THE JANESVILLE SOUND

The Beatles recorded Yellow Submarine in one take at Bobby...

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:31:00 -0500

The Beatles recorded Yellow Submarine in one take at Bobby Foursquare’s Clawhammer Studios in Uptown Janesville, when they accidentally toured Wisconsin in 1966. Ringo was sick during the second chorus: if you listen carefully you can hear it splashing over his high hat.

Here’s Janesville one-hit-wonders, Billy and the Leaflet...

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:19:15 -0500

Here’s Janesville one-hit-wonders, Billy and the Leaflet Distributors, who never recaptured the success of their first record, “Love Don’t Know No Ps and Qs”

20thcenturypix:

The Rolling Stones

1966

Another Wisconsin fave, this is The Sugar Puff Guys, with...

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:04:41 -0400

Another Wisconsin fave, this is The Sugar Puff Guys, with “Sugar-Puff Fanny-Bum”

takeadtour:

this song came up randomly in my head today..

Janesville Annual Talent Knockout, 1964: local girl Marcella...

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:03:43 -0400

Janesville Annual Talent Knockout, 1964: local girl Marcella Zeppelin scored 4/5 for the wig, but only 1/5 for the limbo.

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Thank you so much to my grandson for fixing this record. The...

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:06:42 -0400

Thank you so much to my grandson for fixing this record.

The broken version was atrocious.

totallynotkelsey:

Song of the Day

The Marvelettes - “Please Mr. Postman”

Iconic “Red Mouth” design by Wisconsin artist and...

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:14:41 -0400

Iconic “Red Mouth” design by Wisconsin artist and beautician Sally-Marianna Lynch.

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Here’s Franny Codliver, Janesville music journo and...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:08:42 -0400

Here’s Franny Codliver, Janesville music journo and pioneer blogger. This happy picture was taken exactly four years before her untimely death at the hands of an itinerant trucker on County Highway BB.

Banned by the Wisonsin Morals Committee until just last...

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:49:53 -0400

Banned by the Wisonsin Morals Committee until just last Christmas, this is The Sexy Mommas with “Sexy Momma”.

emceefeln:

This afternoon? I know you like me - by tonite? You’re gonna LOVE me..

Here’s a great shot of Marsha and the Goldfinches, who in...

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:33:01 -0400

Here’s a great shot of Marsha and the Goldfinches, who in the sweaty summer of ‘62 reached number 74 in the Wisconsin Birdsong Charts with “Three Little Goldfinches”.

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Tennison B. Winchester - Money (That’s What I...

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:29:00 -0400

Tennison B. Winchester - Money (That’s What I Want)

fuckyeahsoulmusic:

Barrett Strong - Money (That’s What I Want)

Here’s an early (pre-beard) photo of Vagabond Squarehead,...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:44:50 -0400

Here’s an early (pre-beard) photo of Vagabond Squarehead, who reached number 59 in the Wisconsin Soul & Bluegrass Chart with “Love Don’t Get No Stickier Than This”.

Of course, Vagabond is better remembered for his 1968 psychedelic rock ballad, “Pieces of Lunch Stuck in my Beard”.

In March 1966, Denzil Scott-Cheddar reached Number 27 in the...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:14:12 -0400

In March 1966, Denzil Scott-Cheddar reached Number 27 in the Wisconsin Double Guitar Charts, with “I’ll Need You to Undress Me (When I Get Home Tonight)”.

Jonny Powers lost his beautiful voice in 1965, when he caught...

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:46:11 -0400

Jonny Powers lost his beautiful voice in 1965, when he caught his knee in a piano.

And here’s the Janesville Soul & Social Media Kings,...

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:46:18 -0400

And here’s the Janesville Soul & Social Media Kings, with “Take a Good Look at MySpace”

sewilliams:

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Hi Wisconsin, I just love this old picture of Shorty Stevens -...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:02:41 -0400

Hi Wisconsin, I just love this old picture of Shorty Stevens - in the recording studio with Toby and the Horn Blowers.

Top of the Pops in April 1962 was “Skinny Girls...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:35:34 -0400

Top of the Pops in April 1962 was “Skinny Girls Don’t Cry” by The Maisonettes feat. The Tall Guys.

I think I’m having some trouble with my gramophone. This...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:08:36 -0400

I think I’m having some trouble with my gramophone. This record used to play just fine, but now it sounds broken.

Must ask my grandson Eugene about this.

undergroundwarehouse:

Cragga - Please Mr. Postman (Dubstep Remix)

This unknown Janesville smash hit needs no...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:01:00 -0400

This unknown Janesville smash hit needs no introduction.

thekidsnotmyson:

Marvin Gaye || I heard it through the grapevine

After the runaway success of artists such as Tom Thumb, Beatrix,...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:41:18 -0400

After the runaway success of artists such as Tom Thumb, Beatrix, and of course The Five Chaps, Janesville became known as “Hitsville”. More young artists then began to swarm into town, like talented wasps, from all over Wisconsin.

coldhexes:

I want a love I can see.

And now a word from our sponsors: bad-postcards: PURPLE...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:51:49 -0400

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