grouchygreg, Author at RareSoul.com

R&B Group The Crickets Recorded Classic ‘You’re Mine’ Today (December 2, 1952)

R&B group The Crickets entered into the recording studio today (December 2nd, 1952) to record their haunting class, “You’re Mine” and the single’s flipside, “Milk and Gin.”

The Crickets were formed when group lead Grover “Dean” Barlow moved to the Bronx in 1951 and met fellow group members Eugene Stapleton, Leon Carter and Rodney Jackson.

The guys quickly formed a group and before they knew it, they were signing a deal with Joe Davis’ Jay-Dee label, who would eventually lease The Crickets’ material to MGM.

“You’re Mine” and “Milk and Gin” were lead by Barlow who lead The Crickets until a lineup change in 1953, which ultimately ended the group’s career.

grouchygreg 12/02/2010

Wax Facts

Sam Cooke To Act As A&R For Scepter Records

R&B singer Sam Cooke entered into negotiations to handle A&R duties for Scepter Records it was announced today (December 1st, 1962).

Cooke, who was signed to RCA/Victor and running his own SAR Records imprint, was to act as a freelance A&R for Scepter, a label founded by Florence Greenberg.

Luther Dixon, who had been doing A&R for Scepter since the label’s early beginnings and started around 1959-60.

According to Scepter executives, Sam would start slow as and A&R and graduate into a full-time position scouting talent for the label.