Lenny Welch, the man who transformed Sedaka bubblegum pop into a smoky ballad, and inspired Neil Sedaka himself to do the same
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, so
he was the one! I must remember to thank him for that . . . not. ;)
Welch really got hurt when Archie Bleyer decided to close down the Cadence label he, Bleyer, created
in 1952. Not long after that, Welch was shopping for a new record deal when he got drafted; he eventually
signed with Kapp, then Atlantic, then he took time off to re-think his career. It proved a mistake; he never
quite regained his early momentum. Sad for a guy who was once thought to be the Johnny Mathis of
doo-wop singers . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2JfjO4tTrkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQbi-ark64s. . . with a little songwriting talent, too . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1X8uAYa3xQ