Bob Wilson (singer)

For other people named Bob Wilson, see Bob Wilson (disambiguation).

Bob Wilson (born c.1940) was a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Pleasant Hill, California. He released three singles on the Hollywood-based label Era in 1960,[1] including the original version of "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet", a song that later became popular in Australia.

Early musical career

Wilson was a member of the Pleasant Hill High School Big Band, which held its debut concert in February 1959. A review in the Oakland Tribune mentioned soloists who included Wilson on guitar, Loren Council on alto saxophone, and Len Adams on trumpet.[2]

On Wilson's first single, released early in the following year,[3] Adams played piano and Council played saxophone. Both sides, "Two Little Birds" and "Imogene", were written by Adams and Wilson. By this time, according to The Oakland Tribune, Wilson was a 19-year-old psychology major at College of the Pacific, Adams was studying at Diablo Valley College, and Council was still in high school.[4]

(And Her Name Is) Scarlet

The A-side of Wilson's third single, "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet"[5] was later recorded by Australian duo The De Kroo Brothers and became a hit single in Australia in 1963, especially in the cities of Sydney (#4), Brisbane (#1), and Perth (#5).[6] This song was written by Era co-founder Herb Newman, under the pseudonym Steven Howard.[7][8][9]

"(And Her Name Is) Scarlet" was also recorded by Keith Colley (also on Era, 1962), Johnny Burnette (1964, originally unreleased), and another Australian duo, The Brothers LeGard (also on Era, 1968).[10]

Singles discography for Era label

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 45 Discography for ERA Records at Global Dog Productions, retrieved July 19, 2012
  2. ↑ Oakland Tribune, March 01, 1959, p. B-19; facsimile archived at NewspaperArchive.com retrieved July 19, 2012
  3. ↑ "Reviews of This Week's Singles": Two Little Birds/Imogine Billboard, February 15, 1960, p.41, facsimile archived at Google Books, retrieved July 21, 2012,
  4. ↑ Oakland Tribune, January 31, 1960, p. B-23; facsimile archived at NewspaperArchive.com retrieved July 19, 2012
  5. ↑ The original copyrighted title has "Scarlet". Other versions and discographies may spell it as "Scarlett", or replace "Is" with "Was", or omit or reposition the brackets
  6. ↑ Gavin Ryan, Sydney Pop Music Charts 1953-2003, Brisbane Chart Book 1956-2002, and Perth Music Charts 1958-2006, Moonlight Publishing, 2003, 2004, and 2007, No ISBNs
  7. ↑ Repertoire search at American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP): Work ID 310045439
  8. ↑ US Copyright Office, Registration EU0000696657, 1961-11-24 ("Scarlet" is spelt here with one "t")
  9. ↑ Label shot for The De Kroo Brothers' Australian single "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet" at Rate Your Music; retrieved July 19, 2012
  10. ↑ (And Her Name Is) Scarlett song history at Where Did They Get That Song? retrieved July 19, 2012

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