Lenny Welch
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Biography
[Edit]Singer Lenny Welch was born Leon Welch on May 15, 1938 in Asbury Park, NJ. He started singing as a youngster, assembling groups and participating in talent shows. In his late teens, Welch and his group auditioned for Decca Records in New York. The executives loved "Lenny," which they called Leon, because name flowed better. Decca recorded Welch solo on a couple of promising 45s but the sales were dismal. Two years passed before his next break. Coley Wallace, a prize fighter, introduced Welch to Archie Bleyer, the owner of Cadence Records. The association clicked and "You Don't Know Me" was his first release, it made some noise, but it was the second Cadence single, "Since I Fell for You," a a number five pop hit in 1963, that brought the mass sells and accolades; he also scored with "Ebb Tide," and was on his way to becoming another Johnny Mathis when two devastating circumstances occurred.
For starters, and reasons unknown, Archie Bleyer folded Cadence in September of 1964, the label he had started in December 1952. (Cadence had built the careers of many artists including Andy Williams, the Everly Brothers, and Johnny Tillotson; Andy Williams purchased the companies' masters from Bleyer and reissued them on his Barnaby label, but signed with Columbia Records to release his new recordings, while Bleyer retired to Wisconsin.) Lenny's last Cadence release, "If You See My Love" in 1964, charted at number 92. He also contributed vocals to Eddie Harris' 1964 LP Cool Sax, Warm Heart. But after a couple of hits and one LP release, Since I Fell for You in 1963, Welch was shopping for a new deal.
The second setback came from Uncle Sam. Lenny stayed involved in music while serving his country. He did record hops and weekend dates to promote his new releases on Kapp Records, but nothing significant happened until his duty ended. He landed with Kapp shortly after Cadence closed and charted with "Darling Take Me Back," "Two Different Worlds" (1965), "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (1966), and "The Right to Cry" in 1967.
Unexpectedly, Welch then took another hiatus; this time to get his mind together, and to practice and research his musical skills and sell his image. While compared to Johnny Mathis and other ballad singers, Welch wasn't playing the cushy Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe gigs, his albums didn't sell like Mathis' or Andy Williams'. The leave of absence was a big mistake; he came back, and began gigging at some major clubs, but it never really happened for him like he envisioned. Attempted comebacks in the '70s didn't pan out, including a marvelous single on the Cur label entitled "To Be Loved/Glory of Love" b/w "My Heart Won't Let Me." Dwindling interest caused the handsome, velvet-voiced singer with the super personality to become a "whatever happened to . . ." topic. You can hear his work on Anthology (1958-1966), on Taragon Records, and the Collectables reissue of Since I Fell for You. He recorded three albums on Kapp: Two Different Worlds (1965), Rags to Riches (1966), and Lenny, in 1967.
Title: Lenny Welch Meets O. C. Smith: Cadences Early Recordings (1957-1962)
Artist: Lenny Welch
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Best Of Northern Soul, Vol. 5
Artist: Lorraine Ellison, Lenny Welch, The Webs, Dolls, Louise Murray, Jimmie Raye
Genre: Soul
Collections
Title: 100 Hits: Essential Rock 'N' Roll Classics Live
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Hot Summer Nights (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Saturday Night Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Get Your Vinyl Fixxx - Records from the Attic
Genre: Rock
Title: One Hit Wonders - Vol. 1
Title: You Belong To Me
Title: Pop Classics of the 60's
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 33
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits, Vol. 8
Genre: Rock
Title: Soft Pop Music
Genre: Pop
Title: Collector's Songs, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Goldisc Records from the Vault, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Oldie's Doo Wops Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Golden Years - 1963
Title: Popular Gold Hits, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox & Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Top of the Chart & Doo Wop, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: The Year Is 1963
Genre: Pop
Title: Impacts:Blue Chips - From the Beginning
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 25
Genre: Pop
Title: Last Kiss And Other Great Hits From The 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Collector's Songs, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of Pop & Doo Wop, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Lifetime Of Romance - It Must Be Love (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, New Romantic, Lounge
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition I
Genre: Instrumental
Title: The Beat Of The Pops: Volume 8
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: The Cadence Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: The Cadence Records Story (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Oldies But Goodies Vol 12
Title: Teen-Age Dreams - Vol. 20 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Without The Beatles
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1963 Volume 3
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Action ~ Apex Records Story 1960-1962 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Action ~ Apex Records Story 1960-1962 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Ultimate Soul Men (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Covered By The Beatles Volume 1
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Legend Of Brazilian Guitar, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: The Many Faces Of The Beatles (CD3)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Songs That Got Them Started (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 1963: The Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Mainstream Disco Funk