The Epics

THE EPICS



Little information is to be had on the Epics, a vocal group from early '60s era Houston. They had seven releases between 1960 and 1963, most of them written, arranged, and released by Ray Doggett. The early releases on Lynn/Sabra have a male lead, Buddy Williams, but by late 1961 a girl named Jeannie (last name unknown) had taken over as the lead.

Lynn 510
ACA 4132/L-722 Girl by the Wayside (James Hickey) ACA master: Late 1960
ACA 4133/L-723 Ho-Hum-Deedle-Dum (Doggett) KNUZ #19 Dec 1, 1960

Lynn 513
ACA 4203 The Magic Kiss (Ray Doggett) ACA master c. Jan 1961
ACA 4204 (I’m Gonna Pay You Back With) The Very Same Coin (Ray Doggett)

Lynn 516
ACA 4283 Last Night I Dreamed (J. Gribble) ACA session: May 16, 1961
ACA 4284 Most of All (Harvey-Fuqua-Freed)

Sabra 516
ACA 4283 Last Night I Dreamed (J. Gribble) 1961?
The Magic Kiss

Eric 7001
ACA 4418/386 Grounded (Ray Doggett-Lelan Rogers) ACA session: Aug. 31, 1961
ACA 4419/387 Wishing You Were Mine (Bill and Faye Shackelford)

Dante 3004 The Epics Featuring Jeannie
D-205 I Want to Be Your Girl (Goldner-Barett) 1962
D-206 So Many Times (G. Smith-S. Jones)

Dante 3006 Jeannie and the Epics - A Doggett-Spreen Production
Mama Dear (Ken Grant-Joe Ashford) "10-62" written on label
Glad to be Free (Bill Shannon)

Cadette Records: The Discography

Above: C.L. and the Pictures, c. 1963. L to R: Charlie Broyles, Trent Poole, C. L. Weldon, Leroy Rodriguez, Bill Tillman, Harold Fulton.


CADETTE RECORDS: THE DISCOGRAPHY


Cadette was, along with Dante and Eric, one of Ray Doggett's early labels in Houston. There were only 10 known releases, with no known local hits, but Doggett apparently tried to corner the local market for teen sounds with early efforts from Gary Smith, C.L. and the Pictures, Vicky Vaughn, the Indigos, and others. Songwriters' credits show that Mickey Gilley, Y. Parker Wong, Clarence Garlow, Dale Gothia, Jerry Fowler, and Joe Ford (Ashford) were all involved as well. Steve Tyrell was on the scene but failed to obtain a release on Cadette, which was discontinued in early 1963.


8001 GARY AND SONNY
ACA 4486 It’s All Over ACA session: Dec. 19, 1961
ACA 4487 You’re Gonna Love Me

8002 VICKY VAUGHN
CA-8-1 Butterflies (Ray Doggett-Mickey Gilley) ACA session: Feb. 20, 1962
CA-8-2 Love Fever Ray Doggett-Mickey Gilley)

8003 THE INDIGOS
CA-8-3 My Dream Girl (John Hazelbarth) 1962
CA-8-4 Beyond Your Wildest Dreams (Y. Parker Wong)

8004 JAY RICHARD
75-523 Anymore (Robey-Washington) 1962
75-524 I’ve Got the Best (D. Gothia-J. Fowler)

8005 C.L. AND THE PICTURES
CA-9 Love Will Find a Way (Clarence Garlow) 1962
CA-10 Then You’ll Know (Ray Doggett)

8006 BERRY WILLIAMS
CA-11 Playmates (P.D.) 1962-63
CA-12 As Lovely As Me (E. Williams)

8007 GARY & SONNY
Kiss and Run 1962-63

8008 BUDDY WILLIAMS
Life, Love, and Devotion 1963
Marry Him

8009 GINGER LAWLER
CA-17 Reassure Me (Ray Doggett) 1963
CA-18 I’m Learning Very Fast (Ray Doggett-J. Ashford)

8010 THE DEL-FI’S
D-216 No More No More (Thomas Sherman) vocal by Jim Lynch 1963
D-217 Magic of Your Love (B. Brown, Jr.-J. Lynch)

Below: The Del-Fi's share the stage with the Raiders of "Stick Shift" fame at Mr. Lucky's, c. 1963.