 
This contains a nearly complete collection of all verified examples of the various "re-sing" versions of "My Home Town." This song was a promotional jingle from PAMS of Dallas, Texas, produced in 1961 as part of Series 16, "The Sound of the City."
Hear "My Home Town" explained, from the "History of PAMS" audio documentary, created by Jon Wolfert of JAM Creative Productions who worked at PAMS in 1972.
Jon Wolfert offers even more information on Pams' "My Hometown" page.
"My Home Town" features music by Euel Box and sung by Terry Lea. Who wrote the lyrics for the various resings is uncertain. As you can see, at least one known label lists lyrics by M. Baum and W. Mayes.
From Euel Box's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euel_Box/:
Box played trumpet in the United States Marine Band; produced music (composed, arranged, recorded, conducted) for major radio markets in the North America, London, Luxembourg, and Australia. He composed film music for Braniff International Airways, Dr. Pepper, Buick, the United States Navy, Haggar Slacks, Zale Corporation, Texas Instruments, LTV Aerospace, and Bell Helicopter.
Box was a songwriter for several films, including Benji, For the Love of Benji, The Double McGuffin, Hawmps!, and Oh Heavenly Dog. He recorded and conducted for various artists including Stevie Wonder, Boz Scaggs, Glen Campbell, Lou Rawls, Charlie Rich, and Chet Atkins. As a recording artist, he had 2 albums. In 1974, Euel, as composer, and his wife, Betty, as lyricist, received a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song — "I Feel Love" — from the film Benji. The song also earned the two a 1974 Academy Award nomination in the same category — Best Original Song. In that film and other projects, his chief collaborators were Betty Box and Joe Camp. His songs included, "I Feel the Love," "Sunshine Smiles," "Multiplicity," "Live for Today," and "Somebody Who Really Cares."
Awards:
Benji earned Euel Box and his wife, Betty, a 1975 nomination for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Song From a Motion Picture.
The award-winning song was "I Feel Love." Euel wrote the music and Betty wrote the words. Betty also studied music at North Texas, graduating in 1952 and, with Euel, started college at Southwestern University in 1948-49.
Jingles:
"Frito Twist/How To Twist" — advertising promotion for Frito-Lay. "Frito Twist/How to Twist" was recorded in Dallas, Texas, by the PAMS Jingle Studio. "Frito Twist/How to Twist," Fritos promo 45rpm (1962)
"My Home Town" jingle on YouTube produced by PAMS, composed by Euel Box, et. al
 The total number of re-sings created is unknown. If you have access to additional versions of this song to contribute to this collection, you can communicate that by emailing frp@vitaphone.net
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Here are the mp3 files:
Abilene, My Home Town
Akron Canton, My Home Town
Alexandria, My Home Town
Atlanta, My Home Town
Austin, My Home Town
Baltimore, My Home Town
Birmingham, My Home Town
Boston, My Home Town
Brownwood, My Home Town
Bryant College Station, My Home Town
Charleston SC, My Home Town
Charleston WV, My Home Town
Chattanooga, My Home Town
Chicago, My Home Town
Clacton, My Home Town
Clovis, My Home Town
Columbus, My Home Town
Corpus Christi, My Home Town
Crowley, My Home Town
Dallas, My Home Town
Dallas 2, My Home Town
Dayton, My Home Town
Del Rio, My Home Town
Detroit, My Home Town
Duluth, My Home Town
Edmonton, My Home Town
Elmira, My Home Town
Evansville, My Home Town
Farmington, My Home Town
Fort Walton, My Home Town
Ft. Dodge, My Home Town
Fort Worth, My Home Town
Fresno, My Home Town
Harwich, My Home Town (Andrea Cunningham)
Henderson, My Home Town
Honolulu, My Home Town
Houston 1, My Home Town
Houston 2, My Home Town
Huntsville, My Home Town
Jackson, My Home Town
Jamestown, My Home Town
Joplin, My Home Town
Kalamazoo, My Home Town
Knoxville, My Home Town
Knoxville 2, My Home Town
Knoxville 3, My Home Town (60 second version)
Lawton, My Home Town
Leek, My Home Town (unknown singer)
Leek 2, My Home Town (unknown singer)
Lexington, My Home Town
Lake Charles, My Home Town
Lincoln, My Home Town
Lincoln 2, My Home Town
Little Rock, My Home Town
London, My Home Town
Louisville, My Home Town
Lubbock, My Home Town
Lufkin, My Home Town
Madison, My Home Town
Madison 2, My Home Town
Memphis, My Home Town
Midland, My Home Town
Montgomery, My Home Town
Montreal, My Home Town
Nampa, My Home Town
Nashville, My Home Town
New Orleans, My Home Town
Orange, My Home Town
Philadelphia, My Home Town
Portland, ME, My Home Town
Portland, OR, My Home Town
Providence, My Home Town
Quincy, My Home Town
Santa Maria, My Home Town (Dan Alexander)
Shreveport, My Home Town
Scranton/Wilkes Barre, My Home Town
Sherman-Denison, My Home Town
Spartanburg, My Home Town
St. Joseph, My Home Town
St. Louis, My Home Town
Streator, My Home Town
Tidewater, My Home Town
Topeka, My Home Town
Troy, My Home Town
Tulsa, My Home Town
Tyler, My Home Town
Waco, My Home Town
Washington, My Home Town
Washington 2, My Home Town
Wichita Falls, My Home Town
Williamson, My Home Town
Winston-Salem, My Home Town
Still searching for:
Beaumont, Texas
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This label suggests that perhaps not all resings were done by Terry Lea, and presents information that Claire Stewart did some re-sings too. Additionally, there's information that Jean Oliver sang "Lexington." Listen for yourself and decide what you think.
Claire Stewart (Williamson)
rest in peace, April 23, 2014
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Now, here are a couple of really horrible auditions:
Nampa, My Home Town
Chattanooga, My Home Town
How about an outtake from the original session with the guitar player hitting a clam.
If you've got 18 minutes to spare, these studio outtakes from the original backing track sessions are fascinating.
And how about some "re-sings" for commercial businesses:
Carapark Caravans
Carapark Caravans (alternate version)
Hills Food Stores
Stop-N-Go Restaurants (doughnut version)
Stop-N-Go Restaurants (non-doughnut version)
Tallheimers
And the extremely rare "B-Side." This instrumental version features a completely different tempo and orchestration!
Here's the b-side to the Lawton version; The Lawton Twist", also credited to Euel Box!
Don't confuse that with this Euel Box gem; The Frito Twist".
Would you like to learn How To Twist" the Frito way? of course you would.
Here's a real treat; the My Hometown backing track: My Hometown backing track
Then there's the Chantelles 1965 cover version of "London, My Hometown."
Finally, there's this extended tribute to radio in Seattle, Washington (unknown singer) |
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