BEN THE BALLADEER

June 26, 2009

PROBLEMS WITH NEW PC

Hi folks, I'm having some problems with my new PC.
Adobe Audition does not seem to work correct with the soundcard (SoundMax) I have.
During ripping it keeps on skipping/missing part of the song.
I can't seem to find what the problem is.
It's been suggested to me to buy and other soundcard, cause SoundMax seems to have this problem with Adobe Audition.
Saving for one now.

I just yesterday received some great Jamaican ballads, hope to be sharing them soon.

May 18, 2009

Dobby Dobson - Cry A Little Cry Gaydisc 9 '63

Dobby Dobson Biography

One of Jamaica's most beloved singers, Dobby Dobson has had a long-running career, but his name has been permanently twinned with 1967's self-penned "I'm a Loving Pauper." Born in Kingston in 1945, Dobson entered the music industry via the island's popular talent show circuit. In 1960, he paired up with Chuck Josephs, and under the moniker Chuck & Dobby they cut their debut single, "Cool School," for Duke Reid. Over the next two years, the pair recorded a steady stream of hits. With the duo's demise, Dobson joined forces with a group of college friends as the Deltas, cutting "Cry a Little Cry" for Linden Pottinger in 1963, another huge hit for the singer. Several more popular 45s followed that year, all credited to Dobson alone. The following year, the singer was fronting the Sheiks, a band featuring pianist Jackie Mittoo, then in 1965 he linked up with Rupie Edwards and Junior Menz in the Virtues. With the rise of rocksteady, Duke Reid's Treasure Isle was the place to be, and Dobson cut a clutch of excellent singles there, including "Pauper" and the equally successful "Trouble Jim." In 1968, though, the singer was back at Studio One, where he cut such hits as "Seems I'm Losing You." It was his old bandmate, Rupie Edwards, however, who would oversee his biggest. Dobson's 1972 cover of "That Wonderful Sound" was a smash right across the Caribbean, the best-selling single of its time.

Buoyed by that success, Dobson now began self-producing his own singles as well as continuing to cut 45s for others. His debut album, Wonderful Sound, arrived in 1977, with 1978's Sweet Dreams following hot on its heels. A split festive set with Ringo, Sweet Christmas, provided holiday cheer. Dreams, incidentally, was not a reggae set; instead, it was filled with lovely ballads, and although Dobson continued having hits during this period in Jamaica, the roots scene passed him by entirely, at least as a vocalist. In the mid-'70s, Dobson was working at Federal Studio, running the auditions for new talent. While there, he discovered the Meditations and produced their earliest singles, as well as 1978's Message from the Meditations and Wake Up albums. Dobson also oversaw Barrington Levy's 1977 recording debut (with the Mighty Multitude), "Fi Me Black Girl." Even after immigrating to the States in 1979, Dobson's career continued apace, with 1982's "Sweetheart" nearly breaking into the British chart. Even so, the singer's output slackened notably during this decade, although live appearances at reggae festivals kept his profile high. The '90s were far more productive, kicked off with Studio One's roundup of oldies Through the Years, with new material arriving on 1994's At Last and 1997's If I Only Had Time set. Released in 2000, VP's Vintage Series roundup featured the Donovan Germaine-produced hit "Words." That same year, the death of Dobson's mother led to a crisis of faith, and the singer was born again. Since then, he's continued to record, but now concentrates exclusively on Christian music.
from All Music Guide

I just noticed that the link was dead, sorry,
updated it
let me know if there are other dead links

Ooops, looks like it's been removed by Mediafire for some violation
and they did not even send me a message

if you do want the song send me an email and I'll send it to you

April 22, 2009

Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles - Go on (This Is Goodbye)_ Newtown NT-5007b '62

Can be found on the Relic CD "Down The Isle"

Go On (This Is Goodbye) – Patti La Belle & The Blue Nelles

Blue Belles Info link

March 09, 2009

The Silhouettes ft Herman Forde - Remember To Stand By Me

A singer songwriter from Barbados. He also made some solo 45's with great deep ballads.
new download link:

The Silhouettes ft Herman Forde – Remember To Stand By Me

Bobby Patterson - Right Place Wrong Time AllPlatinum 2371a "77

Bobby Patterson – Right Place Wrong Time AllPlatinum 2371a ‘77

January 28, 2009

Jimmy Lewis - Wait Until Spring (pt1) Four-J Records 503b '63

Jimmy Lewis – Wait Until Spring

Jimmy Lewis was born in the tiny delta town of Itta Bena near Greenwood, Mississippi but Los Angeles has been his home now for over 40 years. For someone whose sound is so steeped in the gospel tradition, it comes as quite a surprise that his introduction to music came not through the church, but through a friend who ran a car club in LA! Somewhere along the line he hooked-up with his first writing partner, Clifford Chambers. They worked together right through the 60s and together with James Carmichael (later to find fame as producer of the Commodores, the Jackson 5 and Lionel Richie) they produced a small string of 45s, the first being ‘Goodbye Sorrow’on Cyclone Records in 1962. A year later there were three releases for J J Jones’ Four “J” record label. One track ‘Wait Until Spring’ was picked-up for wider distribution, over a year later, by Era Records and did quite well. It was obvious from these fine, but generally derivative recordings that Little Richard, Ray Charles and long-time hero Sam Cooke were the influences on Lewis’ music. It was also apparent that here was a lyricist who held great promise. A second Era release, the rated mover, ‘What Can I Do Now’ further cemented his progress and his voice caught the ear of Bill Pinkney, one of the original Drifters, (who at that time also included, Gerhart Thrasher, Bobby Hollis and Bobby Hendricks), and Lewis joined the group replacing Hendricks as lead singer from 1963-65. He was also to appear with one of the many Drifters conglomerates in the mid 70s. Taken from: acerecords.co.uk