Acts That Should Have Been More Successful

lyle_from_minneapolis · Fri May 04, 2007 6:23 pm

Songwriting tragedy, more like. And wouldn't it just have to be a hit? Sorry, but that one really bites, it's like a dentist's drill, especially the vocal. But I really like "Rainy Day Feeling."

I'm just sayin'...

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:16 pm

All valid guesses but link is a person rather than songs etc

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:08 am

Michael Page played with Bobby Vee for a time and Bobby Vee did an Lp with The Ventures...?

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:29 am

No not Michael Page though I have no idea who he is.

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sat May 05, 2007 7:58 am

Michael Page played with The Fortunes in the Early 80's....

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:39 am

George he still does but I have always known him as Michael Smitham. Somewhere along the line he has changed his name.

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:54 pm

Roy: The Fortunes used session guys on some recordings...any chance Nokie Edwards was one....

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:18 pm

No George but you are in the right area.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Sun May 06, 2007 6:24 am

Terry Jacks did Seasons In The Sun, and wasn't that monstrosity written by the same guy who wrote MacArthur Park? (sorry for veering).

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:20 am

No Jerry, Jimmy Webb wrote the latter, Jacks partly rewrote Seasons In The Sun as original version was written By Jacques Brel and was called Le Moribond (The Dying Man) and had been re-written into English by Rod McKeun.

Apparently The Beach Boys recorded it on Jacks suggestion but never released it.

The Fortunes released it as a single in 68 but it did nothing.

Jacks's only other hit in UK was again a Jacques Brel song If You Go Away,Seasons though was his only US top 40 entry albeit a number 1.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:30 am

Thanks Roy. Don't know why I always get Rod McKuen and Jimmy Webb mixed up!

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:02 am

Roy: Did Bob Spalding, the fifth Venture, fill in for one of the Fortunes at one point?

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:02 pm

Not to my knowledge but you and George are in right area, in fact I'll tell you both as it is hard I think.

Dave Carr was a member of The Fortunes until 68 played keyboards,he eventually was credited as keyboards on lots of Ventures albums though never credited as a member of the band.

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:02 am

Thanks Roy. Do you know how the contact with The Ventures was made?

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:35 am

Not really other than he probably went to the States and became a session player,he also arranged some albums for them Ventures Play The Carpenters and Ventures Play The Jim Croce Songbook, to name just two.