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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Little Bob & The Lollipops – Nobody But You

Little Bob & The Lollipops – Nobody But You (1960s Louisiana Soul)

La Louisianne Records 1966 ‎– LL-113

notes:

Few records capture the raw energy of 1960s Louisiana swamp soul quite

 like Nobody But You by Little Bob and the Lollipops.

Fronted by singer Camille Bob, the group became a key act in the Gulf Coast

 R&B scene, blending New Orleans rhythm & blues, swamp pop and classic soul. 

Their recordings for the La Louisianne label in Lafayette produced some 

of the finest regional soul records of the decade.

The song Nobody But You was originally written and recorded in 1958 by 

Chicago R&B singer Dee Clark. The original version reached No. 3 on the 

U.S. R&B chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100,

 becoming one of Clark’s early hits.

When Little Bob & The Lollipops recorded their version in the mid-1960s, 

they transformed the song into a horn-driven Louisiana soul groove, 

replacing the polished Chicago R&B sound with a tougher Gulf Coast rhythm section.

Recorded at La Louisianne Recording Studios in Lafayette, the track features a 

classic R&B lineup of guitar, bass, drums and horns, delivering a direct, dance-floor 

oriented sound typical of the regional scene.

These sessions also produced the band’s cult classic “I Got Loaded,” which later

 became Little Bob’s signature song and inspired numerous covers 

by artists from blues and roots scenes.

credits:

vocal:

Camille Bob Singer, drummer, bandleader

Recorded & Produced by  Carol J. Rachou

at: La Louisianne Recording studios

Lafayette LA

tracklist:

A1 Nobody But You 2:40

A2 Just Got To Forget You 2:33

A3 Agent Double-O Soul 2:43

A4 All These Things 3:50

A5 Out Of Sight 2:37

A6 With These Hands 2:35

B1 My Hearts On Fire 2:10

B2 Life Can Be Lonely 2:00

B3 I Got Loaded 2:34

B4 Song For My Father 2:50

B5 My Girl 2:48

B6 Cry Cry Cry 2:48

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Little Bob and The Lollipops – Are You Ever Coming Home

Little Bob and The Lollipops – Are You Ever Coming Home (Rare Soul 45 Vinyl Review)

High-Up Records 1963

 Credits

    Written-By – Little Bob

Tracklist:

A        Please Believe Me

B        Are You Ever Coming Home

 

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Lil Bob And The Lollipops – Sweet Soul Swinger

Lil Bob And The Lollipops – Sweet Soul Swinger  Rare 1960s Soul Classic

Maison De Soul records 1967  ‎– LP 1001

notes:

Sweet Soul Swinger was originally an LP by Lil Bob and The Lollipops,

 a Louisiana-based soul/R&B band led by Camille “Lil Bob” Bob in the 

late 1960s under the Jin label. Lil Bob & The Lollipops were known 

for their horn-driven soul sound and heavy live gig schedule 

in south Louisiana clubs during that era.

about the band:

Lil Bob (Camille Bob) was a singer and drummer from Arnaudville, 

Louisiana, who fronted The Lollipops starting in the 1950s. The group

 recorded for local labels including Goldband, La Louisianne, and then Jin. 

Their most famous singles include “I Got Loaded,” though that 

track isn’t on this Sweet Soul Swinger reissue.

credits:

Camille “Lil” Bob – singer and drummer; leader of 

Lil Bob & the Lollipops, fronting the group 

on Sweet Soul Swinger

Members:

 Duke Vallery, Paul Wiltz

liner notes by Paul “Houserocker” Thibeaux

Record Company – Flat Town Music Company

tracklist:

A1 Cold Sweat

Written-By – Ellis*, Brown 5:57

A2 Rainbow '65

Written-By – Chandler – Curtis Mayfield 5:49

A3 Dead End Street

Written-By – Ben Raleigh, David Axelrod 5:35

B1 I Don't Wanna Cry

Written-By – Jackson, Dixon 2:15

B2 Everybody Needs Love (Love Makes The World Go Round)

Written-By – Jackson 2:50

B3 Sweet Soul Music

Written-By – Conley*, Redding 2:18

B4 Keep On Trying

Written-By – Mayfield*, Butler 2:28

B5 You're Pouring Water

Written-By – McCormick*, Baker 2:49

B6 Do It Right Now

Written-By – Robinson 3:30

B7 Tramp

Written-By – McCracklin*, Fulson 2:27

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