Random Rumble Rubble #1 (no videos)

Various bits and pieces with a vague summer theme/feel.  Very vague mind.  Enjoy.

ZOMBIES - CARE OF CELL 44



BYRDS - HAVE YOU SEEN HER FACE?



JACK NITZSCHE - LONELY SURFER


GINNY ARNELL - DUMB HEAD



JAN & DEAN - SURF CITY



DIANA RAY - PLEASE DON'T TALK TO THE LIFEGUARD



THE PARAGONS - ON THE BEACH



BLUES BUSTER - LITTLE VILMA



SUGAR BOY CRAWFORD - JOCK-A-MO




THE PARAGONS - ON THE BEACH




THE LEFT BANKE - SOMETHING ON MY MIND



DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TITCH - WE'VE GOT A GOOD THING GOIN'



MAMAS & PAPAS - MONDAY MONDAY



VASHTI BUNYAN - 17 PINK SUGAR ELEPHANTS



IKETTES - (HE'S GONNA BE) FINE FINE FINE



GENE PITNEY - SHE'S A HEARTBREAKER



QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS - 96 TEARS



PINK FLOYD - LUCIFER SAM



DAVID HEMMINGS - BACK STREET MIRROR



BEAU BRUMMELS - I'M A SLEEPER



HOPETOWN LEWIS - TAKE IT EASY



LOVE - QUE VIDA



ROGER NICHOLS & A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS - KINDA WASTED WITHOUT YOU

Ten Unsung Songwriters In No Particular Order - #6 Otis Blackwell

SOUNDS LIKE - The unsung king of pop?

Otis Blackwell, as a songwriter, has sold almost 200 million records worldworld wide, but he's hardly a household name. Chances are you own at least one of his records yourself.

FOR MORE TRY THESE:  Otis does have some recordings out there, but by no means do these sound quite as good as the artists who original did them. Unfortunately, there is no retrospective of his songs in their original recordings available. 

LITTLE WILLIE JOHN - FEVER
Everybody knows the Peggy Lee version - but the original by Little Willie John kicks even bigger ass.  A key record in the development of r&b and soul music.



DEREK MARTIN - DADDY ROLLIN' STONE
This was Otis Blackwell's very first "hit" song, in 1952.  This version was recorded in 1962 by jamaican singer Derek Martin.




ELVIS PRESLEY - DON'T BE CRUEL
Blackwell wrote three mega hits for Elvis, "All Shook Up", "Return To Sender" and this classic.




JERRY LEE LEWIS - GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
I think in the very first post of this blog i posted some Jerry Lee.  Good excuse for two more!



JERRY LEE LEWIS - BREATHLESS



JIMMY JONES - HANDYMAN

Unsung Songwriters In No Particular Order - #5 Jackson C. Frank

SOUNDS LIKE:  Obviously he wasn't the first singersongwriter - but his stark melancholic work sets a precedent.


American Songwriter Jackson C. Frank released one eponymously titled album during his lifetime in 1965.  It has however got to be one of the most influential singer songwriter albums of the Sixties.  Simon & Garfunkel recorded "Blues Run The Game (Paul Simon actually produced this album)", Sandy Denny(who for a while was Frank's girlfriend) covered "Milk & Honey, Bert Jansch has covered so many of his songs live over the years and Nick Drake recorded no less than three of his songs on the home recordings that were recently released). 

FOR MORE, GET THIS - Like others in this blog(Townes Van Zandt, Judee Sill), Jackson had a troubled life.  I've decided to avoid bringing up their heartbreaking stories here and concentrate on their music.  Jackson never released another record in his lifetime, although this current compilation collects his Jackson C Frank record and adds an extra CD of later demos.  If these demos don't bring a tear to your eyes, then perhaps nothing will.    

Here's 4 songs from the fantastic Jackson C Frank album.

BLUES RUN THE GAME - Jackson C. Frank's most famous song, due to it being covered by Simon & Garfunkel.



MY NAME IS CARNIVAL



MILK AND HONEY



I WANT TO BE ALONE (DIALOGUE)