Original version of the party favourite, famously covered by James & Bobby Purify and then The Blues Brothers. One of the most unpolished soul dancers you'll ever hear.
Label: One-derful – 4815 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1963 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Tracklist: A Shake A Tail Feather Written-By – Williams*, Hayes*, Rice* 2:22 B Divorce Court Written-By – West*, J. Tate*, V. Rice*
The Five Du-Tones were an American soul vocal group who enjoyed success in the dance craze era of the early 1960s. The group comprised Willie Guest, Robert Hopkins, LeRoy Joyce, Oscar Watson and James West. They came together while attending Patrick Henry High School in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1957.
With Joyce's mother relocating to Chicago, the group decided to follow her there. With Hopkins and Watson electing to stay in St. Louis, 1960 found the Chicago line-up supplemented by Andrew Butler and Frank McCurrey.
Between 1963 and 1966 the Five Du-Tones recorded nine singles on George Leaner's One-derful Records. "Please Change Your Mind" failed to chart, as did "Come Back Baby". The group's third release in 1963 finally got them noticed: "Shake a Tail Feather" (co-written by Andre Williams and Otha Hayes) was played on R&B stations across the country, but it failed to make the sales and chart position the airplay justified. The track peaked at #28 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and #51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group continued to record fun dance tunes that helped bridge the gap between doo-wop and soul music. 1963's "The Chicken Astronaut" was an exemplary song of the short-lived "reluctant astronaut" subgenre of space music.
Original version of the party favourite, famously covered by James & Bobby Purify and then The Blues Brothers. One of the most unpolished soul dancers you'll ever hear.
ReplyDeleteLabel:
One-derful – 4815
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Country:
US
Released:
1963
Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
Soul
Tracklist:
A Shake A Tail Feather
Written-By – Williams*, Hayes*, Rice*
2:22
B Divorce Court
Written-By – West*, J. Tate*, V. Rice*
https://www.discogs.com/The-Five-Du-Tones-Shake-A-Tail-Feather-Divorce-Court/release/2024661
The Five Du-Tones were an American soul vocal group who enjoyed success in the dance craze era of the early 1960s. The group comprised Willie Guest, Robert Hopkins, LeRoy Joyce, Oscar Watson and James West. They came together while attending Patrick Henry High School in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1957.
With Joyce's mother relocating to Chicago, the group decided to follow her there. With Hopkins and Watson electing to stay in St. Louis, 1960 found the Chicago line-up supplemented by Andrew Butler and Frank McCurrey.
Between 1963 and 1966 the Five Du-Tones recorded nine singles on George Leaner's One-derful Records. "Please Change Your Mind" failed to chart, as did "Come Back Baby". The group's third release in 1963 finally got them noticed: "Shake a Tail Feather" (co-written by Andre Williams and Otha Hayes) was played on R&B stations across the country, but it failed to make the sales and chart position the airplay justified. The track peaked at #28 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and #51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group continued to record fun dance tunes that helped bridge the gap between doo-wop and soul music. 1963's "The Chicken Astronaut" was an exemplary song of the short-lived "reluctant astronaut" subgenre of space music.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Du-Tones