• Re: ROOTS ROCK RADIO: June 2, 2024

    From roger@21:1/5 to Dean on Mon Jun 3 08:17:27 2024
    Dean wrote:

    The show is noq archived until June 16th at http://wrtc.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/409141/rock-roots-rock-radio

    Playlist:

    1. MOVIN’ & GROOVIN’, Duane Eddy (1958)

    It's a highlight of the earlier "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel" LP of
    course but we in UK had to wait till 1960 to get "Moovin' And
    Groovin'"on a 45 when London made it the UK flipside of "Bonnie Came
    Back"

    2. DON’T BE ANGRY, Nappy Brown (1955)

    My #1 favorite by him. Super rare on the UK London issue sold on eBay
    recently for close on £1,000

    5. MY BABY LEFT ME, Elvis Presley (1956)

    One of the great Crudup numbers revived by Elvis and a sure 10 on my
    1956 favorites list

    6. JAMBALAYA, Brenda Lee (1960)

    If its 1960 then I guess its the later LP version with Boots Randolph
    (sax) in attendance.It's okay but but I prefer the original 1956 cut
    with Grady Martin and released as "Little Brenda Lee"

    19. HEART AND SOUL, Jan & Dean (1961)

    I prefer the Cleftones version from the same year but J&D's
    ba-ba-bomp-bomp version ain't too shabby either and both grace my 1961
    faves list

    21. MIDGIE, Jack Scott (1959)

    Date here should be 1958 (on the "Jack Scott" LP that year) and issued
    as one half of a great single in 1959---"The Way I Walk"/"Midgie"

    23. I’LL BE HOME, The Flamingos (1956)

    Unfortunately not released here in UK so I had to make my first
    acquaintance with "I'll Be Home" via the dreaded Pat Boone cover version
    (that reached #1 on the charts here)

    25. MY TRUE STORY, The Jive Five (1961)

    Terrific record but sad one that always reminds me of a friend in heaven
    Marcia Vance

    27. I WONDER WHY, Dion & The Belmonts (1958)

    Has to be in the running for best all-white 1950's vocal group record
    ever made

    28. HE’S SO FINE, The Chiffons (1963)

    "Doo lang doo lang doo lang.......". What else is there to say?

    29. HIDE AND GO SEEK, Bunker Hill (1962)

    Great frantic Little Richard-plus number. Check out his equally wild
    "The Girl Can't Dance" included in the recent 1963 episode of "10
    Faves..." on here

    34. CRAZY MAN CRAZY, Bill Haley & The Comets (1953)

    The first Bill Haley record to reach the main Billboard chart and the
    first to get ab UK release.

    37. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES, The Platters (1958-59)

    After Ray's "Georgia On My Mind" this is my #2 pick for best ever
    revival of an old standard by an act from our time period

    39. EVERYBODY’S TRYING TO BE MY BABY, Carl Perkins (1957)

    Here's the 1936 "not-quite-original-version" that Carl "borrowed" a line
    or three from :-

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYx7doEJuZk

    40. AIN’T GOT NO HOME, Clarence “Frogman” Henry (1956-57)

    GREAT original version by The Frogman and his best ever record!!

    44. TONITE TONITE, The Mello-Kings (1957)

    Here's the Mello Kings with this number from the poverty row British
    made rock 'n' roll movie "Sweet Beat"
    in 1959. Several other US acts (all from Al Silver's Herald-Ember
    company) appear in the movie including the Five Satins (tho only four
    Satins show up here!)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBOEzZA6YQQ

    46. SLEEP WALK, Santo & Johnny (1959)

    Decried by some as Hawaiian musak or elevator crap I liked this one back
    then and I still like it today.
    Get over it!

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  • From Steve Mc@21:1/5 to DianeE on Mon Jun 3 12:07:54 2024
    On 6/3/2024 11:39 AM, DianeE wrote:
    On 6/3/2024 4:17 AM, roger wrote:


    46. SLEEP WALK, Santo & Johnny (1959)

    Decried by some as Hawaiian musak or elevator crap I liked this one
    back
    then and I still like it today.
    Get over it!
    -------------
    Not "some."  Just Bruce.  Have you ever met anyone else who didn't
    like it?

    I did an instrumental survey with a few friends back in 2015, and this
    was my top 10.

    It'd probably be slightly different today.

    Bill Doggett    Honky Tonk
    Freddie King    Hideaway
    Booket T & The MGs    Green Onions
    Lonnie Mack    Memphis
    Santo & Johnny    Sleep Walk
    Elmore James    Country Boogie
    Mar Keys    Last Night
    Bill Justice    Raunchy
    Ernie Freeman    Raunchy
    Jefferson Airplane    Embryonic Journey


    --
    Steve Mc

    DNA to SBC to respond

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to roger on Mon Jun 3 14:39:45 2024
    On 6/3/2024 4:17 AM, roger wrote:


    46. SLEEP WALK, Santo & Johnny (1959)

    Decried by some as Hawaiian musak or elevator crap I liked this one back then and I still like it today.
    Get over it!
    -------------
    Not "some." Just Bruce. Have you ever met anyone else who didn't like it?

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to DianeE on Mon Jun 3 19:28:58 2024
    DianeE wrote:

    On 6/3/2024 4:17 AM, roger wrote:


    46. SLEEP WALK, Santo & Johnny (1959)

    Decried by some as Hawaiian musak or elevator crap I liked this one
    back
    then and I still like it today.
    Get over it!
    -------------
    Not "some." Just Bruce. Have you ever met anyone else who didn't like
    it?

    Yes over the years I've met several folk (mostly here in UK) who didn't
    care for it. That never changes anything with me. I like what I like and
    that's all there is to it :)

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to roger on Tue Jun 4 00:43:43 2024
    roger wrote:

    Dean wrote:


    25. MY TRUE STORY, The Jive Five (1961)

    Terrific record but sad one that always reminds me of a friend in
    heaven
    Marcia Vance

    Do you actually believe in heaven, or are you just using an expression
    here?

    29. HIDE AND GO SEEK, Bunker Hill (1962)

    Great frantic Little Richard-plus number. Check out his equally wild
    "The Girl Can't Dance" included in the recent 1963 episode of "10
    Faves..." on here

    I don't hear Little Richard at all. It's a Bo Diddley sound all the way
    IMO.

    37. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES, The Platters (1958-59)

    After Ray's "Georgia On My Mind" this is my #2 pick for best ever
    revival of an old standard by an act from our time period

    I'd go with "White Cliffs Of Dove" by the Checkers for that honor.

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to Bruce on Tue Jun 4 05:21:04 2024
    Bruce wrote:

    roger wrote:

    Dean wrote:


    25. MY TRUE STORY, The Jive Five (1961)

    Terrific record but sad one that always reminds me of a friend in
    heaven
    Marcia Vance

    Do you actually believe in heaven, or are you just using an expression
    here?

    I like the expression but I don't really believe in it

    I'm anti-religious I'm afraid I think ALL of them are wrong in their
    teachings and the religion I was baptised under (C Of E) is the MOST
    wrong since it was devised and created on the whim of one man---a tyrant English King---just so he could get to legally screw the woman he
    currently had eyes for

    I take a a scientific approach and believe 100% in the universe of
    Stephen Hawking

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Roger on Tue Jun 4 06:30:52 2024
    Roger wrote:

    Bruce wrote:

    roger wrote:

    Dean wrote:


    25. MY TRUE STORY, The Jive Five (1961)

    Terrific record but sad one that always reminds me of a friend in
    heaven
    Marcia Vance

    Do you actually believe in heaven, or are you just using an expression
    here?

    I like the expression but I don't really believe in it

    I'm anti-religious I'm afraid I think ALL of them are wrong in their teachings and the religion I was baptised under (C Of E) is the MOST
    wrong since it was devised and created on the whim of one man---a
    tyrant
    English King---just so he could get to legally screw the woman he
    currently had eyes for

    I take a a scientific approach and believe 100% in the universe of
    Stephen Hawking

    I'm with you.

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 8 08:40:06 2024
    On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:07:54 -0700, Steve Mc <stevemc209@sbcglobal.net>
    wrote:

    I did an instrumental survey with a few friends back in 2015, and this
    was my top 10.

    It'd probably be slightly different today.

    Bill Doggett Honky Tonk
    Freddie King Hideaway
    Booket T & The MGs Green Onions
    Lonnie Mack Memphis
    Santo & Johnny Sleep Walk
    Elmore James Country Boogie
    Mar Keys Last Night
    Bill Justice Raunchy
    Ernie Freeman Raunchy
    Jefferson Airplane Embryonic Journey

    Many of the above songs are of a similar style, mid-tempo chugging
    along R&B, if you like one you're going to like the others. A roughly
    similar sound is "Plantation Boogie" by Lenny Dee, from 1955.

    My desert island top 10, if I had a specific top 10, would have more
    variety, it would include orchestral, surf, garage, jazz, exotica.

    Geoff's top 100 instrumentals (1946-1964) would include these personal
    faves (sorted by year, with line-breaks on year):

    Brad Brady and his Tennesseans - Zeb's Mountain Boogie [Bullet] - 1946

    Leslie Baxter conducting {w. Theremin} - Moon Moods [Capitol] - 1947

    Anton Karas {on Zither} - The "Harry Lime" Theme [UK Decca] - 1949

    Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman {on Theremin w. Billy May} - This Room Is My
    Castle Of Quiet [Capitol] - 1950
    Maddox Bros. and Rose - Water Baby Blues [4-Star] - 1950

    Winifred Atwell - The Black And White Rag [UK Decca] - 1951

    Percy Faith AHO - Delicado [Columbia] - 1952
    Les Paul - Carioca [Capitol] - 1952
    Jimmy Forrest - Night Train [United] - 1952

    Jimmy & Walter - Easy [Sun] - 1953

    Que Martin - Work With It [Big Town] - 1954
    Les Paul - South [Capitol] - 1954

    Baby Boy Warren - Chicken [Drummond] - 1955
    Eddie Barclay AHO - The Bandit (O'Cangaceiro) [Tico] - 1955

    Billy Vaughn AHO - A Theme from (The Three Penny Opera) 'Moritat'
    [Dot] - 1956
    Sil Austin - Slow Walk [Mercury] - 1956

    Martin Denny - Quiet Village [Liberty] - 1958
    Bill Justis AHO - Cattywampus [Phillips Int.] - 1958
    Link Wray & His Ray Men - Rumble [Cadence] - 1958
    Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon [UK Decca] - 1958
    The Champs - Tequila - [Challenge] - 1958

    Willy Tremain's Thunderbirds - Midnight Express [Cuca] - 1959
    Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk [Canadian American] - 1959
    Hot-Toddys f. Bill Pernell - Rockin' Crickets [Shan-Todd] - 1959
    The Islanders - The Enchanted Sea [Mayflower] - 1959
    The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne [Madison] - 1959
    The Wailers - Tall Cool One [Golden Crest] - 1959
    Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur [UK Pye] - 1959
    Ganimian & His Orientals - Come With Me To The Casbah [Atco] - 1959
    Arthur Lyman - Taboo [HiFiRecord] - 1959
    The Royal Jokers - Vibrations [Murco] - 1959
    AlDon And The EC's - Endsville [Gaity] - 1959
    Lord Dent And His Invaders - Wolf Call [Shelley] - 1959
    Premieres - Firewater [Nu-Phi] - 1959
    The Frantics - Werewolf [Dolton] - 1959
    Johnny and The Hurricanes - Red River Rock [Warwick] - 1959
    Johnny Skiles And Bob Hill - Lasseon [Rural Rhythm] - 1959
    Dave 'Baby' Cortez - The Happy Organ [Clock] - 1959
    Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five [Columbia] - 1959
    Senor Wences - 'S-All Right? 'S-All Right! [Joy] - 1959

    Ronny and Johnny - Massacre [Lucky] - 1960
    The Four Sharps - Safari [Darrow] - 1960
    Ramrods - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky [Amy] - 1960
    The John Barry Seven Plus Four - Hit And Miss [UK Columbia] - 1960
    The Ventures - Walk Don't Run [Dolton] - 1960

    Billy Joe & the Checkmates - Percolator (Twist) [Dor] - 1961
    Bo Diddley - Aztec [Checker] - 1961
    The Rovin' Gamblers - Do The Fly [Maverick] - 1961
    Mr. Acker Bilk {on Clarionette} - Stranger On The Shore [UK Columbia]
    - 1961
    The Frogmen - Underwater [Candix] - 1961

    Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd - Desafinado [Verve] - 1962
    Dave Baby Cortez - Rinky-Dink [Julia] - 1962
    The Tornados - Telstar [UK Decca] - 1962
    Dick Dale and The Del-Tones - Miserlou [Deltone] - 1962
    The Chantays - Pipeline [Downey] - 1962
    The Sentinals - Latin'ia [Era] - 1962
    Ali Hassan - Chop Sticks [Philles] - 1962
    B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker [Rendezvous] - 1962
    Cornells - Wak-a-Cha [Garex] - 1962

    Los Indios Tabajaras - Maria Elena [RCA] - 1963
    https://www.45cat.com/record/478216us 'Lists' at bottom might be
    of interest to newsgroup followers who are into instrumentals
    The Astronauts - Baja [RCA] - 1963
    ** The Crossfires - Fiberglass Jungle [Capco] - 1963
    Johnny Fortune - Dragster [Park Ave] - 1963
    The Heyburners - Speedway [Titanic] - 1963
    Link Wray - Fat Back [Swan] - 1963
    The Blazers - Bangalore [Acree] - 1963
    The Pharos - Pintor [Del-Fi] - 1963
    The Impacts - Sea Horse [Del-Fi] - 1963

    The Phantom Five - Graveyard [Skull] - 1964
    Johnny Jenkins - Spunky [Volt] - 1964
    Kenny And The Fiends - Moon Shot [Dot] - 1964
    Earl Grant - Stand By Me [Decca] - 1964

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