And Now for The Particulars:
Side A – Another Bunch of Songs
1. Billy Budd: Guitar Boogie Breakdown
(Cecil McEachern)
The Versatile Sounds of Billy Budd: Big Wheel Records 2911-002
New Brunswick
Billy Budd: electric lead guitar
Produced by Billy Stoltz, 1971
Another week, another show, but rarely is there a show about
‘Another’. The first hour is dedicated to Another to warm us up before boogying
the blues on Side B, in hour 2.
The Guitar Boogie Breakdown was written by Cec McEachern, a versatile musician
from Prince Edward Island and an indispensible member of Don Messer’s legendary
band, The Islanders. Cec was a great guitar player and just as good a fiddler.
He wrote many fiddle breakdowns to play on guitar, something that he had
to do on Don Messer’s Jubilee. The tune most likely became popular after
the 1961 recording by Sudbury-born guitar maestro Al Bruno on his only LP,
Town & Country Guitar for Arc Records before moving to the States to
become Conway Twitty’s lead guitarist. Many have recorded it since then.
2. The Sadies: Another Yesterday Again
(The Sadies)
Internal Sounds: YepRoc Records YEP-2353
S. Ontario
Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Dallas Good: guitar, organ, vocal
Travis Good: guitars, fiddle, vocal
Produced by Dallas Good 2013
Mastered by Peter J Moore at The E Room, Toronto
3. George Higton: Another Road
(George Higton)
Merrylands: Builtrite Records BR007
Toronto
George Higton: lead vocals, guitar, keys, harmonica
Cleave Anderson: drums
Rachel Melas: bass, accordion
Produced by Lionel Pedro, 2019
Recorded by Lionel Pedro at Trench Recordings, Toronto
George Higton
APRIL 5, 1951 – JULY 15, 2021
4. Rick Fielding: Another Texas Saturday Night
(Alan Rhody / Sonny Throckmorton / Byron Stoehr)
...For The Rest Of My LIfe: Canfield - C1001
Toronto ON
Rick Fielding - guitar
Graham Townsend - fiddle
Frank Barth - steel guitar
Tony Quarrington - electric guitar
Jack Mooney
Bill Prosser
David McCallan
Tom Wolf
Paul Neary
Bernard Dolan
Larry Thompson
Nancy Ryan, Maragaret Good, Paul Quarrington, Martin Worthy: bg vocals
Produced by Dan Cain & Rick Fielding, 1981
Recorded by Larry Thompson at Captain Audio, Toronto
Mastered at Eastern Sound, Toronto
Ex-CIUT Acoustic Workshop host, Rick Fielding who died in 2006, was
good friends with Nashville based singer-songwriter Alan Rhody who practically
gave Rick the song because he loved how Fielding did it. He came up and did
Rick’s show here at CIUT a few times.
5. The Seekers: I’ll Never Find Another You
(Tom Springfield)
The Best of The Seekers: Capitol Records SM 2746
Melbourne / Victoria, Australia
Judith Durham: piano, vocals
Athol Guy: bass, vocals
Keith Potger: 12 string guitar, banjo, vocals
Bruce Woodley: guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.
US Release Produced by Bill Miller, 1968
The Seekers were formed in 1962
This record was originally released December 1964, it reached No. 1 in the
UK in February 1965. It eventually went on to sell 1.75 million copies worldwide.
6. The Blue Valley Boys: Guitar Breakdown Boogie
(Cec McEachern)
On Stage At The Drake: Arc - 579
Toronto ON
Bunty Petrie: fiddle West Bathurst NB
Dick Nolan: guitar Corner Brook NL
Roy Penny: guitar Corner Brook NL
Johnny Bourque (Burke): bass - Rosaireville NB
Moose Latreck: MC
Producer Unknown, 1964
Recorded live (they say) at the Drake Hotel, Queen St East, Toronto
7. Brave Belt: Another Way Out
(Randy Bachman / Chad Allan)
Brave Belt II: Reprise – 2057
Winnipeg MB
Randy Bachman: guitar, vocals
Fred Turner: lead vocals, bass
Robin Bachman: drums
Chad Allan: keys, vocals
Produced by Randy Bachman, 1972
Recorded by Mark Smith w Allan Moy & Cub
Richardson at RCA Studios, Toronto
After Bachman left Guess Who he formed this ‘folk’ band with bro Randy
& ex-Guess Who lead vocalist Chad Allan. Recorded 1 LP and required bass
player for touring so hired Fred Turner. Allan quit before BBII was completed
and sang on a few songs. He was replaced by Turner on lead vocals. The demo
intended for Brave Belt III became the first Bachman Turner Overdrive LP.
8. Pearls Before Swine: Another Time
(Tom Rapp)
One Nation Underground: ESP-Disk Records ESP-1054
Melbourne Florida
Tom Rapp: Vocals, Guitar
Wayne Harley: Autoharp, Banjo, Mandoline, Vibraphone, Audio Oscillator, Harmony
Lane Lederer: Bass, Guitar, English Horn, Swinehorn, Sarangi, Celeste, Finger Cymbals
Roger Crissinger: Organ, Harpsichord, Clavioline
Warren Smith: Drums, Percussion
Produced by Richard L Alderson, 1967
Recorded by Richard Alderson and Elmer J Gordon at Impact Sound, NYC, May 67
Released October 1967
Thomas Dale Rapp b. Bottineau, N Dakota, March 8, 1947 / d. Feb 11, 2018 Melbourne, Florida (70)
The group took its name from a Bible passage: "Give not that
which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine ...."
meaning: do not give things of value to those who will not understand or
appreciate them. PBS was under the influence of The Fugs who directed them
to ESP Records in the mid-1960s. On working with the label ESP-Disk, Rapp
has said that "We never got any money from ESP. Never, not even like a hundred
dollars or something. My real sense is that he (Bernard Stollman) was abducted
by aliens, and when he was probed it erased his memory of where all the money
was". They then went to Reprise Records and released several albums with
them before Tom Rapp went solo in 1972.
9. The Band: Just Another Whistle Stop
(Richard Manuel / Robbie Robertson)
Stage Fright: Capitol Records SW 425
Toronto ON
Levon Helm: drums
Jamie Robbie Robertson: guitar
Richard Manuel: vocal, hammond Organ
Rick Danko: bass
Garth Hudson: keys, brass, woodwinds
Produced by The Band, 1970
Recorded by Todd Rundgren at Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock NY
Mixed by Glyn Johns
Glyn Johns: if you don’t know who this guy is, then look him up. He
worked on Beatles’ recordings, did the Stones, The Eagles and countless others.
Check out his book Sound Man.
10. The Scene: Scenes (From Another world)
(Neil Sheppard / J Fishman)
45 single: BT Puppy Records Inc: 533
Montreal QC
Truly Noland: guitar
Michael Ship: vocals, keys
Marty Simon: drums
Danny Zimmerman: bass
Produced by Neil Sheppard, 1968
Recorded by Jack Adams & Wally Sheffey, Montreal
Members of this band would go on to play in a pop sensation band from
Montreal called ‘Life’ who would release a really good version of ‘Strawberry
Fields Forever’ in 1969. That would be the first of several 45s they’d release
plus one LP.
11. Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys: Strike A Match & Light Another
(Jay Ungar)
Albion Doo-Wah…: Polydor Records 24-4023
NYC
Michael Equine: percussion, vocal
Bob Smith: keys, vocals
Roy Michaels: bass, guitar, vocals
Jay Ungar: violin, mandolin, guitar, vocals
Larry Packer: guitar, violin, viola
Paul Johnson: guitar
Produced by Cat Mother, 1970
Recorded by Bob Schumaker at Pacific High Recording Co., San Francisco
The composer of this song is the same guy who wrote Ashokan Farewell,
now considered a folk antham of sorts. Cat Mother’s first album was the only
album produced for another band by Jimi Hendrix.
Cat Mother existed between the years 1967 – 77. Toronto Rock and Roll Revival,
the historic concert headlined by The Doors, where John Lennon and The Plastic
Ono Band appeared in a surprise performance.
12. Lester Lanin Orchestra: Guitar Boogie Twist
(A Smith)
Twistin In High Society Epic LN 3825
New York City
No musicians identified
Produced by Jim Foglesong 1961
Lester Lanin b. August 26, 1907, Philadelphia, PA – d. Oct. 27, 2004, New York City
The youngest of ten children born to a family of Russian Jewish
immigrants, Lester and two of his brothers went on to be jazz band leaders.
He made his name during the depression by playing at exclusive parties thrown
by the rich and powerful. He was hired worldwide to play for dignitaries
and monarchs, in addition to a recurring invitation to play at White House
inaugural balls from the Eisenhower administration to the Carter administration.
According to Lanin, one of his most memorable performances was playing at
a party for avant-garde rock musician Frank Zappa. This was reported by Billboard
magazine in 1974
13. The Roches: Another World
(The Roches)
Another World: Warner Bros Records 92-53211
Park Ridge, New Jersey
Maggie Roche: keys, singing
Terre Roche: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, singing
Suzzy Roche: acoustic guitar, singing
Carter Cathcart: drums, bass, keys, electric guitars
Tim Barfield: bass
Gene Bianco: harp
Francisco Centeno: bass
Ed Kalehoff: synths, keys
Steve Love: electric guitar
Roy Markowitz: drums
Sammy Meredino: drums
Lee Shapiro: synclavier
Andy Schwartz: electric guitar
Produced by Edd Kalehoff and Howard Linderman, 1985
Recorded by Howard Linderman at Producers Recording Studio
Mixed by Howard Linderman at RPM Studio
The Roche sisters have the most amazing, off-key harmony vocals that
have amazed countless fans, including the likes of Robert Fripp who produced
one of their albums. Their song Married Men was a hit for Phoebe Snow in
1979. Suzzy’s daughter is the half-sister to Martha and Rufus Wainwright
(with Kate McGarrigle).
14. Humphrey & The Dumptrucks: Another Storm
(Graeme Card)
Hot Spit!: Boot Records BOS 7106
Saskatoon, SK
Gary 'Humphrey Dumptruck' Walsh (banjo, dobro)
Michael 'Bear' Millar (12-string guitar, bass, jug)
Michael 'Ernie' Taylor (guitar, autoharp)
Graeme Card (guitar, mandolin)
Produced by John Stewart & Michael Elder, 1971
Recorded by John Stewart at Eastern Sound, Toronto
They started out as a jugband in the late ‘60s, playing everywhere they
could in Saskatchewan. They had four lead singers, a lot of dexterity, Graham
Card being their star singer-songwriter and released three albums before
Card left to go solo.
15. The Paupers: Another Mans Hair on my Razor
(Adam Mitchell)
Ellis Island: Verve Forecast FTS-3051
Toronto, ON
Adam Mitchell –guitar, vocals
Brad Campbell - bass
Chuck Beal – lead guitar
Skip Prokop - Drums
Al Kooper - Keys
Produced by Elliot Mazer, 1968
Recorded by Fred Catero
Taken from the disjointed second album released by Toronto’s The Paupers,
featuring Brad Campbell (The Last Word) on bass, replacing Denny Gerrard.
Produced by Neil Young’s pal Elliot Mazer (September 5, 1941 – February 7,
2021). This being the band’s second kick at the can, released while the band
was breaking up, didn’t help their situation. Which was too bad coz this
was one of Toronto’s best bands of their day.
16. Tom McQueston: Rosebud of Avanmore
(Traditional)
With Variations: Ind - No Serial
King City ON
Tom McQueston: fiddle
Kate Murphy: piano
Ian Bell: guitar
Produced by Ian Bell, 2008
Recorded by Brian Pickell at Tommy's home in King City, 1980
In honour of the late
Kate Murphy
(1950-2021)
'KATE'S BURSARY BASH" - all star concert in memory of our dear friend Kate Murphy.
The benefit will be held July 27th, in the Main Hall of the Tranzac Club.
Money raised will go into the Kate Murphy Bursary Fund to lend financial
help to students attending the AlgomaTrad family camp to learn traditional
music and dance.
https://www.algomatradonline.ca/bursaries
Here’s Kate on piano, backing up one of Canada’s top fiddlers, Toronto-based
Tommy McQueston when he was in his late ‘70s. Tom died at the age of around
106, still playing for people in long term care homes till the end. He was
featured in the liner notes of Graham Townsend’s Rounder Records release
“The Violin”, as one of Graham’s earliest teachers. Other than this recording,
which was never officially released, he didn’t make records.
17. Tom McQueston: League And Slashers
(Traditional)
With Variations: Ind - No Serial
King City ON
Tom McQueston: fiddle
Kate Murphy: piano
Ian Bell: guitar
Produced by Ian Bell, 2008
Recorded by Brian Pickell at Tommy's home in King City, 1980
18. Carlo Buti: Reginella Campagnola
(E Di Lazzarro / Bruno)
78 single bw Rosalie: Columbia Records 14974-F
Florence Italy
L’Orchestra Faruzzi
Produced 1941
Carlo Buti b. Florence Italy 14 November 1902 – 16 November 1963 Montelupo Fiorentino, in Tuscany (61)
He was an Italian interpreter of popular and folk music. He was
known as "the Golden Voice of Italy", and was possibly the first superstar
of Italian music in the twentieth century. He recorded 1574 songs during
his career. Some referred to him as the Frank Sinatra At the time, his was
the most-recorded voice in Italian music history.
Side B – Ok, Let’s Boogie!
1. Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen: The Boogie Man Boogie
(M Richards / Billy C Farlow / G Frayne / John Tichy)
Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen: Warner Brothers Records BS 2847
Chicago ILL
Lance Dickerson: drums, vocals
Paul Bruce Barlow: bass, vocals
Bill Kirchen: lead guitar, vocals
John Tichy: ryhthm guitar, vocals
Andy Stein: fiddle, sax
Ernie Hagar: peddle steel
George Frayne IV (Commander Cody): piano, vocals
Billy C Farlow: lead vocal, harmonica
Produced by John Boylan, 1975
Recorded at Record Plant, Sausalito CA Sept-Oct 1974 by Paul Grupp
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Records, LA
2. Buster Brad Jones: Back Porch Boogie
(Brad Jones)
Floppy Disk EP: Guitar Player Magazine / Soundpage #46
Ames IO
Buster Brad Jones: guitar
Produced by Brad Jones, 1988
Born Bradley F. Jones in Ames, Iowa, he first became known after
entering Guitar Player Magazine's International Reader's Soundpage Competition
in 1988 on a whim. He submitted an original composition, titled Back Porch
Boogie, recorded using a reel-to-reel recorder and then transferred to cassette
using a boombox. Jones came in first place out of nearly 900 entries. He
went on to win the National Fingerpicking Championship at Winfield, Kansas
in 1990.
The first documented use of the word boogie is dated back to 1929. Boogie
energy is to get people dancing to the strongly rhythmic music. The earliest
association of the word boogie was with blues and later rock and roll and
rockabilly. “Boogie-woogie” is a style of piano-based blues that became very
popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Boogie rock is a style of blues rock music that developed in the late 1960s.
Its key feature is a repetitive driving rhythm, which emphasizes the groove.
In 1948, American blues player John Lee Hooker recorded "Boogie Chillen'",
an urban electric blues tune derived from early North Mississippi Hill country
blues. Hooker's "repeated monochord riff" on guitar was adapted by the American
rock group Canned Heat for "Fried Hockey Boogie", first released in 1968
on their “Boogie with Canned Heat” album. Malcolm Young explained its influence
on AC/DC:
“The pub scene ... It was like, "Give us a boogie! Give us a boogie!" So
everybody played a boogie ... [W]e used to like Canned Heat from way back,
and we would just jam on their stuff.”
So let’s boogie: here’s Canned Heat with some great Boogie Music.
3. Canned Heat: Boogie Music
(LT Tatman III)
Living The Blues: Liberty Records – LST 27200
Los Angeles CA
Bob Hite – vocals
Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica
Henry Vestine – lead guitar
Larry Taylor – bass
Adolfo de la Parra – drums
Dr. John – horn arrangements
Produced by Canned Heat and Skip Taylor, 1968
Recorded by Rich Moore and Ivan Fisher at I.D. Sound Studios, Hollywood
From their third release, a 2 LP set of boogie music. This band, probably
more than anyone else that I can think of, were one of the best boogie bands
there was. They helped define what boogie was. This comes from a 2LP album,
the second record being the Refried Boogie parts 1 and 2, which takes up
the entire record – both sides!
4. The Bonzo Dog Band: Humanoid Boogie
(Neil Innis)
Urban Spaceman: Imperial Records 12432
London UK
Rodney Slater: sax
Roger Spear: sax, guitar
Vivian Stanshall: vocal, guitar, sax
Neil Innis: guitar, keys
Legs Larry Smith: drums
Produced by Gus Dudgeon and Gerry Bron, 1968
The 1968 album 'Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse' was released
as Urban Spaceman in the US and Canada by The Bonzo Dog Band in 1970. The
phrase "the doughnut in granny's greenhouse" is obscure British slang for
the loo. Originally called The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, they came to public
attention through a 1968 ITV comedy show, Do Not Adjust Your Set. The band
was officially formed on 25 September 1962 after several members bonded after
listening to the Sonny Liston / Floyd Patterson championship boxing match.
Their hit song, I'm The Urban Spaceman, was co-produced by Gus Dudgeon and
Paul McCartney.
5. Claudja Barry: (Boogie Woogie) Dancing Shoes
(Mats Bjoerklund / Jorg Evers / Keith Forsey / Jürgen Korduletsch / Claudja Barry)
45 single bw Forget About You: Lollipop Records LG 2
Toronto ON
Claudja Barry : vocal
Produced by Jürgen Korduletsch 1978
Claudja Barry b. Jamaica 1952 and moved to Toronto when she was six.
Lollipop Records was a German label, primarily known for 1970s
disco releases involving producer Jürgen S. Korduletsch. Claudja Barry
put out a lot of records through them. She’s released seven album since 1976.
6. Teenage Heads: Blood Boogie
(Teenage Heads)
45 single bw (I’m Just) Too True: MCA Records, MCA 52265
Hamilton ON
Gordie Lewis: guitar
Frankie Venom: vocals
Steve Marshall: bass
Nick Stipanitz: drums, vocals
Dave Rave: bg vocal
Produced by David Bendeth, 1983
Mixed by Danny Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
The band’s name, Teenage Head, came from a Flaming Groovies album of
the same name. They were formed in 1975. Their performance at The Gary’s
Last Tango, at the Horseshoe Tavern, resulted in a riot out on Queen Street.
In 1983 they signed with an American label, MCA, who demanded that they change
their name to Teenage Heads.
7. Amos Garrett: Bert’s Boogie
(Amos Garrett / Daryl Bennett)
I Make My Home In My Shoes: Stony Plain – SPL 1132
Willowdale ON / Calgary AB
Amos Garrett: guitar
Tom Lavin: guitar, percussion
Brian MacLeod: synth
Mike Kalanj: organ
Daryl Bennett: drums
Dave Bjarnason: drums
David Burgin: harmonica
Ted Borowiecki: piano
Jack Lavin: bass
Brian Pollock: bass
Ron Casat: piano
Bill Runge: synth
Produced by Tom Lavin, 1989
Recorded by Steve Smith, Bill
Buckingham with Marcel DuPerreault at Blue Wave Studio, Vancouver
8. The Grateful Dead: New Speedway Boogie
(Garcia / Lesh / Hunter)
Workingmans Dead: Warner Brothers 1869
San Francisco CA
Jerry Garcia: lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo, vocals
Bob Weir: guitar, vocals
Pigpen (Ron McKernan): keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Phil Lesh: bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann: drums, percussion
Mickey Hart: drums, percussion
Produced by Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor, Grateful Dead - 1970
Recorded by Alembic at Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco
9. Junior Jug Band: Washtub Boogie
(Chris Whiteley / Ken Whiteley)
Lots More: Kids Records KRL 1018
Toronto ON
Ken Whiteley: guitars, piano, organ, mandolin, banjo trumpet, autoharp,
spoons, washboard, washtub, harmonica, kazoo, rub board, jug
Chris Whiteley: guitars, harmonicas, trumpet, pedal steel, kazoo
Dan Whiteley: drums, percussion
Jenny Whiteley: lead vocals, kazoo
Produced by Chris & Ken Whiteley, 1985
Recorded by Chad Irschik at Inception Sound, Toronto
This record features the young Whiteley clan of 1985 with Dan and Jenny
Whiteley, Chris Whiteley’s kids and their dad and uncle Ken.
Re-issued on CD as Songs To Sing, Holborne Distributing HKZ 007 – 1997
10. The Easybeats: Rock n’ Roll Boogie
(Harry Vanda / George Young)
Friends: Polydor Records 184246
Sydney, Australia
George Young: vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Harry Vanda: lead guitar, vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Dick Diamonde: bass
Tony Cahill: drums, percussion
Produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, 1970
Recorded at Vanda & Young’s Home Studio, London, Aug 1969
By 1969, six albums in, The Easybeats were beating the sounds of their
own demise. Having relocated to the UK, they started releasing demos for
other artists to record and that’s how the album Friends was born. It would
be their last album release.
11 King Biscuit Boy: Blue Light Boogie
(J.M. Robinson)
Richard Newell aka King Biscuit Boy: Stony Plain Records SPL 1120
Hamilton ON
King Biscuit Boy: vocals, harmonica
Dennis Grasely aka Sonny Del Rio: saxes
John Lewis: guitar
Teddy Joe Brown: piano
Neil Nickafor: bass
Paul Panchezak: drums
Produced by Andy Grigg & Richard Newell, 1988
Recorded & Mixed at Sound Path Studios, Oakville ON by Richard Lightheart
Richard Alfred Newell (March 9, 1944 January 5, 2003)
This is one of my favourite Canadian blues tracks! I love the
beat, the dog howls, the feel of the song. Sonny Del Rio is a fabulous musician,
known to jump up on a table to blow a sax solo. The Hamilton Spectator rated
Richard Newell as the 11th most popular Hamiltonian of all time!
12. Leahy Family: Boogie Blues
(Leahy Family)
The Leahy Family: Donlea Records A 100
Lakefield ON
Chrissy Leahy: piano
Siobheann Leahy: bass
Donnell Leahy: drums
Produced by Vivian Murphy, 1982
Recorded by Fred Peterson at Kinck Sound, Toronto
Chrissy, 18 Julie, 17 Denise,
16 Siobheann, 15 Donnell, 13
Maria, 11 Francis, 10 Agnes, 9
Douglas, 8 Erin, 5
Another family band with a lot of kids. They were very popular for a while
then the kids got older, some went away for school, others got jobs or married.
In 1985, they were the subject of a short film entitled Leahy: Music Most
of All which received an Academy Award in the category of "Best Foreign Student
Film".
In 1997 several Leahy family members re-united as Leahy, toured and released
several albums. The most well known of the bunch is Donnell, married to fiddle
star, Natalie MacMaster.
13. Hound Dog Taylor: 55th Street Boogie
(Roosevelt Taylor)
Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers: Alligator Records 4701
Chicago IL
Theodore Roosevelt Taylor: vocals, slide guitar
Ted Harvey: drums
Brewer Phillips: guitar
Produced by Bruce Iglauer, 1971
Recorded by Stu Black
Theodore Roosevelt Taylor b. Natchez Mississippi, April 12, 1915 / d. Chicago Dec 17, 1975 (60)
Around 1970, a young Bruce Iglauer was working as a shipping
clerk for a small Chicago blues record label, Delmark, when he first heard
Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers perform at a Chicago club. The unusual
three piece band (Hound Dog’s distorted slide guitar; Phillips’ bass runs
played on a normal electric guitar, and the drums of Ted Harvey) had no bass
player, were as loud as hell and primitive as possible. Iglauer eagerly ran
back to Delmark to persuade them to sign the band, but Delmark balked. Using
his own money, Igauer brought the band into a recording studio and at the
cost of $900., had them record live, like at a club, no overdubs. He put
the record out on his own new Alligator Records label. Taylor brought the
hard rocking folk blues to light, recording three raw albums for the fledgling
recording company before succumbing to lung cancer in 1975. He was elected
to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1984.
14. Savoy Brown: Boogie Brothers
(Miller Anderson)
Boogie Brothers: London Records APS 638
London UK
Miller Anderson: guitar, vocal
Kim Simmonds: guitar
Stan Webb: guitar
Jimmy Leverton: bass
Eric Dillon: drums
Produced by Harry Simmonds and Savoy Brown, 1974
Recorded at Island Studios, London by Howard Kilgour
No boogie show is complete without some Savoy Brown, the boogie masters
of Britain. They’ve recorded several great boogies over the years. Kim Simmonds must be a boogie god.
15. Hank Snow & The Rainbow Ranch Boys: Rhumba Boogie
(Clarence E. Snow)
45 single bw You Pass Me By: RCA Victor 48-0431
Brooklyn NS
Hank Snow: vocals, guitar
Rainbow Ranch Boys
Hillous Butrum: guitar
Kayton Roberts: steel guitar
Chubby Wise: fiddle
Others not listed
Produced 1951
Boogies went across genre lines. All sorts of music, from country to jazz
had boogie power. Here’s Hank Snow from 1951 doing the Rhumba Boogie.
16. Anne Little w The Ray Little Gang: Rock A Bye Boogie
(Rocky Starr / Will Carson)
The Ray Little Gang: Arc Records ARC 534
Calgary AB
Ray Little, banjo
Anne Little, guitar and vocals
Jimmy Daughtry (also spelled Dotry), bass, mandolin, fiddle and comedy
Tex Emery, steel guitar
Cowboy Floyd Sillitto, featured vocalist
Doug Goldsmith, accordion
Dusty Rio, bass, guitar, vocals
Big Champ, fiddle
Produced 1962
Ray Little was born September 4, 1913 in Henniker, New Hampshire
and married his singing duet partner Anne in 1941. In 1950 the couple moved
up to Canada and began performing around the province of Alberta. He was
given his own weekly radio program of live music featuring guests such as
Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, Slim Whitman and others. Ray died June 26, 1991.
17. Tennessee Ernie Ford: Smoky Mountain Boogie
(Ernie Ford / Cliffie Stone)
Sixteen Tons: Capitol Records Star Line Series DT 1380
Bristol TN
Ernie Ford: vocals
Cliffie Stone Orchestra
Album Produced by Lee Gillette, 1960
Originally Recorded 1949
Ernest Jennings Ford b. Bristol, Tennessee Feb 13, 1919 / d. Oct 17, 1991 (72) Reston, Virginia
When I was a kid watching I Love Lucy, there was an episode where
the guest star was Tennessee Ernie Ford. What a voice he had! While Ford
was mostly into bluesy country, it was his gospel recordings that sold incredibly
well. What I didn’t know was how much he loved boogie music. In fact, on
Sixteen Tons he wrote and recorded several boogies. Shot-Gun Boogie, Catfish
Boogie, Smoky Mountain Boogie and Blackberry Boogie and they’re all great.
Smokey Mountain Boogie was originally recorded by Ford in 1949.
18. Frank Zappa: Transylvania Boogie
(Frank Zappa)
Chungas Revenge: Reprise / Bizarre 2030
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: vocal, guitar
Ian Underwood: organ
Max Bennett: bass, vocal
Aynsley Dunbar: drums
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1970
Recorded by Dick Kunc, Stan Agol & Roy Baker at The Record Plant,
Hollywood; Trident Studios, London: TTG, Hollywood & Whitney Studios, Glendale
Cover: Cal Schenkel
“A Gypsy mutant industrial vacuum cleaner dances about a mysterious
night time camp fire. Festoons. Dozens of imported castanets, clutched by
the horrible suction of its heavy duty hose, waving with marginal erotic
abandon in the midnight autumn air.”
Perfect ingredients of a very scary vampire bogeyman boogie.
19. David Wilcox: That Hypnotizing Boogie
(David Wilcox)
Out Of The Woods: Freedom Records FR010
Toronto
David Wilcox: guitars
Others not listed
Produced by Sadia, 1977
You can wake up now!
