Sonny Boy Williamson, One and Two / Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin; check out the links at your leisure. Some Garage tracks, thanks Larry. R.I.P. Danny Kalb
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From Germany / * - FULL title of the comp: 'Lost Illusions Vol. 1 (Ultimate German Garage Punk 1965 – 1967)' // Click on the Link above, left to view the original German single.
From Oceanside, San Diego County, CA / * Label was allegedly from Kookaburra, Australia, BUT it was really Greg Shaw {of Bomp! Records} spreading the Gospel of Sixties Garage :)).
They w e r e ... N O T Canadian, but from San Antonio, TX. There _may_ have been five members ... / * - released as a vinyl 6-song EP, played at 33 ⅓ RPM // Suggested by Lawrence Azrin
From Corpus Christi, TX / National release: Mercury, Nov 1966 // * allegedly from Kookaburra, Australia, BUT it was really Greg Shaw {of Bomp! Records} spreading the Gospel of Sixties Garage :)). /// Click the Link above, left, to view the original local single
In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked this at number 158 on their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, one of the few instrumentals to make the list. Also, it was featured in the films 'Jackie Brown' and 'Red' as well as in the BBC television series 'The Pursuit of Love.' /// Click on Link above, left, to view the original single
Garage rock from San Diego, CA, formed in 2009, consisting of husband and wife Pat Beers (guitar, lead vocals) and Lety Beers (drums, backing vocals). For the _full_ story, Click on Link above, left, to read; also click on "More" to expand the article.
* - Full title of the EP: 'Hello We Love You (Volume 2)', which was released as a vinyl 7" EP, played at 45 RPM // / Click on Link above, left, to view the original English EP
Guitarist Danny Kalb died Nov 19th, at age 80. He is best known for being a founding member of The Blues Project {from July 1965 to Aug 1967, and rejoined in 1969}. In 1964, he played second guitar on Phil Ochs's 'All the News That's Fit to Sing'. Also in 1964, he was on the Dave Van Ronk LP, 'Ragtime Jug Stompers'.
Guitarist Danny Kalb died Nov 19th, at age 80. He is best known for being a founding member of The Blues Project {from July 1965 to Aug 1967, and rejoined in 1969}. In 1964, he played second guitar on Phil Ochs's 'All the News That's Fit to Sing', and also played on 'Judy Collins's Fifth Album'. / * - The B-side of 'Baby What You Want Me To Do'
Guitarist Danny Kalb died Nov 19th, at age 80. He is best known for being a founding member of The Blues Project {from July 1965 to Aug 1967, and rejoined in 1969}. In 1964, he played second guitar on Phil Ochs's 'All the News That's Fit to Sing', and also played on 'Judy Collins's Fifth Album'. Also in 1964, he was on the Dave Van Ronk LP, 'Ragtime Jug Stompers'. / * - one of the band's biggest influences
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Santo & Johnny [Billed as 'Santo & Johnny with The Hugo Montene- gro Orchestra And Chorus"]
* - After being dismissed from Fleetwood Mac in 1972, when Kirwan smashed his Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar before a concert on a US tour in August 1972, then refused to go on stage and criticised the band afterwards, Fleetwood fired him.
Click on the Link above, to view the original single and its pressing variations. Originally the song was called "Don't Be Long" and recorded by a variation of the Byrds named on the recording as "The Beefeaters" {Oct 1964, Elektra). This was reissued in June 1965 on a short-lived Elektra subsidiary called "Bounty", after the mega-success of 'Mr Tambourine Man'.
On June 7, 2019, 16-year old Emma Stevens performed the song live at CBU. Paul McCartney gave Emma a shout out at his concert in Vancouver, BC, Canada on July 6th, 2019 - he said "it was beautiful".
She eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company - she was invited to audition to be in Big Brother in 1966, but Joplin showed up first) . // Click the LINK above, left, to check out the "name" musicians who played on this album (Ex: John Cipollina) /// Click the LINK above,RIGHT, to read an article {mostly} about her early days In Washington State, with the group The Ideals.
She eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company - she was invited to audition to be in Big Brother, in 1966, but Joplin showed up first) . // Click the LINK above, left, to check out the "name" musicians who played on this album (Ex: John Cipollina) /// Click the LINK above,RIGHT, to read an article {mostly} about her early days In Washington State, with the group The Ideals.
Newman sings from the perspective of the man now known as Sonny Boy Williamson I, about how “This man stole my name/He stole my soul.” / Robert Christgau ranked it as the sixth-best album of the 2010s. // Click the Link above, left, to read an article how Sonny Boy Williamson II "appropriated" the name of Sonny Boy Williamson I.
* - FULL title of the album: 'Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 4 -- 4 April 1941 To 2 July 1945', WOW ... / Click the Link above, left, to view the original shellac record
* - Full title of album: 'Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 5 (19 October 1945 To 12 November 1947)' WOW ... // Click the Link above, left, to view the original shellac record
* - on the "Tommy" LP: May 1969 - the original Track Records album cover (English release) uses the title "The Hawker" / Click the Link above, left, to view the original shellac record
The session took place at IBC Studios on January 28, 1965. / * - FULL billing: 'Sonny Boy Williamson With Brian Auger & The Trinity / Joe Harriott / Alan Skidmore / Jimmy Page''. Other personnel: Ricky Brown on bass, Mickey Waller on drums
