It's (Almost) Wordless Wednesday... and Denny the Dell Rat Wants To Know!

Put On Your Thinking Cap

(Avoid the Dunce Cap) -

It's Another

Shady's Place

Brain-Buster Quiz! 

That's right, dear friend, It's time to bust your brain

on Shady Del Knight's latest Mom & Pop quiz.

Try to contain your enthusiasm.

Can your noggin pass the test?

Denny the Dell Rat wants to know!

Hi, I'm Denny

the Dell Rat.

I might be a rat,

but I'm curious

as a cat. I'd like

to know if you

can find the

common link

between five

great recording

artists of the past.

Listen to their

hits and see if

you can tell me:

WHAT DO

ALL OF

THESE

SINGING

STARS

HAVE IN

COMMON?

BOBBY DARIN 

"If I Were a Carpenter" - Bobby Darin

(Oct./Nov. 1966, highest chart pos.

#8 Hot 100/#9 Cash Box)

RICKY NELSON 

"Never Be Anyone Else But You" - Ricky Nelson

(Mar./Apr. 1959, highest chart pos.

#5 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100)

MARVIN GAYE

& MARY WELLS 

"Once Upon A Time" - Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells

(May/June 1964, highest chart position

#19 Hot 100 & R&B/#27 Cash Box) 

BELOW IS THE B SIDE OF THAT MARVIN & MARY SINGLE.

THE RECORD WAS A DOUBLE-SIDER AKA A TWO-FER.

BOTH SIDES CRACKED THE TOP 20. BUYING THE 45

MEANT YOU GOT TWO HITS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

"What's The Matter With You Baby" 

- Marvin Gaye And Mary Wells

(June/July 1964, highest chart pos.

#17 Hot 100 & R&B/#25 Cash Box,

B side of "Once Upon A Time")

MARVIN GAYE

& TAMMI TERRELL 

"Your Precious Love" - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

(Oct./Nov. 1967, highest chart pos. #2 R&B,

#5 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box)

What do all of these great

singing stars have in common?

(SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER)

ANSWER:

All of these great singing stars died

before reaching the age of 50!

Tammi Terrell died at age 24.

Bobby Darin died at age 37.

Marvin Gaye died at age 44.

Ricky Nelson died at age 45.

Mary Wells died at age 49.

   Did you guess

   the correct

  answer before

 scrolling down?

Denny the

Dell Rat

wants to

know!

If you got the answer... good for you.

If not, you know the drill.

Have a Shady day!

NOTE: The character Denny the Dell Rat was inspired by

my high school classmate, fellow Shady Dell regular

and good friend Denny Neiman. 

Dennis "Denny" Neiman

1949 - 2010

How Sarah Got Her Groove Back: Two Can Have a Party and Rock Steady... Then Comes the Clean Up Woman!

Welcome to volume 2 of my series

How Sarah Got Her Groove Back!

NADV 1502031AM1 Sarah Collins. Picture : Adrian Murray (1502031AM1)

Sarah Collins, as you recall, is the mum of two in Yorkshire, England,
who underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, bounced back to health
and became a sensation on YouTube in recent years with shot-at-home
videos in which she sings covers of Northern Soul favorites.

Sarah also appears at clubs in England and other parts of
Europe fronting the Northern Soul band Keep The Faith.

So captivated am I by Sarah's touching story
and soulful singing that I created this series
to showcase her covers along with the originals.

TAMMI TERRELL

In 1968 the Motown duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell brushed the
top 5 on the pop chart and achieved a #1 hit on the R&B survey with
"You're All I Need To Get By." The flip side of that single is another
Marvin & Tammi duet entitled "Two Can Have a Party." The song
was originally recorded in 1966 as a Tammi Terrell solo. Marvin's
vocal track was dubbed in later to form the duet for their single.

Here's Tammi's original solo version of "Two Can Have a Party."

"Two Can Have a Party" -  Tammi Terrell (1966)

SARAH COLLINS

Now here is Sarah Collins and her karaoke style cover
of Tammi Terrell's "Two Can Have a Party."

"Two Can Have a Party" 

Tammi Terrell cover by Sarah Collins

BONNIE RAITT & BRYAN ADAMS

Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams along with New York
singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters, penned "Rock Steady" for California
roots-rocker Bonnie Raitt. Bryan and Bonnie performed the song as a
duet on her Road Tested tour and 1995 live album of the same name.

"Rock Steady" - Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams (live)

(Nov. 1995, highest chart pos. #73 Hot 100/#7 Canada

SARAH COLLINS

Now listen to Sarah Collins doing her cover of "Rock Steady."

"Rock Steady" 

Bonnie Raitt cover by Sarah Collins

BETTY WRIGHT

Miami R&B singer/songwriter Betty Wright is best known for her
million selling single "Clean Up Woman" which brushed the top 5
on the pop chart and reached #2 on the R&B survey in January 1972.

"Clean Up Woman" - Betty Wright

(Jan. 1972, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100/#2 R&B)

SARAH COLLINS

Now once again here is Sarah Collins performing
her soulful version of "Clean Up Woman."

"Clean Up Woman" 

Betty Wright cover by Sarah Collins

I hope you enjoyed the originals

along with these killer kovers

by my good English friend

Sarah Collins.

Have a Shady day!