KORSMO, DON
Homebase: Seattle
Stats: b. 1927...
Misc Notes: Born in 1927, Don Korsmo's father Perdin Korsmo was a local radio singer who also often sang with popular bands led by Vic Meyers, Jules Buffano, Harry Reed, and Henry Damski. His mother, Lenora, was a local music teacher and his brother Larry was a church organist who also worked for Balcom & Vaughan Organ & Piano Sales. Korsmo attended Ballard High School where he was a member of the Boy's Senior Glee Club. In 1966 he told The Seattle Times: "I was strictly a bathtub singer, more interested in sculpture" -- until about 1962. "It was about the time of the Seattle World's Fair -- Paul Bane encouraged and tutored me, even helped arrange an audition with Jerry Whitely, producer of the program, World's Fair Holiday, on television here. I started singing with Frank Sugia's group at the Italian Village, where I got my first pleasant taste of audience reaction. I didn't get paid, the applause was reward enough. Then I sang with Gene Boscacci at the Cellar Pigalle on Show Street at the fairgrounds. later on with Boscacci, I made my first and only album, a 1965 issue titled Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart ... Ed Clifford and I recently made a single, "Sentimental Journey" / "Little Man You've Had a Busy Day. The record was released last week..."
Clint Wineholt, DON KORSMO, Eddie Clifford, Seattle 2.4.66, photo courtesy The Seattle Times.
Side A:
- Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Holiner-Nichols-Cahn - Chaplin - Freeman)
- Because Of You (Hammerstein - Wilkinson)
- I'll Be Seeing You (Kahal - Fain)
- I'm Yours (Robert Mellin)
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Washington - Bassman)
Side B:
- Whispering Grass (Fisher - Fisher)
- On The Street Where You Live (Loewe - Lerner)
- Maybe (Kalmar - Ruby)
- I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Gaskill - McHugh)
- Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart (Jerome Koehler)
MISC NOTES:
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Gene Boscacci Combo, The
RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recording, Inc.
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney Barton
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: ^7766
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B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: ^7766 - X
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^62944 / ^62944 - X (August, 1966 pressing date)
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SIZE:7"
SPEED:45 rpm
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MISC NOTES: Black and white artist photo picture sleeve
^60005 / ^60005 - X (December, 1965 pressing date)
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Don Korsmo [vocals]; Eddie Clark [organ]
RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recorders
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney barton
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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with Eddie Clifford At the Conn Theatre Organ
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Maurice Sigler - Mabel Wayne - Al Hoffman
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Les Brown - Benjamin Homer - Bud Green
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^67108 / ^67108 - X (June, 1967 pressing date)
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Don Korsmo [vocals]; Eddie Clifford [Conn theatre organ]
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Washington - Bassman
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Kalmar - Ruby
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LOCATION: Seattle, WA
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RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recording, Inc.
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney Barton
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: 31713
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 31713 ^76117
A-SIDE COMPOSER: George Wagner
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Lamplighter (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: 31714
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 31714 ^76117 - X
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Harry Warren
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: BVC Music
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: 31723
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 31723 - A ^79809
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Maschwitz - Carr
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Shapiro - Bernstein (ASCAP
B-SIDE MATRIX: 31724
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 31724 - B ^79809 - X
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Green - Ruby - Stept
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Shapiro - Bernstein (ASCAP)