So, do you guys know who Joyce Harris is? You should. She comes just about as close as you can get to a female version of the Sonic's Gery Roslie. If you know the Sonics and Roslie, you know that means more than a little gravel in her larynx. Close to Los Saicos level. Not on every song but enough to merit mention. Listen to her version of "I Got My Mojo Working" and "No Way Out" below. If that tickles your fancy, there is a mix at Probe Is Turning-On the People that includes sixteen songs of hers (including two with her singing as Sinner Strong and five with her sister as Judy and Joyce). It also includes ten songs by Kathy Lynn of whom I know nothing about and isn't quite as rough as Harris. But one of hers is singing with Link Wray and the Wraymen. It's rather pedestrian for Wray, not a whole lotta badass going on, but if he worked with dog shit, I'll give dog shit a listen.
The mix is a quick download and they're all individual mp3s. so you can cherry pick which to save. Hell, I think it's worth the hassle just to have her version of "I Got My Mojo Working". Once at Probe, scroll down to session 425, the download link is right below the song list.
Joyce Harris - I Got My Mojo Working (streaming) at YouTube
Joyce Harris - No Way Out at Rocky 52
Joyce Harris (as Sinner Strong) - Don't Knock It mp3 at Rocky 52
The mix:
Joyce Harris Meets Kathy Lynn (Session 425) (zip) at Probe Is Turning-On the People 26 songs as individual mp3s. Once at Probe, scroll down to session 425, the download link is right below the song list.
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"No Way Out" was the {then} unannotated record which Dave Marsh had as the 1001st (or was it the 1000th?) deck in his "Top 1000" Rock & Soul records book which I have somewhere on the inside back porch. That alone should convince people to listen to it.
Thanks for the head up Steve. I'll have to check that book out. (Literally, check it out from the library! I'm a tightwad!)
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