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My #SaturdayOnStage píck for today is an uptempo number from the 1959 Alan Freed movie "Go Johnny Go!":

The Flamingos: Jump Children (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COFvEGFzGYc

Although the Flamingos were better-known for their ballads, you wouldn't believe it from the wild dance routines on this clip.

The line-up of the group at the time was Nate Nelson, Tommy Hunt, Jake Carey, Paul Wilson, Zeke Carey and Terry Johnson. In addition to singing, Terry Johnson played guitar and Zeke Carey bass.

Marv Goldberg writes:
"In April 1959, the Flamingos appeared in the Alan Freed movie, Go Johnny Go!, singing and dancing a frenetic version of "Jump Children". The routine had been recorded in a New York studio in February. Even off the screen it was a crowd-pleaser: "We always closed with "Jump, Children", says Terry. Note that while the film opened in many markets in April, it didn't make it to New York until the end of July."
https://www.uncamarvy.com/Flamingos/flamingos.html

#music #flamingos #tommyhunt #alanfreed #marvgoldberg #doowop #rhythmandblues #vocalgroups #dancing #1950s

I’m very surprised by this so far.

#AlanFreed #Radio #Music #RockAndRoll #PublicEnemy

Alan Freed the waves as much as Lincoln freed the slaves.

#AlanFreed #Radio #Music #RockAndRoll #PublicEnemy

Spotlight on #WilsonPickett
That wicked [picked?] Pickett
Singing Mustang Sally
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
Spotlight on #SamCooke now
From whom we swiped this song
HE WAS THE KING OF SOUL
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
#SweetSoulMusic
rel 1 Feb 1967
based on Yeah Man
from Shake (Sam's last LP)

#TuesdayWeld appears
courtesy of #AlanFreed
#pop #soul #music #1960s
https://youtu.be/nrA1ODxqagc