JAN LESSARD - I Just Met You (Coronado 111)
Charles "Hoot" Gibson came to Odessa in the mid-60s and opened up Coronado recording studio in a strip mall across the street from Odessa College. The first record released by Hoots was Johnny "Peanuts" Wilson's "Twilight Zone" b/w "Little Miss Fortune" on the misprinted Coronodo label. While the former Teen King found no national success with the double sided rocker, Hoot and Johnny were able to move quite a few copies in the Midessa area.
The first release on the re-christened Coronado label came from Jan Lessard in 1964. Jan and Peanuts co-wrote the mid-tempo rocker "I Just Met You" which sounds like a Roy Orbison number as done by Charlie Rich. The flip, "Faithful Fool", is a more straightforward cop of Roy Orbison and not particularly memorable though it is notable for featuring the Shieks as a backing combo. The Sheiks would show up again on the second (and final?) Coronado release, a pair of excellent R&B numbers from an Eddie Williams.
2 comments:
Actually, the information on the Coronado release isn't completely accurate. "Faithful Fool" was the "A" side and, at least locally, received more radio time as well as recognition. Johnny Wilson and I threw "I Just Met You" together in about 10 minutes as is audibly apparent. It was a surprise to see it again, anywhere?
Jan Lessard
Jan,
Could you drop me a line at lonestarstomp@gmail.com? I would like to pick your brain further regarding this release, Hoot, and the Odessa scene in general of the 60s/70s. Remember OAK?
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