Integration. What Part of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) is a Problem? Black History Month!, featuring groundbreaking INTEGRATED music groups. Tribute to Bob Bennett of the Sonics, May He Rest in Peace. "The Mighty Mite", the drummer for legendary Takoma, Washington group The Sonics, died Jan 30th, at age 80 - ?something? / Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin; check out the links at your leisure.
Very early Sly Stone. // * - This looks like some early 1960's unreleased recordings pressed up on a single because of Sly & the Family Stone's success. // * - Also known as The 'Viscaynes', Sylvester Stewart's first recorded group
Barbara Dane (born 'Barbara Jean Spillman') died October 20th, 2024, at age 97. // * - on her 'Fifth Album' album (Elektra) // ** - Oddly, although Reynolds co-wrote this, she didn't record it herself till 1969 (Cassandra Records), after this and several other people recorded it. / Click on the Link above, to view the original album.
Time:
6:05
Artist:
The Beatles [Credited as 'The Beatles With Billy Preston' on single]
* The Sonics' recording was probably based on Paul Revere And The Raiders version, which was released in March of 1964, as the B-side of their second CBS single, ' Louie - Go Home'. Though they had no national hits yet, Paul Revere And The Raiders were very popular live in the Pacific Northwest. // Sonics were From Takoma, WA - not Seattle!
Time:
6:26
Artist:
The Sonics [Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson]
* - Not be confused with a similarly titled song by The Young Rascals, which was on the Rascals' second album 'Collections' (Jan 1967/ Atlantics) // ** - Next one was "This Is The Sonics", 2015 (RE:Vox)
Bob Bennett, "The Mighty Mite", drummer for The Sonics, died Jan 30th, at age ?? eighty-something ??. He was with them from 1963 (well before Jerry Roslie joined ...) till the original group gradually broke up in 1967/ 1968 {they continued for a while after with a new singer, Jim Brady}. Recorded originally to replace the original B-side of 'The Witch', a Little Richard cover of " Keep A Knockin', which they didn't have the publishing rights to. ... Due to much airplay, 'Psycho' was later issued as the A-side. FOUR BEST SCREAMS EVER at the very end!! // ... From a Youtube comment, credit "@aljustal6554": "Psycho" is pretty much the ultimate 60's frat-rock melt down. A three chord stomp featuring Gerry Rosalie's throat-shredding, out-of-his-gourd vocals, Larry Parypa's killer, needles-in-the-red, Chuck-Berry-derived guitar solo, and BOB "Boom Boom' BENNETT's scorching, lo-fi drum breaks and beats. ... ... . All this in very brisk 2 minutes, 15" // Click on the Link above, left to read a short article on them.
