Columbia Records

 

After auditioning with Terry Melcher (Doris Day's son), the Rip Chords were signed to Columbia Records in 1962. 

 

(July 2011)

 

 

After Homer's 45 "I Never Cared for You" started getting extensive radio play and peaked at #2 on the station's playlist, Columbia Records came calling and expressed interest in a national release.  The A&R man's request to know what was going to be on their next single caught Homer flat-footed.  After quickly cutting two more songs, “On the Wall” and “Texas Lights”, Columbia blew them off and passed on the whole deal.  They were released locally as the next two singles by the band but did not perform as well as "I Never Cared for You".

 

(September 2011)