Note: The Globe discography reveals many affiliated labels, yet only a tiny handful of releases under its own name. Globe Recording Studio did not run a song-poem label per se, but was a ubiquitous factory for the stuff nonetheless. Although they would put their imprint on one-of-a-kind acetate demos, they appear to have had hardly any interest in slapping the Globe name on larger runs of vinyl.
Operated by Jim Maxwell and his wife Glenna, Globe focused on serving up tunes and master recordings by the pound to scores of other outfits around the country. They worked under custom label names for individual customers who wanted to pretend to be a record company for a little while, handled occasional overflow work for some of the larger song-poem companies, such as Air and Preview, and contracted out record pressing for Halmark. Because their work pops up under so many different names and so rarely under their own, they have become something like the Zelig of song-poem concerns.
JoAnn Auborn, a pop singer with a warm, appealing voice, was Globe's main female vocalist. She also appeared under the names Joan Auborn, Kris Arden and Damita (or, as she was billed on one of William Arpaia's albums, Damila). Mary Kaye took the mic for the later years of Globe's run.
Sammy Marshall was Globe's male workhorse, singing under a series of variants of the name, such as Sonny Marshall, Sonny Marcell and Sonny Maracel. Other pseudonyms included Johnny Cargill, Ben Tate, Chuck Jones and Terry Bruce, and there were undoubtedly a whole lot more of them, as well. Sammy's style was usually schmaltzy and laid-back; he tended to whistle on his sibilants; he usually sounded a bit haunted, like one of the weird secondary characters in the early Popeye comics. Until seeing his teen-idol photo, I had thought of Sammy Marshall as a funny-lookin' white-haired old man -- rarely have voice and visage been at such odds. The word "forlorn" was practically coined just to describe Sammy's style.
Sammy Marshall didn't get to rock out a whole lot, but when he did, on song-poem hits such as "Twist And Turn" and "Rock And Roll Boogie Beat," he entered a higher realm.
-- Singles --
Discography ©2004 Phil Milstein
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- Told Ya Foolish Mama (Edith Hopkins) (78rpm)
unnumbered acetate: Hasil Adkins And His Happy Guitar -- Big Fat Mama/This Time I'm Going To Rome [sic] (both wr. Hasil Adkins) (demo record; typewritten label)
unnumbered acetate: Hasil Adkins And His Happy Guitar -- If You Don't Tell Me/I'm A Fool In This Game (both wr. Hasil Adkins) (demo record; handwritten on label, probably by Hasil: "This one was made 1960.")
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- Planning To Get Me Off Your Hands (William Dennis) (demo record; typewritten label; unnamed singer appears to be Sonny Marcell)
unnumbered acetate: Ronnie Layne -- Boy, You Can't Fool Me / Moonlight Shadow (both wr. Della M. Flucker)
unnumbered acetate: Sonny Marcell -- Johnny Do-Gooder / On The Come-Back Trail (both wr. Philip L. Davis-Joseph Lescsak) (demo record; typewritten labels)
unnumbered acetate: Sammy Marshall -- Without You, My Love (Anna Heron) (demo record)
unnumbered acetate: Sonny Marcell -- Marie, Marie (Ray Wages)
unnumbered acetate: Lance Hill -- Sing Me A Country Song (James Jarosz)
unnumbered acetate: Sonny Marcell -- The Crucified Christ / Love ... Heart (B-side title incomplete)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- The Splendors Of Arkansas (Cora Ann Jenkins-Ronnie Layne)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- When Uncle Sam Called Me (Cora Ann Jenkins-Roy Kent)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- Love Is All Around Me (Cora Ann Jenkins-Roy Kent)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- The Drunkards Reformation (Cora Ann Jenkins-Roy Kent)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- The True Americans (Cora Ann Jenkins-Roy Kent)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- The City Slickers (Cora Ann Jenkins-Roy Kent) (12" 45)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- Anyplace, Anywhere / My Heart's An Empty Shell (both wr. Irvin Burnett-Art Cain)
unnumbered acetate: artist uncredited -- The Old Fishing Hole / Melody Of The TV Commercials (both wr. Floyd F. Gray-Ray Kerns)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Ninety Nine Years / Lost Love (both wr. Helen Paquin-Art Cain) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Don't Hide Your Face / Give My Heart A Break (both wr. Florence Van Brock) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Ever Since You Went Away / Hello! Baby Mine (both wr. Helene Modlik) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Hey Hey Daddy Blues / You Could've (both wr. Florence Van Brock) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Infatuation / Don't Forget (both wr. Helene Modlik) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Moon-Kist Waters / Don't Ask Me No Questions (both wr. Helene Modlik) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Real Girl Sweetheart / Too Many Dreams (both wr. Florence Van Brock) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- You Only Can Knock / She Only Laughed In My Face (both wr. Florence Van Brock) (1964)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Carita (Harry Ingers) (1970)
number unknown: artist unknown -- The Sap Started Rising (Smith A. Hopkins) (1971)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Don't Take All The Credit (Magdalen Fahl) (1972)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Felicia (Magdalen Fahl) (1972)
number unknown: artist unknown -- Like The Busy Honey Bee (Magdalen Fahl) (1972)
number unknown: Ronnie Layne -- Let's Turn Back The Clock / Modoc Inn Memories (both wr. Glenn D. Evans-Ray T. Kerns) (1978)
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Billy-O ||
Blue Hill ||
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Cheyenne ||
Clinton ||
Carmen ||
Cape Cod ||
Carol ||
Check ||
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Continental ||
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Crescendo ||
Cuca ||
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Dolly-O ||
Dottie ||
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Jody ||
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Mayhams ||
MG ||
Mickey ||
Mobert ||
Modern ||
Nada ||
Neale ||
Noveline ||
Opal ||
Panorama ||
Pleasant Valley ||
Pledge ||
Preview ||
Ranchwood ||
RCI ||
Recap ||
REO ||
Rhythm ||
Rocket ||
Ronnie ||
Roxie ||
R-V-B ||
Sale ||
Sea-Shore ||
Sherwood ||
Show ||
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Super ||
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Von ||
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