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RHYTHM & BLUES, SOUL & DOO-WOP
Earl Palmer -> Piano Red
| EARL PALMER | Ace CDCHD 719 | The World's Greatest Drummer, Ever | ● CD $18.98 |
| 30 tracks, 70 mins, highly recommended Great compilation featuring the work of this great session drummer from recordings made in New Orleans and on West Coast in the 50s. A nice mix of old favorites and obscurities including a handful of cuts with Palmer as the leader (the two part Johnny's House Party |
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| THE PARAGONS | Collectables 5035 | The Best Of | ● CD $11.98 |
| 14 songs including Florence/ The Vows Of Love/ Two Hearts
Are Better Than One/ Kneel And Pray/ Hey Little Schoolgirl/ Give Me Love/
If, etc. |
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| THE PARAGONS | Par 101 | Blue Velvet | ● CD $18.98 |
| 27 tracks recorded in the last 50s and early 60s by this
Brooklyn-based quintet. Some of the group's most beloved early sides like Florence/
Twilight/ Let's Start All Over Again and others feature the high-tenor
lead of Julius McMichael, a disciple of the Clyde McPhatter school of
vocal-drama which harks back to gospel beginnings. |
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| THE PARAGONS/ THE JESTERS | Relic 7006 | The Paragons Meet The Jesters | ● CD $13.98 |
| If you missed the Jubilee album reissue of this set, grab
this CD showcasing two of Paul Winley's (Winley Records) star attractions:
Brooklyn's Paragons, led by the soulfully touching high tenor pipes of
Julius McMichael, and Harlem's Jesters, fronted by Lenny McKay and the
great Adam Jackson. Classic sides Florence/ Let's Start All Over Again/
Twilight by The Paragons, as well as So Strange/ The Wind/ The Plea
by The Jesters are all included here for the first time in digitally
transferred form (copied directly from the master tapes). Soul inspiring
doo-wop of the first order - duplicates Relic album 5019 and Collectables
5035 and 5036. (OLN) THE JESTERS: I Laughed/ I'm Falling In Love/ Let's Start All Over/ Love No One But You/ Now That You're Gone/ Oh Baby/ Please Let Me Love You/ So Strange/ The Plea/ The Wind/ THE PARAGONS: Again/ Florence/ Hey Little School Girl/ Stick With Me Baby/ The Vows Of Love/ Twiligh/ Twilight/ Two Hearts Are Better Than One/ Vows Of Love |
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| MACEO PARKER | Verve 511 068-2 | Mo' Roots | ● CD $15.98 |
| Maceo's last session Roots Revisited made quite a
splash; enough to get him back in the studio pronto. The formula here is
the same - no-nonsense roadhouse R&B and funk done up slick for the
90's. This time out there are no JB tunes, but he instrumentally covers
Ray Charles (Hallelujah, I Love Her So), Marvin Gaye (Let's Get
It On), and vocalizes on Otis Redding (Fa Fa Fa). Shep &
The Limelighters' Daddy's Home is a real treat, as is the original
funk of the closing Southwick. 10 tunes with JB bandmates Fred
Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis. (MB) |
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| MACEO PARKER | Verve 843 751-2 | Roots Revisited | ● CD $11.98 |
| A pure delight. Maceo is the reigning godfather of soul
saxophone, and this new and long overdue date as a leader is one of my
favorite releases of 1990. But don't take my word for it - you can ask
James Brown or George Clinton, with whom Parker has played for over twenty
years. Hank Crawford, Fathead Newman, Louis Jordan and Earl Bostic all
come to mind when Maceo blows, but he's got a sound and rhythmic style all
his own, and brother, it's BAD. This set ranges from bop to Sly Stone,
with nods to Ray Charles and Mingus along the way, and features a stompin'
band including fellow JB's Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley, the one and only
Bootsy Collins, and Mingus alumni Don Pullen doing some serious testifying
on the Hammond organ. This is music to make you feel better - about
everything. Better get hit in yo' soul collection! DB) |
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| ROBERT PARKER | Collectables 5163 | Golden Classics - Barefootin' | ● CD $11.98 |
| New Orleans sax player turned singer Parker had a good thing
goin' doing session work for Prof. Longhair, Irma Thomas and Ernie K Doe.
He must have thought the singing game was a snap when he hit #4 on the
charts with the pounding dancefloor classic Barefootin' . His Sneaking
Sally Through The Alley and Let's Go Baby (Where The Action Is)
are well known also. 14 tunes include Skinny Dippin'/ The Hiccup/ Disco
Doctor, etc. (AE) |
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| BOBBY PARKER | Night Train 7107 | The Wardell Quezerque Sessions | ● CD $16.98 |
| A collection of 24 tracks recorded in 1966 and '67 by this
session musician turned vocalist accompanied by top New Orleans musicians
under the production guidance of Wardell Quezerque. Bobby is best known for
his big hit Barefootin' which is featured here along with several
follow ups which were all pretty much identical to his hit but with
different lyrics. When he wasn't cloning his hit he did some fine R&B and
soul song including some nice covers of songs from the repertoire of Otis
Redding, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard and others. Most of these tracks are
making their first ever appearance on CD. |
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| LEO PARKER & SAX GILL | Collectables 5329 | Back To Back Baritones | ● CD $11.98 |
| FRED PARRIS & THE FIVE SATINS | Relic 7056 | Lost Treasures | ● CD $13.98 |
| 25 tracks, 62 min., recommended This companion disc to Relic 7001 (The 5 Satins' Greatest Hits) is a reconfiguration of Relic's earlier Greatest Hits of the 5 Satins lp series, volumes one through three. It features released and originally unreleased numbers plus alternate takes, mostly from the Ember label. Highlights include Please Be Mine Tonight/ Our Anniversary/ Our Love is Forever/ She's Gone and two versions of The Voice one a cappella. There are also a cappella versions of All Mine and Paradise on Earth. Another fine addition to your vocal group library from the quality conscious folks at Relic, featuring fine sound quality, informative notes, and another remarkably un-hip looking photo of Fred Parris and his ensemble. ( THE FIVE SATINS: All Mine/ All Mine/ Church Bells Played The Blues/ I Got Time/ In The Still Of The Night/ I‘ve Lost/ Oh Happy Day/ Our Anniversary/ Our Love Is Forever/ Paradise On Earth/ Playmates/ Please Be Mine Tonight/ Rose Mary/ Senorita Lolita/ She‘s Gone/ Silver Waters/ Thats Love/ The Jones Girl/ The Voice/ The Voice/ To The Aisle/ Weeping Willow/ When Your Love Comes Along/ Wish I Had My Baby/ Wish I Had My Baby |
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| THE PASSIONS | Relic 7031 | Just To Be With You | ● CD $13.98 |
| The original Passions hailed from Brooklyn and recorded in
the late 50's to early 60's - this is the quartet other white outfits on
the revival circuit most admired. Too bad most of their material sounds
pop and insipid. This 16-song set of Audicon, Diamond, Jubilee, and
Octavia releases and alternates includes their renowned version of Gloria,
the pretty Just To Be With You/ This Is My Love, plus the Belmonts
sounding I Only Want You/ You Don't Love Me Anymore. Reissue of
Crystal Ball LP 138. (OLN) THE PASSIONS: Aphrodite/ Beautiful Dreamer/ Gloria/ I Gotta Know/ I Only Want You/ I Only Want You/ Jingle Dreams/ Just To Be With You/ Just To Be With You/ Lonely Road/ Made For Lovers/ Oh Melancholy Me/ One Look Is All It Took/ This Is My Love/ This Is My Love/ You Don't Love Me Anymore |
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| BOBBY PATTERSON | Kent CDKEND 098 | Taking Care Of Business | ● CD $18.98 |
| 29 tracks from the mid/late 60s by this excellent soul
singer recorded for Jetstar and Abnak. |
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| PATTY & THE EMBLEMS | Collectables 5765 | Golden Classics | ● CD $11.98 |
| 20 tracks- Mixed Up, Shook Up, Girl/ You Can't Get Away/
Please Don't Ever Leave Me Baby/ Billy Boy/ Dreams Do Come True/ Don't Put
Me Down/ He Brought Sunshine In My Life, etc. |
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| THE PEARLS | Onyx 2003 | Here Come The Pearls | ● CD $17.98 |
| 22 tracks, 52 mins, highly recommended The underrated Howie Guyton & The Pearls come from Detroit and have a sound very similar to that of The Top-Notes and Valients. The original group was filled with star talent. Howie sang high tenor lead, David Clowney, better known as Dave "Baby" Cortez, sang tenor and played piano, and the group also included Derek Martin, Coley Washington and Geo Torrence. In 1954 the quintet recorded the tenderly beautiful Please Let Me Know for Aladdin, and almost topped this with the touching Shadows Of Love in 1955. During 1956/57 the group recorded for Jerry Winston's Onyx label, where they waxed the unbeatable version of Your Cheating Heart. 22 magnificent sides including the pretty More Than The Day Before (as Howie & The Sapphires). Excludes the Majors single on Josie. No sleeve notes, good overall sound quality. Highly recommended. (OLN) THE PEARLS: Band of Angels/ Bells of Love/ Come On Home/ I Sure Need You/ Ice Cream Baby/ It's Love, Love, Love/ Let's You &I Go Steady/ More Than The Day Before/ My Oh My/ Please Let Me Know/ Real Humdinger/ Rockin' Horse/ Shadows of Love/ The Vow/ The Wheel of Love/ Tree in the Meadow/ Ugly Face/ You're Not In Love With Me/ Your Cheatin' Heart/ Yum Yummy/ Yuz-A-Ma-Tuz/ Zippity Zippity Zoom |
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| ANN PEEBLES | Bullseye Blues 9515 | Full Time Love | ● CD $14.98 |
| Back after a long |
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| ANN PEEBLES | Bullseye Blues 9564 | Fill This World With Love | ● CD $11.98 |
| 15 tracks, 55 min., recommended Half the album is duets
(with Mavis Staples, with Don Bryant) and half "Medley,"
including snatches of songs (Ninety-Nine Pounds/ Walk Away) from
the good ole days. But production (from Peebles/Bryant) is a little slick,
and too much of this album has that written in the studio feel. What a
person wants from an Ann Peebles' disc is Ms. P. with her big tough voice
wrapped around some solid soul and a rhythm section that kills. This disc,
despite all the "friends" who show up, is light on all counts.
The medley is a big tease that will send fans hunting for their Hi vinyl.
Thank arranger Paul Brown who, with his Hammond B3, throws musical monkey
wrenches in every cut. Peebles can still sing, though, no doubt about it.
(JC) |
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| ANN PEEBLES | Hi (UK) 105 | Lookin' For A Lovin' | ● CD $18.98 |
| 21 tracks cut between 1969 and 1981 by this excellent
singer, produced by Willie Mitchell, including Respect/ It's Your
Thing/ My Man/ What You Laid On Me/ Loved Played A Game/ You're Gonna Make
Me Cry/ The Handwriting Is On The Wall/ Lookin' For A Lovin'/ I Didn't
Take Your Man/ Be For Me/ I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love, etc. |
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| THE PENGUINS | Ace CDCH 249 | Earth Angel | ● CD $18.98 |
| This set includes most of Cleve Duncan & The Penguins'
best pre-Mercury sides. Hear the original Earth Angel without the
heavy-handed accompaniment and annoying glockenspiel, the bluesy Kiss A
Fool Goodbye, the pretty backbeat piano on Love Will Make Your Mind
Go Wild and singing guitar solo on Money Talks. 21 magnificent
sides, including 3 CD bonus tracks. Peerless fidelity and exhaustive
sleeve-notes by Jim Dawson. Recommended. (OLN) |
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| DAN PENN | Sire 45519 | Do Right Man | ● CD $9.98 |
| 10 tracks, 37 mins, recommended Dan Penn was one of the many great, underappreciated voices propelling Sixties soul. He wrote such instant classics as The Dark End of the Street, You Left the Water Running, I'm Your Toy, and dozens others of similar quality for the likes of James Carr, Aretha Franklin, and Otis Redding. Those three songs are included here among ten performances that encompass Penn's own versions of his most famous compositions, faithful to the original hit arrangements. Penn is a formidable soul singer himself, able to conjure up endless depths of regret on a whim, especially here on a dramatic reading of the Percy Sledge hit It Tears Me Up. (JG) |
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| DAN PENN & SPOONER OLDHAM | Proper PRPCD 9 | Moments From This Theatre | ● CD $19.98 |
| 14 tracks, mins, recommended Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
are two legendary figures in Southern soul, rock and country having
written, between them such classics as The Dark End of the Street/ You
Left the Water Running/ I'm Your Puppett/ Do Right Woman, Do Right Man/
LOnely Women Make Good Lovers/ Out Of Left Field and dozens others of
similar quality for the likes of James Carr, Aretha Franklin, Otis
Redding, Freddie Weller, The Box Tops and many others. These songs and
others are performed live by the duo in England and Ireland in 1998
accompanied by their own guitar and piano only. Their versions won't make
you forget the more familiar versions but this set makes for pleasing
listening. (FS) |
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| THE PENTAGONS | Collectables 5093 | Golden Classics | ● CD $11.98 |
| 12 songs including To Be Loved/ I Like The Way You Look
At Me/ I'm In Love/ O Wonder/ Your Good Lovin'/ That's All Over Baby/,
etc. |
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| THE PENTAGONS | USA 1050 | Then And After | ● CD $10.98 |
| 16 songs from the late 50s through the early 70s by R&B
vocal group from San Bernadino, California. Includes their two minor hits
from 1961 To Be Loved (Forverer) and I Wonder Of Your Love (Will
Ever belong To Me) and others like She's Mine/ Down At The Beach/
Until Then/ Without Your Love/ Your Wedding Day, etc. |
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| THE PEOPLES CHOICE | Jamie/Guyden 4012 | I Likes To Do It | ● CD $14.98 |
| 15 tracks, 49 min, recommended Reissue of Phil-LA of Soul LP from '71. This fine Phillie Soul classic, often described as "Scat Soul" has veteran singer Frankie Brunson doing vocal riffs over a sparse backing of organ based funk. The title tune hit #3 in '71 & 2 other tunes also charted - Let Me Do My Thing & The Wootie-T-Woo. There are also a few straight tunes like Magic. Besides the original 8 tunes, there's another 7 that were recorded at the same sessions but never released, including an alternate take of Magic as well as other scat tunes Nothing But Soul Food/ It's Still Good. Grunt. (GM) |
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| GEORGE PERKINS | Night Train 7130 | Cryin' In The Streets | ● CD $16.98 |
| 22 track recorded between 1968 and 1979 by this Louisiana
soul singer including his fabulous gospel flavored Crying In The Streets.
The earlier recordings are mostly deep Southern sould while the later sides
are more funk oriented. Like other recent Night Train reissues the
remastering from 45s leaves much to be desired. |
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| IKE PERRY & THE LYRICS | Ohio 1001 | Ike Perry & The Lyrics | ● CD $18.98 |
| 21 tracks including You Can Be My Honey/ Stair Steps To
Heaven/ I'm Travelin' Light/ / In My Letter To You/ It's Too Soon To Know/
Darling, etc. |
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| THE PERSUADERS | Collectables 5139 | Thin Line Between Love And Hate | ● CD $11.98 |
| Includes the 1971 title hit plus Blood Brothers/ Thanks
For Loving Me/ Love Gonna Pick Up And Walk Out/ Mr. Sunshine/ Can't Go No
Further And Do No Better and 6 more. |
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| THE PERSUASIONS | Collectables 5234 | We Came To Play | ● CD $11.98 |
| This collection is a reissue of the quintet's excellent late
70's Capitol album, which includes superb acappella renditions of Sam
Cooke's Chain Gang, Curtis Mayfield's Gypsy Woman/ Man Oh Man,
The Beatles' Let It Be, Joe South's Don't It Make You Want To Go
Home?, The Drifters' Another Night with The Boys, plus boss
renditions of It's You That I Want/ The Sun/ Don't Know Why I Love You/
Walk On The Wild Side. Ten flawless, breathtaking performances from
Jerry Lawson and the bandless boys from N.Y. Highly recommended. (OLN) |
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| THE PERSUASIONS | Collectables 5235 | Street Corner Symphony - Golden Classics | ● CD $11.98 |
| Late 70's reissue from Capitol album - a fine companion to |
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| THE PERSUASIONS | Elektra 1009 | Chirpin' | ● CD $10.98 |
| The Persuasions acapella quintet were born and raised in
the Bed-Stuy section of New York, home for so many street-singing
aggregations of the 50's. Formed in 1966, the group included founding
members Jerry Lawson, a church-edged "rough" tenor lead; Joseph
"Jesse" Russell, tenor; Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad,
baritone; Jimmy "Bro" Hayes, the outstanding and sometimes
awesome bass, and tenor Jayotis Washington, who passed before this session
was cut. A superb collection, this reissue of their 1977 Elektra album
(the one with the Star Trek-type cover) contains perfect harmonic
renditions of Moonlight And Music/ Women & Drinking/ Johnny Porter,
Tony Joe White's Willie & Laura Mae Jones, doo-wop singers'
anthem Looking For An Echo, Sam Cooke's Win Your Love (For Me),
and a gospel song recorded by Chas Johnson with The Sensational
Nightingales in 1972 - It's Gonna Rain Again. Fine notes by Ed
Ward, printed lyrics, and "stuff" in Japanese. Unsurpassable
acapella singing - highly recommended. (OLN) |
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| THE PERSUASIONS | Relic 7075 | Stardust | ● CD $13.98 |
| 12 tracks, 40 min., recommended Recorded in 1969, but not
released on vinyl until ten years later, these solid a cappella numbers
from the vaults of Catamount Records showcase this veteran vocal group at
the beginning of its recording career. The program slightly resembles the
group's first Capitol lp, offering, in addition to the title track, The
Sun/ Man Oh Man/ Gypsy Woman/ The Vow, and A Thousand Miles Away
among others. Still, it's a pleasing program, stylistically more connected
to the 50's than their later work. Recording quality varies a bit, with Old
Man River, recorded live, being the weakest. And the late 60's to
early 70's outfits in the accompanying photos do indeed capture a moment
in time, looking much more dated that the 50's outfits normally seen on
Relic covers. |
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| THE BOBBY PETERSON QUINTET | Relic 7138 | Irresistible You - Piano Rock | ● CD $13.98 |
| 25 tracks, 60 min., recommended Bobby Peterson began his
performing career as a member of a vocal group known as the Apollos, but
didn't hit pay dirt until he joined with fellow Pennsylvanian Joe Pyatt to
form the Bobby Peterson Quintet in 1958. Their big hit was, of course, the
title track here, and their other cuts for the V-Tone label are similar in
style and in upbeat tempo. Those numbers include Smooth Sailing Pts. 1
and 2, Rent Party, The Hunch, Piano Rock,
and Three Street.
In addition, Peterson's quintet served as something of a house band at
V-Tone, so the program here is rounded out with Peterson-accompanied solo
artist vocals such as Yes, I'm Loving You and If I Had Our Love to Live
Over by Big Al Downing, and Steal Your Heart Away by Bobby Parker. Hard
driving music almost all the way, with just a few ballads to vary the
mood, and all of it presented with top flight notes and sound quality.
(DH) |
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| DEWEY PHILLIPS | Memphis Archives 7016 | Red Hot & Blue - Live Radio Broadcasts From 1952-1964 | ● CD $12.98 |
| 59 mins, highly recommended Reissue of Zu Zazz 2012 with
additional material. Absolutely hilarious madness from the Memphis DJ who,
according to Sun's Sam Phillips "... was responsible for
Elvis.". His "red Hot & Blue" show on WHBQ was the
happening thing in 50s Memphis blending R&B, blues, country, gospel
and pop music into a mixture seldom heard before or since. What really
makes this a treat are the many, many advertisements, station IDs, plugs
and general nonsense interspersed throughout the programs, all delivered
in Dewey's unique downhome, breathless, manic style. he talks a mile a
minute, all the while doing his homespun character impersonations when he's
not making mincemeat out of his sponsors commercials when he tries to read
a page in 2 seconds! (AE) |
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| ESTHER PHILLIPS | Collectables 6243 | Live At Freddie Jett's Pied Piper/ Confessin' The Blues | ● CD $13.98 |
| 18 track, 75 mins, highly recommended Two albums from 1970
and '76 (less a couple of tracks for space reasons) featuring the
gloriously soulful pipes of Esther Phillips. "Burnin'" and part
of "Confession The Blues" was recorded at Freddie Jett's Pied
Piper Club with a small combo and features a wide range of material
including a superb version of the Beatles' And I Love Him, a live
version of her hit, the country song Release Me, pop songs like Shangri-La
and I Love Paris and a gorgeous treatment of the Percy Mayfield
classic Please Send Me Someone To Love. The other session was
recorded with a large band and Esther tackles a number of jazz flavored
blues standards like I'm Getting Along Alright/ Confessin' The Blues/
C.C. Rider and others. Great singing throughout. (FS) |
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| ESTHER PHILLIPS | King 622 | The Best Songs Little Esther Ever Recorded | ● CD $9.98 |
| Finally on CD. Little Esther was able to sign with Syd
Nathan's King Records in 1951, after little more than a year with Savoy as
her contract with the latter proved invalid. Continuing to work with
Johnny Otis, the 16-year-old Esther cut some of her most important sides
on Federal, supported on occassions by Clyde McPhatter and The Dominoes,
Mel Walker, Bobby Nunn and The Robins and blues pianist Little Willie
Littlefield. Choice cuts here include the bluesy I Paid My Dues /
Street Lights / Aged And Mellow, and Sweet Lips, plus the
atmospheric Storm and novelty jump The Deacon Moves In. Indispensable
collection. (OLN) |
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| ESTHER PHILLIPS | Rhino 72624 | The Best Of Esther Phillips, 1962-1970 | ● CD $24.98 |
| Two CD set featuring 40 tracks recorded by
this wonderful singer for Lenox, Atlantic and Roulette. |
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| PHIL PHILLIPS | Bayou 7015 | Sea Of Love | ● CD $18.98 |
| 18 tracks, 45 mins, recommended 18 track collection of this fine and distinctive Louisiana singer who had only one hit - the glorious Sea Of Love. Simple lyrics, sparse instrumentation and sounding like it was recorded inside a cardboard box it has an irresistible and hypnotic charm to this day. There are several other songs here that have a similar feel and these are the highlights here including the flipside Juella, two takes of the standard Stormy Weather, the ballad Take This Heart, the interesting Verdie Mae which has the feel of a traditional ballads and others. Other tracks are more mainstream pop R&B, sometimes with strings, but quite appealing thanks to Phil's delivery. No notes but sound is excellent. Too bad they didn't include Phil's amazing Evil Dope! (FS) |
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| PIANO RED | Bear Family BCD 15685 | The Doctor's In! | ● CD $99.98 |
| 122 tracks, 5 hours 5 minutes, essential Fabulous 4 CD set by the legendary Willie "Piano Red" Perryman AKA Dr. Feelgood. The Atlanta born & bred pianist was one of the founding fathers of rock'n'roll and hopefully this retrospective will help in recognizing his contributions. Red had been playing piano since the 20's but except for a couple of sessions with Blind Willie McTell (unissued and now lost) he didn't really get started recording until 1950. That was when he hooked up with Steve Shoals and RCA Victor for a lengthy 9 year stretch releasing numerous singles, EP's (and several LP's) on RCA and Groove. Although he had a fine bluesy voice almost every tune turned out to be a full tilt boogie with Red shoutin' out the lyrics. He was helped out by many of R&B's greats during this time including Blow Top Lynn, Big Al Sears, Rene Hall and his longtime sidekick, Wesley Jackson, a much underrated guitarist. The earliest sessions produced some of his most endearing tunes like Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo/ Jumpin' The Boogie/ Red's Boogie/ Diggin' The Boogie & Rockin' With Red, all proof enough that rock'n'roll was full blown in 1950! In 1958 Red recorded 8 fine bluesy tunes for Chess but only had one single (on Checker) released. The following year he recorded 8 tunes for the Jax label, all released as singles. They sound very messy compared to his previous output but are pretty energetic. In 1961 he changed his style for the times, adopting an early soul style, and changed his name (and the band) to Dr. Feelgood & the Interns. His new label, Okeh/Columbia, prompted the fresh moniker to tie in with his first release, Doctor Feel-Good, backed with Mister Moonlight, later made famous by the Beatles. There were some surprisingly sophisticated numbers during this era like I'll Give Anything and Love Is Amazing, as well as some New Orleans style rockers and old style boogies. All in all I'd say this was essential for all R&B fans due to the historical value of Piano Red's legacy, the high standard of music, the scarcity of the original records and the wealth of previously unissued recordings. And of course you get the standard 20 page large size booklet too. A warning though, my copy has the first 2 CD's transposed ( |
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| PIANO RED | Westside 701 | The Flaming Hurricane | ● CD $13.98 |
| 11 tracks, recommended Delightful previously unissued session recorded by this fine and distinctive performer in the early 70s. Accompanied by a drummer and a very good guitar player he mostly performs some of his old favorites (Dr. Feelgood/ Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo/ Push That Thing, etc), his own distinctive treatments of R&B classics (Shake, Rattle & Roll/ Corrina, Corrina) and give new life to a couple of old pop songs (Let's Fall In Love/ Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone. No surprises but lots of fun. (FS) |
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