Johnnie Ands Jack - Camel Walk Stroll

Rockin' stroll from 1959 by Johnnie & jack on RCA Victor...

Johnnie And Jack - Camel Walk Stroll

Chuck Rio And The Originals - Margarita

Ya all know what Margarita's are made with right? Tequila...!!!

Chuck Rio And The Originals - Margarita

The Keymen - Camila

ABC-PARAMOUNT 10039— Rocker instrumental with a Latinish beat spots a twangy guitar lead. Wordless chorus is spotlighted.

The Keymen - Camila

Abie "Available" Baker - The Web

Abie "Available" Baker - The Web

The Squares - Davey's Drag

Sax rocker with a guitar break from the squares on the Bristol records label. This is sort of a doo-wop rocker and a bit of a garage/surf rocker. Maybe caught in between? The year i found on the web is 1959. I don't know.... I got nothing. I've been sick and tired and i'm bored so i pulled this out while cataloging some records and decided to download. Maybe someone has some info? If not enjoy anyway.

The Squares - Davey's Drag

Bobby Long - Oo La La

A little rocker from 1959 on the Glow-Hill label by Bobby Long... Glow-Hill? WTF?

Bobby Long - Oo La La

Eddie Ford - The Drag

Rockin' little instrumental with some fine guitar work from 1959 or 1960? from Eddie Ford and his orchestra on the Sabrina Records label. Other than that, i got nothing....


Eddie Ford - The Drag

Marty Gino - Cry Baby, Sigh Ba-A-By

Today's flea market find. I knew nothing about this before i bought it and still don't, but it was cheap and looked interesting. It's a mild type teen rocker, maybe a bit like a more poppy rockabilly tune....?

Marty Gino - Cry Baby, Sigh Ba-A-By

Dandevilles - Nasty Breaks

Nasty Breaks.... Something most of us know all too well. Great uptempo R&B / Doo Wop classic in The Coasters style. 1959.

Dandevilles - Nasty Breaks

The Shieks - Baghdad Rock (Part 1 & 2)

2 great instrumentals from 1959 by The Shieks on the Trine label, which is fairly "rare" i suppose...? This became a bit of a "hit" and MGM Records picked it up and released it later.

Part 2 is much cooler imho...

The Shieks - Baghdad Rock Part 1

The Shieks - Baghdad Rock Part 2

Garry Lee - They Don't See

They never do do they?

Garry Lee - They Don't See

Robert Luke Harshman - Love Whatcha' Doin' To Me - Stop Talkin', Start Lovin'

Mr. Harshman doin' some Elvis inspired rockabilly on the Radio label from 1959.

Born Robert Luke Harshman, February 18, 1939, Phoenix, Arizona. He would later team up with Sidney Thomas "Tommy" Boyce, change his name to Bobby Hart and go on to a prolific career as Boyce & Hart, best known for the songs they wrote for The Monkees.

Robert Luke Harshman - Love Whatcha' Doin' To Me

Robert Luke Harshman - Stop Talkin', Start Lovin'

Sonny Spencer - Oh Boy - Gillee

Sonny Spencer- Gilee/ Oh Boy - Memo (17984) from 1959. Sonny Spencer had many hits singing with The Rainbows. (Rainbows featuring Sonny Spencer)

Sonny Spencer - Oh Boy

Sonny Spencer - Gillee

Dick Lee - Have Guitar Will Travel

Pretty cool Rockabilly tune from 1959. Bid on one HERE; Starting bid .99 cents. (I am no way affiliated with that auction)

Dick Lee - Have Guitar Will Travel

Tarheel Slim and Little Ann - Much Too Late - Lock Me In Your Heart (And Throw Away The Key)

There is a bunch of great information already out on the web about Tarheel Slim and Little Ann so if you want head over to THE HOUND BLOG: or;
So Many Records So Little Time: These 2 great blogs have done a much better job than i could ever hope to do of giving you the low down on Slim and Ann.

If your still here after, enjoy these 2 great cuts from 1959 on the great Fire label.

Tarheel Slim and Little Ann - Much Too Late

Tarheel Slim and Little Ann - Lock Me In Your Heart (And Throw Away The Key)

Chico Holiday - Cuckoo Girl

Great uptempo rockabilly rocker type number by Chico Holiday from 1959!

Chico Holiday was born Ralph Vergolino in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1934. He had several recordings on several labels, including a Billboard charted hit in "Young ideas" written by Sonny James. He later became a gospel singer.

Chico Holiday - Cuckoo Girl

Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks - Mary Lou

A great cautionay tale from 1959 by Ronnie Hawkins. You can read more about Mr. Hawkins HERE:

Meanwhile enjoy this great tune.

Ronnie Hawkins - Mary Lou

Wynona Carr - Touch And Go - The Things You Do To Me

I'm done talking, so today you just get a good R&B rocker and more of a ballad type from 1959 by Wynona Carr on the great Speacialty label.

Read more about Wynona at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Wynona Carr - Touch And Go
Wynona Carr - The Things You Do To Me

Bill Haley - Real Rock Drive & Ray Smith - That's All Right - Rockin' Little Angel

I got these 45's with the same records as the ones from yesterday's post. If you read that then you get it. Sure these things are beat to hell but it's the music, not perfect labels i am after. I actually got shit in my comments about a label that was ugly once... if these labels turn you off then go take your elitist musical ass some place else.

The Ray Smith 45 a payed i buck for and even with its ugly labels worth every penny. Real good Elvis influenced rockabilly stuff from 1959 or 1960?

the Bill Haley i payed a few dollars more for this but it is from 1952 and pretty rare i guess. It is pretty hard to find early Bill Haley stuff on Essex. I have a bunch of his Decca 45's but only a few on Essex so i bought it. Man, was this cat ahead of the game... 1952!

Anyway, i'm throwing these up to further a few of my points from yesterday.... Enjoy the music and never mind the beat up labels.

As for Mr. Haley, I'm sure most are familiar w/ him, no?

And as for Mr. Ray Smith, well, he killed himself in 1979....

Have a nice day!

Bill Haley - Real Rock Drive

Ray Smith- That's All Right

Ray Smith - Rockin' Little Angel

The Spacemen - The Clouds

"The Clouds" is a 1959 instrumental by The Spacemen, an instrumental studio group. The single released on the Alton label, was the only chart hit by The Spacemen. "The Clouds hit number one on the R&B chart for three non consecutive weeks, and also peaked at number forty-one on the Hot 100.

The Spacemen Consisted of one Samuel "Sammy" Benskin (September 27, 1922 – August 26, 1992) who an African American pianist and bandleader.
He was born in The Bronx, New York City, and made his professional debut around 1940 as piano accompanist to singer and guitarist Bardu Ali. He worked throughout the 1940s with jazz musicians including Stuff Smith, Benny Morton and Don Redman. By the early 1950s he had begun leading his own piano trio, as well as appearing as a soloist and as accompanist to singers including Roy Hamilton and Al Hibbler. In 1954 he also joined a group, The Three Flames. Later in the 1950s he worked as accompanist to Dinah Washington.
In 1959, with the band credited as The Spacemen, he recorded an instrumental, "The Clouds", written and produced by Julius Dixson and issued on Dixson's Alton record label. Other session musicians playing on the record were Panama Francis, Haywood Henry, and Babe Clark. The song originally had vocals, which Dixson removed, releasing the instrumental version. This rose to # 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, and # 41 on the pop chart. "The Clouds" was the first number one on any chart released by an African-American owned independent record label, predating Motown's first # 1 by a year.

Sammy died in Teaneck, New Jersey, aged 69.


The Spacemen - The Clouds