He was my cousin, great memory of singing Karaoke with him in a Coquitlam pub, he sang Sittin on the dock of the Bay, and the entire pub was silent, awesome guy! RIP
Lisa Thompson Hi Lisa...after WW2 my parents lived for a while at Mom and Pop Thomson’s house up on Kings ave...had a few Christmas’ there when I was very young...the whole ‘clan’ were great people and we always had a wonderful time...Terry and I hung out sometimes when we were about 12 or so...I miss those innocent fun loving days...when Buddy and Terry went south to seek fame and fortune I cheered him on and wished him all the success in the world...unfortunately never met up with Terry again...I was sad when I found out he had passed away way too young...RIP Terry
I rode with Terry and buddy from Park Royal to Woodward’s downtown. He was promoting this song. I had the 45 years ago until I gave all my records away. I still love this song. Terry was a sweet kid.
P.F. Sloan wrote the following about 'Unless You Care' in his autobiography "What's Exactly The Matter With Me?" on page 310: "For me, this song was special. I wrote it when I was 16, for Elvis. It's a very simple, but that in itself is not as easy as it may sound. It spent weeks at No. 1 in Canada for Terry Black, and punched into the US charts after Terry appeared on American Bandstand and Shindig!".
Used to hear this on zoomer radio am740 in buffalo but could never figure out what it was. Sounds like British Invasion but since I never heard it on an American station I should have figured out it was Canadian. Couldn't get this tune out of my head and finally found it on a lyrics search site. Love that rickenbacker guitar sound! That's some serious bryl cream!!
Did well in Canada. BARELY even entered the Hot 100 here in America, stalling at just No. 99 on the Charts. I own the original 1964 Tollie Records single. A great song.
Black's debut U.S. single, "Unless You Care", was released in 1964, when Black was 15.[1] The song was written and produced by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri and featured backing from Glen Campbell and Leon Russell, who were at that time studio musicians
This was a great tune! I heard it tonight on AM 740 Zoomer Radio, Montreal and remember it when it was new, I was about 10 and never knew who did it. Very well recorded.
@@jamesdiamond5339 Never got a drop of airtime on US radio stations. It sounds totally “British Invasion” I also heard it on 740 and it drove me nuts trying to find it.
Singer Songwriter Musician P.F. Sloan wrote this song and others for Terry Black. Phil told me that he really liked working with Terry as he was a very nice young man. He was Canada's answer to Elvis Presley.
In 1964? Not likely Helena and although I liked Terry Black, his records must not have been promoted much if at all in the States. Elvis was biggest in the mid to late 50's so Paul Anka and/or Jack Scott were better answers to Elvis (both from Canada and both with big hits in the late 50's/early 60's) although nobody could really match Elvis.
The lead guitarist sounds strikingly similar to the lead guitar riffs in the intro and instrumental sections of Peter & Gordon's "World Without Love." The latter McCartney-penned song was released in February, 1964 and this tune was written by PF Sloan a few months later. Coincidence? Probably not.
Probably was out-promoted. Terry Black and his wife, Laurel Ward, were outstanding talent who were pushed to the rear from a lack of promoting their music by touring when their songs broke into the charts. Check out their duet, 'Goin' Down to L.A.'
When AM radio out of Los Angeles was more adventurous with music, I remember hearing this song and others, far less known now from the UK and even the States. He may have been too N. American sounding for his own good but in Canada, he was HUGE!
Hmmm .... November 1964? I was listening to two of the biggest radiostations in the country (US) at that time (WLS and KOMA) and NEVER heard of this guy. Sounds like a case of bad promotion, but then that was the same story with all of the artists on Vee-Jay Records when they started their downfall in 1964 after a superb run with the Four Seasons hits. They got into legal action with Pye Records in England due to non-payment of royalties and then they were gone.
Never this song before. OK< love the Campbell guitar backing. What I don't care for is the overly modulated vocals and the fact that he's lip syncing on Am. B'stand. Really makes me wonder what his voice really sounds like.
