DALE HAWKINS LP L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas - Bell 6036
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Dale Hawkins - L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas. Bell 6036 stereo 12" LP record album. Condition: Record and cover are close to NM, with factory center bb punch. Comments: Dale Hawkins, cousin of the legendary rockabilly raver Ronnie Hawkins, is most commonly remembered for writing and recording the original version of the swamp-rock standard ¿Suzie Q¿ in 1957. Born and raised in Louisiana, Hawkins had reached a milestone at the beginning of his career by bringing the sound of the swamp to the masses. However, Hawkins was much more than just a writer or a singer, and he spent the next ten years recording more singles for Chess Records and working behind the scenes as a producer and A&R man. By 1967 Hawkins was ready¿ to cut an LP of his own again and headed into a small studio in Los Angeles where, he began work on what was to become L.A, Memphis, & Tyler, Texas. The album sounds like the front cover looks. That is to say, laid back, down-home, stoned, and restless all at once -- it¿s a deep fried oddball of an album that takes the genre to new levels and doesn¿t sound exactly like anything else out there. The closest points of comparison for Hawkins¿ funky noise would no doubt be the kindred spirits of Jim Ford, Link Wray, and Bobby Charles.
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