Radio Show #17 (22/04/11)

Carla Thomas

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from April 22, 2011 :

Tracklist : 

1. Desdemona – John's Children

2. Keep Me Covered – The Frays

3. Train Kept A-Rollin' – The Rogues

4. In My Own Time – The Patterns

5. What A Fool I've Been – Carla Thomas

6. Expressway To Your Heart – Amen Corner

7. South Bay Surfer – The Beach Boys

Here's the promo vid of John's Children first single

Smashed Blocked

The Yardbirds performing "Train Kept A-Rollin'" in 1966

on New Musical Express

And here's something that I would like to show you :

the incredible Jimmy Smith performing "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf"

From May 30, 1965

And here's the fourth part of The Kinks concert
in Paris from April 24, 1965

Radio Show #16 (15/04/11)

The Downliners Sect

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from April 15, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Glendora – The Downliners Sect

2. Nothing But A Heartache – The Flirtations

3. Hurt Me If You Will – The Mark Four

4. Jim Dandy – LaVern Baker

5. Tribute To A King – William Bell

6. Bert's Apple Crumble – The Quik

7. Help Me Rhonda – The Beach Boys

I found this strange video of The Flirtations singing their

classic song "Nothing But A Heartache" filmed

among the ruins of Tintern Abbey

There's a better quality of this vid on YouTube but this one

is the one with the really strange atmoshere

with its bluish complexion

Here's the trailer of "Rock Rock Rock", the Alan Freed's

rock'n'roll movie featuring, among others, LaVern Baker

The song she sang in the vid is "Tra La La"

William Bell performing his first single "You Don't Miss Your Water"

at Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center on July 16, 2009

Help Me Rhonda - The Beach Boys

Live on Shindig! in 1965

Mike Love is on Top Form!

And here's the 3rd part of  The Kinks gig in Paris

on April 24, 1965

You Really Got Me

Radio Show #15 (08/04/11)

Zoot Money's Big Roll Band

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from April 08, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Anymore Than I Do – The Attack

2. (Oh Mom) Teach Me How To Do The Uncle Willie – Zoot Money's Big Roll Band

3. Easier Said Than Done – The Essex

4. Please Return To Me – The Fleets

5. I Want My Woman – The Emperors

6. Shake, Rattle & Roll – Big Joe Turner

7. I Know There's An Answer – The Beach Boys

Here's a wonderful vid of Zoot Money and his Big Roll Band

live at Klooks Kleek, Hampstead in 1967

Brian Poole & The Tremeloes covering The Uncle Willie

on Blue Peter show in 1965

Laurel Lee, a popular Australian singer in the 60's covering

The Essex biggest hit "Easier Said Tha Done"

Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner

Enjoy the second part of The Kinks concert from 
April 24, 1965 in Paris
Louie Louie

And for your greatest pleasure, here is little soul man named

Little Gary Ferguson performing "High Heeled Sneakers"

on Showbiz TV Show

The Kid is truly dynamite and is only 6 y.o.

I told you you'd love to see The Emperors blond

bleached top mops

So here's the picture sleeve of their 1st 45

Shindig! Velvelettes Special (01/04/11)

The Velvelettes

Shindig! radio show from April 1, 2011 was dedicated to
a favorite Motown band of mine : The Velvelettes.

Here's the podcast of the show :

Tracklist :

1. (The) Monkey (Hokey Pokey)

2. Ain't No Place Like Motown

3. Needle In A Haystack

4. The Boy From Crosstown

5. Throw A Farewell Kiss

6. Ain't That Good News (Live)

7. A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush)

The Velvelettes performing "He Was Really Saying Something"
(which I featured a little while back on Shindig!)

in July 1989

Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes

August 1990

And I found this vid of The Twilights from Australia from 1966
covering "Needle In A Haystack"

It was their biggest hit in Australia

And as there is not so many video of The Velvelettes on
the Internet as you can guess, here is the first part of
a Kinks' concert from April 24, 1965

from Le Palais De La Mutualité in Paris, France

Bye Bye Johnny - The Kinks

As you may have noticed, I'm in a "Kinks' mood" so I'll post
the rest of this show in my future posts

Be sure to don't miss it

Radio Show #14 (18/03/11)

The Cleftones

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from March 18, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Jenny Jenny – Little Richard

2. Farmer's Daughter – The Beach Boys

3. Heart And Soul – The Cleftones

4. Caldonia – Carl Perkins

5. Mo' Onions – Booker T. & The MG's

6. A Quick One, While He's Away – The Who

7. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley

8. Custom Machine – The Beach Boys

Jenny Jenny - Little Richrad

Live in France in 1966

As I told you, here's an amazing vid of Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson

performing "Caldonia" in the 1946 movie "No Leave No Love" :

And here is Louis Jordan take on it :

The best is certainly at 1:10 and 2:34 !

Definitely and early influence for Rock'n'Roll

The Who performing "A Quick One While He's Away"

on the Rolling Stones Rock'n'Roll Circus

And because I'm in a pretty good mood, here's a little present for you

The Kinks performing "You Really Got Me"
and "Got Love If You Want It"

at the beat room on 10/05/1964