Well, it's that time of year so here are a few mildly maudlin Christmas-themed PSA announcements for your enjoyment. It's a little unusual in that the four artists are not label mates. Instead they all shared the same manager, Dick Heard, who was also a record label president (of Royal American, the label of Van Trevor and Lynda K. Lance), producer and songwriter.
Heard co-authored Abigail Beecher, My History Teacher for Freddy Cannon in 1964, and also co-wrote (along with Eddie Rabbitt) Elvis Presley's Kentucky Rain in 1970.
Johnny Dollar - Holiday Greetings (:54)
Van Trevor - Patriotism (:55)
Muy bueno!!!
Posted by: RadioTV | December 20, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Got a date on that, Greg? Thanks for posting.
Posted by: Mark Johnson | December 20, 2011 at 03:07 PM
Mark - Seems like 1966 - 1969 would be a good estimate as to when this record was done.
In November 1968, Billboard reported the following: "(Dick) Heard started (the) Royal American (label) when he moved from New York to Nashville last March. Previously, he was career consultant to country stars Nat Stuckey, Van Trevor, Johnny Dollar, and Lynda K. Lance" (all of whom are on this record, by the way).
By May of '69, Dollar was no longer affiliated with Heard, according to the 5/3/69 issue of Billboard.
Posted by: Listener Greg G. | December 20, 2011 at 04:59 PM
Greetings, surprised you found this. we all moved to Nashville, Dick Heard, Van Trevor,Eddie Rabbitt & myself(right after HS graduation & Viet Nam)at the end of '68.Neil Bogart of Buddah(later Casablanca Records)was setting up a label(Royal American) in Nashville under Dick Heards management. Dick and Eddie were in Greenwich Village NY. Van & I met doing performances in the Northeast. this was Dicks idea to borrow something we all took part in regularly for the CMA, PSAs by country music entertainers held in recording studios on Music Row. we would all line up at the mike,a real cattle call, walk thru read copy, sometimes with call letters.that's when you got to hear Tex Ritter tell all his great old stories.glad to see so many collectors like me of info out there. ck my website to see new stuff...wanted to call project "not dead yet"...but wouldn't you know, it was taken! Lynda K.
Posted by: Lynda K. Lance | December 21, 2011 at 12:45 AM