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"Shortnin' Bread" (also spelled "Shortenin' Bread", "Short'nin' Bread", or "Sho'tnin' Bread") is an American folk song dating back at least to 1900, when James Whitcomb Riley published it as a poem. While there is speculation that Riley may have based his poem on an earlier African-American plantation song, [ 1 ] no definitive evidence of such ...
The band was managed by Natalie Fredericks. In 1960, they signed with Madison Records and released two singles,"Shortnin' Bread" and "Friendly Star" followed. "Shortnin' Bread" hit No. 96 in the U.S. and was their last hit; they broke up by 1962. In 1959, the group appeared in the series of Nu-Trading Rock 'n Roll Trading Cards.
The Tractors were an American country rock band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians headed by guitarist Steve Ripley.The original lineup consisted of Steve Ripley (lead vocals, guitar), Ron Getman (guitar, Dobro, mandolin, tenor vocals), Walt Richmond (keyboards, piano, bass vocals), Casey van Beek (bass guitar, baritone vocals), and Jamie Oldaker (drums).
He once played with a band at The Golden Nugget in Worcester, Massachusetts and played with Fay Adams & The Drifters. He fulfilled his goal of becoming a professional musician, initiating his career with his first band, the group Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds, best known for their minor hit "Shortnin' Bread" (1960). They sold about 250,000 ...
It was the band's attempt to replicate and build on Boettcher's demo that became the group's first hit single (produced by Boettcher). Boettcher and Almer had a dispute over writing credits for the song, Boettcher arguing that his extensive contributions to the arrangement, which formed the basis of the hit version of the song, warranted a co ...
Band engineer Earle Mankey recalled that his first session with the Beach Boys had involved a recording of "Ding Dang", as he said, "At one session of Carl's, somebody said to Brian, 'Let's cut a track,' and he said, 'I have this great song, it's called "Ding, Dang."' It was a legendary track, and it was around, as I understand it, for a long ...
Their cover version of Ray Smith's hit single "Rockin' Little Angel" became a hit in Australia, and their cover of "Shortnin' Bread" hit number 16 in November that year in the UK Singles Chart. [2] In addition to recording rock /pop numbers, they also did some trad jazz , covering Paul Whiteman for a compilation album .
Short'nin' Bread: Baked Goods "Shortenin' Bread" I. Sparber Larz Bourne Larry Riley Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier Anton Loeb March 24, 1950 Win, Place and Show Boat: Mississippi Riverboat "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" Al Eugster Wm. B. Pattengill Robert Connavale April 28, 1950 Jingle Jangle Jungle: Africa "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo ...