Fabulous Flip Sides of The Tymes with Albert âCaesarâ Berry
For Valentineâs Day, love songs from the 1960s and 1970s are discussed with Albert âCaesarâ Berry from The Tymes
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GOLDMINE:
Ceasar, let’s go back to the beginning and the first time you heard your doo-wop song “So Much in Love” on the radio in Philadelphia, in 1963, on its way to becoming No. 1 nationally.
ALBERT “CAESAR” BERRY: It was a thrill! Norman Burnett, George Hilliard, Donald Banks and I were singing songs in my basement. We had harmonies but didn’t have a lead singer. Norman ran into George Williams at his job, where he was a tow truck driver, and asked George if he wanted to join the group. George said yes to Norman and came in with a song called “As We Stroll Along,” at the time. We rehearsed it and sang it many ways until it became the way people know it from its hit version, with the title change to “So Much in Love.” When I heard it on the radio it was
Fabulous Flip Sides of new label Diddy Wah Records
Reno Boâs Diddy Wah Records debuts this week with a pair of singles, 1960s soul sound from The Marvelles with Amber Woodhouse, and a double-sided surf guitar instrumental pair from The Tarantinos
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GOLDMINE:
Congratulations on your new Nashville record company, debuting this week. I like your motto, “We Make ‘em Like They Used To.”
RENO BO: Thank you. Diddy Wah Records is my humble little version of what Phil Spector did with The Wrecking Crew back in the 1960s. I make calls to some great session players in Nashville and we make a record. That s the foundation.
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