CAROL HUGHES - Fancy Dance / Mine All Mine (1956)

50s Frantic Jiver Rocker / Pop Vocal with Backing Vocal groups / (#1) with George Barnes on lead guitar🎸at 00:54 - B & A-Side Mercury 70986X45 (1956)
(1) Written By: Lincoln Chase (2) Written By: Marion Weiss / Accompanied By: Hugo Peretti And His Orchestra.
In 1942 Carol Hughes was born, likely somewhere in New Jersey.
A local paper in West Orange, New Jersey wrote in the winter of 1956 that: a 14 years old, sophomore at West Orange High School (N.J) (has been) singing since the age of 2.
She's had TV experience appearing on the Arthur Murray Dance Party and the Dean Martin Show…Carol Hughes’ first single was “Fancy Dance” recorded in October 1956 while she was only 14 years old.
She was one of a number of female Rockers following in the tradition of Brenda Lee, of which there were very few.
Carol Hughes second single for Mercury was “Lover Boy” / "My Big Brother's Dream".
In 1957 Hughes switched from Mercury Records to Roulette and released her third single called “Pick Another Baby”.
The songs lyrics advised the boyfriend to get lost and find someone else.
“Lend Me Your Comb” was her second single release with Roulette and her fourth single in sixteen months.
“Lend Me Your Comb” could be a hit record for Carol Hughes.
By moving from Mercury Records to Roulette Records in 1957, Carol Hughes was fortunate to have “Lend Me Your Comb” produced by Hugo Peretti.
Carol Hughes version of “Lend Me Your Comb” made the Top 40 in Phoenix, Toronto and Albany (N.Y).
It climbed into the Top 50 in Buffalo and made the play list in Los Angeles.
However, it was in Vancouver where the song managed its best performance peaking at #6.In the February 3, 1958, issue of Billboard Magazine, there was a short write-up about Carol Hughes under her photo.
It was part of a two-page advertisement by Roulette Records that boasted: The Roulette product stems from many sources.
Just a glance at these pages will prove this.
Here you will find youngsters who are just starting out in the business, together with established names in the entertainment world.
Roulette’s aim is to help these talents realize their full artistic potential whether they are old hands at cutting discs or just starting.”
Regarding Carol Hughes, the ad introduced her with these words: Carol Hughes has one ambition.
She wants to make a hit record for Roulette.
Those in the know at Roulette feel she has a big future ahead.
Carol is a sophomore at West Orange (N.J.) high school.
She has been singing since the age of two and has had plenty of TV experience, having appeared on such network favorites as the Arthur Murray Dance Party, Dean Martin Show and many others.
From this ad we know that at the time the ad was submitted to Billboard for the February 3, 1958, issue, Carol Hughes was still fifteen years old and would turn sixteen later in the year, before August 11, 1958.
We know this because by August 11, 1959, Carol was said to be 17 years old when she appeared on a TV show.
In November 1958 Hughes released a song in tribute to bass vocalists on pop records simply titled “The Bass“.
Her fellow Roulette recording star, Jimmie Rodgers, gave her a phone call.
Soon Carol Hughes, then 17 years old, appeared on The Jimmie Rodgers Show on August 11, 1959, along with Rodgers other guests The Brothers Four and Tony Bennett.
Carol Hughes final single release was “Hello Heartbreak” in 1962 on the Carleton Label.
It was her twelfth single in just over five years.
In that time she had grown from being a 14-year-old to a 19-year-old.
She'd gotten a first-hand look at the recording industry, having been on contract in this short period of time with Mercury, Roulette, Dot, RCA-Victor and Carlton.
It seems her most productive contract was with RCA where she released five singles in the span of ten months.
Not to be confused with Rhythm and Blues singer Carol Hughes as recording "Let's Get Together Again" on Corby Records in 1966 and Actress Carol Hughes (born Catherine Mabel Hukill, January 17, 1910 - August 8, 1995)

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