This is what I call My Music Page...Here you will find some of my recordings and favorite songs. You are free to download them because it is never about money,it's about you&the music.And I hope that the music brings you as much enjoyment listening to the songs.music helps me to remember who i really am...A child of the 1950's who came of age one night while listening to a voice singing out to be heard in a dark lonely hotel room in Florida.. Music is a great art..to be shared and to be enjoyed.
On the Chumabuma Page are YouTube videos to check out...below are copies of those videos free for you to download and keep (until death, Revolution, Marriage/Divorce (which ever comes first)
VIDEOS FOR DOWNLOAD!
Teddy-Doghouse-WMV This video was made at The Doghouse...it includes "Let's Do The Twist" "Twistin' the Night Away" and "I Like It Like That" The file is large and will take time to download. This download is a WMV file and will play on most any Windows computer (using Media Player). It will NOT play on your home DVD and TV.
Teddy-DoghouseMOV This video was made at The Doghouse...it includes "Let's Do The Twist" "Twistin' the Night Away" and "I Like It Like That" The file is large and will take time to download. This download is a MOV file and will play on most any Apple computer or IPOD (using Quicktime). It will NOT play on your home DVD and TV.
The link below is a recent radio interview on thedoowopcorner
with Carmen Kaye...{2011}
Here are a few of
TEDDY'S ALL-TIME FAVORITE TUNES:
I Laughed ...The Jesters (a true street corner sound) I loved the Paragons meet the Jesters Album
God Is Standing By ...Otis Clay & the Soul Stirrers...lots of comfort in the words of this song...
I Wonder Why ...Dion & The Belmonts..(great hallway & street corner music)
O Holy Night...An extraordinary vocal performance by David Phelps. He takes this into another musical dimension.
I Thank The Moon...Johnny Maestro & The Crests. True to the school of acapella doo wop. A beautiful song.
A Kiss From Your Lips...a great Flamingos song! A kiss from your lips is all that I need! If i could get it.
Rockin' in the Jungle...The Eternals....a terrific group from the "Bronx"...the all latino group was fabulous!
Come to Me...Recorded by Marv Johnson...this song is and will always be in my top-ten favs!!
"Here are some of my recordings with a special thanks to Alex for all his help with the website."
(You can double click on the song to play & download)
My (almost) 200
7 Spanish Angels...Remembering a love so strong...that even the threat of death could not break!recorded 2012
Delilah...He was a fool for the woman he thought was his, he was wrong, and in a jealous rage, paid a heavy price!
Old Man River..He just keeps rollin'...a long! recorded & remixed 2012
I Gotta Be Me ...why be somebody else? life is so much better when you can just be yourself. recorded 2012. (Under the) Boardwalk...Tuesday night's watching the fireworks out at Coney Island, and remembering the Drifters
Poor Pitiful Me..she picked me up and thu me down,i said"please don't hurt me momma"she said she loved me...lol!
There Goes My Baby...My first Drifters record on 45 rpm...total cost was 79 cents...today, it's priceless!
Blueberry Hill...Remembering Fats & a dark haired girl from B,klyn, 'though we be part, she be part of me still
All Shook Up...A classic from Elvis 'the pelvis'...(and NOT his brother, Ennis the .....)
Everyday People...Sly & the Family Stone said it best...we are what we are...recorded 2011
You're So Fine..Originally recorded by the Falcons in1959. Covered by the Rockatones 1980.and me--2011
Going in Circles...The story of my life until i met you...now i'm upside down=Recorded 12/12/11
Desperado...Always loved the Eagles...especially Desperado...Recorded 2011
Who'll Stop the Rain ...recorded december 2011.I thought the rain would stop at woodstock,but it Didn't! Purple Rain...I always wanted to see her dance naked in the purple rain...'though I never really did...recorded 2011 Old Man River...A tribute to a ledgendary singer who stood up for what he believed...Paul Robeson.recorded 2011
Cupid..my tribute to the Great and ledgendary Sam Cooke.
Oh What a Night..A great hallway song...still trying to keep it...alive...recorded 12/2011
Montego Bay...recorded december 2011..we were married there in 1970..and divorced in Brooklyn in 1978
Beautiful Girl...she mushed up my mind back in '69, but thank God I never really pulled the trigger..recorded 2011
The Poor Side of Town ...Dedicated to my home town of coney island, and a girl from PS 80..recorded october 2011 Aint To Proud To Beg...recorded september 2011...one of my faves..inspired by the great Temptations!
Wish It Would Rain..recorded august 2011. I've always loved this song.Loved to sing in the shower= when drunk!
Running Scared...recorded october 2011..still running..still scared..now old and tired of all the BS!
Liars Moon..recorded september 2011.written by Tony Farinella. inspired by the truth and Fats Domino
Johnny Get Married..recorded september 2011.Johnny was a fool..gave his heart to her,she broke it&he turned Gay!
I Cant Stop Loving You...Recorded 2011...once a fool always a fool...she was never in love with me,and used me!
Watch the Lamb...Remembering Jesus...Recorded 2011 with the help of Sammy Jo Briley
La Bamba...Remembering Ritchie Valens...2011
Halfway to Paradise...Remembering Toby--my very first girl-friend...and the summer of 1958 when she left me
Ebb Tide...Remembering The Great Bobby Hatfield..2011
Up On The Roof Remembering the Drifters and the Brooklyn roof tops, recorded May 2011 on mix craft 5
Jambo-lah-ya Remembering the great Hank Williams. recorded May 2011 on mix craft 5
Hoochycoochy Man no hoochie or coochie fer me in 10 years, can do without the hoochie but miss the coochie
Spanish Harlem reminds of my early days hanging out w/ Peter, George & the boy's on 116th & Pleasant Ave
Blue Spanish Eyes....my version of a good old Al Martino song..recorded on mixcraft 5 2011
I Believe....Yes..........I still believe!----recorded on mixcraft 5---2011
Handyman--recorded on mixcraft november 2010...originally recorded by jimmy jones.
Sunday Kind of Love...I think many of us still want this kind of love...then again,maybe not? recorded 2010
Please Stay....DON'T GO...can't seem to make up my mind?? recorded 2010
Lost Highway...Hank sang about it, lived it, and then warned us what not to do...did it anyway 2010
Little Star...I remember The Elegants 1958! (used to sing this one to my first girl friend Toby Preger) 2010 mixcraft
Beautiful Boy...My recollection of John (peace and love to you)recorded 2010
You Raise Me Up---A song for all of you, with a warm embrace...from me!recorded july 2010 on mixcraft
Earth Angel----Has been called by some...the grand-daddy of doo wop. recorded 2010 on mixcraft
Speedo The SONG people not my swimming attire (though I DO like wearin' 'em)...LOL.recorded on mixcraft 2010
Slip Away A classic...and something I find myself doing often...recorded on tascam analog 4-track 2002
Good Night my Love...Good night all you moon-light ladies...recorded 2003 on power tarcks remixed 2010 m/c
634-5789...This use to be my home number back in the day of "free love." Now my number is unlisted.LOL2010 m/c
Don't Say Don't..my favorite Elvis tune...well, this one and Teddy Bear. a mixcraft recording 2010
Key Largo...From the Clearwater FL days. I tried to kiss Bertie once at the wolves den and she whispered...don't...
Sixteen Candles...my tribute to Johnny Maestro. He touched my heart with his amazing voice. He died & I cried!
Whiter Shade of Pale...A Procol Harum classic, and a all-time top 10 tune. Dedicated to Joey Merone.
Thrill is Gone...The B.B. King classic, dedicated to phyllis,sherry--mary and linda,georgette&kris
Let the Good Times Roll... dedicated to "Daddy Lee" Canady he sung it till 5-am at the Blue Rm in St. Pete FL.-1972
Blue Moon...a group harmony version of an old classic. Dedicated to Ronnie "I"and my dear friend Bobby Diskin
Stand by Me...reflections of the Rockatones...1979-1982
Sea Cruise...Ooh-wee-ooh-wee baby!---R&R classic made famous by Frankie Ford in 1959.
I Saw the Light...recorded by Hank Williams Sr in 1948. Dedicated Randy Edwards an "experienced hippie".
Great Balls of Fire ...Jerry Lee Lewis classic! One of many great songs written Otis Blackwell.
Silhouettes ...Originally by the Rays in 1957 illustrates perfectly what a jealous mind will do... Talk to Me ...Baby I love all those things you say to me even if you don't really mean them...
Drip Drop ...She packed up and left on the midnight train...was it my breath or my sense of humor?
I Love ...a Tom T. Hall song...dedicated to my dear friend Ms. Anita Jones who passed away 04/08/08.
This is My Love ...Jimmy Gallagher stills sings today with the legends of doo wop & keeping it real.
To the Aisle ...a Five-Satins classic--(special thanks to Sammy Jo Briley for her input & vocal line)
Jesus Loves Me ...Dedicated to my mother Catherine E Licht...I remember her singing it to me when I was a child.
Could This Be Magic ...originally recorded by the Dubs...this kind of music has been mostly forgotten, but not by me!
Teddy Bear ...I used to sing this to Mrs. Levine (5th grade teacher)...it didn't work...I was still held back Johnny Ace ...The gun wasn't supposed to be loaded, but it was...Johnny died Christmas night 1954
O' Happy Day ...Someone once asked why do you sing gospel music, I said why not? ...nothing else was said
Green Grass of Home ...Dedicated to my father--Theodore Sr. (Tex) He dreamed a dream..till he woke up dead.
You'll Never Find...A tribute to Lou Rawls and his 1976 hit. AND dedicated to Chris Laughlin.
Strawberry Fields..This song reminds me of a time I fell and bumped my head on 4-tabs of orange sunshine.
Rock Your Baby...Tribute to the days of dance music and the New York club-circuit...ooh-baby
Let's Fall in Love...A heartfelt tribute to the Paragons, dedicated to my first girlfriend...Toby Preger
He'll Have to Go...What else is there to say...a great song by a great singer Jim Reeves
Hand Jive ...Johnny Otis tune...if you remember 'Way Out Willie' you are older than dirt...LOL
Domino ...Van Morrison tribute...what a killer 'live' artist.
Beautiful Woman...Fall in love with a beautiful woman...and...you're toast!
It's All to Much...An interesting George Harrison tune...you can serve yourself...but don't take to much...cake.
Precious Lord ...Recorded 2/14/10...dedicated to my son Bobby who died on 02/14/08 at only 43.
Lil' Darlin' ...Recorded in Omaha NE February 14th 2010...on mixcraft
Come Go With Me ...Recorded on tascam 4-track analog while I was on the 'crapper'
Should I Cry ...Concords pick hit-of-the-week....written by Jackie DeShannon.it was A gem!released to late..1964
Its Our Wedding Day ...The Concords 1964 on Epic Records- -written by robert spencer{the cadillacs}
On The Corner ...one of mine....a reflection of days gone by... "we all sang on the ..corner"RECORDED 1989 FL.
People Get Ready ...a dedication to my pals The Chambers Brothers (Joe, Pops, Lester, and Willie&brian"we all )
An Eye For An Eye ...The Stardrifts June 63. Panama Francis on drums a George Goldner production.
You Are My Sunshine ...'The Planets' a/k/a 'The Concords' 1963 (it was said that Morris Levy liked it)
Aunt Mille ...The Child on jubilee records 1968 written by my friend & guitarist Paul Alagna
I Love No One But You ..Pat DiRoma&ME "Streethearts Forever"recorded-1989 originally recorded by the Jesters
Lion Sleeps Tonight ..recorded in the basement 2003...I remember The Tokens... another great b,klyn group.
Marlene ..This actually went to #2 in DetroitIN 1962-63...Diana Ross liked it! it was the concords biggest HIT
Mr Moon ...The Planets A/K/A The Concords recorded 1963 on Roulette ..Written by Mike Lewis
You're So Fine ...an old "Falcons" tune 'covered' by The Rockatones 1980
The Lighthouse ...Teddy Grable 2002 "Contemplating the Cross" dedicated to Veronica Winklebauer.
Frozen Man ...The Third World on RCA 1971...Recorded at (Electric Lady Studio) Thank You Jimi
It's All To Much ...More Basement Madness 2003-2004. Recorded On Cakewalk/on the Computer.
Sunshine ...The Third World 1971 RCA...A good N.Y. rock band Jimi liked us & helped us to get recorded.
All Are Free ...The Third World--1971 RCA written by Paul Alagna (passed away in 2005)
Hitler is Alive .The Third World...Illustrates that evil can assume human form...recorded at electric lady studio1971
Shot Down ...The Third World-1971 on RCA... We protested the war and marched on D.C.after they killed MLK
What It's All About ...The Third World-1971...with a little help from Carli Simon &dave palmer&eddie kramer
Having a Party ...Recently recorded...on a new software called "MIXCRAFT4" thanks for the plug...teddy.
Gloria ...My tribute to the Cadillacs... I think they may have recorded 'Gloria' in a hallway in brooklyn..lol
Blue Monday ...I once shined Fat's Domino's shoes outside The Club Riptide! in Coney Island where I grew up.
Sit Right Down ...Billy Williams...hummm...think I should get out my pen and write myself a good lie
THE number one reason I quit drinkin'