Post by SavoyBGGroup 3 is now open. Please rank these from best to worst.
Shorty The Barber - Lou Millet
The singing deejay from Baton Rouge with one of the last releases on
Republic label in 1956 ahead of a three year hiatus for the imprint
before Gene Autry resurrected the company in 1959. Its a decent enough
if unspectacular country bopper---but one whose "Slip Slip Slippin'
In" flipside pales alongside the much better Eddie Bond version
Post by SavoyBGYour Very First Love =E2=80=93 Dubs
From 1963 this was their sole outing on the Wilshire label. Extremely
average.
Post by SavoyBGSitting On The Boat Dock - Freddie King
He's "FREDDY" on the Federal record label here in 1962 on a good
little number he reprised on one of his several live appearances on
the 1966 Nashville TV series "The !!!! Beat"
BTW thats Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown leading the backup band on this
clip
Post by SavoyBGTake Your Fine Frame Home - Billy Gayles
Here's Billy Gayles in 1956 on a decent uptempo r&b fronting Ike
Turner's Kings Of Rhythm on the followup to his memorable "I'm Tore
Up" regional hit on Federal. This was recorded 12 March 1956 and was
coupled with another number from that session "Let's Call It A Day"
Billy's revival of the 1952 Sonny Thompson/Lula Reed number. Song
penned by Turner-Golden-Bass. We know who "Turner" and "Bass" are but
who the heck was Leon Golden? Maybe an alias of Syd Nathan? Anyway
there are definitely no prizes for guessing who *REALLY* wrote the
song!
Post by SavoyBGFlip, Flip - The Vons
I imagine the biggest claim to fame this mild 1959 rockabilly item had
was that it was the record on Pop (the California label) that directly
preceded one of the most truly abysmal "tribute" records ever made---
the excruciatingly awful ode to the then-recently deceased Ritchie
Valens by girlfriend Donna (Ludwig)
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