In The Trashcan
Records GARBAGE172
"It's up to you to turn it on or off...but I
promise you: this is crazy and you'll have happy good
times..."
Clyde had a happy good time writing and recording this cheerful uptempo r&b tune. He started as one of the Dominoes with Billy Ward in the early 50s. This one is from 1963 on Mercury.
Flipside to "Bring my buddies back", also the title of their sole album, both from 1971. Soul-rock outfit that had an earlier single on Taboo Records. This one was issued on Stone Lady.
One of the many rock 'n' roll heroes discovering soul and trying to reinvent themselves. B-side of "I'm back" (see vol 166).
R&B mixed with jazz in 1956. Red speaks with his tenor saxophone. He moved from North Carolina to Chicago for his musical career. See also vol 171.
One of The Hollywood Flames and also known as Jay Dee, but he was born Earl Lee Nelson. His trademark song was "The duck" from 1965. This organ-driven boogaloo tune however is one of his strongest efforts. A 1968 release on Keymen Records.
Written by the guys of The Strangeloves and hidden as the B-side of "I got to go back". It's a James Brown's "I got you" rip-off. The McCoys recorded it one year later in 1967 for Bang Records.
One of The Hollywood Flames and also known as Jay Dee, but he was born Earl Lee Nelson. His trademark song was "The duck" from 1965. This organ-driven boogaloo tune however is one of his strongest efforts. A 1968 release on Keymen Records.
Oh, I love this EP, reissued in 1983 by Sue Records, but originally this song was issued in 1964. I bought this EP for "I idolize you" from 1960, but the other tracks are great as well.
Backed by The Second City Sound. Result is a very powerful cover version of this soul classic, known by Tina Turner. This 1969 release on Major Minor is the sole output I know by Jennie Darren.
Originally released in 1957 for Atlantic, this R&B song comes from a 1985 reissue on Pama Records, the year Turner died at the age of 74. See vols 193 and 197 for more Joe Turner news.
Not so well known frat rocker on the small label of Afco Records. Recorded in 1965. It's the only release I know by these Creations.
A rare Calumet release from around 1970 by blues pioneer, pianist and singer John Len Chatman aka Memphis Slim. When he died in 1988 in Paris, he was already a blues legend and an icon. Ever heard his 1941 recording "Whiskey and gin blues"?
Gylan Kain co-founded Last Poets in 1968, but also had this funky solo single in 1970 on Juggernaut, featured on his sole album "The blue guerrilla".
B-side of their final single in 1968. No more "Cara-Lin", "Hand jive", "I want Candy" or "Night time". See vol 140 for more surprising info on these three remarkable guys.
UK pop from 1964 by this guy who was also a member of The Playboys. Some frantic guitar playing in here, but it could've been wilder.
This side is better than "She's my girl". There are at least four more singles by this singer. A 1964 release on Rust Records.
