33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#348
October 5, 2020
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My Baby Show
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Hour One

1.   Buddy Holly: Maybe Baby - 1960
2.   The Animals: Baby Let Me Take You Home – 1964
3.   Beatles: Baby You’re a Rich Man – 1967
4.   Dolly Parton: Baby I’m Burning - 1978
5.   Mahogany Rush: Jive Baby – 1976 *
6.   Guess Who: Baby Feelin’ – 1966 *
7.   TNT: Baby I Need Your Love – 1977 *
8.   Dillard & Clark: Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms - 1969
9.   The White Knights: Run, Run Baby – 1966 *
10. The Haunted: Searching For My Baby - 1967 *
11. Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels: Sock It To Me Baby – 1965
12. Barry Allen: And My Baby’s Gone - 1964 *
13. Sam & Dave: May I Baby - 1967
14. The Tremeloes: Here Comes My Baby – 1966
15. Dick Dameron: Rockin’ Baby – 1959 *
16. Blue Cheer: Rock Me Baby – 1968
17. Syd Barrett: Baby Lemonade – 1970

Hour Two

1.   Bobby Darin: Baby Face - 1962
2.   Bohemians: I need You Baby – 1967 *
3.   The Ronettes: Baby, I Love You - 1963
4.   Fleetwood Mac: If You Be My Baby – 1968
5.   Paul James Band: Crazy Little Baby – 1984 *
6.   Bob Dylan: It’s All Over Now Baby Blue – 1965
7.   Howlin’ Wolf: Howlin’ For My Baby – 1962
8.   Simply Saucer: Baby Nova – 2011 *
9.   David Wilcox: Shake It Baby – 1983 *
10. CJ Chenier: My Baby Don’t Wear No Shoes – 1988
11. The Beachboys: Kiss Me Baby – 1965
12. Country Joe & The Fish: Baby, You’re Driving Me Crazy – 1969
13. Carl Perkins: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby - 1957
14. Rory Gallagher: We We Baby – 1975
15. The Buckinghams: Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song) – 1967
The Bonus Track:
16: Junior Wells and Buddy Guy: I Don’t Know - 1972
 

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And Now for The Particulars:



Hour One

1.   Buddy Holly: Maybe Baby
(N Petty / B Holly)
The Buddy Holly Story: MCA - 560
(Originally released on Coral Records CRL 757279)
Lubbock TX

Buddy Holly: guitar, vocals
Joe B. Mauldin: bass
Jerry Allison: drums
Niki Sullivan: guitar
Produced by Norman Petty, 1960

Charles Hardin Holley b. September 7, 1936, Lubbock, Texas / d. February 3, 1959 (22) Clear Lake, Iowa


Despite Holly's numerous contributions to rock 'n' roll, a 1957 interview with Vancouver disc jockey Red Robinson suggests that the singer questioned the longevity of the genre. When asked whether rock 'n' roll music would still be around after six or seven months, Holly replied, "I rather doubt it."

Though his professional career spanned just two short years, Holly's recorded material influenced Bob Dylan, who, at age 17, saw Holly perform on his final tour. The Rolling Stones had their first Top 10 single in 1964 with a cover of Holly's "Not Fade Away." The Beatles chose their name as a kind of homage to The Crickets, and Paul McCartney has since purchased Holly's publishing rights.

2.   The Animals: Baby Let Me Take You Home
(Wes Farrell / Bert Russell)
The House of the Rising Sun: Capitol Records Canada: T 6092 (mono)
Newcastle-On-Tyne, UK

John Steel, drums
Eric Burdon, vocals
Chas Chandler, bass
Alan Price, keys
Hilton Valentine, guitar
Produced by Mickey Most, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin

In rock n’ roll, as in the blues before them, the term for one’s darling was ‘baby’. My baby did this and that. It was used in either genre and yet it was the word for a newborn. How did this come to be and why was it so popular, especially with pop songs. ‘Honey’ was a distant second to baby but still worth considering.

3.   Beatles: Baby You’re a Rich Man
(Lennon / McCartney)
Magical Mystery Tour: Apple Capitol EMI – SMAL 2835
Liverpool

John Lennon: double-tracked lead vocal, piano, clavioline
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, bass, piano
George Harrison: backing vocals, rhythm guitar,[9] lead guitar,[10] handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps
Additional musicians
Eddie Kramer: vibraphone
Mick Jagger: backing vocals
Produced by George Martin, 1967
Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London

If what I say about baby is true, explain The Beatles’ use of it in this song. Very strange, indeed. Lennon wrote the original draft of the song after attending a Pink Floyd performance but never found a chorus; Paul supplied it and the name was changed from its original ‘One of the Beautiful People’. John played a clavioline, a monophonic keyboard instrument that was a forerunner to the synthesizer. Lennon played an early synthesizer called the clavioline on its oboe setting, creating a sound that suggests an mystical, hypnotic Indian sound.

4.   Dolly Parton: Baby I’m Burning
(Dolly Parton)
Heartbreaker: RCA - PL 12797
Pittman Center, Tennessee

Dolly Parton: vocals, guitar
David Wolfert: guitar
Dean Parks: guitar
Jeff Baxter: guitar
Al Perkins: pedal steel guitar
David Hungate: bass
Paulinho Da Costa: drums, conga
Gregg Perry: piano
David Foster: piano
Michael Omartian: piano
David Paich: piano
Mac Rebennack: piano
Bill Reichenbach: trombone
Produced by Gary Klein, 1978

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946 Sevier County, Tennessee

This song was a big statement by Dolly, thrusting her into the pop music lane with this disco rocker which she still plays in performance, usually to open up a show. It was originally released as a double ‘A-Side’ single featuring a country song called ‘I Really Got the Feeling’ to satisfy her base. The album ‘Heartbreaker’ was her twentieth solo LP.

5.   Mahogany Rush: Jive Baby
(Frank Marino)
Mahogany Rush IV: Columbia Records WPC 34190
Montreal QC

Frank Marino: guitar, vocal
Jim Ayoub: drums
Paul Harwood, bass
Produced by Frank Marino, 1976
Recorded by Billy Szawlowski and Ian Terry at Tempo Studios, Montreal


‘Jive’ could mean speaking in a misleading fashion, like “don’t jive me, man”. But it’s also known to dance with a swing, following the 1930s swing jazz era. So any kind of dance with a swing to it, baby.

6.   Guess Who: Baby Feelin’
(Johnny Kidd)
It’s Time: Quality Records V 1788
Winnipeg

Randy Bachman: guitar
Burton Cummings: vocals, keys
Jim Kale: bass
Garry Petersen: drums
Produced by Bob Burns Jr, 1966
Recorded by Tom Jung

Another song by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates covered by The Guess Who (First was ‘Shakin’ All Over’). This one sounds very similar. But this is The Guess Who after replacing Chad Allen with Burton Cummings. The classic foundation of The Guess Who.

7.   TNT: Baby I Need Your Love
(Neil Bishop / Claude Caines)
TNT:  Quay CS 7801
Stephenville, NL
Elaine Kilpatrick, vocals
Neil Bishop, guitar
Ted MacNeil, drums
Denis Parker, guitar
Claude Caines, bass
Brian Murphy, keys
Produced by Neil Bishop & Claude Caines - 1977
Recorded at Clode Sound, Stephenville NL by Claude Caines

8.   Dillard & Clark: Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
(Traditional)
Through The Morning Through The Night: A&M Records  SP 4203
Los Angeles CA

Doug Dillard: vocal, banjo, guitar, fiddle
Gene Clark: vocal, guitar, harp
Donna Washburn: guitar, tambourine, vocal
Byron Berline: fiddle
Jon Corneal: drums
David Jackson: bass, piano, cello, bg vocal
Sneaky Pete: steel
Chris Hillman: mandolin
Bernie Leadon: guitar, bass
Produced by Larry Marks  1969
Recorded by Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt

Harold Eugene "Gene" Clark b. Tipton Missouri, November 17, 1944 / d. Sherman Oaks CA May 24, 1991

Douglas Dillard b. March 6, 1937, Salem, Missouri / d. May 16, 2012)

Gene Clark founded The Byrds with David Crosby and Roger McGuinn. Doug started playing with his brothers in The Dillards 1963. Both shared members with the Flying Burrito Brothers: Chris Hillman, Sneaky Pete Kleinow & Bernie Leadon.

This song was adapted by Flatt & Scruggs. Folklorists claim that it developed from the lyrics in a cowboy song "My Lula Gal", which itself developed from a couple of bawdy British and Appalachian songs generally known as "Bang Bang Rosie", or "Bang Away Lulu”.


9.   White Knights: Run, Run, Baby (Back Into My Arms)
(R Orbison)
45 Single: Gaiety G 117
Regina SK

Barry Keating (vocals)
Art Zimmerman (guitar)
Richard Gettle (drums)
Vern Hoffert (bass)
Produced 1966


This is a classic Roy Orbison song by a band from Regina. The White Knights had a gimmick of wearing white suits and white hair. They recorded two singles for Gaeity Records before changing image and their name to Tomorrow's Keepsake featuring a more progressive sound.

10. The Haunted: Searching for My Baby
(Arthur Lee)
45 Single bw Searching For My Baby: Trans World Record Co. TW 1674
Montreal QC

Bob Burgess (lead vocals)
Pierre Faubert (guitar)
Glen Holmes (bass)
Peter Jugen (guitar)
Peter Symes (drums)
Produced by L McKelvey & H Squires, 1967


This one was written by Arthur Lee of Love. Montreal’s Haunted covered quite a few psychedelic songs from Love and the progressive California Sound that was breaking out with Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield, The Turtles, Moby Grape, Frank Zappa and various other West Coast bands. The Haunted stayed on top of the game in Montreal by having their ears to the ground, always one step ahead of their competators.

11. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Sock It To Me Baby
(Bob Crewe / Russell Brown)
Greatest Hits: Roulette Records SR 59020
Detroit MI

Mitch Ryder: vocals
Jim McAllister: bass
Mark Manko: lead guitar
Jim McCarty: lead guitar
Joe Kubert: rhythm guitar
John Badanjek on drums
Produced by Bob Crewe, 1965

William Sherille Levise Jr b. Hamtramck, Michigan February 26, 1945

Goldie Hawn would say "Sock it to me, " on the TV show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in, while wearing a flowered bikini. The Isely Brothers sang, "I can't tell you who to sock it to." This expression became a short-lived buzz-word with a underlying sexual connotation.

As a teenager, Ryder sang backup with a black soul-music group known as the Peps, but racial tensions interfered and he had to quit the group. He then formed his first band, Tempest, when he was still at High School, and played at a Detroit soul music club called The Village. Ryder next appeared fronting a band named Billy Lee & The Rivieras, which had limited success until they met songwriter / record producer Bob Crewe. Crewe renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels who had hits like ‘Devil With The Blue Dress On’, ‘Jenny Take A Ride’ and ‘Sock It To Me.’ Ryder was the last person to perform with Otis Redding, singing "Knock On Wood", on December 9, 1967, in Cleveland, Ohio, on a local TV show called Upbeat. Redding and four members of his touring band, The Bar-Kays, died in a plane crash the following day, December 10, 1967.

12. Barry Allen: And My Baby’s Gone
(Denny Lane / Mike Pinder)
Now Hear This: Garage & Beat from the Norman Petty Vaults: Big Beat CDWIKD 263
Edmonton AB

Barry Allen: lead guitar, vocals
Wes Dakus: steel
Bob Clarke (guitar)
Stu Mitchell (drums)
Dennis Paul (bass).
Produced by Norman Petty, 1966
Compilation produced by Alec Palao, 2009

Recorded by Norman Petty at Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis New Mexico
Mastered by Nick Robbins

This song originated with the Michael Pinder, Denny Lane song recorded in 1965 by The Moody Blues before they were known for the prog-rock orchestral albums. Recorded by Norman Petty, the same producer who worked magic for Buddy Holly and The Crickets. Barry Allen played in Edmonton based band Wes Dakus and the Rebels who made a few trips down to New Mexico to record with Petty. In this case he released guitarist Barry Allen covering the Moody Blues song.

13. Sam & Dave: May I Baby
(Isaac Hayes / David Porter)
45 single bw Soul Man: Stax Records 231X
Miami FL

Sam Moore and Dave Prater: Vocals
Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Mar-Keys Horns
Produced by Isaac Hayes & David Porter, 1967
Recorded at Stax Sound, Memphis   


The flip side to mega-hit ‘Soul Man’. Being on the B Side of such a hit meant that very few people cared to play the other side, which is a shame. A lot of B Sides were excluded from albums during the sixties.

14. The Tremeloes: Here Comes My Baby
(Cat Stevens)
Here Comes My Baby: Epic LN 24310
Dagenham, Essex UK

Alan blakley, rhythm guitar
Dave Munden, drums
Ricky West, lead guitar
Len Hawkes, bass
Produced by Mike Smith, 1967


Cat Stevens penned song done party style, this became as huge international hit for the Tremeloes (after they split with Brian Poole, their original lead singer). Silence is Golden, Even The Bad Times Are Good, all released in 1967, were the last singles to chart in North America. The band stayed together through the early 70s, releasing a couple of dozen more records that never made it over here.

15. Dick Damron: Rockin’ Baby
(D Damron)
45 Single – B Side: Laurel Records - 45-792
Bentley AB

Dick Dameron: guitar, vocal
Produced 1958

Joseph Glenn Damron, March 22, 1934, Bentley Hills, Alberta

Damron’s 1st single – A Side: Gonna Have A Party. He recorded more than 25 albums and was inducted into the International Country Music Hall Of Fame, in Beaumont, Texas.

Damron recorded Rockin’ Baby in 1957 and stayed pretty much an independent artist until well into the 1970s. He was Canada’s version of the country music ‘Outlaw’, a Nashville term given to Texan based country artists who were anti-establishment. Notably, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Ian Tyson would fit that category. The ‘Outlaws’ took the name as a compliment, wearing their hair long, probably smoking pot and rocking their music up a notch.


16. Blue Cheer: Rock Me Baby
(BB King / Joe Josea)
Vincebus Eruptum: SUN LP 5297 Mono
San Francisco CA

Paul Whaley: drums
Leigh Stephens: guitar
Dickie Peterson: vocals, bass
Produced by Abe Kesh (Eric Albronda), 1968
Recorded by John MacQuarrie at Amigo Studios, Hollywood, 1967

A BB King song electrifried so loud that it can turn the air to mush.

17. Syd Barrett: Baby Lemonade
(Syd Barrett)
Barrett: EMI / Harvest 43346-02821
Cambridge UK

Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Jerry Shirley: drums
David Gilmour: bass, 12 String guitar
Richard Wright: keys
Produced by David Gilmour - Richard Wright, 1970
Recorded by Peter Brown at Abby Road Studios, London


Hour Two

1.   Bobby Darin: Baby Face
(Benny Davis / Harry Akst)
45 single bw You Know How: Atco Records 6236
NYC

Bobby Darin: vocals
Produced 1962


"Baby Face" was performed and recorded by many recording artists of the time, including Al Jolson. It’s also been recorded by Beau-Marks 1960, and by Billy Vaughan, Bing Crosby, Bobby Vee, Brenda Lee 1959, Brian Hyland, Dave Edmunds, Julie Andrews, Sal Mineo, The Crew-Cuts, Tiny Tim. It was first published in 1926 and recorded by Whispering Jack Smith in 1926. Paul McCartney actually sung it live with Wings.

2.   The Bohemians: I Need You Baby
(The Bohemians)
45 single bw Say It Again: Blue Jeans 2810
Montreal QC

Johnny Monk (lead vocals)
Nick Farlowe aka Saraceno (drums)
Ron Gerard (keyboards)
Kevin Miller (guitar)
Gary Pover (lead guitar)
Peter Rochman (bass)
Produced 1967

Late '60's indie act out of Montreal featuring members of The Haunted and Our Generation who released only one single.

3.   The Ronettes: Baby, I Love You
(Spector / Greenwich / Barry)
45 single bw Miss Joan and Mr Sam: Philles Records PH 118
NYC
Ronnie Spector: lead vocals
Cher: bg vocal
Darlene Love: vocals
Fanita James: vocals
Gracia Nitzsche: vocals
Sonny Bono: vocals
Leon Russell: Piano
Produced by Phil Spector, 1963


After the overnight success of their first Phil Spector single, Spector was eager to do a follow-up with the Ronettes. He wrote "Baby, I Love You", again with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and urged the Ronettes to leave New York for California to record the song at Gold Star Studios. A problem arose when the Ronettes were scheduled to leave for Dick Clark's "Caravan of Stars" tour across the United States. In lieu of having the Ronettes skip the Dick Clark tour, Spector decided Estelle and Nedra would do the tour with cousin Elaine, a former member of the group.

Ronnie left for California to record "Baby, I Love You" with Darlene Love, Cher, and Sonny Bono subbing for Estelle and Nedra on back-up vocals. "Baby, I Love You" had an even denser arrangement, featuring Leon Russell on piano. The song was recorded in the early fall of 1963 and released in November that year. It was slightly less successful than "Be My Baby" on the charts, reaching number 24 Pop, number 6 R&B in the United States and number 11 in the United Kingdom.  It peaked at number 11 in the UK during January 1964, at a time when the Ronettes were touring the UK as the support act to the Rolling Stones.


4.   Fleetwood Mac: If You Be My Baby
( C. G. Adams / P. A. Green)
Mr. Wonderful: Blue Horizon ‎– 7-63205
London

Vocals, Guitar: Peter Green
Bass: John McVie
Drums: Mick Fleetwood
Harmonica: Duster Bennett
Tenor Saxophone: Johnny Almond, Roland Vaughan
Alto Saxophone: Dave Howard, Steve Gregory
Piano: Christine Perfect
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1968
Recorded by Mike Ross at Decca Studios

The blues were the first records made to feature song titles with ‘Baby’. Country music adapted the term in Bluegrass and later country pop records so it was only natural that their off-spring, Rock n’ Roll, would utilize the word as well. Right on, baby!

5.   Paul James Band: Crazy Little Baby
(Paul James Vigna)
Almost Crazy: Lick ‘n’ Stick Records  CSPS 2340
Toronto ON

Paul James: guitarsk, vocal
Gary Gray: keys, vocals
Brian Kipping: bass, vocals
Adrian Vecchiola: drums
Rob Hancock: percussion
Produced by Paul James, 1984
Recorded at Comfort Sound &  Kensington Sound studios, Toronto, by Doug McClement, Blair Packham, Gabe Lee and Vezi

born January 18, 1951 in Toronto grew up in the Bathurst and Bloor area of Toronto
Started the band Lick'n Stick 1971. Was a backing band for Bo Diddley at the El Mocambo, 1972 became good friends did lotsa work together.

6.   Bob Dylan: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
(Bob Dylan)
Bringing It All Back Home: Columbia Records CL 2328
NYC

Bob Dylan: vocal, harmonica, guitar
William E Lee: bass guitar
Produced by Tom Wilson, 1965
Recorded January 15, 1965 at Columbia Recording Studios, NYC


Dylan wrote the song in January, 1965 as he was preparing to record Bringing It All Back Home, recording it the same day as he recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man". Typical of Dylan, he wanted to record the song before he became too familiar with it. It is said to be somewhat about folksinger ‘David Blue’ who helped Dylan out when he first arrived in Greenwich Village, New York.

"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" has been covered by a variety of artists, including Joan Baez, Bryan Ferry, the Seldom Scene, Them (also by Van Morrison as a solo artist), the Byrds, the Animals, the Chocolate Watchband,  Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithfull, Falco, the 13th Floor Elevators, the Grateful Dead,  Hugh Masekela, Echo and the Bunnymen and Bad Religion. The Byrds recorded the song twice in 1965 as a possible follow up single to "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "All I Really Want to Do", but neither recording was released. The Byrds did release a 1969 recording of the song on their Ballad of Easy Rider album.


7.   Howlin’ Wolf: Howlin’ For My Baby
(Willie Dixon)
Howlin’ Wolf: Chess Records LP 1469
Chicago IL

Howlin’ Wolf: vocal, harmonica
Produced by Ralph Bass
Recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago by Ron Malo
Released January 11, 1962


Recorded over a 3 year period, beginning in 1959, it features a vast field of musicians backing the Wolf up. They include Jimmy Rodgers, guitar; Hubert Sumlin, guitar; Otis Spann, piano; Buddy Guy, bass; Fred Below, drums; SP Leary, drums; Earl Phillips, drums; JT Brown, sax, and about a dozen others.

8.   Simply Saucer: Baby Nova
(Edgar Breau)
Baby Nova: Schizo Phrenic Records SCHIZ #79
Hamilton ON

Edgar Breau: vocals, guitars
Kevin Christoff: bass
Joe Csontos: drums
Steve Foster: guitar
Daniel Wintermans: guitar
McKinley Jackson: piano
Produced by Jeff Maier, 2011
Recorded by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit
Additional overdubs by Steve Foster at Napier Park Studio, Hamilton
Mixed at The Launch Pad, Detroit by Jeff Meier


9.   David Wilcox: Shake It Baby
(Trad)
My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble: Capitol Records Canada (Re-Issue) SN 66171
Toronto

David Wilcox: guitar, vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Sadia, 1983

David Karl William Wilcox b. July 13, 1949 Montreal, QC

There was an expression in the 1970s: Shake it baby, but don’t break it!

10. CJ Chenier: My Baby Don’t Wear No Shoes
(Clifton Chenier)
Let Me In Your Heart: Arhoolie Records 1098
Opelousas, LA

CJ Chenier: accordion, alto sax, vocals
Cleveland Chenier: rub board
Selwyn Cooper: guitar
Joseph Edwards: drums
Henry Hypolite: guitar
Wayne Burns: bass
Produced by Chris Strachwitz & CJ Chenier, 1988
Recorded at Bay Records, Berkeley CA

After the death of Clifton, his father, the founder of the ‘Zydeco’ sound, CJ Chenier switched from being the saxophonist to fronting the band. This early recording of the new formation still had Clifton’s brother, Cleveland, rubbing the frottoir. It was a sound that Clifton heard in his head to accompany the music. He got his brother to play a washboard behind him but never liked its sound so he invented the ‘frottoir’, the rub board now used by just about every Zydeco band to make them authentic.

11. The Beachboys: Kiss Me, Baby
(Brian Wilson)
45 Single bw Help Me Rhonda: Capiltol Records 5395
Hawthorne CA

Al Jardine: harmony and backing vocals
Mike Love: lead, harmony and backing vocals
Brian Wilson: lead and backing vocals, upright piano
Carl Wilson: harmony and backing vocals; 12-string lead guitar
Dennis Wilson: harmony and backing vocals
Additional musicians and production staff
Hal Blaine: drums, temple block
Peter Christ: English horn
Steve Douglas: tenor saxophone
Jay Migliori: baritone saxophone
David Duke: French horn
Carol Kaye: bass guitar
Barney Kessel: 12-string acoustic guitar
Bill Pitman: acoustic guitar
Ray Pohlman: 6-string bass guitar
Leon Russell: grand piano
Billy Strange: electric guitar
Julius Wechter: vibraphone, bell-tree
Produced by Brian Wilson, March, 1965
Recorded at  United Western Recorders in Hollywood by Chuck Britz

Just back from tour, the Beachboys come in to do vocals to their ‘already recorded song’ featuring members of  the Wrecking Crew that Brian Wilson worked with while the band was on the road. This became the new norm for the band: come home and record what Brian told them to do and then learn the songs to take back on the road with them.

12. Country Joe & The Fish: Baby, You’re Driving Me Crazy
(Barry Melton)
Here We Are Again: Vanguard Records VSD-79299
San Francisco
Barry Melton: lead vocals, lead guitar
Country Joe McDonald: vocals, guitar
Gary Hirsh: drums
David Bennett Cohen: organ, keys, guitar
Mark Ryan: other instruments
Produced by Sam Charters, 1969
Recorded and mixed by Ed Friendner at Vanguard’s 23rd St Studios, NYC and Pacific High Studios, San Francisco


13. Carl Perkins: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
(Rex Griffin / Carl Perkins)
Tennessee: Design Records DLP-611
Nashville TN

Carl Perkins: guitar, vocal
Jay Perkins: acoustic guitar and backing vocals
Clayton Perkins: standup bass
W. S. Holland: drums
Produced by Sam Phillips, 1957
Tennessee Soundtrack recording Produced 1962

The original of the song was made by the legendary Rex Griffin, one of those pioneers in Honky Tonk music. As a songwriter, performer, and recording artist, Rex Griffin bridged the gap between Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, and the Beatles. Griffin recorded the song for Decca Records in 1936. He is the author of the original version of “Everybody’s Tryin’ to Be My Baby,” which Carl Perkins later adapted into his own song, and the Beatles subsequently covered to the profit of all except Griffin, who’d been dead about six years when all of this happened.

The Tennessee soundtrack album features Perkins singing four other songs; other contributers were Huelyn Duvall, Frank Simon and Carl Belew.


14. Rory Gallagher: We We Baby
(R Gallagher)
En El Principio…Rory Gallagher: Decca (Spain) CPS 9383
Ballyshannon IR

Rory Gallagher: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Eric Kitteringham: bass
Norman Damery: drums
Produced by Mervyn Solomon, 1975

William Rory Gallagher b. Ballyshannon Ireland, 2 March 1948 / d. 14 June 1995 (47) London

15. The Buckinghams: Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song)
(Gary Beisbier / Jim Holvay)
45 single bw And Our Love: Columbia Records 4-44254
Chicago IL

Carl Giammarese (lead guitar and vocals)
Nick Fortuna (bass)
Dennis Miccolis (keyboards)
John Poulos (drums)
Dennis Tufano (vocals)
Marty Grebb (keys)
Produced by James William Guercio, September, 1967
Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, NY

Bonus Track this Week:

16: Junior Wells and Buddy Guy: I Don’t Know
(Willie Mabon)
Play The Blues: Atco Records SD 33-364
Lettsworth LA / Memphis TN

Buddy Guy: guitar
Junior Wells: harmonica, vocals
Eric Clapton: rhythm guitar, bottleneck
A.C. Reed: tenor sax
Mike Utley: keys
Leroy Stewart: bass
Roosevelt Shaw: drums
Produced by Eric Clapton, Ahmet Ertgun & Tom Dowd, 1972
Recorded by Ron Albert at Criteria Studios, Miami FL

Buddy Guy b. July 30, 1936, Lettsworth, Louisiana,
Amos Wells Blakemore Jr b. December 9, 1934 Memphis / d. Chicago Jan 15, 1998

This song may not have ‘baby’ in the title, but it does have one of the best ‘baby’s ever. One of my faves!

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