Shady Dell owner Helen Ettline
didn't have any children of her own.
In a way, we were all her kids
and she was our mom.
Clearly Helen and John
loved kids. Why else
would they have
put up with the
aggravation all
those years?
The Ettlines believed
in kids. They enjoyed
counseling and
helping kids.
To remember and honor
Helen on Mother's Day,
I picked two songs that
I think she would enjoy.
Helen, these are for you.
THE DANLEERS
Here's a great R&B doo-wop group from Brooklyn with a name that caused
some confusion. The Danleers were named after their manager Danny Webb,
who wrote their hit song "One Summer Night." Some confused the act with
another R&B group called The Danderliers. The record I am about to play
for Helen was originally released as by The Dandleers. A mint copy of
the "Dandleers" 45 is worth more than $150 to collectors. Listen!
"One Summer Night" - The Danleers
(originally released as by The Dandleers,
July/Aug. 1958, highest chart pos. #7)
THE DRIFTERS
Composed by Brill Building vets Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded
by The Drifters, "Saturday Night At The Movies" was inspired, at least in part,
by the NBC TV series of the same name. NBC Saturday Night at the Movies
premiered on September 23, 1961, and ran throughout the 60s and most
of the 70s. The series aired relatively recent feature length color films
produced my major studios. Here now are The Drifters with Johnny
Moore on lead and their top 20 crossover hit from the Christmas
season of 1964-- "Saturday Night At The Movies!"
"Saturday Night At The Movies" - The Drifters
(Nov./Dec. 1964, highest chart pos. #18)
Happy Mother's Day, Helen!
We love you and miss you!
