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| From | Ccdatsme <ccdatsme@aol.com> |
| Subject | Re: RIP General Johnson-Chairman of the Board |
| Date | Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:24:34 -0400 |
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My off-kilter fave is "Rockaway Beach," by Joey Ramone & General Johnson. We played that and The Chairmen of the Board's "(You've Got Me) Dangling On String" on this week's radio show.
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From: Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com>
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 1:48 am
Subject: Re: RIP General Johnson-Chairman of the Board
On 10-17-10 11:55 AM, floatingunder wrote:
> He died earlier in the week of cancer. I loved this man's voice. They > had some terrific songs.
>
> Chairman of the Board (love the "brreeaat" noise he makes on this > track). A heck of a song....
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2uQyP-I2VI
He was also the lead singer of The Showmen, who were big in the 60s regional beach music scene around the Carolinas, Virginia & Georgia. I have fond memories of the Showman at a couple of show-&-dances, which were more common than "concerts" at the time - & more fun.
Besides the hit everyone knows them for, my favorite Chairman of the Board cut is called Finders Keepers, from the early 70s. General Johnson also wrote the Clarence Carter hit "Patches".
- michael
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