The following is an account of true events: the names of those involved have been changed (including the dog’s).
My introduction to the Great Edgar Broughton started in a pub said to have once been frequented by highwayman Dick Turpin.
Aged fourteen, me and a couple of mates found we could get served in the Schooner, located—though no longer there—where Streatham High Road meets Hermitage Lane.
Artist: LaVern Baker
A.K.A.:
From: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Song: ‘Bumble Bee’
Recorded: 1960
Artist: Jimmy McCracklin
From: a point of contention; either Elaine, Arkansas or St. Louis, Missouri.
Song: ‘The Walk’
Recorded: 1957
Members:
From: Marion, Indiana, U.S.A.
Song: ‘Tornado’
Released: 1959
Members: Lorrie and Larry Collins
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Song: ‘Mercy’
Released: 1958
Members:
From: Ohio, USA.
Song: ‘Wash Machine Boogie’
Released: September 1957
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