tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post5755433615017591737..comments2024-03-20T18:08:32.554+00:00Comments on ElectricJive: Elite Swingsters groove the "Funky Mama"Chris Albertynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201820803406421446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-81242187128371877622011-11-24T11:38:54.943+00:002011-11-24T11:38:54.943+00:00Herbert Friedman was my Grandad, I wish I had met ...Herbert Friedman was my Grandad, I wish I had met him. I'm looking for anything I can about him, thanks for this info. :)Olivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-18177515587095144862010-12-09T05:57:46.516+00:002010-12-09T05:57:46.516+00:00Hi Chris, thanks for the great album!
I am going t...Hi Chris, thanks for the great album!<br />I am going to wager 1967 or 1968.<br />Only because its seems like Teal really got the organ jive thing going in the late 60s on their Atlantic City and City Special labels. I believe Sankie Chounyane formed The Movers around 1969 and Rob Allingham sites Booker T and the MGs as a significant influence on the whole SA soul genre. Just a guess!?<br /><br />The Elite Swingsters first LP came out in 1958 on RCA (31397). It came up on eBay a few weeks ago but alas did not sell.<br />I have the LP posted on the <a href="http://www.flatinternational.org/template_volume.php?volume_id=155" rel="nofollow">flatinternatinal</a> website.flatinthttp://www.flatinternational.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-14911064239186532632010-12-07T22:30:36.718+00:002010-12-07T22:30:36.718+00:00My Boy Lollipop was an international ska hit in 19...My Boy Lollipop was an international ska hit in 1964. This suggests the LP is from 1964 or later.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742182508844340006noreply@blogger.com