Sunday, September 13, 2009

It do me good....



I love this record.

It's a total sleeper, sounds sappy at first, and then goes into a killer call and response thang...

One of Huey Smith's projects with Brenda Brandon on the Instant label....the record was released in 1966, which I can only imagine was well past the due date for a Stroll-type record.

At least that's what I do to it, a version of the Stroll mixed with a smidgin of Second Line. Which probably means the song did well in New Orleans, if nowhere else.

While Pt.2 sounds very similar to Pt.1, it actually swings just a bit harder.

Enjoy



8 comments:

  1. High-five, Jukebox...

    An under-rated record which sells for pocket change.

    Maybe we should stock up on copies now?

    ana..

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  2. One of my faves too - good call

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  3. The Vocals on this song "It Do Me Good" are actually song by
    Gloria Franklin, and Alex Scott Jr.

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  4. Thanks for the correction Shedrick.

    Mind if I ask where you got that information? Not because I necessarily doubt it, but because I'm interested. I assumed it was Brenda Brandon because Smith did work with her at the time. As far as I know that's her singing on the Hueys records. She's also listed as co-writer of this tune.

    ana...

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  5. this song always manages to raise the hair on my neck when they start going back and forth.

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  6. WoW!
    Thanks for these rare tunes!
    Why aren't they on the "Minit/Instant Story" box?!?!

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  7. Exeter....with time I've come to appreciate the original of this tune even more than the Pitter Pats version.

    Check "Pearl Edwards" in the sidebar if you'd like to hear it.

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