Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Kid Congo Powers swing at TWIST ALL NIGHT!

This November, the Commodore Boogaloo Night fell on the day after Thanksgiving (the 27th)—as it does most years. When that happens, host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus brings out a host of food and bird records. He did it this year, when he presented the third TWIST ALL NIGHT, augmented in the most fabulous fashion with guest DJ Kid Congo Powers.

As the Boogaloo Bag reported when The Kid was guest DJ at WHAM-O WATUSI in August, he and The Boog go way back—most likely before most Boogaloo Bag readers were even born. The Kid has spent his entire adult life as a professional musician—playing guitar for (in roughly chronological order) The Creeping Ritual (which became The Gun Club), The Cramps, (then back to) The Gun Club, The Fur Bible, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Congo Norvell, The Knoxville Girls and his current organization The Pink Monkey Birds. Man, that’s a lot of action with top legends. And to top it off, the band that he works with now is one of his best. The Boogaloo Bag writers recently caught his act in person and they will enthusiastically tell you that this is one great Rock’n’Roll teen combo! It is so great to see Kid Congo fronting his own band, writing whack songs and playing stun guitar! When this band comes to your town, by all means, go see it. Also, buy the records!

Meanwhile, back at TWIST ALL NIGHT, The Kid and The Boog spun boss records right up until 4:00 AM, when the Commodore bouncer insisted the music stop. This fellow is much too big for anyone to argue with, so the music ended… but not before these two fine DJs played a ton of great records. As noted, The Boog played a few food records and The Kid played some smokin’ instrumentals. Around about 3:00 AM they alternated the playing of records, which resulted in even more instrumentals being played—including the spinning of Travis Wammack’s “Scratchy” by The Kid followed by the Phast Man spinning “Scratch My Back” by B.J. & the Geminis. The Kid played the hot blues instrumental “The Freeze” by Fenton Robinson which The Boog followed with “Soul Express” by Lonnie Mack. The Kid also played his own answer to all the food songs when he set needle to “It’s a Gas!”

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Kid Congo Powers take special care to select the perfect records to play at TWIST ALL NIGHT!

The Boog also played a little tribute to two recently departed heroes: Allen Toussaint wrote “Candy Yam” for Lee Dorsey (fitting into the Thanksgiving theme); and “Swim Time U.S.A.” by The Life Guards was played in order to remember P.F. Sloan (and to salute our friend DJ Rata, a swim instructor by day, Boogaloo Enthusiast by night!).

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the third TWIST ALL NIGHT:

• Ray Anthony–Tequila With a Twist (Capitol)
• Tommy Wills and His Twisting Tomcats–Aw Shucks – Go On Twist (Terry)
• Lowell Fulson–Can She (Checker)
• The Marathons–Mashed Potatoes One More Time (Plaza)
• The Jesters–The Jesters Jump (Foxie)
• The Beatles–Mr. Moonlight (Apple; Japan)
• Roy Head–Just a Little Bit (Scepter)
• Chuck Berry–Jaguar and Thunderbird (Chess)
• Little Rose Evans and Chorus–Your Goose Is Cooked (Tahoe)
• Dee Dee Sharp–Do the Bird (Cameo)
• Jamie Ross–Let’s Do the Cat (Coun-Tree)
• Gino Washington–Doing the Pop Corn (Atac)
• Ace St. Clair with Mack Johnson Combo–Doin the Uncle Willie (Stacy)
• Singin’ Sammy Ward–That Child Is Really Wild (Tamla)
• The Magnificents–The Dribble (Twist) (Checker)
• Carlos Malcolm & His Afro-Jamaican Rhythm–Bonanza Ska (Up-Beat; Jamaica)
• Bill Haley and His Comets–Lean Jean (Decca)
• The Jaguars with Tom Looney–Jaguar (Epic)
• Eddie Kochak & His Orch.–Shish-Ka-Bob Rock (Darl)
• Chick Carlton and the Mixtures–Turkey Time – Part I (Faro)
• The Olympics–Mash Them ‘Taters (Arvee)
• Danny and the Juniors–Do the Mashed Potatoes (Swan)
• Robert Williams and the Groovers–Cranberry Blues (Tip Top)
• Warren Smith–Ubangi Stomp (Sun)
• Tom Jones–Chills and Fever (Decca; France)
• Kane & Abel–The Twist Is Back (Red Bird)
• Horace Bailey–Cool Monkey (Delene)
• Hank Diamond–Soul Sauce (Wachi Wara) (World Pacific)
• Ozzie Torrens and His Exciting Orchestra–Tijuana Grass (Decca)
• Pablo Beltran Ruiz y su Orquesta–La Banda Borracha (RCA Victor; Mexico)
• Los Yaki–¡Auxilio! – Help (Capitol; Mexico)
• Los Gatos Negros–La Tierra de las Mil Danzas (Land of 1000 Dances) (Vergara; Spain)
• Link Wray and the Wraymen–Slinky (Epic)
• The Smoke–My Friend Jack (Metronome; Germany)
• Sharp Hawks–Let Me Go! (Seven Seas; Japan)
• Les Lutins–Je Cherche (Carrousel; Canada)
• Dave Clark Five–Can’t You See That She’s Mine (Epic)
• Roy Orbison–Things Go Better With Coke [from EP Let’s Swing the Jingle for Coca-Cola] (McCann-Erickson/Coca-Cola)
• Travis Wammack–Louie Louie (Atlantic)
• Les Problèmes–Il Suffirait d’ Un Rien (Disques Vogue; France)
• Marsha Gee–The Peanut Duck (Joker; UK)
• Four Tees–Funky Duck (Kent)
• Bobby Sax and the Housekeepers–Sock It (DePlace)
• Lacy Gibson–I Am Gonna’ Unmask the Batman (Repetto)
• Bo Diddley–Mush Mouth Millie (Checker)
• Shelton Dunaway with the Cup Cakes–Franko-Chinese Cha Cha Cha (Khoury’s)
• Lee Dorsey–Candy Yam (Amy)
• Russell Evans and the Nite Hawks–Send Me Some Cornbread (Atco)
• Marvin & Johnny–Hot Biscuits and Gravy (Felsted)
• Dee Dee Sharp–Mashed Potato Time (Cameo)
• The Triads–Bacon Fat (Dilly Dilly Womp Womp) (Ringo)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)
• Boyd Bennett–Hershey Bar (Mercury)
• Leroy Washington–Wild Cherry (Excello)
• Russ Lewis–Brand New Recipe (Sharp)
• Sly Stewart–I Just Learned How to Swim (Autumn)
• The Life Guards–Swimtime U.S.A. (Reprise)
• The Creations–Shang Shang (Jamie)
• Jimmy McCracklin–Georgia Slop (Mercury)
• Dossie (Thunderbird) Terry and Orchestra–Skinny Ginny (Amp 3)
• Wailers–Out of Our Tree (Etiquette)
• The South Street Soul Guitars–Soul Fire (Silver Fox)
• Ronny Kae–Twistin’ Rumble (Band Box)
• Maximillian at the Piano–Gee Baby, You’re the Utmost (Cub)
• Willie Wright and His Sparklers–Bloodhound (Federal)
• B.J. and the Geminis–Scratch My Back (Part 2) (Atco)
• Hugo Montenegro & Orch.–Hot Crawfish (Time)
• Lonnie Mack–Soul Express (Fraternity)
• Hal Blaine–Secret Agent Man (Dunhill)

None of these records are for sale. Photos by Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner.

Kid Congo Powers and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus sample the fantastic French fries at the Commodore!