We have sad news to start the calendar. Most of you have heard of the passing of Rudy Ray Moore. Now, on Nov. 1st, we all lost another great one, Fortune Records star NATHANIEL MAYER. We had the great privilege of working and playing with Nathaniel and will soon post a proper personal trib on our on-line news. We would like to pass along the following information about the radio trib tomorrow night, the funeral on Tuesday, and the upcoming memorial show in Detroit...

Thursday Nov 6 - REMEMBERING RUDY RAY MOORE AND NATHANIEL MAYER, WFMU Music to Spazz By with Dave the Spazz Tune in 8 - 11PM for a double-barrel tribute to these soul legends, great friends, superb guys and true stars. Rudy Ray passed away on Oct 19, Nathaniel less that two weeks later on November 1. Norton's Billy Miller joins Dave the Spazz in spinning records, taking calls, and playing airchecks from past in-studio visits with Dolemite and Nay-Dog. Nathaniel Mayer's memorial service is slated for Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Swanson Funeral Home, 806 East Grand Avenue, Detroit MI 48207. Family hour will be from noon until 1 PM, and the funeral is at 1 PM. The telephone number for Swanson's is (313) 923-1122. Donations can be sent directly to the funeral home. Make sure to indicate on the check that it is for Nathaniel's funeral expenses. Info below about the Nathaniel Mayer tribute show, slated for Nov. 30.

Friday, Nov 7 - THE A-BONES, MOTOGATORS, JERRY TEEL & THE BIG CITY STOMPERS, @ UNION POOL Three way face off under the BQE with the boro's top noise makers! Don't be tardy for the party, which swings into action at 9 PM with the return of Alabama Mike ("Dos Platos") spinning wild sounds all night long. Celebrate the birthdays of Mad Mike and Benny Joy with the A-Bones! $8, 484 Union Avenue, corner of Union & Meeker, Brooklyn, New York 11211 http://www.myspace.com/unionpool

Tuesday, Nov 18 - JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO LP RE-RELEASE.. see below.. new releases

Saturday, Nov 22 - MARY WEISS/REIGNING SOUND @ The Earl, Atlanta GA Double whammy jammy deluxe at the home of the best cole slaw on the planet ... congratulations to Mary on the Shangri-Las induction to the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame!

Sunday Nov 30 - NATHANIEL MAYER TRIBUTE AND BENEFIT A benefit to help with funeral expenses has been organized by many of Nay Dog's friends, relatives, fans and fellow musicians. Gino Washington, Black Murda, Cody Black, Kenny Martin, Ultimate Ovation and many others. Danny Dollrod, Mick Collins and Mike Hurtt will be performing as well. Mr. Fine Wine and Brad Hales will be spinning records. Sun. Nov. 30, 5pm to midnight. Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W Baltimore St, Detroit, MI (313) 873-1739

PART 2: UPCOMING RELEASES FROM NORTONVILLE!

Tuesday, Nov 18 - JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK 'N ROLL TRIO (Norton/Coral 57080) Honey Hush / Lonesome Train / Sweet Love On My Mind / Rock Billy Boogie / Lonesome Tears In My Eyes / All By Myself / The Train Kept A-Rollin' / I Just Found Out/Your Baby Blue Eyes / Chains Of Love / I Love You So / Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine At long last! Tear it up with this straight up, big sounding 180 gram reissue of the fifties' finest half hour and change! This sonic '57 platter is an unparalleled masterpiece - Memphis rockabilly at its full throttled best! Includes the Trio's blazing take of Tiny Bradshaw's Train Kept A-Rollin' plus eleven more stunners - every one a classic! THEE ULTIMATE!!! Limited 180 gram LP only. $15

Tuesday, Jan 13 - I STILL HATE CDs (I HATE CDs VOLUME TWO!) Coming in January -- 45 more singles from the vaults of Norton Records! This release, like the first set, is download only and is available from all download outlets &150; no Goodwill or yard sale action this time, sorry. But it is cheap and easy to grab these babies. By the way, there were some comments that folks wished we provided cover art and notes. If you pick up volume one from iTunes, it comes with a detailed booklet!

Coming in January on Norton... stay tuned... two volumes! GET OFF MY BACK: UNISSUED SIXTIES GARAGE ACETATES VOL. 1 and SHE WAS SO BAD: UNISSUED SIXTIES GARAGE ACETATES VOL. 2 First pair of a four LP series of garage crunchers (three national comps and a special New York set) - more info next time! Meanwhile, clear your ears for the debut of the Khuns!

The World Keep Goin' Round Dept... Big congrats to Debbie Daughtrey and Jimmy Fountain who decided to go the Mr & Mrs route at the WFMU Record Fair.... lots of love and well wishes to super major genius godhead Forry Ackerman... long may he rule the planet, the galaxy, and beyond!

NEW NORTON RELEASES ... AVAILABLE NOW!

CHANTS R&B (Norton 335) Fifteen raving 1966 blasts from New Zealand's wildest combo! This vinyl only set features one side of mauling studio recordings (Neighbour Neighbour / I'm Your Witchdoctor) and one side with their legendary live Stage Door recordings (That's The Way It's Gotta Be / Don't Bring Me Down). Thrill to extensive liner notes by the band and a knockout photo filled package, not to the most deranged version of Land Of 1000 Dances ever recorded! LP only

MAD MIKE MONSTERS VOL. 1-3 (Norton 338/339/340) The wildest 45's discovered and popularized by enigmatic Pittsburgh hoo-doo DJ during his primo prime years 1964-67, compiled into two sets of instant party mashers! Massive gatefold LPs tell the story of the Mad One in his own words, complete with tons of memories from his many local fans, while the CD packs deliver the same in a pocket-size format! Absolutely staggering array of sounds from this Norton icon! Includes Scott Wood Chicken Rock, Count Ferrell Wizard Of Ah's, the Saxons Camel Walk and the Vels Mysterious Teenage! All sizzle, no gristle! LP/CD

The MAD MIKE MONSTERS WFMU RADIO SPECIAL with Rex at the Fools Paradise Show with Miriam from Norton guesting is now archived at WFMU.ORG/FPWR. It's all music from the legendary Pittsburgh DJ who made Camel Walk, Hanky Panky, Goo Goo Muck and Psycho the hits they are today, forty years ago!

LITTLE JOHNNY AND THE SILVERTONES &150; ROCK 'TIL THE END OF TIME/I'VE GOT A WOMAN (45-144) Blood curdling unissued 1963 R&B booze savagery! The Figures of Light It's Lame was the Monster Of The Year for 2006, CJ and the Casuals' Study Hall was the Monster of the Year for 2007 &150; all hail the new champ! This recently unearthed Ohio acetate is over the top WILD!!! Dig these lyrics, dad &150; "I wanna cash my check at the liquor store/Crawl into that barroom door/Goin' to the bar get me a jug of wine..." Savage guitars, pounding drums, this is IT!!!! For fans of Screamin' Joe Neal!!!

FLYIN' SAUCER TWIST: THE NORTHWAY SOUND RECORDS STORY VOL. ONE (EP-145) Four rockin' 1961-62 guitar instrumentals from rural Michigan's answer to Gaity Records! Tom Carter and the Ramrods Flyin' Saucer Twist/Twistin' Boogie, Jerry Lee Trio Banshee, Billy Lee and the Ramblers Trav'lin &150; cool stuff!

TOM AND THE TORNADOES: THE NORTHWAY SOUND RECORDS STORY VOL. TWO (45-146) Tommy James' first record Long Pony Tail/Judy &150; 1962! Pre-Hanky Panky raw rock n' roll! Includes killer cover pic of the Tornadoes plus the story in Tommy's words!

KING KHAN - IT'S A LIE/CONGRATULATIONS I'M SORRY (45-148) Khantagious new set from His Majesty pairs two originals, a deadly snarler plus a tense, brooding instro flip! King on all instruments! First there was King Uszniewicz, then King Coleman... now King Khan! We bow deeply to the three Kings of Norton!

FIGURES OF LIGHT - SMASH HITS (Norton 336) Gimme Gimme Gimme / Black Cadillac / Seething Psychosexual Conflict Blues / Nothing To Do / I'm So Sick Of Everything / Why Not Knock Yourself Off? / Angeline / I Got Spies Watching You / Gimme Gimme Gimme / Nothing To Do / It's Lame / I'm So Sick Of Everything / It's Lame / I Jes Wanna Go To Bed / Ritual TV Smashing Finale / Velvet Touch They came and combusted as teenagers thirty years ago, now they're back to retake the two-chord monte in SPADES! Wheeler Winston Dixon wails while Michael Downey cranks up the proto-punk x-factor on this snarling set including their alarmingly faboo first single, newly unearthed live recordings from their first show ever in July, 1970, unheard demos and new NYC live and studio recordings. Essential! http://www.myspace.com/figuresoflight

CHARLIE FEATHERS • THREE NEW RELEASES Norton is very proud to present three full volumes of Charlie Feathers with rare and unissued performances spanning his entire career. This series has been much anticipated by rockabilly fans worldwide and the wait is over! Each set features liner notes by Mike Hurtt including interviews with Charlie's family, friends and fellow musicians as well as unbelievable photos. Many rare titles are offered from master tapes for the first time since their initial release. TWENTY FIVE PERFORMANCES HAVE NEVER BEEN ISSUED ANYWHERE!!

"Charlie Feathers is the main reason there is and was Sun Records. I will always be a Charlie Feathers fan." -Johnny Cash

CHARLIE FEATHERS - WILD SIDE OF LIFE (Norton 332) Wild Side Of Life* / One More Time* / We're Getting Closer To Being Apart* / Am I That Easy To Forget* / Pardon Me Mister* / Cockroach / I Want To Love You* / Wedding Gown Of White (1973 version) / Dig Myself A Hole* / 'Cause I Love You* / Frankie And Johnny* / Mound Of Clay / Why Pretend* / I Forgot To Remember To Forget / Man In Love / Folsom Prison Blues CD adds... Release Me (with Junior Kimbrough) / Charlie Feathers Interview Part One *=previously unissued

CHARLIE FEATHERS - HONKY TONK KIND (Norton 333) One Good Gal / Give Back All The Love You Gave* / Honky Tonk Kind* / I Can't Seem To Remember To Forget* / If You Were Mine To Lose / I Lose My Mind* / Folsom Prison Blues* / We're Getting Closer To Being Apart* / You Believe Everyone But Me / I Want To Love You* / Send Me The Pillow You Dream On / Cold Cold Heart* / Dinky John / Two To Choose / Dig Myself A Hole CD adds Feel Good Again (with Junior Kimbrough) / Charlie Feathers Interview Part Two *=previously unissued

CHARLIE FEATHERS - LONG TIME AGO (Norton 334) Jungle Fever / Frankie And Johnny* / She's Gone* / That's All Right / It's Just That Song / Why Don't You / Knoxville Girl / I Lose My Mind* / Jungle Fever / Long Time Ago* / I Want To Love You* / Will You Be Satisfied That Way* / Folsom Prison Blues / We're Getting Closer To Being Apart* / South Of Chicago / Mound Of Clay

CD adds Lonesome Whistle / Charlie Feathers Interview Part Three *=previously unissued

CHARLIE FEATHERS - WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO BEING APART/IF YOU WERE MINE TO LOSE (45-142) Two more powerful rockabilly offerings from the master! To be followed up by THREE big albums of rare and unreleased Charlie Feathers demos. Sorry for the long wait - we can't hardly stand it ourselves!

ROKY ERICKSON AND THE EXPLOSIVES &150; WAIT FOR YOU/I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE (Norton 45-143) Roky tears it up on a rousing Buddy Holly inspired original and delivers a wild one-off version of the Fabs classic on the flip! Both decks from Roky's live Norton double LP HALLOWEEN.

THE BO-KEYS - CONGRATULATIONS/ROYAL PENDLETONS - TELL ME (45-9659) Our popular Rolling Stones 45 cover series continues with our 19th nervous breakdown, yes the 19th single in the series! This double dip of slow drag burners showcases the Mad Lads lead singer John Gary Williams teaming up with Memphis soul sensations the Bo-Keys on the terrific topside, while Southern slop lords the Royal Pendletons tell us they're coming back to us in grand style!

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