008 - Small Town Boy Crying For Her

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #008 - Small Town Boy Crying For Her

The Statler Brothers are the most famous family act to come out of Staunton, Virginia -- but they certainly weren't the only one. In 1959 the Miller Brothers also started performing around the Shenandoah Valley, and eventually wound up in the recording studio in the mid 1960's. The episode of the Garage Soul '66 podcast we play a cut from that session.

We also revisit a group featured in an earlier program, the Swinging Machine. And we play the flip side of the Barefact's sole 45 rpm (we featured the A side in episode 004)

And our Soul Spotlight shines on the Anglos, and their epic sage of the "Small Town Boy."

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Barefacts: Leaves on a Tree
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

The Swinging Machine: Crying for Her
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol.1

The Anglos: Small Town Boy
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

The Miller Brothers: Jump, Jack, Jump
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol.2

007 - Velvet Haze and Raw Soul

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #007 - Velvet Haze and Raw Soul

This podcast we start in Washington D.C. with the fuzzed out acid sounds of the Velvet Haze. Then we check out bassist Gene Barnett. He spent a good part of his career playing behind others. But he stepped into the limelight when he fronted his own group back in 1967.

We conclude with a double shot of soul. Lenis Guess sings a smooth ballad of love and devotion, while Raw Soul serves up an instrumental as lo-fi and nasty as the group's name.

- Radio Star

This program we play:

Velvet Haze - Last Days on Earth
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Gene Barnett - Hey Come On Now
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

Lenis Guess - Workin' For My Baby
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Raw Soul - The Gig
Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!