Side Ek
1. The Beatles: Twist & Shout – 1963
2. Rajko Band: Lightning Csardas – 1983
3. David Wilcox: Shake It Baby – 1983 *
4. The Blue Tones: Shake Shake – 1957 *
5. Bob Marley & Wailers: Soul Shakedown Party – 1970
6. David Bowie: Shake It – 1983
7. The Cars: Shake It Up – 1981
8. Bill Connors: Crunchy – 1987
9. Washboard Sam: Do That Shake Dance – 1949
10. Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels: Shake A Tail Feather – 1965
11. Sam Cooke: Shake – 1964
12. Swinging Blue Jeans: Shaking Feeling – 1964
13. Alan MacRae: Shake The Dust – 1969 *
14. Mark Laforme: Shakin’ The Blues – 1998 *
15. Robert Fripp & League of Gentlemen: Eye Needles – 1981
16. Bill Haley & Comets: Shake Rattle and Roll – 1954
17. Gerry & The Pacemakers: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - 1963
19. Ike & Tina Turner: Shake A Tail Feather – 1981
20. Kid Bastien’s Happy Pals: Shake It – 1980 *
21. The Stranglers: Shakin’ Like A Leaf – 1986
22. Henry Vogel Trio: Peanuts – 1974 *
Side Doh
1. Raffi: Shake My Sillies Out – 1977 *
2. The Northern Troubadours: Troubadour Polka – 1966 *
3. The Hot Toddies: Shakin’ And Stompin’ – 1959 *
4. Elvis Presley: Shake That Tambourine – 1965
5. Otis Redding: Shake – 1967
6. The Rolling Stones: Shake Your Hips – 1972
7. BB King: Shake It Up And Go – 1951
8. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet: Shake Some Evil – 1990 *
9. Rob Lutes & Bob MacDonald: If The Blues Don’t Shake You – 2005 *
10. Faith Nolan: Shake Sugaree – 1989 *
11. Paul James: Shake Your Moneymaker – 1987 *
12. Lavern Baker: Shake A Hand – 1961
13. Chad Allen & The Expressions: Shakin’ All Over – 1965 *
14. The Original Sloth Band: Memphis Shakedown – 1976 *
15. Johnny Otis and His Orch: Shake It – 1953
16. The Swinging Blue Jeans: The Hippy Hippy Shake – 1964
17. The Beatles: Nothing Shaking – 1963
18. The Kingbees: Shake Bop – 1980 *
19. Blues Project: Wake Me, Shake Me – 1966
20. Fleetwood Mac: Rattle Snake Shake – 1970
*CanCon = 37%
And Now for The Particulars
Side Ek
1. The Beatles: Twist & Shout
(Russell / Medley)
Twist And Shout: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series T 6054
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: guitar, lead vocal
George Harrison: lead guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
Ringo Starr: drums
Produced by George Martin, 1963
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 2, London UK by Norman Smith
First Published in Canada February 1964
Twist & Shout was written by was originally recorded by The Top Notes, but it became a chart hit as a single by The Isley Brothers in 1962.
The Beatles’ version of the song was the last to be recorded during the marathon 13-hour “Please Please Me” album session; producer George Martin knew that Lennon's voice would suffer from the performance, so he left it until last, with only 15 minutes of scheduled recording time remaining. Lennon had a cold and was drinking milk and sucking on cough drops to soothe his throat. His coughing is audible on the album, as is the cold's effect on his voice. He remarked that his voice was not the same for a long time afterward, and that it "felt like sandpaper" to swallow.
2. The Rajko Band: Lightning Csardas
(annon)
Rajko: Qualiton Digital Recording – 10180
Hungary
Produced by Zenei Rendazo, Janos Matyas – 1983
Recorded by Endre Radenyi
3. David Wilcox: Shake It Baby
(Trad)
My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble: Capitol Records Canada (Re-Issue) SN 66171
Toronto
David Wilcox: guitar, vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Sadia, 1983
David Karl William Wilcox b. July 13, 1949 Montreal, QC
4. The Blue Tones featuring Fred Coupland: Shake, Shake
(Arthur Lock)
Single bw Oh Yeah: King Records - 45-5088
Hamilton ON
Fred Coupland: vocal
Jim Malone
Gary Jenkins
Ernie McCleod
Produced 1957
Recorded at Regency Records of Toronto
Fred Coupland b December 21, 1935 / September 28, 2000 (Peterborough ON)
This was released on the King label out of Cincinnati. It was originally released on the small Regency label out of Toronto as a 78. Canadian musician, songwriter, and bandleader from Peterborough, Ontario
5. Bob Marley & Wailers: Soul Shakedown Party
(Bob Marley)
45 single bw Soul Shakedown Party (Ver.II): Trojan Records TR-7759
Kingston Jamaica
Bob Marley: rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Peter Tosh: vocals
Bunny Wailer: percussion, vocals
Lloyd Parks: bass
Jackie Jackson: bass
Paul Douglas: drums
Gladstone Anderson and Winston Wright: keys
Rad Bryan, Lynn Taitt, and Hux Brown: guitars
Produced by Leslie Kong, 1970
Bob Marley b. 6 February 1945 Nine Mile, Jamaica / d. 11 May 1981 (36) Miami, FL
This song was recorded at the dawn of Reggae. 1969 brought a great change to Jamaican popular music in which the ska beat slowed down into a slow, steady rhythm that was first heard on The Maytals song "Do the Reggay." Marley approached producer Leslie Kong, who was regarded as one of the major developers of the reggae sound. For the recording, Kong combined the Wailers with his studio musicians called Beverley's All-Stars. Gone were the ska trumpets and saxophones of the earlier songs, with instrumental breaks now being played on electric guitar.
6. David Bowie: Shake It
(David Bowe)
Lets Dance: EMI SO-17093
London UK
David Bowe: vocal
Carmine Rojas: bass
Omar Hakim and/or Tony Thompson: drums
Nile Rodgers: guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughan: lead guitar
Rob Sabino: keys
Mac Gollehon: trumpet
Stan Harrison, Robert Aaron: tenor sax, flute
Sammy Figuerua: percussion
Produced by David Bowie & Nile Rodgers, 1983
Recorded by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Rob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
David Robert Jones b. 8 January 1947 London / d. 10 January 2016 (69) Manhattan
7. The Cars: Shake It Up
(Ric Ocasek)
45 single bw Cruiser: Elektra Records – E 47250
Boston Mass
Ric Ocasek: lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Elliot Easton: lead guitar, backing vocals
David Robinson: drums, backing vocals
Greg Hawkes: keyboards, percussion, saxophone
Benjamin Orr: lead vocals, backing vocals, bass
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker, 1981
Recorded at Syncro Sound, Boston
Ric Ocasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019) inducted in 2018 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
8. Bill Connors: Crunchy
(Bill Connors)
Assembler: Pathfinder Records PTF 8707
Los Angeles CA
Bill Connors: guitar
Tom Kennedy: electric bass
Kim Plainfield: drums
Produced by Bill Connors & Doug Epstein, 1987
Recorded by Doug Epstein at RPM Studios, NYC June 1987
Mastered by Creg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC
It’s either a chocolate candy bar called a Crunchy or it’s crunchy peanut butter. I tend to believe the latter. I was given three excellent Bill Connors records from my late friend John McCann who died last year. So this is to remember him!
9. Washboard Sam: Do That Shake Dance
(Unknown)
Washboard Sam Vol 6: 1941-1942: Document Records DOCD 5176
Chicago
Washboard Sam: washboard, vocals
Ransom Knowling: double bass
Big Bill Broonzy: guitar
Roosevelt Sykes: piano
Frank Owens: alto sax
Produced by Johnny Parth, 1993
Remastered By Gerhard Wessely
Robert Clifford Brown b. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas July 15, 1910 / d. Nov 6, 1966 Chicago (56)
In 1935, he began recording in his own right for both Bluebird and Vocalion Records, becoming one of the most popular Chicago blues performers of the late 1930s and 1940s. By the 1950s, his audience had begun to shrink, largely because he had difficulty adapting to the new electric blues. His final recording session, for RCA Victor, was in 1949. He retired from music for several years and became a Chicago police officer. Died of heart failure.
10. Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels: Shake A Tail Feather
(Hayes / Williams / Rice)
Greatest Hits: Roulette Records SR 59020
Detroit MI
Mitch Ryder: Lead vocals, percussion
Jim McCarty: Lead guitar
Joseph Kubert: Rhythm guitar
Jim McCallister: Bass
Johnny "Bee" Badanjek – Drums
Produced 1965
Compilation Produced, 1981
Mastered by Joe Brescio at Master Cutting Room
William S. Levise, Jr aka Mitch Ryder b. February 26, 1945 Hamtramck, Michigan.
Is an American rock and roll singer from Detroit, Michigan, who had a string of hit songs in the 1960's fronting his band The Detroit Wheels. The band Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels existed between 1964 and 1967. Ryder's musical endeavors would see less success after the early 1970s. In 2005, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels were inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame, and in 2009, Mitch Ryder was inducted as a solo artist.
11. Sam Cooke: Shake
(Sam Cooke)
The Best of Sam Cooke Vol 2: RCA Victor LSP-3373
Clarksdale, MS
Sam Cooke: vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Al Schmitt, 1964
Recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood CA Nov 16, 1964
Samuel Cook b. Jan 22, 1931 Clarksdale Miss / d. Dec 11, 1964 Los Angeles CA (33)
Shot to death at the Hacienda Motel. It was recorded at the last recording session Cooke had before his death on December 11, 1964.
12. The Swinging Blue Jeans: Shaking Feeling
(Ellis / Kuhlke / Braid)
Hippy Hippy Shake / Good Golly Miss Molly & Others: Capitol Records Canada 6000 Series – T6069
Liverpool UK
Ralph Ellis: guitar
Norman Kuhlke: drums
Les Braid: bass, keys
Ray Ennis: lead guitar, vocals
Producer not listed
First Published in Canada May 25, 1964
The group had its origins in 1957, when Bruce McCaskill formed a jazz-influenced skiffle sextet called the Bluegenes. They were a fully working band by 1962, playing skiffle at venues in Liverpool and the Star Club in Hamburg where The Beatles use to play. The German audiences booed them off the stage, however, and the group rapidly changed direction and focus. That’s when the band switched to rock and roll, and with a name change to reflect their attire, to the Swinging Blue Jeans. An album was released in 1964 by HMV. They had two major hit songs: the Hippy Hippy Shake and Good Golly Miss Molly before subsiding into obscurity to be known just as another of the Mersey Beat bands.
13. Alan MacRae: Shake The Dust
(Alan MacRae)
Mr. Troubadour: Dominion Records LPS 93506
Toronto
Alan MacRae: guitar, vocal
Others not listed
Produced by Johnny Burt, 1969
Recorded by Greg Hambleton & Bill Baker
(Originally released as The Songs of Alan MacRae by The Canadian Talent Library S5123)
Alan MacRae emigrated to Canada from Scotland with high dreams, first with one of Canada’s very first folkmusic coffee houses, The Question Mark in Vancouver. That’s where his musical career began. He toured around, did the Calgary Stampede, the First Mariposa Folk Festival in 1961 before joining a folksinging group called The Chanteclaires who recorded an album in 1962. His songs were covered by The Travellers, Carlton Show Band, Catherine McKinnon, Anne Murray and Ian and Sylvia.
Shake The Dust was probably Alan’s best covered song. George Hamilton IV recorded it on his album Canadian Pacific in 1969. It was also covered by The Travellers as well as a maritime duo Peter & Mary who posed with a beaver on the front cover of their album.
14. Mark Laforme: Shakin’ The Blues
(T C Connors)
True To Form: ACT Records - ACT-07972
Hagersville ON
Mike Eastman –
Darrin Schott –
Jesse O'Brien –
Chris Dahmer
Produced by Tom Connors & Tom Connors Jr, 1999
Recorded by Brian Hewson at Escarpment Sound, Acton ON
Mastered by Paul Intson at Kay's Place Mastering
A Stompin’ Tom song with a rockabilly twinge. Laforme was a member of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. He passed away Thursday, the 20th of July 2023 (69) Caledonia ON. Laforme was a touring member of the Stompin’ Tom Connors Band for three Canadian tours, performing with Connors right up to 2011. This album was released on Stompin’ Tom’s short-lived Assist Canadian Talent (ACT) label.
15. Robert Fripp & League of Gentlemen: Eye Needles
(R Fripp)
League of Gentlemen: Polydor PD 1-6317
London UK
Barry Andrews, organ
Robert Fripp, guitar
Sara Lee, bass
Johnny Toobad, drums
Produced by Robert Fripp, 1981
Recorded by Tony Arnold at Arny's Shack, Parkstone, Dorset UK
Interestingly, my copy of this album has the wrong label on side one. It reads 'Difficult to Cure' by Rainbow with the serial PD 1-6316 - one number before League of Gentlemen, the label for side two. All the songs on the record though are by the League.
The back cover of the album features all their gigs from the album release tour of 1980. It says they played two gigs at the El Mocambo in Toronto June 17 and 18.
16. Bill Haley & The Comets: Shake, Rattle and Roll
(Charles E. Calhoun a.k.a. Jesse Stone)
Rock n’ Roll Revival 1: Pickwick Records SPC 3280
Chester PA
Bill Haley: guitar, vocal
Johnny Grande: piano
Billy Williamson: rhythm guitar
Marshall Lytle: bass
Joey Ambrose: saxophone
Danny Cedrone: lead guitar
Billy Gussak: drums
Produced by Milt Gabler, 1954
Compilation Album produced 1970
Recorded on June 7, 1954
William John Clifton Haley b. Highland Park, Michigan, July 6, 1925 / d. February 9, 1981 Harlingen, TX
Funny to think that this was one of the songs that begat Rock n’ Roll! That curl on Haley’s forehead was chintzy enough and yet they were extremely popular, internationally, and have gone down in the history of Rock as they beginning of something new.
17. Gerry & The Pacemakers: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
(Williams / David)
Second Album: Capitol Canada - T 6107
Liverpool UK
Gerry Marsden: vocals, guitar
Freddie Marsden: drums
Les Chadwick: bass
Les Maguire: piano
Produced by George Martin, 1964
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, London
These early purveyors of the Liverpool Scene had a string of hits in 1963-64 culminating with the movie Ferry Cross the Mersey in 1965. Most of their hit songs were ballads, like Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying and a lot of people didn’t think they knew how to rock, but they did when they wanted to. This song war originally recorded in 1955 by Big Maybelle but it was Jerry Lee Lewis who had the definitive version recorded in 1957.
18. Tina Turner: Shake A Tail Feather
(Hayes / Williams / Rico)
Ike & Tina: Joker International SM 3913
Zurich
Tina Turner: vocals
Ike Turner: guitar
Compilation Produced in Italy, 1981
Various albums, released after the breakup between Tina and her then domineering abusive husband, Ike are credited to Ike and Tina Turner but are really, in my opinion, Tina Turner records. I just played the guitar – he didn’t sing. Tina was what sold the band but Ike had to take the lion’s share of the credit for everything they did. She was a badass live as you can hear from this cut.
19. Kid Bastien’s Happy Pals: Shake It and Break It
(Unknown)
Kid Bastien’s Happy Pals: Sunny South Records 104
Toronto
Kid (Cliff) Bastien: trumpet
Roberta Tevlin: trombone
Patrick Tevlin: tenor sax
Jack King: banjo
Rainer Hunch: bass
Stephen Brown: piano
Chuck Clark: drums
Produced by Colin Bray and Steve Barr, 1984
Recorded at Grossman’s Tavern, May 29, 1984
Mixed by Patrick Russell
Cliff John Bastien b. September 21, 1938 / d. February 8, 2003, Toronto (65)
Born in London, Bastien emigrated to Canada in 1962. He was a traditional New Orleans jazz player, primarily on trumpet, but he also played banjo and drums. Bastien was an important figure in the Toronto traditional jazz scene. Kid Bastien started up New Orleans jazz at Grossman's May 23, 1970, performing Saturday afternoons at the tavern even after Bastien’s death
20. The Stranglers: Shakin’ Like A Leaf
(The Stranglers)
Dreamtime: Epic Records EK-90745
Guildford UK
Hugh Cornwell: guitar, vocals
Jean-Jacques Burnel: bass guitar, vocals
Dave Greenfield: keyboards, vocals
Jet Black: drums, percussion
Produced by The Stranglers, 1986
Recorded at ICP Studios (Brussels); Spaceward Crescent and Farmyard Studios
Mastered by Ted Haylon
Keyboard player Dave Greenfield died on 3 May 2020 after contracting COVID-19 while receiving treatment for a heart ailment. The remaining band members completed a new album recorded with Greenfield, Dark Matters following his death and intended to proceed with their "Final Full UK Tour", initially announced in January 2020, in his honour.
21. Henry Vogel Trio: Peanuts
(Trad)
Variety In Rhythm: Vintage Records SCV 107
Kichener ON
Henry Vogel: Cordovox, trumpet
Don Reinhart: guitar
Fred Schoenherr: drums, trumpet, vibes
Produced by Art Snider, circa 1974
Recorded by Glen Clarke at Sound Canada Recording Centre, Toronto
Side Doh
1. Raffi with Ken Whiteley: Shake My Sillies Out
(Bert Simpson / Bonnie Simpson / Raffi )
More Singable Songs: Troubadour TR-004
Vancouver BC
Raffi: guitar, vocals
Bill Cymbala: drums, congas, percussion
Chris Whiteley: harmonica, trumpet
Bob Doidge: acoustic guitar, electric bass
Ed Roth: piano, electric piano, organ, accordion, synthesizer
Ken Whiteley: vocals, electric guitar, banjo-mandolin, tenor banjo-mandolin, jug
Produced by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, 1977
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
2. Northern Troubadours: Troubadour Polka
(Northern Troubadours)
Danceable Music 2: No Label – QC 638
Edmonton AB
Johnny Barteski: fiddle, vocal
Paul Chychul: dulcimer
Steve Osepchuk: lead guitar
Sam Iwaskow: drums
Mike Stolarchuk: guitar
Produced circa 1980
The Northern Troubadours hailed from Edmonton and their band leader was the late Johnny Barteski, fiddle and vocals. Johnny originally came from Invermay, Saskatchewan. Paul Chychul is featured on dulcimer ('Tsymbaly') and these tunes are sure to get you hopping or make you want to hold your sweetheart close. Their label is Heritage Records. Their original Heritage Records discography includes several 12" LP releases
3. The Hot-Toddys: Shakin’ And Stompin’
(Big John Little)
45 Single bw Rockin’ Crickets: Shan-Todd Records ST-0056
Niagara Falls ON
Big John “T-Bone” Little: rhythm guitar, vocals
Bill Pernell: sax
Vaughan Jonah: guitar
Garry Kelba: drums
Produced by Tom Shannon & Phil Todaro, March 1959
Recorded at Shan-Todd studios, Buffalo NY by Phil Todaro
Big John Little b. Niagara Falls ON 1929
The real name of the band was Big John Little and the Rockers but recorded as The Hot-Toddys. Their first record was I’ll Always Love You bw Rock With Me Baby, first recorded on Tri-Fi label out of NYC/
Later, under the leadership of Big John Little, they recorded a couple of albums on Metro Records and Released some records on the Hoedown label as well.
The Hot Toddys released 1 LP, Twist, on the Metro label out of Montreal and were totally ripped off again. As ‘Big John and The Beetlers’ the same album as Dance Party with Big Sound on the Rusticana label out of Quebec. Now in his 91st year, Big John “T-Bone” Little still performs in and around the Niagara Falls region.
4. Elvis Presley: Shake That Tambourine
(Bernie Baum / Bill Giant / Florence Kaye)
Harum Scarum Soundtrack: RCA Victor LSP-3468
Tupelo MS
Elvis Presley: vocals
The Jordanaires: backing vocals
Rufus Long: flute
Ralph Strobel: oboe
Scotty Moore: electric guitar
Grady Martin: electric guitar
Charlie McCoy: electric guitar
Floyd Cramer: piano
Henry Strzelecki: electric bass
D. J. Fontana: drums
Kenny Buttrey: drums
Hoyt Hawkins: tambourine
Gene Nelson: congas
Produced by Gene Nelson, Fred Karger, 1965
Elvis Aaron Presley b. Jan 8, 1935 Tupelo Miss / d. Aug 16, 1977 (42) Memphis TN
Elvis mostly hated singing soundtrack songs for the films that he starred in, mostly because of the poor Hollywood songwriting. But it was the writing team of Giant, Baum, and Kaye that provided 17 of 47 songs on the past four soundtracks in an eighteen-month period that he relied on to get through this ‘Beatles’ Era phase of his career.
5. Otis Redding: Shake
(Sam Cooke)
Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival: Reprise 2029
Dawson GA
Otis Redding: vocals
Booker T. Jones: keyboards, piano, organ
Steve Cropper: guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn: bass guitar
Al Jackson, Jr.: drums
Wayne Jackson: trumpet
Andrew Love: tenor saxophone
Produced by Lou Adler and Papa John Phillips, 1967
Recorded live at the Monterey Pop Festival by Wally Heider, Eric Weinberg
Otis Redding’s appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 put him over the top. Just like Jimi Hendrix and The Who’s immortal appearances, captured on film and audio, Redding was surfing this curl for a few months until his untimely death on December 10. This album features Hendrix’s set on one side and Otis’s on the other.
6. Rolling Stones: Shake Your Hips
(Jagger / Richards)
Exile On Main St.: Rolling Stones Records COC 2-2900
London
Mick Jagger: vocals, harmonica
Bill Wyman: bass
Keith Richards: guitar
Ian Stewart: piano
Mick Taylor: guitar
Charlie Watts: percussion
Produced by Jimmy Miller, 1972
Recorded by Andy Johns, Glyn Johns, Jeremy Gee, Joe Zaganno
With their new LP Hacknew Diamonds just released, I thought we’d go back 51 years and listen to Shake Your Hips from Exile on Main Street.
7. BB King: Shake It Up And Go
(Trad)
The Modern Recordings 1950-1951: Ace Records CDCHM2 835
Chicago
B.B. King: vocal and guitar
Solomon Hardy: saxophone
Ford Nelson: piano
James "Shinny" Walker: bass
E.A. Kemp: drums
Produced 1951
Riley B. King b. Sept 16, 1925 Itta Bena, Miss / d. May 14, 2015 (89) Las Vegas, Nev
This song has been covered by BB in different eras of his long career but this is probably the first recording of it that he made. It’s almost rockabilly the way it shakes things up! His voice is so young and yet, it’s BB!
8. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet: Shake Some Evil
(Shadowy Men)
Sport Fishin' - The Lure Of The Bait, The Luck Of The Hook: Yep Roc Records – YEP 2465
Toronto
Brian Connelly – guitar, keyboards
Reid Diamond – bass guitar
Don Pyle – drums
Produced by Steve Albini, 1993
Recorded at Chicago Recording Company
The band that played Toronto clubs in the 90s which inspired the early Sadies. They were just too good to be locked into the Toronto music scene with no escape.
9. Rob Lutes & Rob MacDonald: If The Blues Don’t Shake You
(R Lutes)
Live: Magramultimedia - MMMT6550
Montreal QC
Rob Lutes: guitar, vocals
Rob MacDonald: resophonic guitar
Jozy Fever – bg vocals
Claire Hayek – bg vocals
Produced by Rob MacDonald and Rob Lutes, 2011
Recorded by Harris Shper at Le Red Room, Glenn Sutton QC
Mixed by Fred Bouchard
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, Montreal
Rob Lutes is a singer / songwriter from Montreal who’s released several excellent CDs of music. He began performing with Rob MacDonald in the 1990s and from time to time. This is from a live recording at a folk club in Montreal.
10. Faith Nolan: Shake Sugaree
(Trad)
Freedom To Love: Aural Tradition ATR 302
Toronto ON
Faith Nolan, vocal, guitar
Produced by Roy Forbes, 1989
Recorded & Mixed by Rolf Hannemann at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver BC January 1989
b. Halifax NS 1957
Protest singer who loved the old blues jazz singers of the 1920s like Elizabeth Cotton & Ma Rainey. She was living in Toronto in the 1980s when she was recording and performing the music from this album. Produced by legendary singer/songwriter/scholar Roy Forbes aka Bim at Vancouver’s Mushroom Studios, it’s certainly an album to remember. She’s still out there recording, writing and performing so check her out.
11. Paul James Band: Shake Your Money Maker
(Elmore James)
Paul James Band: OPM Distribution PJ-1
Toronto ON
Paul James: guitars, lead vocal
Gary Gray: keys, bg vocal
Brian Kipping: bass, bg vocal
Adrian Vecchiola: drums
Produced by Paul James, 1987
Recorded by Doug McClement and Corby Luke at Comfort Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Peter Norman at McClear Place
12. LaVern Baker: Shake A Hand
(J Morris / Joe Morris)
Saved: Atlantic Records 8050
Chicago
LaVern Baker: vocals
Stan Applebaum Orch
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler, 1961
Recorded 1960
Delores Evans b. Chicago November 11, 1926 / d. March 10, 1997 (67) Queens, New York
Baker began singing in Chicago clubs such as the Club DeLisa around 1946, often billed as Little Miss Sharecropper. She was billed as LaVern Baker when she sang with Todd Rhodes and his band in 1952. In 1953 she signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist, her first release being "Soul on Fire". Her first hit came in early 1955, with the Latin-tempo "Tweedle Dee", which reached number 4 on the R&B chart. Baker toured Australia in 1957 as part of Lee Gordon's Big Show, performing with an number of rock 'n' roll bands including Bill Haley and the Comets. She appeared in the film Rock, Rock, Rock!
13. Chad Allen & The Expressions: Shakin’ All Over
(Johnny Kidd / Guy Robinson)
Shakin’ All Over – Guess Who?: TNMD 0140
Winnipeg MB
Chad Allen: vocal, guitar
Randy Bachman: lead guitar, bg vocal
Jim Kale: bass, vocal
Garry Peterson: drums
Bob Ashley: keys, vocals
Produced by Bob Burns, 1965
Recorded December 1964 at CJAY-TV Studio B, Winnipeg
Allan Peter Stanley Kowbel aka Chad Allan b. Winnipeg 1943 / d. November 21, 2023 (80)
Originally recorded by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates in 1960, this was a make or break song for Winnipeg’s Chad Allen & The Expressions. Sick and tired of releasing good singles that wouldn’t get airplay in Canada because the band was Canadian, they decided to release the song by: “Guess Who?” Because of that it received international airplay and djs credited the song to The Guess Who. Since the closest recording studio was two days drive away, the song was recorded at a Winnipeg TV station.
14. The Original Sloth Band: Memphis Shakedown
(Will Shade)
Hustlin & Bustlin: Posterity Woodshed Records PWS 005
Toronto ON
Ken Whiteley: jug, washboard, banjo, vocal
Tom Evans: fiddle
Chris Whiteley: guitar, harmonica vocal
Produced by David Essig & Original Sloth Band, 1976
Recorded by Bob and Dan Lanois Nov Dec 1975 at MSR Productions, Ancaster ON
Mastered by Bill Duddihie
The composer of this tune was Will Shade, aka Son Brimmer, leader of the famous Memphis Jug Band who recorded for RCA mostly in the late 20s. Ken Whiteley has always been a very good jug blower; he usually uses plastic Ajax bottles to blow into as they’re light, portable, very durable and easily replaceable. And they sound good too!
15. Johnny Otis & Orch: Shake It
(Phyllis Otis)
45 single bw I Won’t Be Your Fool No More: Peacock Records 5-1636
Los Angeles
Johnny Otis: vocal
Johnny Otis Orchestra
Produced 1953
Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes b. Dec 28, 1921 Vallejo, CA / d. Jan 17, 2012 (90) Los Angeles
Listening to the production on Johnny Otis’s records, you just know that Ry Cooder listened to this guy – a lot! Father of Shuggie Otis, Johnny was one of the originators of the R&B infused sounds of California Soul. He started out playing drums in the early ‘40s and began recording with his own orchestra in 1951. Phyllis, the composer of the song, was John’s first wife.
16. The Swinging Blue Jeans: The Hippy Hippy Shake
(Chan Romero)
45 single bw Now I Must Go: Capitol Records Canada – 72143
Liverpool UK
Ralph Ellis: guitar
Norman Kuhlke: drums
Les Braid: bass, keys
Ray Ennis: lead guitar, vocals
Produced by Walter Ridley, 1963
Recorded December 1963
Written & recorded by Chan Roman of Australia when he was 17. The Hippy Hippy Shake was also preformed & recorded by The Beatles (BBC Sessions) in July 1963.
17. The Beatles: Nothing Shaking
(Eddy Fontaine / Cirino Calacrai / Diane Lampert / John Gluck Jr)
Live at the BBC: Apple Records 7243 8 31796 2 6
Liverpool
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
John Lennon: rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
Ringo Starr: drums
Produced by Terry Henebery, 1963
Compilation Produced 1994
Recorded at Aeolian Hall, London
From their Live at the BBC recordings, George Harrison sang lead vocals on The Beatles’ version of Nothing Shaking, which was taped on 10 July 1963. Nothin’ Shakin’ was performed for the sixth edition of the BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles, and was first broadcast on 23 July, 1963.
18. The Kingbees: Shake Bop
(Jamie James)
The Kingbees: RSO Records RS-1-3075
Toronto / Los Angeles
Jamie James: guitar, lead vocal
Michael Rummans: bass, bg vocal
Rex Roberts: drums, bg vocal
Produced by David J Holman and Rich Fitzgerald, 1980
Recorded by David J Holman and Mark Ettel
Jamie James b. August 4, 1953, Toronto, ON
The Kingbees was formed by Jamie James (vocals, guitar) in 1979. James started playing guitar at the age of 13. He relocated to London, England in the '70s and released the single "Hello Little Girl." In 1973, he joined an R&B group in Detroit. By the late '70s, James had moved to Southern California and became part of the area's rockabilly scene.
The Kingbees signed with RSO, and their self-titled debut LP appeared in 1980. The album was initially a commercial bust until the track "My Mistake" hit number one in Detroit. RSO went defunct just when their follow-up, The Big Rock, came out. That was it for the band.
In 2000 James went on to form the rock and roll band "DQ and The Sharks" featuring actor/musician Dennis Quaid.
19. Blues Project: Wake Me, Shake Me
(Billy Guy / Arr by Al Kooper)
Projections: Verve Folkwaves FT 3008 mono
New York City
Danny Kalb: guitar, vocals
Al Kooper: keyboards, vocals
Steve Katz: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Andy Kulberg: bass, flute
Roy Blumenfeld: drums
Produced by Tom Wilson with Jerry Schoenbaum, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin engineer
Danny Kalb b. September 9, 1942 Mount Vernon, New York / d. November 19, 2022 (80)
Kalb was a protégé of Dave Van Ronk and became a solo performer and a session musician, performing with such folk singers as Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. At the age of 15 Kalb formed the band Gay Notes and performed with Bob Dylan on a WBAI-FM concert broadcast in 1961. In 1963 Kalb performed in the Ragtime Jug Stompers with his mentor Dave Van Ronk.
In 1965, Kalb formed the Blues Project who went on to record three great albums of New York City blues. They lasted until 1971.
Howard L. Solomon (Cafe au Go Go owner and promoter) wrote in a 1999 email to Kalb's Webmaster, "Danny Kalb ... is up there with the best of all blues legends ... His work for me at Cafe' au Go Go was amazing ... I've worked with the greatest of all time and he is at the top ... Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, Zappa, all greats, but Danny will emerge in the top 5."
He stopped performing due to bad health after releasing his final album in 2013 called Moving in Blue.
20. Fleetwood Mac: The Rattlesnake Shake
(Peter Green)
Live At The BBC: Fleetwood Records EDF CD 297
London UK
Peter Green: guitar, vocal
Danny Kirwin: guitar, vocal
Jeremy Spencer: slide guitar
Mick Fleetwood: drums
John McVie: bass
Produced by Fleetwood Records, 1995
Recorded April 19, 1970, BBC Studios, London
Peter Allen Greenbaum b. London UK, 29 October 1946
BB King’s favourite white blues guitar player coz “he had the touch”.
Played with Peter Barden’s (Them) band till he was asked to sub in for Eric Clapton with John Mayall’s Blues Breakers in the mid-60s. Left Mayall with fellow Blues Breaker Mick Fleetwood to form "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featuring Jeremy Spencer.” Left the Mac in 1970 and suffered various mental health problems before re-emerging in 1979 with In The Skies.
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