032 - Sadie's Ways and the Hippie Queen

This time we have quite a selection of material. We start with Glennis Annette and the Confederates from Texas, circa 1968.

We follow them with one of the finest bands out of Virginia to almost make the big time (in my opinion) -- the Bosom Blues Band. Their acid-tinged tune "Hippie Queen" is pure psych. Hard to believe it's actually a group of teenagers! (and if you're fans of this track, we have it not only that track on the CD Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1, but the Bosom Blues Band's entire album reissued on vinyl).

The amazing Elsie Strong steps into the Soul Spotlight, with her song "This is the Last Time." And we round things out with a song that was climbing up the charts, until a radio DJ listened to the lyrics closely and banned it from the air. The Esquires perform their ill-fated track, "Sadie's Ways."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #032 Sadie's Ways and the Hippie Queen;

 - The Radio Star


The program we play:

Glennis Annette and the Confederates - You Better Find Your Way
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 4


The Bosom Blues Band
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1


Elsie Strong - This is the Last Time
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2


The Esquires - Sadie's Ways
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

031 - Electric Sunshine and the Electrical Banana

A mixed bag of tunes this time around. We start with East Coast favorites the Swinging Machine, and a great song from 1967, "Look Out!"

Then we follow Virginia artist Dean Kohler on his continuing adventures. We've already featured his previous group the Satellites, and we pick up the story after Kohler was drafted in 1965. It spelled the end of the Satellites, but not Kohler's musical career. On the transport to Vietnam, he formed a new group, the Electrical Banana, and even managed to record a few songs in Hanoi while on tour! You'll hear one of them in this podcast.

And we check out Raw Soul from 1972. Dorsey shows up to blow sax on the record, keeping the energy level high (before the lead singer kicks him off). We finish with the Electric Sunshine, a remarkable band of nine-year-olds from Jonesboro, Arkansas.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #031 Electric Sunshine and the Electrical Banana

The Radio Star


This program we play:

The Swinging Machine - Look Out
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 4


The Electrical Banana - She's Gone
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1


Raw Soul w/Dorsey - Leave My Beat Alone
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 3

Electric Sunshine - Stop!!
Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas