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Party with the Mountain Shag Club at the Sports Zone, Arden, NC: back l to r: DebbiePeterson and Club President Paul Peterson, front l to r: Chuck and Linda Wilcox
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Nothin’ could be fina’ than to be in Carolina with Christina (l)and Gretchen (r) at the Sports Zone in Arden, NC.
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Steven, l. and friendsbetween songs
Chuck and Linda Wilcox in the back, Chris Hale and MacMcIlroy in the front
Good times on Wednesday nights with the Mountain
Shag Club take place at the Sports Zone in Arden, a sub-
urb of Asheville, NC.
Christina and Gretchen take care of the venue, the
bar, and the customers’ needs, while the house DJs ro-
tate: Sonny Coren, Buck Crumpton, Jeff Foster, John
Hook, and Bobby Vaughan.
Upcoming special events include their monthly party
November 14th at the Elks Lodge in Hendersonville --
which also include their yearly elections this month.
December 10th is the Mountatin Shag Club Christ-
mas Party again at the Elks Lodge.
If you need more nights out on your calendar, Chris-
tina and Gretchen can tell you about the special music
formats other nights of the week at the Sports Zone.
Learn more about the club at mountainshagclub.com
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Beach and Shag fan l. (?) withhouse DJ Sonny Coren
Roger Carr l front, Jerry and Barbara Stamey in the back, andthe indefatigable Karen Workman front right
Lou and Joann Fogel on the left, Roger and Pam Hayes onthe right
Jill and Jason David and Betty Copp
Norm Hedrick l, Martin Anderson front with his back to us,Jan Hedrick back, and Sandy Anderson on the right.
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WVOK is ranked # 38 of the Top 40 radio stations of
all time as compiled by Oldies Pop Music Examiner.
WVOK 690 was Birmingham’s first 50,000 watt radio
station.
Their February 4, 1967 surve features a couple of
Beach Classics:
“Wish You Didn’t Have To Go” by the Purifys and
“Are You Lonely” by Freddy Scott. But there’s another
hidden here that might be missed - especially if you
weren’t around in 1967.
Can you guess what it is?
See page 10, bottom left.
More Beach songs:
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Vallie, “Make
Me Yours” by Bettye Swan (a brand new release cur-
rently bubbling under the Beach Music Top 40 by Su-
san Trexler),
“Respect” by Aretha (if not in 1967 then 20 years
later when the Blues Brother movie put it back in the
spotlight and the Shaggers jumped on it), and the first
truly local Beach song, “Lonely Drifter” by the Pieces of
8.
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Pieces of 8 are # 16 on the July 1, 1967 survey.
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Pictured on the survey is Harold G. “Hal” Hodgens
(Feb 7, 1937 - Sep 8, 1991), from the days when air
people often wore multiple hats.
Hal was not only a DJ, which you can see in his pic-
ture, he was also the Sales Manager and News Director
for WVOK from 1958 to 1971.
Hal also owned the Hodgens Advertising Agency and
was part owner and general manager of WBUL Radio
from 1971 - 1979.
At # 20 the Pieces of 8 were still hanging in there.
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Although the Pieces of 8’s “Lonely Drifter” had
dropped off the WVOK chart by August 19th, note in
the bottom left of the survey that they would be back to
play for a WVOK dance on August 24th.
Also note the mention of WVOK’s SCENE magazine
in the bottom right.
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WVOK’s sister station in Montgomery, Alabama was
WBAM which published a SCENE magazine. Presum-
ably, they both ran similar pictures and stories -- it’s
doubtful they each created entirely separate magazines,
too much work.
So, I speculate that the Pieces of 8 ran in the Bir-
mingham SCENE magazine just as their picture did in
at least one issue of WBAM’s SCENE magazine.
(Soonafter they recorded “Lonely Drifter” the Pieces
of 8 consisted of Wally Wood, Mark “Bird” Wrenn, Steve
Caldwell, Brent Fortson, Ken Helser, Irven Hicks, Jim
Bumgardner, and Carlie Barbour -- not in that order in
their picture here).
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How many times have you heard about The Barrell? Or Buck’s Barrell? Or Jap’s Barrell? They wereall the same place. Right there on Ocean Boulevard, O.D. (or North Myrtle Beach), across from wherethe Boulevard Grill operated for several years. (Photos courtesy of Vance Elrod, the cool dood in theBermuda shorts and sunglasses).
The Casinos’ “I Still Love You” on the flip side of
“Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” is considered to be a
Beach record by some.
Swing, Too. Swing Two? Donny and Susan Trexler
were Swing, Too for years, with several 45s and an LP to
mark their journey through the Southeast.
Susan currently has “Make Me Yours” bubbling un-
der the Beach Music Top 40 from a new compilation
CD.
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WWDR in Murfreesboro, NC must have been one of the fine stations to hear in 1967
-- and they fearlessly played a few Beach tunes!
The Tams’ TTTTTime for the ime for the ime for the ime for the ime for the TTTTTamsamsamsamsams LP is spotlighted along with Billy Stewart’s OOOOOld Sld Sld Sld Sld Stan-tan-tan-tan-tan-
dardardardardards, Nds, Nds, Nds, Nds, New ew ew ew ew TTTTTricksricksricksricksricks. Not just a tune or two, the entire LPs!
The Catalinas have Double Stars next to their “You Haven’t the Right” on Smash
Records -- a tune written by member Tommy Plyler from Statesville.
It gets better -- the Tams’ “I’ve Been Hurt” was # 10 for the week.
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October 29, 2011
21 2 1 BACK TO CAROLINA 2011
Poor Souls Try to Remember PS 110402
30 1 2 TRUST ME 2011
Virginia Beach Allstars Saturday Night KHP
23 3 3 MEMPHIS WOMEN & FRIED CHICKEN 2010
Brown, T. Graham Deep Fried Southern Style Shanty’s Records
30 5 4 RESPECT YOURSELF 2010
Lewis, Huey & the News Soulsville W.O.W. Records
19 6 5 CANDY GIRL 2011
Lakeside Drive Band Lakeside Drive Band Nora Mae Music
21 7 6 FRED’S DOLLAR STORE 2009
Super Chikan Chikadelic Bluestown Records
19 8 7 PROMISES PROMISES 2009
Lois, Lisa Smoke Sony 7586762
24 4 8 ROCK BOTTOM BLUES 2010
Kid Rock Born Free Atlantic 521682
16 11 9 NO MATTER 1999
Radics, Jack No Matter EMI 8866032
17 12 10 BACK TO THE BEACH 2011
Woods, Danny & Board of Directors Back to the Beach KHP 1096
14 13 11 HOME U.S.A. 2010
Domino, Fats Alive and Kickin’
11 14 12 SMOKEHOUSE BROWN 2011
King Tyrone & Graveyard Ramblers Boppin’ and Rockin’ KHP Music
40 9 13 I STILL DO 2011
Fantastic Shakers Lil House, Big Party KHP 1093
20 15 14 BOP, THE 2010
Ms Jody Ms Jody’s In the Streets Again Ecko 1121
25 10 15 FIND A WAY 2011
Bayje pending
14 18 16 SUGARFIED 2011
Gaar, Burton Fried Grits & Greens Sound Ventures
34 16 17 JUST ONE DANCE 2010
Emerald, Caro Deleted Scenes fm Cutting Room Floor Grandmono Recs
21 19 18 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 2011
Thompkins Jr, Russell Over the Summer Forevermore 5021
33 17 19 JUST GOT STARTED LOVING YOU 2011
Queen Emily Just Got Started Loving You Malaco
13 21 20 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 2011
Queens of Southern Soul Meet the Queens of Southern Soul
Title BPM YearArtist (LP or CD) Record Co. & #
16 22 21 YOU USED TO ROCK 2010
Blue Six Noesis Naked Music 21
10 25 22 WHO’S ROCKIN’ YOU 2011
Ray, Donnie Who’s Rockin’ You Ecko 1129
11 26 23 SHE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD 2011
Thompson, Big John Boppin’ and Rockin’ KHP Music
9 27 24 I THINK I’LL DO SOME STEPPIN’ ON MY OWN 1977
Barber, Sandy Best Is Yet to Come
8 28 25 SO IN LOVE 2011
Scott, Jill w Anthony Hamilton Light of the Sun Warner Brothers
7 29 26 INDEPENDENCE 1993
Lulu Independence Capitol
28 20 27 ROLLING IN THE DEEP 2011
Adele 21 XL Recordings 44699
40 23 28 I’LL KNOW HER WHEN I SEE HER 2011
North Tower Lil House, Big Party KHP 1093
18 24 29 SHE SURE GOT AWAY WITH MY HEART 2011
Holiday Band Sweet Love Green Dot Music
2 39 30 EYES FOR YOU 2011
Hall, Daryl Laughing Down Crying
2 40 31 YOU 2011
Chairmen of the Board
5 33 32 WALK, THE 2011
Hawthorne, Mayer How Do You Do Universal Republic 2782587
5 34 33 GOTTA HAVE LOVE 2011
Sugarcreek Here We Go Again GDD 1003
5 35 34 DON’T FIGHT IT 2010
Lewis, Huey & the News Soulsville W.O.W. Records
3 37 35 DON’T BE ASHAMED 2011
Cropper, Steve Band Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales
7 32 36 DOWN IN MEXICO 2011
Poor Souls Try to Remember PS 110402
1 37 LOVE DONE GONE 2010
Currington, Billy Enjoy Yourself Hump Head 92
1 38 DON’T COME CRYING ON MY SHOULDER 2010
Moss, Felicia No More Tears Disc Makers
25 31 39 WAIT FOR ME 2011
Roberts, Roy Strange Love Ocean Beach 01
32 30 40 GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME 2011
Hip Pocket Ocean Drive-By MusicMania
The Beach Music Top 40
Title BPM YearArtist (LP or CD) Record Co. & #
Top Picks--Bubbling Under
20 4 1 TRY TO REMEMBER Poor Souls PS 110402
56 5 2 DOWN SOUTH Quick, Jim iSuwannee Records
9 6 3 HERE WE GO AGAIN Sugarcreek GDD 1003
17 1 4 BACK TO THE BEACH Woods, Danny & Board of Directors KHP 1096
11 3 5 BOPPIN’ AND ROCKIN’ various KHP Music
31 7 6 OCEAN DRIVE-BY Hip Pocket MusicMania
35 8 7 FESSA HOOK’S FISH FRY various Shanty’s Records
48 9 8 DEEP FRIED SOUTHERN STYLE various Shanty’s Records
9 10 9 WHO’S ROCKIN’ YOU Ray, Donnie Ecko 1129
12 2 10 MEET THE QUEENS OF SOUTHERN SOUL various KHP
The Beach Music CD Top 10
BACK IT UP Emerald, CaroBOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Royal Scotsmen BandDANCE WITH YOU Bridges, Eugene ‘Hideaway’ENDLESS LOVE Tams & Sherry NorrisHIDEAWAY FOR LOVE Night Move BandHOLD ON Grier, SonjaI WANNA ROCK IT IN YOUR ROCKIN’ CHAIR Ms. JodyI’M NOT AFRAID Craver, PaulI’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Lakeside Drive Band w/ Gene PharrI’M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU Poor SoulsIS IT TRUE Beach BrothersKEEP SINGIN’ THE BLUES Willis, ChickLIL HOUSE BIG PARTY Soul ChildrenMAKE THAT CALL Bruton, StephenMY HEART Night CruiseNEXT TO YOU Brown, Chris & Justin BieberNOTHING LASTS FOREVER Johnson, Jackie
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Lulu has been singing R&B (!) since her first hit in
Britain, “Shout,” in 1964. She preceded Van Morrison
and Them’s first hit, “Here Comes the Night” and has
been throwin’ down ever since. Unfortunately, she just
never got promoted here much except for the To Sir With
Love Movie and her subsequent hit of the same name.
Scottish Lulu was once married to Maurice Gibb of
the Bee Gees, had a variety show, on British TV and has
racked up more than one tune with the National R&B
DJ Association as well as the Beach Music Top 40 in the
past 24 months.
Donnie Ray is one of the central figures in the mod-
ern Southern Soul movement as well as an often and in-
tentional contributor to Beach and Shag music -- as are
many of his colleagues at Ecko Records out of Memphis.
“Who’s Rockin’ You” is instantly reminiscent of
Johnnie Taylor’s late 60s’ “Who’s Makin’ Love” (to your
old lady, while you were out makin’ love?).
Keep ‘em comin’ Donnie.
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Fessa Hook's Roadhouse Blues and Boogie Top 40 is is compiled from full time listeners, fast dancers, and DJs with the National R&B DJ Association & the Association ofBeach & Shag CLub DJs. Hear the Roadhouse Blues and Boogie Show, Sunday nights, EDT U.S., 6--9 pm and Wednesday nights 7--10 pm at www.beachshag.com
October 29, 2011
29 2 1 FINE CADILLAC 2010
Studebaker John’s Maxwell St Kings That’s the Way You DO Delmark 810
37 3 2 ROOSTER BLUES 2002
Denise, Catherine Treat Me Like A Lady CDA Rcords
17 1 3 BB 2011
Bridges, Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Rock and A Hard Place Armadillo 00032
17 8 4 BOOGIE WOOGIE KING 2005
Interstate 40 Rhythm Kings Knocking At Your Front Door Last Buzz
25 4 5 WHISKEY HEAVEN 2011
Wayne, Kenny Blues Boss Fessa Hook’s Fish Fry V 1Shanty’s Records
10 9 6 SMOKEHOUSE BROWN 2011
King Tyrone & Graveyard Ramblers Boppin’ & Rockin’ KHP Music
22 10 7 I’M MACK THE BLUES MAN 2011
Mack, Sonny Blues Mix Vol 3 Ecko 2006
22 12 8 HEY BABY 2011
Roberts, Roy Strange Love Ocean Beach 01
22 11 9 SCENT OF YOUR BENJAMINS 2011
Pittman, Shawn Edge of the World Deltra Groove 145
29 14 10 BETTIN’ ON MY BABY 2011
Garland, Terry & Lil’ Ronnie Live at the Canal Club EllerSoul 20101
17 15 11 WAITIN’ AND DRINKIN’ 2009
Di Anne Price & Her Boyfriends 88 Steps to the Blues LocoBop
25 5 12 MEMPHIS WOMEN AND CHICKEN 2010
Brown, T. Graham Deep Fried Southern Style Shanty’s Records
27 6 13 LEAD FOOT MAMA 2011
Louise, Grana’ Getting’ Kinda Rough! Delmark 812
29 7 14 HEADIN’ DOWN TO MAXWELL STREET 2010
Studebaker John’s Maxwell St Kings That’s the Way You DO Delmark 810
17 18 15 HOW LONG 2011
Bridges, Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Rock and A Hard Place Armadillo 00032
38 16 16 ALL THAT WINE IS GONE 2011
Daniels, Leon Fessa Hook’s Fish Fry V 1Shanty’s Records
8 19 17 NO FUN 2011
McCarty, Jim and Friends Live from Callahan’s Cally’s
7 20 18 I LIKE WHAT YOU GOT 2011
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones Evening Severn 0052
6 21 19 KOKO’S SONG 2011
Sicilia, Gina Can’t Control Myself Vizztone 388011
10 22 20 EVIL GAL BLUES w/ Margie Evans 2005
Fankhauser, Philip/Checkerboard Blues Band Blues for the Lady Funk House Blues
Title BPM YearArtist (LP or CD) Record Co. & #
22 13 21 SUGAR (WHERE’D YOU GET YOUR SUGAR FROM) 2011
Pittman, Shawn Edge of the World Deltra Groove 145
29 17 22 LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP 2011
Ball, Marcia Roadside Attractions Alligator 4942
10 24 23 ON THE CLOCK 2011
Ehrhardt, Sena Band Leave the Light On Blind Pig 5141
4 25 24 DON’T BE ASHAMED 2011
Cropper, Steve Band Tribute to the 5 Royales Savoy 4178322
4 26 25 OFF THE HOOK 2011
Cash Box Kings Holler and Stomp Blind Pig 5142
4 27 26 I DO 2011
Cropper, Steve Band Tribute to the 5 Royales Savoy 4178322
4 28 27 YOU GOT ME DIZZY 2010
Miller, Steve Band Bingo Roadrunner 177595
29 29 28 EVERYBODY’S LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING 2011
Ball, Marcia Roadside Attractions Alligator 4942
6 33 29 BEFORE THE NIGHT IS THROUGH 2011
Sicilia, Gina Can’t Control Myself Vizztone 388011
6 34 30 SLOW KISSES 2011
Carroll, Sandy Just As I AM Catfood 011
10 39 31 BONES 2009
Shaw, Joanne Taylor White Sugar Ruf 1147
2 40 32 HOOK, LINE AND SINKER 2011
Lawyers, Guns, and Money Make Up Another Lie
1 33 SHUT YOUR MOUTH 2001
Knockout Greg & Blue Weather Blues Disease Last Buzz 8004
1 34 RUN YOUR REPUTATION DOWN 2011
King Bees & Jerry McCain Carolina Bound Orig. High John
1 35 PARTY SHOPPE 2011
King Bees Carolina Bound Orig. High John
1 36 MAKE THAT MONKEY JUMP 2011
Champion, Grady Dreamin’ GSM 7500
1 37 MANDOLIN MAN 2010
Del Grosso, Rich & John Del Toro Richardson Time Slips On By MB 10002
1 38 BE MY SUGAR 1998
Gillespie, Dana & Joachim Palden Big Boy Wolf 120951
1 39 ALCOHOL BLUES 1997
Texas Red What Kind of Woman Is That Blue Loon 34
1 40 LOCKSMITH BLUES 2010
Chicago Bob & King Bees Rock Them Blues Rock House 00352
Roadhouse Blues & Boogie Top 40
Title BPM YearArtist (LP or CD) Record Co. & #
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A GIRL JUST LIKE YOU Page, Bob Project
AIN’T MY TIME TO SING THE BLUES Weeks, Sabrina
AIN’T NOTHIN’ COOLER THAN THE BLUES Hitman Blues Band
ATLANTA BOOGIE Brown, Tommy
BABY PLEASE COME BACK HOME Brooks, Ronnie Baker
BACKSTROKE (2010) Earl, Ronnie & Broadcasters
BEER BOTTLE BOOGIE Laura B & the Moonlighters
BLUES AIN’T FAR BEHIND Lovely, Karen
BOOGIE SOME King, Claudette
CADILLAC WOMAN Kingsnakes
EATIN’ DIRT Sochat, Morry & Splendid 20s
EYES LIKE A CAT Walker, Joe Louis
FACE THE FACTS Big Joe & the Dynaflows
HALLELUJAH I LOVE HIM SO Callahan, Deb
HEARTBREAK (IT’S HURTIN’ ME) Tucker, Teeny
HELL SENT ME YOU LaSalle, Denise
HIP SHAKIN’ WOMAN Blue Diamonds f. Grana Louise
HOUSE ON THE HILL Aces
IT IS WHAT IT IS Castro, Tommy
KANSAS CITY Dell, William/Wee Jams, Laura Rose &
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE Tucker, Teeny
KEEP YOUR MOTOR RUNNING Calabash Blues & Boogie Band
LADY THAT DIGS THE BLUES Jano’s, Big Al Blues Mafia
LITTLE BY LITTLE Allman, Greg Band
LITTLE BY LITTLE Calabash Blues & Boogie Band
MONEY’S GETTING CHEAPER Robillard, Duke & JBR
MOON DANCE Calabash Blues & Boogie Band
MY GUITAR Kubek, Smokin’ Joe & Bnois King
NEW WAY WITH THE BLUES Hall, Sandra
OLD MAN MAGNET Tucker, Teeny
PLAYFUL BABY Robillard, Duke & JBR
POWERFUL STUFF (LOVE CRAZY) Foster, David
ROCKIN’ ME BABY Alabama Blues Machine
ROCK ME BABY Miller, Steve Band
SLEEPING IN THE GROUND Calabash Blues & Boogie Band
STEADFAST, LOYAL AND TRUE Miss Heat
THIS MUST BE LOVE Downchild Blues Band
TIRED OF BEING ALONE Block, Rory
TOO SWEET FOR ME Benoit, Tab
TRIMMIN’ THE FAT Castro, Tommy
TWO SHOTS OF JACK Oglesby, Erskine
WHAT A LIFE Foster, David
WHAT KIND OF MAN IS THIS Corritore, Bob & Friends
WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKIN’Big Joe & the Dynaflows
WHOLE LOTTA LADY Sharpville, Todd
WHO’S BEEN LICKIN’ MY CHICKEN Cadillac Kings
YOU DON’T LOVE ME Downchild Blues Band
YOU UPSETS ME BABY R&B Bombers
YOU’VE GOT BAD INTENTIONS The Mannish Boys
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Grady Champion had 27 brothers and sisters!!! What
could that have done to his psyche? Found out on this
CD. He worked hard as a farmer, sang in the church
choir as an 8 year old, then his mother moved the family
to Miami when he was 15. After graduation he tried
boxing, DJing, and other careers before settling on
performing...especially Roadhouse style. “Make that
Monkey Jump” is on the Roadhouse chart.
Texas Red is Paul Halperin and he’s the Real Deal!
He and his band are straight ahead, traditional Road-
house Bluesmen. Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters’ tunes
show up in their repertoire often.
Red said growing up in San Antonio was like a Texas
version of the Ozzie and Harriet show, EXCEPT that his
best friend’s Dad was manager of a radio station with an
R&B show at night. Uh oh! We know what that will do
to a white kid, don’t we! He listened to Ray Charles,
Jackie Wilson, and Bo Diddley, til he heard a Robert
Johnson tune--guess he made a trip to the Crossroads.....
When I found their five albums, I couldn’t believe
I’d never heard of these guys.
They’ve been described as “Fabulous Thunderbirds,
raised as hoodlums in downtown Chicago, dressed to
the nines like die hard Mafiosi, ready for a lead role in
Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, while playing au-
thentic [Roadhouse] Blues.
Pass the BBQ ribs and the Glen Livet, please.
We found out about Knock-Out Greg after he’d al-
ready produced five CDs. Go to his Wig-Flipper CD in
2000 and prepare to be flipped: he performed the Treniers’
“Get Out of the Car,” Jimmy McCracklin’s “I’m Through”
and other lost classics. Greg and Blue Weather are strong.
Start with this or any of his CDs.