Terry Black

Terry in 1964

Discography


Albums

1964 - The Black Plague (Canada) (Arc Records ACM-5001)

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01 Unless You Care P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:01 Mono Guitar: Glen Campbell

Organ: Leon Russell

Drums: Hal Blaine

Tracks 1-6 were side 1 of the original LP.
02 Kisses For My Baby P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:19 Ý Ý
03 Say It Again P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
04 Everyone Can Tell P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
05 Can't We Go Somewhere? P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 1:59 Ý Ý
06 There's Something About You P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý This is a P.F. Sloan demo, with no involvement by Terry Black.
07 World Without Love John Lennon - Paul McCartney P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Tracks 7-12 were side 2 of the original LP.
08 Bad To Me John Lennon - Paul McCartney P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
09 Poor Little Fool (Version 1) Shari Sheeley P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
10 Ordinary Girl (Version 1) P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Lou Adler with P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:20 Ý Ý
11 Dry Bones (Traditional) Ý Ý Ý Ý
12 Sinner Man Holt - Baxter Ý Ý Ý Ý

1965 - Only 16 (Canada) (Arc Records ACM-5002)

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01 Only Sixteen Sam Cooke P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:15 Ý Tracks 1-6 were side 1 of the original LP.
02 Can't We Go Somewhere? P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 1:59 Ý Ý
03 Little Liar P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:15 Ý Ý
04 Ordinary Girl (Version 2) P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:00 Ý Ý
05 World Without Love John Lennon - Paul McCartney P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
06 Unless You Care P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:01 Ý Ý
07 Poor Little Fool (Version 2) Shari Sheeley Lou Adler with P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Tracks 7-12 were side 2 of the original LP.
08 Bad To Me John Lennon - Paul McCartney P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
09 Say It Again P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
10 How Many Guys P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:17 Ý Ý
11 Everyone Can Tell P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý Ý
12 Kisses For My Baby P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:19 Ý Ý

1972 - Terry Black with Dr. Music: "Dr. Music" (Canada) (GRT)

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Sun Goes By Ý Other tracks unknown

1982 - Black & Ward: "All Night long (Duke Street)" (Canada) (RCA?)

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Ý Tracks unknown


Singles (Canada)

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1964. Sinner Man Holt - Baxter Ý ARC A 1063 Canada A Recorded in Vancouver.
1964. Dry Bones (Traditional) Ý Ý Ý ARC A 1063 Canada B Recorded in Vancouver.
1964.10 Unless You Care P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:01 Mono ARC A 1074 Canada A Ý
1964.10 Can't We Go Somewhere? P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 1:59 Mono ARC A 1074 Canada B Ý
1964. Say It Again P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono ARC A 1080 Canada A Ý
1964. Everyone Can Tell P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono ARC A 1080 Canada B Ý
1965. Little Liar P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:15 Mono ARC A 1090 Canada A Ý
1965. Ordinary Girl (Version 1) P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:20 Mono ARC A 1090 Canada B Ý
1965. Only Sixteen Sam Cooke P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:15 Mono ARC A 1103 Canada A Ý
1965. How Many Guys P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:17 Mono ARC A 1103 Canada B Ý
1965. Kisses For My Baby P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:19 Mono ARC A 1117 Canada A Ý
1965. Poor Little Fool (Version 2) Shari Sheeley P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Mono ARC A 1117 Canada B Ý
1965. Rainbow Russ Hamilton Lou Adler with P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Ý ARC A 1125 Canada A Ý
1965. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý ARC A 1125 Canada B Ý
1966. I Who Have Nothing Ý Ý Ý Mono ARC A 1145 Canada A Ý
1966. Baby's Gone Bonney - Mason P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono ARC A 1145 Canada B Ý
1966. Baby's Gone Bonney - Mason P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri

Arranged by Donald Peake		 2:45 Mono ARC A 1149 Canada A Ý
1966. Ordinary Girl (Version 2) P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Lou Adler with P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:00 Mono ARC A 1149 Canada B Re-arranged with a more commercial edge.
1967. Wishing Star Ý Ý Ý Ý ARC A 1173 Canada A Ý
1967. Kick Me Charlie Tommy Roe Ý Ý Ý ARC A 1173 Canada B Ý
1972. Ridin' A Daydream Ý Ý Ý Ý GRT Ý Canada A Ý
1972. Boutique Ý Ý Ý Ý GRT Ý Canada B Ý
1972. Sun Goes By Ý Ý Ý Ý GRT Ý Canada A Credited as "With Dr. Music".
1972. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý GRT Ý Canada B Credited as "With Dr. Music".
1972. Goin' Down (On The Road To L.A.) Ý Ý Ý Ý Yorkville / ARC Ý Canada A Credited as "Black & Ward".
1972. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý Yorkville / ARC Ý Canada B Credited as "Black & Ward".
1972. Warm Days ANd Warm Nights Ý Ý Ý Ý Yorkville / ARC Ý Canada A Credited as "Black & Ward".
1972. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý Yorkville / ARC Ý Canada B Credited as "Black & Ward".
1974. Love Is The Feeling Ý Ý Ý Ý Yorkville / ARC Ý Canada A Credited as "Black & Ward".
1974. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý Yorkville / ARC Ý Canada B Credited as "Black & Ward".
1975. Back Up (Against Your Persuasion) Ý Ý Ý Ý RCA Ý Canada A Credited as "Black & Ward".
1975. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý RCA Ý Canada B Credited as "Black & Ward".
1976. Long Time Ý Ý Ý Ý RCA Ý Canada A Credited as "Black & Ward".
1976. Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý RCA Ý Canada B Credited as "Black & Ward".
Ý Ordinary Girl (Version 1) P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono Underground Records URM 9001 Canada A Ý
Ý Little Liar P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono Underground Records URM 9001 Canada B Ý

Singles (U.S.A.)

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1964.09 Can't We Go Somewhere? P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 1:59 Mono Tollie T 9026 USA A Ý
1964.09 Unless You Care P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:01 Mono Tollie T 9026 USA B Ý
1964.09 Kisses For My Baby P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:19 Mono Tollie T 9026 USA B Ý
1964.12 Say It Again P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono Tollie T 9041 USA A Ý
1964.12 Everyone Can Tell P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Ý Mono Tollie T 9041 USA B Ý
1965.07 Only 16 Sam Cooke Lou Adler with P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:15 Mono Dunhill D 4005 USA A Ý
1965.07 How Many Guys P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:17 Mono Dunhill D 4005 USA B Ý
1966.08 Baby's Gone Bonney - Mason P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri

Arranged by Donald Peake		 Ý Mono Dunhill D 4046 USA A Ý
1966.08 Ordinary Girl (Version 2) P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri Lou Adler with P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri 2:00 Mono Dunhill D 4046 USA B Ý

Compilation LPs

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Compilation

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Notes

1967.01 Unless You Care What's Going On Here? Dunhill Ý USA A Trousdale Music Publishing promotional LP.
1988 How Many Guys Penny Arcade/Dunhill Folk Rock Vol. 2 Big Beat WIK 75 UK Ý

On CD

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1993.06 Ordinary Girl (Version 1) Sound Of Summer Showers MCA Victor MVCM-387 Japan

Live / TV Appearances

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1964 Ý Ý Terry Black was the opening act, along with Lonnie Mack and Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, for Gerry And The Pacemakers.
c.1965 Ý Canada A national tour was undertaken.
c.1965.07 The Lloyd Thaxton T.V. Show Ý Terry Black sang "How Many Guys", backed by P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri.
1968 Ý Canada Terry gave a number of performances on the club circuit.


Information

Date

Event

1949.02.03 Terry Black was born.
1950s He was raised in North Vancouver, Canada.
c.1963 He began his career by singing on a local Vancouver music show, his popularity resulting in his signing by Bill Gilliland of Arc Records.
1964 Phil Sloan recalls (concerning "Unless You Cared"):
"Terry Black was the "Fabian" of Canada. I didn't really want to write for that type, but I gave him a song I intended for Elvis that I wrote by myself when I was fifteen. We did have great musicians on that session.... Glen Campbell on guitar, Leon Russell on organ and Hal Blaine on drums."
1964 Terry Black won "Male Vocalist of the Year" at the Maple Music Awards.
1964-1965 His girlfriend was supposedly Patricia Anne, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, also an Arc Records artist, who covered the P. F. Sloan composition, "Blue Lipstick", and was apparently signed to Paramount in late 1965 to appear in a movie with Jan & Dean.
1966.01 Terry Black's father was transferred to Los Angeles for work, so the Black family moved to Hollywood.
1966 A movie was planned, to try to make him a teen idol in the USA, with Terry Black cast as Elvis Presley's brother. This project never happened, however.
1968 Disappointed by failure in the US, Bill Gilliland persuaded Terry to return to Canada to perform there.
1969 Terry performed in the musical "Hair" in Toronto. He met his wife-to-be, Laurel Ward, here.
1972 Terry and Laurel joined Doug Riley's group, Dr. Music for one album.
1972 Returning to ARC Records, Terry began a new career as a duo act with his wife, under the name Black & Ward.
1980s Terry performed on jingles for both beer and car adverisements.
1995 Varese Sarabande in Los Angeles were considering releasing a Terry Black "Anthology", consisting of a mixture of both his 1960s material, and some newly recorded songs. P. F. Sloan wrote a beautiful song for this project, which has unfortunately been cancelled.
2000 The albums "The Black Plague" and "Only 16" were both re-released on CD by Unidisc Records in Canada.