Dan Penn

Photo via: Say It One Time For The Brokenhearted

Otis Clay - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

Dan Penn Month

Written by Dan Penn and Chips Moman, partially recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, this 1967 hit is one of the most sublime songs in any genre. Atlantic released it in 1967 as the B side to "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You).

Frank Howard & The Commanders

September

September is Dan Penn Month on Ichiban.  Suggested by Ted Barron.

One of a handful of white men with soul, Dan Penn co-wrote many amazing songs with Spooner Oldham and Chips Moman in Muscle Shoals and Memphis.  Let's get started.

Demo

Dan Penn - Without A Woman

Kip Anderson - Without A Woman

Funky Crimes - Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde!

Black On White Affair - A Bunch of Changes

Lee Dorsey - Working In The Coal Mine

Allen Toussaint - "What Do You Want The Girl To Do" Live at KPLU

Tassel Twirler Tuesday!

Orbit_Bound!

Allen Toussaint Month

The Spaghetti West - This Weekend @ Fool's Paradise Twin

10,000 WAYS TO DIE !

THREE CLASSIC ITALIAN WESTERNS !!

DUCK YOU SUCKERS !!!

THIS WEEKEND !!

FIRST...

SLAUGHTER IN THE SNOW !!

PSYCHO GUNSLINGER GETS AWAY WITH MURDER !!

KLAUS KINSKI

JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT

IN

THE GREAT SILENCE

(a.k.a. Il Grande Silenzio)

(1968, dir. by Sergio Corbucci)

THEN...

UNDEAD GUNSLINGER SEEKS REVENGE !!

ANTHONY STEFFEN

IN

DJANGO THE BASTARD

(a.k.a. Django Il Bastardo)

(1969, dir. by Sergio Garonne)

FINALLY...

THE GUNMAN WHO KILLED FIVE MADE ONE MISTAKE...

HE SHOULD HAVE KILLED SIX !

LEE VAN CLEEF

JOHN PHILIP LAW

IN

DEATH RIDES A HORSE

(a.k.a. Da Uomo A Uomo)

(1967, dir. by Giulio Petroni)

FULL SERVICE SNACK BAR

featuring

Tasty Corndogs ! Refreshing Beverages ! Savory BBQ !

and 

- for this engagement only  - 

BUFFALO JERKY !!

*No Outside Food Or Drink*

PROGRAM BEGINS AT DUSK
ONLY THOSE OVER 17 ADMITTED • LEGIBLE PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED 

  

THE FOOL'S PARADISE TWIN ACCEPTS

JAMES BROWN BLACK & BROWN STAMPS

Funky Crimes - All the Way Down

March Wind - All the Way Down

Willie West Fairchild

Millard Leon West, better known as Willie West, was born in a speck of a town called Raceland that sits an hour drive southwest of New Orleans. West later moved to New Orleans where he cut his teeth recording 45s for fledgling labels such as Frisco and a chance encounter with Allen Toussaint landed him a contract with his Deesu imprint.

As the Meters saw their popularity soaring as the sixties turned to the seventies,Toussaint and his partner Marshall Sehorn called West back into the studio. The result is the subdued funky "Fairchild" featuring Toussaint experimenting with an acoustic guitar, something regularly heard in this same period with his Lee Dorsey and Eldridge Holmes arrangements.

The song almost certainly features most, if not all of the Meters as they were the Toussaint/Sehorn house band at the time.

In recent years, Willie West has found his way back into the recording studio with Finland's Timmion Records with quite notable results such as "The Devil Gives Me Everything Except What I Need." He's also returned to the stage with last years performance at Dig Deeper and a spot at New Orlean's Ponderosa Stomp.

Willie West Fairchild MP3

Ichiban Programming Notes From The Editor

JD Rampage @ Fool's Paradise Twin - This Weekend !

THE STARK BRUTAL TRUTH ABOUT TODAY'S LOST GENERATION !

TOO YOUNG TO KNOW BETTER - TOO TOUGH TO CARE !!

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS TAKE OVER !!!

THIS WEEKEND !!

FIRST...

ANYTHING GOES IN GIRLS TOWN !!

THE LAST STOP ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE !!

MAMIE VAN DOREN

MEL 'VELVET FOG' TORMÉ

&

PAUL ANKA

in

GIRLS TOWN

(1959 dir. Charles Hass)

THEN...

MEGA-TEENS TAKE OVER THE TOWN !!

HUGE DUCKS DO THE WATUSI !!

MUSIC BY JACK NITZSCHE !!

TOMMY KIRK

JOHNNY 'RIFLEMAN' CRAWFORD

&

CALENDAR-DEFYING

TONI 'HEY MICKEY' BASIL

in

VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS

(1965 dir. Bert I. Gordon)

FULL SERVICE SNACK BAR

featuring

Tasty Corndogs ! Refreshing Beverages ! Savory BBQ !

*No Outside Food Or Drink*

PROGRAM BEGINS AT DUSK
ONLY THOSE OVER 17 ADMITTED • LEGIBLE PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED 

  

THE FOOL'S PARADISE TWIN ACCEPTS

JAMES BROWN BLACK & BROWN STAMPS

Comin' Up Fast

Years before Johnny and Edgar Winter were Rock and Roll, Hoochie Kooing with Rick Derringer or taking the keytar to bold new heights, they were laying down fuzz-faced garage rock with Amos Boynton in Houston.

A fantastic party record, "Comin' Up Fast" features loads of hooting and hollering as Johnny laments trying to fit in with the ladies as times change and dresses become shorter and shorter.

Amos Boynton & the ABCs recorded a revamped version of the song with slightly different lyrics called "The Ballad Of Bertha Glutz" that went unreleased until it found its way to the excellent Acid Visions compilation in the eighties.


The Great Believers Comin' Up Fast Part One

Tassel Twirler Tuesday!

Detomic_Orbit!

Allen Toussaint Discography

Toussaint - writer and arranger credits!!

Wattstax 40

On August 20th, 1972, Stax Records held a concert in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Watts riots. 



Wattstax le concert de légende from Narmer Tantamani on Vimeo.

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Funky Crimes - Super Dude!

The Dapps (featuring Alfred Ellis) - The Rabbit Got the Gun

The "IN" Sound for August 16th, 1966!!

It's Day Two of our week (well, five days, anyway) of visits to the strange world of forty-six years ago, with noted NYC deejay Harry Harrison as our guide. Today he takes his cue from prominent Bartlesville, Oklahoma Explorer Scout John Clark (I can't find any evidence of him on the internet), who suggests he talk to Tommy Roe about his newest hit single, "Sweet Pea," which he then proceeds to do. Afterwards, he makes his pitch to join the U.S. Army, which really wasn't a wise move  that year. Be sure to tune in tomorrow, when Harry's guests will be... the Young Rascals!

The "IN" Sound for August 16th, 1966, featuring Tommy Roe

Sir Graves Ghastly Tribute - This Weekend ! @ Fool's Paradise Twin

THIS WEEKEND !!

The Fool's Paradise Twin 

Pays Tribute To Detroit TV Horror Host

SIR GRAVES GHASTLY !!

Fear The Laugh of Sir Graves Ghastly!

THIS WEEKEND !!
TWO FILMS FIRST SEEN BY THE STOOGES, 

LESTER BANGS AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL

DETROIT MISCREANTS

ON SIR GRAVES' SATURDAY BROADCASTS !

FIRST...

Candace Hilligoss

in 

CARNIVAL OF SOULS

(1962, dir. Herk Harvey)

THEN...

Ray Dennis Steckler
&
Carolyn Brandt
in

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?

(1964, dir. Ray Dennis Steckler)

FULL SERVICE SNACK BAR

featuring

Tasty Corndogs ! Refreshing Beverages ! Savory BBQ !

*No Outside Food Or Drink*

PROGRAM BEGINS AT DUSK
ONLY THOSE OVER 17 ADMITTED • LEGIBLE PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED 

  

THE FOOL'S PARADISE TWIN ACCEPTS

JAMES BROWN BLACK & BROWN STAMPS

The "IN" Sound for August 15th, 1966!!

Let's take a trip back to this very day forty-six years ago with Harry Harrison, when, on the recommendation of guest DJ Dave Brehm (RIP) of WGEZ in Beloit, WI, he plays us "Lost in My World," the latest single from the Outsiders, then has a chat with lead singer Sonny Geraci and lead guitarist Bill Bruno. Fair warning: no matter how convincing you find Harry's sales pitch, you definitely do not want to join the Army in late 1966! Trust me on this one.

The "IN" Sound for 8/15/1966, featuring the Outsiders

Thee Mighty Manfred's Jukebox Blasters!

Manfred's Wurlitzer

The mad professor is back with another rockin' DJ set!  Take a tour of Mighty Manfred's Wurlitzer.  (mp3) No quarters needed!

Allen Toussaint Month

What Is Success?

R.I.P. Jody Ryder

Sam & Dave - Jody Ryder Got Killed

Previously, on BOTB.

Star Revue!

There are way too many great Allen Toussaint songs to really pick a favorite, but if I were forced to narrow it down to one, Warren Lee's - Star Revue might be it. This is also one of the greatest name-check songs of all time!

Total Destruction To Your Mind

Swamp Dogg will be appearing tonight at Lincoln Center!  6 PM.  Free!

Buzzard Luck

Allen Toussaint FAQ

photo by Jacob Blickenstaff

Via NYNO Records

Share with us your favorite Jazz Fest memory.

"One year, I don’t remember when, I wrote "It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye" to be performed at just that one show. I remembered how it felt the year before, so I wrote it. At the end of our set, we sang the song, and I remember that it was even more dear to me than when I had written it. When I sang it, it took on all of the feeling beyond just my ability to write a song - it took on the feeling of the moment of living it."

What are your five favorite records in your personal collection?

Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons"
Andrea Bocelli's "The Aria Opera Album"
Etta James' "At Last"
Professor Longhair's "Tipitina" (the original)
Michael McDonald's "What a Fool Believes"

What is the title of your favorite song that you wrote?

"In Your Love"

What is your favorite song written by someone else?

"Alone Again Naturally" by Gilbert O’Sullivan

Do you have any advice to musicians and songwriters?

Yes. Stick to your dream. Be about refining your art and skill daily.

Where is the best place to eat in New Orleans?

The Rib Room, The Grill Room and Commander’s Palace

Where is the best place to catch live music in New Orleans?

Snug Harbor

When is the best time to visit New Orleans?

Jazz Festival

When is your birthday?

January 14

Funky Crimes - The Kick-Back

Willie Tell & the Overtures - Kick-Back

Dave the Spazz Presents

Dan & Travis are back with Jazzed Up And Bonkers Pt. 2!!

1. AL CASEY & THE KC-ETTES- "SURFIN' HOOTENANY"
2. HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS- "THE FLOAT"
3. ALIVN CASH- "KEEP ON DANCIN'"
4. HUEY PIANO SMITH- "POPEYE"
5. BOBBY MOORE'S RHYTHM ACES- "GO AHEAD AND BURN"
6. RONNIE PEARSON- "SHE BOPS A LOT"
7. BOBBY COMSTOCK- "I WANNA DO IT"
8. DEE DEE SHARP- "DO THE BIRD"
9. CONWAY TWITTY- "SHE'S MINE"
10. THE APPALACHAINS- "BONY MARONIE"
11. THE EXCITERS- "HE'S GOT THE POWER"
12. IVAN- "REAL WILD CHILD"
13. EDDIE COCHRAN- "SKINNY JIM"
14. LITTLE RICHARD- "SHE KNOWS HOW TO ROCK"
15. THE MCCOYS- "C'MON LET'S GO"
16. CJ & THE CASUALS - "STUDY HALL"
17. DALE HAWKINS- "DON'T TREAT ME THIS WAY"
18. THE COASTERS- "YOUNG BLOOD"
19. JAN DAVIS- "WATUSI ZOMBIE"
20. ELVIS PRESLEY- "I WANNA BE FREE"
21. SHEB WOOLEY- "WILD AND WOOLEY BIG UNRULY ME"
22. ROUND ROBIN- "LAND OF 1,000 DANCES"
23. THE ASTRONAUTS - "ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN"
24. THE CORVELLES- "BABYSITTING"
25. DORSEY BURNETTE- "IT'S LATE"

Ponderosa Stomp At Lincoln Center

Saturday, August 11.  5-10 PM.  Lincoln Center.
Sunday, August 12.  6-10 PM.  Be there!