HIS FAULT

Man, oh man, no matter how much music you've heard, how many singers of any particular genre you can name, and how many others you're vaguely aware of, there's always an old post on some blog that reminds you that, in the overall scheme of things, you don't know shit. Earl Gaines was to be the subject of todays wild goose chase. A rhythm and blues and soul singer who began performing in the mid-fifties, starting out as a drummer before switching to vocals soon after. I had already started going down the Gaines aisle when I found out that he played drums on the original version of "Baby Lets Play House" by Arthur Gunter. And you can guess what happened. A detour to go off in search of Gunter stuff. To compound the distraction, after hearing Gaines's cover of the Mighty Hannibal's "Hymn Numder 5", now a Hannibal pit stop will be in order. It's going to be one of those nights.

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Listen:
Arthur Gunter - Baby Let's Play House mp3 at Peach Stealing Monkeys 1955, Gaines on drums
Earl Gaines - Baby, Baby, What's Wrong With You? mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu with Louis Brooks and His Hi-Toppers, 1955
Earl Gaines - Hymn Number 5 mp3 at The B Side 1973
Earl Gaines - I Can't Face It mp3 at The B Side 1973
Video:
Earl Gaines - It's Love Baby 24 Hours a Day at YouTube
The Mighty Hannibal - Jerkin' The Dog at YouTube Same studio stage as above
Visit:
Earl Games - Profile at The B Side