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"Honkey Tonk Woman"
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“Honkey Tonk Woman”: from ’61!

Don Davis, who produced Albert King‘s King Albert album in 1977, would come up with a song title that would get appropriated lock, stock and barrel eight years later by a former blues band from London: “Honkey Tonk Woman“ (Don Davis and) The Fabulous Playboys (1961) “Honkey Tonk Woman” often commands

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"Alone Alone"
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Nino & April’s Pop Steel Drums

In 1966 brother and sister duo, Nino Tempo and April Stevens, left Atco for White Whale, a label then enjoying commercial success with The Turtles.  White Whale demonstrated their eagerness to do business with Nino and April by allowing them complete artistic freedom in the recording studio. “All Strung Out”

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