My Favorite Artists
SavoyBG
MY TOP 100 FAVORITE RECORDING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME:
1 ¦ FATS DOMINO
2 ¦ LITTLE RICHARD
3 ¦ HANK WILLIAMS
4 ¦ SMILEY LEWIS
5 ¦ JOE TURNER
6 ¦ ELVIS PRESLEY
7 ¦ CARL PERKINS
8 ¦ BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS
9 ¦ B.B. KING
10 ¦ CLOVERS
11 ¦ BEATLES
12 ¦ DRIFTERS
13 ¦ MUDDY WATERS
14 ¦ BO DIDDLEY
15 ¦ CHUCK BERRY
16 ¦ ROBINS / COASTERS
17 ¦ JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES
18 ¦ FIVE ROYALES
19 ¦ JOHN FOGERTY & CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
20 ¦ JOHNNY BURNETTE ROCK & ROLL TRIO
21 ¦ HANK BALLARD & MIDNIGHTERS / ROYALS
22 ¦ JERRY LEE LEWIS
23 ¦ BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND
24 ¦ WYNONIE HARRIS
25 ¦ ROLLING STONES
26 ¦ TEMPTATIONS
27 ¦ HOWLIN' WOLF
28 ¦ STICKS McGHEE
29 ¦ HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS
30 ¦ BEACH BOYS
31 ¦ SPANIELS
32 ¦ SPIDERS
33 ¦ SONNY TIL & THE ORIOLES
34 ¦ DOMINOES
35 ¦ JIMMY REED
36 ¦ LLOYD PRICE
37 ¦ EL DORADOS
38 ¦ JOHNNY CASH
39 ¦ JIMMY McCRACKLIN
40 ¦ RAY CHARLES
41 ¦ CURTIS MAYFIELD & THE IMPRESSIONS
42 ¦ BUDDY & ELLA JOHNSON
43 ¦ IVORY JOE HUNTER
44 ¦ SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON (RICE MILLER)
45 ¦ CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
46 ¦ ELMORE JAMES
47 ¦ JACK SCOTT
48 ¦ FIVE KEYS
49 ¦ SWALLOWS
50 ¦ FLAMINGOS
51 ¦ MOONGLOWS
52 ¦ LITTLE WALTER
53 ¦ AMOS MILBURN
54 ¦ ARETHA FRANKLIN
55 ¦ EVERLY BROTHERS
56 ¦ BILL HALEY & THE COMETS
57 ¦ J.B. LENORE
58 ¦ SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
59 ¦ DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
60 ¦ EDDIE COCHRAN
61 ¦ LOUIS JORDAN
62 ¦ GENE VINCENT & THE BLUECAPS
63 ¦ TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS
64 ¦ CHECKERS
65 ¦ GUITAR SLIM
66 ¦ BOB DYLAN
67 ¦ LITTLE ESTHER
68 ¦ ROY BROWN
69 ¦ EDDIE "CLEANHEAD" VINSON
70 ¦ JACKIE WILSON
71 ¦ MARTY ROBBINS
72 ¦ ROY ORBISON
73 ¦ LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
74 ¦ WILSON PICKETT
75 ¦ GRASS ROOTS
76 ¦ MAC CURTIS
77 ¦ DELLS
78 ¦ DOORS
79 ¦ SOLOMON BURKE
80 ¦ SHIRLEY & LEE
81 ¦ CHARLIE FEATHERS
82 ¦ MARVIN GAYE
83 ¦ LAMPLIGHTERS
84 ¦ JERRY BUTLER
85 ¦ LITTLE MILTON
86 ¦ MARVIN & JOHNNY
87 ¦ ROY MILTON
88 ¦ CHUCK WILLIS
89 ¦ WANDA JACKSON
90 ¦ GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS
91 ¦ SIMON & GARFUNKEL
92 ¦ LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER
93 ¦ KINKS
94 ¦ DALE HAWKINS
95 ¦ CARDINALS
96 ¦ PENGUINS
97 ¦ SLIM HARPO
98 ¦ BIG MAYBELLE
99 ¦ SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
100 ¦ IKE & TINA TURNER
BUBBLING UNDER THE TOP 100 ARTISTS:
101 ¦ PROFESSOR LONGHAIR
102 ¦ CADILLACS
103 ¦ HARPTONES
104 ¦ RUTH BROWN
105 ¦ LAVERN BAKER
106 ¦ CHARMS
107 ¦ SAM COOKE
108 ¦ DINAH WASHINGTON
109 ¦ YOUNG JESSIE / FLAIRS
110 ¦ PEE WEE CRAYTON
111 ¦ DAVE CLARK FIVE
112 ¦ HOLLIES
113 ¦ SAM & DAVE
114 ¦ FOUR TOPS
115 ¦ THE WHO
MY LISTS - http://hometown.aol.com/savoybg/myhomepage/index.html
SURVEYS - http://hometown.aol.com/savoybg1/myhomepage/index.html
JL
The Byrds
The Yardbirds
Willie Mabon
T Bone Walker
Lightning Hopkins
Roy Acuff
George Jones
Frank Sinatra
The Chantels
The Rolling Stones
Otis Redding
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
Les Paul
Johnny Guitar Watson
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lowell Fulson
Jimmie Rodgers (Blue Yodel)
Johnny Carroll
Brenda Lee
I'm sure I could mention more and of course....
Frankie Laine and Johnny Ray
Julio
now playing: The Tyrones - Blast Off (Decca '58)
SavoyBG
>Conspicuous by their absence:
>Willie Mabon
A late cut, probably about # 118
>Lightning Hopkins
Doesn't do all that much for me, too acoustic.
>The Byrds
>The Yardbirds
In the second hundred.
>T Bone Walker
Probably about # 150
>Roy Acuff
>George Jones
Not my kind of stuff at all.
>Frank Sinatra
He's # 116, in fact "I've Got You Under My Skin" kicks off my playlist
countdown of the top 100 artists. The rule is that I can't use any song that's
already on another playlist, so none of the songs on any of my yearly lists can
be on the artist countdown.
>The Chantels
Probably about # 140
>The Rolling Stones
Look again, they are # 25, I used "Far Away Eyes" for the countdown.
>Otis Redding
Overrated IMO, but still very good, I'd have him around # 122
>Jimi Hendrix
You haven't seen my posts regarding him, huh. He wouldn't make my top 1,000.
>Cream
In the top 200
>Les Paul
Not much interest, I like "How High The Moon," and one or two others.
>Johnny Guitar Watson
In the top 200.
>Tennessee Ernie Ford
Probably around # 400
>Lowell Fulson
Another late cut, he's around # 120.
>Jimmie Rodgers (Blue Yodel)
He wooul probably make the top 500, his "Waiting For A Train" is my favorite
record of 1929.
>Johnny Carroll
Around # 375
>Brenda Lee
Around # 140
>I'm sure I could mention more and of course....
>
>Frankie Laine and Johnny Ray
Johnny made my top 500 artists that i did years ago, like # 476 I think.
LAINE BLOWS.
SavoyBG
>At a glance, it looks like you forgot to mention "Any artist except
>George Thorogood who arose after the 1960's." ;)
Mike, no kidding around, do you know who most of these people are?
Could you name more than one song (if that) by any of these artists, a few of
them are in the rock and roll hall of fame.
28 ¦ STICKS McGHEE
32 ¦ SPIDERS
39 ¦ JIMMY McCRACKLIN
42 ¦ BUDDY & ELLA JOHNSON
43 ¦ IVORY JOE HUNTER
44 ¦ SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON (RICE MILLER)
45 ¦ CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
46 ¦ ELMORE JAMES
47 ¦ JACK SCOTT
48 ¦ FIVE KEYS
49 ¦ SWALLOWS
53 ¦ AMOS MILBURN
57 ¦ J.B. LENORE
59 ¦ DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
64 ¦ CHECKERS
65 ¦ GUITAR SLIM
67 ¦ LITTLE ESTHER
68 ¦ ROY BROWN
69 ¦ EDDIE "CLEANHEAD" VINSON
71 ¦ MARTY ROBBINS
76 ¦ MAC CURTIS
81 ¦ CHARLIE FEATHERS
83 ¦ LAMPLIGHTERS
85 ¦ LITTLE MILTON
86 ¦ MARVIN & JOHNNY
87 ¦ ROY MILTON
89 ¦ WANDA JACKSON
92 ¦ LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER
94 ¦ DALE HAWKINS
95 ¦ CARDINALS
96 ¦ PENGUINS
97 ¦ SLIM HARPO
98 ¦ BIG MAYBELLE
102 ¦ CADILLACS
103 ¦ HARPTONES
104 ¦ RUTH BROWN
106 ¦ CHARMS
109 ¦ YOUNG JESSIE / FLAIRS
110 ¦ PEE WEE CRAYTON
SavoyBG
>Here's a general lesson for you: People have different interests.
You're shitting me?
Gee, it's a good thing you're around here Mike. I always thought everybody all
liked eaxctly the same things.
I just learned a lesson today from Mike G.
People have different tastes.
Let me repeat it a few times so that i remember it.
People have different tastes.
People have different tastes.
People have different tastes.
Okay, I think I can remember it now.
Gee Mike, thanks for teaching me that lesson.
SavoyBG
>Just for fun, I thought I'd try this challenge myself....
Good job Mike, you have a lot more savvy than Mike G, who just ASSUMED that I
was trying to ridicule hi, when I really was just wondering if people arund
here had any working knowledge of some of these older, but lesser known
artists.
> 57 ¦ J.B. LENORE (shouldn't this be J.B. Leoir?) "Roosevelt Blues" ?
It was spelled both ways depending upon the record in question. Are you
thinking of "Eisenhower Blues?"
>59 ¦ DAVE BARTHOLOMEW (never heard of)
He's in the rock and roll hall of fame, he produced almost all of the New
Orleans records in the 50's, and he co-wrote most of Fats Domino's hits.
> 28 ¦ STICKS McGHEE (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Did the original "Drinking Wine Spo-De-O-De in 1949.
>32 ¦ SPIDERS (never heard of)
The biggest R & B vocal group from New Orleans, they had a hit with a song
called "Witchcraft" that Elvis did in the 60's.
>39 ¦ JIMMY McCRACKLIN (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
His big pop hit was "The Walk," re-done by the Inmates in 1979, their version
is on my top 100 for the 1970's.
>42 ¦ BUDDY & ELLA JOHNSON (never heard of)
Bandleader and his sister, who had an amazingly sexy voice, Buddy wrote "Since
I Fell For You" and his sister sang the original version in the late 40's. This
is the song that was a big hit for Lenny Welch in 1963.
>43 ¦ IVORY JOE HUNTER (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
His best known song is "Since I Met You Baby," but he also had a # 1 R & B hit
in 1950, "I Almost Lost My Mind," that Pat Boone revived and had a # 1 pop hit
with in 1956, it's actually one of Pat's more listenable efforts.
>44 ¦ SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON (RICE MILLER) Should be easy, but can't think of
>any...
His most famous song with the rock crowd is "One Way Out," the song the Allman
Brothers did, although I think it was done much earlier than his version, like
in the 30's. He also did "Bring It On Home," the song that Led Zep did on one
of their albums, I think Led Zep 2. Sonny Boy's version is real high on my 1965
list.
>45 ¦ CHAMPION JACK DUPREE (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
This guy recorded for many years, never really had big hits, but had a song
called "Junkers Blues" in 1941 that was the inspiration for "The Fat Man" by
Fats Domino, Fats' debut record in 1950.
>46 ¦ ELMORE JAMES "The Sky Is Crying", "Dust My Broom", etc
Good job, Elmore re-did a lot of his stuff in the 60's, making it a little more
accesible to the rock crowd. He's also famous for "It Hurts Me To," which was
done earlier by lots of people, most notably Tampa Red in 1940, and then again
in 1949, this time entitles "When Things Go Wrong With You."
>47 ¦ JACK SCOTT (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Robert Gordon did a couple of his hits, including "The Way I Walk," His biggest
record was a ballad, "My True Love," in 1958. Sort of an Elvis type, with a
great background vocal group (the Chantones) like Elvis had with the
Jordanaires. Scott was from Canada. The main difference with his records, as
opposed to Elvis, Holly, Gene Vincent, etc... was that the sax was prominently
featured on most of Jack Scott's things.
>48 ¦ FIVE KEYS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
They are considered the best R & B vocal group ever by the hard core fans of
the genre, from Newport News, Va., they had a # 1 R & B hit in 1951 with "Glory
Of Love." Had a big record in 1954-55 with "Ling Ting Tong."
>49 ¦ SWALLOWS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Did the original version of "It Ain't The Meat (it's the motion)", that
Southside Johnny did, along with others, like Maria Muldaur. Also did a lot of
great ballads, with two great lead singers, a tenor (Eddie Rich) and a baritone
(Junior Denby) who sounded like Charles Brown. The bass singer (Bunky Mack)
sang lead on "It Ain't The Meat."
>53 ¦ AMOS MILBURN (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
His biggest record was "Chicken Shack Boogie," also had a big hit in 1949 with
"Bewildered," the somng that James Brown scored with in the early 60's. Had a
good version of "Down The Road Apiece," a song that the Stones did on an early
album.
>64 ¦ CHECKERS (never heard of)
An off shoot of the Dominoes started by former Dominoe bass singer Bill Brown,
they never really had big hits, but were great, and highly thought of by
collectors. They also alternated between three different lead singers.
> 65 ¦ GUITAR SLIM "The Things That I Used To Do" ???
Good job, real name Eddie Jones, the record you named was (according to
Whitburn),one of the three biggest R & B singles of the entire decade in the
50's. Suposedly his "Feelin' Sad," a minor hit in 1952, was a huge factor in
Ray Charles developing his style. Back then Ray was hanging around New Orleans
after not having a lot of success with his early Nat "KIng" Cole type records.
When he heard "Fellin Sad," (he later did the song) something clcked in his
head, and he soon after started making a bunch if great stuff on Atlantic. Ray
played piano on "The Things That I Used To Do." You can hear him yell out
something like "yeah!" at the end of the record, as it supposedly took like 43
takes to get it right. Guitar Slim was an amazing character who had an
enterrage of girls following him around, and who dies very young, just a few
days after Buddy Holly's death.
>67 ¦ LITTLE ESTHER (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
This is the same Esther Philllips who had a hit in the 70's with a disco
version of "What A Difference A Day Makes," she first recorded for my
grandfather's label, Savoy Records, and at about 15 years old she was the
biggest R & B hitmaker of 1950, part of Johnny Otis's crew. She also had a hit
with "Release Me" a few years before Humperdinck recorded the song.
>68 ¦ ROY BROWN "Driftin' Blues" ?
"Drifting Blues" was Charles Brown. Roy wrote and recorded the original "Good
Rockin' Tonight," which became a HUGE hit by Wynonie Harris, and then was done
by Presley on Sun, his second record on the label. Roy also originated "Rockin'
At Midnight," the song that the Honeydrippers did in the 80's. It's similar to
"Good Rockin' Tonight," but NOT the same song, as most people seem to think.
>69 ¦ EDDIE "CLEANHEAD" VINSON (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Had a monstrous hit in 1944, "Cherry Red Blues," as the vocalist with the
Cootie Williams Orchestra. One of his 50s records, "Good Bread Alley," contains
the line, "We have no trouble with our women, 'cus there ain't no pimps
around."
> 71 ¦ MARTY ROBBINS "Devil Woman", "El Paso", "Big Iron", etc.
Yes, but I like him mainly for his early rockin' records. Had a hit with
"That's All Right" as a cover of the Presley record (bigger than Elvis'
version), and also did the second best version of "Long Tall Sally" after
Little Richard. Also had a country hit with his version of "Maybellene."
>76 ¦ MAC CURTIS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Legendary rockabilly artist, had one record, "You Ain't Treatin' Me Right,"
that Alan Freed played a lot in 1956.
>81 ¦ CHARLIE FEATHERS Was this the "Flying Saucers" guy
No, that's Billy Riley. Charlie's most important record was a two sided
scorcher "Bottle To The Baby" b/w "One Hand Loose" in 1956. Went to see him
once at the Lone Star Cafe and he didn't show up.
>83 ¦ LAMPLIGHTERS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
You're probaly confusing them with the Limelighters, very doubtful you could
have heard of these guys. Thurston Harris, of later "Little Bitty Pretty One"
fame was a member, they never had a hit. Made a bunch of good records from '53
to '55 on Federal, the label that the Dominoes were on, and the same label that
James Brown started with.
>85 ¦ LITTLE MILTON (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
His most famous song is "We're Gonna Make it," a monster from 1965.
>86 ¦ MARVIN & JOHNNY (never heard of)
Did the original of "Cherry Pie" that Skip & Flip had a hit with in 59/60. West
coast guys who were affiliated with Jesse Belvin. It was actually Jesse &
Marvin before it became Marvin & Johnny when Belvin moved on to other things.
>87 ¦ ROY MILTON (never heard of)
Wesy coast superstar who was one of the biggest R & B acts in the country in
the mid to late 40's.
>89 ¦ WANDA JACKSON (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
The top female rockabilly artist, she had a hit in 1960 with "Let's Have A
Party," a song done first by Elvis in the "Loving You" soundtrack, his version
was simply called "Party." She's become pretty big as a touring act in Europe
in recent years. Her most famous record with rockabilly collectors is probably
"Fujiama Mama," a song done first by R & B singer Annisteen Allen.
> 92 ¦ LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Lots of R & B hits, including "Driving Wheel," he had a hit with "Sweet Home
Chicago."
>94 ¦ DALE HAWKINS "Suzie Q" (or was that Ronnie Hawkins?)
No, it was Dale, he had several other good records that bombed, like the
original "Little Pig," a song done by the Polecats and Buzz and the Flyers in
the early 80's.
>95 ¦ CARDINALS (never heard of)
Vocal group on Atlantic, had the R & B hit with "Wheel Of Fortune," the huge
Kay Starr pop hit in 1952.
>96 ¦ PENGUINS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Had one of the most important records in the history of rock and roll/R & B,
something called "Earth Angel." Alan Freed used to refer to it as the "first #
1 rock and roll record." It's probably the most significant doo-wop record ever
recorded.
>97 ¦ SLIM HARPO "Shake Your Hips"
Yes, along with "I'm A King Bee."
>98 ¦ BIG MAYBELLE (never heard of)
She did the original version of "Whole Lotta Shaking Goin' On," if you saw the
Jerry Lee Lewis movie, they show what's supposed to be her doing the song in a
small club with Jerry Lee peering in the window a year or so before he ever
recorded. Her best known record is "Candy," a sultry ballad from 1956, on Savoy
records.
>102 ¦ CADILLACS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Probably their most famous record at this point is "Gloria," a great ballad
that wasn't much of a hit when it was out, but has become a staple for doo-wop
groups. Their biggest record was "Speedoo."
> 103 ¦ HARPTONES (never heard of)
Legendary NYC doo-wop group that never had a national hit, most famours for
"Sunday Kind Of Love," and "Life Is But A Dream," which was played during the
wedding scene in "Goodfellas." I just saw them a couple of weeks ago at a UGHA
show in Lodi, NJ. The lead singer, Willie Winfiled, is one of the best of the
gemnre, and still has his voice.
>104 ¦ RUTH BROWN (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Biggest record was "Mama, He TReats Your Daughter Mean," she had a career
revival in the 90's on Broadway, and even won a Tony I think. She was the
biggest female R & B start (BY FAR) of the first half of the 50's.
>106 ¦ CHARMS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Had the big R & B hit version of "Hearts Of Stone" with their cover of the
Jewels original. Fogerts did it on the Blue Ridge Rangers album.
> 109 ¦ YOUNG JESSIE / FLAIRS (never heard of)
Did the original of a song called "Mary Lou" that Rinnie Hawkins had a hit with
in the late 50's.
>110 ¦ PEE WEE CRAYTON (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
Journeyman blues singer who had a few minor hits here and there, nothing that
ever became well known.
SavoyBG
>>94 Ś DALE HAWKINS "Suzie Q" (or was that Ronnie Hawkins?)
By the way, Dale went on to produce things like "Western Union" by the Five
Americans.
Lou Pecora
sav...@aol.com (SavoyBG) wrote:
> Just added this to my web page...
>
> MY TOP 100 FAVORITE RECORDING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME:
So, where's Box Car Willie?
--
-- Lou Pecora
My views are my own.
SavoyBG
>So, where's Box Car Willie?
He was # 14,876, one notch above Mrs. Miller, and one notch below John
Davidson.
Brett A. Pasternack
Just a few comments here...
> >59 ¦ DAVE BARTHOLOMEW (never heard of)
>
> He's in the rock and roll hall of fame, he produced almost all of the New
> Orleans records in the 50's, and he co-wrote most of Fats Domino's hits.
I'm well aware of Bartholomew's role in Domino's work and some of his
other production work; the only thing I know about his own career as an
artist, though, is that he did one of the early versions of "My
Ding-A-Ling" (which went through various titles and writer credits
before Chuck made it a hit).
> >53 ¦ AMOS MILBURN (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
>
> His biggest record was "Chicken Shack Boogie," also had a big hit in 1949 with
> "Bewildered," the somng that James Brown scored with in the early 60's. Had a
> good version of "Down The Road Apiece," a song that the Stones did on an early
> album.
He did one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs, "Christmas (Comes
Once A Year)". BB King redid that song on his recent Christmas album.
> >94 ¦ DALE HAWKINS "Suzie Q" (or was that Ronnie Hawkins?)
>
> No, it was Dale, he had several other good records that bombed, like the
> original "Little Pig," a song done by the Polecats and Buzz and the Flyers in
> the early 80's.
I knew "Suzie Q", and I can pretty much keep my Hawkinses straight
(Ronnie did "Mary Lou", Screamin' Jay did "I Put A Spell On You"). But I
had no idea that Dale went on to produce "Western Union" as you mention
in the follow-up post.
> >96 ¦ PENGUINS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
>
> Had one of the most important records in the history of rock and roll/R & B,
> something called "Earth Angel." Alan Freed used to refer to it as the "first #
> 1 rock and roll record." It's probably the most significant doo-wop record ever
> recorded.
Of all the ones where Mike said he couldn't name a song, this was the
one that most surpised me. I'd bet that he knew the song and didn't make
the connection.
> >102 ¦ CADILLACS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
>
> Probably their most famous record at this point is "Gloria," a great ballad
> that wasn't much of a hit when it was out, but has become a staple for doo-wop
> groups. Their biggest record was "Speedoo."
They also have a Christmas classic with their arrangement of "Rudolph
The Red-Nosed Reindeer". The Smithereens' version of the song is taken
pretty blatantly from theirs.
If you say "Gloria" is better known in doo-wop circles, I'm sure you're
right, but I think the average oldies radio listener (if they were
listening before the stations did away with 90% of the pre-62 stuff) was
more likely to know "Speedoo". Earl "Speedoo" Carroll later joined The
Coasters (while they were still having hits).
I would have done better than Mike on the "quiz" but I'll admit there
were still a few I'd never heard of at all, such as the Spiders and
Buddy & Ella Johnson.
SavoyBG
>I'm well aware of Bartholomew's role in Domino's work and some of his
>other production work; the only thing I know about his own career as an
>artist, though, is that he did one of the early versions of "My
>Ding-A-Ling"
The original version, although that's not one of his records that I like very
much. I've gotten much more into him in the past year after meeting him on our
New Orleans trip and also getting a CD with most of his cuts. He made some
outstanding records between 1949 and the late 50's.
Country Boy
Carnival Day
The Ice Man
Four Winds (the original version of "Let The Four Winds Blow")
Ain't Gonna Do It
Would You
and a bunch of others. "Ain't Gonna Do It" was the "house" song at Imperail,
most of their big artists released a version.
>> >96 Ś PENGUINS (heard of, but couldn't name a song)
>Of all the ones where Mike said he couldn't name a song, this was the
>one that most surpised me. I'd bet that he knew the song and didn't make
>the connection.
You would think so, but many younger folks (under 50 even) just have no
interest in doo-wops, and if he doesn't live in a big Eastern city or a couple
of other places, he really may not know it.
>If you say "Gloria" is better known in doo-wop circles, I'm sure you're
>right, but I think the average oldies radio listener (if they were
>listening before the stations did away with 90% of the pre-62 stuff) was
>more likely to know "Speedoo".
I would say everybody that knows "Gloria" also knows "Speedoo," but Gloria has
become the much bigger classic among people who love that stuff.
Here's the link to the UGHA top 500 songs of all time list, voted on by hard
core doo-wop fans...."Gloria" is # 17, "Speedoo" is # 319.
http://members.aol.com/jerryskok/ugha500.htm
Lou Pecora
sav...@aol.com (SavoyBG) wrote:
> He was # 14,876, one notch above Mrs. Miller, and one notch below John
> Davidson.
YYEESSS!! He beat out Davidson!
SavoyBG
>> >46 Ś ELMORE JAMES "The Sky Is Crying", "Dust My Broom", etc
>>
>> Good job, Elmore re-did a lot of his stuff in the 60's, making it a little
>more
>> accesible to the rock crowd. He's also famous for "It Hurts Me To," which
>was
>> done earlier by lots of people, most notably Tampa Red in 1940, and then
>again
>> in 1949, this time entitles "When Things Go Wrong With You."
>>
>
>One of my favourites - could you recommend a good compilation CD? (Or
>perhaps two, to separate the re-recorded versions) ?
Are we talking a Tampa Red CD or an Elmore James CD?
SavoyBG
>97 Ś SLIM HARPO "Shake Your Hips"
>>
>> Yes, along with "I'm A King Bee."
>>
>
>I tend to confuse him with Jimmy Reed, both pretty laid-back.
Slim has a couple of pretty roocking songs like "Don't Start Cryin' Now."
SavoyBG
>Are we talking a Tampa Red CD or an Elmore James CD?
>>
>
>Either! But I meant Elmore initially.
Since he was on several labels and had some essential stuff on all of them, I
would get this Rhino best of that covers all of the different labels...
http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1821447