Lil Bob And The Lollipops – Life Can Be Lonely - Song For My Father

 

Lil Bob And The Lollipops – Life Can Be Lonely / Song For My Father (Rare Soul 45 Review & History)

La Louisianne Records 1966 ‎– LL-8078

notes:

Lil Bob And The Lollipops – “Life Can Be Lonely / Song For My Father” 

is a rare and emotionally charged soul 45 that continues to attract 

attention from Northern Soul DJs and vinyl collectors. With its deep,

 expressive vocal delivery and limited pressing history, this single 

stands as a hidden gem in underground soul music culture.

credits:

Lil Bob (Camille Bob)

Lead vocals on both sides

Also active as drummer and bandleader

Known for “singing drummer” style common in Louisiana dance bands

Performance style rooted in gospel-inflected Southern sou

As with most La Louisianne mid-60s recordings, official session 

logs were not consistently published. Based on label practices 

and recurring musicians in adjacent sessions, 

the backing band is typically reconstructed as:

 Horn Section (probable)

Local Lafayette / Lake Charles horn players

Trumpet + tenor sax frontline typical of La Louisianne productions

Arranged in a dance-band soul style (not big studio orchestration)

 Guitar

Likely Guitar Gable (or associated Louisiana session guitarist circle) 

on rhythm guitar in this era

(Gable was known to collaborate with Lil Bob during this period

 and later performances)

Keyboards (possible)

Regional session pianist from La Louisianne house band pool

Minimalist blues-soul comping style 

(left-hand bass patterns common)

Acoustic/electric local rhythm section player

Tight “swamp groove” bassline typical of Lafayette sessions

Either:

Lil Bob himself (on some sessions), OR

rotating studio drummer from La Louisianne house sessions

Production & Engineering

Producer: Likely Jay Miller 

(La Louisianne in-house production system influence)

Studio: La Louisianne recording facilities

(South Louisiana independent setup)

tracklist:

A Life Can Be Lonely

Written-By – Camille Bob 2:00

B Song For My Father

Written-By – Horace Silver 2:50

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