JASMINE RECORDS

An exquisite dancer, actor and singer, GEORGE CHAKIRIS is indelibly linked to "West Side Story", having won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe as "Best Supporting Actor" for his portrayal of...

Texas-born Bruce Channel is chiefly remembered for his 1962 worldwide hit 'Hey! Baby', a disc which also featured Delbert McClinton on harmonica. He charted with follow-ups, 'Number One Man', 'Come...

Although he remains perhaps best known for 'See You Later Alligator', a worldwide hit for Bill Haley & His Comets, Louisiana-born singer/songwriter BOBBY CHARLES penned several other R&R/R&B?classics...

Many artists have been called the King Of Rock 'n' Roll, but there has only ever been one 'King Of The Twist'. South Philadelphia's Ernest Evans twisted his way from plucking chickens for a living to...

Following on from the success of "Lone Star Guitar Attack" (JASMCD3109) Jasmine have now issued "Chicken Stuff!", another outstanding collection with 25 blasting tracks of amazing blues guitar. The...

Although they'd formed back in the 1940s, and their close-harmony vocal style was heavily reminiscent of that era, The Chordettes enjoyed their biggest commercial successes in the 1950s, during the...

There is no question that between 1942 and the early 1950s that Savannah Churchill was a major star within the African American audience of America. Sadly today though she is virtually forgotten...

Buzz Clifford had a worldwide hit with "Baby Sittin' Boogie" in 1961, a song which remains one of the best novelty songs to date. The success of which overshadowed his talent as a singer and a...

Among the most influential vocalists of the 20th century, PATSY CLINE was one of the first female artists to successfully cross over from Country to mainstream pop. The companion to an earlier...

The tragic loss of Eddie Cochran in April 1960, at the age of only twenty-one (even younger than Buddy Holly), robbed Rock & Roll of one of it's most precocious talents. Despite his youth he'd...

Bobby Darin not only discovered this Detroit rock 'n' roller but launched a label to put out his records. Jamie's fame never spread outside his hometown, but he was a local legend and R&B collectors...

BEN COLDER was the alter-ego of singing actor Sheb Wooley, who'd enjoyed a worldwide hit with the million-selling 'Purple People Eater' back in 1958. In 1962 he successfully wrote and recorded an...