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- aflem
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Songwriter Jerry Fuller Dies At 85, Leaves Huge Catalog Of Hits
He wasn't a household name, but you can be sure you've sung along to at least some of the over 1,000 songs that bear his writing credit. Jerry Fuller was a prolific tunesmith responsible for penning some of the 50s and 60s most iconic rock music, as well as composing for all kinds of genres.
Among the titles that bear either his writing or producing credit:
Lady Willpower, Over You & Young Girl by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap,
Travelin' Man, Young World and It's Up To You by Ricky Nelson,
Lies by The Knickerbockers and
Show & Tell by Al Wilson
You can see all his compositions listed here.
Jerry Fuller was 85 and succumbed to cancer. But what a legacy he leaves behind.
Jerry Fuller, Songwriter-Producer Whose Dozens of Hits Include ‘Young Girl,’ ‘Travelin’ Man’ and ‘Show and Tell,’ Dies at 85
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He wrote some great songs. My favorite: Desire by the Trophies included Rick Nelson, Jerry Fuller, Glen Campbell & Dave Burgess. Did not chart in 1962. Classic doo wop!!
I have the CD, The Lost '60s Recordings (released May 2003), highlihgting their music including Desire. Great Great music.
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Little Rich wrote:
He wrote some great songs. My favorite: Desire by the Trophies included Rick Nelson, Jerry Fuller, Glen Campbell & Dave Burgess. Did not chart in 1962. Classic doo wop!!
I have the CD, The Lost '60s Recordings (released May 2003), highlihgting their music including Desire. Great Great music.
There's nothing that's not on YouTube...
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I've been a fan of Jerry Fuller for many years. My personal favorite of all his recordings was a song I heard on KRLA in 1963 that I was sure it was going to be huge. It never hit any of the big chars but I still play it about once a week. It's called "I Only Came To Dance With You". It was on the Challenge label with a full background production. Thanks Jerry for all those masterpieces. R.I.P......
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He wrote some great songs. My favorite: Desire by the Trophies included Rick Nelson, Jerry Fuller, Glen Campbell & Dave Burgess. Did not chart in 1962. Classic doo wop!!
I have the CD, The Lost '60s Recordings (released May 2003), highlighting their music including Desire. Great Great music.There's nothing that's not on YouTube...
Thanks aflem. But some of us collect music - listening to it isn't the same as owning/playing it. And I DO purchase it, not pirate it from some unknown site.
I have also heard you can download from YouTube legally but I have yet to figure that out, despite the fact I currently subscribe.
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How is listening to music from a public platform like YouTube pirating?
A rather snooty comment to someone who was simply pointing out where we could hear the song.
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I appreciated aflem taking the time to post Jerry Fuller's obituary, Little Rich posting about his song when he was with The Trophies, and aflem providing the YouTube link where we could hear the song. I may have mentioned before that on the rules page for the previous Oldies Music Bulletin Board, Ron Smith had said that YouTube links weren't allowed because he wanted people to purchase music legally (or words to that effect). Over time, I think his beliefs my have softened about this because I did see posts with YouTube links remain up, and perhaps he just never thought to remove what he had said in the rules.
In any event, I'm completely fine with YouTube links being posted here, while also believing that people should purchase music legally. So that's why I appreciate what both aflem and Little Rich contributed here. Maybe I'm a bit remiss in not setting up rules here myself to clarify how I feel about this and other matters ... I've just hoped that this wasn't really necessary, since usually we seem to do pretty well without me doing this and I haven't wanted to limit what people post.
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Well said, Lorne.
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If I can just weigh in here, the reason I posted the YouTube video wasn't to rip-off the artist involved.
Instead, I'd never heard of the tune Little Rich was referencing and was curious what it sounded like. I would never buy the CD/mp3/LP etc. just to hear it one time. But I figured I'm not the only one who had no idea what it sounded like.
So everyone now has an idea of the song in question and it's a pretty good one. There is simply no other way to hear it, since it's not likely it will ever be played on a station or turn up on a Spotify playlist. As long as I'm not recording it for future use and depriving anyone of royalties, it's the same to me as listening to it on the radio. I believe all artists should be compensated for their work. But in this case, my conscience is clear.
I'm grateful that Lorne decided to leave it up and I appreciate his explanation as to why he made that decision.
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For point of clarity:
I want to thank Lorne for clarifying a few points. and I, personally, want to apologize for instigating the uproar. I thought hard about how to make my point and, in the end, I guess I should have let it be.
I hold in high regard aflem's comments and input on this board. I wasn't intentionally denigrating his comment or his YouTube reference. I was trying to say that if I know a particular piece of music, then I will purchase it and own the rites to listening to it. YouTube, Sirius, any of the electronic venues limit the "open range" listening opportunities as opposed to purchasing and including the songs in a "personal library" of music that I can experiment with when assembling playlists - that's all. I spend of time organizing and reorganizing playlists in my library that's why I like to include the songs on my library.
Regarding my comment, " And I DO purchase it, not pirate it from some unknown site.": I didn't even mean to imply that anyone was pirating and I am sorry that that comment was misinterpreted. I was simply clarifying that I, personally, do not pirate, instead I purchase all the music that I include in my library. In no way did I intentionally castigate any one else's method of acquisition.
And, aflem, thanks for making that opportunity available for people to listen to that so that, as in your case, people could listen and appreciate great music that they may not have heard and maybe appreciated. I frequently listen to a song on YouTube to check it out and, if I like it, I will purchase it for my library. I have a handful of songs that I would love to get my hands on but, to my knowledge, have never made it to the recording studio, some of which were played impromptu on a television show or a live radio show. I would guess the copyright of that performance would be owned by the TV or radio station.
In these days of miscommunication and abhorrently deceitful rumor circulation, I'm sensitive to that and try to be diplomatic in my comments. I'll run future comments by my editor prior to submission (;>)))))))
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Thanks to both of you for your followups. I had already felt that I understood where you were both coming from, and that you hadn't intended to cause any issues here ... I know from personal experience how easily this kind of thing can happen. You both make excellent contributions to this board, and so I'm glad to see things get worked out here.
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