18-04-2015, 08:20
JEWEL AKENS "the birds and the bees" B/W "tic-tac toe" 1965
without a doubt, a definate "one hit wonder" in the UK and Australia...
but what a hit to have as your only one!
"A" side is IMO a pop classic from that or any era...
"B" side is on par with the "A" side also...
i have known this song ever since i was a youngster but never knew the artist name, or even that Jewel was black!
two surprises in one...but when you realise it..he does sound an aweful lot like Sam Cooke...
single only made it to #29 in the UK...shame on you Britain,shame on you!
here's Jewel's short Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Akens
"the birds and the bees" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umyl-wWRkJ4 live perofrmance
"tic-tac toe" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEUtOEkBxM8 audio link
without a doubt, a definate "one hit wonder" in the UK and Australia...
but what a hit to have as your only one!
"A" side is IMO a pop classic from that or any era...
"B" side is on par with the "A" side also...
i have known this song ever since i was a youngster but never knew the artist name, or even that Jewel was black!
two surprises in one...but when you realise it..he does sound an aweful lot like Sam Cooke...
single only made it to #29 in the UK...shame on you Britain,shame on you!
here's Jewel's short Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Akens
"the birds and the bees" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umyl-wWRkJ4 live perofrmance
"tic-tac toe" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEUtOEkBxM8 audio link
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.