It took a while for Decca Records to put this song over, but when they finally did, it went to #3 in the nation during June of 1959. Carl Dobkins, Jr., a Cincinnati native, recorded the song in the famed Owen Bradley studios in Nashville, the same studio which produced the bulk of Patsy Cline's and Brenda Lee's hits.. + Informações

From "Rock-n-Roll Graffiti" in 1999.. + Informações

From March 1959, this single reached #3 on the US pop charts.. + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

1959 unissued recording by Carl. Features the great Bob Moore on bass, Floyd Cramer on piano, and Anita Kerr and her singers on back-up vocals.. + Informações

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Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio[1]) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati and performs upon individual request. Dobkins married Janice Cox in 1960. He has two daughters and five grandchildren. He has been inducted into the Cincinnati Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and .... + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

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Carl Dobkins Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on 1/13/41. His parents were among the many people that had moved from Appalachia looking for jobs in the city. His mother, father and several other family members all sang and played guitar. When he was nine years old, his parents bought Carl a ukulele. It had an plastic Arthur Godfrey attachment that played chords by pushing buttons. But it wasn't long before he took off the attachment and with the help of his mom started banging out the chords on his own. He later applied those chords to his Mom's guitar, singing and playing early 50's country songs and the old "Hillbilly Songs" that he learned from his family.. + Informações

Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lov'in" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He also appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati and performs upon individual request. Dobkins sang a lot of rockabilly, as well, as his contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.. + Informações

Carl Dobkins jr - Lucky Devil. + Informações

1958 Rockabilly. + Informações

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PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

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PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

Nice midtempo version of this one, best known by Elvis. + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

Rockabilly. + Informações

another lovely tune. + Informações

JUKEBOX : www.draadnagel.com. + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Carl Dobkins, Jr. (born 13 January 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book," which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. The Seniors, Dobkins' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer's early high school compositions and a two song demo record. This led to a recording contract with the Fraternity record label that resulted in one record being released. After recording "If You Don't Want My Lovin'" at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included "My Heart is an Open Book" in 1959, which reached #3 on the pop chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show (WLW-T, Cincinnati). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dobkins still lives in Cincinnati .... + Informações

Known mostly as a one hit wonder with "My Heart Is An Open Book", Carl had quite a few decent pop/rockabilly recordings. "In My Heart" is the b-side to "Lucky Devil".. + Informações