December, 2008
Satelite dish
“Out There with Betty Carter” Peacock’s Progressive Jazz (1958) Featuring: Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland (tp), Melba Liston (tb), Tommy Gryce, Jimmy Powell (as), Benny Golston, Jerome Richardson (ts), Sahib Shihab (bars), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones, Peck Morrison (b), Specs Wright (d), Betty Carter (vcl)
Purple People Eater
“The Purple People Eater” (Click to see Sheb Wooley performing his novelty hit and a #1 song from 1958) Broadway FunTime Records A kid’s record of funny songs. Great illustration on this budget label. One of a series of a dozen or so, all with great covers by the same artist
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (One eye?)