[Dixielandjazz] Molly at 6 years old

[Patrick Skiffington]

The line up from the LP is as follows:

Molly Ringwald - Vocal
Bob Ringwald - Piano and Leader
Skeets Herfurt- Clarinet, Flute, Alto Sax
Ed Turner - Banjo
Jack Knox - Guitar
Joe Belardino- Drums
Al Smith - Trumpet
Jim Maihack- Trombone
John Moore - Tuba
Stan Black - Tuba

Recorded at Kingsbury Studios, Stateline,  Nevada, January 1975.


There is currently a copy (unopened) on Ebay for $125



On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 2:27 PM Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

> Several members of DJML have asked who were the musicians on the recording
> of Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight which I recently posted on DJML with 6
> year old Molly Ringwald as A Blast From The Past.
>
> The name of the album is I Wanna Be Loved By You, Molly Sings.
>
> Dottie and Ed Lawless did the art design. George Rock from the Spike Jones
> Band wrote the liner notes.
>
> There were 2 different styles of music on the album. Molly was listening
> and learning from singers such as Bessie Smith, Pat Yankee, Clair Austin,
> Judith Durham, Natalie Lamb for the Dixieland style.
>
> Half of the album was Molly’s other influence, Helen Kane.
>
> The cut which I posted had Al Smith tpt, Jim Maihack tbn, Skeets Herfurt
> cl, Bob Ringwald piano, Jack (someone) banjo, Stan Black tuba and Joe
> Bellerdino dr.
>
> Patrick Skiffington has the album so he can tell you who the banjo player
> was.
>
> Jim Maihack wrote the arrangements for the Dixieland tunes. Skeets
> Herfurt wrote the arrangements for the Helen Kane type tunes. I will try to
> post one of the Helen Kane type tunes.
>
> Skeets was the great player from the big band era, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey
> and the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.
>
> On the Helen Kane tunes we used Al Smith tpt, Jim Maihack tbn, Skeets
> Herfurt reeds, Bob Ringwald piano, Jack guitar and some studio musicians
> from Lake Tahoe.
>
> It was recorded at Skeets’ studio in Lake Tahoe. The mix isn’t the best as
> it was done only on 4 track.
>
> I will try to post one of the Helen Kane type songs.
>
> -Bob
>
> Bob Ringwald
> Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV
> rsr at ringwald.com
> www.ringwald.com
>
> My neighbor rang my doorbell at 3 AM. Can you believe that?
> Luckily, I was still up playing my drums.
>
>
>
> -Bob
>
> Bob Ringwald
> Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV
> rsr at ringwald.com
> www.ringwald.com
>
> My neighbor rang my doorbell at 3 AM. Can you believe that?
> Luckily, I was still up playing my drums.
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