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"Shakin' All Over" is a song originally performed by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. [1] It was written by leader Johnny Kidd, and his original recording reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1960. [2] The song is sometimes credited to Frederick Albert Heath, which is Kidd's real name. Kidd's recording was not a hit outside Europe.
Shakin' All Over is the debut studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who, although at the time they were known as "Chad Allan & the Expressions".It is regarded as a garage rock [2] album and features their hit version of Johnny Kidd & the Pirates hit song "Shakin' All Over".
Another set of Pirates, with Joe Moretti (guitar), and re-uniting original Pirates Brian Gregg (bass) and Clem Cattini (drums), has also played occasional gigs in recent years. Moretti played on "Shakin' All Over" and its follow-up "Restless". However, this Pirates line-up has Joe Moretti's son, also called Joe Moretti, on guitar.
In 1958, Winnipeg singer/guitarist Chad Allan formed a local rock band called Al and the Silvertones. [6] [7] After several lineup changes, the band stabilized in 1962 under the name Chad Allan and the Reflections, which included Allan and keyboardist Bob Ashley, plus future Guess Who mainstays Randy Bachman on guitar, Jim Kale on bass, and Garry Peterson on drums.
Joseph Edward Moretti [1] (10 May 1938 – 9 February 2012) [1] was a Scottish guitarist renowned for his work on seminal UK rock and roll records such as Vince Taylor's "Brand New Cadillac" and Johnny Kidd & the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over". He later lived in South Africa until his death from lung cancer.
The label informed the band that their name "Freddie Heath and the Nutters" would be changed to Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. [2]: 53–54 "Please Don't Touch" peaked at No. 25 in the UK Singles Chart. [3] Although it is not as well known as Kidd's later song "Shakin' All Over", it is a stand-out among other British rock songs of the time.
Shakin' All Over (re-issue) – - The History of the Guess Who – - Wild One – - 1973 The Best of The Guess Who Volume II: 186 8 CAN: Gold [11] 1977 The Greatest of the Guess Who: 173 - 1988 Track Record: The Guess Who Collection (2-CD) – 85 1992 These Eyes – - 1993 At Their Best – - 1997 The Ultimate Collection (3-CD) – - 1999 ...
In the following decades, Cummings and original guitarist Randy Bachman led several one-time reunion shows or short commemorative tours with various former members. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Starting in the late 1970s, original bassist Jim Kale organized a separate band under the name of The Guess Who for nostalgia tours with a frequently changing cast of ...