Ye-Ye Girls, British Beat sisters, girl groups, Malaysian misses, and swingin' soulies all ask those questions that can't be answered, tonight on Crayons To Perfume! at 7pm ... check it out!
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
"Seventeen" dance party on WOI-TV
Seems like
every town had its TV dance party show. "Seventeen" was broadcast on
WOI-TV, Ames Iowa. The few clips that have surfaced on YouTube are fabulous, a
black and white Ichiban world of neatly-dressed teens with superb haircuts
dancing the jive to the latest songs ! In some cases, soundtracks were deleted from the clips
for rights issues ; others have been restored. Here are a few of my faves :
Buddy Knox - Swingin' Daddy (Top Tune 17 !)
Chuck Willis - Betty and Dupree (the stroll !)
full episode, songs removed (boooooo !!!)
note :
bubble gum blowing contest at 11:20
[ed. note : I mentioned this before on the Ichiban FB page ; appearance of a new clip on YouTube (Buddy Knox) prompted me to create a blog post.]
Sunday, August 23, 2015
4...3...2...1...MORTE! The REAL NITTY GRITTY tonight at 7PM ET!
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Double Trouble with Ike and Tina on Crayons to Perfume at 7pm today!
YES! You are seeing double! We've got the girls, and the guys behind the girls tonight on Crayons to Perfume's DOUBLE TROUBLE featuring our guy and girl of the week, Ike and Tina! Check 'em out at 7pm WFMU.org Ichiban Stream or Tune In Radio!
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Casual vibes on the latest What's Happening?!?!
Today on What's Happening?!?! Got a smattering of this and a smattering of that.
Including this latest find.
The Casuals were a late 60s post-pepper British beat group. With their groomed locks and scrubbed faces, they scored a massive hit in 1968 with "Jesamine." Heavy dose of Bee Gees influence on their music. Their next effort "Toy" was a more uptempo rocker with the expected horns and strings, but it retains that classic beat group sound.
Tune in today at 3pm!
https://wfmu.org/playlists/AT
Sunny and the Sunliners, one-hit wonders ?
Sunny and the Sunliners (originally Sunny and the Sunglows) were a group of chicanos from San Antonio, featuring lead singer Sunny Ozuna and his fellow students from Burbank Vocational School. They were mainly active from 1959-1966, with lots of singles and several albums, bowing out with a final LP in 1977. (The band name may be a reference to the slick Ford Sunliner convertibles, current in the 50s.)
Ichiban listeners know this brilliant, rockin' number, with Tex-Mex and soul/R&B influences.
No One Else Will Do
Which leaves the burning question : what else did they have ? Friends, I just listened to a hundred of their songs on YouTube, and while there is some solid work, there seems to be no other comparable track. Impossible to say where this aberration came from.
The band's output seems to fall into several categories. Many songs are what I will call – out of my ignorance – "mariachi" style. In any case, they sound like this.
De Mi Nada Mas
Then there are some with a Tex-Mex border sound, like their San Antonio neighbors the Sir Douglas Quintet.
Sufriendo Y Penando
Others are slow ballads.
Talk to Me (Little Willie John cover, charted #11 pop, #12 R&B)
Think it Over
Some songs are more soul-oriented.
It's Okay
Or R&B.
Oop Oop Pidoo [sic]
Here, they put the brass section to work.
Hip Huggin Mini
If anybody knows of anything else in their repertoire like No One Else Will Do, call me collect !!!
Stop press !!! Bazooka Joe sez check this one out. Thanks, Joe !
Every Week Every Month Every Year
Sunday, August 16, 2015
The Devil Is Mad!!! Tune in to THE REAL NITTY GRITTY tonight at 7PM ET!
Friday, August 14, 2015
Meet Kliph Nesteroff
Now that WFMU's Beware Of The Blog has closed, you'll have to get your old showbiz fix straight from the source. Listen to his interview with Marc Maron on WTF. And, don't miss his book coming this Fall from Grove Press: The Comedians - Drunks Thieves, Scoundrels and the History Of American Comedy.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
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