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"'ECHO, Echo echo'" was a hit for Don Lee in 1957. With its reverb effect it is an early example of Space Age Pop.

Background



The single was issued with "Charmaine" as the A side on Blue Chip Records, cat# 0013 in May 1957.'The Cash Box', June 1, 1957 - [https://archive.org/details/cashbox18unse_35/page/14/mode/2up?q=Don+Lee+ Page 35 Record Reviews]Global Dog Productions - [http://www.globaldogproductions.info/b/blue-chip.html Discography for Blue Chip Records] With its happy arrangement and multi tracking of a harmonica, 'Cash Box' said that it could be a big record and gave it a B+. The B side "Echo" was given a C+ with the review saying that the electronic trickery used in "Charmaine" was employed by Lee here in this snappy Affair.'The Cash Box', June 1, 1957 - [https://archive.org/details/cashbox18unse_35/page/14/mode/2up?q=Don+Lee+ Page 35 Record Reviews]

"ECHO, Echo echo" was an instrumental, and the accordion was used as the solo instrument with a steady backing from bass and piano. Ethelyn Sexton the music editor for the 'Lansing State Journal' speculated that the solo effects by Lee with the accordion were the first to be used in this fashion.'Lansing State Journal', Sunday, February 9, 1958 - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7216629/don-lee-article-and-advertisement/ Don Lee's Accordion Career Echoes Back to 8
By ETHELYN SEXTON
(Journal Music Editor)]
In Australia it was given a brief mention by 'The Sydney Morning Herald' who referred to it as "Electronic-tricks-with an accordion". It was released there on Prestige PSP 1061.'The Sydney Morning Herald', Sunday, February 9, 1958 - [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123606699/ Page 88]

In addition to being a hit and selling 140,000 copies in Chicago, it was used by a California disk jockey as the theme song on the radio show seven days a week.'Lansing State Journal', Sunday, February 9, 1958 - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7216629/don-lee-article-and-advertisement/ Don Lee's Accordion Career Echoes Back to 8, VARIATION OF AN IDEA
By ETHELYN SEXTON
(Journal Music Editor)]


Chart performance



In July 1957, Jerry Blaine of Jubilee Records was quoted in 'Cash Box' as saying "We've got nothing but hits" and Lee's single was among the ones he mentioned.'The Cash Box', July 13, 1957 - [https://archive.org/details/cashbox18unse_41/page/40/mode/2up?q=ECHO%2C+Echo+echo Page 40 R & B Ramblings, NEW YORK] By August 19, 1957, it was indicated by 'The Billboard' that the single was climbing steadily and heading for the charts.'The Billboard', August 19, 1957 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=SCEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34&dq=%22Don+Lee%22Echo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMr8K7rPnqAhXC4jgGHfBvDpcQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Don%20Lee%22Echo&f=false Page 34 D.J.'s-Hot Tips on Hot Hits from Jubilee!] By September 9, it was already being recognized as a hit.'The Billboard', September 9, 1957 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=QSEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=%22Don+Lee%22Echo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMr8K7rPnqAhXC4jgGHfBvDpcQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Don%20Lee%22Echo&f=false Page 50 the hits are on jubilee]

It became a hit for him in the summer of that year with a ten-week run in Chicago charts, peaking at No. 18.'Evansville Courier & Press', Nov. 06, 2015 - [http://archive.courierpress.com/features/music/mr-music-for-nov-6-23baa4c1-f44b-3935-e053-0100007fb60f-340545151.html/ MR. MUSIC for Nov. 6]

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