Tongue Twistin' Time!

Ray Griff
Tongue Twistin' Time
Groove - 0063
1965


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A fun, weird one from Groove records. The other side of this is a straight up country ballad!

Humdinger

Little Marie Allen
Humdinger
Triumph - 603
1959


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This one's a bit rough, but it's still a humdinger!

Let's Dance!

Danny Goode
Let's Dance
Gibson 210
1965

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Blistering Texas Rock and Roll from Danny Goode of the Excels. It doesn't get much better than this folks!

Update: see comments for more info!

Motorcycle Storey

The Storey Sisters
Bad Motorcycle
Cameo - 126
1958


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This one is cute and catchy as all get out!

Sugar Booger

Marcus Brothers
Sugar Booger
Ebb - 150
1958
Oooo Weee! This here's a good 'un!


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Rocky Wrecked

Lena Horne
Rocky Raccoon
Skye - 4523

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In our last post we were pleasantly surprised by the Crew Cuts' cover of Susie-Q. This cover of The Beatles' Rocky Raccoon by Lena Horne, however, is just about what you'd expect.

Susie Crew

The Crew-Cuts
Susie-Q
Mercury - 71125
1957


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You're probably already familiar with the 1968 Creedance Clearwater cover of Susie-Q. You may even be familiar with Dale Hawkins' superior original. This version by the Crew-Cuts however, really caught me by surprise.