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Ah, an old time fav !!! Missourian Jim Lowe was working in Chicago as a disc jockey, trying to find his niche in music, in 1954. That year, he was signed to Chicago's Mercury label, and wrote and recorded country and western material. One of his songs was the original version of the self-penned "Gambler's Guitar." Lowe soon moved to New York to continue his radio career, and switched to Dot Records in 1955. His first successful attempt with Dot was the novelty "Close the Door (They're Coming in the Windows). A few months later, he recorded another novelty, "Green Door," in a Greenwich Village apartment. This time, it was pure gold, rising to #1. A million-seller and gold record recipient, Lowe's 1956 hit "Green Door" was written by Marvin Moore and Bob Davie. After a few more moderate hits for Dot Records, Lowe concentrated on his radio career. He retired in 2004 at the age of 77, and lives in Southampton, New York. Jim Lowe : * The Gr...

Go Mamuwalde Go ! Hallelujah ! A quick note to introduce ourselves to the great Roosevelt Graves and a good excuse to play 3 of my favorite tracks ! On all his recordings, Roosevelt Graves played with his brother Uaroy Graves, who was also nearly blind and played the tambourine. They were credited as "Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother". Their first recordings were made in 1929 for Paramount Records. For a number of years, the subject of Uaroy's identity was disputed. In several books, magazine articles, and album liner notes that mentioned the Graves brothers, the names "Aaron" or "Leroy" were substituted for Uaroy, on the assumption that the otherwise unknown name Uaroy must have arisen due to the poor penmanship of a recording company employee whose handwritten notes were misinterpreted. In July 1936 they were located by talent broker H. C. Speir, who arranged for them to record in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, according to some sources at the train sta...

Happy new year 1964 ! Early in his career (right at the outset, in fact) 18-year-old Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Loggins & Messina) was a devotee of surf music, enamored of the music you know well here. The Jesters was among his early professional efforts, a surf band that included, along with Messina, Bill Beckman and Ron House on guitars, Jim Sholstedt on bass, Dave Archuleta on saxophone, and Larry Cundieff on drums. They won a lot of local band competitions in California, where the competition in the field was still fierce in 1965 and 1966, and were good enough to get to record an entire LP for Audio Fidelity, which has been one of my fav record ever since I can’t remember, I mean, Messina's guitar work is truly exceptional ! Jim Messina And His Jesters : * The Jester * * The Cossack * * High Voltage * * Yang Bu * In Memory Of Sebastien Favre - RIP

Yep, HAPPY NEW YEAR To each & everyone of you !!! It's know it's gonna be a great year !!! (or it'll be the end of the world, in that case, re-study your copies of Mad Max) Yeeeehaa ! Charles Blackwell Orchester : * Bumble Beat * Hum

Hell-Ho !!! So this is it ! (no, don't cry, it's not the end of the blog !) Ok wrong start...So this is it, the end of this damned year of 2009 ! (hear the crowd goes haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa) I know it's been a difficult year for some, a year of changes for others, anyway, the whole team at STGW (which means, me, myself & I) would like to thank you one more time for your support in 2009 ! So as I walked down the 'Cimetierre Montparnasse' (my fav place to be), I thought: 'Muwuwuhahaha, let's bury 2009 in style !' Great idea right, let's not celebrate 2010 until we really buried 2009 first ! So there you go my dear readers, my dear friends, another mix in the row, another roll-in-ze-hay ! Frankly, I truly love this one, it's filled with 'hidden' messages, haha a real killer not to be missed ! So...well, it's been a great year here, we had a wondeful halloween time, a perfect christmas time, hope 2010 brings its promises to you all (I know ...

Frosty, you've been sooo nice Ho Ho Ho (last chapter) !!! Hey folks, thanks again for your kind words, hope you did enjoy the mixes & the Santa Frost special, have yourself a bloody-merry christmas with your family, loved ones, friends or cats, see you next week for a bloody new years eve party mix (boy, this one's meaaaaaaan) ! Yours truly, Rev.Frost And Bang ! Requested songs ! (With a special mention to Better Off Dead who offered us a drunken xmas song ! Thanks !) It's a tradition here ! Thurl Ravenscroft : * You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch * Otis Redding : * Merry Christmas Baby * Louis Armstrong : * Zat You Santa Claus * Rev. Tom Frost : * God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen * Better Off Dead : * Alcoholiday * Smokey Hogg : * My Christmas Baby * The Cryptkeeper : * We Wish You'd Bury The Missus *

Ho Ho Ho, Part III ! Dig the christmas songs ? Thanks a bunch ! You didn’t ? I’ll do worst next year I promise ! So here’s our second volume of Thee-Holy-Santa-Claus-Shit-Mix for this end of the year, you know, the usual rockin’ jumpin’ twistin’ & surfin’ sleazy holiday spirit ! There’s even Father Lemmy singing and Jingle Bells in german on this one ! But here on STGW, you get used to it by now! (insert a commercial jingle here please) Oh by the way, stop by and say hello to Mr A The Barber . He’s got the perfect podcast for your holidays here Happy holidays my dear friends !!!! Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Christmas Mix, Part 7 ! (54 :17) Tracklist: 01. The Cryptkeeper – Intro 02. Davie Allan & The Arrows - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 03. Jack Scott - Jingle Bell Slide 04. Nathaniel Mayer - Mr. Santa Claus 05. The Avalanches - Winter Wonderland 06. Ron Winters - Snow Girl 07. The Kustard Kings - Do They Know It's (Snoopy's) Christmas 08. Marlene Paul - I Wanna Spe...

Hey Hey Hey !!! Now here’s your real christmas present !!! You’ve been all so good this year, so, boys & girls, we bring you... 3 brand new tracks, a ‘make-it-yourself’ 7’’ by your fav host, Santa Frost ! Fuck yeah, enjoy these 3 traditional tunes in the usual voodoo stew of junkyard trash, drunken choir and Holiday glee !!! Seriously, this is my seasonal gift from me to youuu ! This evil thing is truly dedicated from the bottom of my fat heart to every single reader of this very blog, to my sweeeet sweeeeeet gal, to the Larsson sisters, to my true brothers Mr Freeze, Fred & El Capitan, all my friends all around the world, my weird ol' folks, and all supporters on this goddam earth and beyond !!!! Yer all the best !!!! So fasten your seatbelts and wooooooosh, sleigh ride with me (and don’t forget to bring the old bottle of christmas booze please) Yeeeeeeeha !!! (or in this case, falalalalalalalala ad lib) Rev. Tom Frost : * Santa Claus Is Coming To Town * * Deck The Halls ...

Ho Ho Ho !!!! Yep folks, it’s a great great great pleasure to announce… Christmas hostilities are open !!!! Ah, it’s been a while since I didn’t make a proper christmas mix, so hehe fuck the past, here’s a bloody good one ! Here’s the plan, there’ll be 2 xmas mixes this year and a sweeeeet suprise next week, but shhhh keep it secret ! ‘Tis the season !!! And don’t forget to pay a visit to the good folks at Falalalala.com ! Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Christmas Mix, Part 6 ! (53 :00) (via rapidshare) Tracklist: 01. Los Straitjackets - Sleigh Ride 02. The Harmony Grits - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 03. Gary Walker - Santa's Got A Brand New Bag 04. Santo and Johnny - Twistin' Bells 05. The Chesterfield Kings - Hey Santa Claus 06. The Granville Williams Orchestra - Santa Claus Is Ska-Ing to Town 07. Chuck Blevins - Sleigh Bell Rock 08. Huey 'Piano' Smith and The Clowns - Silent Night 09. Meshugga Beach Party - Oh Hanukkah 10. Mel Blanc - Yah, Das Ist Ein Christmas Tree ...

Aloha ! Yeeeeha , here’s another ‘Tales From The Archives’ ! – drumroll, tadaaaaaaa... Frankly, thanks for your patience, trust and support over the last 5 years ! I don’t if this blog will last forever of course, you’ve all noticed it nearly stopped a couple of times, but hey hey, you know me, never fall down no matter what, just kidding just kidding… What the heck, I’m here to spread the good word, that’s why it ain’t over yet ! So, here’s a little sample of tracks you’ve been dying for to hear again, a sample I said, sorry if didn’t play them all, ‘cos if I did, we should call that post a bloody library instead ! Rev's Special Message #1 : * Friday The 13th * Sister Rosetta Tharpe : * Fly Away * Jackie Wilson : * Years From Now * Lalo Guerrero : * Marihuana Boogie * Gary U.S. Bonds : * Coconut Woman * Andy Iona And His Islanders : * Tahu-Wahu-Wai * Duane Eddy: * Stalkin' * Hey btw look, no Rev. Frost tracks ! That’s right, next stop is Christmaaaas (tadaaaaaa again) ! And ...

Howdy Folks ! Gosh ! Garsh ! Jesus ! (where?) We're celebrating today the 5th anniversary of this very blog ! Yeeepee !!! And thanks again for your support ! And a good opportunity to repost an old 'portrait' (ooh lala, rev is so french), JOHNNY FORTUNE ! You cand read his bio on the original post , and hell yeah, what a man, hear those three fantastic tracks here ! Enjoy, and buy anything you find from Johnny ! Johnny Fortune : * Dragster * * Siboney * * Lone Surfer * Oh by the way, if you want to hear something posted in the archives, it's the time, let me know here or by email - yep, for a proper blog birthday, there'll be another 'Tales From The Archives' (tadaaaaa) next week !

Hey friends, you know that silly songs and halloween match fine for me (& you), and it ain’t over yet ! A good example ? I just wanted to share this one with you (and make you discover a beautiful world btw)… Hershell Gordon Lewis ! 'The Godfather of Gore', so-named for his numerous psychotronic classics (37 and counting!), including She-Devil on Wheels, Blood Feast, and the newly released Blood Feast 2 to name a few, contributing vocals, lyrics, and music, and backed by Cleveland's own Amazing Pink Holes, H.G. delivers rousing renditions of his theme songs from his films Moonshine Mountain and 2000 Maniacs! (One of my all time fav, filmed in 14 days) The blood-splattered 6" was strictly limited to 2000 maniacal copies and will not be repressed. (I have one I have one) This release marked the return of The Amazing Pink Holes, recording for the first time in 15-plus years ! Now all together : YEEEEEEEEEHAA !!! (Plus the original track of course !) Hershell Gordon...

Had a good Halloween ? Mine was perfect ! It’s always good to hear the neighbours the next morning saying ‘Did you hear the chainsaw and the screams at 4 am ?’… Anyway, back to action, let's shake some dust ! Yeah, Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool !!! This popular duo began recording together in 1956 and enjoyed an US R&B chart-topper that year with ‘Love Is Strange’, which peaked at number 11 in the US pop chart the following year. This enduring call-and-response song is rightly regarded as a classic of its genre, and later became a minor UK hit when recorded by the Everly Brothers. Prolific session work for Atlantic Records, Savoy, King and Aladdin earned the former the epithet Mickey ‘Guitar’ Baker, while the latter had made her recording debut with jazz trumpeter Oran ‘Hot Lips’ Page as early as 1950. Yep, Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his pupils ! The duo eventually bought their own nightclub, established a publishing company, and formed their own recor...

Buwuwuwuwuuuuuu… Yep, that’s a cry from the heart ! Boys & Girls, this is the last mix of our bloody halloween hootenanny – for this year ! First of all, I would like to tell you HOW MUCH I did enjoy making, chewing & spitting those monsters out, and I really hope you felt the same just as much as I did !!! (Frankly, reading those comments again makes me think that you’re all as mad as me) Anyway, thanks again for your time, thanks a freakin’ bunch for all the sites/blogs who did put a link for these, hope you’re all gonna scare the shit out of your neighbours/ex-wives-husbands/boss/ well, you know, people you frankly like. So Have yourself a scary little Halloween, hope those mixes helped a bit – and, that goes without saying but, yeah thanks to all the artists included in the mixes, every crazy songs, every demented movies in the universe, thanks thanks thanks !!!!! Once again, MUWUWUHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA !!! Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 14 ! (65 :31) aka : L...

Yes people, it ain't over yet ! Number 13 ! It's a lucky mix...not for everyone of course. Blood ! Murders ! Monsters ! Even the Blob's hanging around ! And this one even has a dancing end - yes, it's number 13 itself !!! Enjoy ! (or die trying) Quite repeating myself here, but thanks again for the comments and emails ! And see you next week for the last halloween mix of 2009 ! Rev. Frost Presents...A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 13 ! (54 :52) (via rapidshare) Tracklist : 01. Intro / The Born Losers - Werewolves On Wheels 02. The Calvanes - Horror Pictures 03. Zane Brothers – Dracula 04. Bernard Herrmann – The Murder (Psycho Edit) 05. Bill Buchanan - The Night Before Halloween 06. Frankie Stein And His Ghouls - A Hearse Is Not A Home 07. Gene Moss & The Monsters - The Shrimpenstein Song 08. Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra - Jumpin' With The Mountain King 09. Terry Teene - Curse Of The Hearse 10. Marc Shaiman - It's An Addams ! 11. The Ran-Dells - Martian Ho...

MUWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (Bis Repetita) !!!!!!!!!! Everybody’s ready for the next one ??? You liked the first ? Hooray, the second’s worse !!!! Hey btw, thanks for all your comments (and downloads !), it’s a real pleasure to make those mixes, glad to know they work fine for y’all as well ! So, yeah, THANKS ! Come on in boys, the water's fine ! There's a shark waiting for you ! And... Enjoy ... NUMBER 12 (tadaaaaaaa) ! Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 12 ! (54 :10) (Via Rapidshare) 01. Intro 02. Big T. Tyler - King Kong 03. Takeshi Terauchi And The Bunnys - The Flight Of The Bumble Bee 04. The Jayhawks - The Creature (From Outer Space) 05. The Fuzztones - Goin' To A Graveyard 06. A Pair Of Kings - The Monster 07. Lee Lewis - Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes 08. Ben Vaughn - Psycho Beach Party (Main Title) 09. The Cramps - Rockin' Bones 10. Sharkey Todd - The Horror Show 11. Zen Fuller – Doomsday 12. Ziggy Gee - Igor's Chant (Part 1) 13. Jac...

MUWUWUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!! Welcome back boys and ghouls to the legendary frosty’s halloween hootenanny !!! Fuck, 3 years without a single bloody halloween mix…I’m quite ashamed to be honest ! But hey, what the heck, who cares, let’s start the hostilities with a brand new bloody bloody bloody mix, a strange result of whiskey, dvds, videos, cds, tapes and vinyls (not to forgot the infamous 10-cigarettes-per-mix). And who’s mad (or stupid) enough to write, play and record a new track especially for a-mix-on-a-blog-on-the-internet-for-yer-listening-‘pleasure’ ? His Frostiness of course !!! Yep, enjoy ‘Night Of The Frost’ my ghouls ! The deal’s the same this very year of 2029 – 2009 sorry – 1 mix a week ! So be ready, fasten your seat belts, and enjoy the horrible ride ! YEAH ! Rev. Frost Presents…A Bloody Halloween Mix, Part 11 ! (54 :45) aka - The Return-Of-The-Vengeance-Of-The-Return-Of-The-Mix (via rapidshare) Tracklist: 01. Intro 02. Rev Tom Frost – Night Of ...

Yep, Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a cousin to fellow rockabilly artist Dale Hawkins ! Known as "Rompin' Ronnie" Hawkins or "The Hawk", he was a key player in the 1960s rock scene in Toronto, Canada and his career has spanned 50 years ! Hawkins was born in 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas and came to Canada in 1958. His first gig was at the Brass Rail Tavern in London, Ontario where he became an overnight success. Hawkins decided to move to Canada permanently, and in 1964 became a permanent resident. After a move to Ontario, as band members dropped out- with the exception of drummer Levon Helm, they were replaced with four Canadian musicians who eventually moved on with Helm as their fifth member, backing Bob Dylan in the late 1960s, after developing a world-famous sound and band of their own, taking the name, The Band. Other musicians Hawkins recruited provided the makings of Robbie Lane & The Disciples, and Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band. Anyw...

The voice-over man from a thousand commercials in the US, Ken Nordine registers in your subconscious instantly: Wait, I know that guy! Smooth as an ice sculpture and ringing with "the voice of a sponsor," Nordine has personified authority since the 1960s. During the 1940s, he was heard on The World's Great Novels and other radio programs broadcast from Chicago. He attracted much wider attention when he recorded the aural vignettes on albums feature Nordine's narration over cool cool cool jazz by the Chico Hamilton jazz group, recording under the alias of Fred Katz, who was then the cellist with Hamilton's quintet. Nordine began performing and recording such albums at the peak of the beat era and was associated with the poetry-and-jazz movement. However, some of Nordine's "writings are more akin to Franz Kafka or Edgar Allan Poe" (or even Dr. Seuss-like exploration of the meanings of different colors here), than to the beats. Many of his word jazz tra...