That tidbit was part of an article that said the 4 Tunes had counter-sued, claiming "contract violations on the part of the Manor label". She had been reported missing on Sunday after last being seen by friends in the Fish Quay area . [Don't Try To Explain - Savannah Churchill] If this weren't enough, "Is It Too Late"/"I Understand" were released in September. Don't Take Your Love From Me (SC) Escuchame (JG/DW) 50-0008 Careless Love (DO) - 5/49 Darktown Strutters Ball 5152 The Greatest Feeling In The World (JN) - 7/54 The songs were: "Love Is Calling," "You Don't Love Me No More," and "Come To Me." I'll See You In My Dreams [The 78 RPM record number is: 20-3633] Two years before his death from a stroke in 1969, Deek Watson, with the help of his wife who used the name Lee Stephenson, authored a book about the Ink Spots and their . September saw two more records released: "Rumors Are Flying" (another Bennie Benjamin/George Weiss composition)/"You Took All My Love" and a re-sung version of "For Sentimental Reasons" (led by Jimmie Nabbie) with "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" on the flip. King had some money and was very independent. Watson uses a high tenor much in the way Billy Kenny works with the former act. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons Strangely, Billboard reported that Jones was the "last of the original Ink Spots." These included "Careless Love," "My Last Affair," "The Lonesome Road," "I'm In The Mood For Love" (backing Juanita Hall), "Am I Blue," "Kentucky Babe," "Do I Worry," "Cool Water," "The Last Round-Up," "May That Day Never Come," "I'll See You In My Dreams," "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and "Water Boy. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be "second generation" or "third generation" Ink Spots.[2][3]. In 1963 Fuqua's group also recorded one 45 RPM record for Ford Records. When caught [when the reviewer saw the show], the Dots were still a long distance from big time, however. It turned out that he had been having cerebral hemorrhages for over a year. Books of . I Want To Be Loved (SC) 1253 I Want To Be Loved (SC) - 6/50 Right." Karen Lynn (PB) Aortic Rupture. Say When (DO) It was sponsored by Uncle Walt's Sausage Company. He died on November 4, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 1202 I'll Never Be Free (SC) [see text; group probably not the Four Tunes] - 11/49 Special thanks to Tony Fournier, Dave Lewis, and Ferdie Gonzalez, MANOR He didn't have to give up the Argents. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. Far Away Places (PB) Marquita (JN) He auditioned for vocalist with the Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra, but Lunceford hired the Trenier Twins (Cliff and Claude) instead. The 4 Tunes appeared for a week at the Apollo Theater (beginning April 2, 1955), along with Red Prysock's Orchestra. This could be because the 4 Tunes had left and Irving Berman simply didn't want to credit them, or, more likely, it's not the 4 Tunes at all. This is one of the more rare causes of death in the United States, but also one of the more deadly. Decision. Well, maybe the whole world wouldn't sing it, but an awful lot of people would. ARCO Pianists and arrangers included Bob Benson, Asa "Ace" Harris, Ken Bryan, Mort Howard (arranger), Bill Doggett, Ray Tunia, Harold Francis and Fletcher Smith. 1946 Cashbox award for making "The Gypsy" the biggest money making song of the year. Then, it was on to Newark's Panda Room, where they appeared for at least six weeks. Pat wasn't sure about Danny Owens. Betty Norton had been a member of the Norton Sisters, who'd performed with Vaughn Monroe; she wasn't Betty Harris. The Ink Spots formed in 1934 in Indianapolis. These were old Manor cuts (although different takes). Saturday Night Function "Karen Lynn" was a homage to Irving Berman's baby daughter (also mentioned in Savannah Churchill's "My Baby-Kin"). By late summer or early fall, Joe King left, to be replaced by Jimmie Nabbie, who had originally wanted to be an operatic tenor. Mortality risk factors with a higher relative risk were advanced age, male sex, higher comorbidity, delirium, and medical complications during admission. It was reported in Jet on March 4, 1954, that Pat Best's ex-wife, Zenobia, was suing him for $6,810 in unpaid back alimony and child support. The year 1939 also saw the Ink Spots at the top of the US Pop Charts with five other recordings that featured Kenny in the "Top & Bottom" format. Time has taken its toll on the Brown Dots/4 Tunes: Deek Watson died in 1969; Jimmie Nabbie passed away after double bypass surgery in 1992; Jimmy Gordon is gone too. [Try To Forget - Savannah Churchill] American singer, songwriter (1909-1969) This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 17:06. 5232 Rock N Roll Call (JN) - 1/56 "Sentimental Reasons" - later recorded as "For Sentimental Reasons" and "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" - was a poem that Pat had written. Fuqua led and was a member of various vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" until his death in 1971. The Things You Do To Me (SC) Deek Watson And His Brown Dots; Deek Watson; Bill Tennyson Manor (1005 B) Publication date 1945 Topics 78rpm, Popular Music Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English Performer:Deek Watson And His Brown Dots Writer:Deek Watson; Bill Tennyson Legitimate members of the Ink Spots included Bill Kenny, Jerry Daniels, Deek Watson, Charlie Fuqua, Hoppy Jones, Bernie Mackey, Huey Long, Cliff Givens, Billy Bowen, Herb Kenny, Adriel McDonald, Jimmy Cannady, Ernie Brown, Henry Braswell, Teddy Williams and Everett Barksdale. Convicted murderer James Lamar Watson, Jr., a former Fayetteville locksmith, died in prison on Feb. 10, 19 years and one month after his wife Beverley disappeared and . By late January 1945, a lawsuit brought by the Ink Spots caused Deek Watson to claim that he would form a new group based on a "completely new idea". Deek Watson and the Brown Dots: Rumors Are Flying: I-1351----1040: Deek Watson and the Brown Dots: You Took All My Love: I-1353----1041: Deek Watson and the Brown Dots: For Sentimental Reasons: 1358----1041: Deek Watson and the Brown Dots: It's A Pity To Say Goodnight: 1263----1042: Dizzy Gillespie and the All Stars: I Can't Get started: W-1223 . 1948 awarded a plaque from the Negro Actors Guild for the efforts in "breaking down the walls of racial prejudice". Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Due to personality clashes between Bill Kenny and Watson after Jones' death, Kenny decided he would rather carry on as the leader of the group and bought Watson's share of the group for $10,000, which in turn gave Kenny the power to kick Watson out of the group. The one thing they neglected to do was tell Deek; they first wanted to see if they could make it on their own. United States. 100 I Have Been Waiting (BW) - 1962 Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie (PB) All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Also in 1948, the 4 Tunes were on a television transmission on the Dumont TV Network. Bledsoe was only there a couple of months and was never mentioned after 1965. [The 78 RPM record number is: 22-0032] The group on the next two songs is probably not the Four Tunes; see text When someone dies, a doctor involved in their care has to complete a medical certificate of cause of death ( MCCD ), which is then forwarded to the register office to register the death. For some reason, the record was reissued, on a 45, around 1952. You Better Think Twice 1016 That's What She Gets (all/DW) - 1/46 In March 1954, there were some solos on Jubilee by "Deek Watson, the Brown Dot" (some copies say "Deek Watson, the Ink Spot): "Why Does A Drink Make You Think," backed with a reprise of an old Ink Spots tune, "Brown Gal." Their origins can be traced back to a change of personnel in the Ink Spots. The blurb claimed that this was their first Harlem appearance in two years. They even throw in a bit of dancing to conclude their act, and the leading guitarist simultaneously plays and juggles with his instrument. CROSBY In spite of the impending demise of the Brown Dots, Manor kept on releasing their records: "How Can You Say I Don't Care"/"Long Legged Lizzie" in December 1946; "I Don't Know From Nothing Baby"/"Shout, Brother, Shout" in February 1947; and a reissue of "That's What She Gets" in July 1947 (its flip was "Why You No Knock" by Benny Davis). Watson led various groups until his death in 1969. Both Watson and Fuqua wanted to deny Kenny the right to represent himself as the sole owner of the Ink Spots name. Starting in 1954, groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" sprang up all around the United States. By June 1946, the Brown Dots had two coast-to-coast 15-minute radio programs on the American Broadcasting System network - one at 10:15 Saturday mornings and the other at 6:30 on Sunday evenings. Thirty-One Miles For A Nickel (all/DW) And the result is that the quartet, as it works here, shows very good possibilities. When he announced (in the January 1945 settlement of the lawsuits) that he would form a new group based "on a completely new idea," he simply changed their name to the "Brown Dots" (the name does sound somewhat familiar, doesn't it?). 5165 Don't Cry Darling (all) - 10/54 This format was used primarily for ballads rather than the uptempo "jive" songs the group was used to performing. 50-0016 I'm The Guy (DO) - 6/49 Three years later, Kenny was credited for bringing the group to global success with his unusual high tenor ballad singing. DEEK WATSON and his BROWN DOTS; Cooper; Gale Manor (1027-A) Publication date 1946 Topics 78rpm, Rhythm & Blues Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English Performer: DEEK WATSON and his BROWN DOTS Writer: Cooper; Gale Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Time Out For Tears (JN) "[13] From 1954 to the present, more than 100 groups have used the name "The Ink Spots". These releases coincided with Manor's move to New York City (first to 2061 Broadway, then to 313 West 57th Street). The stage was set. Over the summer, Deek formed another Brown Dots group, about which little is known. I'm not sure why this should have been, but the November 19, 1949 Billboard said that, because of the suit, Berman lost his American Federation Of Musicians recording license. 1229 Savannah Sings The Blues (SC) -1/50 It's possible that the group consisted of both instrumentalists and singers. He'd been the bass and bassist of Stanley Morgan's Ink Spots until mid-65, but with the 4 Tunes, he was the pianist. They also worked with Howard Biggs (whose most famous association was with the Ravens). Like I'm talking to a little girl. In fact, some estimates suggest the total number of deaths . If Manor's master numbers can be trusted (and I don't think they can), it seems like the Sentimentalists recorded a single tune ("Wrapped Up In A Dream") on the same day as a Brown Dots session. Later in 1934, the Ink Spots achieved international success touring the UK with Jack Hylton's Orchestra, one review in the Melody Maker stating. RCA VICTOR At Our Fireplace Kentucky Babe (all) In April 1954, Brown was replaced by Henry Braswell, who sang with the Ink Spots for their final three months. (Honest, I'm not making this up.) Since the Ink Spots disbanded in 1954, there have been well over a hundred vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots", with and without any original members of the group. On June 11, 1948, the 4 Tunes, along with Savannah Churchill, began a week at the Apollo, along with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Andy Kirk. This ballad, "If I Didn't Care", was to be one of their biggest hits, selling over 19 million copies and becoming the 8th-best-selling single of all time. Billy Wells was tapped to fill Nabbie's place. 1049 I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry (PB) - 12/46 In the film, the Ink Spots played Pullman porters who sang during their breaks. He died on 4 November 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 47-4663 I Wonder (PB) - 4/52 5132 I Understand Just How You Feel (PB) 1/54 2. This implies that the group was primarily a band. 47-4198 Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie (PB) - 7/51 It's No Sin (SC) They have consecutive master numbers, so they were recorded at the same session. 47-4102 The Last Round-Up (PB) - 3/51 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Probably at that show, they received an offer of a recording contract from Irving Berman, owner of Manor Records' (located at 162 Prince Street in Newark, New Jersey). Come to Me - mid-62 JUBILEE ("Deek Watson, The Brown Dot" or "Deek Watson, The Ink Spot") He died on November 4, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 5174 Let Me Go Lover (JN) - 12/54 For example, when the movie Boy What A Girl was released, it was a smash in black-oriented theaters. Beginning December 7, they spent two weeks at the Bali Club in Washington, D.C. On the 21st, they began a week at the Apollo Theater, along with Benny Carter and Butterbeans & Susie, followed by a week at the Fans Theater in Philadelphia. Sometime in the 80s, Billy Wells left for medical reasons and was replaced by a tenor named Andre Williams. Sweet Georgia Brown LEADS: PB = Pat Best; JK = Joe King; JN = Jimmie Nabbie; DW = Deek Watson; JG = Jimmy Gordon; DO = Danny Owens; Long Legged Lizzie (DW) 101 Look, Hear, Girl/Remember Me - 69 This is the first studio recorded example of the Ink Spots "Top & Bottom" format with Kenny singing lead and Jones performing the "talking bass". Starting in early November 1944, there was a bitter court battle involving Deek Watson and Charlie Fuqua on one hand, Bill Kenny on the other, and manager Moe Gale on the third: 1. I Understand (PB) 50-0072 Am I Blue (PB) - 3/50 On April 9, "Deke Watson and his Brown Spots" appeared at Prospect Park Pavilion in Mansfield, Ohio, as part of the entertainment for the Clear Fork Riding Club. Our Love (DO) I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (PB) Others on the bill were Erskine Hawkins, Cook & Brown, Laura Washington, and, of course, Pigmeat Markham and his comedy troupe. In mid-June 1945, the Brown Dots were at Chicago's Regal Theater, along with Marva Louis, Savannah Churchill, Jelly Roll & ZuZu, and Luis Russell's Orchestra. 5245 Far Away Places (PB) - 5/56 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (PB) Pat Best, who was always so delightful to talk with, passed away in October 2004, at age 81. 3. BioShock and BioShock 2 have also made use of the group's recordings: "If I Didn't Care" and "The Best Things in Life Are Free" in the former, and "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)", "I'm Making Believe" and "Memories of You" in the latter. Don't You Run Away (And Leave Me) (JN) At their first session, they recorded four songs, including "Sentimental Reasons" (written by Pat Best and led by Joe King). Also on the show were Savannah Churchill and Luis Russell's Orchestra, featuring violinist Milton Buggs as vocalist. the Convention, Ju lge Watson offered a subatitute to invite tne clergy in the city, reaMeat or sr-journing, to arrange among Willie! (Since they'd stay together for another seven years, that one's pretty hard to swallow.) At the end of October, Deek Watson tried to return to the Ink Spots; Bill Kenny refused to allow him back on stage. See them all in the slides that follow. One result of the break-up of the Brown Dots was the cancellation of a three-week tour of Japan, which had been scheduled to begin on March 1, 1947. air force bases in california during wwii. [The 78 RPM record number is: 22-0024] The song, titled "Tune In on My Heart", features Kenny taking the lead and Jones performing the talking bass. The Greatest Feeling In The World (JN) This was a Big Deal affair, with a first prize of $60, held at the Club Calypso (7th Avenue, around 139th Street in Manhattan). 1005 Just In Case You Change Your Mind (PB/DW) 54 All Of Me (SC) The group now consisted of Bill Kenny (lead tenor), Teddy Williams (second tenor) who had replaced Billy Bowen, Everett Barksdale (baritone and guitar) and Adriel McDonald (bass). 1087 Chillicothe, Ohio [backing Betty Harris] - 7/47 Between the years 1940 and 1949 the Ink Spots landed well over 30 hits on the US Pop Charts with 18 of them on the top 10. The group appeared in films made for African American audiences, such as Boy! Approximately 3.38 million people in the United States lost their lives in 2020. The 4 Tunes stayed with Jubilee until 1957, and were its second most prolific group (after the Orioles). Posted by: Category: Uncategorized . S10-S19 Injuries to the neck. Watson made numerous recordings with his "Ink Spots" groups in the 1950s and 1960s. In late December 1950, Deek was at the Airport Inn (Troy, New York) as a special guest star " visiting his friends, the Jive Bombers" (who were regulars there). 50-0042 The Lonesome Road (DO) - 12/49 The Ink Spots' music has been used in the films Get Low, Radio Days, Raging Bull, Revolutionary Road, The Shawshank Redemption, The Aviator, Iris, Sphere, Tree's Lounge, Malcolm X, Maria's Lovers, How to Make an American Quilt, Men Don't Leave, Three D[de], Joe Versus the Volcano, Spontaneous Combustion, Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business, Australia, Mr. Nobody, Hyde Park on Hudson, The Rover, Twenty Bucks, Manchester by the Sea, Logorama, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, and Heroes. 1005 Let's Give Love Another Chance (DW) - 5/45 In August, while they were appearing at the Club 845 in the Bronx, Manor issued the pretty "Please Give A Broken Heart A Break," backed with "Well Natch." This time they went to Jerry Blaine's Jubilee label, where they achieved their greatest popularity. I guess the $250 damage bill was quite huge for the time. 1076 Darling You Make It So [backing Betty Norton] - 7/47 In 1946 the Ink Spots earned a #1 spot on the US Pop Charts with "To Each His Own". Their first recordings included songs such as "Swingin' On The Strings", "Your Feet's Too Big", "Don't 'Low No Swingin' In Here" and "Swing, Gate, Swing". He claimed that they'd breached their contract by going to RCA. MANOR RCA VICTOR This rare brain disorder usually occurs in people without known risk factors. Is It Right (PB) Rather than break up the group, Nabbie, Best, and Gordon recruited tenor Danny Owens. RCA VICTOR 1083 Wrapped Up In A Dream (PB) - 7/47 The most common causes of death in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, however, COVID-19 . In mid-1953, they once again changed labels (since they weren't making any royalties from RCA). By late 1946, Watson and the rest of the Brown Dots weren't getting along. The recording career of the 4 Tunes wound down with an LP on the ARA label in 1969 (which not only contained a version of "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons," but also "Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On." 1173 Mister Sun (DO) - 4/49 47-4427 I'll See You In My Dreams (all) - 12/51 When they played a gig in Atlanta, Georgia, Deek fired him. 1152 It's Raining Down In Sunshine Lane (SC) - 12/48 According to them, the leading causes of death from cancer for males will be: Lung and bronchus cancer: 76,650 deaths. This isn't as bad as the insertion of a spoken bridge in one song, a chore handled for the Spots by the late Hoppy Jones, whose voice and delivery is difficult to copy. Born July 18, 1909 Deek sings lead tenor on this one and the flip "Let's Give Love Another Chance."It was The Brown Dots' first of many releases on Manor (1945-49). We will update Deek Watson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. 47-4828 They Don't Understand (PB) - 6/52 [1] He immediately put together a competing Ink Spots group consisting of lead tenor Joe King, bass Jimmy Gordon, and an unknown baritone. Thirty patients (3.2%) died from causes directly related to hip fracture or surgery. The worksheet must be completed by a physician and may not be used for death registration. Hoppy was the conciliatory father figure (nicknamed "the grand old man") of the Ink Spots. 50-0085 Old Fashioned Love (JG) - 5/50 The group was now: Pat Best, Jimmy Gordon, Gaines Steele, and Billy Wells, with Frank Dawes as the utility voice. The polished style of the 4 Tunes was the product of their training, experience, dedication, and discipline. This song would become more popular through the years as "For Sentimental Reasons" or "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons". The result, "You Are My Love," was her big hit of 1955 (which the 4 Tunes covered). does st martin parish have school tomorrow. Now that he was missing, infighting between Bill Kenny and Deek Watson, which had formerly just smoldered, now flared up unchecked. (In mid-1949 Eli Oberstein of Varsity had bought most of the Majestic masters.) However, bandleader Tommy Dorsey contacted them and asked them (politely) to cease using the "Sentimentalists" name (since he'd recently had a vocal group by that name, although they'd since changed their name to the Clark Sisters). Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Fuqua recorded dozens of singles with his group for King Records as well as releasing two LP (long play) albums for Verve Records. Age: 60 years old Born: July 18, 1909 in Mounds, Illinois, United States Died: November 4, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA Cause of death: stroke. There Goes My Heart (DO) Anyone can read what you share. Autopsy reveals Watson's cause of death. This Irving Berlin tune had been a #1 smash for Tommy Dorsey (Jack Leonard on vocal) back in 1937. 1047 I'll Close My Eyes (JN) - 12/46 Above Left: The Brown Dots (L-R) Pat Best (with guitar), Joe King, Deek Watson and Jimmy Gordon. [The 78 RPM record number is: 22-0058] Interestingly, it was reported in early 1955 that Deek, in order to avoid a court battle, changed the name of his current Ink Spots group to the "4 Dots." VARSITY (Deek Watson & the Brown Dots; these are Majestic masters) Still others were included in Mafia II and on the in-game radio stations in L.A. Noire. The Billy Reid composition "The Gypsy" was the Ink Spots' biggest chart success, staying at the #1 position for 13 straight weeks in 1946. Sayonara (DO) He knew full well that Scott and others would not take the news well once it came out. 1017 Patience And Fortitude (all/PB) - 2/46 They continued to appear regularly on radio in Ohio, and became a foursome when Jones was added to the group the following year. 1040 Rumors Are Flying (PB) - 9/46 In August 1947, it was being hinted in the press that the Brown Dots were history. Deek Watson Height, Weight & Measurements At 60 years old, Deek Watson height not available right now. While they won, there was an unexpected glitch: because his pick made too much noise, Pat had to play his guitar with his thumb, which became bloodied from lack of calluses.
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