The Spinners - Heebie Jeebie's

I think this is The Spinners first record from 1961? And it's a far cry from the smoother soul sounds they would later find huge success with in the 70's and 80's, this is a straight rocker with nice stinging guitar work. Tight.

The Spinners - Heebie Jeebie's

SRC - My Fortune's Coming True

A non album cut by SRC (The Scot Richard Case) out of Detroit. This is from 1970. This may not be a top SRC cut but not being on any of the albums makes the 45 the only place you can hear it. A Bluesy rock tune with some semi fuzzy guitars. Meh.... I'd rather hear "Black Sheep" or "No Secret Destination" but the weirdo collector in me had to have it for the "collection".... Enjoy, or not....

SRC - My Fortune's Coming True

The Twilights - It's Been So Long - She's Gonna Put Me Down

Just scored this little soulful 45 at the local thrift on the cheap. I've seen that this is from 1964 and 1966??? Sounds more like 64 to my ears but i don't know for sure. Info is pretty scarce of the twilights but i think they were from Detroit?

The Twilights - It's Been So Long

The Twilights - She's Gonna Put Me Down

The Holidays - Watch Out Girl

I've been bored and digging through boxes of old 45's at home while recouperating from surgey. The one good thing is that I'm finding some nice 45's i didn't even know i had. This is another one. Great little Detroit soul nugget from 1966. Not rare or anything, just awesome.

As for The Holidays:

The Holidays were a Detroit group who are remembered for a record, "I'll Love You Forever," (1966) that their members didn't even appear on. Edwin Starr sang lead and J.J. Barnes and Steve Mancha supplied backing vocals, and some say that Eddie Anderson made the session too. When the record hit, producer Don Davis revitalized The Holidays with new members to capitalize on the song's success. Starr, Barnes, and Mancha never performed as The Holidays.
The original Four Holidays began as the Fresandos, who cut "Your Last Goodbye" on Star-X Records in 1959. Renaming themselves the Four Holidays, they did "Deep in My Heart" in 1961 on Master Records. Jimmy Holland, Jimmy Ruffin, and possibly the Barksdale brothers (Cleo, Robert, and James Mitchell) were the other members; all may have sang with the group at one time or another, with one bouncing in as another bounced out.
Ruffin recorded a solo shot, "Don't Feel Sorry For Me" b/w "Heart," on Motown's Miracle label in 1961. He was drafted and didn't resume recording until his duty was over. Two singles fell on Markie Records in 1963-1964 -- "Grandma Bird" and "I'll Walk Right out That Door." Nothing was selling, and their next appearance was an uncredited backing of Emmauel Laskey on "Lucky to Be Loved By You" b/w "Our World" (1965). It's believed that Ruffin recorded on the Markie releases; he signed with Motown upon returning from active duty and began recording on their Soul subsidiary in 1964.
A stint with Golden World Records followed, and their first release, "I Love You Forever," soared to number 36 in 1966. After a second single on Golden World, they went with Revilot Records for three flops (1967-1968). The group now consisted of Jimmy Holland, Jack Holland, Jay Reid, and Tony Hestor. Hestor was a songwriter; he wrote the B-side of a Marvelettes' single, "A Little Bit of Sympathy, A Little Bit of Love," on Tamla Records in 1964. He also did a solo, "Just Can't Leave You" b/w "Watch Out," on Karate Records in 1966. The Holidays next appeared on Soulhawk Records with "My Baby Ain't No Plaything" b/w "Maybe So, Maybe No" (1969); Hester and Richard Wylie wrote both sides, it made a little noise locally and Westbound Records picked it up and credited it as the New Holidays in 1970. Jimmy Holland also cut a non-selling solo release on Blue Rock in 1965 and one for Syco Records.

The Holidays - Watch Out Girl

Sir Mack Rice - Dark Skinned Woman - Part 1 & Part 2

This record makes me feel good. And not just because the tunes are great but because this was a gift from a friend that came just at the right time. I hadn't been feeling to well starting last wed. night and on through the weekend. I wound up going to the hospital Monday night with what i found out was acute appendicitis. With in a few hours i was in the operating room. A quick night at the hospital and return home to a new package sent from a record friend who has been more generous through the years with vinyl than i can ever re-pay him back. So i know i've gone on rants before about record ass-wipes and how many unscrupulous record jerks there out out there but for everyone of those there seems to be more "good guys" than bad. This is from one of them. The good guys.

Thanks brother!

As for Sir Mack Rice and this track:

Mack Rice (born Bonnie Rice, November 10, 1933, Clarksdale, Mississippi), is an American songwriter, whose compositions have been performed by many well-known artists, including The Staple Singers, Ike and Tina Turner, Albert King, Johnnie Taylor, Shirley Brown, Rufus Thomas, Etta James, Billy Eckstine, Eddie Floyd, Buddy Guy, The Rascals, Wilson Pickett, Albert Collins, Busta Rhymes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Clay and The Blues Brothers (in Blues Brothers 2000).
Some of his better-known songs include "Respect Yourself", "Betcha Can't Kiss Me (Just One Time)", "Cheaper to Keep Her", "Cadillac Assembly Line", "Money Talks", "Cold Women With Warm Hearts", "Do the Funky Penguin, Pt. 1", "It Sho Ain't Me", "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'", among others. His best known composition and only hit as a solo performer is "Mustang Sally."
Rice began his work in the R&B field in the 1950s based in Detroit, performing with the Five Scalders in 1956 and with the Falcons (fellow band members included Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett and Joe Stubbs) from 1957 to 1963. He performed as a solo vocalist in the years to follow, but his biggest successes were as songwriter for other artists on labels like Stax and others in the 1960s and following decades. He began his solo vocalist career at Stax in 1967, recording on Atco Records beginning in 1968. Rice is one of the few musicians whose career touched both Motown and Stax Records.
In 1992, backed by the soul band The Dynatones, Rice released his first solo album, "Right Now" on Blue Suit Records. On it he reprises a number of his hit songs along with a mixture of new tunes.
Rice lives in the Detroit area, and is still performing.

The tune from 1975 but it right at the year when funk started turning disco but it's still funky enough to stay clear of the disco ready for the dancefloor production or corniness of later years disco syrup....


Cheers!
dd


Sir Mack Rice - Dark Skinned Woman - Part 1

Sir Mack Rice - Dark Skinned Woman - Part 2

Little Jerry Williams - Detroit - 1965 Kingsize Nicotine Blues

An early single from Little Jerry William AKA Swamp Dog!



Jerry Williams, Jr., (born 12 July 1942), is a soul music artist who is better known by his pseudonym Swamp Dogg.

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Williams made his first recording in 1954 under the moniker "Little Jerry", a 78 rpm single on the Mechanic label titled "HTD Blues" / "Nats Wailing". In 1963 he began using the moniker "Little Jerry Williams", recording with Loma Records, and by 1966 he had dropped the "Little" to record as Jerry Williams.

In 1970 he took on the persona of "Swamp Dogg" and released his first LP record, Total Destruction to Your Mind. The cover of his 1971 album, Rat On!, featuring Williams on the back of an oversized white rat, was ranked as one of the worst album covers of all time. Moving from one record label to another during the next 26 years of his recording career, he finally settled on his own record label S.D.E.G. Records [Swamp Dogg Entertainment Group]. His latest recording is titled Give Em As Little As You Can...As Often As You Have To...or...A Tribute To Rock 'n' Roll (2009), although he is rumored to be working on new material, including a collaboration with the author Ben Greenman.

Williams is also a noted songwriter and record producer. In an interview on NPR's Studio 360, Williams stated he was raised on country music: "Black music didn't start 'til 10 at night until 4 in the morning and I was in bed by then.. . . If you strip my tracks, take away all the horns and guitar licks, what you have is a country song." Williams also produces country music and has been nominated for a Grammy, along with Gary US Bonds, for writing the Johnny Paycheck record "She's All I Got". Other artists he has worked with include Doris Duke, Irma Thomas, Z. Z. Hill, Dee Dee Warwick, and Arthur Conley.

Little Jerry Williams - Detroit

TLittle Jerry Williams - 1965 Kingsize Nicotine Blues