Dave Lewis - LITTLE GREEN THING - A&M LP 105 (1964 Mono LP - RARE out of print)
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DAVE LEWIS - LITTLE GREEN THING - A&M LP 105 (1964)
TRACK LISTING: Little Green Thing Fly Me To The Moon Givin' Gas The Swim Thing Around The World In Eighty Days Lip Service Mister Clyde Honky Tonk Misty Little Joe I Left My Heart In San Francisco David's Mood, Part II
Organist Dave Lewis was a local legend in the Pacific Northwest who also had a taste of success on the national level. Starting with a small group called The Dave Lewis Combo in the 1950s, Lewis switched to a Hammond organ in 1960 and made a name for himself playing sock hops, dances and nightclubs in early 1960s Seattle. He found admirers among Seattle's fraternity of rock groups who were also popular in the live club scene of that era, notably The Kingsmen, The Wailers (not the group led by Bob Marley) and Don and the Goodtimes. Certain Dave Lewis tunes, such as "Little Green Thing", became so central to the dance scene in Seattle that they were covered by these bands and yet others.
Dave Lewis recorded a number of singles on local labels, mainly Jerry Dennon's Jerden imprint, but also for Jerden subsidiary labels Piccadilly and Panorama. One number, "J.A.J", allegedly stands for "Jive Ass Jerry" and was a back-handed homage to Dennon; it was also recorded by The Kingsmen. In 1963 Herb Alpert heard Dave Lewis playing in a Seattle nightclub and signed him to A&M Records, which was just then getting started. The resulting album, "Little Green Thing", proved a mixed bag which garnered only a lukewarm response, although the title track did gain some airplay on a national level. Lewis returned to Seattle and by 1967 Jerry Dennon had talked him into recording "Dave Lewis Plays Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass" for Jerden, an undistinguished knockoff that sold well but ultimately did little good for its artist. This was followed shortly by "High Heel Sneakers (Recorded Live at DJ's)" issued on Panorama, which is reputed to be Lewis' defining statement, but it is an extremely scarce LP.
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