Jamie Coe had several singles as a solo artist and some with the Gigolo's. He has the sound of Bobby Darin & Elvis and why not he was around singing at the same time and influenced by them. Bobby Darin liked him and when he started his own label Addison he put Coe on his first release Summer Time Symphony on Addison 15001. It's a great up beat rocker written by Darin. The affair was short lived, as Coe found other labels to recorded on. He released a single on Big Top 3107 (Cleopatra / But Yesterday) which is his most sought after record that sells between $70.00 & $110.oo. To be honest I have never heard of Coe until last weekend when I bought one of his 45's called The Dealer / Close Your Eyes on Reprise 0295 as: Jamie Coe & The Gigolo's. At first I thought it may be Jamie Coe & His Gay Cats Of Ryhthm and old R&B group from the early 1950's, but it was not. On The up side its a killer instrumental with a hard blowing sax and guitar to move and groove you along. It was released in 1964 as was the same song on Enterprise 5005. The Enterprise single sells for around $30.00 I can't find out nothing on the Reprise single as what it's worth. Coe had another single on Enterprise 5055 (I Was The One / Good Enough For A King) it sells around $30.00.


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