On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 2:05:42 +0000, Dean wrote:
The latest ROOTS ROCK RADIO is archived at the link below until January
5th. I nicknamed this week's show "The Vinyl Frontier" as all but one of tracks I played was off an original 45 RPM. (I normally use a laptop
with DJ software.)
Here's the playlist:
1. HARD TIMES (The Slop), Noble “Thin Man” Watts
Terrific instrumental that even made it over to these shores (tho I
don't recall ever hearing it on radio here). Here's how it sits on my
1957 instrumentals list
1..Raunchy Bill Justis - 1957
2. Hard Times (The Slop) Noble “Thin Man” Watts & Rhythm Sparks - 1957
3. Leap Frog Chuck Alaimo Quartet - 1957
4. Walkin’ With Mr Lee Lee Allen - 1957
5. Raunchy Ernie Freeman - 1957
6. Big Guitar Frank DeRosa & De-Men - 1957
7. 7-11 Gone All Stars - 1957
8. Dumplins Doc Bagby - 1957
9. No Name Jive Earl Bostic - 1957
10. Sail Along Silvery Moon Billy Vaughn – 1957
3. LEROY, Jack Scott
Retread of the original "Greaseball" that I believe was Jack's very
first recording from a demo session in Detroit in 1957 before even the ABC-Paramount sides.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_748q79vLk
No idea who the sidemen are on this one but one may be upright bass
player Stan Getz who later played on many of the ABC and Carlton
records. Of course not to be confused with the different jazz
"Desafinado" guy
BTW the above Jack Scott piece is dedicated to Diane who I know loves
hearing and reading about him
4. I’M IN LOVE AGAIN, Fats Domino
There's a TON of competition but this one is just about my favorite ever
Fats performance on wax
9. I’M STICKIN’ WITH YOU, Jimmy Bowen
One artist I never could stand. Nearly all his records sound uniformly
bland and watery to me. The only thing I like by him is "My Baby's Gone"
and that was wrongly attributed on the single to "Buddy Knox"
11. THE WAY YOU DOG ME AROUND, The Diablos
If "The Wind" is their very best then this soulful piece is my pick for definite #2 best ever Diablos performance
14. 7-11, The Gone All-Stars
Another great instrumental. Check entry #1 above to see where "7-11"
sits on my 1957 fave instrumentals list
17. MANY TEARS AGO, Connie Francis
Just about the best record she ever made I'm thinking. Tho I do have a
special liking for "Lipstick On Your Collar" too---tho most of that
comes from the superlative guitar performance of Mr George Barnes
19. WHO’S THAT KNOCKING, The Genies
Lead here is Roy C. Hammond who as simply "Roy C." recorded the splendid "Shotgun Wedding" back in 1965. Always amazed that this one didn't do
very much ín his native USA but was a HUGE hit here in the UK in 1966
thanks to monster play on the swashbuckling pirate radio ships back then
20. SHAKE BABY SHAKE, Jesse Lee Turner
I can still vividly recall how and where I found my copy of this decent rocker--'twas in the early 70's at Henry Stone's warehouse in Hialeah
Florida where we found bulk on this one and hundreds of other good
titles. That one USA trip furnished us with enough material to open an
oldies record store in London
24. SEA OF LOVE, Phil Phillips with the Twilights
This is the locally produced version that took the #3 chart honors here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MybVywFLA6I
26. LET’S STOMP, Bobby Comstock
Here's one I was very fond of back in 1963 and still have a little soft
spot left for it now.If the pirate ships had been around a little
earlier they might well have pushed this one into the UK charts
28. THE ALL AMERICAN BOY, Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)
Its rare that I find something in these lists that I really don't like
but this is one of them. Never ever warmed to it,sorry
36. LONELY BLUE BOY, Conway Twitty
Rewrite of "Danny" one of the songs intended for Elvis' "King Creole"
movie
but that was dropped at the last minute. Here's Elvis' version :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VlB8Cxmk4k
39. HANGIN’ AROUND, Ersel Hickey
I still remember a friend playing me a record he'd just bought and raved over--"Bluebirds Over The Mountain". I didn't like it back then and I
still don't like it now. Nor do I like the Ritchie Valens version I've
heard since nor the much later Beach Boys version.
But I'm pleased to report that when my pal flipped his record over I did
like the "Hangin' Around" flip. And I still do
41. PINK PEDAL PUSHERS, Carl Perkins
One of his best on Columbia but even better in the earlier Sun
recordings of the title
42. IF YOU CAN’T ROCK ME, Ricky Nelson
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