"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by #LincolnChase, and was first recorded by American #RAndB singer #LaVernBaker on December 21, 1955. It reached the top of the R&B chart and #17 on the #pop charts in the United States. It was named one of #TheRockAndRollHallOfFames500SongsThatShapedRockAndRoll and was ranked #352 on #RollingStones500GreatestSongsOfAllTime. The #tenorSaxophone solo is by #SamTheManTaylor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=navX99JRYNs
Jim Dandy

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This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #ToysAndGames. Here's what I came up with:

Shirley Ellis: The Name Game (1965, a live version from the Merv Griffin Show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7izuF4oN4c

The Toys: Baby Toys (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwmd2xvuqWU

Jean Wells: Broomstick Horse Cowboy (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DCkznPSTs

Dionne Warwick: I'm Your Puppet (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XchIzpzDWlc

The Emotions: From Toys to Boys (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfW0xK4ufEM

#music #shirleyellis #lincolnchase #toys #jeanwells #dionnewarwick #emotions

Shirley Ellis • "The Name Game" • 1965 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by #LincolnChase, and was first recorded by American #RAndB singer #LaVernBaker on December 21, 1955. It reached the top of the R&B chart and #17 on the #pop charts in the United States. It was named one of #TheRockAndRollHallOfFames500SongsThatShapedRockAndRoll and was ranked #352 on #RollingStones500GreatestSongsOfAllTime. The #tenorSaxophone solo is by #SamTheManTaylor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=navX99JRYNs
Jim Dandy

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"Wonderland by Night" (German title "Wunderland bei Nacht") is a #popularSong by #BertKaempfert that was a #Billboard number one hit for three weeks, starting January 9, 1961. Written by Klaus Günter Neumann with English lyrics by #LincolnChase, it was recorded in July 1959 and became Bert Kaempfert's first hit with his orchestra. The song featured Charly Tabor on trumpet. "Wonderland by Night" also crossed over to the R&B chart where it peaked at number five.
https://youtu.be/6R5wpe33SmQ
Wonderland By Night (Wunderland bei Nacht)

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"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by #LincolnChase, and was first recorded by American #R_B singer #LaVernBaker on December 21, 1955. It reached the top of the R&B chart and #17 on the #pop charts in the United States. It was named one of #TheRockAndRollHallOfFames500SongsThatShapedRockAndRoll and was ranked #352 on #RollingStones500GreatestSongsOfAllTime. The song is about a man (Jim Dandy).
https://youtu.be/NC38-qqiVgg
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass A Taste of Honey

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