Snatch and the Poontangs
“For Adults Only” Kent Records, 1969. This is actually a raunchy blues album by Johnny Otis and his son guitarist Shuggie “Inspiration Information” Otis, (thirteen at the time), and vocalist Delmar “Mighty Mouth” Evans under assumed names. The cover looks like R. Crumb, but I read somewhere that Johnny Otis did it (?). This album was “Rated X” and sold in Adult Bookstores.
After “Signifyin’ Monkey,” (which also opens the classic Otis blues LP “Cold Shot”), “Snatch” continues with other examples of classic toasts “Poolshootin Monkey,” (here as “Signifyin Monkey part 2″) and “Hey, Shine” (a Bo Diddley beat with the melody of Otis’ own “Willie and the Hand Jive,) and “Stack a Lee”. “Dirty Dozens” (aka “Yass Yass Yass”) is a classic.
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May 12th, 2008 at 9:24 am
otis did it??? what a surprise…
August 15th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I was sad to hear that Bo Diddley died. That guy had an amazing career and life. And I just loved his guitar, the Twang Machine. It looked so cool and unusual for a guitar! He sure could make is sing.