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Affichage des articles dont le libellé est Cal Carter. Afficher tous les articles
Affichage des articles dont le libellé est Cal Carter. Afficher tous les articles

12/10/2023

Cal Carter – Twist Along With Cal Carter

Cal Carter – Twist Along With Cal Carter 

Vee Jay Records 1961                               VJLP 1041

notes:


Calvin Carter was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1925.

 He joined Vee-Jay Records, founded by his sister 

Vivian Carter and her husband James Bracken, 

in 1953 and became its principal A&R man and producer, 

in charge of recording sessions. According to AllMusic, 

he was responsible for giving "direction and vision"

to the company, which mainly recorded R&B acts such as 

Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, Billy Emerson and Jimmy Reed.


tracklist:

A1 What'd I Say
Written-By – R. Charles*
A2 The Twist
Written-By – H. Ballard*
A3 Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
Written-By – H. Ballard*
A4 Mother-In-Law
Written-By – E. K. Doe*
A5 Mashed Potatoes
Written-By – Rozier*
A6 Quarter To Three
Written-By – Guida*, Anderson*, Barg*, Royster*
B1 The Roach
Written-By – Willis*, Venetoulis*
B2 Wimeweh
Written-By – P. Campbell*
B3 Watusi
Written-By – Johnson*, Temple*, Hall*
B4 Wabash Blues
Written-By – Ringle*, Meinken*
B5 Back Home In Indiana
Written-By – Hanley*
B6 Mack The Knife
Written-By – Brect*, Weill*