All '50s R&B, doo-wop, etc. Big favs in The Sparks of Rhythm's "Woman, Woman, Woman" from '55, and The Harptones' "Gimmie Some" from '56. Other favs? The Empires' "Don't Touch My Gal ('56)," Bobby Day's "Little Turtle Dove ('58)," Linda Hayes' "Hubba Hubba ('59)" and Sherman and The Darts' "Remember (It's Only You and I)" from '58, to name a few. 20 tracks in all, probably rare to the casual listener. Enjoy!
Big favs in Terry Stafford's "I'll Touch a Star," Ruth & Al's "Real Gone Party," The Kinglets' "Pretty Please," Billy Ward & The Dominoes' "Pedal Pushin' Papa" and The Bel-Aires' "Let's Party Awhile." 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!
From '54 to '62, 20 unsung (several rarities too) classic r&b & doo-wop oldies. Willie Egan's "Wear Your Black Dress," The Mariners' "Zindy Lou," The Cyclones' "My Dear" and Ervin Rucker's "So Good" are a few favs. The Six Teens, Donald Woods & The Vel-Aires, Lena Calhoun & The Emotions, The Maharajahs, The Chestnuts, Dal Perkins, and more. Enjoy!
50s & 60s, mostly rare or unsung gems. A mix of doo-wop, R&B, popcorn, etc. Check out Charlie Feathers' "Jungle Fever." Also Larry Williams' "Hootchy-Koo," The King Bees' "Give Me Your Number" and Caterina Valente's "Taboo" plus a couple of not-so-rare in The Blisters' "Shortnin' Bread" and Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Toki's Theme." Enjoy!
Some sixties in there so not all early rockin' rollers. The Treniers' "Everything's Wild in Wildwood," The Deep River Boys' "Rock Around the Clock," Tiny Bradshaw's "Built Like a Railroad Track," Little Richard's rehearsal take on "Hound Dog," Big Joe Turner's "Midnight Cannonball," Willie Egan's "I Can't Understand It," etc. All good to great. Enjoy!
Note: I normally borrow part of a song title (or two) from the mix to make part of the complete title. I select words for either phonetic reasons, or definition/relative, etc, etc, and in this case, I thought "Kickapoo" (from the track "Kickapoo Joy Juice" by The Rivingtons) was either colloquial or gobbledygook (remember, and in my defense, The Rivingtons also released Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow, The Bird's the Word, etc) and it simply rolled off the tongue. It didn't dawn on me until this morning that maybe there's a meaning behind the word, and sure enough, Kickapoo are North American people formerly living in Wisconsin, and now in Kansas, Oklahoma, and north central Mexico. Therefore, the subtitle has nothing to do with the actual Kickapoo, nor any of the tracks are centered on the areas aforementioned. With that out of the way...
20 smokin' oldies for the jukebox, all from '60 to '63. Several unsung gems including Wynonie Harris' "Sweet Lucy Brown," Little Jerry Williams' "You Call It Love," Little Richard's "I'm in Love Again" and Eddie Bo's "Baby I'm Wise." Also some doo-wop including The Flamingos' "Mio Amore" (sounds a bit similar to their awesome "I Only Have Eyes for You") and Shep & The Limelites' "Who Told the Sandman." And a popcorn track or two. They're all good. Enjoy!
Now something for all you lovers of the oldies, 20 several somewhat rare (aka rarely heard) tracks, and all so good. Big favs in Rochell & The Candles' "Hey, Pretty Baby," The Nite Riders' "Women and Cadillacs," The Vocaltones' "I'm Gonna Get That Girl," The Gentlemen's "Something to Remember You By" and The Coronets' "I'm All Alone." Most are rockin' good fun. Enjoy!
