Post War Blues, Soul & Rock. 1945 - 1975

Hi PC.

It is my understanding that James Wayne & the Nighthawks provided the backing on the track. Unfortunately, I don't have the names of the guys in the band.

It certainly does sound like he says "Alright Short" - like you, I know of no harp players with that name[huh]

 

Here's a nice slab of earlyish Motown. I first heard this in 1965, on the "Going To A Go-Go" album, although it also got a single release, as the follow-up to "Tracks Of My Tears". She'd stopped appearing with them by then, but Claudette's (Smokey's wife) vocals are very evident on this track.

[video=youtube;_2Bpj8GtnPw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Bpj8GtnPw&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

Here's a typical Junior Walker sound, but a tune you rarely hear. When "Cleo's Mood" was originally released on Harvey Records in August 1962, the B-side was "Brainwasher Pt 1" - but when Motown got round to releasing it, on their Soul imprint in December 1965, the B-side had changed to this one. It was a sign of things to come......

[video=youtube;mLuNPAqGKew]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLuNPAqGKew[/video]

 

Duplicate post. My apologies

 

Duplicate post. My apologies

 

Hi PC

I just think Motown wanted to put out everything they had by Mr Autry DeWalt Mixon. He really took off in 1965. Roadrunner, Shotgun, Shoot Your Shot, Shake & Fingerpop - all basically the same tune, but excellent stuff!

Incidentally, the first copies of "Shotgun" were credited to Jnr Walker & All The Stars - if you have a copy like that, it is worth a good few bucks

 

Jnr Walker & All The Stars
Jnr Walker & The All Stars

A subtle difference

 

Here's a live performance of "Shotgun".....

I was lucky enough to see these guys in around 1968. Fabulous!

[video=youtube;YnhI_ECOAK4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhI_ECOAK4[/video]

 

Here's a couple of sounds that will be familiar to any fan of Motown - but we rarely saw the group on stage.

Here's a couple of neat videos from 1966:

[video=youtube;jhumAMG7ZPk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhumAMG7ZPk[/video]

[video=youtube;HbTgd4fQo5c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbTgd4fQo5c[/video]

 

Here's the two vids that Alistar posted:

[video=youtube;oSljhuydJtc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSljhuydJtc[/video]

[video=youtube;ub72eylahJg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub72eylahJg[/video]

and here's one showing them on stage in England in 1967:

[video=youtube;sb_eVMpJUwo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb_eVMpJUwo[/video]

Happy days

 

We've all heard of Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops - but we don't hear so much of his brother Joe, even though he was around in a number of groups - the Falcons, the Contours, the Originals, and 100 Proof Aged In Soul.

Here he is from back in 1962, on a Detroit solo outing on Lu-pine Records.

[video=youtube;M1Z5YLk9pB0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Z5YLk9pB0&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

Hi Alistar. I've sent you a PM re upping the YTs

Here's the clip you posted - it was actually recorded in 1967 for Revilot - wasn't released on single in the UK, but got a release on the LP "Backtrack 6". Had to lug the album around with me in order to DJ the bloody thing!

[video=youtube;O1r__xVuodk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1r__xVuodk[/video]