570 No Strings/Hold Me, Squeeze Me - 2/62 See them all in the slides that follow. 1015 Just In Case You Change Your Mind (PB/DW) - 11/45 Watson's place was filled by Billy "Butterball" Bowen, who sang with the group from 1944 to 1952. By June 1946, the Brown Dots had two coast-to-coast 15-minute radio programs on the American Broadcasting System network - one at 10:15 Saturday mornings and the other at 6:30 on Sunday evenings. In September 1956, probably to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of James Dean, the guys released "The Ballad Of James Dean," a song that had been cut by Dylan Todd on RCA back in March. In August 1947, it was being hinted in the press that the Brown Dots were history. At the end of October, Deek Watson tried to return to the Ink Spots; Bill Kenny refused to allow him back on stage. In 2015, the group was once again featured in the Fallout franchise, with their recording of the Russ Morgan and Seger Ellis ballad "It's All Over But the Crying" being used in the trailer for Fallout 4; that song is also played on the in-game radio station Diamond City Radio, alongside "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "Maybe", and "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall". Prostate cancer: 31,620 deaths. The stage was set. You Took All My Love (PB) As "Jerry and Charlie", Daniels and Fuqua had formed a vocal duo performing in the Indianapolis area around 1931. Moe (who, along with his brother, Lou, owned Leeds Music) told him that he'd heard the song and "the whole world was going to sing it." In 1951 Snader Telescriptions produced five "soundies" (also known as music videos) of the Ink Spots. This requires a brief review of some events in the mid-40s. As Good as It Gets (1997) as Soundtrack; The Parent Trap (1998) as Soundtrack; Driving Miss Daisy (1989) as Soundtrack; Others on the bill were Erskine Hawkins, Cook & Brown, Laura Washington, and, of course, Pigmeat Markham and his comedy troupe. Strangely, Billboard reported that Jones was the "last of the original Ink Spots." In early 1950, the 4 Tunes appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts singing the not-yet-recorded "Cool Water." I Love You For Sentimental Reasons In mid 1952, he put together an act that traveled the country. Only In Memory 5200 Tired Of Wating (all) - 5/55 Time Out For Tears (JN) When they were on a tour with Joni James, she asked Jimmie Nabbie to write a song for her. By late January 1945, a lawsuit brought by the Ink Spots caused Deek Watson to claim that he would form a new group based on a "completely new idea". According to writer Marv Goldberg: "The original group was a partnership, not a corporation, and that influenced [Judge Isidore Wasservogel] to say, in 1955, that when Hoppy Jones died in 1944, it effectively served to terminate the partnership and that no one could truthfully use the name after that. Jones had been having cerebral hemorrhages for a year, and had fallen ill from it in June 1944. The personnel were: Pat Best, Jimmy Gordon, Billy Wells, Frank Dawes, and Chuck Hampton (drums and vocals). Long completed the role as a "fill in" until Fuqua finally returned in October 1945. 32775 I've Been Waiting - 1969 For some reason, the record was reissued, on a 45, around 1952. In an ad in the March 17 trades, Manor touted songs by the Brown Dots as "to be released." At this time Kenny and Fuqua each owned 50% of the Ink Spots, however it was decided by court ruling that Kenny's group was to continue on as the original "Ink Spots" while Fuqua's group was to use the name "Charlie Fuqua's New Ink Spots". My Buddy (PB) 50-0085 Old Fashioned Love (JG) - 5/50 In 1936, Daniels was replaced by a 21-year-old singer from Baltimore, Bill Kenny, who signed on with the Ink Spots after winning first place in an amateur contest at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. Other members, added at the time, were Smiley Hightower (guitar and bassist) and Eddie Williams (bassist; formerly of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers). Starting in early November 1944, there was a bitter court battle involving Deek Watson and Charlie Fuqua on one hand, Bill Kenny on the other, and manager Moe Gale on the third: 1. At this point they had changed their name to "The 4 Ink Spots". The group can be seen singing the ballad "Do I Worry?" On May 27, Deek returned to Indianapolis when the Brown Dots appeared at the Sunset Terrace. Watson, who had been forced out of the original Ink Spots in 1944 and briefly sang with Charlie Fuqua's Ink Spots in 19521953, started his own vocal group using the name "The Ink Spots" in 1954. Later in 1934, the Ink Spots achieved international success touring the UK with Jack Hylton's Orchestra, one review in the Melody Maker stating. In the later 60s, he joined an Ink Spots group to come full circle; he would remain with them until his death. They also had hits in 1948 with "I Want To Cry" and "Time Out For Tears." At Our Fireplace In November 1945, they issued "Just In Case You Change Your Mind"/"You're A Heartache To Me." It was finally decided to roll all the lawsuits into a single trial, which began in December 1944. Other chart toppers from 1939 included "My Prayer",[8] "Bless You", "Memories of You", and "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You".[2]. Their harmony was a bit ragged, the tenor voice [Joe King's] was inaccurate and badly controlled (due to illness, it's said), and their selection of tunes ("Little On Lonely Side," "I'm Making Believe," "Java Jive") wasn't good in view of Watson's past association with the Ink Spots. [The 78 RPM record number is: 22-0024] 5128 Marie (JN) - 9/53 The top killers aren't surprising cancer, heart disease, and other familiar causes of death are all up there. Over the summer, Deek formed another Brown Dots group, about which little is known. Dreams (JN) Her musical origins were in gospel, but she later switched to a jazz and blues vein. Herb Kenny sang with the group from 1945 to 1951 when he went out for a career as a solo artist. 1166 As Tho You Don't Know - 2/49 However, since Dorsey was nice about it, they complied, changing their name to the 4 Tunes. Still, lawsuits were filed between various groups and there was great confusion as to who owned the naming rights. The Day That I Met You Sugar Lump (PB) Starting in 1954, groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" sprang up all around the United States. And the result is that the quartet, as it works here, shows very good possibilities. In 1941, the Ink Spots were featured in The Great American Broadcast starring John Payne and Alice Faye. Visitation was to begin at. 5245 Far Away Places (PB) - 5/56 Watson has good arrangements of a couple of slightly novel tunes, 'Pray For The Lights To Go Out' and 'I've Got The Situation Well In Hand'." He chose his friend Bernie Mackey to be his temporary replacement until he returned to the group. They threw things at us and booed us off the stage. Cancer of the plasma cells in blood. Something happened, however, and there were no Manor releases after May of that year. They sing in a style something between the Mills Brothers and the Three Keys, and accompany themselves on three tenor guitars and a cello which is not bowed, but picked and slapped like a double bass. The song "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" (Bill Kenny's solo, not original recording from 1941) is played on the in-game radio station Radio New Vegas in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas. 5255 The Ballad Of James Dean (JN) - 9/56 Chapter 10: Decisions. It isn't, and the similarity to the Spots isn't wise. They also appeared in Sepia Cinderella that same year (doing "Long Legged Lizzie" and "Is It Right?"). My Muchacha (PB), MANOR Hold Me Closer (DO) In 1946 a documentary about nightlife in New York City called "March of Time" featured a clip of the Ink Spots singing "I'd Climb The Highest Mountain" live at the Cafe Zanzibar. Wishing You Were Here Tonight (JN) The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny. Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On You're Heartless (DO) 1179 My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean - 5/49 0. ARCO Their first recordings included songs such as "Swingin' On The Strings", "Your Feet's Too Big", "Don't 'Low No Swingin' In Here" and "Swing, Gate, Swing". 50-0008 Careless Love (DO) - 5/49 [Why You No Knock - Benny Davis], MANOR 5174 Let Me Go Lover (JN) - 12/54 He died on November 4, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. francis gray poet england services@everythingwellnessdpc.com (470)-604-9800 ; ashley peterson obituary Facebook. 1129 I Want To Cry (SC) - 4/48 It's morbid and fascinating. Betty Norton had been a member of the Norton Sisters, who'd performed with Vaughn Monroe; she wasn't Betty Harris. 1947 saw charters by Eddy Howard, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, and Art Kassel. 47-4198 Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie (PB) - 7/51 Almost immediately he began putting together his own competing Ink Spots group. Deek Watson Movies. He had left the Ink Spots because of multiple clashes with Bill Kenny and Joe King had left the Brown Dots when he and Watson started fighting. RCA VICTOR (And, in truth, there's no vocal backing on either song.) ARCO (Manor subsidiary) This was a Big Deal affair, with a first prize of $60, held at the Club Calypso (7th Avenue, around 139th Street in Manhattan). 5132 I Understand Just How You Feel (PB) 1/54 No mention was made of the Brown Dots, but for reasons not specified, his act closed the same night. 50 Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88. m to opeu the Convention with prayer. When they played their last engagement (in Carson City, Nevada), the members were Pat Best, Jimmy Gordon, Frank Dawes, LaRue "Rufus" McKay (a tenor who'd replaced Andre Williams about 10 years previously; he'd been in the Red Tops on Sky around 1958), and Chuck Hampton. In 1943, Ink Spots baritone singer and guitarist Fuqua was drafted into the US Army. In late December 1950, Deek was at the Airport Inn (Troy, New York) as a special guest star " visiting his friends, the Jive Bombers" (who were regulars there). Legitimate members of the Ink Spots included Bill Kenny, Jerry Daniels, Deek Watson, Charlie Fuqua, Hoppy Jones, Bernie Mackey, Huey Long, Cliff Givens, Billy Bowen, Herb Kenny, Adriel McDonald, Jimmy Cannady, Ernie Brown, Henry Braswell, Teddy Williams and Everett Barksdale. AFRS (Armed Forces Radio Services) However, bandleader Tommy Dorsey contacted them and asked them (politely) to cease using the "Sentimentalists" name (since he'd recently had a vocal group by that name, although they'd since changed their name to the Clark Sisters). February 25, 2016. CHG01Pearly Shells - ca. air force bases in california during wwii. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The master numbers for the Striders recordings aren't all that far away, but I just don't know.) Deek, after what had happened to him in the Ink Spots, wasn't about to give up power to someone else. Starved For Love (JN) Then, it was on to Newark's Panda Room, where they appeared for at least six weeks. 47-4102 The Last Round-Up (PB) - 3/51 Their prize was a week's worth of appearances on Godfrey's daily radio show, which, presumably, led to some bookings. This condition might be due to deposits of infectious proteins called prions. Once they decided to record it, however, Deek saw something in the tune and the label only has his name on as writer (when the Brown Dots re-recorded it in September of 1946, both Pat's and Deek's names appeared on it; however, a re-release of the original finally credited Pat alone). Sure As I'm Sitting Here From there they traveled to Smith's Hotel in Baltimore, and then to the Apollo Theater in early March. I Want To Be Loved (SC) In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,[1] and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. His feature was on a song titled "I Wish You the Best of Everything". It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (PB), MANOR Around 1950, Deek released some solos on the Brown Dot label ("I've Loved You So Long Baby"/"The Devil Beating His Wife [sic]"). Deek had been the leader of the group until their 1939 smash of "If I Didn't Care." I Want To Be Loved (SC) 1016 That's What She Gets (all/DW) - 1/46 The song had its origins at the end of World War II, when the writing credits were assigned to Ivory "Deek" Watson and William "Pat" Best, founder members of the Ink Spots and the Four Tunes. Can I Say Any More (JN) 454 Green Door/A Quiet Tear - 77. Manor's Irving Berman wasn't happy with them leaving and sued them for $100,000 as well as an injunction against recording for RCA. The song, titled "Tune In on My Heart", features Kenny taking the lead and Jones performing the talking bass. Anytime CASTLE (as "Deek Watson & the 4 Dots") Even though it got a good response, it was not very successful in terms of record sales and did not reach the pop chart. I'll Always Say I Love You (PB), MANOR (Some later Brown Dots records have a vocal group and some do not.). BioShock and BioShock 2 have also made use of the group's recordings: "If I Didn't Care" and "The Best Things in Life Are Free" in the former, and "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)", "I'm Making Believe" and "Memories of You" in the latter. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (PB) There was a single release on Robin's Nest (as the "4 Tunes And One") in 1962: "I Have Been Waiting"/"Only In Memories." Suits and countersuits followed, and courtrooms became the place for memorable, albeit nonmusical, performances. Finally, Kenny dropped his suit against Gale. When they played a gig in Atlanta, Georgia, Deek fired him. Over the years, it's also been done by (among others) Smiley Lewis (1954), the Rivileers (1954), Sam Cooke (1958), Jesse Belvin (1959), the Voices Five (1959), Donnie Elbert (1960), the Cleftones (1961), the Spaniels (1961), Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells (1964), Rufus Thomas (1971), and James Brown (1976). Just In Case You Change Your Mind (PB/DW), MANOR Could these three songs also have the Striders? RCA VICTOR A Little On The Lonely Side (JN) At The Steamboat River Ball (JN) Sometime, Some Place, Somewhere (JN) 1244 I've Got The Situation Well In Hand - 3/48 Many people who are infected with tuberculosis do not know it as there are often no symptoms. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Another Lonely Song The groups first #1 hit of the 1940s was "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" which they recorded in 1940. After being edged out of the singing leadership of the hottest black group in the country, this was more than Deek could take. Someday (PB) The leading cause of death at this time was unintentional injuries, contributing to around 34.5 percent of deaths, while 18.3 percent of all deaths in this age group were due to assault or. Karen Lynn (PB) Interestingly, it was reported in early 1955 that Deek, in order to avoid a court battle, changed the name of his current Ink Spots group to the "4 Dots." 1257 Time Out For Tears (SC) - 7/50 Photographer's stamp on back reads [PHOTO BY M. SMITH / 243-251 W. 125TH STREET / MO. Frank Dawes (tenor and piano) was then brought on board, as the same kind of utility singer that Billy Wells had been. After being with the group for two years, Mackey was replaced by Huey Long in March 1945. Later in the movie, the Ink Spots "make it big time" and sing live on the radio over a national broadcast. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (PB) While the Brown Dots will always be associated with "For Sentimental Reasons" and the 4 Tunes with "Marie" and "I Understand Just How You Feel," they turned out an impressive body of work over a 24-year recording career. [Don't Try To Explain - Savannah Churchill] He did think that perhaps he could convince the Argents to just leave. In 1955, the 4 Tunes were booked into the Hacienda in Las Vegas on a handshake, and stayed for eight years. You're A Heartache To Me (PB/JN) I Understand (PB) 1123 Little Jane (PB) - 3/48 Watson went on to form a group similar in style to the Ink Spots called the Brown Dots (which later became the Four Tunes). Shout, Brother, Shout (JG/DW) The 4 Tunes stayed with Jubilee until 1957, and were its second most prolific group (after the Orioles). Some singers have tenuous ties to Deek Watson's or Charlie Fuqua's offshoot groups; many, with no credentials whatsoever, claim to be original members.[2]. 35. After some time . Even funnier, the June 10, 1954 Jet reported that no one in the group was talking to anyone else in the group. 30145 (I Wonder) Where Is My Love (PB) - 11/48 According to birth date Deek Watson's zodiac sign was Cancer. Gale was to remain as Kenny's manager (his contract had four and a half years to go). All throughout 1948, Manor kept churning them out. "[13] From 1954 to the present, more than 100 groups have used the name "The Ink Spots". Sayonara (DO) Pat wasn't sure about Danny Owens. You should state the disease or condition that led directly to death on the first line [I(a)] and work your way back in time through the antecedents of this condition until you reach the Underlying Cause of Death, which . ARCO Their origins can be traced back to a change of personnel in the Ink Spots. 50-0016 I'm The Guy (DO) - 6/49 Pat Best, Jr. was also added, as a guitarist, for a few years. Well, maybe the whole world wouldn't sing it, but an awful lot of people would. In this film, the Ink Spots play singing waiters in a nightclub. Offstage, they sent messages to each other "through their four valets." He didn't have to give up the Argents. Deek Watson was born on July 18, 1909 in Mounds, Illinois, USA as Ivory Deek Watson. 8002 Silent Night (PB) - 11/46 As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 1075 That's What She Gets (all/DW) - 7/47 "Way back when I was in elementary school, I liked to write poems. Aside from singing, Deek had an odd venture. It consisted of him as a "disk jockey," interacting with and interviewing three-foot high marionettes that looked like famous artists of the day: Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Louis Jordan, and the Ink Spots. He'd have solo releases on Carlton, RPI, and QCA (see discography). RCA VICTOR Ivory (Deek) Watson, 60, Dead; Tenor Sang With the Ink Spots Nov. 10, 1969 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 10, 1969, Page 47 Buy Reprints View on. (By January 1946, Joe was doing a solo act, and was appearing at the Village Corners in Pittsburgh.) Don't You Run Away (And Leave Me) (JN) 1049 I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry (PB) - 12/46 Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. For mortality, specific sections instruct about: Filling in the medical certificate of cause of death. 30146 The Best Of Friends (SC) - 11/48 5138 Why Does A Drink Make You Think - 3/54 Billy Wells led "I Have Been Waiting," with Pat Best fronting the flip. For the butterfly called "brown dots", see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Marv Goldberg's Article on the Brown Dots/4 Tunes, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Brown_Dots&oldid=944398375, This page was last edited on 7 March 2020, at 16:35. Other of his songs that they performed were "When The Lights Go On Again" and "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire." Disputes over the rights to use the Ink Spots name began in the late 1940s, resulting in many court cases. Saturday Night Function It turned out that he had been having cerebral hemorrhages for over a year. The first four records by the 4 Tunes were all issued in July of 1947: "Darling You Make It So" (backing up Betty Norton)/[Betty Norton's "Du Bist Mein Weiner Tzatzkellah"], "Where Is My Love"/"Sometime, Some Place, Somewhere," "Wrapped Up In A Dream"/"I Found Love When I Found You," and "Chillicothe, Ohio" (on which they back up Betty Harris, a singer they really didn't know)/"Dreams." The group on the next two songs is probably not the Four Tunes; see text (Since the Brown Dots were also managed by Moe Gale, we know who the hands-down winner in this contest was.) 66 "Sentimental Reasons" - later recorded as "For Sentimental Reasons" and "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" - was a poem that Pat had written. He claimed that they'd breached their contract by going to RCA. They first cut some sides for Majestic, in late 1947: "I've Got The Situation Well In Hand"/"Pray For The Lights To Go Out." ARCO 1152 It's Raining Down In Sunshine Lane (SC) - 12/48 Pat couldn't remember why the 4 Tunes decided to leave Jubilee. I'm Loving You For You (PB) I Found Love When I Found You (JN) Next . Deek was at the wheel in Paterson, New Jersey, paying more attention to the scenery than to the road. The group appeared in films made for African American audiences, such as Boy! Many of recordings Watson made with his groups were released and re-released on various low budget labels. The following month saw "Patience And Fortitude," coupled with "Is It "You Better Think Twice" has someone other than Deek doing the main lead.) Both Watson and Fuqua wanted to deny Kenny the right to represent himself as the sole owner of the Ink Spots name. Why Did You Do This To Me (??) (Ricky Wells would later be part of the Mystery Quartet [along with his cousin, Robby Wells] and then the lead of the Mel-O-Dots in 1952; his brother, Billy, will turn up again later.) While Savannah Churchill was still recording for Arco, it's unlikely that the 4 Tunes backed her up on any new recordings. There Goes My Heart (DO) He was an actor and writer, known for As Good as It Gets (1997), The Parent Trap (1998) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. 47-4663 I Wonder (PB) - 4/52 Around November 1944, Deek had started appearing with a new group, which he called the "Ink Spots." 47-4241 The Prisoner's Song (PB) - 8/51 Deek Watson always seemed to be in the middle of personality clashes. This isn't as bad as the insertion of a spoken bridge in one song, a chore handled for the Spots by the late Hoppy Jones, whose voice and delivery is difficult to copy. For example, when the movie Boy What A Girl was released, it was a smash in black-oriented theaters. It shouldn't even be attempted. This time they went to Jerry Blaine's Jubilee label, where they achieved their greatest popularity. Fuqua however did not go by this name and in defiance of the court ruling called his group the "original" Ink Spots. United States. [2] (1947), where they performed "Just in Case You Change Your Mind," and Sepia Cinderella,[3] (1947) where they contributed the songs "Long Legged Lizzie" and "Is It Right". Make-Believe Land He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman Of Swing," and he had recently employed a female vocal group called the Sentimentalists.