Le Chanky-Chank Français, BeauSoleil (1991) “By capitalizing the “S” in the middle of BeauSoleil, the Cajun band’s name becomes beautiful sun, but the truth is the band is named for an Acadian resistance fighter. Joseph Broussard Beausoleil fought the English in the mid-1700s.”
We’re Gonna Make It, Little Milton (1965) “Born James Milton Campbell on the 7th September 1934 in Inverness, Mississippi. According to some accounts the ‘Little’ handle was used to differentiate him from his father, Big Milton, a farmer and local performer around Greenville, Mississippi.”
IF I OH I, Nolan Strong & The Diablos (1959)
The Diablos, featuring Nolan Strong as lead singer, were a pre-Motown group from Detroit. Best known for their classic song The Wind (1954), they recorded many hits over the years before they dissolved in the early 60s to join other vocal groups. IF I was later covered by Ko & The Knockouts (2002)
Duluth, Minnesota parade 1926. “An off center wheel in the rear moved the tail in a grotesque fashion while an operator within open and shut the huge teethed jaws”. Original press photo 1926 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb
Flash Chordin’, Roy Buchanan (1987) Roy Buchanan, aka “The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist,” was most famously associated with a 1953 Fender Telecaster nicknamed ‘Nancy’. In 1988 he was arrested for public intoxication and was found hanged from his own shirt in the Fairfax County Virginia Jail. He was 48.
Tacky Raccoons 