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This subject came up on another board. Since we are more music oriented these days, what is your favorite instrumental of all time?

Mine is Wild Weekend by The Rebels.

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> This subject came up on another board. Since we are more
> music oriented these days, what is your favorite
> instrumental of all time?
>
> Mine is Wild Weekend by The Rebels.
>
> I expect some people to list five or more, because it may be
> hard to pin one down.
>

Frankie Brent - Hold It on Cameo/Parkway is one, another is Sleepwalk by Santo & Johnny....

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> This subject came up on another board. Since we are more
> music oriented these days, what is your favorite
> instrumental of all time?
>
> Mine is Wild Weekend by The Rebels.
>
> I expect some people to list five or more, because it may be
> hard to pin one down.
>

I'm one of those "5 or more" people. Lots of instrumentals are missing nowadays, on both oldies radio and in general (name the last big Top 40 instrumental hit!?)

Booker T & the MGs' "Green Onions" is excellent, as is the original "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela (in the running for the Bruce Dickinson "I've got a fever..." Award). And of course, what about "Tequila" by the Champs?

Going a bit deeper, "Perfidia" by the Ventures is an all-time classic.
Can't forget "Soul Coaxing" by the Raymond LeFevre Orchestra (1968).
And of course, "The In Crowd" by the Ramsey Lewis Trio. Can't forget "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.

Also, being a Beatles fan, I would be remiss if I didn't mention an unsung gem: "Flying" from Magical Mystery Tour.

But the Number One instrumental of all time: "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited (December 1968).

Notice that 1968 was a BIG BIG year for Top 40 instrumentals:

Soulful Strut
Soul Coaxing
Grazing in the Grass
Love is Blue--Paul Mauriat
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly--Hugo Montenegro
The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co.
Soul Limbo--Booker T & the MGs (GREAT song)
Tighten Up--Archie Bell & the Drells (for all intents and purposes; merely reciting the title and "calling in" instruments is de minimus)
Classical Gas--Mason Williams
 
Soul Coaxing is a good choice. You mentioned 1968. That was the year that Love Is Blue was out. But one week in 1961, the top three on Billboard were instrumentals. I think 1961 was the high mark for instrumentals and they did not start to come down until around 1969, with many great songs in the seventies.
>
> I'm one of those "5 or more" people. Lots of instrumentals
> are missing nowadays, on both oldies radio and in general
> (name the last big Top 40 instrumental hit!?)
>
> Booker T & the MGs' "Green Onions" is excellent, as is the
> original "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela (in the
> running for the Bruce Dickinson "I've got a fever..."
> Award). And of course, what about "Tequila" by the Champs?
>
> Going a bit deeper, "Perfidia" by the Ventures is an
> all-time classic.
> Can't forget "Soul Coaxing" by the Raymond LeFevre Orchestra
> (1968).
> And of course, "The In Crowd" by the Ramsey Lewis Trio.
> Can't forget "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by the Vince
> Guaraldi Trio.
>
> Also, being a Beatles fan, I would be remiss if I didn't
> mention an unsung gem: "Flying" from Magical Mystery Tour.
>
> But the Number One instrumental of all time: "Soulful Strut"
> by Young-Holt Unlimited (December 1968).
>
> Notice that 1968 was a BIG BIG year for Top 40
> instrumentals:
>
> Soulful Strut
> Soul Coaxing
> Grazing in the Grass
> Love is Blue--Paul Mauriat
> The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly--Hugo Montenegro
> The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co.
> Soul Limbo--Booker T & the MGs (GREAT song)
> Tighten Up--Archie Bell & the Drells (for all intents and
> purposes; merely reciting the title and "calling in"
> instruments is de minimus)
> Classical Gas--Mason Williams
>
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Was Hold It by Frankie Brent the same song as done in the fifties by Bill Doggett? The Bill Doggett song was the theme song for my favorite oldies show, Larry Neal's Wax Museum on KOMA.


> Frankie Brent - Hold It on Cameo/Parkway is one, another is
> Sleepwalk by Santo & Johnny....
>
> And that classic sound of the season - Twistin Bells!
>
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CBS-FM used to play (about 10 years ago) Bill Purcell's "Our Winter Love" which is one of my favorites; along with "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" by Vince Guaraldi (Sounds Orchestral I could take or leave).

I also liked "Sexy" MSFB. Funky 70's at it's best.

For Christmas, I love Guaraldi's stuff.. "Skating", "Linus & Lucy", the instrumental version of "Christmas Time Is Here". All of these play well on oldies stations around the holidays.

Then there's Don Charles' Singing Dogs... although that's not REALLY an instrumental... dogs are people too!<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by 1290wgli on 07/19/05 06:34 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> This subject came up on another board. Since we are more
> music oriented these days, what is your favorite
> instrumental of all time?
>
> Mine is Wild Weekend by The Rebels.
>
> I expect some people to list five or more, because it may be
> hard to pin one down.
>
Alley Cat; Green Onions; Good, the Bad and The Ugly
Take Care,
Jim DJJIMB
 
pretty hard to beat "Theme From 'A Summer Place" by Percy Faith.
Peter Nero's "Summer Of '42", as well.
 
> This subject came up on another board. Since we are more
> music oriented these days, what is your favorite
> instrumental of all time?
>
> Mine is Wild Weekend by The Rebels.
>
> I expect some people to list five or more, because it may be
> hard to pin one down.




RUMBLE by Link Wray. Banned from radio in some cities in 1958 because it "promoted teen-age violence".
 
> pretty hard to beat "Theme From 'A Summer Place" by Percy
> Faith.

Goes without saying! Absolutely!
 
> > pretty hard to beat "Theme From 'A Summer Place" by Percy
> > Faith.
>
> Goes without saying! Absolutely!
>


Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny. Hands down!
 
> RUMBLE by Link Wray. Banned from radio in some cities in
> 1958 because it "promoted teen-age violence".

Very interesting...and a good one. in the linear notes of Rhino's "Loud, Fast, and Out of Control" box argues that this song introduced the world to the power D Chord and without it Heavy Metel wouldn't exist. Quite a statement even though I think it was over the top
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>
> I expect some people to list five or more, because it may be
> hard to pin one down.
>

Deal...I've got five for ya:

1) "Sleepwalk"/Santo & Johnny (However! I found a MUCH better cover-version that will blow your brain-cells! Go to iTunes, RealRhapsody or Napster and download "Sleepwalk" by Hapa...a Hawaiian rocker who positively SMOKES the crap out of this one! It's what Santo & Johnny would have done if they recorded it today. Trust me on this!)

2) "Wade In The Water"/Ramsey Lewis. Can't beat the original!

3) "Pipeline"/Chantays. (Again, I found a better version by the Duo-Tones. It's the same guys as the Chantays, but, it's an unplugged new version and it rocks! Also available on iTunes, RealRhapsody and Napster.)

4) "Apache". (Again...I found a better version by Jimmy Thackery on the same three music sites. Awesome!)

5) Theme from "Endless Summer"/from the 1969 movie. (There's a much better version by Laika & The Cosmonauts on the same three sites.)

Whoa...I just realized that I've picked 4 outta 5 that are surf-guitar type tunes. Radical, dude.
 
"The Horse".Cliff Nobles & Co.
"Soulful Strut"..Young Holt Unlimited (there was a vocal version on the B side "Are You the Same Girl" (I think Barbara Acklin"which was remade in the 90s.
"You've Got to Pay the Price" (It was on Detroit's Westbound Records, artists name escapes me. Big CKLW hit).
"Soul Finger"..Bar kays
"Love is Blue"..Paul Mauriat.
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> > > pretty hard to beat "Theme From 'A Summer Place" by
> Percy
> > > Faith.
> >
> > Goes without saying! Absolutely!
> >
>
>
> Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny. Hands down!
>
I love "Because They're Young" by Duane Eddy.
Also "Topsy, Part II" by Cozy Cole.
 
> "The Horse".Cliff Nobles & Co.
> "Soulful Strut"..Young Holt Unlimited (there was a vocal
> version on the B side "Are You the Same Girl" (I think
> Barbara Acklin"which was remade in the 90s.
> "You've Got to Pay the Price" (It was on Detroit's Westbound
> Records, artists name escapes me. Big CKLW hit).
> "Soul Finger"..Bar kays
> "Love is Blue"..Paul Mauriat.
>

"You've Got To Pay The Price" that was Al Kent. It was on Ric Tic records that Motown aquired in the mid 60's.
 
> "The Horse".Cliff Nobles & Co.
> "Soulful Strut"..Young Holt Unlimited (there was a vocal
> version on the B side "Are You the Same Girl" (I think
> Barbara Acklin"which was remade in the 90s.
> "You've Got to Pay the Price" (It was on Detroit's Westbound
> Records, artists name escapes me. Big CKLW hit).
> "Soul Finger"..Bar kays
> "Love is Blue"..Paul Mauriat.
>

I see you're a soul instrumental guy too!

For what it's worth, "The Horse" also had a vocal--in fact, it was the original recording, and the backside instrumental was a throwaway. The vocal was named "Love Is Alright". I forget who actually sang lead vocal.
 
> > "The Horse".Cliff Nobles & Co.
> > "Soulful Strut"..Young Holt Unlimited (there was a vocal
> > version on the B side "Are You the Same Girl" (I think
> > Barbara Acklin"which was remade in the 90s.

Good choices so far. Let's not forget "Manhattan Spiritual" by Reg & His Orchestra, as well as Frank Mills, "Music Box Dancer." I'll bet you haven't heard either of those recently.
 
> > > "The Horse".Cliff Nobles & Co.
> > > "Soulful Strut"..Young Holt Unlimited (there was a vocal
>
> > > version on the B side "Are You the Same Girl" (I think
> > > Barbara Acklin"which was remade in the 90s.
>
> Good choices so far. Let's not forget "Manhattan Spiritual"
> by Reg & His Orchestra, as well as Frank Mills, "Music Box
> Dancer." I'll bet you haven't heard either of those
> recently.
>
Wow what a great list already... I'll add "In The Mood" - the old Glenn Miller classic rocked by Ernie Fields in 1959. Peaked at #4 on Billboard in the fall of that year.
 
> Wow what a great list already... I'll add "In The Mood" -
> the old Glenn Miller classic rocked by Ernie Fields in 1959.
> Peaked at #4 on Billboard in the fall of that year.
>

I'm surprised no one's brought up some of the great Herb Alpert (both with and sans the Tijuana Brass):

"A Taste of Honey" (1965)
"Zorba the Greek" (1966)
"Flamingo" (1969)--A personal favorite

And then there's "Casino Royale" (1967).

And one more conspicuous absence from the list, again, a personal favorite:
"TSOP" by MFSB (1974)

Oh, and what about "Hawaii Five-O" by the Ventures (1969).
 
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