Yeah, I know. You'd be right in thinking that the Royaltones were like so many other bands of the late fifties, lacking in pizzazz or any overt wildness. Look at them, just another group of spit-shined clowns. But, see that guy with the guitar? That's Dennis Coffey. He would go on to play on the Temptations' "Psychedelic Shack", Edwin Starr's "War" and the Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing", along with a bunch of other late sixties and early seventies stuff that you've heard a thousand times. He also did his own solo stuff, and had a huge hit with "Scorpio". That sucker landed him on Soul Train.
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Listen:The Royaltones - Seesaw mp3 at Diddy Wah
Coffey session work:
The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack mp3 at La Viie en Robe
The Temptations - Ball of Confusion mp3 at FishHeads
Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing mp3 at Parasoul
Solo:
Dennis Coffey - Scorpio mp3 at EricMGrant.EJFlavors
Video:
The Royaltones - Poor Boy at YouTube From American Bandstand
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