Rockstar Records present a twenty-nine song CD album entitled Benny Joy, Little Red Book with recordings from the years 1957 to 1963. There are two recordings which are dually credited to Benny Joy and "Big" John Taylor, and one solo "Big"John Taylor release. Their initial recording from the year 1957 "Hey" . . . High School Baby! b/w Spin The Bottle were released using only Benny Joy’s name, and they were recorded for the Haines City, Florida based Tri-Dec label. The CD album includes the Dixie version of Spin The Bottle which was the undubbed master leased to Shelby Singleton who added his name to the writing credits.
Featured within the album are several high profile artists and numerous songs are reissued for the first time on this CD album. Artists taking advantage from Benny Joy's song writing skills include; Marty Robbins, A Time And A Place For Everything, Sonny Hines,Teardrop Avenue, Give Me Back My Heart, and Follow Your Heart, Darrell McCall,(What'll I Do) Call The Zoo, Carl Smith,If I Had You (I'd Live For You Only), Ray Smith, Hey, Boss Man (Twist), Charlie Rich, She Loved Everybody But Me, and several others, many of whom did something Benny Joy failed to achieve, they sold vast quantities of their recordings.
Benjamin Joy Eidson was born on the 5th November 1935, in Atlanta, Georgia and his guitarist side-kick John Wilkie Taylor Sr., aka "Big" John Taylor was born on 5th January 1937. They both studied at different schools and during their school years they befriended each other and began performing together. Of interest Taylor was the guitarist for Rod Willis's The Cat b/w Will Travel.
Benny Joy passed away on Friday 28th October 1988 aged fifty-two. John Wilkie Taylor Sr., passed away on Thursday 13th April 1995 aged fifty-eight. They were both victims of cancer. The sleeve notes will provide information on the other artists featured on the album.
The Benny Joy story sleeve notes from reissue producer Dee Jay Mark Armstrong are informative, enlightening, and provide information on the other artists featured on the album. The album is topped off with the best possible sound quality possible from our mastering team at our El Paso, Texas, Studio. The concept is lavishly decorated by design artist Dayvk Martins, and the sleeve is made from top-quality eco-friendly cardboard specially designed to avoid the use of plastic and be environmentally friendly.
Rockstar Records endeavours to use some lesser-known and for some, perhaps more obscure titles and adds something unexpected to every album. The album is ideal for Dee Jays to fill the dance floor with, and for home listening or while cruising around and scaring the neighbourhood. You are listening to music from the past and preserving the future! Rockstar Records “Often imitated, never duplicated.”
All that remains is to say, “Crank up the volume and dig these musical gems.”
Dee Jay Mark Armstrong Bühl, Germany
01 Benny Joy "Hey" . . . High School Baby! (Eidson) Tri-Dec 8667 (1957)
02 Benny Joy Spin The Bottle (Eidson) Tri-Dec 8667 (1957)
03 Benny Joy Steady With Betty (Eidson, Singleton ) Dixie 45-2001 (1958)
04 Benny Joy Spin The Bottle (Eidson, Singleton) Dixie 45-2001 (1958)
05 Benny Joy Little Red Book (Eidson) Antler DJ-41X45 (1958)
06 Benny Joy Crash The Party (Eidson, Taylor) Antler DJ-41X45 (1958)
07 Benny Joy and Big John Taylor Ittie Bittie Everything (Taylor, Eidson) Buck Ram Presents BRP 1000 (1959)
08 Benny Joy and Big John Taylor Money, Money (Taylor) Buck Ram Presents BRP 1000 (1959)
09 Benny Joy New York - Hey Hey (Eidson) Decca 31199 (1961)
10 Benny Joy Somebody Else's Heartache (Montgomery) Dot 45-16445 (1963)
11 Benny Joy You Go Your Way (And I´ll Go Mine) (Joy) Decca 31280 (1961)
12 Benny Joy Birds Of A Feather Fly Together (Joy) Decca 31280 (1961).
13 Benny Joy I'm Of No More Use To You Old Earth (Joy) Dot 45-16445 (1963)
14 Benny Joy Somebody Else’s Heartache (Montgomery) Dot 45-16445 (1963)
15 Marty Robbins A Time And A Place For Everything (Joy) Columbia 4-41809 (1960)
16 Marty Evans Eyes Of Tears (Joy) Coral 62251 (1960)
17 Sonny Hines Teardrop Avenue (Joy) Decca 31290 (1961)
18 Sonny Hines Give Me Back My Heart (Joy) Decca 31290 (1961)
19 Darrell McCall (What'll I Do) Call The Zoo (Joy) Capitol 4609 (1961)
20 Carl Smith If I Had You (Walker, Joy) Columbia 4-42610 (1962)
21 Sonny Hines Follow Your Heart (Joy) Decca 31373 (1962)
22 Carl Smith If I Had You (I'd Live For You Only) (Walker, Joy) Columbia 4-42610 (1962)
23 Ray Smith Hey, Boss Man (Twist) (Joy) Sun 375 (1962)
24 Bill Phillips Let's Walk Away Strangers (Joy, Tillis) Decca 31480 (1963)
25 Burl Ives Home, James (Joy, Tillis) Decca LP DL 4433 (1963)
26 Carl Belew The Masquerade Party (Burch, Joy) RCA Victor 47-8132 (1963)
27 Debbie Reynolds Is Goodbye That Easy To Say (Wilkin, Joy) Dot 45-16473 (1963)
28 Skeeter Bonn & Shirley Starr Old Memories (Joy) Memory NV 5145 (1963)
29 Charlie Rich She Loved Everybody But Me (Joy) Groove 58-0020 (1963)
30 Big John Taylor Stompin' (Taylor) Tri-Dec 8457 (1957)
