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P050-063_Discography1-JUN14_Lr2_qxd_P50-63 6/24/14 9:57 PM Page 50 {}MIKE CURB : 50 Years DISCOGRAPHY Titanic Records was the first label to release a song by existing record label did not initially release “War Path.” For “SPEEDWAY” ARTIST : THE Mike Curb’s group. “Our band was willing to work under this reason, Mike – with the encouragement of his friend 1HEYBURNERS WRITER: MIKE CURB any name,” Mike says. “In those days, record companies and fellow songwriter Mary Dean – created a new label PUBLISHER: GOLD BAND MUSIC (BMI) wanted to have names they could continue to use if the using the first two letters of both of their names (Cude). TIME: 2:23 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB THANKS: record was a hit. Our band didn’t want to get locked into Shortly after it was released on Cude, the record received DEAN-SALERNO TITANIC 5009, 1962 any one record company, so we let any company we worked local radio airplay and caught the attention of Marc Records. with name us whatever they wanted to name us.” Titanic “Slipstream,” released on Dot under the name The “WAR PATH” ARTIST: DAVIE ALLAN chose to call the group The Heyburners and released Streamers, is another example of a young Mike Curb 1WA RITER: DAVIE ALLAN, MIKE CURB “Speedway,” a song Mike had written. writing and performing an instrumental. This record PUBLISHER: ARROW DYNAMIC MUSIC captures the energy of young, hip southern California (BMI)/MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:04 before the rest of the country caught on to that sound, PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: { 1964 { through guitar groups like The Ventures. MARY DEAN CUDE 101, 1963 In addition to recording, the group performed at “Our band didn’t want to get locked into any one record company, fraternity parties and wherever else they could find a paying “POW WOW” ARTIST : THE SUDELLS so we let any company we worked with name us whatever they gig. For live shows, they incorporated three African- 1WB RITER: MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB American female singers into the group. Before long, the MUSIC (BMI)/ UNICHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. (BMI) wanted to name us.” three singers were joining them in the studio. TIME: 2:00 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB Del-Tone Records was owned by the father of Dick AMERICAN ARTISTS 12, 1963 —MIKE CURB Dale, a legendary surfer guitarist whose pioneering licks influenced a whole West Coast generation, including The “SLINKY” ARTIST: THE ZANIES WRITER: Curb recorded a number of songs that were released on Ventures and The Beach Boys. 1MC IKE CURB PUBLISHER: HILLARY MUSIC (BMI) small, independent labels during the early 1960s. He and Dale and his father were attracted to the voices of the TIME: 2:04 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB THANKS: his band recorded “Pow Wow” as The Sudells, which was three African-American girls in Curb’s group and released LOU BEDELL DORE LIB-311, 1963 released on American Artists, and“Slinky” as The Zanies “Look To The Stars” under the name The Ja-Dettes, with a on Dore. doo-wop sound and street-corner harmonies. The song was “SLIPSTREAM” ARTIST : THE Although Mike’s groups recorded under a variety of written by Curb for the group. 1SD TREAMERS WRITER: MIKE CURB, DAVIE names, the core band of Davie Allan on guitar, Larry Brown Ken & Carol performed with Mike Curb’s rock band in ALLAN PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC on drums and Curb on piano or organ remained the same. and around Los Angeles. The song “Make Up Your Mind,” (BMI)/ARROW DYNAMIC MUSIC (BMI) TIME: There were several different bass guitarists, keyboard players also written by Curb, has the duet style heard on records 2:06 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB THANKS: RANDY and saxophonists along the way, but the group that evolved by Dick and DeDee, Paul and Paula, and others of that era. WOOD DOT 1664B, 1963 into Davie Allan and The Arrows was the same group Amazingly, it was released by Columbia Records. previously known as The Heyburners, The Streamers, “The Rebel (Without A Cause)” by Mike Curb and 1“E LOOK TO THE STARS” ARTIST: THE The Zanies, and Mike Curb and The Curbstones. The Rebelairs was released on the same Buddies album as JA-DETTS WRITER: MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: During the earliest years, Curb’s group “Little Honda,” and Nick Venet decided to release it under SURMON MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:12 PRODUCER: generally rehearsed some songs, booked a the name Mike Curb and The Rebelairs on Mercury’s MIKE CURB DELTONE 5022-2, 1964 studio as cheaply as possible, then Smash label. recorded the songs and took the master 1“F MAKE UP YOUR MIND” ARTIST: to the labels. The label heard a KEN AND CAROL WRITER: MIKE CURB finished product before they agreed PUBLISHER: EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC, to release the recording. INC./KEN GEN MUSIC CO. (BMI) TIME: 2:17 Although many record labels PRODUCER: KEN GEN PRODUCTIONS released the instrumentals of COLUMBIA 4-44347, 1964 Curb’s high-school band, an “THE REBEL (WITHOUT A CAUSE)” 1AG RTIST: MIKE CURB AND THE REBELAIRS WRITER: MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: MER-VEN MUSIC, INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:03 PRODUCER: Mike Curb and Davie Allan, the BEN-VEN PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL THANKS: leaders of Curb’s high school NICK VENET SMASH 1963 and college band that recorded under various names before becoming The Arrows [ 50 ] [ 51 ] P050-063_Discography1-JUN14_Lr2_qxd_P50-63 6/24/14 9:58 PM Page 52 {}MIKE CURB : 50 Years DISCOGRAPHY “OUT OF SIGHT” ARTIST: THE BISHOPS WRITER: MIKE CURB, MARY DEAN PUBLISHER: DEMIAL MUSIC, INC. 4(BMI) TIME: 2:03 ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY: JIMMIE HASKELL CAPITOL 53463, 1964 “GO LITTLE HONDA (YOU MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE ON A HONDA) ” ARTIST: 2THE HONDELLS WRITER: MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 1:42 “When Jimmy Haskell, a producer who worked African-American quartet.” This song was heavily PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: NICK VENET MERCURY 72479, 1964 with Ricky Nelson, allowed me to watch his sessions at influenced by the doo-wop groups Mike had heard In 1963, Mike Curb and his high-school the hit single, which entered the Billboard Gold Star,” says Mike Curb, “I played him ‘Out Of while growing up in Compton, California. This was the band went to audition for Mercury Records Hot 100 chart on September 2, 1964, and Sight,’ a rhythm and blues song that Mary Dean and I first time a major record label (Capitol) released a song Vice President of A & R Nick Venet in Los rose to number nine, has Girard singing had written. Jimmy recorded it with The Bishops, an that Curb had co-written. Angeles. The band already had some lead. Also on this chart recording is Glen recording experience, but nothing had really Campbell playing guitar. become a big hit. Venet was impressed with One of the songs recorded by The Mike and hired him to work in the A&R Hondells was “Go Little Honda,” and with department, and encouraged him to put the line “You meet the nicest people on a together a studio group, The Buddies, who Honda,” it ended up in a national commer - recorded an album of motorcycle songs. On cial for the motorcycle company. This was a “THOUGHTLESS” ARTIST: THE CRICKETS WRITER: JERRY NAYLOR, MIKE CURB that initial Buddies album was “Little turning point in Curb’s life, as he began 5PUBLISHER: NICATOR MUSIC, INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:04 PRODUCER: NORMAN PETTY Honda,” written by Brian Wilson and Mike focusing on music for radio and television SPECIAL THANKS: NORMAN PETTY – STUDIO CORAL, 1964 Love and released originally on the Beach and film soundtrack albums. This is the Boys album All Summer Long . original recording of “Go Little Honda (You As a high-school student, Mike Curb rock group. Curb’s song was released on The Venet had the idea to use the name Meet The Nicest People On A Honda).” It had written a version of “Thoughtless,” an Crickets Greatest Hits album. The Hondells, and to release the song as a was written and produced by Mike Curb inspirational song that he wanted to audi - “I think Jarrell McCracken just wanted single. On the single, Chuck Girard, who and was released as a single by Mercury tion for Jarrell McCracken, head of lead - to give me encouragement.” The Mike had been with The Castells, was brought Records. Curb went on to write 10 songs ing gospel label Word Records in Waco, Curb Congregation completed an album in to sing over Curb’s original vocal – so and produce 13 songs for The Hondells. Texas. Mike’s father promised him he for Word Records several years later that could drive the family car to Waco after would be successful. he graduated. Curb played the song for When Mike McCracken, who liked it but wanted a played “Thoughtless” Mike with Mo Ostin higher-quality recording. for Mercury head “HOT DAWG” ARTIST: MIKE CURB AND THE CURBSTONES WRITER: MIKE CURB 3PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 1:40 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB Mike and his friend, Jerry Naylor, drove Charlie Fach, with Mike Curb with The Crickets at the SPECIAL THANKS: MO OSTIN REPRISE 0287, 1964 to Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis, New Naylor singing lead, Mexico, and while they were re-recording Fach decided to Music City Walk of Fame ceremony “Thoughtless,” Petty asked if they would re- record Naylor as a “VELOCITA” ARTIST: MIKE CURB AND THE CURBSTONES WRITER: MIKE CURB 3PA UBLISHER: CUDE MUSIC PUBLISHERS (BMI) TIME: 1:40 PRODUCER: MARMIKE write the lyrics for The Crickets. Naylor had solo artist.

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