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"Is You Ticklish"

Large Larry Asks, “Are You Ticklish?”

A chronology of releases on the Brunswick label reveals Large Larry‘s one and only 45 – “Are You Ticklish?” (#55245) – to be the single that immediately preceded Jackie Wilson’s Top 40 hit, “Shake! Shake! Shake!” (#55246) from 1963: “Are You Ticklish“ Large Larry (1963) That makes three, the number of

February 6, 2015 No Comments

"Awakening"

“Awakening”: Modern Roots Reggae Inna 21st Century

It may be kind of hard to believe now, but at one time in the 1990s and the early part of the new century, the DC area was an important center of activity for roots reggae and other Caribbean sounds. Georges Collinet, for instance, was broadcasting his internationally distributed radio

May 15, 2014 No Comments