Here is the Tom Tom Club in London, 1982. We were about to play Wembley Arena with Talking Heads. From left, Steve Scales, Laura Weymouth, Alex Weir, Lani Weymouth, Tyrone Downie, Chris Frantz. Front, Tina Weymouth
Here is great collection of Mickey Baker's great work. (He passed away November 27, 2012.) If you asked me, and I know you didn't, but if you did, I'd say Mickey "Guitar" Baker is the greatest guitarist in rock'n'roll history. Bob Quine agreed with me.(The Hound Blog)
Of all the guitarists who helped transform rhythm & blues into rock & roll, Mickey Baker is one of the very most important, ranking almost on the level of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. The reason he isn't nearly as well known as those legends is that a great deal of his work wasn't issued under his own name, but as a backing guitarist for many R&B and rock & roll musicians. Baker originally aspired to be a jazz musician, but turned to calypso, mambo, and then R&B, where the most work could be found. (Allmusic)
Mickey Baker - earthlink (many thanks to Marty Mellow, the original uploader of this collection)
Tracklisting CD 2:
1. Please Tell Me - Larry Dale (With Mickey Baker's Orchestra) 1. Honey Hush - Joe Turner 2. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 2. String Beans - Cousin Leroy 3. Titanic - Paul Williams 3. My Pigeons Gone - Charles Calhoun 4. Beware Brother Beware - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 5. Worried About You Baby - Roy "Mr Guitar" Gaines 5. Midnight Hours - Larry Dale 6. Country Boy - Big Tiny Kennedy 8. Pretty Soon - Young Jessie 9. Crackerjack - Joe Clay 10. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Eddie Riff 11. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Big Maybelle 12. Money Honey - The Drifters 13. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 14. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Larry Dale 15. Love Will Make You Fail In School - Mickey & Sylvia 16. Get On the Right Track - Joe Clay 17. Bottle It Up And Go Big - John Greer 18. Dearest - Mickey & Sylvia 18. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 19. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 20. There Ought To Be A Law - Mickey & Sylvia 26. The Kid Brother - Mickey & Kitty 27. Crackerjack - The Cues
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Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
The Drifters - Money Honey
Mickey hisself . . . . .
Mickey Baker - Whistle Stop
Mickey Baker was on more sessions in NY than most people realise. Everett Barksdale, also a NY session guitarist, is on the Danelectro 6-string bass here, which is higher than a regular bass, and used often by players after its introduction in '56. Abie Baker is on upright bass, and Sticks Evans is on drums.
Now I bought this classic as a single when it came out, thereby hangs a tale . . .
I may have mentioned this before because it makes me smile but being a frequently sickly child often, I was once ill in bed one day as a surly youth barely thirteen and had been waiting for a single to come out and duly begged and sent my Mum to go to the local record story in the city to ask for “OVER, UNDER, SIDEWAYS , DOWN - by THE YARDBIRDS! She thought this embarrassingly funny and it became part of the family folklore a story she never let me forget and with a frequent smile upon her beautiful face . . .she never forgot the name of that single!
The Yardbirds - Over, Under, Sideways, Down (A Whole Scene Going On, 08/06/1966)
Classic performance of 'Over, Under, Sideways, Down', by 'The Yardbirds', restored to HD as part of the 60th anniversary of their album "Roger The Engineer", available now in a new 7" coloured vinyl box set: https://yardbirds.lnk.to/roger60
Taken from the BBC show, 'A Whole Scene Going On’. 1966