Posted by bob kelly via eric on 11/4/2002, 10:22 pm First of all-----I am certainly "Astounded" and Pleased that someone would actually listen to one of my old songs and try to figure out who was playing on it. Sorry, it was not Esquirita playing on my song "Boo". It was the late and great, Scotty McKay----Rollin Dynamite was his big hit. He stole most of his licks from Jerry Lee Lewis---who was a much better piano player than most thought. Scotty was also one of the original "Clappers" for Gene Vincent and the reason that the Clapping was on the song "Boo" was because Scotty wanted to put it into the Solo. This recording was made at my own recording studio "Top Ten Recording" in Dallas, Texas (circa 1958 or 59). It was in a really sleezey part of Dallas, but the Hot Dog Place across the street had the best Chili Cheese Dogs, so it was worth being in a Shabby Neighborhood. That was me, of course, Singing and playing rhythmn guitar and I then set down my Guitar to play the Sax Solo (I got much better on the Sax, later on). Heres some real inside info-----I wrote the song-----Made a demo of it--much worse than the one on the internet and gave it to Major Bill Smith who managed quite a few artists. Well, he ended up giving it to Mac Curtis who recorded it---but never told me that anyone had recorded it---because he changed the Title to "No" and told Mac that he had written it. Scum-bags like him did that back in the '50's to keep from paying royalties to the writers. It was released but it wasnt a hit so I never heard it or I would have sued him. Finally after 40 years-----Mac Curtis and I have been friends since he recorded my Song "What You Want" and we are from the same small town in Texas-----so I sent Mac a copy of my CD---(the songs that you saw on IUMA and he sent me an E-mail)----telling me that he had recorded the song "NO" which sounded exactly like my song "Boo" except for the title and Bill Smith had taken the credit for it. Bill Smith is Dead and Gone, thank goodness, or I would sue him---not for the money----but just for the general principals of stealing my Song. I did play Guitar and Sax on most of my songs----but the lead guitar solo on Skippin Along was a super talented young black guy named Arthur K. Adams. He couldn't afford to pay for recording sessions for himself so I would record him for free and then I would use him on my songs, sometimes as payback for his demo's. I dont know what ever happened to him----I left Dallas and went on the road with my Group---Expression---in 1964 and lost contact with him. Other players on Skippin along were Me playing Bass and Jerry Brown on Piano and I think it was Paul Carney on Drums. (Jerry was later the piano player for Expression) Pictures of Expression and other Nostolgia are at: (other info about Skippin Along) Hope this answers your questions---and if you have any others, just let me know. I call myself Semi-Retired----I only play music a couple of days a week now and only because I still love it. Dont Do Traveling, anymore-----35 years of the Road was Plenty. I have a pretty nice recording setup in my Master Bedroom---no beds---and enjoy doing recording more than I do performing but it still gives me some extra money to visit my Grand Kids. Keep in touch and if you come to Las Vegas, let me know, I might be working someplace where you could come see me as a One Man Band----just me, my Guitar and Sax and my computer. Talk to you later, Kelly Would you give my Thanks to Jimmy Tremor for listening so close to my music and if you would please forward this info that I sent to you or post it or something. If you want me to send it to him----please forward his e-mail and I will.
Hello Eric,
http://www.lvcm.com/kellybob
also Blue Swede News Article
In order to get my own BMI publishing co. I had to have a song out on a label that was signed to my Publishing co. Sooo, I just pressed up about 300 of my own two songs and gave them to the Local Dallas Record Distributor and then contacted BMI and they gave me "Little Star Publishing Co" which I still have today and still get some royalties from European Play on quite a few songs. Thank God for Europeans that still love old Rockabilly music. Not that I dont appreciate the U.S. (because I do) but over there they are still passionate about it.
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