Ten fave unreleased tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists
Today………from 1957
EDDIE BO – WALK THAT WALK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8p3_Oxo5cI
As with all tracks listed here this gem was recorded in 1957 but didn’t appear on record until many years later. In this case I believe it first appears on the 1995 “Chess New Orleans” album
Personnel : Eddie Bocage (vcl,pno) Frank Fields (bass) Charles Williams
(dms) Justin Adams (gtr) unknown (sax)
JOHNNY CARROLL & HIS HOT ROCKS - ROCK BABY ROCK IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ApCzT2EWA
Used as the title to perhaps the most grade Z-est of the the several
grade Z poverty row rock ‘n’ roll movies that appeared in the 1950’s and certainly the rarest (I don’t think the movie played in too many US
locations and it certainly never made it to here in UK at the
time—leastways I can find no record of it being shown here back then)
The movie is available to watch here:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P938Z-TEP4c&t=4096s
The number was first recorded 23 June 1957 at the Clifford Herring Sound
Studio in Fort Worth, TX.
Personnel Johnny Carroll [vcl/gt], Jay Salem [ld gtr], Billy Buntin
[bass], George Jones (dms) Bill
Hennen [pno]) .
BTW yes folks, that is THE “George Jones” on drums,the original famous
rock ‘n’ roll hating George!
The session results were sent to Sam Phillips at Sun Records in
Memphis---who issued a single by Johnny
Carroll on his new “Phillips International” label---“That’s The Way I Love”/”I’ll Wait”
Finally the fourth song from this session was “You Made Me Love You” and yes, it IS that same old song that you thought it was 😊
BO DIDDLEY & THE FLAMINGOS – YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjiBiI4Auo4
A truly beautiful recording but one where several important facts about
it (including the recording
date) are in dispute.
The 1990’s Bo Diddley sessions book has Johnny Carter of the Flamingos
plus some members of the Moonglows backing Bo on this one recorded for
Checker plus adding that the recording dates from 1960 (tho everything
I’ve ever read on it says 1957)
One thing NOT in dispute is the quality of the track. SHEER BEAUTY!!!
THE DUBS – CONNIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajcC-pgXZI
One of the several “practice” numbers laid down during their sojourn at Hiram Johnson’s self named Johnson label in 1957 (prior to their success
on Gone label with “Could This Be Magic”) but never issued at the time.
Finally released in 1973 by Wayne Stierle on a “rejuvenated” Johnson
45rpm issue
Full story on The Dubs here in excellent Unca Marvy review
https://www.uncamarvy.com/Dubs/dubs.html
THE FOUR DUKES – WALKING ALONE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W6xsPVen-c
A rare doowop recorded by Sun Records in Memphis!
OK anyone out there got the list of members of this group? I’ve checked
all my records but to no avail.
Suffice to say that this nice “Heart And Soul” ripoff ballad was
recorded March 15 1957 at 706 Union in Memphis backed by Roland Janes
(gtr) Stan Kesler (bs) Smokey Joe Baugh (dms)
ROSCO GORDON – CHICKEN IN THE ROUGH
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x67m69
OK folks time to revisit the “Rock Baby Rock It” movie mentioned above
(in the Johnny Carroll review). While the movie itself lives well up to
its deserved Grade Z reputation it does contain several really excellent performances of which Rosco’s great version of “Chicken In The Rough” is one of the very best.
Question – how the heck did they get the chicken to stay on the piano?
JERRY LEE LEWIS – ALL NIGHT LONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8A-m9CvIM
Not to be confused with his different 1968 song of that title recorded
for Mercury,this torrid rocker--recorded for Sun in the summer of 1957
(same session that produced “Lewis Boogie”) ---is one of his very best
IMO
Best illustrated I think by its position in my JLL Top 10 for 1957
1. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On
2. Great Balls Of Fire
3. Mean Woman Blues
4. All Night Long
5. Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
6. It'll Be Me (original single version)
7. I’ll Keep On Loving You (aka If The World Keeps On Turning)
8. I’m Feelin’ Sorry
9. I Can’t Help It
10. Honey Hush
SMILEY LEWIS – HOW LONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54I2kquZPfk
Recorded in New Orleans May 20 1957.
Personnel : Smiley Lewis (vcl,gtr) Frank Fields (bs) Baby Seals (dms)
Toots Washington (pno) Dave Bartholomew (tpt) Herb Hardesty (ten sax)
First released in April 1985 on LP “Ooh La La” in France (Imperial LP 1561391)
CARL PERKINS - PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9drcuDWStYE
As presented in the fabulous 1982 3 LP set “Carl Perkins : The Sun
Years” one of his very best ever tracks “Put Your Cat Clothes On”. Carl recorded several takes of this number during his tenure at Sun with his
best reading coming from a session in January 1957 that also produced
the memorable “Her Love Rubbed Off”
Recorded January 30 1957 at Sun Studio 708 Union Av Memphis with
personnel : Carl Perkins (vcl/gtr)
Jay B. Perkins (gtr) Clayton Perkins (bs) W.S Holland (dms) Jerry Lee
Lewis (pno)
Suffice to say that I’m pretty sure my opinion on this as a GREAT number
is almost certainly shared
by many on here since it was voted the #1 winner in the 2014 Great
Unreleased Battle
THE SUPREMES – HONEY HONEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGOuKOwlT4A
Not to be confused with the much more famous later Motown gal group of
the same name,this very male fivesome hailed from Columbus Ohio and
comprised Jay Robinson (2nd tenor bass & lead) Bobby Isbell (2nd tenor)
James Johnson (baritone/2nd tenor) Eddie Dumas (baritone) & Benny
Collier (bass)
Recording for Johnny Vincent’s Ace label in Jackson Mississippi they are
best known for their “Just For
You And I” single also from 1957. Just as with that single The Supremes
are also blessed here with
the piano accompaniment of Mr Huey “Piano” Smith
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