I found these promo sheets for Jerry Raye with Fenwyck on DeVille Records. Jerry Raye has a long and complex story. He started his career as Cal Raye, with about half a dozen singles on various labels. The fabulous “I Cry” on Runay RY-101/111 from 1966 would be reissued as Jerry Raye on DeVille.

The band Fenwyck came from Arcadia, California, just east of Pasadena. Members at one point included:

Pat Robinson – vocals and guitar
Pat Maroshek – bass
Keith Knighter – drums

The Monrovia CA Daily News-Post mentioned “Fenwyck”, “the Fenwyck Combo” and “Fenwyck’s Band” three times between August and December, 1965, including at the Citrus College Homecoming in November 1965.

The Los Angeles Times mentions Fenwyck playing a month-long battle of the bands at Pacific Ocean Park (POP), against the Grope, the Ives of Redwing, the Debris, the Tyfoo Five, Me and the Rest, the Quool “and hundreds of others”.

Fenwyck backed Jerry Raye on six songs released over four singles on DeVille, Challenge, and Progressive Sounds of America. Fenwyck are pictured on the album The Many Sides of Jerry Raye.

The back cover credits other musicians, including Jerry Cole, Ernie Freeman, and “the all-time personal friend from his hometown, Bristol, Rhode Island, Kenny Marshall”.

Considering “Mindrocker” is one of the iconic songs from this time period, I surprised I can’t find any detailed information on these sessions or Fenwyck.

In the 1970s, Pat Robinson formed Back Pocket with Patrick Maroshek, who also played with Hardchoir.

Patrick Robinson cut some solo 45s and worked with Gene Clark on Under The Silvery Moon and So Rebellious a Lover.

Besides Fenwyck, Raye also cut a couple DeVille singles with another band called the New Trend. Pete Apodeca wrote “Pray for Me” and also helped write “Children” / “Comin’ Back” for Pete Martin and the Features, also on DeVille. Tom Quilty wrote “I’ll Wait”.

A TV clip from circa 2011 has Cal crooning a couple numbers, mentioning he lived in Hollywood seven years, and that he appeared in a couple movies including Monte Walsh with Lee Marvin and Jack Palance.

After leaving Los Angeles, Jerry Raye cut a few additional singles based in Nashville. He returned to the Cal Raye name with other records, “Sensuous Woman” on Laurie maybe his biggest seller.

Cal had one LP You Tell Such Lovely Lies that has the DeVille Records name on the front cover, but may not have been connected to the Hollywood company.

He seems to have ended up in Florida in the 2000s. The Cal Raye Connection Trio played at the Top O’ Mast in Fort Myers, and Cal Raye ran karaoke nights in Orlando.

The Hit Talents letter of August, 1969 to Sam Dimaggio in Houston seems to be looking for investment in return for pressing, distribution and/or promotion. This Joe Dimaggio’s Restaurant was not connected to the baseball player, by the way.

Charles W. Cabot is Chuck Cabot, whose true last name may have been Charles Cascoles. Chuck was a band leader and vocalist, owner of Hit Talents and either owner or A&R man of DeVille Records.