Spread The Good Word !

2000 Maniacs ! (aka YEEEHAA !)

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:08:46 PST

Hey friends, you know that silly songs and halloween match fine for me (& you), and it ain’t over yet ! A good example ?
I just wanted to share this one with you (and make you discover a beautiful world btw)… Hershell Gordon Lewis !

'The Godfather of Gore', so-named for his numerous psychotronic classics (37 and counting!), including She-Devil on Wheels, Blood Feast, and the newly released Blood Feast 2 to name a few, contributing vocals, lyrics, and music, and backed by Cleveland's own Amazing Pink Holes, H.G. delivers rousing renditions of his theme songs from his films Moonshine Mountain and 2000 Maniacs!
(One of my all time fav, filmed in 14 days)
The blood-splattered 6" was strictly limited to 2000 maniacal copies and will not be repressed. (I have one I have one)
This release marked the return of The Amazing Pink Holes, recording for the first time in 15-plus years !

Now all together : YEEEEEEEEEHAA !!!

(Plus the original track of course !)

Hershell Gordon Lewis & The Amazing Pink Holes :
* The South's Gonna Rise Again *
* Moonshine Mountain *
+
Hershell Gordon Lewis & The Pleasant Valley Boys :
* Theme From 2000 Maniacs *

Mickey & Sylvia !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:19:53 PST

Had a good Halloween ?
Mine was perfect ! It’s always good to hear the neighbours the next morning saying ‘Did you hear the chainsaw and the screams at 4 am ?’…

Anyway, back to action, let's shake some dust !

Yeah, Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool !!!
This popular duo began recording together in 1956 and enjoyed an US R&B chart-topper that year with ‘Love Is Strange’, which peaked at number 11 in the US pop chart the following year. This enduring call-and-response song is rightly regarded as a classic of its genre, and later became a minor UK hit when recorded by the Everly Brothers.
Prolific session work for Atlantic Records, Savoy, King and Aladdin earned the former the epithet Mickey ‘Guitar’ Baker, while the latter had made her recording debut with jazz trumpeter Oran ‘Hot Lips’ Page as early as 1950. Yep, Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his pupils !
The duo eventually bought their own nightclub, established a publishing company, and formed their own record label , and they had further success with ‘There Oughta Be A Law’ (1957) and, after a brief hiatus as a duo, ‘Baby You’re So Fine’ (1961), but their career together was undermined by commitments elsewhere. They continued to record together until 1965. After that, Mickey had a successful career as a studio musician. Sylvia had a huge hit in 1973 with the song "Pillow Talk".

Mickey & Sylvia :
* No Good Lover *
* Rise Sally Rise *
* Love Is Strange *

Halloweeeeeeeen (Part 14) !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:55:11 PDT

Buwuwuwuwuuuuuu…
Yep, that’s a cry from the heart !

Boys & Girls, this is the last mix of our bloody halloween hootenanny
– for this year !

First of all, I would like to tell you HOW MUCH I did enjoy making, chewing & spitting those monsters out, and I really hope you felt the same just as much as I did !!!
(Frankly, reading those comments again makes me think that you’re all as mad as me)

Anyway, thanks again for your time, thanks a freakin’ bunch for all the sites/blogs who did put a link for these, hope you’re all gonna scare the shit out of your neighbours/ex-wives-husbands/boss/ well, you know, people you frankly like.

So Have yourself a scary little Halloween, hope those mixes helped a bit – and, that goes without saying but, yeah thanks to all the artists included in the mixes, every crazy songs, every demented movies in the universe, thanks thanks thanks !!!!!

Once again, MUWUWUHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA !!!

Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 14 ! (65 :31)
aka : La 2009 Grande Finale Mix - via Rapidshare
Tracklist :
01. Ghoulardi Intro / Los Straightjackets – Rockula
02. Dave Vanian & The Phantom Chords – Frenzy
03. Billy De Marco & Count Dracula - Drac's Back
04. Screaming Lord Sutch - Murder In The Graveyard
05. Al Hirt - The King Kong Theme
06. The Keytones - I Was A Teenage Monster
07. Bill Riley - Nightmare Mash
08. Lord Dent & His Invaders - Wolf Call
09. The Phantom Surfers - Horror Beach
10. The Wildtones - The Martian Band
11. Sharkey Todd And His Monsters - The Cool Gool
12. The Abstracts – Nightmare
13. Tarantula Ghoul & Her Gravediggers - Graveyard Rock
14. Yuji Koseki - The Birth Of Mothra
15. Mad Mike And The Maniacs - The Hunch
16. Man Or Astroman - Invasion Of The Dragonmen
17. Batmobile - Amazons From Outer Space
18. Matt Gonella & His Georgians - Skeleton In The Closet
19. Milton DeLugg & The Vampires - The Chase

DOWNLOAD THE 14th HALLOWEEN MIX !!!

Halloweeeeeeeeen (Part 13) !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:52:19 PDT

Yes people, it ain't over yet !
Number 13 !
It's a lucky mix...not for everyone of course.
Blood ! Murders ! Monsters ! Even the Blob's hanging around !
And this one even has a dancing end - yes, it's number 13 itself !!!

Enjoy ! (or die trying)

Quite repeating myself here, but thanks again for the comments and emails !
And see you next week for the last halloween mix of 2009 !

Rev. Frost Presents...A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 13 ! (54 :52)
(via rapidshare)
Tracklist :
01. Intro / The Born Losers - Werewolves On Wheels
02. The Calvanes - Horror Pictures
03. Zane Brothers – Dracula
04. Bernard Herrmann – The Murder (Psycho Edit)
05. Bill Buchanan - The Night Before Halloween
06. Frankie Stein And His Ghouls - A Hearse Is Not A Home
07. Gene Moss & The Monsters - The Shrimpenstein Song
08. Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra - Jumpin' With The Mountain King
09. Terry Teene - Curse Of The Hearse
10. Marc Shaiman - It's An Addams !
11. The Ran-Dells - Martian Hop
12. The Bomboras - A Fistful Of Terror
13. Zacherle - Eighty-Two Tombstones
14. Graveyard Singing Busts Interlude
15. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers - Irresistible Igor
16. Jeff Barry - The Face From Outer Space
17. Evan Carroll - The Monster
18. Danny Elfman - That's The Story
19. The Five Blobs - The Blob
20. The Neanderthals - Werewolf From Outer Space
21. Wade Denning & Kay Lande - Halloween Dance
22. Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
23. Bernard Herrmann - The Day The Earth Stood Still – Finale

DOWNLOAD THE 13th HALLOWEEN MIX !!!

Guess where I was this weekend...

Speaking of mix, I've cooked a special order for the bloody Platform site (for those who know all the mixes since the beginning / the dawn of ages, it maybe sounds like a 'best of' (I mean for the samples), but it's been fun to do and thanks a million to these blokes for putting out a mix outside the cold world of blogs !
You can hear it right here !
Yeeeeeha !

Halloweeeeeeeeeen (Part 12) !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:24:53 PDT

MUWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (Bis Repetita) !!!!!!!!!!

Everybody’s ready for the next one ???
You liked the first ? Hooray, the second’s worse !!!!

Hey btw, thanks for all your comments (and downloads !), it’s a real pleasure to make those mixes, glad to know they work fine for y’all as well !
So, yeah, THANKS !

Come on in boys, the water's fine ! There's a shark waiting for you !

And...Enjoy...NUMBER 12 (tadaaaaaaa) !

Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 12 ! (54 :10)
(Via Rapidshare)
01. Intro
02. Big T. Tyler - King Kong
03. Takeshi Terauchi And The Bunnys - The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
04. The Jayhawks - The Creature (From Outer Space)
05. The Fuzztones - Goin' To A Graveyard
06. A Pair Of Kings - The Monster
07. Lee Lewis - Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
08. Ben Vaughn - Psycho Beach Party (Main Title)
09. The Cramps - Rockin' Bones
10. Sharkey Todd - The Horror Show
11. Zen Fuller – Doomsday
12. Ziggy Gee - Igor's Chant (Part 1)
13. Jack Starr - Gozilla We Love You
14. Merv Griffin - The Screamin' Meemies From Planet X
15. Milton DeLugg & The Vampires - Alfred Hitchcock
16. Thurl Ravenscroft & The Phantom Manor Band - Grim Grinning Ghosts
17. The Surfmen - Ghost Hop
18. Don hinson & The Rigamorticians - Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsatured Blood
19. The Nu-Trends – Spooksville
20. David Rose - Satan And The Polar Bear
21. Alan Hartwell's Big Band - Ol' Man Mose
22. The Shoes - The Munsters Theme
23. Gene Moss And The Monsters - Drac The Knife

DOWNLOAD THE 12th HALLOWEEN MIX !!!

"How do you do Number 12?"

Halloweeeeeeeeeeeen !!! (Part 11)

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:04:48 PDT

MUWUWUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back boys and ghouls to the legendary frosty’s halloween hootenanny !!!
Fuck, 3 years without a single bloody halloween mix…I’m quite ashamed to be honest !
But hey, what the heck, who cares, let’s start the hostilities with a brand new bloody bloody bloody mix, a strange result of whiskey, dvds, videos, cds, tapes and vinyls (not to forgot the infamous 10-cigarettes-per-mix).

And who’s mad (or stupid) enough to write, play and record a new track especially for a-mix-on-a-blog-on-the-internet-for-yer-listening-‘pleasure’ ? His Frostiness of course !!!
Yep, enjoy ‘Night Of The Frost’ my ghouls !

The deal’s the same this very year of 2029 – 2009 sorry –
1 mix a week !

So be ready, fasten your seat belts, and enjoy the horrible ride !

YEAH !

Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 11 ! (54 :45)
aka - The Return-Of-The-Vengeance-Of-The-Return-Of-The-Mix
(via rapidshare)
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Rev Tom Frost – Night Of The Frost !
03. Hasil Adkins - Haunted House
04. Rod Willis - The Cat
05. Guz - The Munsters
06. Screamin' Lord Sutch - Black And Hairy
07. Bart Lewis – Frankenstein
08. Masaru Sato - Godzilla vs. Kumonga (Son Of Godzilla)
09. The Three D's - Graveyard Cha Cha
10. The Mummies - The Fly
11. Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos - Hearse With A Curse
12. The Creatures (Conried, Pearce, Stein) - The Purple People Eater
13. Hugo Montenegro - In The Hall Of The Mountain King
14. New Mayfair Dance Orchestra - The Haunted House
15. Satan's Pilgrims – Vampiro
16. Bob Ridgely - The Way Out Mummy
17. The Couplings – Egor
18. Lee Kristoferson - Night Of The Werewolf
19. Ron Haydock – Halloween
20. Stanley Holloway - Sweeney Todd The Barber

DOWNLOAD THE 11th HALLOWEEN MIX !!!

'Believe me boys, I'm proud of those mixes !'

Ronnie Hawkins !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:53:12 PDT

Yep, Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a cousin to fellow rockabilly artist Dale Hawkins ! Known as "Rompin' Ronnie" Hawkins or "The Hawk", he was a key player in the 1960s rock scene in Toronto, Canada and his career has spanned 50 years !
Hawkins was born in 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas and came to Canada in 1958. His first gig was at the Brass Rail Tavern in London, Ontario where he became an overnight success. Hawkins decided to move to Canada permanently, and in 1964 became a permanent resident.
After a move to Ontario, as band members dropped out- with the exception of drummer Levon Helm, they were replaced with four Canadian musicians who eventually moved on with Helm as their fifth member, backing Bob Dylan in the late 1960s, after developing a world-famous sound and band of their own, taking the name, The Band. Other musicians Hawkins recruited provided the makings of Robbie Lane & The Disciples, and Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band.
Anyway, if you don’t know that wild cat (where the hell have you been I might ask), this is your day !

Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks :
* Southern Love *
* Who Do You Love *
* Mary Lou *

NEXT STOP : HALLOWEEEEEEN !

Ken Nordine's Colors !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:15:01 PDT

The voice-over man from a thousand commercials in the US, Ken Nordine registers in your subconscious instantly: Wait, I know that guy! Smooth as an ice sculpture and ringing with "the voice of a sponsor," Nordine has personified authority since the 1960s. During the 1940s, he was heard on The World's Great Novels and other radio programs broadcast from Chicago. He attracted much wider attention when he recorded the aural vignettes on albums feature Nordine's narration over cool cool cool jazz by the Chico Hamilton jazz group, recording under the alias of Fred Katz, who was then the cellist with Hamilton's quintet.
Nordine began performing and recording such albums at the peak of the beat era and was associated with the poetry-and-jazz movement. However, some of Nordine's "writings are more akin to Franz Kafka or Edgar Allan Poe" (or even Dr. Seuss-like exploration of the meanings of different colors here), than to the beats. Many of his word jazz tracks feature critiques of societal norms. Some are lightweight and humorous, while others reveal dark, paranoid undercurrents and bizarre, dream-like scenarios. Many of the pieces are parables on racism and human behavior, but they're also totally silly, and meant to be !
Anyway, all your mix tapes will be very happy that you've bought this strange record to flavor them with.

Speaking of mixes, watch out for the long-awaited bloody halloween mixes next month !!!
Yeah !

Ken Nordine :
* Flesh *
* Yellow *
* Crimson *
* Lavender *
* Black *

Ann Cole !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:11:19 PDT

Tadaaaaaaaa !
Summer's gone godammit !

Well, back to work.
And I want my scalps.

Ann Cole was a genuinely great soul singer who had the misfortune to be too far ahead of her time. She was daring enough to record "Got My Mojo Working," which she'd performed on-stage (which was how Muddy Waters found the song) in 1956.
Cole also cut records on the Timely, Baton, and Sir labels, and in 1956 she was voted the Most Promising Female R&B Vocals. Cole cut many records, but only ever had one pop-chart hit, in 1962 with "Don't Stop the Wedding" on Roulette.
The A-side was a sort of answer record to the Etta James song "Stop the Wedding"; ironically, "Don't Stop the Wedding"'s B-side, "Have Fun," was also her last R&B charting song.
Enjoy !

Ann Cole :
* Each Day *
* Brand New Hearts *
* Got My Mojo Working *
* Don't Stop The Wedding *

A Bloody Summer Mix '09 !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:31:06 PDT

Garsh !
Summer break, folks, summer break !!!

Yep people, here's the legendary STGW summer break/mix !
(Officially, this is the 4974th break of this very blog)
Rev. Frost's on holidays, again !
Beach ! Sharks ! Sun burns ! Surf !
Enjoy your summer (and this mix), I'll see y'all in September for more adventures !!!
Yeeeeeeha !

Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Summer Mix, ’09 ! (56 :20)
(via Rapidshare)
Tracklist :
1. Kumio Miyauchi - Monster Fight !
2. Shouting Thomas & The Torments - Struggle (Scratch That Itch)
3. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
4. Terry and Blue Jeans Feat. Terumasa Hino – Kickstand
5. LaSalles – Chopsticks
6. Hoagy Lands - Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
7. The Tune Rockers - Green Mosquito
8. John Greer - Come Back Maybelline
9. Bloodshot Bill - Bloodshot Man
10. Gabriel & His Angels - Hey !
11. The Countdowns - Do It
12. Joe Jones - California Sun
13. Dr. Isaiah Ross - New York Breakdown
14. Mickey Katz - Come On-a My House
15. Link Wray and His Ray Men - The Swag
16. Joe Tex - Coca-Cola Commercial
17. Edmundo Ros And His Orchestra - Virgin Islands
18. Derek Martin - Soul Power
19. The Red Army Chorus - Rider's March
20. Clarence Williams - Old Time Religion
21. Jo Martens - Belly Coil Dance
22. Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra - Rico Basilon

DOWNLOAD THE 2009 SUMMER MIX !!!

- "Look ! There goes Rev. Frost !"

Sister Wynona Carr !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:46:07 PDT

Hallelujah !
Wynona Carr was born in Cleveland, OH, where she started out as a gospel singer, forming her own five-piece group The Carr Singers around 1945 and touring the Cleveland/Detroit area. Being tipped by The Pilgrim Travelers, who shared a bill with Carr in the late 1940's, Art Rupe signed her to his Specialty label, giving Carr her new stage name "Sister" Wynona Carr (modelled after pioneering gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe) and cutting some twenty sides with her from 1949 to 1954, including a couple of duets with Specialty's biggest gospel star at the time, Brother Joe May.
Although she recorded rarely, Carr nevertheless remained a highly prolific songwriter, composing poetic, topical material often inspired by headlines of the day; she cut dozens of demos for Specialty, and ironically enough earned more money from sales of her sheet music than from her actual recordings.
After successfully touring white nightclubs in 1954 with Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight, Carr finally broke her ties with gospel to pursue a career singing R&B; in 1957, she scored with the hit ballad "Should I Ever Love Again," but again fate was against her; at the same time the record was rising on the chart, she was stricken with tuberculosis, and spent the next two years on the sidelines, convalescing at her parents' home. As the 1970s dawned, Carr went into seclusion; her health continued to decline, and she died on May 12, 1976. Damn.

Sister Wynona Carr :
* I Want To Go To Heaven And Rest *
* Dragnet For Jesus *
* The Ball Game *

And oh, remember kids, the devil is everywhere.
Especially in techno music.

Thanks for your time.

Garfield Akers !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:59:33 PDT

I'd rather see you dead, buried in some cypress grove…
The throbbing guitar sound of Garfield Akers was a primary influence on subsequent generations of Mississippi bluesmen, with the likes of John Lee Hooker and Robert Wilkins citing him as an influence!
Born around 1902 in Bates, Mississippi, Akers remains a shadowy figure; after honing his skills at local dances and house parties, he relocated to the Hernando area, where he worked by day as a sharecropper. After moving on to Memphis, in 1929 he made his first Vocalion label recordings at the Peabody, accompanied by guitarist Joe Callicott; between this first date and a 1930 session for Brunswick, four Akers performances still exist - his two-part signature "Cottonfield Blues," "Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues," and "Dough Roller Blues," one of the first variations on Hambone Willie Newbern's seminal "Roll and Tumble."
His most well-known song is his debut, the Cottonfield Blues, which Don Kent praised with the words "only a handful of guitar duets in all blues match the incredible drive, intricate rhythms and ferocious intensity" and called Akers "one of the greatest vocalists in blues history". Michael Gray appreciated it as "the birth of rock ’n’ roll … from 1929!"
Nothing is known about Akers after the pair split as a performing duo although it is believed that he died around the end of the 1950's or the beginning of the 1960's, possibly in Memphis...

Garfield Akers :
* Dough Roller Blues *
* Cottonfield Blues (Part 2) *

...mystery, mistery...

Mickie Most & The Gear !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:13:21 PDT

...that's me.

Yep, before he became the successful record producer of The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group to name a few, Mickie Most (born Michael Peter Hayes (20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003)) travelled to South Africa with his wife Christina, and formed a pop group, Mickie Most and the Playboys.
(not with his wife though).
The band scored 11 consecutive Number 1 singles playing mostly cover versions of Ray Peterson, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran. Returning to London in 1962, Most appeared on package tours as well as recording "Mister Porter", a minor hit in 1963, and….BANG !, he recorded these two bloody fantastic tracks in 1965 with a young Jimmy Page hammering out the guitar work !
Yeah !

Mickie Most & The Gear :
* That's Alright *
* Money Honey *

Paul Evans !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:54:16 PDT

Howdy Folks !
Due to popular demand (and a proper avatar), here’s Paul Evans !
Evans ((born 5 March 1938, in Queens, New York) performed in his high school years, got a scholarship to Columbia University and promptly set up his own radio show. His early career days were spent crooning in small clubs and aboard a cruise ship !
Evans began to score hit records in the early '60s, including "Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat", the fantastic "Happy-Go-Lucky Me" and "Hushabye, Little Guitar". He came up with another hit in 1979 with the morbid "Hello, This Is Joannie".
His activities as a songwriter easily pass up this perfectly respectable track record. Besides the ultra-hit written for Bobby Vinton ("Roses Are Red, My Love"), there was also a timely hit for the Kalin Twins entitled "When", a series of donations to the cause of Elvis Presley including "Something Blue" and "I Gotta Know" and many other songs for Jackie Wilson, Frankie Lymon, Fabian & the Coasters !
Mr Evans has soloed on many a commercial jingles and has been seen and heard on the "David Letterman Show", "As the World Turns", "Guiding Light" and "All My Children". His voice can be heard in the Woody Allen films, "Mighty Aphrodite" and "Everyone Says I Love You".
And that goes without saying, Happy-Go-Lucky Me" is the theme of John Waters' cult classic, "Pecker" !

Paul Evans :
* Happy-Go-Lucky-Me *
* After The Hurricane *
* Hambone Rock *

The Tornadoes !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:25:14 PDT

All hail The Tornadoes !
A bloody brilliant surf band from Redlands, California, and a real family band, their lineup consisted of two brothers (Gerald and Norman Sanders), their cousin Jesse Sanders and a friend, Leonard Delaney.
They started out as an instrumental group from San Bernardino, CA, called the Vaqueros. The Tornadoes were the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental !The song was of course, "Bustin' Surfboards", released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre ! The album with the same name was released in 1963. And for the record, the band temporarily changed their names to The Hollywood Tornadoes, because the British band the Tornado(e)s, were charting with the song "Telstar".
Enjoy !

The Tornadoes :
* Vaquero *
* Maleguena *
* Bustin' Surfboards *

Scotty McKay !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:06:26 PDT

Unfortunately, Max Lipscomb is probably better remembered for the three months or so that he was a member of Gene Vincent's Blue Caps than for his own solo career as Scotty McKay !
Max began his life as a Blue Cap as a backing singer, but was soon moved to rhythm guitar and he ended up playing piano (the first time a piano was used on a Blue Caps session) at the December 1957 sessions.
Lipscomb travelled to Philadelphia to look up Frank Slay and Bob Crewe, who agreed to record him, and - apparently at the suggestion of their business partner Dick Clark - changed his name to Scotty McKay. Under the direction of Slay and Crewe, McKay recorded "Rollin' Dynamite"/ "Evenin' Time" for Parkway. In that same year, Scotty was signed to Johnny Vincent's Ace label, on which he had six singles released between September 1960 and October 1962. The first and best of these was "Little Liza Jane", with accompaniment by Fats Domino's band.
By 1965, The Scotty McKay Quintet found themselves a cameo role in a low budget Vincent Price horror flick for AIP based on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat" where he appears briefly on screen performing his own tune Sinner Man and covers of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry.
His later years were spent dabbling in Christian music.
A heart attack claimed him on March 17, 1991.

Scotty McKay :
* Rollin' Dynamite *
* Evenin' Time *
+
* Bad Times *

Carl Belew !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:43:39 PDT

Hello Hello Hell-o!!!
Carl Belew is one of a long list of performers who moved on from making small rockabilly records to country music fame as both a singer and songwriter.
His rockers include 'Cool Gator Shoes' and 'Folding Money' on Four Star for whom he made his debut in 1955 after being brought to the company's attention by Marvin Rainwater. By the following year, he gained his first widespread exposure thanks to appearances on a pair of California-based radio programs, Town Hall Party and The Cliffie Stone Show. In 1957, he performed on the Louisiana Hayride.
Our man is best remembered as a songwriter whose work was covered by an eclectic group of artists ranging from Patsy Cline to Gene Vincent to Andy Williams.
Carl Belew sadly died of cancer on Halloween in 1990 at the young age of 59.
You know me, I love that kind of details !

Carl Belew :
* Cool Gator Shoes *
* Folding Money *

A Bloody Buttshaker Mix, Part 3 !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:29:14 PDT

Shake Shake Shake !
Ok, I was supposed to play some records on a lusty party last weekend, but instead, I was stuck at home with the flu (no, not the pig one).
Ah, what the heck, now the whole wide world can hear the mix I've cooked, and dance in your living room/car/bike/choose.
Well, enjoy this mean motherfuyer !

Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Buttshaker Mix, Part 3 ! (61 :39)
via rapidshare
Tracklist:
01. Intro / The Phantom Surfers – Istanbul
02. Baby Al & The Capps - Grab Your Partner And Do Your Own Thing
03. Elvis Presley - Never Say Yes
04. Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers - Sock It To 'Em J.B. (Part I)
05. Baby Washington & The Hearts - Been A Long Time Baby
06. The Playmates - Beep Beep
07. Randy & The Radiants - My Way Of Thinking
08. Ervin Rucker and The Blues Nighthawks Orchestra - Done Done the Slop
09. Carlo Montez - Theme From Danger In Go Go Boots
10. Wilson Pickett - Baby Call On Me
11. Eddie & The Showmen - Mr. Rebel
12. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit
13. Gunga Din – Crabcakes
14. The X-Cellents - Hang It Up
15. Ray Knight And The Arabian Knights - Chatanooga Walk
16. The Night Hawks - Chicken Grabber
17. Sinner Strong - Don't Knock It
18. The Volcanoes - Oh Oh Mojo
19. The Four Sounds - Mama Ubangi Bangi
20. Elvis Presley - We're Coming In Loaded
21. Prince Buster - Dance Cleopatra
22. Buddy Mc Knight - Everytime (Part 1)
23. Preston Love & Orchestra - Ali Baba's Boogie
24. Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra – Malaguena
25. Outro / Orchester Lou Castell - Mini Skirt

DOWNLOAD THE 3rd BUTTSHAKER MIX !!!

Now, dance Dino !

(thanx for the pic Darrell)

(and (as always), thanx for the support emails, it's good to be back among you folks)
(and and and, no post for a week or two, I'm off to record some new tracks, hooray !)

Dee Clark !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:04:23 PDT

It must be rain-ain-drops…
Fuck yeah, Dee Clark had a wonderfully impassioned tenor voice !
Clark made his first recording in 1952 as a member of the Hambone Kids, who scored an R&B hit with the song "Hambone." In 1953, he joined an R&B group called the Goldentones, who later became the Kool Gents and were discovered by Chicago radio DJ Herb Kent upon winning a talent competition. Kent got the Kool Gents signed to Vee-Jay record label, subsidiary Falcon/Abner.
Clark struggled to forge his own style, mimicking Clyde McPhatter on the follow-up "Seven Nights" and aping Little Richard on 1958's "Oh, Little Girl."(included here) Neither charted, but when Little Richard himself abruptly quit performing to enter Bible college, his booking agent hired Clark to fulfill his remaining live dates; he ultimately spent five months on the road with Richard's backing band the Upsetters, also enlisting the group for studio dates.
Anyway, Clark embarked on a solo career in 1957 and over the next four years landed several hits, including the major success (in 1962) "Raindrops ».
This plaintive offering, co-written by Clark and Phil Upchurch, eventually sold in excess of one million copies. Sadly, Clark was unable to repeat this feat, but continued on Chicago-based Constellation with a spate of moderate R&B hits, namely, "Crossfire Time" (1963), "Heartbreak" (1964), and "TCB" (1965). His career faded after Constellation went out of business in 1966.
Dee Clark suffered a heart attack and died on December 7, 1990, sadly at age 52.

Dee Clark :
* Oh Little Girl (With The Upsetters) *
* At My Front Door *
* Raindrops *

Bobby Lee Trammel !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:42:15 PDT

Easter, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion.
Now, let's celebrate the resurrection of Bobby Lee Trammell, who, in spite of his undeniable huge talent, never had a major hit record.
Amen.

Working for the Ford Motor Company by day, Trammell played clubs by night and was signed to the Fabor label where he recorded his own song, the spirited "Shirley Lee". The record sold encouragingly and was released nationally. Ricky Nelson recorded the song as the opening track on his 1958's Lp, and wanted Trammell to write for him but, typically, Trammell couldn't be bothered.
Yep, for the historical book, our Bobby once went to Memphis but when Sun’s Sam Phillips told him that he should rehearse, Trammell became bored and moved to Los Angeles !

Performing, Trammell became excessively wild and would even strip off. The country music songwriter and promoter Tillman Franks, described him as "downright vulgar, ten times worse than Elvis". He never appeared at the Grand Ole Opry as he couldn't be trusted. Appearing with Jerry Lee Lewis, he sabotaged the star's piano and, performing in a bar, he'd leap on the counter and kick off the glasses.
In 1960 Trammell recorded "Woe, Woe Is Me", written by another wild man, Dorsey Burnette. When the radio station KFWB refused to play it, Burnette persuaded Trammell to climb the radio tower and sing it from the top. The police tried to talk him down and he dropped his guitar into their midst. Whether it was accidental or not, Trammell was fined $250.
He wrote and performed songs for the twist craze, notably "Arkansas Twist" (1962). During the mid-1960s, he grew his hair and billed himself as "The First American Beatle". He then made the relatively sane country-rock Love Isn't Love, including maudlin songs about his mother. A single, "New Dance In France", with a frantic vocal and a dubbed audience had a cult following during the punk era !
In 1984 Trammell performed on a rockabilly festival at Eindhoven, Holland. Wanting to outshine the other performers, he wore a Superman outfit but when he jumped on a piano, he lost his balance and broke his wrist !
By the way, outside of performing Trammell was a public-spirited man. He became a Democratic politician and was elected to the Arkansas House Of Representatives in 1997. His political friends asked him to perform but he thought it unwise as his other self might take over and ruin his new career !
People, here's the resurrection of someone who's only problem was being a little too wild !!!

Bobby Lee Trammell :
* Toolie Frollie *
* Woe, Woe Is Me *
* New Dance In France *

The Mighty Hannibal !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:49:03 PDT

Hey fellow readers !
We're not gonna talk 'bout Bob in Twin Peaks, but we’re talking today ‘bout the career of James Shaw, who recorded for a wide range of labels as Jimmy Shaw, Hannibal, The Mighty Hannibal and King Hannibal.
No matter what name he used, though, or what label he appeared on, there was one consistent thread running through all of his music. Hannibal was one sensational soul singer.
Born James Shaw he started singing doo wop as an Atlanta teenager, and eventually released a string of moderately successful (and generally highly praised) singles for a variety of independent labels. But it was the prophetic Shurfine hit "Hymn No. 5," a sobering gospel-blues about a black soldier writing home from Vietnam, that Hannibal will perhaps be best known for. Released in 1966, the tune beat the white hippie acts to the punch by at least a year in its anti-war consciousness. But by now, however, Hannibal had developed a serious heroin habit and was spending more time as a pimp than a performer !
The real deal folks !!!

The Mighty Hannibal :
* Motha Goose Breaks Loose *
* Hymn No. 5 *
* My Name Is Hannibal *

Roy Brown !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:06:46 PDT

On board with Mr Roy Brown !
Born Roy James Brown in New Orleans, Brown started as a gospel singer and after a move to Los Angeles some time in the 1940s, and a brief period spent as a professional boxer in the welterweight category, he won a singing contest in 1945 at the Million Dollar Theater covering "There's No You" by Bing Crosby.
Brown and his band "The Mighty Men" were spectacular performers, with the kind of crowd pleasing stage histrionics for which Little Richard would soon be famous !
Unfortunately, tastes changed and Brown could not keep up.
The decline of his fortunes coincided with his successfully winning a lawsuit against King Records for unpaid royalties in 1952, one of the few African American musicians to do so in the 1950s. This has led some, such as author Nick Tosches (in his book Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll, which contains a chapter on Brown – gotta have it folks) to believe that Brown may have been blacklisted. When his popularity ebbed in the rock and roll era, he tried teen-slanted songs like "School Bell Rock", but had little success and more or less retired.
His popularity was at its lowest at the end of the 1950s, but he sporadically managed to find work through the 1960s. To supplement his income, he worked as an encyclopedia salesman !
Shortly before his death he performed at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California and headlined the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival during the spring of 1981.
Anyway, today, he's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat !

Roy Brown :
* Butcher Pete (Part 1 & 2) *
* Mighty Mighty Man *

Frankie Lee Sims !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:58:55 PDT

Frankie !

Monday!
Posting Time !
Mr Frankie Lee Sims picked up a guitar when he was 12 years old. By then, he had left his native New Orleans for Marshall, TX. After World War II ended, he played local dances and clubs around Dallas and crossed paths with T-Bone Walker, and he'd cut his first 78s in 1948 in Dallas.
The guitarist recorded fairly prolifically for Los Angeles-based Specialty into 1954, then switched to Johnny Vincent's Ace label (and its Vin subsidiary) in 1957 to cut the mighty rockers "Walking with Frankie" and "She Likes to Boogie Real Low," both of which pounded harder than a ballpeen hammer.
Sims mostly missed out on the folk-blues revival of the early '60s that his cousin Lightnin' Hopkins cashed in on handily. When he died at age 53 in Dallas of pneumonia, Sims was reportedly in trouble with the law due to a shooting incident and had been dogged by drinking problems.
Goddamn.

Frankie Lee Sims :
* She Likes To Boogie Real Low *
* Walkin' With Frankie *

Ray Martin !

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:43:43 PDT

Ray Martin (Born 'Raymond Wolfgang Kohn', and later anglicised his name) was a British orchestra leader and was noted for his light music compositions.
Allmusic journalist, Bradley Torreano states "Ray Martin created a legacy for himself in British popular music through his work with his orchestra during the 1950s. In 1957, he emigrated to the U.S.. He composed, arranged, and conducted on recordings for Imperial, but he's best remembered for his albums for RCA. The two bloody fantastic tracks included here are taken from Martin's Dynamica (who is one of the highlights of RCA's Stereo Action series.)
His regular appearances on radio and television kept him in the public spotlight, while his position at EMI Records made him an influential producer at the label. His use of pseudonyms has blurred the path of his career through the years, making his many contributions even harder to keep track of !

Ray Martin & His orchestra :
* The Flight Of The Bumblebee *
* Malaguena *

(This post is for Mr Freeze)

A Bloody Come Back Mix, Part V !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Rev Frost) — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:53:20 PDT

It's a plane? No !
It's a bird? No !
It's a bloody come-back mix, part 5 !!!

Oh my, 5 years of blogging, and here's the fifth comeback mix...not bad uh.

As usual, play it naked and loud, and of course, no personal thoughts on this mix...at all.
Boy, this one's mean.

Rev. Frost Presents...A Bloody ComeBack Mix, Part 5 !
(51:33) - via rapidshare

Tracklist :
01. The Challengers - Mr. Moto
02. Jesse James - I'm All Right
03. Carl Lester & Showstoppers - When You See Me Hurt
04. Kenny Owen - I Got The Bug
05. Big Maybelle - 96 Tears
06. The Cavaliers - Le Vème Cavalier
07. The Gants - Road Runner
08. Don Covay - The Boomerang
09. Nick Curran & The Nightlifes - Shot Down
10. Sammy Cotton - Give Me One More Drink
11. The Coasters - Bad Blood
12. Joe Thomas – Rocatella
13. The Shondells - Something's Got A Hold Of Me
14. Grace Chang - I Want Your Love
15. Jimmy Holiday - Love Me One More Time
16. Brownie McGhee - Anna-Mae
17. Amos Milburn Jr – Gloria
18. The Cadillacs - The Boogie Man
19. Sir Lancelot - Gimme Crab And Callaloo
20. The Cramps - The Mad Daddy
21. John D. Loudermilk - The Happy Wanderer

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OH YEAH