American Jukebox™
Jan 16, 2021 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
With Garrett Stack
The Cameo-Parkway Story
At the beginning of the rock era independent record labels emerged as powerhouses of pop, rock, and R&B. Cameo-Parkway was among the biggest.
American Jukebox® 195: The Cameo-Parkway Story - In the history of recorded music there are many record labels that have had their time in the sun as leaders in the industry. This goes back for a hundred years to labels such as Edison and Victor and then Decca and Columbia. In the 1950’s, at the dawn of the rock era, a few new record labels took root and defined the times. They were small and independent but grew mighty and influential. The artists they signed provide the soundtrack of a generation - the Baby Boom generation.
One such label that shone brightly in the early years was Cameo Records, and then with its subsidiary, Parkway, as Cameo-Parkway. From 1957-1967 Cameo-Parkway’s product output was tremendous. With many many big hits and their fair share of mistakes, like not signing Barbra Streisand, Cameo-Parkway remains the sound of '60s teenagers learning all the new dances and defining their likes on the radio and jukeboxes. This is the story of Cameo-Parkway.
4:01 PM | Bobby Vinton What Did You Do With Your Old 45's Mr. Lonely - His Greatest Songs Today Curb Records
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4:03 PM | Charlie Gracie Butterfly Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann Cameo Parkway - The Best Of 1956-1958 (Original Hit Recordings) Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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4:06 PM | Bernie Lowe Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music
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4:09 PM | The Rays Silhouettes Nostalgia Forever Excalibur Recordings
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4:12 PM | Timmie Rogers Back To School Again Kal Mann, David Appell Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music AB
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4:15 PM | The Applejacks Mexican Hat Rock Kal Mann Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music
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4:20 PM | Chubby Checker The Class Kal Mann, David Appell Cameo Parkway - The Best Of Chubby Checker (Original Hit Recordings) Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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4:23 PM | Bobby Rydell Kissin' Time Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann Cameo Parkway - The Best Of Bobby Rydell (Original Hit Recordings) Birdy Music
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4:25 PM | Bobby Rydell We Got Love Bobby's Biggest Hits Hallmark
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4:29 PM | Chubby Checker The Twist Hank Ballard Rock'n'Roll Baby Divitiae
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4:31 PM | Chubby Checker Pony Time Don Covay, John Bobby Berry 25 Original Greatest Hits - Cameo Parkway Pon Music
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4:34 PM | Chubby Checker The Fly Johnny Medora, David White Cameo Parkway - The Best Of Chubby Checker (Original Hit Recordings) Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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4:44 PM | Chubby Checker Slow Twistin' Kal Mann 25 Original Greatest Hits - Cameo Parkway Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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4:47 PM | Dee Dee Sharp Mashed Potato Time Harry Land, Jon Sheldon Snap Your Fingers Milestones Records
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4:49 PM | Dee Dee Sharp Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dave Appell, Kal Mann Snap Your Fingers Milestones Records
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4:51 PM | Dee Dee Sharp Ride! Kal Mann, David Appell Cameo Parkway - The Best Of Dee Dee Sharp (Original Hit Recordings) Universal Music
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4:54 PM | The Orlons The Wah-Watusi Great Memories Vol 5 Ling Music Group
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4:57 PM | The Orlons Don't Hang Up Appell Mann The Wah Watusi Sound and Vision
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5:01 PM | Clint Eastwood Rowdy Jesse Turner Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites ABKCO (US)
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5:04 PM | Bobby Rydell Forget Him Jukebox Hits, Vol. 4 Classic Records
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5:06 PM | Bobby Rydell The Cha-Cha-Cha Appell, Mann Bobby Rydell The American Idol (Array) Universal Music Division MCA
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5:09 PM | The Orlons Not Me Anderson, Prospero Guida Cameo Parkway - The Best Of The Orlons (Original Hit Recordings) Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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5:11 PM | The Dovells You Can't Sit Down Kal Mann, Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow 25 Original Greatest Hits - Cameo Parkway Universal Music
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5:15 PM | The Tymes So Much In Love Williams, Straigis, Jackson Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
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5:18 PM | The Tymes Somewhere Mendoza, Jimmy Wisner Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music AB
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5:21 PM | Sounds Orchestral Cast Your Fate To The Wind Carel Werber, Vince Guaraldi Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music
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5:24 PM | Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles You'll Never Walk Alone Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 X5 Music Group
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5:28 PM | The Orlons Crossfire! Kal Mann, David Appell Cameo Parkway - The Best Of The Orlons (Original Hit Recordings) Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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5:32 PM | ? and the Mysterians 96 Tears Rudy Martinez 25 Original Greatest Hits - Cameo Parkway Universal Music
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5:35 PM | Candy & the Kisses The 81 / Candy & the Kisses Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Heritage Records
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5:39 PM | Christine Cooper Heartaches Away My Boy Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 UMG - ABKCO
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5:41 PM | Bunny Sigler Let The Good Times Roll & Feel So Good Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music
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5:46 PM | Evie Sands Angel Of The Morning Chip Taylor Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music AB
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5:50 PM | Bobby Marchan Meet Me In Church J.P. Den Tex Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music AB
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5:53 PM | The Tymes Wonderful! Wonderful! Ben Raleigh, Sherman Edwards Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Universal Music
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5:56 PM | Chubby Checker Let's twist again Dave Appell, Kal Mann Tasty caps
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