Oh jeez, I'm embarrassed to admit that this post doesn't contain anything revelatory about Johnny Kidd. He did a fine job with his original version of "Shakin' All Over", to that I think you'd agree. And he did, with his band the Pirates, make the guitar-bass-drums-vocals quartet style do-able (which, if Wikipedia is to be believed, convinced the Who that Roger Daltrey should ditch the guitar), but if astounding surprises are what you're after, you'll have to settle for the video below. It's Donna Loren, singer and actress, who was off on the sidelines playing second fiddle to Annette Funicello in beach party movies. She, like Annette, was squeaky clean, not someone you'd thing of as being cool. But cool is what she is in this clip from Shindig. She may not give Ronnie Spector anything to worry about, but one would have to cop to the fact that in this particular clip, she does a good job appropriating the expressionless beehive routine that elevated the Ronettes to top tier huzza-huzza status.
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Listen:Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Shakin' All Over mp3 at Mp3 Rockabilly
The Who - Shakin' All Over (BBC session) mp3 at N1.vmuzike.net
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Growl mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
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