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LETS DO THE BOOGALOO.
dereksmusicblog ♦ November 23, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment
Lets Do The Boogaloo. Label: BGP. By the time eighteen year old Chubby Checker released his cover of The Twist in the summer of 1960, records that that launched new dance crazes were nothing new. They had been around since the late-fifties, when The Diamonds 1957 single The Stroll launched a short-lived dance craze. It …
VERNON BURCH-WHEN I GET BACK HOME.
dereksmusicblog ♦ September 25, 2013 ♦ 2 Comments
VERNON BURCH-WHEN I GET BACK HOME. There aren’t many artists who release their debut album when they’re just eighteen. Vernon Burch did. I’ll Be Your Sunshine was released on United Artists in 1975. That however, wasn’t the start of Vernon Burch’s career. No. By 1975, he was already a seasoned musician. Before embarking on a …
ALBERT KING-I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU.
dereksmusicblog ♦ June 19, 2012 ♦ Leave a comment
ALBERT KING-I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU. Although Stax was primarily a soul label, they also released gospel, funk, jazz and blues music. Without doubt, their most famous blues player was Albert King, who having released his debut album for King Records, The Blues, in 1962, signed to Stax in 1966. This would see Albert …
ISAAC HAYES-BLACK MOSES.
dereksmusicblog ♦ May 2, 2012 ♦ Leave a comment
ISAAC HAYES-BLACK MOSES. In a previous article, I wrote about how Isaac Hayes’ solo career was very nearly short-lived. After the commercial failure of 1967s Presenting Isaac Hayes, Isaac was all set to give up his solo career, and concentrate on his songwriting and production duties at Stax. It was lucky he didn’t though, 1969s …
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