This Blog Is Dédicated To The Memory And in Honor Freddy Couseart and Francis Hermand Réal Soul Brothers. Remember The Good Old Time Of "The Groove" in Ostend, Belgium
"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul musicand tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."
Grant Green - guitar Blue Mitchell - trumpet Claude Bartee - tenor saxophone Neal Creque (track 3), Emmanuel Riggins (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - organ Jimmy Lewis - electric bass Idris Muhammad - drums Candido Camero - conga Richie "Pablo" Landrum - bongos
recorded at: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 30, 1970
tracks list:
A1 Ain't It Funky Now Written-By – J. Brown* A2 A Day In The Life Written-By – J. Lennon - P. McCartney* B1 The Windjammer Written-By – E. N. Creque* B2 I'll Never Fall In Love Again Written-By – B. Bacharach - H. David* B3 Dracula Written-By – E. N. Creque*
Wes Dakus & The Club 93 Rebels formed in 1958. In 1960
they were signed with Quality Records, and released their
first album in the same year titled El Ringo. They toured
with such artists as Buddy Knox.
In 1965 The Wes Dakus Album - With The Rebels was released
and helped the band create several singles. In 1967 their
album was issued on KAPP as "Wes Dakus's Rebels". In Canada
the album was split into singles. RPM Magazine voted the band
"Top Instrumental Group" in 1964 and 1965. The 1968 single
"New Sound Of Wes Dakus" had no band involvement whatsoever
and was a group of session musicians from Gary Paxton Studios
who had recorded demos. Wes licensed two instrumental tracks
from his Paxton sessions to complete his Capitol contract.
Drums, Vocals – Stu Mitchell Electric Bass, Vocals – Wes Dakus Guitar, Vocals – Bob Clarke Vocals, Electric Bass – Dennis Paul Vocals, Guitar – Barry Allen
Producer – Norman Petty
tracks list:
A1 You Just Keep Me Hanging On Featuring – Barry Allen Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland 2:35 A2 Armful Of Teddy Bears Featuring – Barry Allen Written-By – Ernie Watta 2:47 A3 Seesaw Featuring – Dennis Paul Written-By – Covay*, Cropper* 2:39 A4 Someone Stronger Featuring – Barry Allen Written-By – Tomsco*, Tomsco* 2:36 A5 Love Is Just A Word Featuring – Maurice Marshall* Written-By – M. Marshall* 2:08 A6 Mission Bell Featuring – Barry Allen Written-By – Hodges*, Michael* 3:07 B1 Peggy Sue Featuring – Dennis Paul Written-By – Holly*, Allison*, Petty* 2:18 B2 Sad Souvenirs Featuring – Barry Allen Written-By – Stu Mitchell 2:37 B3 Casting My Spell Featuring – Stu Mitchell Written-By – Johnson*, Johnson* 2:07 B4 Big-City People Featuring – Maurice Marshall* Written-By – M. Marshall* 2:04 B5 Mockingbird Featuring – Barry Allen Written-By – Foxx*, Foxx* 1:54
Wes Dakus & The Club 93 Rebels formed in 1958. In 1960 they were signed with Quality Records, and released their first album in the same year titled El Ringo. They toured with such artists as Buddy Knox.
In 1965 The Wes Dakus Album - With The Rebels was released and helped the band create several singles
Drums, Vocals – Stu Mitchell Electric Bass, Vocals – Wes Dakus Guitar, Vocals – Bob Clarke (2) Vocals, Electric Bass – Dennis Paul Vocals, Guitar – Barry Allen
tracks list:
A1 So Fine 1:57 A2 Hobo 2:04 A3 Twine Time 2:16 A4 Rattlesnake 2:12 A5 Rolling Rock 2:17 A6 Honeybun 2:27 B1 Come On Down 2:26 B2 Roulette B3 20-75 2:03 B4 Night Walk 1:58 B5 Fried Rice 2:16 B6 Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy 2:11
The Happy Organ The song originally featured lyrics and was intended to be sung accompanied by a piano and an organ. Cortez recorded a vocal for it but was unhappy with the result. He spotted an organ (a Hammond B3) in the studio and decided to play the song's melody on it. He also brought in legendary studio drummer, Gary Hammond, to provide percussion. The guitar solo is by session musician Wild Jimmy Spruill. Hearing an organ on a rock or R&B song at the time was unusual, but Cortez helped popularize its use outside of the jazz field.
tracks list:
A1 The Happy Organ 2:02 A2 It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 2:26 A3 Mardi Gras 2:28 A4 Deep In The Heart Of Texas 2:20 A5 Catnip 2:28 A6 Red Sails In The Sunset 3:20 B1 Tootsie 2:18 B2 Piano Shuffle 2:02 B3 Hurricane 2:22 B4 The Boogie Organ 2:03 B5 The Whistling Organ 2:01 B6 Summertime 2:56
Bass Guitar – Willie Briggs Drums – James Tillman Crump Bass Guitar – Willie Briggs Drums – James Tillman Crump Lead Guitar – Howard Talley Leader, Saxophone, Flute, Organ – Chuck Miller Vibraphone [Vibes], Piano – Edwin Stevenson Lead Guitar – Howard Talley Leader, Saxophone, Flute, Organ – Chuck Miller
Engineer – Charles Underwood Producer – Winn*, Hooven*
Arranged By – Andrew Love (tracks: 1 to 11), Jo Bridges (tracks: 16, 17), Rufus Thomas (tracks: 1 to 11), Tom Nixon (tracks: 16, 17), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1 to 11) Backing Band – Booker T. & The MGs* (tracks: 12 to 15), The Malaco Rhythm Section (tracks: 16, 17) Backing Vocals – Ollie And The Nightingales* (tracks: 1 to 11) Baritone Saxophone – Tommy Lee Williams* (tracks: 18, 19) Bass – James Alexander (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11) Drums – Willie Hall (tracks: 1, 9, 11) Engineer – Bobby Manuel (tracks: 1 to 11), Henry Bush (tracks: 1 to 11), Ronnie Capone* (tracks: 1 to 11) Guitar – Charles "Skip" Pitts (tracks: 16, 17) Horns – South Memphis Horns (tracks: 18, 19), The Memphis Horns (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 15) Keyboards – Isaac Hayes (tracks: 9), Marvell Thomas (tracks: 1, 3, 11, 12), Michael Toles (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11) Lead Vocals – Rufus Thomas Organ – Isaac Hayes (tracks: 14) Piano – Ronnie Williams (tracks: 1) Producer – Al Bell (tracks: 1 to 11), Al Jackson, Jr.* (tracks: 1 to 11), Steve Cropper (tracks: 12 to 15), Tom Nixon (tracks: 1 to 11, 16 to 19) Saxophone – Andrew Love (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 17), James Mitchell (tracks: 16, 17), Lewis Collins (2) (tracks: 16, 17) Tenor Saxophone – Bill Easley (tracks: 18, 19), Lewis Collins (2) (tracks: 18, 19) Trombone – Jack Hale* (tracks: 18, 19) Trumpet – Ben Cauley (tracks: 12 to 15, 18, 19), Dick Steff (tracks: 18, 19), Edgar Matthews (tracks: 18, 19), Gene Miller (tracks: 16, 17), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 15)
Engineer – Bobby Manuel (tracks: 1 to 11), Henry Bush (tracks: 1 to 11), Ronnie Capone* (tracks: 1 to 11)