They recorded at one time for ODE records which was the
label, that this brilliant version of a rock classic , was recorded on...
MERRY CLAYTON – GIMME
SHELTER
Rolling Stones into the Rolling Stones. Better than the
original? Possibly yes!
LITTLE RICHARD –
BROWN SUGAR
Little Richard recorded on Okeh records - as did Billy
Stewart, who covered Doris Day's "Secret Love"
BILLY STEWART -
SECRET LOVE
Doris Day came from that era of the so-called
"girl singer" ,movement pre Rock n Roll, — Doris Day, Kay
Starr, Patti Page ( who Groove Armada sampled ) & my favourite of
them Peggy Lee
PEGGY LEE -
SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
As sampled by the Beastie Boys on ‘Check it ou’t, another
Beasties sample on ‘Hold it Now’, and heralding the upcoming Go-Go revival!
Trouble Funk featured on the GTA Vice City ost as part
of the playlist for Wildstyle radio.
From the GTA series, San Andreas to be precise, comes this:
HUMBLE PIE - GET
DOWN TO IT
With the incomparable east london legend Steve Marriot
on the vocal...this is a reworking from a few years ago of the brilliant Small Faces ...
LACK OF AFRO -
FEAT. STEVE MARRIOTT "TOUCH MY SOUL"
Small Faces links keep on coming,
RONNIE LANE – THE
POACHER
Ronnie moved out to Texas, where he formed an American
version of his "Slim Chance" band, members of which
included: Alejandro Escovedo (whose niece was Sheila E ! - who
is still hot now) and his brother, was Coke Escovedo.
COKE ESCOVEDO - I
WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING -
Written by Johnny Bristol who produced lots of the later
stuff on Motown
THE SUPREMES – BAD
WEATHER
It’s raining Georgie
SHORTY FEATURING
GEORGIE FAME - SOMEBODY STOLE MY THUNDER
Georgie Fame recorded a track called
"Rosetta" with ex-Animals keyboard player, Alan Price of The
Animals 1966, whose hit "Inside looking out", although covered by
many, was only bettered by one
GRAND FUNK
RAILROAD - INSIDE LOOKING OUT
Grand Funk Railroad's producer in the early 70's was Todd
Rungdren......
TODD RUNDGREN -
I SAW THE LIGHT
Todd Rundgren’s original band
THE NAZZ - OPEN MY
EYES
Stewkey & Mooney, from The Nazz, played together in a
band called "Fuze" - that later became Cheap Trick, no less.
CHEAP TRICK - I
WANT YOU TO WANT ME
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