Salivating 74 Years of Service to the Blog World!

Hiya, I'm Brian Griffin!

As you recall, I'm a professional martooni taste tester.

(Lishen, I'm not as drunk as some thinkle peep I am.)

I am also the personable pooch from Family Guy

and a member of the DJ team on S-P-M-M

Retrosonic Radio here at Shady's Place.

Sorry about the typo in the title

of the post.  It should read 174

14 YEARS.

That's right!  This week,

Shady is observing his 

14th blogiversary! 

That figure includes 10 years as emcee of the old blog,

Shady Dell Music & Memories, and 4 years as the so-

called brains behind Shady's Place Music & Memories.

I shay this calls for a shalivation... and the gang's all here.

Well, some of them are here, because we only have time

for the traditional seven song salute. Without further

delay, let's start from scratch and get to the music

because I'm itchin' to dance with your leg.

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If you're a fan of my show Eclectic Avenue, then you know I love variety

(and Jerky Treats).  The original by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles

is still the greatest, but wait till you hear what I found, a cool rerecorded

version of Smokey's "More Love" released in the summer of 2015!

"More Love" (rerecorded) - The Miracles

(July/Aug. 2015, from albums Disco Hits, Disco Gold,

Disco Dance, Disco Heaven & Class A Soul Songs)

"The Woo Woo" is here for you you!

Hi everyone, this is Old Leather

Lungs... Old Aching Adenoids...

Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg

from WMEX Boston, simulcasting

my famous Night Train Show

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

Congrats to Shady Del Knight

on his fourteen years as a

member (in shady standing)

of the blogging community!

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THE VIDEO NOW!

To help Shady celebrate, here's

a song from my Wimex Tunedex.

It's the Brill Building Sound of Gene Pitney making a run

at the top 10 in the fall of 1964 with a song originally

intended for Neil Sedaka- "It Hurts To Be In Love!"

"It Hurts To Be In Love" - Gene Pitney

(Sept./Oct. 1964, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

A Doctor Donald D. Rosey good morning to you,

and happy 14 to Shady Del Knight! The Doctor's

in the house! I'm Dr. Don Rose, top 40 DJ at

"Quixie in Dixie," on loan to S-P-M-M here at

Shady's Place. I dropped by on this special day

to spin the kind of record you're likely to hear

on my Rose-Colored Glasses show, sounds

of the 60s that are good for what ails ya. In

1966, The Left Banke found fame thanks to

their top 5 hit "Walk Away Renee." In 1968

Motown's Four Tops covered the song and

scored a hit of their own, a record that

finished in the top 10 on Cash Box.

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Here they are, the mighty men of Motown, the Four Tops, with

one of the best covers of any song by anyone-- "Walk Away Renee!"

"Walk Away Renee" - Four Tops

(Feb./Mar. 1968, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box,

#14 Hot 100/#15 R&B)

 HOWDY! 

 Hepcat Black's my name. 

 Hep music's my game. 

I'm a cool cool kitty, but let's get one thing straight
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
On my S-P-M-M radio show Pink Cadillac
I play old school rock 'n' roll, R&R revival,
rockabilly, psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood

First off, happy 14 year blogiversary, Shady D! Now let's rock this

here roadhouse with a good old Texas boy named Moon Mullican,

a fella who earned the nickname King of the Hillbilly Piano Players.

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Here's Moon backed by Boyd Bennett And His Rockets with the original

recording of the classic rockabilly song "Seven Nights To Rock!"

"Seven Nights To Rock" - Moon Mullican

(Feb. 1956)

Hyski here - Hy Lit - The South Philadelphia Kid,

The Potentate of the Keystone State - veteran DJ

on Wibbage, WIBG, and the host of Natural Hy

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. Before I spin a

boss golden, I wanna give a shout out and props

aplenty to my good friend Shady Del Knight on

his 14 years of blogging. Way to go, man!

On Natural Hy, I play groovy greats of the 60s

and 70s with some 50s doo-wop occasionally

added to the mix. The epicenter of my show

is Philadelphia from the mid 60s through the

mid 70s, the sweet soul, psychedelic soul and

blue-eyed soul sounds that the kids danced to

in the studio on The Hy Lit Television Show.

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Here's a great example - Philly's very own Intruders with a

sound of the season-- "Love Is (just) Like a Baseball Game!"

"(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" - The Intruders

(Aug. 1968, highest chart pos. #4 R&B,

#26 Hot 100/#41 Cash Box)

Hey, Vern! How's life been treatin' ya?

This here's yer old buddy, yer old pal

Ernest P. Worrell.

Ain't none of my beeswax, Vern, but looks like you got
somethin' caught in yer teeth there. Looks like Popeye
ain't the only one who's been eatin' his spinach!

Hey, Vern, guess what. Today Shady
Del Knight is celebrating the big 1-4.
No, he's not 14 years old, even tho

it sure seems like it sometimes.
I mean that he's been sharin' his
 music and memories with us for

14 years on two different blogs.

He deserves a great big attaboy.

Just a reminder, Vern. On my S-P-M-M show Rock-A-Billygoat, I spin

the best of rockabilly, early rock & roll, rock & roll revival, traditional

country & western and country-pop crossover. Now hold onto

yer hat, Vern, 'cause I got a dilly for you right cheer.

This boy and his band played everything from

rock & roll to R&B, folk, country, pop

and even psychedelic rock.

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In the late winter of 1969, the group scored a hit with this country

pop song. Here are Kenny Rogers And The First Edition

performing-- "But You Know I Love You!"

"But You Know I Love You" - Kenny Rogers And

The First Edition (Feb./Mar. 1969, highest chart pos.

#15 Cash Box, #18 U.S. Easy Listening/#19 Hot 100,

#9 Canada Easy Listening/#11 Canada, performance on

Dec. 8, 1968, ep. of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)

Flashing back to late '68 and early '69, that was the late great Kenny Rogers
and his group The First Edition appearing on The Smothers Brothers

Comedy Hour and doing "But You Know I Love You," a single

that made the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in the U.S.

Well, I'll be ding, Vern. We're

plumb outta time. Me and my

best buds need to skedaddle.

Hope you enjoyed this

anniversary bash we

threw to celebrate

Shady's 14 years

as a blogger.

Don't worry your head none, 'cause I'll be back in two shakes of a jiffy

with more toe tappin' tunes for your bobby sock high school hop,

your hillbilly hayride and your heartland hoedown.

Hey, this one's too cool for school, Vern.

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To play us off, Johnny Rivers and his cover of Chuck Berry's

"Memphis, Tennessee." Now for Brian, Arnie, Don, Hepcat

and Hy, this is Errnest P. sayin' don't take any wooden

nickels and don't do anything I wouldn't do...

know what I mean Vern?

"Memphis" - Johnny Rivers

(June/July 1964, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Ernest P. Worrell's Rock-A-Billygoat - Vol. 3: Ernest Spins Old Gold That's Solid COLD!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for

 Ernest P. Worrell's 

 Rock-A-Billygoat 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:

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AT 5 SEC. MARK... START

SECOND VIDEO!

"Let Your Love Flow" - The Bellamy Brothers

(Mar./Apr. 1976, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

From West Central Florida, USA, Shady Del Knight's neck of the woods,

those were The Bellamy Brothers, David and Homer, kickin' off their

shoes and kickin' off today's show with the biggest hit of their

career, "Let Your Love Flow," a country crossover

chart-topper in the spring of '76.

Howdy, Vern! This here's your

old buddy Ernest P. Worrell. 

Like a bad penny, I done turned up

again here at Shady's Place.

Hey, Vern... gotta ask - is that a

Nutty Buddy in your pocket...

or are ya just happy to see me?

Hey, I got a dilly for ya, Vern...

Ever hear the one about the farmer's
daughter and the Roto-Rooter man?

Know somethin' Vern, life's full
of tough decisions, like which
drink'll hit the spot when
you're all hot and sweaty
 and wanna wet your whistle.
If you said PBR, then you're
my kinda guy and I'll save

you a stool down at Kenny's.
If you said sparklin' water...

you ain't from around here.

But when it comes to pickin'
a sodie pop to sip when I'm
hangin' on a ladder watchin'
you shingle your roof...
it's old Yeller for me.

That's right, Vern. Meller Yeller sure does hit the spot.

 It quenches your thirst and brings out the
flavor of your chewin' tobacca.

Guess what, Vern? While I'm busy sippin and
 supervisin', I thought you and me could listen to
another stack of grade A tunes. Sound like a plan?

Okay, Vern, my next platter's on the turntable so get ready
to tap your toes and whistle while you work, good buddy!

This is my third show on S-P-M-M

spinnin' the best of early rock & roll,

rock & roll revival, rockabilly, hill-

billy, traditional country, new country,

crossover country, you get the drift.

Seein' as how we're right smack dab

in the dead of winter, today's show

is a Solid Cold edition. Every

platter I'm playin' is served cold

with a cold open aka a cold intro.

Copy that, good buddy?

Ain't none of my beeswax, Vern...

but you look a little rough around

the edges this mornin'... like you

got tangled up with a junkyard dog.

What happened, Vern? Lemme guess.

Wifey caught you with stripper glitter

on your hands? Out all night and

runnin' wild... your woman sittin'

home with a month old child?

Well, I'll be ding, Roger Miller's

got just the thing, a ditty he wrote

just for you, Vern-- "Dang Me!"

"Dang Me" - Roger Miller

(June/July 1964, #1 Country/#7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was bad boy Roger the Dodger

Miller with "Dang Me," a hit novelty

number from the summer of 1964,

#1 on the Country chart. Just 'tween

you and me, Vern, I done my share

of midnight ramblin'... and so have

these red hot hepcats, Gene Vincent

And His Blue Caps. In early 1958,
they made a run at the top 20 with
a platter that's tailor made for a
high school hop. It's called--
"Dance To The Bop!"

"Dance To The Bop" - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps

(Dec. 1957/Jan. 1958, highest chart pos. #8 R&B/#23 Hot 100,
#36 Cash Box), perf. on Nov. 17, 1957, ep. of The Ed Sullivan Show

Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps with "Dance To The Bop," their last single

to reach the chart in the U.S., a record that made the top 10 on the R&B chart.

If you're watching my simulcast on YouTube, you saw a rare video of Gene

and his group doin' that song on an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show.

If you're just tuning in, I'm your

old buddy and new best friend

Ernest P. Worrell... and we're

 Rockin'-A-Billygoat here on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

just a reminder, Vern, this is a

Solid Cold edition. Every song's

got a cold open. Up next, I'd like

you to meet a one hit wonder -

a little lady from Virginie who

was dubbed The Female Elvis

Presley. Janis Martin's here

to ask the musical question

-- "Will You Willuum?"

"Will You Willyum" - Janis Martin

(May 1956, highest chart pos. #35 Billboard's Coming Up Strong)

Landing a spot on Billboard's specialty

chart Coming Up Strong in the spring

of 1956, that was rockin' little mama

Janis Martin sounding like Elvis the

Pelvis and, if you ask me, sounding

even more like rockabilly queen

Wanda Jackson.

This Arkansas boy scored 42 hits on the

Country chart in the 70s and 80s. Let's

turn back the clock to his early years

when he was waxin' right good rock-

abilly records but not making much

noise on the chart. It's Narvel Felts

coverin' The Drifters' "Honey Love!"

"Honey Love" - Narvel Felts

(Feb. 1960, highest chart pos. #60 Hot 100)

From early 1960, That was rockabilly singer & guitarist Narvel Felts
doin' his version of "Honey Love," a #1 charting R&B hit for
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters in 1954. I think young
Narvel sounds a heck of a lot like Clyde on that one.

Ernest P. Worrel of The Shady Bunch
deejay posse keeping you company
on the squawk box, and here's the
crossover country single that was
topping the national chart the day
President John F. Kennedy was
assassinated. It's the duo of
Dale And Grace singin' their
biggest hit and signature song
--"I'm Leavin' It Up To You!"

"I'm Leaving It Up To You" - Dale & Grace

(Oct./Nov. 1963, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

He's from Mississip and she's from down in Loozeeana. Sweet harmony there

from a bitter time in American history... the duo of Dale Houston and Grace

Broussard singing "I'm Leavin' It Up To You," the most popular song in

the U.S.A. the day the president died. By the way, that Dale & Grace

biggie is a cover of a song written and originally recorded in 1957

by the rock 'n' roll duo Don And Dewey.

Hey, guess what, Vern?

I'm plumb outta time, dadgummit!

I need to scoot and skedaddle... but stay put. Coming up on

the flip side of Gary Owens' news, it's English rugby mum and

singing sensation Sarah Collins with another edition of her

series How Sarah Got Her Groove Back...  and I'll be

comin' round the moutain in two shakes of a jiffy

with another heapin' helpin' of toe tappin' tunes

 for your bobby sock high school hop, your

hillbilly hayride and your heartland

hoedown. It'll be a hoot!

Until next time, this is your old buddy

Ernest P. Worrell sayin' so long, don't take

any wooden nickels, and don't do anything

I wouldn't do... know what I mean Vern?

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To play us off, here are them good ole Texas boys

England Dan and John Ford Coley with their chart-topper--

"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight!" See ya later, alligator!

"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" - England Dan & John Ford Coley

(Aug./Sept. 1976, highest chart pos. #1 Adult Contemporary/#2 Hot 100,

#4 Cash Box, performance on The Midnight Special)

Ernest P. Worrell's Rock-A-Billygoat - Vol. 2: Rock the Bop!

HEADPHONES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR SPMM RADIO BLOGCASTS.

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for

 Ernest P. Worrell's 

 Rock-A-Billygoat 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:

CLICK TO PLAY FIRST VIDEO.
AT 10 SECOND MARK, CLICK
TO START SECOND VIDEO!

"Rock The Bop" - Brenda Lee

(Dec. 1957, uncharted B side of "Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues")

From Christmas 1957 and the early weeks of 1958, that was
Little Miss Dynamite, Brenda Lee, rockin' the bop and kickin' off
another heartland hoedown hootnanny here on S-P-M-M.

Howdy, Vern! This here's your old buddy

Ernest P. Worrell back with my second

set of sizzlers to Rock-A-Billygoat. On

my show you hear the greatest sounds

of early rock 'n' roll, rock 'n roll revival,

rockabilly and all that good stuff. I just

popped open an ice cold Meller Yeller

and I'm ready to spin stacks of wax, so

let's boogie, know what I mean, Vern?

Taint none of my beeswax, Vern, but

you look a little green around the gills

this morning. Fess up, Vern. What

happened? What'd ya do? Out all

night and runnin' wild, your

woman sittin' home with

a month old child?

Hey, got somethin' for you, Vern.

This cool cat is from Devonshire,

England, but to hear him sing

you'd swear he was born and

raised in Tupelo. He's an Elvis

the Pelvis impersonator by

the name of Johnny Earl.

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This fella bills himself as "the closest sounding Elvis sound alike on the planet."

Listen and you'll understand why. Heeeeeeeere's Johnny... along with Elvis's

famous backing singers, The Jordanaires, doing one of Presley's most

pleasing platters-- "Fame And Fortune!"

"Fame And Fortune" - Johnny Earle And The Jordanaires

(from 1997 album With Elvis In Mind and Dec. 2010 CD

Shades of Elvis: Memphis Music)

Is it Elvis... or is it Memorex?  Taint neither. Don't let your ears fool ya, Vern.

That was Brit boy Johnny Earle with The Jordanaires doing his best Presley

on "Fame And Fortune," a song from his 1997 album With Elvis In Mind.

This boy, Bobby Vee, hails from Fargo.

Bobby's career was born The Day the

Music Died. When Bobby's idol Buddy

Holly was killed in a plane crash on the

way to a gig in Minnesota, Bobby and

his band filled in at the show and the

crowd loved them. Bobby went on to

become a pop idol, but his rockabilly

roots were showing in 1962 the day

he went into the studio with Buddy's

band The Crickets and cut an album.

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Here they are, Vern, Bobby Vee along with The Crickets

covering one of Buddy Holly's best known hits-- "Peggy Sue"

"Peggy Sue" - Bobby Vee And The Crickets

(from July 1962 album Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets)

BOOTH ANNOUNCER: 

It's another

Ernest P. Worrell

(ECHO CHAMBER)

DOUBLE PLAY-ay-ay-ay!

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That's right, Vern, you can't play The Crickets with a sticky wicket,
and that why I sprayed Teflon on my turntable. Bobby's back
with Buddy's band, and this is-- "Someday!"

"Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" - Bobby Vee And The Crickets

(Aug. 1962, B side of "Punish Her," from July 1962 album

Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets)

You just heard a double dose of Bobby Vee fronting Buddy Holly's band
The Crickets on "Someday (When I'm Gone From You)," and before
that "Peggy Sue," a ditty that made Rolling Stone magazine's
list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Think hard, Vern. Do you remember

when my good buddy Chris Griffin

introduced limey lassie Amy Slattery

on Shady Dell Music & Memories?

Do ya, do ya? Well, I got good news.

Amy's here with me in the studio

today and she brought her pappy.

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Together they're gonna do a nifty cover of a hit by Phil and Don -

The Everly Brothers. Amy and her daddy sing-- "Walk Right Back!"

"Walk Right Back" - Amy Slattery & Her Dad (Everly Bros. cover)

(Feb. 2018, orig. single Mar./Apr. 1961, highest chart pos. #7)

That was purty little Amy Slattery, the British gal who sings, plays a hundred
instruments and covers The Beatles like nobody's beeswax, this time paying
tribute to Phil & Don with a little help from her musical daddy, as they
performed The Everlys' 1961 hit "Walk Right Back."

Hello there. In case you just crawled
out from under a rock, you're tuned to

Ernest P. Worrell's Rock-A-Billygoat
here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio,
home of The Shady Bunch, where
we always plow through a six pack
and toss in another cool one for the
road. Now this fella's a country
pop artist who sings, plays and
records in a style now known
as progressive country.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

In 1973 he lit up the charts with the song you're listening to right now.
B.W. Stevenson's his name, and this is-- "My Maria!"

"My Maria" - B.W. Stevenson

(Aug. to Oct. '73, highest chart pos. #7 Cash Box/#9 Hot 100)

That was B.W. Stevenson with "My Maria," a top 10 crossover hit from the fall of '73.

Dad-birnit, I'm fresh outta tunes,

plumb outta time, and I gotta run.

(My bladder's about to burst from

drinkin' too much Meller Yeller.)

Hey Vern... if you like what you

heard today on Rock-A-Billygoat,
then stick around, 'cause I'll be back
with another batch of Texas two-step
toe-tappers before you can say "Reba."

In the meantime, in between time, stay
put for another exciting edition of the

series That Was Then - This Is Now

coming up on the flip side of news.

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So, until we meet again, this is your old buddy Errnest P. Worrell sayin' so long
and wishin' you green skies and blue lights, uh, I mean blue skies and green lights.
That means keep the bugs off your glass and smokey off your tail, don't take any
wooden nickels, and don't do anything I wouldn't do...know what I mean Vern?

"Susie-Q" - Dale Hawkins

(July/Aug. 1957, highest chart pos. #27 Hot 100/#47 Cash Box)

The Dirty Dozen Meets the Shady Bunch Half Dozen!

I'm Maj. John Reisman,

leader of a ragtag band of misfits I call
The Dirty Dozen - the most twisted,

anti-social bunch of psychopathic
deformities you'll ever run into!
I've got one religious maniac,
one malignant dwarf, two

near-idiots... and the rest
I don't even wanna think
about! That being said,
I can't think of a better
way to fight a war.

I'm here to tell you

about a different dozen.

Today Shady Del Knight is celebrating
a "dirty dozen" years of blogging.

For the first 10 years Shady was host
of Shady Dell Music & Memories.

Believe it or not, his "new" blog, Shady’s Place,

is now two years old...and crying for its binky.

To mark this special occasion, I decided to treat my men to a
little party, and I invited a few members of The Shady Bunch
deejay battalion over to play some tunes. Just a minute.

Got something to say, Franko?

Speak up so the whole class can hear what's on your mind.

I said I don't have to dance.

I know the rules.

Condemned men

don't have to dance.

And there's nothing you can do about it, mister.

Easy, Franko, don't get your knickers in a

twist, and don't jump the gun. This isn't

a done deal. First we need to make sure

these Shady Bunch deejays are willing

to re-up for another stint here on SPMM.

If they agree to come back for another

year, they'll be worked to death, and

there's not a beating they won't take.
I see they've all raised their hands.
In that case, Sgt. Bowren, will you
do the honors and proceed with
the roll call and sentencing?

THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

WILL BE

CARRIED OUT

FORTHWITH!

BLUE, SHADY:
30 YEARS HARD LABOR

(as SPMM radio DJ)

30 years? I can do that time in my sleep! Hello everyone!
I’m happy to be returning for another year behind the microphone
hosting my S-P-M-M radio show Stuck Like Glue on Shady Blue.

As I have been doing since the summer of 2018, I'll be playing
great sounds of the pre-Beatles years, the 50s and early 60s,
and paying tribute to my favorite artist Elvis Presley. 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Here's Elvis the Pelvis now along with Walter Matthau and
Carolyn (Morticia Addams) Jones in a nightclub scene
from the 1958 movie King Creole. The swagger
meter is pegged as Elvis sings-- "Trouble!"

"Trouble" - Elvis Presley (scene from July 1959 film King Creole)

Stick around, I'll be back
soon with more great
sounds of yesteryear
guaranteed to keep
you Stuck Like Glue
on me... Shady Blue!

BLACK, HEPCAT:
30 YEARS HARD LABOR

(as SPMM radio DJ)

Hi, ya'll! I’m Hepcat Black, a cool cool kitty who’s definitely
not from New York City. I’m glad to be back and that's a fact, Jack.
I just pulled up in my Pink Cadillac to spin a cool tune for ya.

The singing sweethearts I'm about to introduce are the cat's meow.
They look like the Butcher Babies and sound like Nancy Sinatra.
They're The Devil's Daughters, an Americana Rockabilly band
from Phoenix, Arizona - zingers Mysti Moon and Lisa Mortensen.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Take a goosey gander at the gals and I think you'll agree they look more like
the daughters of vintage pin-up model Bettie Page than the spawn of Satan.
Here's an original song they wrote with their producer, veteran guitarist
Danny B. Harvey, the barn burner "Pass That Bottle." In the video the
Double Ds are backed by "three badass boys of Rockabilly" - Leeroy
Nelson, Shorty Kruetz and Tommy Collins. Swinging to the beat
are members of the Arizona Lindy Hop Society!

"Pass That Bottle" - The Devil's Daughters

(May 2012)

Well, it's time for this
Hepcat to scat. Stay

tuned for more episodes

of Hepcat Black & His
Pink Cadillac...
coming soon rat-cheer
on S-P-M-M Radio!

WORRELL, ERNEST P. :
30 YEARS HARD LABOR

(as SPMM radio DJ)

Thanks a bunch for signing me up for a 30 year DJ gig, sarge.
Beats pumpin' gas at the Esso station or baggin' groceries
down at the Piggly Wiggly. Hey sarge, ain't none of
my beeswax,  but you got a little somethin' stuck
between your two front teeth. Gotta look your
best for the ladyfolk, know what I mean, Vern?

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

No doubt Hepcat Black's a cool kitty, and the tune I'm about to play was a

top 10 hit for the Stray Cats rockabilly band in '82. Fast forward to present

day and dig this super-duper cover by the Romanian duo of Beatrice Florea

and Andrei Cerbu. They're gonna-- "Rock This Town!"

"Rock This Town" - Stray Cats cover by

Beatrice Florea & Andrei Cerbu (June 2020)

I'm gonna scoot and skedaddle
on outta here, but I’ll be back
real soon with more spiffy songs
straight from the Heartland, so
keep checkin' your listings for
my show Ernest P. Worrell's
Rock-A-Billygoat exclusively
here on S-P-M-M Radio...
the station with personality,
know what I mean, Vern?

GREEN, SHADY:
30 YEARS HARD LABOR

(as SPMM radio DJ)

Hi, gang! It's your pal on the radio Shady Green, The Dean of Keen.

That's right, I've decided to hang around for another year so that I can

bring you the sounds of the rockin' psychedelic 60s on S-P-M-M Radio.

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My Wayback Machine is warmed up and waiting to blast
you to the past with memory makers like this one
from Paul Revere And The Raiders-- "Kicks!"

"Kicks" - Paul Revere And The Raiders

(Apr./May 1966, highest chart pos. #1 Canada,
#3 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100)

I'm Shady Green saying
goodbye for now and
inviting you to join me
on my next trip Way-back
to the Swinging Sixties
on S-P-M-M... where
we go hunting for the
great songs of the past
and bring 'em back alive!

GRIFFIN, BRIAN:
30 YEARS HARD LABOR

(as SPMM radio DJ)

Hello, folks! Some people call me a "dawg" because I like all kinds

of women... Lois, in particular... but I also love all kinds of music.

That's why I am pleased as punch to return for another year

(or even 30) as host of Eclectic Avenue, the show that's like
a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

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Shucks, every once in a while, just for the fun of it, I might even
take the stage, strike up the band and sing a little song for you.

"Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley cover by Brian Griffin

scene from ep. of Family Guy)

Now that you've been

rick-rolled, it's time for me

to dash. This is your cool,

casual canine companion

Brian Griffin saying so long

for now. I'll be back soon

with the best mix of

music on the next edition

of Eclectic Avenue

right here on S-P-M-M.

DELLETTE, DEBBIE:
30 YEARS HARD LABOR

(as The Hostess with the Mostest
on Top Hit Club of America)

Hi, guys! Who would have thought that a frat rock
and Beach Music group from South Carolina would
be hot at the Shady Dell in soul mecca York, PA?
It happened, not once, but twice, in 1966 when
The Swingin' Medallions gained Dell immortality
first with "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)"
and then with the follow-up single I'm about to
play entitled "She Drives Me Out Of My Mind."
Both Medallions hits were released on the sound-
track of Mondo Daytona, a 1968 psychotronic
music documentary film shot on Daytona Beach
and first released in Bradenton, Florida. Singer
Billy Joe Royal narrated the film and music acts
Grand Funk Railroad and The Tams appeared
along with The Swingin' Medallions.

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Here are The Swingin' Medallions surrounded by a group of Spring Break
beach bunnies in a scene from Mondo Daytona aka Get Down Grand Funk
aka Weekend Rebellion, doing their follow-up to "Double Shot"--
"She Drives Me Out Of My Mind!"

"She Drives Me Out of My Mind" - The Swingin' Medallions
(Aug. 1966, highest chart pos. #68 Cash Box/#71 Hot 100)

Thanks so much for joining today's

celebration marking a dozen years

of blogging for Shady Del Knight

and the two year anniversary of

Shady’s Place! I'll see you in

2021 at the next meeting of

the Top Hits Club of America,

Shady Dell Chapter, right

here at Shady's Place!

Very pretty, Colonel, very pretty...

...but, can they fight?

Looks like you changed your tune, Franko...

I saw you swingin' with the Medallions.

So it's final. They’re all coming back for another year - The Shady Bunch -

DJ squad of Shady Blue, Hepcat Black, Ernest P. Worrell, Brian Griffin,
Shady Green, Jerry Blavat “The Geator with the Heater”, Hy Lit,
The Good Girls (Cindy, Patti and Jane), Dr. Donald D. Rose,
Robert W. Morgan, Toto Moto and Dell Rat Tom plus
Debbie the Dellette hosting her series, and joining
them here at Shady's Place will be ten more DJs -
not just a dirty dozen... but a double dozen -

24 different Shady Bunch radio personalities
plus Debbie and her special guests to keep
you entertained in the coming year!

I hope you enjoyed the 12 year anniversary party.
Stick around because year 13 gets underway
with Shady's next post six days from now.

Any more where Debbie the Dellette came from?

If so... then count me in, major!