Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Ain’t Got No Home Don’t Know Why I love You Like I Do Poppa Stoppa DJ gave Clarence Frogman Henry his nickname. He croaked like a frog on a few of his songs. Ain’t Got No Home and Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do were played at the original Twisted Wheel in … Read more
C. C. Rider – London, 1957 What Am I Living For Born 31 January 1928 – Atlanta, Georgia Died 10th April 1958 – Atlanta, GeorgiaChuck Willis – Harold ‘Chuck’ Willis was the turban wearing blues singer dead by 1958 at the age of 30. By the time that Roger Eagle had started as DJ at … Read more
Black Night Born 13th September 1922 – Texas City, Texas Died 21st January 1999 – Oakland, California On January 21, 1999, at the age of 76 Charles Brown died. You can judge his influence from the pallbearers at his funeral: Jimmy McCracklin, Johnny Otis, and Little Richard. He was the major influence on many famous … Read more
HI-HEEL SNEAKERS – USA Chess/ UK Pye RnB Tommy Tucker had one almighty hit in early 1964 with Hi-Heel Sneakers which was in fact recorded in 1962. The excellent, much copied guitar intro was played by Dean Young. Hi-Heel Sneakers was copied by just about everyone at the time, the most notable being the Rolling … Read more
Music City The Pleasures recorded Music City on the Sue label which had lyrics reminiscent of a Coasters’ track, describing the listening of music in the famous New York record store.
SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER – One-derful Records, USA 1963 (Red Label) The Five Du Tonesreleased the original version of Shake A Tail Feather which had a new lease of life thanks to the Blues Brothers. Both sides of Shake A Tail Feather were played by Roger Eagle the Twisted Wheel DJ when the club was … Read more
I Want to Know – USA Veltone 1960 SOULFULDRESS – CHESS UK, 1963 I Don’t Wanna Fuss – Checker 1093 USA THERES GONNA BE TROUBLE – 1966 SLIP IN MULES (No Hi-Heel Sneakers) DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR (1965) IN THE BASEMENT -1966 Do The Whoo Pee Sugar Pie Desanto’s real name was Umpeylia Marsema … Read more
Sidney Barnes – In his own words: Sidney Barnes singer, songwriter, music producer, vocal arranger, actor, sketch artist, illustrator, sculptor and entrepreneur. Born in Welch, West Virginia in 1941. Extract from Biography (see weblink below for full version) Sidney grew up in Roanoke, Virginia, listening to and learning to appreciate Country/Western and Bluegrass as … Read more
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Little Demon – OKEH Records 1956 – re-released on Fontana – 1963 / Pye International R & B I Hear Voices – Pye International R & B Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Voodoo – Mojo Hand, cannibals, witch doctors, skeletons and a screaming skull called Henry – it’s all … Read more
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean – 1953 Teardrops In My Eyes – 1950 The first major and successful singer signed to Atlantic Records, so successful Atlantic got nicknamed ‘the house that Ruth built’ . Her hits were over ten years old when they got played at the Twisted Wheel in 1964 but not on … Read more