Mahalia Jackson reigned as a pioneer interpreter of gospel music whose fervent contralto was one of the great voices of this century. Both gospel and rhythm & blues had their roots in the Sanctified church, but whereas blues and R&B departed on secular paths that led to rock and roll, gospel stayed the spiritual course. Nonetheless, the influence of gospel on R&B and rock and roll, especially through such force-of-nature voices as Jackson's, is inescapable. Little Richard has cited Jackson as an inspiration, calling her "the true queen of spiritual singers." In Jackson's own words, "Rock and roll was stolen [...]
Anti-Nowhere League: * I Hate People * Yup, this one's for France.
Eddie South, Stéphane Grapelli, Django Reinhardt: * Concerto Pour Deux Violons En Re mineur, Improvisation * No, it's not a hidden message for French elections on Sunday.
* LINK OF THE YEAR !!! * (yes, click you wino) Young Rev. (in a good shape) lost in Ireland
Born Benjamin Franklin Peay in Camden, South Carolina in 1931, Brook Benton found steady work making hundreds of demo records for such established singers as Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter, and Roy Hamilton. He co-wrote a number of songs with Clyde Otis. Together they pioneered a lush, violin-studded variation on the standard R&B sound, which beautifully showcased Benton's intimate vocals ! He first recorded under his own name for the Okeh label in 1953. Benton signed as a solo act with Epic and had his first minor hit with A Million Miles From Nowhere on Vik. He went [...]
(Thanks to Columbia.edu for the pic!) Benny Bell And The Pretzel Twisters: * Kosher Twist *
Rev. Frost Presents… A Bloody Buttshaker Mix, Part 2 ! (56 :41) 1. Ross Carnegie – Cool Dad 2. J.C. Davis - Sweet Sweet Love 3. The Shifters - Surfin' Anniversary 4. Savage Sisters ! 5. Little Juniors Blue Flames - Love My Baby 6. Florence Stamp & Group Of Girls – Satisfied 7. Tami Lynn - Mojo Hanna 8. Carlo Montez – GoGoMobile 9. T.B. And The Germs - Jump And Shout [...]
GUYS !!! The Rev is bringing you.... HISTORY !!!!! Ok, this is a repost , but here's the thing. Mad Mike's nephew ( Hey Ralph! ) sent me this ultra-bloody-rare pic of the band. You know me, this is one of my favorite track in the whole universe, I just couldn't resist of posting it again ! (Btw, in the world of blogs, a year is a century :) For the record, Ralph (you know, Mad Mike's nephew-do you listen or what) got into music [...]
… message control …Walt Benton & The Diplomats… stop …released in June 1959… stop …Big wheel… stop …great googa mooga what a single… stop …actually, released under the name « Walt benton & The Snappers »… stop …tell my readers I'm ok… stop ...happy birthday Mrs Frost… stop ...end of transmission... stop Walt Benton And The Diplomats: * Big Wheel * * Stuck Up *
Arch Hall Jr. is a teen actor and musician who appeared in a number of 1960s films, all of which were produced by his father, Arch Hall Sr. Most of Arch Hall Jr.'s films feature his musical abilities, particularly a teenage tenor and swamp blues inflected, guitar riffs. Hall was also the frontman for the rock n' roll combo Arch Hall Jr. and the Archers. The band played Sunset Strip clubs such as the Whisky a Go Go and Pandora's Box. For the most part the films [...]
Reverend Ribbons: * Sermon (Hell Is A Place) * Illustration = South of Hell (aka Life is hard)
Rocka-Rocka-Rockabilly legend Mac Curtis was born in Fort Worth, TX, on January 16, 1939. In 1954, he decided to play music with his schoolmates Jim Galbraith and Ken Galbraith. They were enamored with artists like Big Joe Turner, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard, wanting to create a similar sound in their group. The band began playing for their peers, even causing a minor controversy when they were pulled from a stage for lewd and suggestive gyrations ! In 1955, they signed a contract with King Records, and in 1956 recorded their first single, "If I Had Me a Woman." ! [...]
Frank Frost was my dad ! Ok, sorry, I wish he was. But man, he was born in in Auvergne, Arkansas. Which is, for you french readers, a good joke. Well well well. Frost & his ally Sam Carr were one of the first acts Sam Philips picked up for his newly formed company. Hey Boss Man!, issued on Sun's Phillips International subsidiary as by Frank Frost and the Nighthawks, was a wonderful collection of uncompromising Southern blues. Pelvis Presley's ex-guitarist Scotty Moore produced Frost's next sessions in Nashville in 1966 for Jewel Records. Chicago blues [...]
Yeah. It's ready. It's here. It's dark. It's waitin' for you. It's a bloody western mix, part 3 !!!! So ride on one more time gringos ! Rev. Frost Presents… A Bloody Western Mix, Part 3 ! (62 :23) 1. Ennio Morricone - Il Mercenario (Ripresa Terza) 2. Johnny Western - The Searchers 3. Hawkshaw Hawkins - Soldier's Joy 4. Frankie laine - Deuces Wild [...]
A friend asked me last week who wrote 'Shout !' – one of my fav song in the whole wide world - and honestly, it's pretty sad when someone doesn't know the Isley Bros. Founded in 1954, the original members were brothers O'Kelly, Jr., Rudolph, Ronald and Vernon Isley, singing just gospel until Vernon's death from a car accident in 1955. After a brief split, the three older brothers reformed as a trio.The Isleys wrote this on the spur of the moment at a Washington, DC, concert in mid-1959. As they performed Jackie Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops," Ronald Isley ad-libbed, "WELLLLLLLLLLL... [...]
In February of 1952, the Bihari brothers who originated Modern Music Records (later Modern ) and also would launch RPM, Meteor, Flair, and Kent labels, started a new label that would concentrate on recording blues tunes from the deep south = Blues & Rhythm Records. Among the original musicians signed to the label are Charles Booker and Brother Bell. Suddenly in October of 1952 the Biharis decide to shut down Blues & Rhythm Records and concentrate on their Modern and RPM labels. And so ends the short history of another small [...]
I knowed it, knowed it, indeed I knowed it, Sister I knowed it, knowed it, my bone's gonna rise again. Dave (McCarn) & Howard (Long), recorded 19 May 1931. Link : Dave McCarn Hallelujah. (Label: Reverend Frost- man of few words) Dave & Howard: * My Bones Gonna Rise Again * [...]
Hello y'all, sorry for the lack of posts, but it's a busy week here in South of Hell. No wait, it's been a busy month too. errr and a busy year. Whatever. Rockabilly madman Campi was born in New York in 1934 and moved with his family to Austin, TX, at age ten. Campi made his first recordings in 1951, but it wasn't until 1956, when he cut his first single for the small TNT label, that any of them were released. He went on to record for Domino and Dot, and moved to Los Angeles in 1959, where he [...]
Is it important to mention that Billy Wright was a huge influence on Little Richard, Pelvis, James Brown, and the host of Southern Soulmen who came after ? Well, Billy Wright is one of the blues stylists. Oh yeah. In 1949 he was discovered by band leader Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams who thought that the young singer had promise. From his initial recording session came "You Satisfy Me" released by Savoy on #710. It was at this time that Wright befriended an up and coming singer from Macon, Georgia named Richard Penniman. In later years you can hear the resemblance to [...]
It's Monday ! It's Jackie Time ! Yeah, he began singing at an early age. In his early teens Jackie "Sonny" Wilson formed a quartet, the Ever Ready Gospel Singers Group, which became a popular feature of churches in the area. Jackie wasn't religious, he just loved to sing and the cash came in handy for the cheap wine which he drank from the age of nine. After dropping out of high school, Wilson began performing at local clubs. He was discovered at a talent show by [...]
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