This week's Backbeat has the "King of the Slide Guitar" - Hawaii's King Nawahi (pictured with his group), an early demo by Charlie Rich showing a bluesier side than his "silver fox" days, a swamp-pop anthem and the best stripper song ever. Round that out with some gospel, drinking songs and do-wopp and you've got another must-hear pile of old records.
Artist - Title LaVern Baker - Whipper Snapper Jimmie & Leon Short - Alla en el Rancho Grande (My Ranch) Amos Milburn - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer Cookie & The Cupcakes - Mathilda Le Trio Cadien (D.L. Menard, Eddie LeJeune, Ken Smith) - Bayou Pon Pon Leo Kottke - Pamela Brown King Nawahi - Hawaiian Melody Rev. Robert Ballinger - Hold My Body Down Charlie Rich - Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave George Jones - Done Gone Cornel Gunter And The Ermines - Peek, Peek-A-Boo Tiny Bradshaw - Mailman's Sack The Channels - The Closer You Are Jimmy Forrest - Night Train The Famous Ward Singers, Marion Williams lead - Good News Betty Jean Washington - Betty Jean Blues Ferlin Husky - Draggin' the River Bobby Marchan - Chickee Wah Wah Al Sears And His Rock 'N' Rollers - Tweedle Dee