Philip Carey, 1925 - 2009

[dot.hawkes]

Just had an email from my TV Western Heroes group, he died last week apparently. I only bought the Laredo box set a few months ago and so his image has been fresh in my mind lately. Guess not many remember him, nor even will know him, but he was an actor from a different era.

[dot.hawkes]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-m e-philip-carey10-2009feb10,0,5568378.story

[rabbitygirl]

Wasn't he Captn Parmalee in Laredo Dot?

RIP

[BigDave44]

I'm a bit too young to remember him, Dot - he says with both fingers crossed behind his back!!

[dot.hawkes]

yes he was rabbity and no you're not dave! That group I am a member of is brilliant, it really helps bridge the years and keeps me up to date on who is doing what.

[BigDave44]

It must be a bit like listening to Mark Lamarr - some great from the rock'n'roll era sadly seems to die every week.

[dot.hawkes]

well it's not as shocking when they have had their career dave, i sometimes wonder how Rick Nelson would have so improved if he had been given the chance, I still have his 3 albums, and one of my faves, garden party, is so underrated. he would have always stayed in the business and i think he would have matured so well.

[BigDave44]

I'm a great fan of the Rock'n'Roll Trio. Johnny Burnette was only 30 when he died. Ther's a lot of good music in R'n'R heaven.

[BigDave44]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkyYf7XlmXk

[dot.hawkes]

Have i told you about a 45 i was given in about 1965 when a neighbour gave us an old radiogram. the record had been her son's, there was a stack of them actually, What a Mouth Tommy Steele, Angela Jones, can't remember but thaT WAS Michael Someone, errr, Kicking up the leaves mark wynter, anyway, there was one by i think Ruby Wright called Three Stars, it had a bloke talking in it ., Look Up to the Sky, etc, i might try to find it on you tube

[BigDave44]

I know them all, Dot

The UK version of Angela Jones was Michael Cox - produced by Joe Meek.

Three stars will shine tonight.... - I'll dig it out

[dot.hawkes]

yes Michael Cox that's the one, de de de de de de de de Angela Jones haha

[BigDave44]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYVEe30Te0

[dot.hawkes]

ahhh this is the one i was given
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xym9G66vR8

[BigDave44]

I'll see your Ruby Wright and raise you an Eddie Cochran - himself dead within 12 months of recording this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIHkaOAnNM

[dot.hawkes]

He died in this country didn;t he? I think Brian Matthews was talking about him a couple of weeks ago.

[BigDave44]

Somewhere near Calne in Wilts - he was with his fiancee Sharon Sheeley and Gene Vincent in a Ford Consul taxi - driving to London after his last concert.

[dot.hawkes]

yes, i did know many years ago that he had died, but I think back then, noone knew how much his music would stay around, and it is only looking back that you think you have known it forever, but what a crying shame.

[BigDave44]

Must go now - I've got tomorrows blog to write - will catch up some other night. Leave me a comment in Chat on my blog - bigdave44.com if ever you want to talk.

[jno]

can't really place his face, as I never watched as much TV as I should have, on account of not having one till I was 16. All I can remember of Calamity Jane is Doris Day. I see he was a spokesperson for Granny Goose potato chips, but I never ate any (I hope).

[Supermike]

When the great Eddie Cochran died in that car crash and Gene Vincent was badly injured one of the first policemen on the scene was Dave Dee later of Dave Dee Beaky Mick & Titch fame.

I still think the biggest loss was Buddy Holly who would surely gone on to much greater things.