Who's heard Little Richard sing "Shake a Hand"?

Daniel~ said:
I have hunted and search for this song. This is my 3rd grade play ground set to music. Thank you very much George you put jump rope and hop scotch back into my memories.

I think I remember this, but I'm not sure so be careful! LOL

I believe this song originated in New Orleans, The king refers to the Indian Chiefs of Mardi gras as well as the flag boys. Each year Chiefs don their incredible regalia And parade the streets. The competition is ferrous

When you hit 1:35 check out the two dancers in the fore. Smart fast stepping I had not seen before.":O}

P.S. I have come across this song in a half dozen movies, but never actually caught up with the singers. You just made my day George!

What they use to call a "Great day in the morning"
A lovely saying yes?
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I am overjoyed to be of assistance. I barely remember "Iko Iko," it's definitely different.
 
ThunderRd said:
According to Dr John:
"The song was written and recorded back in the early 1950s by a New Orleans singer named James Crawford who worked under the name of Sugar Boy & the Cane Cutters. It was recorded in the 1960s by the Dixie Cups for Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller's Red Bird Records, but the format we're following here is Sugar Boy's original. Also in the group were Professor Longhair on piano, Jake Myles, Big Boy Myles, Irv Bannister on guitar, and Eugene 'Bones' Jones on drums. The group was also known as the Chipaka Shaweez. The song was originally called 'Jockamo,' and it has a lot of Creole patois in it. Jockamo means 'jester' in the old myth. It is Mardi Gras music, and the Shaweez was one of many Mardi Gras groups who dressed up in far out Indian costumes and came on as Indian tribes. The tribes used to hang out on Claiborne Avenue and used to get juiced up there getting ready to perform and 'second line' in their own special style during Mardi Gras. That's dead and gone because there's a freeway where those grounds used to be. The tribes were like social clubs who lived all year for Mardi Gras, getting their costumes together. Many of them were musicians, gamblers, hustlers and pimps."

Here's an interesting cover, with the Dr *hisself*, Levon Helm, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Rick Danko, Clarence Clemens, and Nils Lofgren:
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Thank you greatly for this history, ThunderRd! As usual I'm woefully under schooled.
 
ThunderRd said:
According to Dr John:
"The song was written and recorded back in the early 1950s by a New Orleans singer named James Crawford who worked under the name of Sugar Boy & the Cane Cutters. It was recorded in the 1960s by the Dixie Cups for Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller's Red Bird Records, but the format we're following here is Sugar Boy's original. Also in the group were Professor Longhair on piano, Jake Myles, Big Boy Myles, Irv Bannister on guitar, and Eugene 'Bones' Jones on drums. The group was also known as the Chipaka Shaweez. The song was originally called 'Jockamo,' and it has a lot of Creole patois in it. Jockamo means 'jester' in the old myth. It is Mardi Gras music, and the Shaweez was one of many Mardi Gras groups who dressed up in far out Indian costumes and came on as Indian tribes. The tribes used to hang out on Claiborne Avenue and used to get juiced up there getting ready to perform and 'second line' in their own special style during Mardi Gras. That's dead and gone because there's a freeway where those grounds used to be. The tribes were like social clubs who lived all year for Mardi Gras, getting their costumes together. Many of them were musicians, gamblers, hustlers and pimps."

Here's an interesting cover, with the Dr *hisself*, Levon Helm, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Rick Danko, Clarence Clemens, and Nils Lofgren:
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Talk about an all star lineup! Jerry Leiber and Mark Stoller were two of the finest songwriters and producers who ever lived!
Thank you a billion for this great post!!
 
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Daniel~ said:
How many songs are there that celebrate an Ocean current.. i was going to ask you all...
but then i decided to post this instead.';o]

a song about a constellation, oh and some stuff about introspection...';o]


Southern Cross
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Got out of town on a boat for the Southern Islands
Sailing to reach before a following sea
She was makin' for the Trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Papeete
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
We got eighty feet of waterline, nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
I have been around the world looking for that woman girl
Who knows love can endure
And you know it will
And you know it will
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
You understand now why you came this way
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day
So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dyin'
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain
I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
She is all I have left and music is her name
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
I have been around the world lookin' for that woman girl
Who knows love can endure
And you know it will
And you know it will
So we cheated and we lied and we tested
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
You will survive being bested, somebody fine will come along
Make me forget about loving you and the Southern Cross
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: STEPHEN STILLS / RICHARD CURTIS / MICHAEL CURTIS
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What a stellar band! These guys are SO great. This is the second time I've heard "Southern Cross," now it makes great sense and my ears love it too. Thank you Daniel!
 
cloasters said:
My ignorance is wide and deep. Never heard of Katy Melua and I don't know the fourth artist as well. Am a big fan of Diana Krall and Norah Jones. Elvis Costello married Diana Krall, icydk. Talent loves talent.
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To be honest I was hoping for a quartet. But l assumed we would be well served bu Gardot and Jones if the others were less that amazing.":O}
 
This weeks Music Maestro award Goes to Cloasters and Thunder Road For their collaborative effort in bring Iko Iko back to once again dwell among the living.
They will divide the prize and each will receive two posts in which they may offer up the music of their choice.

Congrats on having such very fine tastes in Music and some inkling of what might please our judges.
 
Before there was Stevie Wonder There was this!!


A blind 12 year old names this song Fingertips. This rocked me, a departure from top 40. The arrival of something a bit like Jazz.
 
For every three songs she does there's one I like.



Shape of a Pony
Joan Armatrading
Dreams of building a fortress
A castle made of stone
A castle made of stone
A castle made of stone
Dreams of building a fortress
A castle made of stone
A castle made of stone
Works himself to a pony shape
But he just can't get it
Jumps quite high
But he can't trust the sky
Walks quite far
But he can't make the mile
Charts his course
But he never sets sail
Jumps quite high
But he can't trust the sky
Walks quite far
But he can't make the mile
Charts his course
But he never sets sail
He would die for a Porsche
All covered up with chrome
All covered up with chrome
He would die for Porsche
All covered up with chrome
All covered up with chrome
Works so hard
But he just can't get it
Youth all spent
On a pie in the sky
Ace is high
But the thing is to try
Lady luck
Won't you give up a smile
Jump that jump
Can trust the sky
Walk that walk
You'll reach the mile
Chart that course
Buddy let us set sail
Let us set sail
Da da da da
Works himself to a pony shape
But he just can't get it right
Jump that jump
Can trust the sky
Walk that walk
Chart that course
Let us set sail
Jump that jump
Can trust the sky
Walk that walk
You'll reach the mile
Chart that course
Buddy let us set sail
Let us set sail
Da da da da
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading
 
Daniel~ said:
Not enough? Have you herd part 11?

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And he plays the chromatic harmonica. Using one obviates the need for a collection of regular harmonics that are already and solely in the key of A, B, C etc. Some "blues" harmonica players actually have a collection of harmonicas in the keys of yadda, yadda, yadda.

By the way chromatic harmonicas are difficult to play. Have one, eesh I'm no good on it.
 
Daniel~ said:
This weeks Music Maestro award Goes to Cloasters and Thunder Road For their collaborative effort in bring Iko Iko back to once again dwell among the living.
They will divide the prize and each will receive two posts in which they may offer up the music of their choice.

Congrats on having such very fine tastes in Music and some inkling of what might please our judges.
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Well garshk, thank you Dan.
 
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