Jorge Negrete   RCA Victor (Spain)

(39 votes, average: 3.18 out of 5)

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Llama Gila   Odeon (Spain)b

(34 votes, average: 2.62 out of 5)

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“Sing It Again, Sam!”   The inimitable song stylings of Sam Sacks   Arliss Records   For those unfamiliar with the wonder of WFMU’s Beware of the Blog let this be a welcome introduction.   Go to BOTB and listen to Sam’s fantastically awful mauling of standards.   A private recording on par with the best of the worst from Mrs. Miller, Lucia Pamela and Florence Foster Jenkins.   I gotta find a copy!

(56 votes, average: 3.48 out of 5)

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“Fox en Guitarra”   Roberto Rojas   Musart Records

(65 votes, average: 4.18 out of 5)

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Em Tempo De Tango   Carlinhos   Columbia Brazil

(49 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5)

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“Blow Man Blow”   Jesse Powell   Jubilee Records   Calvin Boze does a great R&B version of this song.   Blow Man Blow

(55 votes, average: 4.04 out of 5)

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El Festival de los Ninos   Calesita Records   This one’s for you Fred at Frederator Studios if you’re listening!

(45 votes, average: 3.49 out of 5)

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“La Gambille Chez Bousca”   Musette Ensemble of the Bal Bousca   Dana Pacific Records

(49 votes, average: 3.80 out of 5)

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“Beauty Shop Beat”   The Clark Sisters   Coral Records     My favorite track is, “I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Conditioner Is In.” (Props to J-Walk Blog!)

(52 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5)

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The Sweet Inspirations   Atlantic Records (1967)   Includes “Why (Am I Treated So Bad),” a song previously recorded by The Staple Singers and a soulful version of “Let It Be Me”, a French song which had been a pop and R&B hit for Betty Everett & Jerry Butler.

The Sweet Inspirations was founded by Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney Houston and sister of Lee Warrick, (herself the mother of well-known sisters Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick).   The group at the time of this first Atlantic recording session also included Myra Smith and Estelle Brown

In a recording session in 1967, The Sweet Inspirations provided the back up vocals for Van Morrison on his classic hit “Brown Eyed Girl”   In 1968, the group did studio work on Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland album, performing backing vocals for the track “Burning of the Midnight Lamp.” They also backed Dusty Springfield on her album “Dusty in Memphis”

In 1969,   The Sweet Inspirations began working with Elvis Presley as both background singers and his warm-up act, as well as doing occasional ‘live’ dates with Aretha Franklin.

(56 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5)

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