Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Hold it....


There were only about 20 releases on Rocky Robin's, Monroe La. based, N-Joy label. Many of those releases are a little bit too 'teen-pop' for my taste, but there's def some good stuff in the catalog [specifically John Fred's version of "Boogie Children"].

The a-side of this record fits the teen-pop mold well enough that it was apparently a big hit with the kids on American Bandstand when first introduced. Too bad Dick Clark didn't decide to flip the record over. Now that really would've been something.

Basically, it's impossible to write about Duane Yates without mentioning the Boogie Kings, the band with which he became lead singer after recording two 45s with the Capris. They were a very popular band in Southern Louisiana. Yates, along with G.G. Shin and Clint West, form the 'holy trinity' of Boogie Kings vocalists.

Unfortunately, Yates died in 2009.....that's after spending most of his life writing, recording, and playing music. Truly an epitaph worthy of envy.

Hope ya'll enjoy, it's from 1965......


6 comments:

  1. Well that was great! Nice to see North Louisiana getting some play every now and then. Thanks Ana.

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  2. thank you so much
    merci beaucoup

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  3. another one to grab on this label is Billy John's version of Ooh Pooh Pah Doo

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    1. Thanks for the tip. I don't have that one but I do have the other Billy John & The Continentals 45 on N-Joy. I can't say I like John's vocals very much, but the band, and in particular the horn players, were really good.

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  4. The Boogie Kings had more than a trinity. Don't forget the great "Count" Jerry Jackson, aka Jerry LaCroix.

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    1. You are of course quite correct. Thanks for the correction

      Sometimes I rely too heavily on my memory.

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