Before starting the third hour, which I am lostening to right now, before I have to leave for another eye doctor appointment for Liz. Seems like that is all we do these days.
Fessa John gave some background on the Beach charts for 1954, saying it marked the end of the first era when Hurricane Hazel ravaged the east coast, destroying many of the places featuring BM. The following year the R&B that Beach Music folk had been listening and shagging (the dance) to for ten years started hitting the national pop charts.
#20 DON'T STOP DAN-- Checkers-- Almost a complete cover of the Beach Music Anthem "Sixty Minute Man" which came out in 1951, but was banned in most places. The Checkers changed a few lyrics and had a hit with it.
#19 LOVEY DOVEY-- Clovers-- from DC/Baltimore
HM-- WHATEVER YOU'RE DOIN', KEEP ON DOIN' IT- Du Droppers
#18 I'LL BE TRUE-- Faye Adams and Joe Morris Orch.
HM-- AIN'T CHA GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME-- Ella and Buddy Johnson--brother and sister act from Darlington, SC.
HM-- A PRETTY GIRL, A CADILLAC, & SOME MONEY-- Ella and Buddy Johnson
#17 BANANA SPLIT-- Kid King's Combo-- a local star in Nashville, Tn. known as Skippy King. His band backed up many of the Excello label artists.
#16 YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH-- Clovers--Billy Mitchell on lead vocals
HM-- ROCKET IN THE ROCKET ROOM-- Larks (Wonder what this one's about?)
#15 RUB A LITTLE BOOGIE-- Champion Jack DuPree
#14 I'M SLIPPIN' IN-- Spiders
#13 GOOD GOOD WHISKEY- Amos Milburn
#13 LET'S HAVE A PARTY-- Amos Milburn
#12 LITTLE MAMA-- Clovers
#11 SH-BOOM-- Chords-- Actually two groups had a hit with this one. The other was the white band called the Crew-Cuts. This is the original. (And the one featured in the movie "Cars" when they strolled down the refurbished and neoned main street of Radiator Springs.
Listening to these, you definitely know where Rock and Roll came from.
A Really great Year for Music, and Before Rock and Roll. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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