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In Memory of a good friend who we will greatly miss:
Mike Granieri, Top Gun Drill Master
http://www.moviethemes.org/midis/midisa-f/berlin-t.mid
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Classified
Ads--Sales
Sales: Atlanta,
GA. Accomplished leasing pro sales & sales management w/extensive
exper., people skills; Multi-industry, small-mid ticket, vendor &
direct. Skilled producer w/good book profitable business. Email: leasepro4@aol.com
Sales: Bakersfield,
CA.
I have an extensive sales and management background in equipment leasing. My work history exhibits my major strength in small ticket equipment leasing.
Email: pangress@msn.com
Sales: Boston,
MA.
Middle market originator,
construction/Trucks /
Trailers w/ 8 years
in territory, looking for company / bank with competitive products
Email: mrichlease@comcast.net
Sales: Central,
NC.
7 yrs.equip leasing
&finance; specialist in heavy construction equip for 2-top-5-specialty
finance/lease companies, NC &VA territories. $10-15MM annual funding.
Downsized in 2002, now independent broker with varied customer base.
Email: sunriseleasing@aol.com
Sales: Chicago,
IL. 12+ yrs multinational/ national sales & business development.
Seeking role with captive lessor or global leasing company. Will relo
right opportunity. Experience structuring complex transactions. Email:
leasingismylife@yahoo.com
Sales: Dallas,
TX
30 years lease experience.
Looking for Lender wanting to get into the Electronic Market can bring
11 years experience with national
vendors and customers.Email:
alpnb@msn.com
Sales: Denver
CO.
Experienced Equipment Leasing Broker looking for a in house leasing company. Can bring a book of business with me or develop new territory where needed.
Email: Steven@eagle2.net
Sales: Denver,
OR.
Broker representative:
Seek employment or partnership w/estab. finance group. Prior engineer
making career change. Have pursued extensive self-education/ formal
training.
Email: dbrown@thirdwavefinance.com
Sales: Denver,
CO.
17 yr sales exp.. in leasing sales (territory, National Accts, Sales mgt.) looking to bring experience to s sales/sales mgt role. Successful, accountable, ethical, aggressive, results.
Email:lease442000@yahoo.com
Sales: Detroit,
MI.
7 years experience in IT small/mid ticket leasing with Fortune 100 co. Greenbelt certified in Six Sigma. Excellent communication, presentation & negotiation skills.
Email: susanchupa@hotmail.com
Sales: Detroit, MI. 16-year lease veteran looking for opportunity in the Detroit area. Ability to bring on new accounts and manage existing base. Up to 60% travel acceptable.
Email:ebonbri@aol.com
Sales: Detroit
Mi
5 yrs sales experience in IT small ticket leasing/Greenbelt Certified with Fortune 100 company/strong communication and negotiation skills/book of business
available. scottpoko@comcast.net
Sales: Greensboro,
N.C. Seeking direct & broker sales w/major finance companies in
NC or southeast market. Small to mid-ticket range. Stable &family
oriented. Will have series 6,63,65 license shortly. Email:kc1492@aol.com
Sales: Hartford, CT. 10+ yrs leasing sales exp.; multi-industry, small-large ticket, Direct, Vendor, and Captive exp. Seeking sales position with captive or independent company with equity investment capability.
Email: bcurt95@aol.com
Sales: Jacksonville,
FL.
Seasoned equipment leasing professional, with over 10 years of experience, looking for position in business development in Northern Florida territory.
Email: rene.bradshaw@superig.com.br
Sales: Kansas
City, MO.
15+ years in finance/leasing
industry, extensive
knowledge in sales
and management. Specializing in construction,
transportation and machine tool industries. Will re-locate for right opportunity.
Email: Financerep@aol.com
Sales: Los
Angeles, CA.
12+years Leasing sales, underwriting/contract exper. including hi-tech, govt, direct & vendor leasing. Seeking role w/institution or captive. Exper. w/ complex transactions, including securities. Possible relocation.
Email: rahlease04@hotmail.com
Sales: Louisville,
KY
I have been in leasing/financing
of construction, machine tool, and mfg equipment for 20+ years. Traveled
KY, IN, OH and TN.
Email:kyle90@msn.com
Sales: Minneapolis, MN. 10+ yrs Equipment Leasing in Upper Midwest. Investment Grade Database. Previous vendor/small/middle market exp. Super Trump, 17B & account database exp.
Email: golfadm@yahoo.com
Sales: Mission
Viejo, CA
Account Sales Executive
with 10 years of leasing experience looking for company to bring existing
customer base.
Email:makelly21@hotmail.com
Sales: Montgomery,
AL.
Individual with 10
years advertising sales exp. & 7 years insurance sales exp. Wants
independent contractor situation in Alabama.
Work with leasing company or broker.334-281- 5200
E-mail: billmcneal2003@yahoo.com
Sales: Orange
County, CA.
Skilled deal-closer
at above-average rates. Entrepreneurial. Accomplished lease-structurer
specializing in transportation. Exp. in direct/ captive & syndicator
environments servicing vendors, brokers, & end-users. Email:originator@sbcglobal.net
Sales: Philadelphia , PA Seeking an open opportunity to advance in the automotive, commercial leasing & finance industry.........
Email: alexe362002@yahoo.com
Sales: Prairie
Village, KS Have substantial deal
flow and database of broker referral sources. Generated and closed over $22M LY. Seeking exclusive relationship w/direct founder.
Email:fiergl@aol.com
Sales: Princeton,
NJ: Regional Sales Manager: Last 15 years with captive. Knowledgeable
in all aspects of leasing. Application to funding. Worked with 25 salespeople
- east coast.
Email: denisregan@msn.com
Sales: St.
Louis, MO
Proven equipment finance sales professional looking for a new challenge which rewards success. Equipment type and location open provided you want business.
Email:amlifter@aol.com
Sales: San
Bernardino, CA.
Account executive
w/4 years exp. in small ticket &lower end middle market lease transactions,
Outstanding ACT database compiled of over 500 vendors. Seeking a career
driven position w/a reputable lessor
Email: moneytoloan@hotmail.com
Sales: San
Francisco Bay Area, CA
10+ yrs in middle market leasing. Seek direct lessor only. Transaction size from $500M to $10.0MM. Client base: printing, food, retail, manufacturing.
Email: edm173@sbcglobal.net
Sales: San
Francisco, CA.
18 years of sales production, the last 10 in technology leasing to both traditional and emerging growth credits. Seeking direct funder. I can close for you!
Email: bamrborges@msn.com
Sales: San
Francisco, CA.
Middle market originator. Transaction size $500M to $15.0MM. Industries: food processing; distributors; plastics; retail; heavy manufacturer. Seek direct lessor employment only. 10 yrs B/D experience.
Email: major104@sbcglobal.net
Sales: South
Central U.S.
TX, OK, KS &
AR Territory.
Equipment finance
and leasing professional,
20 years experience.
Top producer in middle
to upper middle markets. Extensive customer base.
Email: leasingrep2004@yahoo.com
Sales: Stuart,
Fl. 17 years exp. leasing in small
ticket and large ticket, portfolio management exp. along with sales management and administrative background, strong sales and marketing skills.
Email: sales@rvcglobal.com
Sales: Tampa, FL. 27 years experience. Very adept in bank lease programs and direct sales in MM/LT. Looking to re-enter the industry. Will relocate to Texas. Hungry.
Email: cwilliams@triit.com
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Mike
Granieri Passed Away
His Mother Melinda said he had a pancreas attack and they called 911, then he had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest.
He leaves her along
with his brother Bill and sister Laurie
Viewing will be on
Monday, May 24th at the:
Bronson Guthlein Funeral Home
152 North Main Street
Milltown, NJ 08850
PH: 732/828-0151
Known very well in
the industry as the “son of Bill Granieri,” Mike
was a person in his
own right, following in his father’s foot steps,
giving training sessions,
speaking at leasing conferences, placing
leases for new brokers,
directing them, counseling them, and was
one of the founder
Leasing News advisory board directors.
He had slowed down
due to illness, not doing much sales training
classes the last
few years, actually being too sick to attend some
scheduled ones. He has become a “Court Officer” for the City
of New Brunswick,
New Jersey, primarily for the
medical benefits, his mother Melinda Granieri said.
“He was quite ill
and needed the medical benefits more than
the money he earned
following in his father’s business, “ she
explained. “ They
were very, very close. Michael mourned his father’s
death for quite some
time.
“You know he was
confirmed as Francis, for St. Francis.
He
loved animals and
birds, too. He feed the birds
all the time.
He was the closest
person I know to being a saint.
“He did continue
to write for the Monitor and was just contacted by
EAEL (Eastern Association
of Equipment Lessors) to write a piece.
He had many friends
in the industry...the telephone has been ringing
off the hook from
all his friends.”
He was a columnist
for the Monitor from 1998 to 2003, and continued
to sell “Granieri
Associates” publications, written
by his father: “The Anatomy of the Equipment Leasing Sale,” “HP-12C
and 17B/19B Calculator Books,” “The
Closer’s Catechism,” along with tapes and other publications,
considered both a classic
and valid in today’s
leasing world
Bill Granieri,
Principal
Granieri
Associates
Milltown,
NJ
1994
( Master of
equipment leasing sales training.
His books
and audio tapes are still valid today.
He also
helped young brokers and friends find
“funding
sources.” His son Michael Granieri
carries
on in his
father’s tradition, not only giving seminars,
but private
lessons for individuals and corporations.
He also
writes for the Monitor on a regular basis: Top
Gun. Mike
is a member of the Leasing News Advisory
Board.
In addition to writing
for the Monitor, Mike also wrote for Leasing
News under a series
called “Lease Closer:”
http://www.leasingnews.org/articles.doc/Lease_Closer_Vol%204.htm
Reaction on Hearing the News of His Passing
“This is a shock.
Michael on a couple of occasions been hired by my company to teach the
sales group and sharpen the skills of our more experienced people. His
dad as you know was an icon in our industry and Michael carried the
message in the typical Granieri unorthodox manner after his father passed.
I hope somehow we may pay a tribute to their generous contribution to
the leasing industry...The young age of Michael truly makes this a horrible
tragedy...We have lost a good friend in leasing...”
Warren Hawkins
Banc Partners
“What a tremendous
loss. Life is strange, out of
the blue you find out
a "class act"
is no longer with us and that is it.
No goodbyes, just a
heavy heart and a
lot of memories of Michael Granieri and his Father.
“At first when Bill
passed away, we were concerned his dynamic speaking and incredible insight
into "Selling the Equipment Lease" would be lost. Much to our pleasant surprise, Michael picked
up where Bill left off and delivered successful results. We practice and preach their wisdom everyday
in our training program.
“Our thoughts and
prayers are with Michael, his family and all of the
industry ‘Top Guns’
that followed their great wisdom. They
will be sorely missed. JR
‘Top Gun Apprentice’."
Jim Raeder
Capitalwerks
“Although I never
met either of the Granieri's I do occasionally
re-listen to my top gun tapes.
“ Death, and particularly
unexpected death at any age is a shame but at 40 it's a travesty.
Mark Gallagher
Integrity Leasing and Financing, Inc
“God Bless........”
Jed Miller
“...wow, that is
really sad! “
Dennis Mann
US Bank
(Leasing News received
many other condolences that we will pass
on to Mrs. Granieri.
Whenever Mike was in the San Francisco Bay
Area, American Leasing
always sent employees to his training
seminars, even our
receptionist at one time, who said she understood more about leasing
from attending and grew in her position
to learn other functions.
Kit Menkin )
http://www.angelfire.com/band2/kentx/Bruce/GloryDays.WAV
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The
Foundation Develops Advisory Group to Access the Impact Basel II Accord
Will Have On the Lease Product
The Equipment Leasing
& Finance Foundation developed the Basel II Advisory Group to study
the capital adequacy impact Basel II Accord will have on leasing products
and the group announces the release of new resources to assist you.
From January 2007
all regulated organizations must hold the appropriate amount of capital
to mitigate risk; including, operational, credit and market risk. For
all Basel II compliant leasing companies, the primary factors that will
determine the level of capital to be maintained on the balance sheet
by financial product are –
• Incorporation status of the financial institution
• Advance type – retail or corporate exposure
• Finance product type – fully amortizing credit risk product or
residual value based product with credit and RV risk.
The exposure is undoubtedly
affected by Pillar One (Minimum Capital Requirements) of Basel II, but
to what extent is determined by whether the exposure is considered a
credit risk only or a credit and residual value risk product? For lease products where the residual value
is not guaranteed by a third party additional capital will need to be
maintained in the Balance Sheet versus fully amortizing loans (all other
things being equal). This is due to the risk associated with residual
value (under Basel II) including loss events and the probability of
loss for certain asset classes. Should
residual value risk be part of the lease product’s makeup, then the
Accord will require additional amounts of capital to be maintained against
residual risk
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Basel II Advisory Group has developed reports and resources highlighting potential impact of capital adequacy on the leasing industry as a result of Basel II. Through the Advisory Group, the Foundation provides an open forum where industry members can contribute to and find valuable independent resource material for the leasing industry at large. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Advisory Group serves as a distribution hub for Basel II information as it relates to the equipment lease financing industry. For more information on Basel II, its impact on the equipment lease financing industry and for additional resources, visit the Foundation website Basel Resource Center at
www.leasefoundation.org/grant/baselii/
If you have any questions or comments please contact:
Lisa Levine, Executive Director of the Equipment Lease and Finance Foundation
at llevine@leasefoundation.org or any of the committee members.
A list is available
at www.leasefoundation.org/grant/baselii/committee.htm
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About The Equipment
Leasing and Finance Foundation
The Equipment Leasing
and Finance Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides
vision for the equipment leasing and finance industry through future-focused
information and research. Primarily funded through donations, the Foundation
is the only organization dedicated to future-oriented, in-depth, independent
research for the leasing industry. Foundation products include the Industry
Future Council Report, the State of the Industry Report, and the Journal
of Equipment Lease Financing and numerous research reports. Established
in 1989, Founders include leasing industry member Paul S. Gass, the
Equipment Leasing Association, and others. Visit the Foundation online
at http://www.LeaseFoundation.org.
Lisa A. Levine, CAE
Executive Director
Equipment Leasing
and Finance Foundation - Your Eye On the Future
4301 N.Fairfax Drive,
Suite 550, Arlington, VA 22203
703-516-8363
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News
Briefs---
100,000 SBC Workers
in 13 States Begin Strike
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44304-2004May21.html
St. Louis 4,500 SBC
employees begin strike
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Nation/F473ADBA5427063D86256E9B0015A828?
OpenDocument&Headline=4,500+SBC+employees+begin+strike+
OPEC: Price spike
beyond its control
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/05/21/opec_price_spike_beyond_its_control/
Gasoline Prices
http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2004/05/21/hphoto-gas.jpg
Rates Likely to Rise in Small Steps
Fed Governor Says
Inflation Should Stay Low Into '05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43583-2004May20.html
Median price of housing
in San Diego County hits $439,000
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040520-9999-1n20housing.html
Record Prices on
Homes in San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/classifieds/real_estate/
8715201.htm?ERIGHTS=
323274242061108672mercurynews::kitmenkin@leasingnews.org&KRD_RM=
8oppqqutwvrusqvxuqpooooooo|Kit|N
New Bill Proposes
Tech Training Tax Credit
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3357051
Rates on 30-year
mortgages stall after eight- week climb
US jobless claims
up more than expected last week
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“Gimme
that Wine”
The Changing Face of Retail Wine Sales
http://www.winemag.com/issues/may04/Retail.htm
wineappreciation.com
book sales
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/20/
WIGIJ6NV481.DTL
Wines for a Barbecue
http://wine.about.com/cs/recipeswithwine/a/grill.htm
Raising a Glass to
Affordability—Frank J. Prial
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/dining/19WINE.html
This
Day in American History
1796-birthday of attorney and statesman Reverdy Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland. Johnson Although he personally opposed slavery, Johnson represented the slave-owning defendant in the 1857 Dred Scott case in which the U.S. Supreme Court decided that slaves could not be citizens of the United States. The court's decision increased antislavery sentiment in the North and fed the antagonism that sparked the Civil War. He was a key moderate during the days of reconstruction and deserves a strong place in history than he has received.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may21.html
1819-Victoria
Day, Canada commemorates the birth of Queen Victoria, May 24, 1891
1819-imported
bicycles made their first appearance in New York City. The Common Council
met on August 19 and passed a law “ to prevent the use of velocipedes
in public places and on the sidewalks of the City of New York.” In their
early years, bicycles were called velocipedes, curricles, or swift walkers.
1832-
Baltimore, MD, the Democratic conventional was held under the name Republican
Party. Delegates from 21 states and DC nominated Andrew Jackson for
president and Martin Van Buren for vice-president.
The party was officially the “Democratic-Republican Party, “
and remained so until 1840. The Whig and the Whip parties eventually became
the Republican Party, but not as we know it today. The Republican party then was more “liberal”
and the “ National Democratic Party” was considered the “conservative
wing.”
1833-Black students enroll in classes at Oberlin College, Ohio
http://www.oberlin.edu/~welcome/history.html
1881-
let’s set the record straight and get away from the public relations
story. The first meeting of what was to become the American Red Cross
happened at the home of Adolphius Simeon Solomons in Washington, D.C.,
where he and Clara Barton founded the American Association of the Red
Cross, as part of an international humanitarian movement to provide
help to victims of war and natural disasters. It was thought the organization
would have a better chance of growth with a woman as president, which
Mr. Solomons made an official motion.
It was made part of the International Red Cross on March 16,
1882 ( started in Switzerland, 1864).
1881-the
United Sates Lawn Tennis Association was formed at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York City, by 34 clubs.
It formulated the rules of play, standardized the height of the
net and the size of the ball, and ruled on such matters as the service
line and the size of the court. The first president was Robert Shaw Oliver
of the Albany Tennis Club. In 1975, the name was changed to the United
States Tennis Association.
1878-birthday
of Glenn Hammond Curtis, American inventor and aviator, born at Hammondsport,
NY. The aviation pioneer died at Buffalo, NY, July 23, 1930.
1901- Connecticut passed the first speeding driver’s law, “ the speed of all motor vehicles should not exceed 12 miles per hour on country highways and eight miles per hour on highways within city limits.”
http://www.linkny.com/curtissmuseum/
1904-birthday
of great singer/pianist Thomas ”Fats” Waller, New York City, NY. Perhaps
the first jazzman I listened to as a young man as my father collected
his
vinyl records, and often played his jazz organ playing. More than 40
years after his death, he remains one of the most popular of all jazz
musicians, admired even by those who say they don't like jazz. Many
of his tunes, such as "Honeysuckle Rose," "Ain't Misbehavin'
" and "Blue Turning Grey Over You," are considered popular
music standards. Waller's commercial success and international fame
did not begin until 1934, although he began recording 12 years earlier.
It was in '34 that he formed the first of the "Fats Waller and
His Rhythm" bands. The five-piece group provided the setting for
Waller's lighthearted and often humorous vocals, which by then overshadowed
his piano playing.
Fats
Waller died of natural causes on December 15th, 1943 while traveling
aboard the Sante Fe Express train.
http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?aid=195&aname=Fats+Waller
1909-
Massachusetts approved the first credit union, sponsored by Pierre Jay,
the first bank commissioner of the state.
1912-Monty
Franklin Pierce Stratton, baseball player born at Celeste, TX. Stratton’s
five-year career in the major leagues was ended when his leg was amputated
after he accidentally shot himself in a hunting accident.
Jimmy Stewart played Stratton in a very successful moving based
roughly on his life. Died at Greenville, TX, Sept 29,1982. http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_videos2.php/form_movieid=1044072/ut=0cea001161ce67c0
1917-birthday of Raymond Burr, stage, film and TV actor best known for the role of Perry Mason in the series of the same name ( my late father Lawrence Menkin was the story editor, and also wrote many of the episodes.) Burr was born at New Westminster, British Columbia, and died near Healdsburg, CA, September 12,1993.
http://www.raymondburrvineyards.com/
1921-birthday of arranger/songwriter, trumpet play Henry Glover, Hot Springs, AR
http://www.citybeat.com/cea/fame/1999.html
jazz1929-birthday of drummer Lawrence
Marable, Los Angeles, Ca.
1927
- Charles A. Lindbergh arrived to a hero’s welcome in Paris, in his
spindly monoplane, "The Spirit of St. Louis" (the famous plane
is now displayed in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC). Lindbergh’s
flight marked the first time that a person had flown across the Atlantic
Ocean. The event got more press coverage than any other single even
in history to that time. In American newspapers alone, it was estimated
that some 27,000 columns of words were used to describe Lindbergh’s
epic journey. A depiction of that famous flight was portrayed by one
of America’s great motion picture actors, Jimmy Stewart, in the film,
"The Spirit of St. Louis". Upon his return to American soil,
Lucky Lindy was given another hero’s welcome.
1927-
Arranger Bill Holman Birthday http://www.spaceagepop.com/holman.htm
1932-birthday of bandleader Bob
Florence, and one of my high school
idols, as saw his band many times
locally and patterned my
after his, Los Angeles, Ca.
http://www.spaceagepop.com/florence.htm
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/florence_bob/bio.jhtml
http://www.asmac.org/HTML.PAGES/5.MEMBER_SPOTLIGHT/MEMBERS_New/bob_florence.html
1936-
E.I. du Point de Nemours, Wilmington, DE, began production of Lucite,
or polymethyl methacrylate, “ a plastic that is low in moisture absorption,
highly nonconducting, and crystal clear, and that possesses the interesting
property of bending light rays as the pass through.
In 1938, the produced Teflon, but did not start commercial production
until 1954.
1940-Will
Bradley (Wilbur Schwichtenberg) cuts “Beat Me Daddy, Eight
to the Bar,” (Columbia 35530) http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bradley_will/bio.jhtml
1941-birtthday
of singer Ronald Isley (The Isley Brothers), Cincinnati, OH
The
group first hit the charts in 1959 with "Shout," which has
since become a rhythm-and-blues standard recorded by such artists as
Lulu, Tom Petty and the Blues Brothers. The Isleys were still on the
charts in the early 1980's. Their 1981 album "Grand Slam"
earned a gold record.
1941-Claude
Thornhill Band records their theme, “Snowfall.”
1942-Freddie
Slack with Ella Mae Morse records “ Cow Cow Boogie,” Los Angeles.
1945
- Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart were married. Legend has it that
the couple fell in love in 1943 during making of the film, "To
Have and Have Not". Theirs would become one of Hollywood’s most
enduring marriages http://www.uselessknowledge.com/vmd/bio_bogart.shtml
1949---Top
Hits
Riders
in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe
Again
- Gordon Jenkins
Forever
and Ever - The Russ Morgan Orchestra (vocal: The Skylarks)
Lovesick
Blues - Hank Williams
1955
- Chuck Berry went into a recording session for Chess, performing a
restyled version of "Ida Red". What came out of that hot session
was Ida Red's new name and Chuck Berry's first hit, "Maybellene".
"Maybellene" topped the R & B charts at #1, and the pop
charts at #5. And Beethoven rolled over... http://www.chuckberry.com/
1957-
Reaffirming their decision to bar females from the Fenway Park's male-only
press box, Boston baseball writers deny a seat to Doris O'Donnell, a
feature writer following the Indians.
1957---Top
Hits
All
Shook Up - Elvis Presley
School
Day - Chuck Berry
Love
Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone
A
White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins
1959
- Ethel Merman played the lead role in the musical, "Gypsy",
which opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. The popular show
ran for 702 performances. It was based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose
Lee, the famous burlesque queen. 1969-Henry “Hank” Aaron of the Atlanta
B raves was lifted for a pinch hitter for the first time in his career.
Mike Lum batted for Aaron in the seventh inning of a game against the
New York Mets after Aaron had come to the plate, 9,015 times. Lum doubled, and the Braves won,15-3.
1961-"Every
Beat of My Heart" enters the Hot 100 in two versions. One is on
the Fury label by Gladys Knight and the other by the Pips on the Vee
Jay label. They are not the same recording but are rendered by the same
act, victims of a contract dispute. The Vee Jay single will be more
successful, rising to #6 on the pop chart and Number One R&B. Both
groups will eventually sign to Motown's soul label.
1963-Little
Stevie Wonder who turned 13, just eight days ago, records his second
album. "The Twelve Year- Old genius," live at a Detroit ballroom.
One tune off the album, "Fingertips, Part Two," will become
Wonder's first hit, topping both the R&B and the pop charts.
1965---Top
Hits
Ticket
to Ride - The Beatles
Help
Me, Rhonda - The Beach Boys
Back
in My Arms Again - The Supremes
Girl
on the Billboard - Del Reeves
1973
- The sensual "Pillow Talk", by Sylvia (Sylvia Vanderpool),
earned a gold record. The artist first recorded with Hot Lips Page for
Columbia Records back in 1950 and was known as Little Sylvia. She was
half of the singing duo Mickey & Sylvia, who recorded "Love
is Strange" in 1957. "Pillow Talk" was her only major
solo hit and made it to number three on the pop music charts.
1973---Top
Hits
You
are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Little
Willy - The Sweet
Frankenstein
- The Edgar Winter Group
What’s
Your Mama’s Name - Tanya Tucker
1974-
One year after his firing from Columbia Records, Clive Davis is hired
by Bell Records as a consultant.
1976- Aerosmith receives a gold LP for "Rocks." The album will eventually