Yes, Keith Allison. The Texas-born Paul McCartney look-alike who was briefly a teen idol on TV's Where the Action Is, and who later did a stint in Paul Revere and the Raiders.
And who made this absolutely killer single in early 1967.
"Louise" has an interesting provenance, by the way. It was written by Jesse Kincaid, who -- along with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder -- was a member of The Rising Sons, perhaps the great lost American rock band of the mid-60s. And the backing track to Allison's version is identical to the one that appears (with vocal by Mark Lindsay) on the Raider's classic The Spirit of '67 album.
In any case, I had long assumed that Allison ended his career toiling in country music, like so many of his contemporaries, so what a delightful surprise to see that he remained a rocker at heart.
Seriously -- we should all kick such major ass thirty or forty years down the line.
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He apparently appears at The Joint with Waddy's band on a regular basis:
http://waddywachtelinfo.com/Calendar.html
ROAD TRIP!!! :-)
Is that Nancy Wilson?
I love the tune Louise. When I bought this album back in the summer of 67, my girlfriend's name was Louise.
I should have mentioned the album I purchased was the Spirit of 67 by PR and the Raiders.
Blimey! It's Tony bloody Blackburn!
http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/spotblac.htm
Keith co-wrote "Freeborn Man" w/ Mark Lindsay. It's become a bluegrass standard. I first heard it in my 70's rock neanderthal days by southern rockers The Outlaws.
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