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Travilyn Livingston,
Jay’s only child,
and Randy Talmadge,
Travilyn’s husband,
own and operate Jay
Livingston Music,
Inc.
Having been there when her father wrote all of his music and
collaborated with
partner Ray Evans on
the words, she is
intimately familiar
with each and every
song.
“Because my bedroom and his office were next to each other I
remember hearing my
father create his
melodies, usually
during the wee hours
of the night. He
would then pass the
musical ideas onto
Ray who would work
on the lyrical
ideas, then bring
them back to my
father and they
would refine what
Ray had come up
with. My father
would perform all of
the demo recordings
because he not only
played fabulous
piano, but also
because he had such
a great vocal style
for whatever type of
song was needed.”
Having loved music all of his life Randy Talmadge was given his
opportunity into the
music business by
his father-in-law in
1973 when Randy
asked “what’s the
best job in the
music business?”
Jay’s reply? “Being
a hit songwriter.”
Randy’s reply? “I
don’t think I have
the talent to be a
hit songwriter.
What’s the next best
job in the music
business?” Jay’s
reply? “Being the
publisher for the
hit songwriter.”
Randy found out what
a publisher’s job
was and said “I can
do that.” Jay and
Ray gave Randy a job
as a song-plugger at
their publishing
company Livingston &
Evans, Inc. in 1973.
Since that time
Randy has learned
the publishing
business from all
sides having worked
for Livingston &
Evans, Inc., RCA
Records Sunbury/Dunbar Music,
The Doors, Fred Karlin, Chappell
Music,
Warner/Elektra/asylum
Music, his own
company with partner
Jim Ed Norman
Jensing Music, his
own companies Indian
Hill Music and
Indian Wells Music
with partner Chris
Darrow, his own
companies KRLT Music
and WRLT Music that
own and administer
various writers and
their catalogs, and
where it all began
in 1973, Jay
Livingston Music,
Inc.
“We feel blessed to have been given the responsibility of taking
care of my father’s
catalog of music. It
truly is a treasure
trove of musical
entertainment with
historical
importance that we
along with our
daughter Tammy and
grandchildren
Austin, Hannah, and
Michelle will
cherish forever.” |
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