I first heard "Brand New Cadillac" done by The Clash on their LONDON CALLING LP. The original version was done back in the '50s by a British rocker named Vince Taylor. Here's his cool version along with... another gem.

Vince Taylor-Brand New Cadillac

Vince Taylor-Jet Black Machine

Wynonie Harris is one of my favorite jump blues shouters. He recorded a bunch of cool ones for the KING label. Been getting mucho airplay around the house, so dececided to present him here!!


Wynonie Harris-Good Morning Judge

Wynonie Harris-Quiet Whiskey

Charlie Ryan had the hit "Hot Rod Lincoln" which had many a band covering in the years to come. The signature guitar and song structure would be heard in several later releases by him. Still, no matter how you sliced it, it just seemed to work!



Charlie Ryan-Hot Rod Hades

Wanda Jackson has been going strong since back in the '50s. Check out her site
HERE

Wanda Jackson-Fujiyama Mama

Wanda Jackson-Honey Bop

And check out Wanda at The town Hall Party with the GREAT Joe Maphis on guitar:

Keeping with the surf theme, we find this RARE gem out of the windy city of Chicago. Surf in Chicago??? WHERE?? In any event, this LP KICKS it hard. It's been played alot which is usually a sign of a GREAT record!!!

The Venturas-Driving Guitars

'59 Cadillac Hearse... what a cool set of wheels. I always wanted to "drive" one... never want to "ride" in one.

One of my favorite surf cuts....

The Astronauts-The Hearse

From their only single on the ERA label released in 1966 is a great 2-sider by The No-Na-Mee's. Little can be found about this L.A. based band.

The No-Na-Mee's-Just Wanna Be Myself

The No-Na-Mee's-Gotta Hold On

From Phoenix AZ circa mid-60s come The Spectra on the rare MARATHON label. Haven't dug up much info on this one...

The Spectra-Hurry Girl

The Spectra-Oh Baby We've Got A Good Thing Going

LINK WRAY

Anyone who knows me.... knows I need a daily shot of Link...

A true pioneer,,,
Link Wray & The Wraymen-Caroline

The Lemon Pipers hailed from Ohio & had a chart hit with "Green Tambourine". This rare gem was their first single on the small CAROL label. Obviously, a slight twist on Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues". Unfortunately, it's not included on the "Best Of" cd pictured.

Lemon Pipers-Quiet Please

Some early Frank Zappa for the many fans of his.

Circa 1962, Frank kicks in some surf sounds here on this rare 45rpm.


The Rotations-The Cruncher

The Rotations-Heavies