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November 2, 2011

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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Steven, l. and Roger andPam Hayes l to r in the back

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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.


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.



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.



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


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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Privette, and Dino Fair.

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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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


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


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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.


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