Penny & The Quarters are a "lost" soul band which came to prominence in 2010 after an unreleased demo of their song "You And Me" was used in the film Blue Valentine.
Penny & The Quarters is a The "Missing" Soul band became known in 2010 after their unreleased demo "you and me" was used as an interlude in the film Blue Valentine.
Presumably teenagers at the time, Penny & The Quarters were invited to audition by Harmonic Sounds Studio in Columbus, Ohio, recording three demo songs in all. The group consisted of Jay Robinson, the lead male vocalist and songwriter, and a female lead with three or four male backup singers and an accompanying guitarist.
While possibly still teens, Penny & The Quarters were asked to audition at Harmonic Sounds Studio in Ohio columbus and recorded a total of three demos. The team has Jay Robinson, the male vocalist and songwriter, a female vocalist and three or four male backing vocals and a guitarist.
The songs were recorded some time between 1970 and 1975 at either Harmonic Sounds Studio or at the home of studio co-owner Clem Price in Columbus. Relegated to storage, the songs were discovered after Price's death in 2006 when a collection of tapes and acetate records was purchased at his estate sale. They were subsequently given to an archival record company, The Numero Group, after a Columbus, Ohio musicologist came into possession of the recordings.
The songs were in Harmonic sometime between 1970-1975 Sounds Studio or recorded at the home of studio owner Clem Price in Columbus. After Price's death in 2006, some of the tapes and recordings he had stored were bought in the sale of his estate. The Numero Group bought the recordings after a music scholar from Columbus, Ohio.
One of the songs they recorded, "You And Me" was released by Numero Group and was later heard by actor Ryan Gosling, who recommended it to the director Derek Cianfrance as the song meant to bring the two lead characters together in Blue Valentine.
These One of the recordings, "you and me", was released by the Numero Group and later heard by actor Ryan Gosling. He recommended the song to director Derek Cianfrance as the love song in the movie Blue Valentine's Day.
Numero Group announced in 2011 that they were actively seeking members of Penny & The Quarters or their surviving relatives in order to share the growing record royalties from "You And Me". Ken Shipley of Numero Group told reporters, "we have played this recording to over 100 movers and shakers from the time and no one has a clue." The members have since been identified as Nannie "Penny" Sharpe and her brothers Preston, Johnny and Donald Coulter. Jay Robinson, a singer associated with the siblings, died in 2009 The
Numero Group announced in 2011 that they were actively looking for members of Penny & The Quarters or their extant relatives to share in the growing royalties from the song "You And Me". Ken Shipley of the Numero Group told reporters that "We had played the song to some pundits at the time, but no one had a clue." They've since identified Nannie "Penny" Sharpe, her brother Preston, Johnny and Donald Coulter these band members. Jay Robinson, a singer linked to the brothers, died in 2009.
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