David Eugene Lewis (1938 – March 13, 1998) was an African-American rock and rhythm & blues (R&B) keyboardist, organist, and vocalist based in Seattle, Washington, US. Peter Blecha accounts his Dave Lewis Combo as "Seattle's first significant African American 1950s rock and roll band" and Lewis himself as "the singularly most significant figure on the Pacific Northwest's nascent rhythm & blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s."
Dave Lewis – The Swim Thing Label: A&M Records – 749 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1964 Genre: Funk / Soul
From OP: The cool thing about music is how it can bring you back to a time and place full of great memories. Dave Lewis' "Mr. Clyde" always reminds me of the 1964 Seafair hydro race. It was getting airplay in August of that year and we were at the beach very early in the morning. The hottest three boats that year were the Miss Bardahl, Miss Exide and the Tahoe Miss. Miss Bardahl would edge out the Exide on elapsed time even though the Exide won the final heat. Sadly, all three drivers, Ron Musson, Bill Brow and Chuck Thompson would lose their lives racing within the next few years.
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David Eugene Lewis (1938 – March 13, 1998) was an African-American rock and rhythm & blues (R&B) keyboardist, organist, and vocalist based in Seattle, Washington, US. Peter Blecha accounts his Dave Lewis Combo as "Seattle's first significant African American 1950s rock and roll band" and Lewis himself as "the singularly most significant figure on the Pacific Northwest's nascent rhythm & blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s."
ReplyDeleteDave Lewis – The Swim Thing
Label: A&M Records – 749
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Funk / Soul
Tracklist
A The Swim Thing 2:48
B Mr. Clyde
https://www.discogs.com/Dave-Lewis-The-Swim-Thing/release/10119777
From OP:
The cool thing about music is how it can bring you back to a time and place full of great memories. Dave Lewis' "Mr. Clyde" always reminds me of the 1964 Seafair hydro race. It was getting airplay in August of that year and we were at the beach very early in the morning. The hottest three boats that year were the Miss Bardahl, Miss Exide and the Tahoe Miss. Miss Bardahl would edge out the Exide on elapsed time even though the Exide won the final heat. Sadly, all three drivers, Ron Musson, Bill Brow and Chuck Thompson would lose their lives racing within the next few years.
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Read More about Dave Lewis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lewis_(American_musician)