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MAX MERRITT & THE METEORS
Western Union Man (Kenny Gamble - Leon Huff - Jerry Butler) Australia 1969 #29 Sydney #5 Melbourne #6 Brisbane #23 Adelaide #21 Perth The first Meteors were brought together by Max Merritt in Christchurch NZ in 1959, but they went through many personnel changes before arriving at this line-up - their most successful - in the late 60s: Max Merritt, Bob Bertles, Stewie Speer and John 'Yuk' Harrison. See the Max Merritt and the Meteors page at Bruce Sergeant's New Zealand Music site. The Max Merritt & The Meteors site has an excellent, detailed biography. Suggestion from Terry Stacey.
JERRY BUTLER
Hey, Western Union Man (Kenny Gamble - Leon Huff - Jerry Butler) USA 1968 Original version #16 USA Single on Mercury, from the 1968 album The Iceman Cometh. Jerry Butler had been lead singer with The Impressions, formed 1957, with whom he had one major hit, For Your Precious Love (1958). He left The Impressions in 1958 for a solo career which saw such hits as He Will Break Your Heart (1960), Moon River (1961) and - with Betty Everett - Let It Be Me (1964). In the late 60s he teamed up with producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and his first album with them, The Iceman Cometh (1968), produced four charting singles in the US: Hey, Western Union Man, Never Give Up, Are You Happy and the #4 hit Only The Strong Survive.
THE STRANGERS
Western Union (Mike Rabon - Norman Ezell - John Durrill) Australia 1967 Red herring Similar title but not the same song as "Western Union Man" by Max Merritt & The Meteors.
 Go here for history of Western Union by The Strangers.
THE FIVE AMERICANS
Western Union (Mike Rabon - Norman Ezell - John Durrill) USA 1967 Red herring Similar title but not the same song as "Western Union Man" by Max Merritt & The Meteors.
Go here for history of Western Union by The Five Americans.
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