Original Artist

Leigh Howell · Post by **Leigh Howell** » 27 Jan 2004 4:32 pm

I'm trying to win a bet! Does anyone know who had the original hit with "Sonny".

Leigh

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 27 Jan 2004 4:34 pm

...Leigh,are you talking about"Sunny"?If so,the original artist was Bobby Hebb...I think it was his only hit.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Steve Hinson on 27 January 2004 at 04:37 PM.]</p></FONT>

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 27 Jan 2004 4:57 pm

Good name for a cover band: The Original Artists.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 27 Jan 2004 11:50 pm

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One of the oldest scams in the record bidness is to cut an album of cover tunes, generally for low-price bins or TV ads, using studio musicians and calling the *band* "The Original Artists." Source of much disappointment for consumers, but the cheapo label owners who have their money love the concept.

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Leigh Howell · Post by **Leigh Howell** » 28 Jan 2004 7:32 am

Thanks Steve.
I appreciate your help.And yours is the correct spelling.

Carter York · Post by **Carter York** » 28 Jan 2004 7:55 am

Along those lines, Herb, I don't know how many times I've grabbed a record from the used bins and thought, "Wow!, The Greatest Hits of Hank Williams!" only to keep reading, in very small letters on the back of the jacket "as performed by the Living Strings" aaarrrggghhhh!!!!

CY

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 28 Jan 2004 1:27 pm

Carter,

That's true, I've been a victim several times. Once I bought a record from a sales list called "Tex Williams Sings Hank Williams", thought I discovered a scarce and unusual record of Tex, but the Tex turned out to somebody else. The record wasn't that bad, but didn't meet my expectations!

Regards, Walter
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