Post by ***@aol.comGroup 6 is now open. Please rank these from best to worst.
To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
http://youtu.be/G0ssmecGOMk
Hailing from San Bernardino Ca,one of my favorite vocal group records
from 1960 is the Pentagons' super cool "To Be Loved (Forever)
originally waxed for George Motola's Fleetwood International label
that was picked up by Bob Keane of the bigger Del-Fi concern---who
promptly released it on his new Donna (named for the Ritchie Valens
hit) label.
Post by ***@aol.comA Woman, A Lover, A Friend - Jackie Wilson
http://youtu.be/gloRoEE8Owc
Decent 1960 Jackie Wilson revamp for Brunswick that tops the Buddy
Johnson original from the previous year. The great "Doggin' Around"
remains my best JW number of 1960---a year spoiled for him with
dreadful quasi-operatic offerings like "Night" (banned here in UK
btw),"Alone At Last" and the dire topside of the nomination
here---"(You Were Made For) All My Love"
Here's Buddy Johnson's original
Post by ***@aol.comWalking Along - Solitaires
http://youtu.be/aCAQ6Z9Brt4
One of my very favorite Solitaires numbers was waxed at a session for
Old Town in New York on October 10, 1956. The uptempo Milton Love-led
number also became the ONLY Solitaires single ever to gain UK
release---and that wasn't till late 1958 when the Argo reissue
appeared here (on London label)---and for the same reason it appeared
at that time too in the USA--to cash in on the then-current white
Diamonds group Top 20 hit revival of the number
Post by ***@aol.comThat's Fat Jack - Jimmie Lee & Artis
http://youtu.be/UwBAk6pi2Os
Aka husband + wife team Jimmie Lee Cheatham and Artis Brewster of
Texarkana Tx
JIMMIE LEE AND ARTIS That's Fat Jack 7 MODERN 907 -
Ditty built around a routine riff is waxed effectively. (Modern, BMI)
That's What Love Can Do... .69 So- so warble of a slight ballad.
(Modern. BMI)
(BILLBOARD review July 11 1953)
Post by ***@aol.comHigh Low Jack - Buddy Lucas
http://youtu.be/RSVUgzC9Nzw
Gritty r&b workout (sprinkled with best quality Mickey Baker guitar)
on Groove from 1954 that is one of Lucas' most sought after releases
(regularly fetches three figure sums in sales). So popular that its
been famously booted (with Larry Dale's "You'd Better Heed My Warning"
on the flip)
ROGER FORD
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