Welcome the Little Darlin's Rock and Roll Palace, presented by Wolfman Jack and featuring Glen Stetson. Originally aired in 1988, Rock and Roll Palace brought you the best live performances from all your Rock and Roll and Motown favourites!
In this episode we have performances by Thomas David "Tommy" Roe (born May 9, 1942, Atlanta, Georgia)an American pop music singer-songwriter, Johnnie Louise Richardson (June 29, 1935, Montgomery, Alabama - October 25, 1988, New York City) and Joe Rivers (March 20, 1937, Charleston, South Carolina.
Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962) and "Dizzy" (1969),Thomas David aka "Tommy" Roe was widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career. In 1986, Roe was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and his music has been acknowledged by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame."Sheila" was both written and performed by Tommy Roe and it reached number one on the US Hot Billboard 100 chart and number three on the UK Singles chart in 1962.
Johnnie & Joe were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, who were best known for their 1957 hit "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea."
Johnnie Louise Richardson and Joe Rivers began singing together in 1957 and released several singles on Chess Records, which were leased from J & S Records, to whom the duo were under contract. Richardson was the daughter of the J&S label owner, Zelma "Zell" Sanders, who had been a touring member of The Hearts.
Three of the songs hit the U.S. singles charts. "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea", written by Rex Garvin, went to #3 on the R&B chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "I'll Be Spinning", written by Freddie Scott, went Top 10 R&B, both in 1957. "My Baby's Gone", a #15 R&B hit, was their last,although "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" returned to the pop charts in 1960, peaking at #89 the second time around.
In this episode we have performances by two acts: Tommy Roe, A Johnnie & Joe duet.
1. Sheila - Tommy Roe (0:50)
2. Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe (03:58)
3. Everybody - Tommy Roe (08:59)
4. Over the Mountain Across the Sea - Johnnie & Joe (12:19)
5. I'll Be Spinning - Johnnie & Joe (15:24)
6. Dizzy - Tommy Roe (18:33)
This performance was recorded live in 1988 at Little Darlin's Rock 'n' Roll Palace, in Kissimmee, Florida.
