Sunday, July 29, 2012

Money


"Money (That's What I Want)" is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise. It went on to be covered by many artists including The Beatles. [Wikipedia]

I'm not naming now the artist who covered the song offered here today. You have to guess who is the singer.

Is this a young Chris Cerf who wrote later the theme tune from the US children's programme Sesame Street and songs from the purple singing dinosaur Barney, songs used more recently by interrogators in Irak on "uncooperative prisoners" exposed for prolonged periods [a.k.a. tortured P.O.W.s] ?

Is this The Unbelievable Chuck Gregg,
a tone deaf homosexual "professional babysitter" from Ohio, recorded by Sonny Flaharty for Shad O'Shea's Counterpart Records ?

Is this one of the earliest record by Georgian singer Wayne Cochran (of Last Kiss fame) who recorded the song while still member of the Rockin Capris on Confederate Records ?




Hear any one of the files above, but download just one. Three links but one and same file, so I will be able to count the votes (number of DLs).

I'll publish the result next week. (if still alive, Inch Allah!)



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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Delinquent Baby


Cheryl Johnson

Delinquent Baby

The Bug Singers 273



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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Put Your Hand in the Hand



Duayne Allen Williams

Put Your Hand in the Hand


A "cover" of the song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded in 1970 by Canadian singer Anne Murray, a best-seller by Canadian band Ocean in 1971.

Regarding the performance of Duayne Allen Williams, I am speechless. Be warned, it's a VERY bad record...

Gene MacLellan died by suicide in 1995. I'm just hoping that this record has nothing to do with his tragic fate.


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Monday, July 23, 2012

My Goose Is Cooked


Joel Grey
With Jack Marshall's Orchestra

My Goose Is Cooked
Lee Wainer-Parke Levy
Criterion Music Corp. ASCAP

As featured in the CBS TV series December Bride

Capitol Records

1957




Real Name: Joel David Katz

The son of Mickey Katz, Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932 Cleveland, Ohio) is an award winning American stage and screen actor and photographer. He has received numerous nominations for his stage, film and television performances, but perhaps is best known for his role as the Emcee in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander And Ebb musical Cabaret for which he won both the Tony Award & the Academy Award.

More about Joel Grey HERE




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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Syncopated Rock


The Cat
Buddy Lucas & Orch.

Syncopated Rock
(Larado & Arroya, Gold Medal BMI)

Arroya Records


Real obscure East-Coast rock and roller with Buddy Lucas on sax. From around the mid-fifties.



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