Barry Newman - Find Out What’s Happening (1967)

(Jerry Crutchfield)
 Australia

Single on RCA by Sydney entertainer. This was the second of his two singles 1966 and 1967.

Barry Newman (born c.1948) appeared in stage musicals Oliver and Cabaret and on TV’s Bandstand and In Melbourne Tonight. He sang, played banjo and guitar, and did impressions. In the early 70s he took his club act on tour to South Africa, Japan and The Philippines before working for over three years in the UK.

Newman had often appeared in events for Sydney’s Jewish community, and after returning from the UK in 1976 he became entertainments manager for Hakoah football club in Bondi, responsible for booking acts for its Hakoah Auditorium.

Further reading: Promotional stories for Hakoah in Australian Jewish Times (1976) carry many details about Barry Newman’s career to that point: see Trove here and here. News of his overseas tour from 1973 is here.

Merci à Philippe.

Tiffany With The Thoughts - Find Out What’s Happening (1962)

(Jerry Crutchfield)
 UK

Single on Parlophone April 1966 by Irene Green from The Liverbirds with beat group The Thoughts.

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Also recorded in the UK by:

The Gamblers, single on Decca by Newcastle band with R&B influences.
January 1965
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Downliners Sect, single on Columbia by London R&B-blues styled band
November 1964
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Lou Rawls - Find Out What’s Happening (1966)

(Jerry Crutchfield)
 USA

EP on Capitol Carryin’ On! by major Chicago-born soul-blues-jazz-R&B-pop singer (1933-2006).

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Also recorded in the USA by:

Bobby Bare, single on RCA Victor by country music singer-songwriter (b.1935).
February 1968
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Barbara Fairchild, on album Someone Special, single on Columbia charted #52 Billboard country
1970
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Elvis Presley, on album Raised On Rock.
November 1973
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Mylon LeFevre, single on Warner Bros by Christian rock singer (1944-2023)
October 1978
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Tanya Tucker, on album Fire To Fire, single charted #40 Billboard country
1970
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Willy Lewis - J’Ai Connu Des Filles (1965)

(Jerry Crutchfield - Pierre Vassiliu)
 France

On EP C’Est Tellement Bon June 1965 by drummer with a jazz background Willy Lewis (William Taieb, b.1944 in Tunisia). He was the first drummer engaged by pioneering French rock’n’roll band Les Chats Sauvages (May-October 1961) and later became Chuck Berry’s touring musical director.

The French lyrics (I’ve known some girls) are by singer-songwriter Pierre Vassiliu (1937-2014) who is the producer of the EP.

Further reading: Willy Lewis at French Wikipedia.