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“Tiny Little Heart Attack” comes from theaction/comedy film Career Opportunities. The movieinvolves a jail break, stolen diamonds, and a newsmanwho has been fired from his job but has a chance to get itback because he’s a part of this big story. In the end, all’s

well that ends well, and this story ends with recovereddiamonds and a romantic wedding. The recording group, Money Talks, was brought to

Curb by their managers and producers, Paul Palmer andJeffrey Shucraft.

“Funny How Time Slips Away” by Al Green and LyleLovett won a Grammy by bringing together two of themost uniquely gifted artists in the music business. Thesong – originally recorded by Willie Nelson – was perfectbecause of its history as both a country and an R&B song.

In country, it has been a chart record for Billy Walker(1961), Narvel Felts (1975) and Danny Davis & WillieNelson (1980); in R&B, it made the charts for Joe Hinton(1964), Dorothy Moore (1976) and The Spinners (1983).

Hank Thompson’s first hit came in 1948; “Six Pack ToGo” was Hank’s 41st chart record and 25th Top Ten.Released in 1960, the record also reached the Pop chart. Thompson served in the Navy during World War II,

where he began his career as a performer. In 1997, CurbRecords released Hank Thompson And Friends, which

featured the Country Music Hall of Famer in duets withLyle Lovett, George Jones, Kitty Wells, and – on “SixPack to Go” – with Vince Gill, who is now himself amember of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Hank Thompson has released five albums for Curb

including all of his hits.

Moe Bandy had more than a decade’s worth of hits,beginning with his “I Just Started Hatin’ Cheatin’ SongsToday.” He joined Curb Records in 1986 when hismanager, Woody Bowles, brought the singer to the label. His second release was “Till I’m Too Old To Die

Young,” which went to number six on the Country chartin Billboard. Jerry Kennedy produced this record for Bandy, as well

as “Americana,” which reached number eight on theCountry charts in 1988.

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“TINY LITTLE HEART ATTACK” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE CAREER O P PORTUN I T I E S ) ART I S T: MONEY TALKS

WRITER : HAROLD W I I K / SV ERRE W I I K PUBL I SHER : BEEB LEBROX MUS I C ( BM I ) /M I KE CURB MUS I C ( BM I )

“FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY” ART I S T: AL GREEN AND LYLE LOVETT WRITER : WIL L I E N E L SON

PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV T R EE PUB L I SH ING ( BM I )

“SIX PACK TO GO” ART I S T: VINCE GILL AND HANK THOMPSON WRITER : HANK THOMPSON , J ONNY LOWE , D I CK

HART PUBL I SHER : SONGS O F UN I V ER SA L - POLYGRAM I N T ’ L , I N C . ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 1 1 PRODUCER : B I L L M I L L E T CURB 7 7 9 2 5

“TILL I ’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG” ART I S T: MOE BANDY WRITER : J OHN HADLE Y , S COT T DOOLE Y , K E V IN

WELCH PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV T R EE PUB L I SH ING ( BM I ) / S ONY / ATV C RO S S K E Y S P UB L I SH ING CO . , I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME :

3 : 0 9 PRODUCER : J E RRY K ENNEDY FOR J K P RODUCT IONS , I N C . S PEC I A L THANKS : WOODY BOWLE S AND D I CK WH I T EHOUSE

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The duet recording of “Two Old Cats Like Us” is avery clear example of the legendary R&B artist RayCharles’ interpretation of country music in a manner thatno other R&B artist has ever been able to achieve. Likewise, Hank Williams Jr., as a country artist, has

successfully merged rock n’ roll and R&B throughout hislegendary career. It was a natural thing for the two of

them to record together,and a great moment in thehistory of the recordbusiness.

The Little River Band was formed in 1979 inMelbourne, Australia, an outgrowth of the groupMississippi that featured Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble andDerek Pellicci as members. Those three – along withGlenn Shorrock, Roger McLachlan and Rick Formosa –formed the country/pop vocal harmony group.

There were a number of personnel changes throughthe years, including the addition of John Farnham asvocalist before he left for a solo career. Over the period ofa dozen years, The Little River Band had 16 chart singleson the Hot 100.

“All My Rowdy Friends” was the 49thsingle released during Hank Jr.’s relation-ship with Mike Curb; the first number-one single – which Curb co-wrote – camein 1970 when Mike was president ofMGM. Singles followed on Warner/Curband Elektra/Curb. “If ever there was a country record that

was really a rock n’ roll record, it was thisone,” said Curb. “It was also the first videoof ours to win the CMA Video Award.” That video included a number of coun-

try stars, from Waylon Jennings to KrisKristofferson. “All My Rowdy Friends”went on to become the Monday Night

Football theme song. “There are records that cross genres

without ever crossing charts,” Curb said.“This never crossed on to any rock or popchart, but it crossed into the rock audi-ence. Not all country people are rock fans,but they all love Hank.”This record reached number 10 on the

Country, number eight on the CountrySales, and number 14 on the CountryAirplay charts. Hank Williams Jr. has had46 chart albums and 86 chart singles withCurb; 38 of those have been Top Ten, and10 of those have been number one.

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“TWO OLD CATS LIKE US” ART I S T: RAY CHARLES AND HANK WILLIAMS JR. WR I TER : TROY S E A L S

PUBL I SHER : WB MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) S PEC I A L THANKS : : MERLE K I LGORE

“IT’S COLD OUT TONIGHT” ART I S T: LITTLE RIVER BAND WRITER : GRAHAM GOBLE PUBL I SHER : SONGS O F

UN I V ER SA L , I N C . T IME : 4 : 3 7 PRODUCER : J OHN BOY LAN MCA /CURB , 1 9 9 1

“ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT” ART I S T:

HANK WILLIAMS JR. WR I TER : HANK W I L L I AMS J R . PUBL I SHER : BOCEPHUS MUS I C ,

I NC . ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 5 6 PRODUCER : J IMMY BOWEN AND HANK W I L L I AMS J R . F OR L YNWOOD

PRODUCT IONS WARNER / CURB 7 - 2 9 1 84 , 1 9 8 4

“BORN TO BOOGIE” ART I S T: HANK WILLIAMS JR. WR I TER : HANK W I L L I AMS J R .

PUBL I SHER : BOCEPHUS MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) PRODUCER : J IM ED NORMAN T IME : 2 : 4 3

Mike Curb and Hank Williams Jr.

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Conway Twitty had a number-one rockhit with “It’s Only Make Believe” onMGM in 1958; in 1966, he moved over tocountry music and had a string of hits, but“It’s Only Make Believe” was always astandard part of his show. Ronnie McDowell’s first hit was “The

King Is Gone,” a tribute to Elvis Presleyreleased shortly after Elvis died in 1977.He got his start as a recording artistbecause his voice sounded so much likeElvis’s, but McDowell carved out his owncareer on Epic and Curb Records. McDowell joined Curb Records in

1986, and in 1988, his recording of “It’s

Only Make Believe” reached number eighton the Country chart.“Buddy Killen introduced me to

Ronnie McDowell,” said Curb. “It was aspecial event when he recorded an uptempo version of ‘It’s Only Make Believe’with Conway Twitty. These are the recordsthat really mean a lot to me, because theyconnect us to our past. Curb Records is 50years of rock n’ roll, and this song takes usback to our roots. To have Conway Twittysing on someone else’s version of his bigrock hit – well, it had to be darn good.This is a very special record.”

180“IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE” ART I S T: RONNIE MCDOWELL WITH CONWAY

TWITTY WRITER : CONWAY TW I T T Y , J ACK NANCE PUBL I SHER : SONY T R EE PUB . C O . , I N C .

( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 2 1 PRODUCER : RONN I E MCDOWELL S PEC I A L THANKS : BUDDY K I L L EN

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The film Dirty Dancing was aperiod piece set in the mid-1960s,with a soundtrack of songs like“Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Stay.”The music director wanted “You’veLost That Loving Feeling” by theRighteous Brothers, but that songhad been committed to Top Gun. “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My

Life” was written by three basicallyunknown writers, and MichaelLloyd figured out a way to cut itso that it captured the sound and

feel of “You’ve Lost ThatLovin’ Feeling.”

Bill Medley’s daughter was tobe born the week the song wasscheduled to be recorded, and hewanted to postpone the studiosession. While the budget wasmodest and the schedule wastight, he agreed to record thesong. The label had to findsomeone to sing it with him, andeveryone settled on JenniferWarnes as the artist.

Dirty Dancing, starring PatrickSwayze and Jennifer Grey, wasreleased in 1987; “(I’ve Had) TheTime Of My Life” went to numberone on the Adult Contemporarychart, where it remained for fourweeks; it also went number one onthe Billboard Hot 100 Chart.The song became the biggest

hit of Bill Medley’s solo career,and the soundtrack sold 25million records worldwide.

182“(I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE D IRT Y

DANC ING ) ART I S T: BILL MEDLEY WITH JENNIFER WARNES WRITER : DONALD

MARKOW I T Z , J OHN DE N I COLA , F R ANK I E P R EV I T E PUBL I SHER : EM I A P R I L MUS I C I N C .

O / B / O DONALD J AY MUS I C LTD . AND DAMUS I C CO . , I N C . / S ONY / ATV TUNE S L L C / R U C Y R I U S

/ KNOCKOUT MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 4 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD /M IKE CURB

PRODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : MICHAEL L LOYD RCA PB 4 9 6 2 5 , 1 9 8 7

Jerry Dunphy was the leading televisionnews anchor in Southern California formore than 30 years. He was also MikeCurb’s father-in-law. Dunphy and Curb wrote “She’s My

Saturday Night Special” as a duet forCurb’s long time friends Wayne Newtonand Ronnie McDowell. “While The Feeling’s Good” was

recorded as a duet with Newton andTammy Wynette and became a Billboardchart single, and “The Letter” by WayneNewton reached the number-one positionon the Cashbox chart. Curb says that “Wayne Newton has

so much talent that he can sing andperform virtually every form of musicknown to man.”

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“WHILE THE FEELING’S GOOD” ART I S T: WAYNE NEWTON AND TAMMY

WYNETTE ( TAMMY WYNETTE A P P EAR S COURTE SY O F E P I C R E CORDS ) WRITER : ROGER

BOWL ING , F R EDD I E HART PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV S ONGS L L C /HART L INE MUS I C , I N C .

T IME : 4 : 2 1 PRODUCER : LARRY BU T LER CURB CRB - 1 0 5 5 9 , 1 9 8 9

“SHE’S MY SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL” ART I S T: WAYNE NEWTON AND

RONNIE MCDOWELL WRITER : J E RRY DUNPHY , M I K E CURB PUBL I SHER : J E R -DUN

MUS I C ( BM I ) ( ADM . BY M I K E CURB MUS I C ) / M I K E CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 2 8

PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD AND BUDDY K I L L EN CURB 7 7 4 1 4

“THE LETTER” ART I S T: WAYNE NEWTON WRITERS : R I CK GOODMAN , J OHNNY

M IN I CK , WAYNE N EWTON PUBL I SHER : L I FT ING MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 2 9 PRODUCER :

WAYNE N EWTON , R I C K GOODMAN AND J OHNNY M IN I CK

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Wayne Newton with Megan and Courtney Curb

Ronnie McDowell, Mike Curb and Bill Medleyat Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis, nowowned by the Mike Curb Family Foundation

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Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Jr.were long-time friends. Merle Kilgore,who wrote “Ring Of Fire” and was Cash’sbest man at his wedding to June Carter,was Hank’s manager and best friend. Hank and Johnny joined forces to

record a duet on “That Old Wheel” forCurb’s album. Curb combined the songwith Johnny’s greatest records from threedifferent companies. This resulted in a

gold album for Curb Records.Johnny Cash had 138 songs on the

Billboard Country Singles chart; HankWilliams Jr. had 106; the two account for244 singles on the country charts – andstill counting! The Mike Curb Foundation has

purchased the artifacts from the JohnnyCash Museum and brought the museumto Nashville’s Music Row.

185“THAT OLD WHEEL” ART I S T: JOHNNY CASH AND HANK WILLIAMS JR.

WR I TER : J ENN I F ER P I E RCE PUBL I SHER : S I X SHOOTER MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 4 9

PRODUCER : J ACK C L EMENT

The producer of the motion pictureDirty Dancing was looking for a balladand Michael Lloyd thought a songPatrick Swayze had written sounded likea good fit.

Swayze’s recording of “She’s Like TheWind” became a major hit, reachingnumber three on the Billboard Hot 100and number one on the Billboard AdultContemporary chart.

184“SHE’S LIKE THE WIND” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE D IRT Y DANC ING ) ART I S T:

PATRICK SWAYZE WITH W. FRAZIER WRITER : PATR I CK SWAY Z E , S TAC Y W IDE L I T Z

PUBL I SHER : P LA INV I EW D INER MUS I C ( BM I ) / V E RY TONY MUS I C T IME : 3 : 4 9 PRODUCER :

MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS RCA 5 3 6 3 - 7 -R , 1 9 8 7

Merry Clayton was born on ChristmasDay in New Orleans. She was a memberof The Raeletts – the backing group forRay Charles – and was in the movie MaidTo Order (1987). Clayton released “Yes” in 1988, the

third single from the soundtrack of DirtyDancing that followed two hits in “TheTime Of My Life” by Bill Medley and

Jennifer Warnes and “She’s Like TheWind” by Patrick Swayze. On the flip side of “Yes,” which was

released on RCA, was “In The Still OfThe Night,” the classic song recordedoriginally by The Five Satins. The recordwas produced by Michael Lloyd for CurbProductions.

183“YES” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE D IRT Y DANC ING ) ART I S T: MERRY CLAYTON

WRITER : N . C AVANAUGH , T . F RY ER , T . G RA F PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 8 7 THE F LOOD MUS I C

COMPANY , I N C . / F I NE TUNE MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 1 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR

CURB P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : MICHAEL L LOYD

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“I turned it down for about three months, and they kept calling and Mike Curbkept saying ‘Are you sure? Are you sure?’

“Finally, they called back and said Jennifer Warnes wants to record it with youand I got to go in and do ‘I’ve Had The Time Of My Life.’

“It turned out to be one of the biggest things I almost missed.”—B I L L MEDLE Y , THE � R I GHTEOUS B ROTHER S

MCA Records President Bruce Hinton, Lyle Lovett, Dick Whitehouse, Patrick Swayze and Mike Curb

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“LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT LOVE” ART I S T: THE JUDDS WITH CARL

PERKINS WRITER : CARL P E RK IN S , PAU L K ENNERLE Y , B R ENT MAHER PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 8 9

I RV ING MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) A L L R I GHT S ADM IN I S T ERED BY I RV ING MUS I C , I N C . ON B EHAL F

OF I T S E L F FOR THE WORLD / S P I R I T ONE MUS I C O / B / O B R I CK H I THOUSE MUS I C ( BM I ) /

S ONY / ATV TUNE S L L C / B LUE QU I L L MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 5 9 PRODUCER : BRENT MAHER

S PEC I A L THANKS : KEN S T I LT Z CURB 7 7 9 6 5

“GRANDPA” ART I S T: THE JUDDS WRITER : J AM I E O ’ HARA PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV

CROS S K E Y S P UB L I SH ING ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 1 2 PRODUCER : BRENT MAHER S PEC I A L

THANKS : WOODY BOWLE S , D I CK WH I T EHOUSE AND BOB S UMMERS CURB , 1 9 8 5

“ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN” ART I S T: THE JUDDS

WRITER : DON S CHL I T Z , B R ENT MAHER PUBL I SHER : UN I VER SA L -MCA MUS I C P UB L I SH ING ,

A D I V I S I ON O F UN I V ER SA L S TUD IO S , I N C . / DON S CHL I T Z MUS I C ( A S CAP ) / SONY / ATV TUNE S

L LC / B LUE QU I L L MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 4 0 PRODUCER : BRENT MAHER

“LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE” ART I S T: THE JUDDS WRITER : J OHN BAR LOW

JARV I S , PAU L OVER S TREET, N AOM I J UDD PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV TUNE S L L C D BA C RO S S

KE Y S P UB . C O . / I N S P ECTOR B AR LOW MUS I C ( A S CAP ) / S CAR LE T MOON MUS I C I N C . ( BM I ) / B RO

‘N S I S MU S I C , I N C . ( BM I ) /M I KE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 5 : 2 2 PRODUCER : BRENT MAHER

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The Judds first single was the Top 20record “Had A Dream,” and their secondwas “Mama He’s Crazy,” which went allthe way to number one – the first of eightstraight number-ones for the hottest duoin country music during the 1980s. “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good

Old Days,” written by Jamie O’Hara, wastheir seventh single release and sixthconsecutive number one. The song holdsspecial meaning for the Mike Curb familybecause his daughters entered the funeralof their grandfather – Mike’s father –while this song played. “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The

Rain” followed “Grandpa” and “Love CanBuild A Bridge” as their twenty-first

single. It won Grammys for Song of theYear and Vocal Duo of the Year in thecountry field. Mike Curb was privileged to witness

Carl Perkins playing guitar on “Let MeTell You About Love,” a song Perkinswrote and recorded with The Judds. One ofthe pioneers of rockabilly, Carl Perkins wasan early witness to the birth of rock n’ rollat Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios in Memphis. This release reached the number one

spot on the Country chart in 1989 – the14th number one for The Judds, out of17 chart singles. The Judds had 25 chartsingles by 2000, with an amazing 20 ofthem being in the Top 10 of theCountry charts.

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Sylvester was the name of a horse that a 16-year oldorphan struggling to raise her two younger brothersdecides to train for the Olympics jumping event. StarringMelissa Gilbert (of Little House on the Prairie fame) as

Charlie and Richard Farnsworth, the soundtrack wasproduced by T-Bone Burnette and Steve Berlin andfeatured Los Lobos doing “Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio.”

There is nothing more painful in the music industrythan for an artist to lose his life. In this case Rick Nelsonwas recording what would be his come back album forCurb Records in 1985 when he lost his life on New Year’sEve of that year. Rick had an amazing career in the musicindustry that started when he was a young boy on theOzzie and Harriet television show, starring with hisparents and his older brother David. Rick started outsinging on the family television show and he wasultimately signed by Imperial Records, which was thelabel owned by Lou Chudd and operated by Mike Curb’smentor, Eddie Ray. Rick recorded for four different labels,including Verve, Decca, Imperial and Curb. In addition tohaving the first number one record with “Poor LittleFool” on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it started in1958, Rick had 20 top ten records on the Billboard chartand was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Like so many teen artists, as time passed by, Rick wantedto do more of his own new music and formed his ownband The Stone Canyon Band, but wherever heperformed, his audiences wanted to hear his hits. Thisresulted in a performance at Madison Square Gardenwhere he was booed by the audience for not singing hishits, but it also spawned the recording of “Garden Party”that played a major part in re-launching his career.Because of the fact that his hits were on various labels andbecause of the fact that “Garden Party” featured his lower,more mature voice, Rick was willing to compromise withhis fans and re-record his hits as close to the originalversions as possible, but featuring the vocal sound that hehad on “Garden Party”. This resulted in the album Best OfRicky Nelson which Curb Records released shortly afterhis death and which has been certified as a Gold recordby the Recording Industry Association of America.

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“AY TE DEJO EN SAN ANTONIO” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE SY LVE S T ER ) ART I S T: LOS LOBOS WRITER :

S ANT I AGO J IMENE Z PUBL I SHER : TRAD I T I ON MUS I C CO . ( ADM . BY BUG ) T IME : 3 : 1 7 PRODUCER : T - BONE BURNETTE AND

S TEVE B ER L IN MCA 3 9 0 2 6 , 1 9 8 5

“GARDEN PARTY” ART I S T: RICKY NELSON WRITER : R I CK Y N E L SON PUBL I SHER : MATRAGUN MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I )

T IME : 3 : 5 8 PRODUCERS : GREG MCDONALD, J E F F RE Y P . K RAN ZDORF

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Rad is a film about the BMX craze of the 1980s, andit features some extreme stunts on bicycles. Directed byHal Needham and starring Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin,Talia Shire, Ray Walston and Jack Weston, this was a

movie that young guys loved.“Break The Ice” by John Farnham was recorded for the

movie. A major rock star in Australia, Farnham was alsoone of the lead singers for The Little River Band.

The band Sparks was formed in 1971 in Los Angeles,comprised of Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Earle Mankey, JimMankey and Harley Feinstein. The Mael brothers werethe creative center for the group, who had been signed toBearsville in the early ‘70s under the name Halfnelson. After their debut album missed, they changed their

name to Sparks. The Maels moved to England and were

produced by Muff Winwood, brother of Steve. Theyreturned to the United States in 1976. Sparks is a dance act, a genre that has always been

successful for Curb Records. “Music That You Can DanceTo” was released in the summer of 1986, and it reachednumber six on the Club chart and number 11 on theDance Sales chart in Billboard.

A garbage can oozing green gook became a small bandof ugly kids (with names like Valarie Vomit), as well asthe plot for the gross-out film The Garbage Pail Kids. Directed by Rodney Amateau, the 1987 film starred

Mackenzie Astin, Anthony Newley, Katie Barberi, RonMacLachlan and J.P. Amateau. “One Down, Two Down”was recorded for the film by the very talented R&B duoHakim and Otis Stokes for Curb Records.

The Beat Farmers were a good-time, beer-drinking,club-playing band formed in the San Diego area in 1983.Led by party animal Dan McLain – who went by thename Country Dick Montana – the group released theirfirst album in 1985 before signing with Curb. They played Europe several times, performing with a

rebellious, devil-may-care attitude and an off-center sense

of humor. The band ended on November 8, 1995, whendrummer Country Dick, who battled throat cancer, had aheart attack during a club performance and died. “Dark Light” came from their The Pursuit Of

Happiness album, and the song reached the Top 30 onBillboard ’s Main Rock chart.

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MARLET TE PUBL I SHER : I N T ER SONG-U SA , I N C . / PA LANCAR MUS I C / UN I V ER SA L - POLYGRAM I N TERNAT IONAL PUB .

I NC . / D I A L M FOR MUS I C T IME : 3 : 2 5 PRODUCER : BOB MARLET TE AND DAV ID J . HO LMAN MCA 6 1 6 6 , 1 9 8 6

“MUSIC THAT YOU CAN DANCE TO” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE RAD ) ART I S T: SPARKS WRITER : RON

MAEL , R U S S E L L MAEL PUBL I SHER : EM I V I RG IN MUS I C , I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 2 6 R ON MAEL AND RU S S E L L MAEL

VOGUE / CURB 1 0 2 1 7 5 , 1 9 8 6

“ONE DOWN, TWO DOWN” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE THE GARBAGE PA I L K I D S ) ART I S T: HAKIM AND LADY

DIANA WRITER : J E RRY J OHNSTONE , A RTHUR S TOKE S PUBL I SHER : TA J E MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 0 6 PRODUCER : HAK IM

AND OT I S S TOKE S FOR M I KAH P RODUCT IONS MCA /CURB 6 2 2 1 1 , 1 9 8 7

“DARK LIGHT” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE THE PUR SU I T O F HA P P INE S S ) ART I S T: THE BEAT FARMERS WRITER :

S T EVEN MAR SHAL L , J E RRY R ANE Y PUBL I SHER : CURB S ONGS ( A S CAP ) / BUG MUS I C O / B / O J E RRY R ANE Y MUS I C T IME : 3 : 5 7

PRODUCER : DAVE J E RDEN S PEC I A L THANKS : B I L L S T RAW CURB 7 7 5 0 1 , 1 9 8 7“Wild Thing,” written by Chip Taylor – brother of

actor Jon Voight – was a number-one hit by The Troggsin 1966. Curb compiled the soundtrack for the baseballcomedy film Major League, released in 1989 and starringTom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret

Whitton, Wesley Snipes and Bob Uecker. Because the original version of “Wild Thing” was

unavailable, the version by the group “X” became the themefor the movie, and subsequently became a baseball anthemfor the soundtrack on Curb Records.

193“WILD THING” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE MA JOR L EAGUE ) ART I S T: X WR ITER : CH I P TAY LOR PUBL I SHER : EM I

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Chris Hillman has a long-timeconnection to the West Coast musicscene; he was a member of The Byrds andThe Flying Burrito Brothers. He releaseda solo album, Desert Rose, in 1984. Hillman and Herb Pedersen played on

Dan Fogelberg’s High Country Snowsalbum and – along with bassist BillBryson and guitarist John Jorgenson –opened for Fogelberg on tour. DrummerSteve Duncan and pedal steel player JayDee Maness joined them to form TheDesert Rose Band, which signed withCurb Records in 1987. The group’s first single, “Ashes Of

Love,” was originally a hit in 1968 by DonGibson. “One Step Forward,” their thirdsingle, was number two on the Countryand number six on the Country Salescharts in 1987. The group went on to havetwo number-one singles for Curb Records.

198“ONE STEP FORWARD” ART I S T: THE DESERT ROSE BAND WRITER : CHR I S

H I L LMAN , B I L L W I LDE S PUBL I SHER : BAR NONE MUS I C ( ADM . BY BUG ) T IME : 3 : 2 7

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive – later known simply asBTO – is a Canadian rock group from Vancouver, BritishColumbia, led by brothers Randy and Robbie Bachman. They had a major hit with “Takin’ Care Of Business”

in 1974, and that song was brought back in a live version

for the movie Major League: Back To The Minors, a sequelto the film Major League.

Major League: Back To The Minors, the third in atrilogy of Major League films, was released in 1993.

Stryper stands for “Salvation Through RedemptionYielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness.” Thename was inspired by the biblical verse in Isaiah thatstates “With His stripes we are healed.” Formed in 1983by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet with guitarist OzFox in Orange County, California, they released “AlwaysThere For You” in 1988. The song rose to number 71 on

Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Stryper was on Enigma Records – an independent label

distributed by Capitol – and Michael Lloyd producedthem for Mike Curb Productions. Although they were acontroversial act in Christian music, they had a large, loyalfollowing in both the Christian and rock fields.

Big Bill Lister recorded the Hank Williams song“There’s A Tear In My Beer,” which he released in 1952;years later, he found the original acetate of the demo byHank and gave it to Hank Jr. Through the magic of technology, Hank Williams Jr.

was able to record a duet with his father. A clip of HankWilliams Sr. from The Kate Smith Show was used to

compile the music video for this song, which won theCountry Music Association’s Video of the Year honors in1989. That year, the song reached number seven on theCountry chart. “This recording would not have been possible without

Jim Ed Norman, who contributed his talents to manyrecords of ours,” said Mike Curb.

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ART I S T: BTO WRITER : RANDOLF CHARLE S B ACHMAN PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV TUNE S , L L C

“ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU” ART I S T: STRYPER WRITER : MICHAEL SWEET PUBL I SHER : S TRY P ER MUS I C ( BM I )

T IME : 4 : 1 1 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : MICHAEL L LOYD EN IGMA

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“THERE’S A TEAR IN MY BEER” ART I S T: HANK WILLIAMS SR. WITH HANK WILLIAMS JR. WR I TER :

HANK W I L L I AMS PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV ACUF F RO S E MUS I C ( BM I ) / R I GHT SONG MUS I C , I N C . O / B / O H I R I AM MUS I C

T IME : 2 : 4 9 PRODUCER : HANK W I L L I AMS J R . , B A RRY B E CKET T FOR B E CKET T P RODUCT IONS AND BY J IM ED NORMAN FOR

J EN P RODUCT IONS , I N C . S PEC I A L THANKS : MERLE K I LGORE WARNER / CURB 9 - 2 7 5 8 4 - 7 , 1 9 8 8

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“Nothing Mike does or comes up with ever surprises me any more. He’s the classic textbook record executive.”

—D I CK WH I T EHOUSE

Jerry Lee Lewis came from rock n’ roll’swomb – the Sun Records Studio inMemphis, owned and operated by SamPhillips where Jerry Lee recorded “WholeLot Of Shakin’ Going On” and “GreatBalls Of Fire,” both in 1957. Lewis, born in 1935, has never lost his

rock n’ roll soul, and on this duet withRonnie McDowell he plays his driving,pumping piano and puts his personal

stamp on the second verse. Lewis hasnever been shy about performing, and thiscut is no exception. This song, the last recording to reach

the charts for Jerry Lee, reached the Top50 on the Country chart in 1989.McDowell has had more than 40 Billboardchart records and continues to performconstantly.

196“NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK N’ ROLL” ART I S T: RONNIE MCDOWELL WITH

JERRY LEE LEWIS WR ITER : RONN I E MCDOWELL , J O E MEADOR , R I CHARD O . YOUNG

PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV T R EE PUB L I SH ING O / B / O S T RAWBERRY L ANE MUS I C ( BM I ) /

S ONY / ATV C RO S S K E Y S P UB L I SH ING T IME : 2 : 1 3 PRODUCER : RONN I E MCDOWELL

CO-PRODUCER : THE RHY THM K ING S CURB 1 0 5 2 1 , 1 9 8 8

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Mac and Me was a 1988 film directed by StewartRaffill and starring Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Wardand Tina Caspary. Ward, who used a wheelchair in themovie (and in real life), befriends an alien named Macwho is a puppet that wants to go “home.” The film,

financed by McDonald’s and Coca Cola, was inspired bythe Steven Spielberg hit E.T.“You’re Not A Stranger Anymore” was sung in the

movie by Jara Lane; the song was written by AlanSilvestri, Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker and Mike Curb.

Singer/songwriter Preston Smith composed the song“Oh, I Love You So” that became an important part ofthe soundtrack for the motion picture Cocktail. Legendary

record executive Clive Davis liked the recording andentered into a co-venture with Arista and Curb Recordsto market this record in conjunction with the movie.

Pianist Roger Williams sold more records than anyother popular pianist during the 1950s; “Autumn Leaves”was a number-one single in 1955. In the 1960s, he had ahit with “Born Free,” from the film by that name.

Mike Curb produced Roger’s recording of “God Bless

America” for MCA, and he envisioned a dance version of“Phantom Of The Opera” with Williams on piano.Michael Lloyd produced this recording, and thenWilliams re-recorded all of his hits in stereo for Curb.

Benny Mardones first released “Into The Night” in1980, and it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot100. The recording was re-released in 1989, reachingthe Top 20 on the Hot 100 and Top 20 on the Adult

Contemporary charts. The song was written byMardones and Robert Tepper. Mike Curb said thesinger “has one of the most unique, soulful voices inpop/rock music.”

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WRITER : ALAN S I LV E S TR I , B OB G AUD IO , J UDY PARKER , M I K E CURB PUBL I SHER : DONNA D I J ON MUS I C

PUBL I SH ING / CAREER S - BMG MUS I C P UB L I SH ING I NC . / M I K E CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 4 3 PRODUCER AND ARRANGER :

BOB GAUD IO

“OH, I LOVE YOU SO” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE COCKTA I L ) ART I S T: PRESTON SMITH WRITER : PRE S TON

SM I TH PUBL I SHER : CURB S ONGS ( A S CAP ) / P R E S TOONS MUS I C ( A S CAP )

“PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” ART I S T: ROGER WILLIAMS WRITER : ANDREW L LOYD WEBBER , CHARLE S HART,

M I CHAEL B AT T PUBL I SHER : THE R EA L LY U S E FUL G ROUP, P L C ADM IN . BY CO LGEMS - EM I MUS I C I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 3 9

PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS CURB 7 7 2 9 7 , 1 9 8 7

“GOD BLESS AMERICA” ART I S T: ROGER WILLIAMS WRITER : I RV ING B ER L IN PUBL I SHER : I RV ING B ER L IN

MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 0 4 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB

“INTO THE NIGHT” ART I S T: BENNY MARDONES WRITER : BENNY MARDONES , R OBERT T E P P ER PUBL I SHER : WB

MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 2 3 T IME : 4 : 2 3 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS

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Jim Carrey and Lauren Hutton starred in the 1985film Once Bitten, about a 400-year-old vampire whoneeded to find a virgin in L.A. in order to remain young.Directed by Howard Storm, the soundtrack featured

Moses Tyson doing “Makes Me Crazy.” “Moses Tyson is a very gifted singer and organist,” said

Mike Curb. “He still performs regularly in Memphis,Tennessee.”

Eric Carmen started out as the lead singer for TheRaspberries and went on to have a successful career asboth an artist and a songwriter. He had a Top Five hitfrom the motion picture Dirty Dancing with “HungryEyes” and a gold record with his recording of “All By

Myself.” Eric wrote “That’s Rock And Roll” and “HeyDeanie,” which were both major hits for Shaun Cassidyon Curb Records. “Reason To Try” was produced byMichael Lloyd for Mike Curb Productions for the 1988Summer Olympics.

Real Life is an Australian group thatwas formed in Melbourne in the early1980s by David Sterry and GeorgePappas. They released “Send Me AnAngel” from their debut album Heartland.It was an international hit; in the UnitedStates it was Top 20 on the Main Rock,Top 30 on the Hot 100 and on the Clubcharts in Billboard in 1984.

In 1989, the single became a multi-genre crossover hit again, reaching numberthree on the Dance Sales and number fiveon the Club, and Top 30 on the HotAirplay, Hot 100 and Hot Sales charts.The record was featured in JasonBateman’s movie Teen Wolf Too on theCurb Records soundtrack.

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“MAKES ME CRAZY” ( FROM THE MOT ION P ICTURE ONCE B ITTEN ) ARTIST: MOSES TYSON JR . WRITER : R .

JACKSON , L . J ACKSON PUBLISHER : (ASCAP ) TIME : 4 : 3 8 PRODUCER : RANDY JACKSON AND MOSES TYSON JR . MCA/CURB , 1 985

“REASON TO TRY” ( F ROM THE 1 9 8 8 S UMMER O LYMP I C S ) ART I S T: ERIC CARMEN WRITER : PH I L I P G A LD S TON /

J ONATHAN G . L I ND PUBL I SHER : EM I V I RG IN MUS I C , I N C . ( A S CAP ) / J ONATHAN G . L I ND D / B / A B I G M YS T I QUE MUS I C

( A S CAP ) / K A Z ZOOM MUS I C , I N C . / S ONY AT V TUNE S ( A S CAP ) / UN I V ER SA L PO LYGRAM I N TERNAT IONAL ( A S CAP )

PRODUCER : MICHAEL LLOYD FOR MIKE CURB PRODUCT IONS

“SEND ME AN ANGEL ‘89” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE TEEN WOLF TOO ) ART I S T:

REAL LIFE WR ITER : DAV ID S T ERRY , R I CHARD Z ATOR SK I PUBL I SHER :

WARNER / CHAPPE L L MUS I C P T Y . LTD . ( A P RA ) A L L R I GHT S FOR THE U S AND C ANADA ADM IN .

BY WB MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 5 0 PRODUCER : ROS S COCKLE & G L ENN WHEAT LE Y

S PEC I A L THANKS : GLEN WHEAT LE Y CURB CRB - 1 0 5 3 1 , 1 9 8 9

“FACE TO FACE” ART I S T: REAL LIFE WR ITER : DAV ID S T ERRY , R I CHARD Z ATOR SK I

PUBL I SHER : AUS TRAL I AN TUMBLEWOOD MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 4 6 PRODUCER : PE TER

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“The Devil Came Up To Michigan” was a rap versionof “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” While it onlyreached number 46 on the Hot 100, number 47 on the

Hot Sales and number 72 on the Hot Airplay charts,those numbers don’t reflect its true popularity – it foundsuccess in different markets at different times.

Stephen Bishop, whose 1977 hit “On And On” was aradio favorite, learned the guitar after seeing The Beatleson The Ed Sullivan Show. He formed a band called TheWeeds and moved to L.A., where he signed publishingand record agreements.

He appeared in Animal House, sang “It Might BeYou” in Tootsie and wrote the movie theme for TheChina Syndrome. In All I Want For Christmas, Bishopsang “All I Want.”

Mary Black is one of the best-known singers inIreland; she started in the Dublin folk scene during the1970s and released her debut album in 1983. That albumwent Gold in Ireland; in the ensuing years, she released18 solo albums and nine have sold Platinum in Ireland. She has received Irish Music Awards for Best Female

Artist five times. Additionally, she has received theNational Entertainment Personality of the Year (1993),Best Irish Solo Artist (1994) and Irish Music Magazine’sBest Female Artist honors (2000 and 2003). CurbRecords was fortunate to be Mary Black’s United Statesrecord company.

Always & Forever was the name of Patty Cabrera’sdebut album on Curb Records, and this is the title cut.Cabrera is a Christian artist who was once voted one ofthe 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by Peoplemagazine.

She comes from a Latin background (her father wasCuban, and her mother was Puerto Rican) and grew uplistening to pop and rock. Her music reflects that mixture.Her single, “Always & Forever,” was a major Top Five hiton the Christian charts.

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D IGREGOR IO , J OHN CRA IN , F RED EDWARDS , CHARLE S HAYWARD, J AMES W. MARSHALL PUBL I SHER : SONGS O F UN I VER SAL ,

I NC . T IME : 3 : 4 7 PRODUCER : K .M . C . K RU FOR E L I T E P RODUCT IONS SPEC IAL THANKS : TRACY EDMOND CURB 7 7 2 66 , 1 9 90

“SHE’S MY CUTIE” ( F ROM THE PARAMOUNT MOT ION P I C TURE AL L I WANT FOR CHR I S TMAS ) ART I S T: K.M.C. KRU

WRITER : T. EDMOND, K . WH I T E , J . C L AY PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) / G ROOVET IME MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 5 0

PRODUCER : K .M . C . K RU FOR E L I T E P RODUCT IONS CURB 7 7 5 3 3 , 1 9 9 1

“ALL I WANT” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE AL L I WANT FOR CHR I S TMAS ) ART I S T: STEPHEN BISHOP WRITER :

D. F O S T ER , L . THOMPSON P UB L I SHER : EN S I GN MUS I C CORPORAT ION / A I R B EAR MUS I C / L I NDA ’ S BOY MUS I C /WARNER -

TAMERLANE PUB L I SH ING CORP. ( BM I ) T IME : 4 : 3 3 PRODUCER AND ARRANGER : DAV ID FO S T ER CURB 7 7 5 3 3 , 1 9 9 1

“ONE AND ONLY” ART I S T: MARY BLACK WRITER : S COTT CU T LER , ANN I E P R EV IN PUBL I SHER : WARNER -

TAMERLANE PUB L I SH ING CORP. ( BM I ) /WEET I E P I E MUS I C ( BM I ) / NOMAD-NOMAN MUS I C ( BM I ) A L L R I GHT S O BO WEET I E

P I E MUS I C ( BM I ) NOMAD-NOMAN MUS I C ( BM I ) ADM IN I S T ERED BY WARNER - TAMERLANE PUB L I SH ING CORP. ( BM I ) /

CO LGEMS - EM I MUS I C I N C . / S COTT CU T LER MUS I C A L L R I GHT S FOR S COTT CU T LER MUS I C CONTROL LED AND ADM IN I S T ERED

BY CO LGEMS - EM I MUS I C I N C . T IME : 3 : 2 5 PRODUCER : LARRY K L E IN S PEC I A L THANKS : B I L L S T RAW

“ALWAYS & FOREVER” ART I S T: PATTY CABRERA WRITER : PAT T Y C ABRERA , B OB PARR PUBL I SHER : CURB

SONGS ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 1 7 PRODUCER : BOB PARR S PEC I A L THANKS : CLA I R E PARR 1 9 96 CURB

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All Dogs Go To Heaven – the animated film that fea-tured the voices of Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, JudithBarsi and Loni Anderson – was released by United Artistsin 1989. Irene Cara, who sang the title song fromFlashdance, and Freddie Jackson, who’s “Rock Me

Tonight” and “You Are My Lady” were Top 20 pop hitsin 1985, combine on this song written by Mike Curb andMichael Lloyd with Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, leg-endary film songwriters who won the Academy Award forThe Morning After.

“Honey Love” was originally recorded by ClydeMcPhatter and The Original Drifters. Unfortunately,McPhatter died and The Drifters continued on with vari-ous lead singers. Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters askedRonnie McDowell to sing Clyde McPhatter’s part on a

classic album, featuring 14 recordings.At the same time that The Righteous Brothers had a

major hit with “Unchained Melody” on Curb’s label in thepop-rock market, Ronnie McDowell’s version of the samesong became his last major country hit.

At the time that the movie Ghost wasbeing completed, Mike Curb needed arecording of “Unchained Melody” by TheRighteous Brothers – it was originally aTop Five hit by the group in 1965. Hecalled Bill Medley, who promised that heand Bobby Hatfield – the other RighteousBrother – would produce the session. Things did not go well at first, so Curb

contacted Buddy Killen, who had pro-duced the song with Ronnie McDowell.But Medley told Mike that TheRighteous Brothers had finally “hooked”the new recording, and the single went

Platinum when it was released in 1990. Curb also issued a dance version of the

song, and then had The RighteousBrothers re-record their old hits, whichresulted in a multi-platinum album.

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“LOVE SURVIVES” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE AL L DOGS GO TO HEAVEN ) ART I S T: IRENE CARA AND FREDDIE

JACKSON WRITER : MIKE CURB , M I CHAEL L LOYD , A L K A SHA , J O E L H I R S CHHORN PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) /

CURB S ONGS ( A S CAP ) / M I CHAEL MUS I C ( ADM . BY CURB S ONGS ) ( A S CAP ) / EM I A P R I L MUS I C I N C . O / B / O P L AT INUM CRE S T

MUS I C AND S I LV ER C R E S T MUS I C T IME : 3 : 2 5 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD AND M I KE CURB CURB , 1 9 8 9

“HONEY LOVE” ART I S T: RONNIE MCDOWELL AND THE ORIGINAL DRIFTERS WRITER : CLYDE MCPHATTER ,

G ERALD WEX LER PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 5 3 / 1 9 5 4 ( R ENEWED ) WARNER - TAMERLANE PUB L I SH ING CORP. ( BM I ) . O L IMAC MUS I C

( BM I ) A L L R I GHT S ADM IN . BY WARNER - TAMERLANE PUB L I SH ING CORP. ( BM I ) / UN I CHAPPE L MUS I C , I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME :

2 : 3 3 PRODUCER : RONN I E MCDOWELL AND WAYNE F R I CK S

“UNCHAINED MELODY” ART I S T: RONNIE MCDOWELL WRITER : ALEX NORTH , H Y Z A RE T PUBL I SHER : FRANK

MUS I C , I N C . T IME : 3 : 2 7

“UNCHAINED MELODY” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE GHOST ) ART I S T: THE

RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS WRITER : ALEX NORTH , H Y Z A RE T PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 5 5 F RANK

MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 3 5 PRODUCER : B I L L MEDLE Y S PEC I A L THANKS : B I L L

MEDLE Y AND BOBBY HAT F I E LD CURB , 1 9 9 0

“MY BABE” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE TWENT Y -ONE ) ART I S T: THE RIGHTEOUS

BROTHERS WRITER : BOBBY HAT F I E LD / B I L L MEDLE Y PUBL I SHER : EM I HA S T ING S

CATALOG , I N C .

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Hal Ketchum was born in Greenwich,New York, grew up near Vermont, andmoved to Florida when he was 17. Hethen went to Texas, where he worked as acarpenter before moving to Nashville in1986 to concentrate on his songwriting. After a stint on a small indie label,

Ketchum signed with Curb Records,

where his first song, “Small TownSaturday Night,” in 1991 became thenumber-one record for the entire year inR&R. This was followed by “I KnowWhere Love Lives” (Top 15), then “PastThe Point Of Rescue” in 1992 (numbertwo). Hal’s song “She Is” was featured inthe motion picture Zoe.

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HANLY PUBL I SHER : BEANN E ADA I R MUS I C ( CONTROL LED I N THE U S & C ANADA BY

S TA IN LE S S MUS I C ) T IME : 4 : 2 5 PRODUCER : AL LEN R E YNOLDS & J IM ROONEY S PEC I A L

THANKS : D I CK WH I T EHOUSE CURB 7 7 4 5 0 , 1 9 9 1

“SMALL TOWN SATURDAY NIGHT” ART I S T: HAL KETCHUM WRITER : PAT

A LGER , HANK D EV I TO PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 9 1 UN I V ER SA L - POLYGRAM I N TERNAT IONAL , I N C . /

UN I V ER SA L MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) / L I T T L E N EMO MUS I C ( ADM . BY BUG MUS I C ) ( A S CAP )

T IME : 4 : 2 5 PRODUCER : AL LEN R E YNOLDS & J IM ROONEY S PEC I A L THANKS : D I CK

WH I T EHOUSE CURB 7 7 4 5 0 , 1 9 9 1

“SHE IS” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE ZOE ) ART I S T: HAL KETCHUM WRITER : HAL

KETCHUM PUBL I SHER : © 2 0 0 0 M I KE CURB MUS I C /HAL K E TCHUM MUS I C ( ADM IN . BY M I K E

CURB MUS I C ) ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 4 8 PRODUCER : RODNEY C ROWELL

Delbert McClinton and his band backed up Lightnin’Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf and Big Joe Turner during hisstint in Fort Worth; later, he played harmonica on “Hey!Baby” by Bruce Channel. On “Every Time I Roll The Dice,” McClinton does a

song by veteran songwriters Max D. Barnes and Troy Seals

under the production of Don Was. McClinton always pre-ferred performing before a live audience rather than work-ing in the studio. In this case, he worked on a record thatreached the Top 15 on Billboard’s Main Rock chart. Thisled to Delbert’s biggest album, which included hisGrammy-winning duet with Bonnie Raitt.

We were fortunate to be able to release DeanMartin’s greatest recordings featuring “You’reNobody Till Somebody Loves You”. Shortly afterthe album was released, “That’s Amore” becamethe theme song for the motion picture

Moonstruck which won the Academy Awardwith Olympia Dukakis. The album also featuredmany of the other great songs of Dean Martin.The album sold over one million copies.

216 “EVERY TIME I ROLL THE DICE” ART I S T: DELBERT MCCLINTON WRITER : MAX D . B ARNE S ,

T ROY S E A L S PUBL I SHER : I RV ING MUS I C , I N C . / HARDSCRATCH MUS I C ( BM I ) / WB MUS I C CORP. / E A S T 6 4 TH

S TREET MUS I C ( A S CAP ) A L L R I GHT S ON B EHAL F O F E A S T 6 4 TH S T REE T MUS I C ADM . BY WB MUS I C CORP.

( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 2 8 PRODUCER : DON WAS S PEC I A L THANKS : D I CK WH I T EHOUSE CURB 7 7 5 2 1 , 1 9 9 2

217 “ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS” ART I S T: DEAN MARTIN

The Curb Foundation is fortunate to own andto restore the classic Quonset Hut recording stu-dio which was the first studio on Music Row.Conway Twitty’s classic recording of “It’s OnlyMake Believe” was recorded at the Quonset Hutand our Greatest Hits album includes many ofthe songs that were originally rock and roll hitsbefore Conway turned to country music. His rockand roll hits also included “I’ll Try”, “Danny Boy”and “Lonely Blue Boy”. We later re-released“What Am I Living For” and had success atcountry radio and we released worldwide therecording of the Osmonds singing with Conwayon “Heartache Tonight”. Thanks to Buddy Killenand Jack Jackson we were able to release the finalrecordings of his greatest hits that Conwayrecorded shortly before his death.

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“THE FINAL RECORDINGS OF HIS GREATEST HITS VOL 1 & 2”

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Kool & The Gang began as a jazz group – the Jazziacs– in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. They had severalnames before they became known as Kool & The Gang in1968. Their song “Open Sesame” was on the SaturdayNight Fever soundtrack, and their 1980 hit “Celebration”

is still heard in clubs and at wedding receptions. Ronald “Kool” Bell changed his name to Khalis

Bayyan; James T. Taylor joined the group as lead singer in1978; they were co-writers on “In The Hood,” which wasreleased on Curb Records.

The Bar-Kays, formed in Memphis in the mid-‘60s,became known as one of the top back-up groups. Theysuffered a tragedy in 1967 when their plane crashed,killing Otis Redding and four members of the group. BenCauley was the only survivor; James Alexander was sparedwhen he missed the flight. In late 1968, Cauley and Alexander re-formed the

Bar-Kays, but Cauley soon left. Alexander remained thecore member of the group, who has backed the StapleSingers, Albert King, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor andIsaac Hayes; the group backed Hayes on his 1971 albumShaft. In 1995, they had an R&B chart record with theirinstrumental “The Slide” on Basix/Curb Records.

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PUBL I SHER : KHARANA MUS I C I N C . / TAY LOR MADE MUS I C I N C . / ROYA L S OC I E T Y P UB L I SH ING COMPANY T IME : 3 : 3 5

PRODUCER : KHAL I S B AY YAN AND J AMES J . T . TAY LOR 1 9 96 CURB

“THE SLIDE” ART I S T: THE BAR-KAYS WRITER : B . SM I TH , B . S UMMERS PUBL I SHER : JMG PUB L I SH ING ( BM I ) / U BU

( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 4 6 PRODUCER : BAR -KAYS , L A RRY DODSON AND J AMES A L E XANDER CO-PRODUCER : B . SM I TH AND B .

S UMMERS FOR J A L ACA MUS I C G ROUP S PEC I A L THANKS : J OHNNY PH I L L I P S 1 9 9 5 CURB

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