Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Shirley Ellis - Stardust (1964 ?)
Shirley Ellis was the singer of several novelty songs like THE name Game, The Nitty Gritty and the Clapping song but here she does a Jazz classic and very well too. She was highly under rated in her day but there has been a revival in interest in her songs and they have been used in films and even in a program to get through to kids with learning disabilities because of their infectious almost hypnotic rhythms. In the film Flawless they are used to help Robert de Niro's character recover from a stroke!If I'm ever in that sad position somebody please give the doctors the cd of her 24 novelty songs I just received this week!
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Mary Love - Lay This Burden Down
Mary Love again. Can understand why she was popular on the Northern Soul dance scene!

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Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields and Jessie Smith were initially members of the Ikettes who backed Ike and Tina Turner, but left after Ike ...
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I always have time and space for the great Esther Phillips! Lovely close up of her here with one of her biggest hits!
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