s and it isn't related to Mike's company.  

LABEL #

PERFORMER(S)

RECORD TITLE

SERIAL #

DATE

1021

RONNIE LOVE

JUDY

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

1712

1713

1963

1022

DON HEART

A TELEGRAM WITH LOVE

THEY LOVE TO BE LOVED

1714

1715

1963

1024

DEE EDWARDS

HE TOLD ME LIES

TOO CARELESS WITH MY LOVE

1735 (6312161)

1736 (6312162)

1963

1025

TERRI DAY

I'M SO GLAD

HEY FELLA

1711

1712

1963

1027

RONNIE LOVE

DEED I DO

ALWAYS BE TRUE

1713

1714

1963

1028

ARMAND KAY

THE BIGGER THEY ARE

MY LOVE MY  LOVE

 

1715

1716

1963

1029

LEE ROGERS

DOGGIN' MYSELF AROUND

SAD AFFAIR

1709

1710

2/1964

1030

DON HEART

I'M GONNA MAKE A COME BACK

DON'T GIVE IN

1822

1821

1964

1031

DEE EDWARDS

THE GREATEST THING

OH WHAT A PARTY

1823

1824

1964

1032

CODY BLACK

THESE CHAINS OF LOVE

MOVE ON

1825

1826

1964

1033

THE PRECISIONS

MY LOVER COME BACK

I WANNA TELL MY BABY

1827

1828

1964

1034

DICK CRUZ &

 THE FUGITIVES

THE FUGITIVES

 

A FUGITIVE

 

A FUGITIVE (INSTRUMENTAL)

375

 

376

1964

1035

LEE ROGERS

I WANT YOU TO HAVE EVERYTHING

OUR LOVE IS MORE

509

510

9/1964

1036

RUDY ROBINSON TRIO

CHICKEN SCRATCH (PART 1)

CHICKEN SCRATCH (PART 2)

511

512

?

1037

DEE EDWARDS

HAPPINESS IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

WHAT LOVE CAN DO

3224

3225

?

1038

THE DIMENSIONS

LITTA LOTTA LOU

HE'S A LOVER

112

113

?

1039

MARCO HAMMON

ME BOY YOU GIRL

WHILE I'M AWAY FROM YOU

2467

2468

?

1040

RONNIE LOVE

COME DANCE WITH ME

SHE'S GOT LOVE

DT 105

DT 106

?

1040

THE HESITATIONS

DON SWEET AND

 THE HESITATIONS

 

WILD LITTLE WILLIE

"REMEMBER"

MW 382

MW 383

?

1041

LEE ROGERS

YOU'RE THE CREAM OF THE CROP

SOMEBODY ELSE WILL

185

186

2/1965

1042

CHUCK HENTLY

I'M GONNA TRY TO GET OVER

I CRY LOVE

109

110

2/1965

1043

SILKY HARGREAVES

HURT BY LOVE

GO ON GIRL

189

190

2/1965

1044

THE FUGITIVES

ON TRIAL

LET'S GET ON WITH IT

?

?

1965

1047

RONNIE LOVE

JUDY

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

868

869

1965

1048

DEE EDWARDS

HIS MAJESTY MY LOVE

TIRED OF STAYING HOME

ZTSC 97992

ZTSC 97993

1965

1049

THE PEPS

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

YOU NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD

ZTSC 104206

ZTSC 104207

4/1965

1050

LEE ROGERS

BOSS LOVE

JUST YOU AND I

MW 502

MW 503

6/1965

1051

LILLIAN DUPREE

HIDE AND SEEK

(I'VE GOT A) SHIELD AROUND MY HEART

 

MW 506

MW 507

6/1965

1052

JIMMY 'SOUL' CLARK

THAT AIN'T COOL

YOU'RE THE SWEETEST THING

 I KNOW

 

MW 504

 

MW 505

6/1965

1054

ROMEY RAND

SAY YOU'RE MINE

I'M COMING IN

MW 508

MW 509

6/1965

1055

THE PRECISIONS

MEXICAN LOVE SONG

YOU'RE SWEET

MW 520

MW 521

7/1965

1057

CODY BLACK

MR. BLUE

YOU MUST BE IN LOVE

MW 536

MW 537

8/1965

1058

ROOSEVELT GRIER

PIZZA PIE MAN

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

MW 573

MW 574

1965

1059

JACKIE AND

 THE  TONETTS

STEADY BOY

THE PROOF OF YOUR LOVE

MW 598

MW 599

1965

1060

THE PEPS

THIS I PRAY

THINKIN' ABOUT YOU

DT 1861

DT 1862

10/1965

1062

LEE ROGERS

YOU WON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL

 XMAS

MY ONE AND ONLY

 

DT 1863

 

DT 1864

10/1965

1063

DEE EDWARDS

ALL THE WAY HOME

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

ZTSC 107623

ZTSC 107624

3/1966

1064

BUDDY LAMP

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN'

NEXT BEST THING

ZTSC 107639

ZTSC 107640

1966

1065

THE FABULOUS PEPS

MY LOVE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU

SPEAK YOU PEACE

219

220

1966

1066

CODY BLACK

WOULD YOU LET ME KNOW

TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE

216

217

5/1966

1067

LEE ROGERS

GO - GO - GIRL

I'M A PRACTICAL GUY

211

212

1966

1068

DE ANDRE TRIO

BATMAN THEME

WHO CAN I TURN TO

MW 724

MW 725

1966

1069

LIL' SOUL BOTHERS

I'VE GOT HEARTACHES

WHAT CAN IT BE

231

232

7/1966

 

DEVOTIONAL SERIES

 

201

MEDITATIONS

FARTHER ALONE

MY SOUL GOT HAPPY

10

11

?

202

GRIFFINAIRES

I DON'T WANT TO BE LOST

HE IS THE MASTER

12

13

?

203

MEDITATIONS

THE LOVE OF GOD

IS YOUR ALL ON THE ALTAR

MW 484

MW 485

c. 1965

204

THE STAPLE SINGERS

STANDING AT THE BEDSIDE OF

MY NEIGHBOR

 

I'LL FLY AWAY

MW 486

 

MW 487

 

c. 1965

206

STAPLE SINGERS

I WILL TRUST IN THE LORD

TELL HIM WHAT YOU MAY

MW 691

MW 692

c. 1965

207

VOICES OF THE TABERNACLE

BLESSED ASSURANCE

I TRUST IN YOU

MW 693

MW 694

c. 1965

Notes thanks to Graham Finch


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