F3966: johnny the greek. Credited by Frank Zappa as being the inspiration for cultivating his own Viva Zapata! crop of facial hair, Californian bluesman, Johnny Otis was born Ionnis Veliotes four days before Christmas in 1921.From Wiki: “In the 1960s he entered journalism and politics, losing a campaign for a seat in the California AssemblyContinue reading “five knuckle shuffle”
Category Archives: 1957
clovis, new mexico, 1957
coral 9 – 61885. Side B: Written by Charles Hardin and Norman Petty. Recorded at Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico on May 29th, 1957. Buddy Holly: vocal, acoustic guitar; Jerry Allison: knee slapping; Joe B. Mauldin: string bass; Vi Petty: celeste. Originally released 20th September, 1957.▼ BUDDY HOLLY: EVERYDAY fromContinue reading “clovis, new mexico, 1957”
the killer
don’t let the sun go down on me.* Written by Dave “Curly” Williams and Sunny David in a fusion of racefor music’s sake, this song was recorded by The Commodores; Big Maybelle; Delores Frederick; and Sunny David himself (in the guise of Roy Hall) long before the killer tracked it down and nailed it straightContinue reading “the killer”