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Etta James is one of the most legendary and highly respected personalities of R & B. Here are a few of the legendary Miss Peaches recordings from the period prior Chess, with this "Roll With Me, Henry" from the first session, recorded in the evening of Thanksgiving in 1954, when she was just sixteen.
"Jean Mitchell and her sister Abbysinia came from New Orleans and saw creole from, "writes our heroine in her autobiography. "Jean was my age, Abbye was eight or nine years older. Jean and I began to sing together. Soon Abbye made and we were just like that, the Creolettes. We girls in pursuit of a specific project and imiterten the then young Rhythm & Blues. But most of us fascinated harmonious singing. We developed a tight three-part harmony and imitated groups such as the Spaniels, the Swallows, the chords and the Spiders. One afternoon singing the Creolettes at the recording studio before an audience, as, who would have thought, Hank Ballard and his super cool Midnighters appeared. We were electrified. When they heard us sing, they said something encouraging, and hey, that was all we needed to hear. When she "Annie Work With Me" sang, the whole place was crazy. Even the next day I had the song in my head. Call-and-response songs were a big hit at that time and suddenly I had the idea - why not write a response to Hanks hit? I did like some brave nonsense. So I wrote "Roll With Me, Henry", the response of a pushy little cheeky Jivetänzerin. "
This blockbuster that brought the ball rolling, was produced by the legendary Johnny Otis, the jazz musician, who was responsible for Ms H and her friend rename in girls Etta James and the Peaches: "The Peaches were frustrated, because I was famous, but I myself was much more than the gefrusteter Peaches because Georgia Gibbs came out with their eponymous Sülzversion. I was glad that I had scored a success, but pissed off because your ladyship has performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show, while I performed so in any malodorous Bumslokal in Watts. "To the" Henry "in Etta's original version borrowed Richard Berry His voice, in consequence, many more songs sang with her and wrote for them, some of which, like "Good Rockin 'Daddy", also backups offer of these fabulous girls, the Dreamers.
Not only that Etta James some wonderful plates has published during her illustrious career, she has also written to her brilliant autobiography "Rage To Survive", derived from the all above quotes.
"Jean Mitchell and her sister Abbysinia came from New Orleans and were Creole-looking people," wrote our subject in her autobiography. "Jean was my age; Abbye was eight or nine years older. Jean and I started singing together. Soon Abbye joined in and, just like that, we became the Creolettes. We were project girls imitating the young rhythm and blues of the time. Mainly, though, we were intrigued with vocal harmony. We developed a tight three-way blend, imitating groups like the Spaniels, the Swallows, the Chords and the Spiders. One afternoon the Creolettes were singing at a record hop when who should show up but Hank Ballard and his superfine Midnighters. We were thrilled. When they heard us sing, they said something encouraging and, man, that’s all we needed to hear. When they sang "Work With Me, Annie", the place went wild. Next day the song was still on my mind. Answer songs were big back then, and then it occurred to me – why not answer Hank’s hit? I liked doing spunky shit. So I wrote "Roll With Me, Henry", a pushy little jiveass reply."
Selections:
Side A:
1. Good Rockin' Daddy
2. Hey Henry
3. Strange Things
4. That's All
5. I'm A Fool
Side B:
1. Dance With Me Henry
2. Do Something Crazy
3. Women
4. My One And Only
5. I Hope Your Satisfied
Recording: 1954-56 in Los Angeles
