Showing posts with label elvis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elvis. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Vince Everett - Such A Night - 1962 45rpm


this is a great jiver vince everette(marvin benfield) was awesome. this is more of a copy of elvis than his other songs. check out livin high, sweet flavors. he has the timing of elvis down to a science. most singers don't have the timing and spark. in his other songs, he doesn't try to sound like elvis. his timing and rhythm is the key

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Jiants - Tornado (1959)


Just listen to that tremelo in the intro!! ultimate bopper dance floor filler! It was approx a year ago that I came across this song. I checked it out over the title alone and loved it. Insts were real big back in the doowop era with mainstream artists like Duane Eddy & The Tornados (Telstar). I only heard 3 hits by this band and yet youtube tells me otherwise. More recently I came across Tornado by Dale Hawkins and like it!.

The Jiants - Tornado -
Claudra CL-112 (1959)

Monday, November 15, 2010

Little Willie John - I'm Shakin'


Fantastic Stroller from Little Willie John, this song is just as raunchy as its composer! Little Willie John actually got arrested years latter for murder, and died a little while after in jail.

Friday, November 12, 2010

The Gaylords - Ma-Ma-Ma Marie (1958)


They may have the faggiest name in all of rock n' roll history, but the gaylords did produce one great song. I've listened to some of their other catalog and frankly im not impressed, they sound like a poor man's Dean Martin. But Ma-Ma-Ma Marie is a solid jiver, and one that will make any rock n' roll dance floor jam packed!