‘Roundabout’ Hit Records

You would think, Dear Reader, that making a hit record would be relatively easy: you write a good song and get a singer, hire a good Producer, musicians (a.k.a. ‘the pickers’) and book a recording studio and technicians.

That done; I feel like ’Solid Gold’ already.
But it doesn't always go that smoothly!
Some hit records have had rather 'roundabout' backgrounds:
1. In the mid 1950s, Paul Anka from Ottawa, at age 15, had embarked on a music career, but had not achieved many record sales. He was ambitious enough

The Record Producer

One item has been featured near the top of my 'Bucket List' for a long time: working as a record producer.

Nothing fancy: just one song, including the video.
However, after doing some online research lately, I have concluded that it can be a rough assignment, even if you are already famous!
Here are a few examples:
— Sam Phillips owned Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, in the early 1950s. He gathered and produced songs for a number of singers such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and even a young truck driver from Tupelo, Mississippi, named Elvis Presley.
Phillips was ready to launch Presley's career, but ran into financial difficulties,