Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
Great evolution here. Richard Berry – same guy who originated Louie Louie – got the ball rolling. The Sonics revved it up a bit…
… and everyone followed suit.
Stiv Bators covered it and Sky Saxon has a fine version.
For good measure, early 90’s English garage:
Don’t know where these geniuses came from.
I’m attempting to use their catchy tunes to replace the horrible jingles already in my head.
Let’s keep it gay out there.
The rhythm is gonna get you.
Damn, I miss Tom Petty.
I didn’t realize Elvis Costello’s dad was also a performer. Apples and trees….
Some Dr Feelgood for the discerning bastard.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go listen to Fables of the Reconstruction, my introduction to these guys.
Learned this past weekend on a trip visiting my 81-year-old aunt that my grandmother’s cousin (my first cousin, twice removed) was a songwriter in California. And that I’m named for him, by way of my dad. (Fucked up spelling and all.) Here’s one of his tunes that Bing Crosby recorded.
And here’s another that could be fun to work up as a rocker.
Did you bastards know there’s an official Midnight Special channel on YouTube releasing entire unedited episodes (as well as clips)? Holy shit, it’s a treasure trove!
Timestamped performances for this episode are here. I mostly just watched Sly and the Family Stone, obviously.
BONUS: Here’s another recently released episode with Mott the Hoople and The New York Dolls. Not sure who the guy is in the back playing the Thunderbird for the Dolls. Arthur Kane appears to be in a cast and is obviously miming …