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DADDY COOL
Cherry Pie (Joe Josea [Joe Bihari] - Marvin Phillips) Australia 1971 A familiar song from Daddy Cool's live repertoire, on the band's first album Daddy Who? Daddy Cool! This version is a dip o' the lid to the Marvin & Johnny original rather than Skip & Flip's pop version. Cherry Pie is one of those old songs that were at the heart of Daddy Cool's appeal: see also I'll Never Smile Again, Baby Let Me Bang Your Box and Daddy Cool (the song). Daddy Cool's biggest hit was an original, Eagle Rock, Australia's #1 single of 1971. Further reading: 1. Daddy Cool history at Milesago. 2. DaddyCool.com.au
SKIP & FLIP
Cherry Pie (Joe Josea [Joe Bihari] - Marvin Phillips) USA 1960 #11 USA Skip & Flip were the multi-talented Gary Paxton and Skip Battin, both of whom had varied careers in several areas of the music industry. Clyde "Skip" Battin (1934-2003) had stints with the 1970s Byrds, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Gary Paxton ("Flip", b. 1938), a producer, songwriter and performer, had a hand in mumerous classic oldies, including The Hollywood Argyles' Alley Oop, Bobby "Boris" Pickett's Monster Mash, Tommy Rowe's Sweet Pea and The Association's Along Comes Mary and Cherish. Further reading: 1. Wikipedia entries on Skip & Flip, Skip Batten and Gary Paxton. 2. Gary Paxton's official site. 3. Skip Batten discography by Richard Russell and Raoul Verolleman 4. Skip Batten and Skip & Flip discography at StarCluster.de.
THE TRI-LADS
Cherry Pie (Joe Josea [Joe Bihari] - Marvin Phillips) USA 1957 Single on Tulsa, Oklahoma label Perspective Sound, c. June 1957. Later on New York label Bullseye, c. December 1957. Reference: 1. Label shots of both singles at Brian Lee's First and Second Labels page. 2. Rockin' Country Style: release details.
JIMMY CAVALLO
Cherry Pie (Joe Josea [Joe Bihari] - Marvin Phillips) USA 1957 Single on Coral by pioneering rock 'n' roll bandleader (b. 1927) who in the late 1940s formed the Jimmy Cavallo Quartet, later known as The Houserockers. In 1951 Jimmy Cavallo and The Houserockers had recorded Rock The Joint, and in 1956 they appeared in the film Rock, Rock, Rock with Alan Freed. Further reading: 1. Jimmy Cavallo history and discography at his official site. 2. Wikipedia entry on Jimmy Cavallo. 3. Jimmy Cavallo biography (including label shots) at HoyHoy.com (Rock Before Elvis).
THE BEL-AIRES
Cherry Pie USA 1954 Red herring? Single on Crown #126. Probably the same song: Crown was a subsidiary of the Bihari Brothers' Modern Records, the label of Marvin & Johnny's version. The Biharis' Crown label is remembered as a budget LP label from the late 50s, but Crown singles #100 to #166 were issued in 1954-1955. See, for example, the label shot of #111 at VocalGroupHarmony.com. These could be the Bel-Aires mentioned by Marvin Goldberg: I have no idea who the Bel-Aires are, but it's a male group with a female lead. It's not the
MARVIN & JOHNNY
Cherry Pie (Joe Josea [Joe Bihari] - Marvin Phillips) USA 1954 Original version On LA R&B label Modern, the B-side of Tick Tock. R&B duo Marvin & Johnny were Marvin Phillips and most often (as here) Emory Perry. As Richie Unterberger puts it, Marvin & Johnny were significant, if not major, figures in the transition from West Coast jump blues to hotter sax-driven R&B sides that began to approach rock & roll.
Joe Josea was a pseudonym of Joe Bihari, a vice-president and A&R man at Modern Records, the label founded by his brothers Julius and Saul Bihari in 1945. (See also Mary Lou.) It was not uncommon at this time for the names of record label executives to appear in songwriting credits, and it is reasonable to assume that the original composer was Marvin Phillips. Writer credits: The writer credits to Josea and Phillips are as currently shown at BMI (Work #204036), although they have varied depending on the release. The US Copyright Office (#RE0000136631) shows Words: Joe Josea, music: Jules Taub (Julius Bihari), and the original single showed Jules Taub alone. References: 1. Richie Unterberger's overview of Marvin & Johnny at All Music Guide. 2. Modern Records history at Shades of Blue. 3. Jules Bihari and Modern Records at Black Cat Rockabilly. 4. Modern Records Story at Both Sides Now. 5. Bihari Brothers entry at Wikipedia. 6. Searches at BMI and US Copyright Office. Thanks also to Brian Lee at ColorRadio.com
SANDY CARNEY
Cherry Pie USA 1959 Red herring? Same title, but is it the same song? Single on New York label Headline #1006. Pretty obscure: the only mention I can find of this on the Web is at Global Dog Productions, in the Headline Records discography of 17 singles 1958-1963. Headline labels give an address at 135 West 55th Street or 730 5th Avenue: Rockin' Country Style has some label shots (click on the camera icons).
SADE
Cherry Pie (Sade Adu - Stuart Matthewman - Andrew Hale - Paul S. Denman) UK 1984 Red herring Same title but not the same song as "Cherry Pie" by Daddy Cool.
WARRANT
Cherry Pie (Lane - Chamberlin - Dixon - Cagle - Turner) USA 1990 Red herring #10 USA Same title but not the same song as "Cherry Pie" by Daddy Cool.
JENNIFER LOPEZ
Cherry Pie (Jennifer Lopez - Bob Robinson - Cory Rooney - Tim Kelley) USA 2005 Red herring Same title but not the same song as "Cherry Pie" by Daddy Cool. Track on 2005 album Rebirth by American singer-actress also known as "J.Lo" . Corrections or comments? Contact the writer. |
