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| by Terence McArdle |
Date Added: Saturday 10 October, 2020 |
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He is mostly remembered today for his cover of Bobby Day's "Little Bitty Pretty One" -- and his was the bigger hit and better version -- but in his day, Harris was a titan of the LA doo-wop scene. A great Clyde McPhatter-style tenor, he sang lead with The Lamplighters before signing with Alladin. For jump blues and early rock fans, there is much to enjoy here as Harris basicallyoften updated the Alladin catalog. (Helen Humes' "E Baba Le Ba" gets a Little Richard treatment, there is a fine version of Amos Milburn's "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" and "Smokey Joe's" is actually "I Got Loaded" by Peppermint Harris.) He also had a way with ballad standards ("Recess In Heaven"). The icing on the cake is the early Wrecking Crew session band with Rene Hall on guitar, Plas Johnson on tenor and Earl Palmer on drums -- the same cats who brought so much luster to Larry Williams' records! My personal favorites are the swampish ballad "I'm Asking Forgiveness" and "You Don't Know How Much I Love You" which is actually a slow, stop and start version of Little Walter's "Nobody But You."
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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