Jamie Coe - Summertime Symphony

Cat. no: JASCD1076
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988107623
Release Date: 2nd April 2021
Genre: Rock & Roll

Discovered and sponsored by Bobby Darin, who even launched a label to issue his records, Jamie Coe was one of Rock & Roll’s “nearly” men; a legend in his own backyard, Detroit, where he eventually owned a couple of nightclubs, but largely unknown elsewhere.

He nonetheless enjoyed significant regional successes with sides like ‘Summertime Symphony’, ‘I’ll Go On Loving You’, ‘How Low Is Low’ and a souped up revival of Sanford Clark’s ‘The Fool’, all of which are big R&R collectors’ artefacts. This compilation comprises his singles for Addison, ABC-Paramount, Bigtop and Brunswick, between, 1959-62, one of which, ‘Make That Dream Come True’, saw him moonlighting under his real name, Georgie Cole. Included as bonus tracks are an unreleased demo from 1962, plus a couple of 45s by his backing group, The Gigolo’s, in which he was involved.

This is a seriously rare and collectable body of work, much of which is impossible to find elsewhere on CD.

Tracks: Summertime Symphony / There’s Gonna Be A Day / I’ll Go On Loving You / School Day Blues / Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye / There’s Never Been A Night / The Story Of Jesse James / Say You / I’m Gettin’ Married / Two Dozen And A Half / How Low Is Low / Little Dear, Little Darling / Cleopatra / But Yesterday / Make That Dream Come True (As Georgie Cole) / Never Part (As Georgie Cole) / The Fool / I’ve Got That Feeling Again / Don’t You Just Know It (Demo) / The Gigolo’s - Black And Blue / The Gigolo’s - Movin’ Out / The Gigolo’s - The Dealer