Man this is the kind of music I crave for a tad like b bumble and the stingers when you add that bass it’s more solid
@albertjanvanhoek294
5 ай бұрын
The name of the Australian group causes problems: there are other bands in the sixties with that name. I'm not sure, because I don't know much about Australian music from the early sixties, but this B-side of the single (with a Chuck Berry song on the A-side) is most likely a tribute to Roeland (Roy) Byrd a.k.a. Professor Longhair (together with Leon Gross, a.k.a. Archibald) a hugely influential singer/pianist from New Orleans with a unique style, influenced, alongside Blues, Boogie Woogie and R&B, by the Caribbean music that had reached New Orleans. When he became famous in New Orleans, he was already bald. Hence the ironic "Longhair".
@johnjackson2044
5 ай бұрын
Sadly a noble thought ref:longhair no connection chk tune writer REVERE eg. Paul Revere &the Raiders
@kingcormack8004
4 ай бұрын
This is a song about girls with long hair, a fashion of its times, written by a pop musician in the Pacific Northwest in 1962.
@meltingmedia
4 ай бұрын
I grew up in New Orleans. I saw Professor Longhair perform numerous times and you're correct about the influence. While the piano cannot match Fess's dexterity, it's got his feel and no doubt Paul Revere had "Go To The Mardi Gras" on a 45 for reference.
@wellsy1954
3 ай бұрын
It was fairly common for bands in different countries to have the same name, and also in the same country. For instance, there was at least 3 bands in the U.S.A. calling themselves The Missing Links, in the mid 60's. None were anywhere near as good as the Australian version.
@kingcormack8004
4 ай бұрын
This was Paul Revere and the Raiders first single in 1961-2.
@josephroache3176
4 ай бұрын
Check out the original by Paul Revere & The Raiders issued on Gardena Records.
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