ASKO Beer, 50 Country Artists (2025) Compilation lifted from There I Ruined It: “I made a song entirely from 50 country artists singing ‘cold beer.'” [Related song here.]
She’s Gone to Napoli, Laurel Aitken (1963) Dubbed The Godfather of Ska (and later Boss Skinhead) Cuban-Jamaican Lorenzo “Laurel” Aitken moved to the UK in 1960 and dropped 15 singles before heading back to Jamaica three years later. He returned to the UK in 1970 and continued performing and recording until his death in 2005.
Big Bamboo – King Eric and His Knights (1964)
Live at the Windsor Inne’s [sic] BA-MA Room, the band led by “King” Eric Gibson featured vocalist Frankie Adams. “We didn’t press our album full of hopes and dreams and misty eyes. This record was produced because we were flooded with requests for the music of ‘The Knights’ here at the BA MA.”
Underworld, Reg Guest Syndicate (1966)
Pianist, arranger and music director Reg Guest (aka Earl Guest) was Born in Birmingham, England. His album Underworld contains covers of crime/spy/drama themes: “The great Reg Guest captured that inimitable late-60s sound with some irresistible instrumentals which are covers of famous James Bond themes and so on. It was recorded circa 1967 and first released in England on the Fontana label. Instruments used here include an inconceivable 12-string electric bass guitar. An unforgettable sound.”
May I, Bill Deal & The Rhondels (1968) Blue-eyed soul band from Portsmouth, Virginia, formed in 1959 and had a 24 year run until Bill Deal left the group in 1983.
Blues de Bernadette, Lost Bayou Ramblers (2012)Formed in 1999 in Pilette, Louisiana, LBR plays an eclectic mix of Cajun / creole / country swamp rock with an ear for traditional music preservation.
Tacky Raccoons 