Frank Zappa - Teenage Wind (1980)
Enoch Light - Pick Up The Pieces (1975)
The Wind In The Willows - Djini Judy (1968) That's Debby Harry. Ah, the possibilities must have seemed endless at the time. But in 1976, Debby and her boyfriend Chris Stein, fresh from The Stillettoes, formed Blondie and became Punk icons. But everyone comes from somewhere. I guess.
Champion Jack Dupree - Story Of My Life (1953) American pianist and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (in 1908, 1909, or 1910) and died 21 January 1992 in Hannover, Germany. He enjoyed a long musical career after starting out as a boxer.
Chuck Berry - Go Go Go (1963)
Zappa - Brown Shoes Don't Make It (1967)
The Animals - Story Of Bo Diddley (1964)
Leonard Cohen - The Guests (1979)
Manfred Mann - The One In The Middle (1965)
The Barbarians - Moulty (1966)
Wikipedia:
Victor "Moulty" Moulton, the subject of the song, was the drummer of The Barbarians, despite the impairment of his left hand. Moulton critically damaged the hand when, at the age of 14, a homemade pipe bomb prematurely detonated while it was in Moulton's grip. The hand was amputated and subsequently replaced with a metallic prosthetic device that Moulton could attach a drum stick to. When Moulton formed the group in 1964, his disability added an unusual allure to the band's rebellious image that was, in part, responsible for their popularity after their appearance on The T.A.M.I. Show alongside The Rolling Stones, Lesley Gore, and The Supremes.
Moulton commenced recording of the song in early 1966 in New York City while the rest of the band was situated in Boston. For the recording session, Moulton was backed by the Hawks, later known as The Band, who were currently working as Bob Dylan's support group. The lyrics were rearranged by Moulton to include the spoken intro section of the song. The composition opens with Moulton melodramatically reflecting on the struggle of losing his left hand, while the backing vocalists encouraged "Moulty" to "Don't turn away". It continues with "Moulty" achieving his dream, and the song shifts into a balladesque structure in the third verse when "Moulty" realizes he is still lacking love. A chorus ensues and fades out, leaving the question of whether or not "Moulty" managed to find his love. With the uncertain conclusion, a mystique remained around Moulton, which played a role in his enigmatic persona.
Leonard Cohen - True Love Leaves No Traces (1977) Here's a pretty good article from RS about the album. Produced by Phil Spector.
Them - The Story Of Them (pts. 1 & 2) (1967)
Frank Zappa - Help I'm A Rock (1966)
Frank Zappa - It Can't Happen Here (1966)
Glenn Yarbrough & The Limeliters - Acres Of Limeliters (1974)
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Legend Of Paul Revere (1967)
Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (1973) Remember that RSRG from 1981? Ike's albums were all 4- or 5 stars, Tina had released two records while she was still "finding herself" and rated 2 stars each. In fact, the author/reviewer more or less advocated that she go back with Ike. Musically. Now, I've seen the movie "On The Record" and let me tell you. Men like Ike Turner, James Brown, and the like were geniuses. But they were geniuses because the part of their brain that made them musical successes was supposed to be the part of their brain that told them that hitting women was bad. My theory. To laud these geniuses for what they were, there's a great deal of separation that you need to be able to negotiate. Tina's song here isn't bad at all. She's never been my favorite. She scared me in Tommy.
Leonard Cohen - Avalanche (1971)
Iggy Pop - Dum Dum Boys (1977)
John Cale - Autobiography (1984)
Alejandro Escovedo - Nuns Song (2008)
Leonard Cohen - Field Commander Cohen (1974)
Ekseption – Pick Up The Pieces (1975)
Kim Fowley - Mom And Dad (1978)
The Tareyton advertisements were a stroke of genius. Recognizable, fun, ubiquitous. When you saw one, you knew what the message was. And the slogan, "I'd rather fight than switch", lent itself to blues and country music very well.
Come with me, won't you?
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch (1972)
George Jones & The Jones Boys - I'd Rather Switch Than Fight (1965)
A.C. Reed - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch (1965)
Ruby Johnson - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch (1965?)
Don Whitley & Joyce Duke - We'd Rather Fight Than Switch (1965)
Charlie Walker - I'd Rather Switch Than Fight (1965)
Rev. Overstreet & Templette's of Portland, Oregon - Rather Fight Than Switch (197?)
The Residents - Give It To Someone Else (1980)
Martha Stewart even appeared in a Tareyton ad. What a comely lass.
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