Ronnie's Record Page

Ronnie's Record Page
my own recordings

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only released single
Flip Over You -- Ronnie Allen [1961] This single was Dapt 205. I wrote the song and played the piano and sang my heart out. Unfortunately "Flip" was a flop.
Ronnie's Swanee -- Ronnie Allen [1961] This was the "Flip" flip. The opening portion of the clip is from the classic Jackie Gleason "Honeymooners" episode entitled "The $99,000 Answer" and is not a part of my recording. Golly, I wish it had been!

three unreleased tracks recorded at the "Flip Over You" session
You Fooled Me -- Ronnie Allen [1961] I wrote the song. My inspiration was Elvis Presley's ballad hit "One Night." Now if Randy Jackson listened to this he'd probably say "Dog, check it out. I like the enthusiasm but you were a bit pitchy in spots." He'd be right. I still cringe at the note I ALMOST hit correctly around 1:13 into the track. Yet I am proud of the song and I believe I did a decent job on the piano. And I believe that this would have been a hit ..... if Elvis had recorded it!
Gypsy In My Soul -- Ronnie Allen [1961] The man who published my songs and got me my record deal was songwriter Moe Jaffe, who wrote standards including "Collegiate," "Bell-Bottom Trousers" and this one. I was trying to emulate Carl Mann, one of my favorite rockabilly artists, who had a big hit with "Mona Lisa."
Don't Bring Lulu -- Ronnie Allen [1961] It was my mom who suggested that I record this song. In 1925 it was a #5 hit in two separate versions by Billy Jones and Ernie Hare (AKA the "Happiness Boys") and Billy Murray; later on the Andrews Sisters did their version of it. I changed the second line in the song to be "You can bring Ruth, that gal from Duluth" because I was dating a girl named Ruth at the time. I had never heard any of the old versions so I had no idea what the song was SUPPOSED to sound like! I simply had sheet music that included lyrics. I decided to do it in the style of Freddy Cannon. I plan to post the three aforementioned versions of the song on this page within the next few days. It's interesting that in each of my five tracks I tried to emulate someone else! "Flip" = Jerry Lee Lewis; "Swanee" = Buddy Holly; "Fooled" = Elvis Presley; "Gypsy" = Carl Mann; and "Lulu" = Freddy Cannon.

Your Cat Can Do The Cube -- Ronnie Allen and the Missing Pieces [1982] A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JEFF MORRIS FOR MAKING THIS CLIP AVAILABLE TO ME. PLEASE VISIT HIS WONDERFUL WEBSITE:
http://www.dmdb.org/.
PLUS ANOTHER ONE TO MIKE RICCIO FOR SENDING ME THE PHOTO BELOW. PLEASE VISIT HIS WONDERFUL "OLDIES MESSAGE BOARD":
http://www.musicradio77.com/bobboard/wwwboard/bobboard1.html.
I was a Rubik's Cube fanatic. Back in 1982 the New York Times Best Seller List contained many books about (how to solve) Rubik's Cube and about cats. I wrote and recorded this novelty song called "Your Cat Can Do The Cube," which tells the story of a guy who figures he can get rich by writing a book with that title. The "Missing Pieces" on the recording are myself (overdubbed several times) and my daughter Jennie. No record company dared to release it. However Dr. Demento (bless his heart) played it on his syndicated radio show. This clip is taken from that actual show: Dr. Demento himself introduces the record and then plays it. I hope that you enjoy it.
Unreleased recording from 1982 about my favorite pastime.
This clip includes Dr. Demento introducing it and playing it on his syndicated radio program.

I Can't Do The Cube -- Ronnie Allen and the Missing Pieces [1982] In this recording I play the role of a person who has his garbageman to thank for his predicament and subsequent borderline nervous breakdown. It mentions many of the popular fads (games and puzzles) of the period including pinball, PacMan, Space Invaders, Othello, Centipede, etc.
I also hired three of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders to patricipate in the track. Well, okay, youre not buying that, so I'll tell the truth. I asked my daughter Jennie and two of my female co-workers at AT&T to play the role of the cheerleaders. Jennie also played my girlfriend at the end of the record and was "Tattoo" to my "Roarke."
It'll all make sense when you hear it. Or maybe it won't make sense. But we had loads of fun doing this one and "Your Cat Can Do The Cube."
After 30 years, I am finally unleashing it!
I hope that you enjoy it.
This would have been the flipside of the above recording if it had been released as a single.
I spent close to 30 years looking for my long-lost copy of it.
For what it's worth, I found it!
The above image is part of the story-line of this wild and crazy record.

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