The international aspect of The WHAM-O WATUSI nights at the Bootleg Bar continued on Saturday March 19 when the guest DJ was Tony Salvaje, an expecially adept DJ who was born in El Salvador.
Mr. Salvaje came to this country as a teenager and has since lived and DJed in Los Angeles and Seattle. His playing of fantastic rock’n’roll records is quite notable, and since moving to Brooklyn, he has often worked turntables at the fabulous ABC Rebel Nights and Shake It Up Sundays—two of the City’s best dance parties.
On this particular night, Mr. Salvaje rocked the house with his tremendous records, including those by acts from Peru and Mexico. He had the place jumpin’ all night. We hope to see him back at the WHAM soon.
This month’s WHAM-O WATUSI took place on the third Saturday of the month, trading with our pal Drew Redmond who usually holds forth at the Bootleg with his Sleaze to Please night, in order for host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to take part in the Subway Soul Club festivities on the first Saturday of March. The WHAM will return to it’s regular night in April (the 2nd) and, in keeping with the international jet-set theme of this year’s WHAM-O WATUSI scene, the special guest will be DJ Rata, a superb DJ from Venezuela who now lives in Brooklyn. He digs the rock, the bop and the mambo; and so will you. Be there!

Between his DJ sets, Tony Salvaje scored a replay on Bootleg Bar’s groovy pinball machine at WHAM-O WATUSI!
Meanwhile, on March 19, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played a few records, too. All of them listed here:
- King Curtis & the Noble Knights–Wiggle Wobble (Specialty; UK)
- Bob Taylor–(Flyin’ High) After Hours (Stacy)
- The Shadows–Apache (Columbia; UK)
- Los Straightjackets–Brooklyn Slide (Yep Roc)
- Fabulous Continentals–Let’s Get Going (CB)
- The Destroyers–Compass (Cotillion)
- Sam (The Man) Taylor–Hit the Road (M-G-M)
- Bobby Darin and the Rinky Dinks–Mighty, Mighty Man (Atco)
- The Mask Man and the Agents with Hampton’s Band–Roaches (Loop)
- The Goodnight Kisses–If He Kissed Me (Atco)
- The Gentrys–You Make Me Feel So Good (M-G-M)
- The Houstons–Where Did Our Love Go (Hit)
- The Fenways–I Move Around (CO & CE)
- The Livers (The Chicagoans)–Beatle Time (Constellation)
- James Hunter Six–Talkin’ ‘Bout My Love (Daptone)
- The Fanatics–Woman (Caped Crusader)
- Tom Rush–Who Do You Love (Elektra)
- Count Rockin’ Sidney & His Dukes–Gonna Be Looking (Goldband)
- Los Sirex–Que Bueno, Que Bueno (Vergara; Spain)
- The Challengers–Moondawg (Vault)
- The Pastel Six–The Milkshake (Zen)
- The Dave Clark Five–Inside and Out (Epic)
- The Jerms–Green Door (Honor Brigade)
- The Hondels–Sea Cruise (Mercury)
- Joey Paige–Roll Over Beethoven (Vee Jay)
- Bruno Lomas–Jungle Hop (Discophon; Spain)
- Arthur Conley–Ha! Ha! Ha! (Atlantic; Spain)
- Ike & Tina Turner–I Wanna Jump (Minit)
- The Jaguars–Crazy Thing (Cap City)
- The Wailers–Ska Jerk (CoxSone; Jamaica)
- Billy Brooks with Red Saunders Band–Mambo Is Everywhere (Duke)
- Jimmy Daley and the Ding-A-Lings; vocal by Kip Tyler–Bongo Rock (Decca)
- Los Freddy’s (canta: Javier)–Me Siento Bien (Anahuac; Mexico)
- Les Lionceaux–Quatre Garçons Dans Le Vent (A Hard Day’s Night) (Fontana; Canada)
- Barbara Lynn–Money (Jamie)
- Brian Poole and the Tremeloes–Twist and Shout (Decca; UK)
- The Beavers–Why Baby Why (Seven Seas; Japan)
- Hermanos Carrion–Todo A Su Tiempo (Turn, Turn, Turn) (Orfeon; Mexico)
- Johnny and the Debonaires–The Bonecracker (Fenway)
- Bobby Byrd–Looby Doo (Zephyr)
- Ludaway–The Pig (Duel)
- The Kickapoo Kidd and the Deputies–The Kick-A-Poo Pt. 1 (Soulville)
- Bob Jenkins–The Fairytale Boogaloo (Up To Date)
- Comparsa Universitaria de La Laguna–Boogaloo en Tijuana (RCA Victor)
- Dodi Marshall–Good, Good Gravy (Pulse)
- The Lavenders–One More Time (Mercury)
- Betty Everett–The Real Thing (Vee Jay)
- Bunny Foote Watson–Donkey and the Goat (Part 1) A New Dance (Big Hawk)
- Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
- The Joe Cuba Sextet–Oh Yeah! (Tico)
- Pierre Laurendeau–La La La La La (Ideal; Canada)
- The Brassettes–Brassette Rock (Ebb)
- Sonny Fulton–Sugar Woogah (Big Daddy)
- Wynona Carr–I’m Mad at You (Specialty)
- Little Booker–Open the Door (Ace)
- John Lee Hooker–She’s Mine (Vee Jay)
- The Primitives–Sneaky Pete (Pickwick City)
- Shadow Lake 8 Orchestra–Power (Em Kay)
- Teddy and the Rough Riders–Money and Gold (Part 1) (Huron)
- The Cherry Slush–I Cannot Stop You (U.S.A.)
- The ‘In’ Crowd—-Sha-La-La-La-Lee (Star Club; Germany)
- The Pretty Things–Don’t Bring Me Down (Fontana; UK)
- The Running Jumping Standing Still–Diddy Wah Diddy (Sunshine; Australia)
- Bo Diddley–Back to School (Checker)
- Smiley Lewis–Oh Red! (Imperial)
- Els 4 Gats–Tu Parles Molt (You Talk Too Much) (Ediphone; Spain)
- The Carnabeats–Mony Mony (Philips; Japan)
- Lonnie Youngblood–Wooley Bully (Fairmount)
- The Spencer Davis Group–Keep on Running (Atco)
- Bunny Sigler–Let the Good Times Roll and Feel So Good (Parkway)
- The MCoys–Come On Let’s Go (Bang)
- The Honeycombs–Have I the Right (Interphon)
- Mike Redway and the Beatmen–Can’t You See That She’s Mine (Discofoon; Netherlands)
- Bob Seger & the Last Heard–East Side Story (Cameo)
- The Newbeats–Top Secret (Hickory)
- The Young Executives–Everybody Do the Duck (Merucry)
- Sir Douglas–She Digs My Love (Tribe)
- Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers–Redskins (Decca; UK)
King Coney and the Hot Dogs–Ten Two and Four (Legrand)
None of these records are for sale.