February is JOE TEX month!

The New Boss. The Dapper Rapper. The Soul Preacher. The Clown Prince of Soul. There's lots of stuff to know about Joe Tex - whose career spanned the entirety of the classic soul era and peaked with some of the most consistent, hilarious and wise soul LPs of the 1960s. But the first thing you need to know is that Joe didn't play.

I'm serious! Dude quit school in the very first grade because they had recess every day!

JOE!

He's got a bulldog jaw...

50 years ago Dick Tracy was everywhere - especially thanks to his short lived but memorable 1961 cartoon adventures.

He almost got back on the tube in 1967 but the live action pilot didn't get picked up as a series...

 

despite the KICKASS theme music by the Ventures!

Everyone's fave arm of the law was even immortalized on 45 earlier in 1961 by NY group The Chants during the height of Dick Tracy-mania.

Have a listen and remember group, crime doesn't ever pay.
 

Dick Tracy

Tassel Twirler Tuesday!

El_Monkey!

Comic Book Crazy

Little Sammy Yates - Comic Book Crazy
What? No Archie!?

Wynonie Harris, 1954

No matter where he goes, no matter what he does, the law enforcement ladies want to bust up Wynonie's party! Ten hours later: "Good morning, judge!" Photo courtesy the JET archives.

Wynonie Harris, 1958

From the JET archives.

"Mini-skirts, Kids, Stores and Long Hair" ("Magasins Des Jeunes Mini Jupes et Cheveux Longs")

Documentary footage from France. Featuring an Ultra-Cool French Pop-Psych/Freakbeat band called "Les Something", who I don't think made any records. I couldn't find any info on them, anyway. Lots of great shots of cool 60's French dancing teens. It was labeled "Magasins Des Jeunes Mini Jupes et Cheveux Longs" which Google Translate tells me means "Mini-skirts, Kids, Stores and Long Hair". Not sure if that's an actual title or just something somebody made up. No idea when this was broadcast or on what show. via Bedazzled.tv

The Impressions

With Binky Griptite and the Dee-Kays!!!

The Impressions - We're A Winner (2:18)

Desperate Man Blues

Tune in to Joe Bussard's Country Classics every Friday from 5-6 PM on WREK.  Underwritten by Dust-to-Digital records.

Podcasts via itunes

1966

These photos were shot in 1966 at an NCO club in Amberg, Germany. Via mcbooney.

Ted Barron Live On The Ichiban Webstream

Tune in to the WFMU Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban webstream every Wednesday night from 8-10 PM to hear Ted Barron spin some of his favorite rock 'n' soul hits!!  Ted is the proprietor over at the Boogie Woogie Flu blog and a damn fine photographer to boot.  Expect to hear plenty of 78 RPM discs, the way rock 'n' soul was meant to be heard.

Playlists and archives will be available for your convenience.  Welcome Ted!!

Tassel Twirler Tuesday!

Alba's_Shake!