MAYBE THE GREATEST LOVE SONG OF THE DOO WOP ERA (OR ANY ERA). THE LATE MR. TOWNSEND HAD A BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND WAS ONE OF THE GREAT SONG WRITERS. IN MY TOP TEN ALL TIME FAVORITES.
JOE TURNER'S INFLUENCE ON THE BLUES AND R&B CAN NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. HE WAS AWESOME. HERE ARE THREE EARLY GREATS..."HONEY HUSH", "T.V. MAMA" AND "OKE-SHE-MOKE-SHE-PO P"
18 YEAR OLD JACKIE WILSON RECORDED THIS SONG ON THE DEE GEE LABEL IN 1952. HE MADE A MUCH MORE POLISHED VERSION SOME YEARS LATER. NOT SURE THE YEAR NOLAN RECORDED HIS VERSION.
HAVE MERCY! GREAT TALKING R&B. HIT #9 ON BILLBOARD IN 1957. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DANCE LOOKED LIKE BUT SONG IS GREAT. HIT #1 ON THE SOUTH JAX BARONS CAR CLUB CRUISING LIST.
1947 "OLD MAN RIVER" JIMMY RICKS,WARREN SUTTLES,OLLIE JONES, LEONARD PUZEY........1951 "WRITE ME ONE SWEET LETTER" JIMMY RICKS,JIMMY STEWART,LOUIS FRAZIER, JOE VAN LOAN.
A LEGEND HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, MAURICE WILLIAMS WROTE TWO OF THE ALLTIME CLASSICS "LITTLE DARLING" AND "STAY" AT THE AGE OF 13. HE WAS JUST 16 WHEN HE AND HIS GROUP THE GLADIOLAS RECORDED "LITTLE DARLING". STILL ACTIVE TODAY MAURICE WILLIAMS RECORDED THE "STAY" ALBUM IN 1961.HERE ARE "WE'RE LOVERS'...."RUNNING AROUND" AND "THE NEARNESS OF YOU".
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