For Record Collectors

Title: “Crying Over You

Artist: The Kaddo Strings

This record was produced by writer and producer Duke Browner.

Title: Sally Go Round the Roses:

Artist: The Inner
Circle:

Tommy Good was one the singers on this record. The Kreiner
listed as coproducer is Bob Babbit of The Funk Brothers. Mike
Theodore and I used to go to Tera Shirma after all the musicians
were done playing each night and record.

Title: A Lady’s Man

Artist: The Volcanos

This
record was recorded at Golden World Studios when Jimmy Bishop
used to come to Detroit.

Title: I’ve Cried My Last Tear

Artist: Bob Santa Maria

This record was recorded at Golden World, arranged by Mike
Theodore and Sonny Sanders and written by John Rhys.

Title: Street of Shame

Artist: Tommy Frontera

This song was recorded at Tera Shirma Studios in Detroit and
written by Mike Theodore. 

Title: I’m Gone

Artist: Vic Gallon

This record was the first session I was hired to do at the age
of 15. I also contracted the other musicians.

Title: Holding Hands

Artist: Clark Summit (Dennis Coffey)

This is the first record I had released as an artist. The record
company gave me the name of Clark Summit because they said no
one with the name Dennis Coffey could have a hit.

Title: Lucky Day

Artist: The Theo-Coff Invasion

This was a record featuring Detroit musicians and written and
arranged by Mike Theodore and me. There was no official group.

Title: Stop! Don’t Worry About It

Artist: Lonette:

Mike Theodore and I first produced Lonette when she was 15.  She
later on became a successful movie star.

Title: Mind Intruder

Artist: Lonette

Title: Land of Nod

Artist: Sunliners (Rare Earth)

This record was produced my Mike Theodore and me in the 60s. The
Sunliners were a top forty cover band and played the same clubs
in Detroit as I did when I was in a top forty cover band. They
later were signed by Motown and became Rare Earth.

Title: Oh Not Me

Artist: Gino Washington

This record was arranged by Mike Theodore and me. I also played
guitar on the session.

Title: Mi Amore

Artist: Mickey Denton

Title: The Beginning of the End

Artist: Little John & Tony

Title: A Letter from Vietnam

Artist: Emanuel Lasky

Special thanks to Graham Finch for additional scans.

Title: Got to Pay the Price

Artist: Al Kent

This record features me playing the melody and probably was
first intended to be a band track.

Title: Dearly Beloved

Artist: Jack Montgomery

This is the first arrangement Mike Theodore and I did as
partners in the early 60s.

Title: Country Girl

Artist: Jimmy Delphs

Title: I’ll Love you Forever

Artist: The Holidays

This was the first string arrangement I wrote. I used students
from the school I was attending, Wayne State University. Funk
Brother, Joe Hunter did the rhythm arrangements.

Title: Why Girl

Artist: The Precisions