"Handy Man" is a song written by singer #JimmyJones and songwriter #OtisBlackwell. Recordings by #DelShannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does #BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting Jimmy Jones. The song is noted for Jones singing "Come-a, come-a come-a come-a, come come-a, yeah" lyrics.
https://youtu.be/N8u8tASPtwg
#jimmyjones #otisblackwell #delshannon #bmi
"Just Keep It Up" is a song written by #OtisBlackwell and performed by #DeeClark. In 1959, the track reached No. 9 on the #USR_BChart, No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 26 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was featured on his 1959 album, Dee Clark.
https://youtu.be/Yce0Ug5ElWw
#otisblackwell #deeclark #usr_bchart #uksingleschart
Digging through as many #JeffBeck rabbit holes as I can over the past couple days, came across this gem of #OtisBlackwell on #DavidLetterman back in 1984 (Blackwell, one of the greatest songwriters in US history, wrote "All Shook Up," famously done by Elvis, but also the first song on Beck-Ola, '69). Letterman's early show at its finest!
Also (for those who care!), features the earliest incarnation of Schaefer's band, with Bullock (gtr) and Jordan (drms):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgzzJ-eV8JY
#jeffbeck #otisblackwell #davidletterman