There's A Great Day Coming (new links)

Chip YoungA: There's A Great Day Coming B: Just As You Areboth wr. Joe South, Joe South Music (BMI) Esco 200 CYSept. 1959It seems that the Billboard reviewer sensed insufficient promotion from Esco for this Chip Young record ("could step out with plugs" and "could create interest with exposure"). And he was not wrong, at least regarding a national promotion. The Esco label (and its Escophonic sound proudly printed on all the labels) was the offshoot of Esco Artists, a local booking agency located at 112 Nathan Rd.,in Atlanta, recording members of its stable [except Joe South] to ensure a regional promotion. At Esco, the star was Joe South, a NRC recording artist, who penned almost all the songs recorded by the label, which were all copyrighted by his own publishing company, Joe South Music (BMI). Still under contract with Bill Lowery as a recording artist, Joe South didn't have a record issued by Esco. Did he owned that booking agency ?Guitarist and producer Chip Young died Dec. 20…

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