Es gab einen Songwriter namens Jack Richards, der um 1957 herum, gemeinsam mit Bob Norris in Fitchburg, Massachussetts, Songs schrieb, die auf den neu gegründeten Label RMS mit seinem Quartet auch aufnahm. Ob dieser Jack Richards mit jenem auf KING, CORAL, HARMAD und DAWN ident ist, konnte ich bisher nicht eruieren. Auf dem Kaufhaus-Label BROADWAY gab es ebenfalls einen Jack Richards, der vermutlich in keinem Zusammenhang mit den anderen steht, ausschließen kann man aber derzeit garnichts.
Die Singles, bei denen ich Identität vermute:
KING
02 52....45—15161-AA....JACK RICHARDS And The Marksmen With Ralph Stevens Orchestra..There's A Blue Sky 'Way Out Yonder (45-K9104)/-A....You're Not Worth My Tearsr (45-K9105)
CORAL
10 52....9-60857....JACK RICHARDS And THE NIGHTWINDS Vocal With Rhythm Accompaniment..North Wind (45-83426)/Moonlight Mystery (45-83427)
01 53....9-60909....JACK RICHARDS And The Nightwinds..I'm Used To You (45-83710)/I Had A Little Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (45-83708)
05 53....9-60989....JACK RICHARDS And The Night Winds Vocal With Orchestra Directed By JIMMY LEYDEN..I Just Want You (45-83709)/JACK RICHARDS And The Night Winds Vocal With Rhythm Accompaniment..Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider (45-83428)
10 53....9-61063....JACK RICHARDS And THE MARKSMEN Vocal With Orchestra Directed By DICK JACOBS..Boogie Woogie Maxixe (Ma Cheech) (45-84906)/JACK RICHARDS And THE MARKSMEN Trumpet Solo By Taft Jordan Vocal With Orchestra Directed By DICK JACOBS..I've Heard That Song Before (45-84903)
04 54....9-61164....JACK RICHARDS And THE MARKSMEN Vocal Quartet With Orchestra Directed By DICK JACOBS..Hers And His (45-85958)/Who (45-85956)
11 54....9-61270....THE MARKSMEN Featuring JACK RICHARDS..The Owata Song (Oh! What A Song) (45-86649)/Oh! Ma-Ma (----------)
07 55....9-61453....THE MARKSMEN FEATURING JACK RICHARDS..Hot Rod (45-86651)/Red Sails In The Sunset (45-86648)
HARMAD
05 56....112....JACK RICHARDS HALL DANIELS and The Naturals..Can-Can Petticoat (45X112-A)/Yuccabean (45X112-B)
R M S *)
06 57....901....JACK RICHARDS QUARTET..My Sugar Baby/I Lost My Baby
DAWN
08 57....45-233....JACK RICHARDS and THE FALCONS..We Dream (45-DR-112)/Pretty Baby (45-DR-113)
*) dieses Label scheint in "45CAT" irrtümlich als MRS auf
Die Veröffentlichungen des Kaufhaus-Labels BROADWAY, vermutlich nicht komplett, habe ich wegen der Parallelität zu obigen Labels getrennt angeführt:
BROADWAY
?? 53....45-214....FRED FARRELL AND JACK RICHARDS..Maybe/"LITTLE" BARRY MARTIN..Walkin' My Baby Back Home
?? 53....45-228....Jack Richards With VIC CORWIN and His Orchestra..Outside Of Heaven (A)/George Bledsoe With VIC CORWIN and His Orchestra..Because You're Mine (B)
?? 54....45-260....Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Oh! My Papa Oh mein Papa (A)/Jack Richards with Group VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Heart Of My Heart (B)
?? 54....45-262....Mary Ann Morgan..Make Love To Me/Jack Richards..Woman
?? 54....45-283....Nora Evans with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..If I Give My Heart To You (A)/Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Papa Loves Mambo (B)
?? 54....45-295....Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Pledging My Love (A)/Vic Corwin AND HIS ORCHESTRA..The Crazy Otto (B)
?? 54....45-296....Jack Richards with the CORWIN GROUP..The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (A)/Texas Jim AND THE RANCH BOYS..Bimbo (B)
?? 55....45-302....Jack Richards..Something's Gotta Give/Kenneth Wayne..Honey - Babe
?? 55....45-303....Nora Evans with KENNETH WAYNE AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Hard To Get (A)/Jack Richards with KENNETH WAYNE AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Sweet And Gentle (Me lo divo adela) (B)
?? ??....45-307....Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Ain't It A Shame (A)/Jack Richards with CHORUS VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Wake The Town And Tell The People (B)
?? 58....45-315....Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Sixteen Tons (A)/Ceci Julian with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..I Hear You Knocking (B)
?? 58....45-328....Ceci Julian with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Why Do Fools Fall In Love (A)/Jack Richards KENNETH WAYNE AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Eleventh Hour Melody (B)
?? 58....45-329....Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Juke Box Baby (A)/Steve Marks with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Rock Island Line (B)
?? 58....45-344....Vic Corwin AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Canadian Sunset (A)/Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..You Don't Know Me (B)
?? 58....45-355-A....The Corwins with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..The Banana Boat Song (A)/-B….Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Young Love (B)
?? 58....45-364-A....Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Why Baby Why (A)/-B….Steve Marks with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..I'm Walkin' (B)
?? 58....45-405-A....The Corwins with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Big Man (A)/-B….Jack Richards with VIC CORWIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Secretly (B)
Keep Searchin'
Gerd