Dancing On the Edge Journal - Beach Music and Shag

Dancing On The Edge NewsVolume 1, Issue 12January 18, 2012Explorations in Beach and Shag Culture1949-50WinstonSalem

Dancing On the Edge News StaffHarry Stegall, AccountsDirectorAre Your our Advdverertising DollarsWororking Foror Youou--Harry StegallDriving into a tourist area is exciting, but the amountof listening to actual radio information is less than onemight think. What do you do driving into a vacationarea? After arrival most visitors are in their cars less that1 ½ hours for the total weekend visit. Local advertisinghas to hope to target their audience within that 90minute time frame to introduce their products. It’s likelegalized gambling, when do you advertise, the morningfor golfers, the midday hours for shoppers or the eveningfor out to dinner?Radio advertising has always been a bit of a mysteryas to whether it really reaches the audience your businessis targeting. Hall of Fame Radio host John Hookand his Endless Summer Network have launched a seriesof programs that target “your” market.To see the power of the Endless Summer Network’smarketing strategy, let’s define two different types ofadvertising categories, Local and Out-Of-Market Advertising.Local AdvertisingWeekly visitors areeven more predictable.Check-in time is after3PM and most visitorsarrive between 3PM and6PM. Saturday is the onlyday weekly visitors arriveand they spend less than20 minutes per day intheir cars. We ‘assume’ theylisten to the radio.Barbara Reyff-Skoumbourdis , AccountExecLocal advertising is just what it’s called, Local. Usinga local radio station is valuable for any business that benefitsthe service industry i.e.,plumbers, repair services, localrestaurants and local businesses.For the most partregular local markets are satisfiedwith local stations andthe results they produce.Jennifer Stephens, However, in a touristdrivenarea, the ‘value’ ofAccount Execlocal advertising is often mistaken. Let’s use the GrandStrand area for example. Tourists normally arrive for aweekend stay on Thursday and Friday between 4PM until7PM. A ‘lucky’ advertiser has between 45 minutes and1 hour drive time into the area for local radio listening.2 Dancing On the Edge NewsHotel rooms, condos and rental units usually don’thave radios in the rooms. They’re too easy to steal ordamage. The idea that visitors are listening to radio duringtheir visit is vastly overstated. The impact of localweekend advertising is sketchy for tourists unless the advertisersaturates the market, but who can afford that?Out-of-Market AdvertisingTourist areas can benefit tremendously from out-ofmarketadvertising. Here’s an example. Do you oftenhear a hotel, golf course or local vacation rental companiesadvertise in a local market? Of course not. Visitorsmake hotel reservations and tee times before they arrive.These types of businesses advertise in “out-of-market”arenas.continued on page 26

1949-1950Brown on Aladdin records.Aladdin was started in Los Angeles by the threeMesner Brothers, Eddie, Leo, and Ira, right after theend of World War II.Aladdin already had a wonderful track record in theRace field from its beginnings as Philo records in ‘45 toits name change to Aladdin ca May 1946. Amos’s “Amos’Blues” was released in their inaugural year of 1945.Wynonie Harris released Shag favorites such as “Mr. BluesJumped a Rabbit” in 1946. Clarence Brown released“Without Me Baby” in 1947 backed by Maxwell Davisand his musicians who would become the main houseband for Aladdin recordings for years to come.Jimmy “Baby Face” Lewis counted several releases onthe label in late ‘47.Dirty Red recorded “Mother Fuyer,” which meantexactly what you think it meant. Roosevelt Sykes andothers had been playing with derivations of that expressionsince the 30s. (Stick McGhee’s 1947 release,“Drinkin’ Wine Spo-De-O-Dee,” was a party song heheard in the Navy during the mid-40s. It’s original titlewas “Drinkin’ Wine, Motherfu....., Drinkin’ Wine.”)‘Good Rockin’ Tonight’ -- that’s the caption beneath Joe Turner was added to the Aladdin lineup in ‘47the couple which graces the front cover of this issue of and Lonnie Johnson first recorded on Aladdin’s ScoreDOTEN. It comes from a Winston Salem annual for label.the 1949-50 school year.Aladdin also produced Intro, Jazz: West, Lamp, Orfeo,It’s most likely the writer referred to Wynonie Harris’s and 7-11 and was closely affiliated with Dig records.1948 version which was still a dominant song on Shag Gene Ammons Quintet landed “Blowin’ Red’s Top”jukeboxes in 1949, 1950 and beyond. New Orleans’ on jukeboxes for Aladdin in ‘49, Saunders King was rightRoy Brown wrote and recorded it in 1947, subsequently behind him with “Little Girl,” the Robins (the Coasterslanding on the Race charts June 12, 1948 (the first from the mid-50s) recorded “Don’t Like the Way You’reRhythm and Blues chart wasn’t published by Billboard Doin’” as one of Aladdin’s last 1949 releases.magazine until a year later - June 25, 1949).Amos Milburn released a long list of records from ‘45We thought it would be fun to take a deeper look to ‘49. A great many of them caught the soles of pennyinto the world of Race records for that era -- the loafers along the coasts of the Southeast.soundtrack for the first wave of Shaggers.“Tell Me How Long Has the Train Been Gone” byAladdin RecordsAmos was released in January, making a splash on recordDancing On the Edge Jourournal9520 Glenwater DrJanuary 1950 explodedwith Amos was however a favorite among the Shaggers lucky enoughreviews in February, but never hit the R&B charts. ItCharlotte, NC 28262Tel: 704-219-1560www.beachshag.comMilburn and Charles to hear it.Volume 1 No. 12 3

1949-1950Imperial RecordsDown in New Orleans Lew Chudd’s Imperial recordswas making noisewith Fats Domino’s“The Fat Man.”(Lew, by the way,bought Aladdinrecords from theMesners in 1961).It wasn’t Fats’ first release on Imperial, but it was hisfirst to make the R&B charts.Prior to 1950, Fats’ “Boogie Woogie Baby,” “Hey LaBas Boogie,” “Little Bee,” and “She’s My Baby,” garneredfans of those lucky enough to have them on theirfavorite juke joint piccolo (black vernacular for ‘jukebox’in the Southeast).The earliest Imperial records of Shag interest on Imperialwere “Poison” Gardner and His All Stars with“Gotta Find My Baby” in 1947 and Dave Bartholomew’s“Ain’t Gonna Do It” -- which became something of aNew Orleans standard -- in 1949.Also in ‘49, Imperial released great Shag tunes by JoeHouston, King Porter, and Jewel King.Savoy RecordsSavoy Records (and their subsidiary Regent) explodedin 1950 with Johnny Otis and the Robins. “If It’s So,Baby” is an irresistible Shag tune.Herman Lubinsky launched Savoy in November1942. From then ‘til 1950, they racked up a long stringof Shag hits (of course they had other non-Shag R&Bhits as well, but that’s for other historians to discuss).The Toppers (sometimes known as the Red Caps) releaseda smooth-stepper with “I’m Living for You” in‘44.Joe Turner’s “Howlin’ Winds” came out in ‘45. Fromthere, the Shag tunes multiplied like seagulls on theBeach.4 Dancing On the Edge NewsThe Beale Street Gang and Numa Lee Davis in ‘46(see your Beach Music Guide 1945-2006 for more details),Dusty Fletcher and Redd Foxx with the *Giant*hit of ‘47, “Open the Door Richard,” Tiny Bradshawracked up three that year, Jimmy “Baby Face” Lewis contributedtwo to Shag history, Paul Williams was hot ontheir heels that year.In ‘48 Paul’s “35-30” zoomed to the Top 10 on theRace charts. Brownie McGhee scored with three Shagsongs, teaming up with Hal Singer, Van Walls, and theX-Rays respectively.Wild Bill Moore, Charlie Parker with Tiny Grimesand the Cats and the Fiddle racked up one, Doc Pomus(who would later write several hits for the Drifters) scoredwith “My Good Pott.” Jimmy Ricks and the Ravensmade some noise with “Sylvia.”Things were even better for Savoy in 1949. PaulWilliams’ “Hucklebuck” became the definitive hit of theyear, staying at #1 on the R&B charts for more than fourmonths. Big Jay McNeely’s “Deacon’s Hop,” and HalSinger’s “Corn Bread” were two more Shag instrumentals

1949-1950 + Johnny OtisJohnny Otis, who died Tuesday January 17th, had just celebrated his 90th birthday three weeks earlier (born Dec 28,1921). Pictured here at the far end of the table, Johnny celebrated his 23rd birthday in 1944 with his all-black band.From Greek - American parents, Johnny’s name was John Veliotes. He shortened it to Otis - thought it soundedcooler, especially with his black friends. Third from L is Jim Von Streeter tenor sax, fifth from L Curtis Councebassist, sixth from L Johnny’s best friends Preston Love (from Omaha, he likely helped hook up Johnny with fellowOmaha-an Wynonie Harris). Trumpeter Bobby Jones is 5th from R, trumpeter Teddy Buckner standing R, andguitarist Burney Cobb, extreme R in front of Teddy.that became that year’s smashes. However Big Jay andWilliams’ tunes far out performed “Corn Bread.”Other hits that year were by the Ray-O-Vacs, MiltonLarkin and the X-Rays, Jimmy Ricks and the Ravens,and Billy Wright.Dee Williams and the California Playboys landed onthe piccolos as well. Theirs was a group closely affiliatedwith Johnny Otis who scored with four Shag tunes thatyear as well.Johnny Otis considered himself “black by persuasion”although 100% Greek. He noted that he was “psychological,environmentally, culturally, by choice” a mem-ber of the black community. This was apparent throughouthis life in several ways.His music career began with Count Otis Matthew’sWest Oakland House Rockers as a drummer in 1939 at18.Upon Nat “King” Cole and Jimmy Witherspoon’srecommendations he joined Harlan Leonard’s KansasCity Rockets at the Club Alabam in 1943. By 1945 hewas leading his own band.Although “Harlem Nocturne” is considered his initialmajor hit that year, it certainly wasn’t his only re-Volume 1 No. 12 5

Johnny Otislease -- especially if you move to the Shag. WynonieHarris and Johnny landed on Bop and Shag piccolos in‘45 with “Around the Clock,” “Cock A Doodle Doo,”and “Yonder Goes My Baby.”On the solo side, Johnny release “Preston’s Love Mansion”on Excelsior 141 followed by “Harlem Nocturne”on Excelsior 142 with a flip side of “Jimmy’s Round theClock Blues” with Jimmy Rushing. From that point hesimply exploded.In ‘48 he released great shuffle tunes with Lem Tallyand Darby Hicks on “Court Room Blues,” “AlligatorMeat” and “That’s Your Last Boogie” with Joe Swift leadingboth vocally.Cathy Cooper joined Johnny on “Alimony Boogie”and “Pay Day Blues” in ‘48.In ‘49 he released “Dee’s Boogie” with Dee Williamsand the California Playboy, reprising his earlier successwith Joe Swift on “Crazy “Bout Your Cookin’” (whichwould should up in an altogether different medium laterin his life).In late 1949 Johnny discovered Little Esther Phillipswho became a central figure in his recordings with severallineups from then on.Mel Walker, Johnny Otis, Little Esther6 Dancing On the Edge News

Johnny OtisJohnny added Mel Walker to his ever-swelling rosterin 1950, eventually pairing him with Little Esther onmajor hits like “Cupid’s Boogie” and “Mistrustin’ Blues.”September 1950 found Johnny in New York Citywith Marilyn Scott from Seaboard, NC (although thereare other claims that they recorded together in Los Angeles,and still another that says they recorded in Charlotte,NC) recording two songs at a session: “Beer BottleBoogie” and “Uneasy Blues.”Marilyn Scott, known on her gospel recordings asMary DeLoach, has long been a mystery as to how shearrived in New York and where she went afterward. (Fullstory in Dancing On the Edge Journal Vol 1 No 7).In a 1980s interview Johnny said he had no ideawhere she went - he’d only met her the one time.(In around 2005, I saw a story in the Myrtle BeachSun News which announced the forthcoming concertby jazz singer from near Henderson, NC. Her name Ibelieve was Denise DeLoach. I sent an e-mail and askedif she was related to Mary DeLoach, there’s about 125Deloach’s in that area. She said her family mentionedthey were related to Mary, but she and her family hadno idea whatever happened to her. She hadn’t heard anyof Mary’s gospel, blues, or R&B tunes at that time).Otis joined with many others throughout the 50s,sometimes on drums, sometimes vibes, sometimes asproducer, including:* The Vocaleers on “Chitlin’ Switch” in 1951* Dorothy Ellis on Federal with “Drill Daddy Drill”in 1952* Preston Love again in 1952* Beverly Wright with “Kissin’ Boogie” 1952* Little Richard on some of his earliest Houston,Texas Peacock label recordings in 1953* Big Mama Thornton on her only song to hit thecharts, the seminal, original version of “Hound Dog” in1953 on which Johnny drummed and produced -- itwent to # 1 on the R&B charts (that’s where Elvis heardit)* Joseph “Mr. Google Eyes” August from New Orleansin 1954* Marie Adams and 3 Tons of Joy in 1957* His Johnny Otis Show on his # 3 R&B song of1958, “Willie and the Hand Jive”The Johnny Otis Show below wasn’t just a recordingand performing unit. They were the foundation ofJohnny’s eight-year TV program: The Johnny Otis Show.Soonafter “Willie and the Hand Jive,” Johnny recorded“TelephoneBaby” with Marci Lee,a song that became aShag hit 40 years lateron the late-90s Shagcontest circuit.It was nine yearsbefore Johnny recordedanother song of ‘Shag’interest. Although Inever heard anyoneplay it -- it’s one of myall-time favorite, dirtyrecords. Johnny’s bandput Delmar Evans upVolume 1 No. 12 7

Johnny Otisfront on the vocals for “The Signifyin’ Monkey Pts 1 &2.” That was in 1968. Truth be known, it was originallya song entitled “Jungle King” which Johnny mayhave heard by Count Basie and Jimmy Rushing in 1947or by Hot Lips Page in 1953. Both were ‘clean’ versionsof what Johnny rewrote for his ‘Snatch and thePoontangs’ album as one of the raunchiest, Fun tunesever recorded -- ok, ok, I like it!It wasn’t a Marvin Sease “Candy Licker,” it was muchedgier than that, more like Andre Williams’ 1958 tune,“Cadillac Jack” or one of the many ‘doin’ the dozens’tunes which have been recorded since the 20s.Joining with Wendell Perry on a 1981 Alligatorrecords album, Otis offered up an updated version of“So Fine.”His New Johnny Otis Show album in the early 80slanded two songs on an It Will Stand 45 rpm record putout by the Wax Museum in 1984, “Big Time Scoop”backed with “I Never Felt This Way Before.” “Scoop”was a Shag favorite on the contest circuit two or threeyears.What’s been listed so far is just a fraction of Otis’soutput. See the Beach Music Guide 1945-2006 for anextensive listing of his Shag-related works. Even thatwill come up short of his life’s work. He was a jazz,R&B, blues, and rock and roll man.Not commonly known is his career as a DJ whichbegan in the 50s and lasted 50 years. He was one of themost popular DJs in California. I used to listen to himin the 90s when I visited San Francisco. On Saturdaynights he performed with his band at a hotel near SanJose -- where he’d been playing for a couple of decadesat least.The Johnny Otis Show was also a successful, weeklytelevision variety show which played the Los Angeles areafor eight yeas. Johnny’s talents didn’t stop there.After serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to MervinDymally on his career path from State Assembly to State8 Dancing On the Edge NewsSenate, then Lt. Governor of California and finally tothe U.S. Congress, Johnny turned to writing -- not songs,books. His first was Listen to the Lambs as witness tothe 1965 riots in the Watts section of Los Angeles, publishedin 1968.His second was Upside Your Head! Rhythm & Blueson Central Avenue (in Watts), published in 1993.Johnny’s third book, published in 1995, revealed analtogether different side of his talents -- Johnny as painter,sculptor, and wood carver in Colors and Chords.

Johnny Otis --- Etta JamesBut that’s not all!In 1997, he published his book as a cook: JohnnyOtis - Red Beans and Rice and Other Rock ‘n Roll Recipes.Etta James was 73 at her death Friday, January 20,2012. Interestingly, Johnny Otis figured prominentlyin the very early part of her career.She was born Jamesetta Hawkins January 25, 1938in Los Angeles. Her mother was 14 year old DorothyHawkins. There were rumors and speculation thatJamesetta’s father was the renowned pool player Rudolph“Minnetsota Fats” Wanderone.It should be no surprise that he was inducted intothe Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and RollHall of Fame, and the Blues Hall of Fame.The Archives of African American Music and Cultureat the University of Indiana is cataloging hundred ofhours of his radio shows.***Minnesota FatsHer initial voice instruction was through the Los AngelesSt. Paul Baptist Church when she was 5.When her foster mother Mama Lu died in 1950, Etta’sVolume 1 No. 12 9

Etta Jamesbiological mother took her to live in San Francisco’sFillmore District.By the time she was 14 she started all-girl doo-wopgroup called the Creolettes. One way or another -- andthere are three or four accounts -- the Creolettes metJohnny Otis who decided he wanted them to record the‘answer song’ he wrote to Hank Ballard and thesigned to Modern records, with whom she had severalShag hits through 1957. However, she had another songon Groove Records, a subsidiary of RCA, which was reviewedin the R&B charts on March 20, 1954. On itshe recorded as Miss Peaches, the song was “Callin’Moody Field Pts 1 & 2.”Etta’s biggest Shag record in her early years withModern was the super classic, “Good Rockin’ Daddy”recorded with the Dreamers (which included Jesse Belvinat the time).Five of her other Modern records have Shag and vintageR&B interest -- check your copy of the Beach Mu-Midnighter’s “Work With Me Annie.”continued on page 12Otis took them on as proteges,changed their namefrom the Creolettes to thePeaches and reversedJamesetta’s name to EttaJames.Etta recorded the answersong, “Dance With MeHenry” in 1954 (originaltitle “Roll With Me Henry”but they changed it to getpast the censors) hitting theR&B charts on February19th that year and riding allthe way to # 1.There must have beensome ‘funny stuff’ going on in Etta signing with Chess Records in 1960. Phil Chess on the left and producer Ralphthe background. Etta hadBass on the right.1010 Dancing On the Edge News

Book Fessa’ Hook Today!Entertainment UnlimitedAward-winning DJ, Beach Music & Shag Historian & SpeakerHe plays all the GoldenEra of Beach Music,today’s cutting edgetunes, Boppin’ JumpBlues, Smoothies, GospelShag, or his Deep Fried,Sanctified, Fish Fry. Givehim your ‘wish list’ andyou’ll hear it at your nextparty!* Billboard Magazine Program Director of the Year,Beach Music Format* Beach Music Award for top Beach Station, WBT, 1983* Designer of the first full-time Beach Music Radio station – 1986* Carolina Beach Music Award, Large Market Radio, WRDX, 1995* CBMA Lifetime Achievement Award, 1996* CBMA Radio Station, 94.9 The Surf, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003* Larry Crockett Carolina Beach Music Award, 2002* CBMAward, DJ, Large Market, 2002* CBMA Syndicated Radio, Beach Music Top 40 Countdown,1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006Fessa’ Hook has authored four Beach Music & Shag history books.* The best-selling Shagging In the Carolinas* Two-volume, 1,000 page Beach Music Guide 1945-2006, -- Encyclopediaof 26,000 songs, over 5,000 artists, plus Top 40 charts for each year.* The Beach Music and Shag All Time Top 200, history and rare photographsof often scarce singles, LPs, and CDs.* Scheduled for summer 2012, his biggest project yet:The History of the Shag: Carolina Soul and the American Spirit inFree-Style Dancing including the Bop, Push, Whip, P.C. Bop, WestCoast Swing, Steppin’, Jitterbug, Rat Racing, and Hand Dancing(Book him now for an advance presentation of his next book -- including theComplete, Documented History of the Shag--it ain’t what your Mama andDaddy told ya’, and it ain’t what you’ve heard foryears and years!)He plays Rock and Roll,Disco, Country, Jazz, BigBand ... name it!704-219-1560 orjohnhook@mindspring.comHe can play HippieMusic, Psychedelia (helearned it from this guy),Oldies from the 50s, 60s,70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s!11Volume 1 No. 12 11

Etta JamesJimmy Castorsic Guide 1945-2006 to learn more about those and herlong string of hits on other labels.When her Modern contract was up in 1960, Ettasigned with Chess Records of Chicago. That’s where themovie Cadillac Records begins in Etta’s career, makingit seem as if she hadn’t already turned in many fine performances,including her # 1 record in ‘54 and ‘55.Etta started with Chess’s subsidiary Argo Records in‘60, recording great tunes such as “At Last,” “Spoonful”with Harvey Fuqua, “Next Door to the Blues,”Chuck Berry with Etta“Something’s Got A Hold On Me,” and “Baby WhatYou Want Me To Do” -- a song she redid for a superShag smash in the 90s for Gregory Hines’ movie Tap.Seven Year Itch, her 1991 LP, offered two fine Shaghits, “I Got the Will,” and North Carolinian JohnnyCobb’s “Jump Into My Fire.”12 Dancing On the Edge News***It was a heck of week for R&B stars, beginning withJimmy Castor’s death on Monday January 16th.Although Castor is best known for “Troglodyte (CaveMan) from 1972 and the “Bertha Butt Boogie” in 1975,his career began as a doo wop singer in New York.He wrote and recorded “I Promise to Remember” in1956 then replaced Frankie Lymon in the Teenagers in1957 (the other young fellow being groomed to possibletake Frankie’s place at the time was General NormanJohnson).In 1960 Jimmy switched to saxophone, playing onDave ‘Baby’ Cortez’s national hit, “Rinky Dink.”He had a solo record on Smash in 1966.It was 1972 when he hit his peak and stayed therefor a couple of years.In 1988 he rerecorded “Love Makes A Woman” withJoyce Sims for a brief stay on the Shag charts.To learn more about Jimmy, talk with Jeff Grimesnow with the Embers. (I know, wasn’t he with theEmbers for several years before switching to the Legendsof Beach, before switching back to the Embers?)Jeff wrote at least a couple of songs for some of Jimmy’salbums, if not more.***

Dee JayTop 10sJ.D. Cash Top 10* 2001 Nightclub,Myrtle Beach, SCJeff Foster’s Top 1001. The Bop - Ms Jody02. Who’s Rockin You - Donnie Ray03. Nip Sip - The Poor Souls04. The Walk - Mayer Hawthorne05. Forget You - Cee Lo Green06. Our Love Will Last Forever - Tim Cashion07. Back To The Beach - Danny Woods08. You - Chairmen Of The Board09. Down In Mexico - The Poor Souls10. Eyes on You - Hardway Connection1. The Walk - Mayer Hawthorne2. Who’s Rocking You - Donnie Ray3. The Bop - Ms. Jody4. Let’s Walk - Austin DeLone5. I’m In Heaven When I’m With You - RoyHamilton6. Too Tired - Etta James7. Waitin’ & Drinkin’ - Dianne Price8. You - Chairmen of the Board9. Eyes for You - Daryl Hall10. Dedication to My Ex - LloydThe Dancin’ DJs: Susie& Richard Top 10 (in no particularorder)* Hilltop Oyster Bar &* Buddy’s Point Restaurantand Tavern, Monroe, NCCharlie Brown Top 10Hear Charlie on Oldiesand Beach 920 AM WPCMin Burlington N.C.Who’s Rockin’ You- Donnie RayLady Soul- TemptationsLove Potion #9- Hansel Matrinez (Swizzle fav)The Walk - Mayer HawthorneYou- Chairmen of the BoardBright- Peter WhiteLa Di Da- Holiday (Tush Push fav)I Used to Cry Mercy Mercy-LamplightersMs Grace- TymesThe Bop - Ms Jody1. Smooth Sailin’-Holiday Band2. The Walk-Mayer Hawthorne3. You-Chairmen of the Board4. Who’s Rockin’ You-Donnie Ray5. Endless Love-Tams ft. Little Redd & Sherry Norris6. The Bop-Ms. Jody7. Little Mama-The Embers8. Back By Popular Demand-Queens of SouthernSoul9. I Still Do-Fantastic Shakers10. Gotta Have Love-Sugarcreek13Volume 1 No. 12 13

Dee JayTop 10sJoey Warren,yourbeachmusic.com* clubs everywhere* radio syndication* shagcityusa.comEd MorrisonOrganizer / DJ: AlmostHeaven West Virginia ShagClub, Clarksburg, WV* DJ since 1969* weddings, reunions* private parties1. I Still Do Fantastic Shakers2. Smoke House Brown King Tyrone/GraveyardRamblers3. I Can’t Think Band Of OZ4. Gonna Take A Long Time Hip Pocket5. Knocking On Your Door Castaways6. Sure Got Away With My Heart Holiday Band7. The Walk Mayer Hawthorne8. Love Done Gone Billy Currington9. Cry To Me Huey Lewis10.Little MamaEmbers1. Who’s Rockin’ You Donnie Ray2. The Bop Ms Jody3. The Walk Mayer Hawthorne4. Let’s Walk Austin De Lone5. Forget You Cee Lo Green6. Dance with You Eugene Bridges7. Sugaa Shack Klass Band Brotherhood8. You Can’t Strike Gold Johnnie Taylor9. Katrina Katrina Henry Gray10. Rock Bottom Blues Kid RockJim Agee Top 10* SOS at Ducks* Shag Atlanta* private parties* ACSC summer workshop* SOS at Sea1.Eyes For YouDaryl Hall2.The WalkMayer Hawthorne3.WOO (p@+5%) Anthony Hamilton4.Keep On Getting’ It On Al Lindsey5.Hitchhikers Blues Mighty “Mo” Rogers6.I’m In Heaven When I’m With You--Roy Hamilton7.One Night After 78.You Are My Treasure Doctor Victor9.Too TiredEtta James10.Who’s Rockin’ You Donnie Ray1414 Dancing On the Edge News

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Beach Music RelatedWebsitesTop 40 +Notables on this ChartIf this week’s chart is any indication, Beach Musicand Shag are claiming stronger positions overall on theInternet.For the first time ever, two other sites have movedinside the 1,000,000 mark: beachshag.com at # 2 and886,109 and southernsoul.com at # 3 and 955,735.Also moving up considerably in their Internet rankingsare #’s 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.Boom Booms at # 10 didn’t do badly either, nor didthe Band of Oz at # 12.949thesurf.com slipped a bit at # 11 whileyourbeachmusic.com passed them again, moving backup to # 9 with a considerable leap on the net of 700,000positions to 2,284,114.# 14 beachmusic45.com seems to have picked upsome velocity moving up three positions on the chart.O.D. Pavilion also had a good showing at # 16.Shag Tour has dipped again. They’ve been on somethingof a roller coaster ride in the last few weeks, fallingthis week to # 18.Likewise WSGE.org at # 19. Four years ago theirpostings on Facebook took them all the way to # 1. Howmany times, though, will “hey, join me for the ‘best’ inBeach Music,” pull people to their site. Not to mentiontheir recent loss of the inimitable Johnny B.# 20, ducksatoceandrive.com, although only movingup two on the Top 40+, took a gigantic leap upward for3,000,000 positions. # 21, 920wpcm.com was evenmore impressive, with a 9,000,000 position jump, takingthem up 10 positions from # 31 last period.KHP music did themselves proud with a # 27 to 22jump on the top 40+.Our two primary Beach music stores, the Wax Museumand Judy’s House of Oldies were either flat adropped a bit.Butch Halpin’s Carolina Sounds came up four to #26.Sam Lail’s Keep Shaggin’ site took gigantic strides from# 45 to # 27!!!! Sam has always offered some interestingtidbits on his site.The ABSCDJ site has returned from obscurity to #28....things must be very active for them now with theDJ Throwdown coming up in just a few weeks (see page15 for more details).WOLT-FM has entered the chart for the first time, ina big way. WOLT is where Beach Bob holds forth Mondaythrough Friday afternoons for the Greenville/Spartanburg markets.WLNC radio, who looked so good last chart, droppedquite a lot.Greg Haynes’ Hey Baby Days site came back stronglyfrom # 43 to # 34.Also notable, General Entertainment (they book theChairmen of the Board), returned to the chart at # 42.Some stations we checked are a part of one of twoaggregators: tunein.com or ontheradio.net . This isvery good for the aggregates, but there’s not way to getan accurate count on the stations themselves. They certainlydon’t rank as high as the aggregates (which mayhave 100 or 200 stations, whose numbers are all addedtogether to give the *aggregate’s a position.****(* In previous issues we’ve explained how the BeachMusic Website Top 40+ is assembled. We use alexa.comwhich tracks all website traffic in the world and showstheir rankings in relation to one another. We don’t includethe sites that we know are ‘hyped,’ i.e. that use‘smoke and mirror’ tricks to inflate the number of visitsthey allegedly have. For example, we know of one sitethat claims to have 999 members, yet it reports a positionthat is the equivalent of having well over 100,000visitors. There are some who may fall for that, we don’t.We’re interested in reporting accurate statistics so we canget a true gauge of what’s going on in the Beach andShag worlds. --John Hook)17Volume 1 No. 12 17

Clifford CurrurryClifford Curry might have ‘paid his dues’ with morethan 55 years in music. The Knoxville, TN, native joinedthe Echos while attending Austin High School there;they were four years old when Curry joined them toback Faye Adams on her number one R&B hit "Shake aHand." Reorganizing, the group cut two records as theFive Pennies for Savoy Records ("Mr. Moon" and "MyHeart Trembles," 1955 and 1956 respectively).Hitting a deadend with the Five Pennies, Curry andsome other Knoxville friends formed the Bingos, joiningExcello Records which issued their single on its Nascosubsidiary, renaming them the Hollyhocks.Maurice Williams, Clifford Curry, Billy ScottSince then, Clifford has written hundreds of songs,for himself and others.Not that he was through with performing. He joinedthe Bubba Suggs Band in 1959, recorded as SweetClifford, the Fabulous Six, and the Contenders.Curry tried his hand at songwriting again, withKnoxville DJ Rob Galbraith, for others.Clifford’s collaboration with Galbraith bore fruit in1967, not with one of their songs, but with a Galbraith/Buzz Cason tune entitled "She Shot a Hole in My Soul"on Elf Records. Seven more Elf singles followed (from1967–1969), along with three each on SSS, Caprice,and Abbott Records spanning 1970 to 1973.57 years from his beginnings, Clifford is writing andrecording as much as ever. His latest is on Buy American.1818 Dancing On the Edge News***Clay McClinton (Delbert’s son) appears for thefirst time as part of a Beach Music compilation. Clayappears in part through Cassie Fox, PromotionalDirector for Shanty’s Records, who had been talkingto Clay’s agent.Mark Roberts brings a new song, already charting,outside his recent CDs. “Don’t Let the SunCatch You Crying” was a breath-stopper at the recentCarolina Beach Music Awards in North MyrtleBeach and the Alabama Theatre.Clifford Curry has supplied “I Love Women” fromthe 80s and “Set Me Free” from the 90s. CEO DavidWade includes them because, in his words, “they’reboth forgotten songs.”Lakeside Drive Band doesn’t have a CD - yet. Butboth of their songs are already Beach charted, “CandyGirl” went to #1, and “I’m Still In Love with You,” acollaboration with Gene Pharr of the Continentals isriding up the charts now.Gary Lowder, who fronts for the Carolina Breakers,appears solo here on an original composition,“Been There Before.”To get your copy before they’re gone, go towww.shantysrecords.com

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Roadhouse Blues and BoogieTop 40No.Roadhouse Blues & Boogie Top 40ofweeksLastWeekThisWeekTitle BPM YearArtist (LP or CD) Record Co. & #13 7 1 HOOK, LINE AND SINKER 2011Lawyers, Guns, and Money Make Up Another Lie17 1 2 KOKO’S SONG 2011Sicilia, Gina Can’t Control Myself Vizztone 38801128 3 3 WAITIN’ AND DRINKIN’ 2009Di Anne Price & Her Boyfriends 88 Steps to the Blues LocoBop18 4 4 I LIKE WHAT YOU GOT 2011Sugar Ray & The Bluetones Evening Severn 005215 5 5 OFF THE HOOK 2011Cash Box Kings Holler and Stomp Blind Pig 514215 6 6 YOU GOT ME DIZZY 2010Miller, Steve Band Bingo Roadrunner 17759515 8 7 DON’T BE ASHAMED 2011Cropper, Steve Band Tribute to the 5 Royales Savoy 417832217 9 8 BEFORE THE NIGHT IS THROUGH 2011Sicilia, Gina Can’t Control Myself Vizztone 38801112 10 9 PARTY SHOPPE 2011King Bees Carolina Bound Orig. High John12 12 10 MAKE THAT MONKEY JUMP 2011Champion, Grady Dreamin’ GSM 750012 14 11 ALCOHOL BLUES 1997Texas Red What Kind of Woman Is That Blue Loon 3421 2 12 SMOKEHOUSE BROWN 2011King Tyrone & Graveyard Ramblers Boppin’ & Rockin’ KHP Music12 15 13 LOCKSMITH BLUES 2010Chicago Bob & King Bees Rock Them Blues Rock House 0035212 16 14 BE MY SUGAR 1998Gillespie, Dana & Joachim Palden Big Boy Wolf 12095110 17 15 FEARLESS BLUES 2011Popovic, Ana Unconditional Electo Groove 51310 19 16 KEEP SINGIN’ THE BLUES 2002Willis, ChickI Won’t Give Up10 18 17 CATFISH AND WHISKEY 2007Pearson, Big Pete One More Drink Blue Witch 3713112 11 18 SHUT YOUR MOUTH 2001Knockout Greg & Blue Weather Blues Disease Last Buzz 800410 20 19 BUILT FOR COMFORT 2011RoXi and the Blue CatsRoXi and the Blue Cats12 13 20 RUN YOUR REPUTATION DOWN 2011King Bees & Jerry McCain Carolina Bound Orig. High JohnBubbling Underwww.beachshag.com and www.cashboxmagazine.comJanuary 14, 2012Title BPM YearArtist (LP or CD) Record Co. & #10 24 21 MILKMAN BLUES 2003Dean, Roosevelt Somewhere ‘Round Georgia Z-K10 25 22 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON 2011Foster, Ruthie Live at Antone’s Blue Corn Music 110210 26 23 I REALLY LOVE YOU 2011Foster, Ruthie Live at Antone’s Blue Corn Music 110210 27 24 LET ‘ER ROLL 1986Paladins The Paladins Wrestler Records 168710 28 25 SITTIN’ WAITIN’ 2007DeLone, AustinSoul Blues10 29 26 PAYCHECK 118 2009Pearson, Big Pete Screamer Modesto Blues4 31 27 LONG BLACK CAR 2011Armstrong, James Blues at the Border Catfood 0144 32 28 IT DON’T MATTER TO ME 2011Cooper, Christina Queens of Southern Soul KHP 10924 34 29 LEGEND OF MARY JOE 2011Cotton, Larry Blues BandLegend33 23 30 HEY BABY 2011Roberts, Roy Strange Love Ocean Beach 0128 21 31 BOOGIE WOOGIE KING 2005Interstate 40 Rhythm Kings Knocking At Your Front Door Last Buzz28 22 32 BB 2011Bridges, Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Rock and A Hard Place Armadillo 0003233 33 33 I’M MACK THE BLUES MAN 2011Mack, Sonny Blues Mix Vol 3 Ecko 200615 35 34 I DO 2011Cropper, Steve Band Tribute to the 5 Royales Savoy 41783224 37 35 BRAND NEW MAN 2011Armstrong, James Blues at the Border Catfood 0144 38 36 GEMINI BLUES 2011Nomad, Mark Torch Tones Blue Star4 39 37 WORLD WEARY AN D BLUE 2011Wells, Boy Blue Skies Calling MMP 1540 30 38 FINE CADILLAC 2010Studebaker John’s Maxwell St Kings That’s the Way You DO Delmark 81040 36 39 BETTIN’ ON MY BABY 2011Garland, Terry & Lil’ Ronnie Live at the Canal Club EllerSoul 2010117 40 40 SLOW KISSES 2011Carroll, Sandy Just As I AM Catfood 011HELL SENT ME YOULaSalle, Denise ROCKIN’ ME BABYAlabama Blues MachineHIP SHAKIN’ WOMAN Blue Diamonds f. Grana Louise ROCK ME BABYMiller, Steve BandA GIRL JUST LIKE YOUPage, Bob Project HOUSE ON THE HILLAces SLEEPING IN THE GROUND Calabash Blues & Boogie BandAIN’T MY TIME TO SING THE BLUES Weeks, Sabrina IT IS WHAT IT ISCastro, Tommy STEADFAST, LOYAL AND TRUEMiss HeatAIN’T NOTHIN’ COOLER THAN THE BLUES Hitman Blues Band KANSAS CITY Dell, William/Wee Jams, Laura Rose & THIS MUST BE LOVEDownchild Blues BandATLANTA BOOGIEBrown, Tommy KEEP THE BLUES ALIVETucker, Teeny TIRED OF BEING ALONEBlock, RoryBABY PLEASE COME BACK HOME Brooks, Ronnie Baker KEEP YOUR MOTOR RUNNING Calabash Blues & Boogie Band TOO SWEET FOR MEBenoit, TabBACKSTROKE (2010)Earl, Ronnie & Broadcasters LADY THAT DIGS THE BLUES Jano’s, Big Al Blues Mafia TRIMMIN’ THE FATCastro, TommyBEER BOTTLE BOOGIELaura B & the Moonlighters LITTLE BY LITTLEAllman, Greg Band TWO SHOTS OF JACKOglesby, ErskineBLUES AIN’T FAR BEHINDLovely, Karen LITTLE BY LITTLECalabash Blues & Boogie Band WHAT A LIFEFoster, DavidBOOGIE SOMEKing, Claudette MONEY’S GETTING CHEAPER Robillard, Duke & JBR WHAT KIND OF MAN IS THIS Corritore, Bob & FriendsCADILLAC WOMANKingsnakes MOON DANCECalabash Blues & Boogie Band WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKIN’Big Joe & the DynaflowsEATIN’ DIRTSochat, Morry & Splendid 20s MY GUITARKubek, Smokin’ Joe & Bnois King WHOLE LOTTA LADYSharpville, ToddEYES LIKE A CATWalker, Joe Louis NEW WAY WITH THE BLUESHall, Sandra WHO’S BEEN LICKIN’ MY CHICKENCadillac KingsFACE THE FACTSBig Joe & the Dynaflows OLD MAN MAGNETTucker, Teeny YOU DON’T LOVE MEDownchild Blues BandHALLELUJAH I LOVE HIM SOCallahan, Deb PLAYFUL BABYRobillard, Duke & JBR YOU UPSETS ME BABYR&B BombersHEARTBREAK (IT’S HURTIN’ ME)Tucker, Teeny POWERFUL STUFF (LOVE CRAZY)Foster, David YOU’VE GOT BAD INTENTIONSThe Mannish BoysFessa Hook's Roadhouse Blues and Boogie Top 40 is is compiled from full time listeners, fast dancers, and DJs with the National R&B DJ Association & the Association ofBeach & Shag CLub DJs. Hear the Roadhouse Blues and Boogie Show, Sunday nights, EDT U.S., 6--9 pm and Wednesday nights 7--10 pm at www.beachshag.comNo.ofweeksLastWeekThisWeek2222 Dancing On the Edge News

Beach Music Online - By DemandAll three of Fessa’ Hook’s weekly shows are availableonline on-demand.The Beach Music Top 40 Countdown, the longestrunning Beach Music countdown show, now in its 20thyear can be listened to by the hour or by the show (seethe directory to the left of the countdown playlist).The Roadhouse Blues, Boogie, and Fish Fry, anotherweekly three-hour show can be listened to in the sameway.The Yearly Beach Music Top 40 countdown spotlightsa different year each week, counting down the Top40 and special “honorable mentions (HM)” throughoutthe show.To listen, go to www.beachshag.com and click on the“Listen Here” link below the picture of the old RobertsPavilion at North Myrtle Beach (shown above). Thelink will take you directly to the page which appears tothe right.***23Volume 1 No. 12 23

The Endless Summer Networetwork51 Shows on 25 Stations and now on yourbeachmusic.comSome stations take more than one of the three EndlessSummer Network shows. All three are available byclicking on “listen here” on the right side of the frontpage at www.beachshag.comThe Cashbox site alone generates a massive listeningaudience each week - one reason whycashboxmagazine.com is the highest ranking music chartssite on the internet.The Endless Summer Network reaches beyond theshows with the Dancing On the Edge Newsletter andJournal.Beachshag.com website is expanding to include theBeach Music Radio Hall of Fame with extended photos,biographies, and histories of the DJs and related organizationswho have contributed to the growth of BeachMusic since ‘before’ its inception.There’s another, much larger, website in the works.***2424 Dancing On the Edge News

continued from page 2The Endless Summer Network has an established 25radio station group in the Carolinas for out-of-marketadvertising. Now you might ask is advertising inBurlington or Greenville or Charleston or Gaffney of valueto me? Here is the value. Hook’s radio shows create specialtyout-of-market advertising. Specialty being the key.If you’ve ever listened to a college game of on a radiostation you’ve noticed advertisers during the game thatonly advertise during games. That is specialty advertisingbecause the advertiser knows that potential buyerslisten to the game and they know that specialtylistenership goes off of the charts during that period,unlike the station and its “local” listeners and ads duringthe rest of the week.The Endless Summer Network has a tremendous followingin these 25 markets with 3 weekly shows thatadd up to a total of 60 radio shows each week (an averageof two shows per station). These shows create a specialtymarket and are well received in each market as itsconnection to “beach music” and the beach itself. Theseshows, like any specialty show, create a higherlistenership. The connection to the beach is that thesemarkets do not have beach music in many other timeslots. The shows are like “a big fish in a little pond.”Statistics show that these listeners also visit the GrandStrand up to 6 times per year.This is why “out-of-market advertising” is so valuable.These 60 syndicated shows allow listeners to learnof your business before they arrive. Ask yourself this question,“why would a visitor stop at my business ratherthat the same type business down the street?” Answer,there is no reason, it’s a crap shoot. But if you have advertisedand the business down the street hasn’t its morelikely that your potential customers are on a mission tostop at your business. After all, advertising takes the guesswork out of whether your business offers products andservices that Grand Strand visitors are looking for.There is no “specialty” or target in local advertising.It’s just “we hope they are listening.”Some might say that Internet streaming is the pipelineto out-of-market listeners. That is true to a point,but there is no guarantee where the streaming ends up.Really, are all listeners on the web, potential buyers? Dothey visit the area? You decide. Most stations streambecause it just a flick of the switch. Why not? It hasbecome to be expected.The Endless Summer network defines potential advertisersas “any business that benefits from tourists.” Ifyour business depends on tourists at any level you needto consider and take full advantage of out-of-market advertising.Sales Execs for the Endless Summer Network on 25+ stations,60+ shows, as well as those shows streaming onyourbeachmusic.com and cashboxmagazine.com .These execs also handle marketing and advertising throughDancing On the Edge News.Harry Stegall 704-577-3830Jennifer Stephens 843-467-0973Barbara Reyff-Skoumbourdis 434-238-8207(Although they have a wide range of phone numbers,all three are located at Myrtle Beach, S.C.)If you have questions or comments about stories inDancing On the Edge News, contact John Hook at 704-219-1560 or johnhook@mindspring.com***25Volume 1 No. 12 25