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Howdy folks ! Yep, this is the legenday summer break ! (For those who remember, the last break was short - about 4 months) So, yeeha it's time to pack (first and second degree), grab your surf board (especially if you're in a country without water), and enjoy all those hurricanes, storms , or simply beaches, as you want. I'll be back in a month my dear amigos, back to south of hell ! Hooray ! In the meantime, take care of yourselves !!! Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Summer Mix '08 (aka 'The Goin' Home Mix') ! (50 :43) 01. Al Garcia & The Rhythm Kings – The Shack 02. Johnny Horton - I'm Coming Home 03. Billy Ward And The Dominoes - Jennie Lee 04. Frank Sinatra - I'm Gonna Live Till I Die 05. Paul Evans - Happy Go Lucky Me 06. Harmonica Frank - Rock-A-Little Baby 07. Ronnie Fuller - Do The Dive 08. Hirose Kenjiro - Surfin' In The Underworld 09. Reverend Lofton & His Holy Travellers - Look To Jesus 10. Bob Ridgely - She Was A Mau-Mau 11. The ...

Yes me dears, as promised, here's a little lost-&-found post from the depths of this very blog ! I tried to get all the requests from the comments, emails and by pigeon, and if I forgot any request, please don't stone me to death. Well, that's a fine playlist ! Have a good week and thanx again ! B. Bumble And The Stingers : * The Green Hornet Theme * Wayne Walker : * All I Can Do Is Cry * Papa George Lightfoot : * When The Saints Go Marchin' In * Hot Lips Page & His Orchestra : * Jungle King * Johnny Western : * Cowpoke * Johnny 'Guitar' Watson : * Gettin' Drunk * Jess Hooper With The Daydreamers : * All Messed Up * Sister Rosetta Tharpe : * Two Little Fishes And Fives Loaves of Bread * Little Richard : * Hurry Sundown * The Tempos : * See You In September * Rev Frost says 'Rev it up and ouch'

Yes folks ! The legenday Johnny Burnette rock’n’roll trio ! Boy, I can’t believe I forgot to post his avatar after 4 years of blogging (thanks for reminding me in the last comments)! The band was one of my first musical shock ! Well you know, nobody’s perfect. So yeah, make room for John Joseph "Johnny" Burnette ! After leaving high school, Johnny tried his hand at becoming a professional boxer, but after one fight with a sixty dollar purse and a broken nose or an encounter with Norris Ray, a top paycheck of $150 and a broken nose, he decided to quit the ring. He went to work on the barges traversing the Mississippi River, where Dorsey Burnette also worked. Johnny worked mainly as a deck hand while Dorsey worked as an oiler. Both of the brothers worked separately, but they would take their guitars on board and write songs during their spare time. After work they would go back to Memphis, where they would perform those and other songs at local bars, with a varying array of si...

Born in the farming community of Kenner upriver from New Orleans, Chris Kenner sang gospel music with his church choir, and moved to New Orleans in his teens. In 1955 he made his first recordings, for a small label called Baton Records, without success, and in 1957 recorded his "Sick and Tired" for the Imperial Records label; Fats Domino covered it the next year and the song became a hit. Moving to another New Orleans label, Instant, he began to work with pianist and arranger Allen Toussaint; this collaboration produced in 1961 a ton of classics hits. In 1962 he produced his most enduring song, "Land of a 1000 Dances," which was recorded by Cannibal & the Headhunters, Wilson Pickett and The Action. Yep, Kenner's recordings were marked by his rough-hewn voice and the elegant arrangements and piano of Toussaint. Now dance, baby dance !!! Chris Kenner : * Sick And Tired * * You Will Be Mine * * Land Of 1,000 Dances * * Don't Make No Noise *

Aloha dear children of the strange ! Beware ! This is music with the hypnotic enchantment of a jungle paradise filled with both the romantic and the forbidden ! Rrrrrrrrrrrr This is music of a unique and spicy flavor. This is the lure and the spell of Exotic Island ! The arrangements in this album were scored by two very capable musical beachcombers—Joe Kuhn and Bob Louden. The Surfmen include such top west coast musicians as Paul Horn, Roland Bundock, Jimmy Rowles, Al Hendrickson, Alvino Rey, Jack Sperling, Sam Weiss, J. Castonza [sic], Milt Holland, Gene Estes, Ann Stockton, Emil Richards. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (Yeah, I know, I’m tired) The Surfmen : * Forbidden Island * * Taboo * * Luau *

Enough love? Born 1936 in Nashville, Warner McPherson began his profitable association with Decca, becaming "Mack" thanks to an inattentive secretary. He wrote his debut single "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" and scored a Top Ten hit that remained on the country charts for over nine months and crossed over to become a minor pop hit. He later signed with Kapp Records and produced several albums for them. After performing on the Grand Ole Opry, he re-signed to Decca, where "Sittin' in an All Nite Cafe" made it to the Top Five. Anyway, Warner Mack now records for Bridgewood Music ! Say Hi to Mack ! Warner Mack : * Rock-A-Chica * * Too Bashful *

YES PEOPLE! LOVE LOVE LOVE! ALL YOU NEED IS...hum well, a bloody mix? Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Love Mix ! (51 :11) 01. Joe Houston Orchestra - All Night Long 02. The Phantom – Love Me 03. The Victors – Little Girl 04. Sonny Terry & Buster Brown - I Love You Baby 05. Heavy Trash - Crazy Pritty Baby 06. Kris Jensen - Perfect Lover 07. Sammy Myers - My Love Is Here To Stay 08. The Royal Jokers – You Tickle Me Baby 09. Fire Escape - Love Special Delivery 10. The Del-Rios - There's A Love 11. The Raelets - One Room Paradise 12. Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love 13. Eddie Taylor - I Wanna Love You 14. Johnny Angel - Baby It's Love 15. Ole Miss Down Beats – Geraldine 16. Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Clara 17. Bernie Hardison – Love Me Baby 18. Ric Cartey - Born To Love One Woman 19. Johnny Watson - I Say I Love You 20. The Blues Busters- How Sweet It Is (To Be In Love) 21. Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call DOWNLOAD THE LOVE MIX ! (via rapidshare) I'm really really sorry by t...

Hey folks, some shameless promotion again ! Speaking of Dick Dale/Meshugga Beach Party/and a thousand different covers, here's my humble contribution to Hava Nagila ! I had so much fun recording the track (in 20 minutes), I'm just not sure the neighbours enjoyed it as much as I did. Thanks to that fine bottle of Bordeaux by the way. Oh go on, play it loud, dance naked in your living room, dowload it and spread the good word hahaha ! ENJOY !!!! Rev. Tom Frost : * Hava Nagila ! * Thanx Guillaume ! See you on thursday for a bloody....love mix !

Born Gary Anderson in Jacksonville, Florida in 1939 , Gary U.S. Bonds moved at a young age to Norfolk, Virginia, where he sang in the Church choir, and with a group called The Turks. He joined record producer Frank Guida's small Legrand record label and Guida changed Andersons name to U.S. Bonds in hope that it would be confused with a public service announcement advertising the sale of government bonds and thus get more airplay. His hits had an infectious joyfulness and a unique sound: some have described them as seeming to have been recorded under water ! In the early 80's, rock superstar/Gary U. S. Bonds-fan Bruce Springsteen began to use Quarter To Three as his encore when he performed in live concerts. Together with rocker Miami Steve Van Zandt (sorry, Sylvio), Springsteen helped to revive Bonds' career ! Meanwhile, Gary U. S. Bonds continues to this day to be what he does best, a bloody bloody bloody great r&b singer !! Gary U. S. Bonds : * Coconut Woman * * Min...

Prince La La born Lawrence Nelson (1936 - 1963) was born into a family rooted in the rich musical tradition of New Orleans. His father, Walter Nelson, was a noted jazz and R&B guitarist who played with R&B pioneer Smiley Lewis. His elder brother, Walter "Papoose" Nelson Jr., played extensively in the 50s and early 60s with Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, and was a featured session guitarist for seminal New Orleans bandlander and producer Dave Bartholomew. A.F.O.'s publicity photos featured Lawrence in an eccentric yet regal costume drawn from both African and Mardi Gras traditions, and his otherworldly persona deeply impacted up-and-coming New Orleans musician Mac Rebennack, who borrowed much of La La's image in creating his own "Dr. John, the Night Tripper" guise. Nelson suffering a drug overdose in 1963, he was 27. It's notable that earlier the previous year, on the 28th February, 1962, Lawrence's brother Papoose died aged 31 in New Yor...

Breaking news. For fucks sake, we all knew he was sick, but I’m sad to hear that my idol Bo Diddley passed away today. The Originator is gone. Is there a God somewhere ? Here's a short bio for those who still live, actually hear, in the dark. Born in McComb, Mississippi, he was adopted and raised by his mother's cousin, Gussie McDaniel, whose surname he adopted, becoming Ellas McDaniel. The family moved to Chicago when he was seven.He took violin lessons as a youth, but was inspired to become a guitarist after seeing John Lee Hooker. He worked as a carpenter and mechanic, but also began a musical career playing on street corners with friends, including Jerome Green(c. 1934–1973),as a band called the Hipsters (later the Langley Avenue Jive Cats). In 1951, he landed a regular spot at the 708 Club on Chicago's South Side, with a repertoire influenced by Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters. He adopted the stage name, Bo Diddley, which is probably a southern black sl...

He was born Emile Sweetman in Castries, St. Lucia in the West Indies and grew up in (Funky) Nassau. Emile came to England in the mid-1950's with the hope of becoming a sound engineer, and his knowledge in that field contributed directly to his subsequent success fronting a band. Changing his name to Emile Ford, he put together a combo called the Checkmates, whose members included his two half-brothers, George Sweetman and Dave Sweetman, on sax and bass, respectively, along with Ken Street, Pete Carter, Les Hart, Alan Hawkshaw, and John Cuffley. As Emile Ford & The Checkmates, they won a talent contest sponsored by Pye Records and were awarded an audition and a contract that resulted in their first single, "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" b/w "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For", which was produced by the legendary Joe Meek. The truth is that Ford wasn't really a very good singer (well, who really can tell who’s a good or bad singer ? No wait,...

Hey sorry folks, 'was busy again doing an exorcism for a friend who bought the last Celine Dion cd. Tough job. Well, poor Bill Sherrell, I can’t find any information about him...I'm desperate. Ok, our Bill's from Indianapolis, that’s why maybe ‘Rock On Baby’ sounds like a car-racer with its rippling virtuoso piano solo leading into a hot ride on the guitar fret-board.. Hu. Ok, his 45s were originally issued on the Tyme label and oh boy, aren’t they grand ! Bill Sherrell : * Rock On Baby * * Yes, No Or Maybe * * Kool Kat *

Now folks, sit down at the bar with a He Brew beer and enjoy the music ! Surf guitar guru, Mel Waldorf has brought together the seemingly unlikely pairing of traditional Jewish songs and instrumental surf guitar into a wonderfully funny and musically relevant CD entitled Meshugga Beach Party: Twenty Songs of The Chosen Surfers ! Born and raised in the suburbs of New York City, Mel Waldorf grew up loving the foods and traditions of his Jewish heritage as well as rock and roll music, and surf music in particular. Waldorf explains, "Growing up in Suffern, New York, there was no surf scene - no beach, no waves, and no surficilicious babes - but it was a fantasy more than a few of us shared." Now settled in northern California, Waldorf continues to play with the Mel-Tones playing with members of several well-known San Francisco area surf bands. In addition to his recording and performing ventures, Waldorf has written orginal surf music for a variety of TV shows and movies includi...

It's Monday ! It's posting time ! Dennis Herrold was a texas singer and he recorded this terrific single in 1958 for Imperial Records (by the way, he also wrote ‘Stood Up’ for Ricky Nelson). Hip Hip Babyyy! Dennis Herrold : * Hip Hip Baby * * Make With The Lovin' *

Hello people !!! A change for a bit, let’s all go sentimental/depressive/romantic/suicidal shall we ? Born Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr. in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Bobby Vinton was probably the all-time most successful love singer of the Rock-Era. After a brief spell in the U.S. Army, Vinton was signed to Epic Records in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With a Big Band." Two albums and several singles were not successful however, and with Epic ready to pull the plug, Vinton found his first hit single literally sitting in a reject pile. The song was titled "Roses Are Red (My Love)." It spent four weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Arguably, his most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet" that also went to No.1. Twenty-three years later, my good friend David Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song. In 1990, "Blue Velvet" climbed to the top of the music charts in Great Britain ! Anyway, from 1962 through 1972, Vinton had more Billb...

I've been born again Woof. Thanks for the comments. To balance out all this evil, here's some boogie-hoochy-koo-gospel ! Led by founding member Clarence Fountain, the rest of the blind boys of alabama currently consists of Eric McKinney, George Scott, Caleb Butler, Johnny Field, Jimmy Carter, Joey Williams, Donald Dillion and Aubrey Blount. From their inception in the 1930s, when all were boys, the group's members turned their blindness into their chief selling point, and in fact, all members of the group except one are blind. They began singing when all were students at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama, but didn't begin recording until 1948. In 1950, after the death of one of their members, the group renamed themselves simply the Blind Boys of Alabama. Anyway, they didn't enjoy widespread success until 1988, when they starred in an Obie Award-winning Broadway show, and more recently, recording with Jam hero Ben Harper. Hallelujah ! The Bli...

Howdy dear readers ! Good news ! To celebrate the launch of my new music website , here's a new bloody evil party mix ! Of course, bravo Ol'Nick for the hard work ! Ready ? GOOOOOOOO !!!! Rev Frost Presents… A Bloody Evil Party Mix, Part 2 ! (61 :15) 01. The Ventures - Fuzzy And Wild 02. The Cramps - The Most Exalted Potentate Of Love 03. Big Maybelle - Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On 04. La Lupe – Fever 05. The Space Cossacks - The Cossack 06. Elvis Presley - Adam And Evil 07. The Hombres - Let It All Hang Out 08. Chubby Checker – Misirlou 09. Lue Cazz - The Walk 10. The Devils - The Devil Dance 11. Evil Interlude 12. Solomon Burke – Stupidity 13. Dean Carter – Fever 14. Tom Waits & John Lurie – River Of Men 15. Elvis Presley - Thanks To The Rolling Sea 16. Rudy Greene - Juicy Fruit 17. The Blacksheep - Baa-Baa 18. The Four Lads - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 19. Johnny Kid & The Pirates – Feelin’ 20. Orchestra Lautarii - Joc De Nunta 21. Frankie Vaughan – Gre...

To my dear partner in crime, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Missus FROST !!!! Screamin' Jay Hawkins : * I'm Your Man * Arthur Lyman : * Love Dance * Sam Cooke : * Sugar Dumpling * Gene Stacks : * I Know My Baby Loves Me * Cui Ping: * This Precious Night * Lost John Hunter And The Blind Rats : * Cool Down Mama * Louis Prima : * Fever (Vocal, Sam Butera) * Spencer Davis Group: * I Can't Get Enough Of It * Aretha Franklin : * Soulville * Harvey And Doc With The Dwellers : * Oh Baby ! * And thanks for keeping me alive all this time !