has anybody ever heard the original 1956 version done by The Chips?
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
What? Someone else sang this song first???
Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
I'm pretty sure everything off their first album for sure was a remake
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
The basic premise of The Blues Brothers was to revive old R&B, soul, and blues songs from the 40's, 50's, and 60's.
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain: has anybody ever heard the original 1956 version done by The Chips?
If you have The Blues Brothers' first album "A Briefcase Full Of Blues", John Belushi --- er, I mean, Joliet Jake Blues --- introduces the song as having been previously done by The Chips.
Anyway, I heard The Chips' version twice before many years ago: first, on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's 1973 movie, "Mean Streets", and later on Doctor Demento's radio show.
[ 05. September 2008, 21:36: Message edited by: StevenHW ]
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain: I'm pretty sure everything off their first album ["A Briefcase Full Of Blues"] for sure was a remake.
It was. No original material on the album. Covers of songs by Willie Dixon, The Chips, King Floyd, Sam & Dave, Delbert McClinton, Junior Wells, and Otis Redding.
