Shim Sham Shimmy Number Seven took place on March 8 at the fabulous Salt Box in Kingston. Host Pete Pop decided to experiment by setting up the DJ booth in the small room downstairs instead of the usual Rumpus Room upstairs at the historic stone building. It was fun, but perhaps too intimate, as only a handful of people could fit in the room at any one time. Luckily, the sound system goes throughout the entire club—including the bar, the Rumpus Room and a larger room in the back—folks say it sounds best in the bathrooms! When the weather gets better, there’s a lovely patio that will receive the boss sounds, too.

Anyway, a great time was had by all. Several of our local friends attended and the place was swingin’ with the rockin’ sounds of the Shim Sham Shimmy until nearly three in the morning!

Here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Shim Sham Shimmy—some of which were picked up that very morning at the Wayne, New Jersey Record Show:

• Little Willie John–A Little Bit of Loving (King)
• Thurston Harris–Runk Bunk (Aladdin)
• The Lavenders–One More Time (Mercury)
• Bubber Johnson–Atlanta (King)
• Lowell Fulson–Don’t Drive Me Baby (Checker)
• Annie Laurie–It’s Gonna Come Out in the Wash Someday (DeLuxe)
• The Echoes–Scratch My Back (Swan)
• K.J. Knight and the Niteriders–Mo-Jo (Sound Patterns)
• Bob Ehret–Stop the Clock (Aladdin)
• King Curtis–Dynamite at Midnight (Apollo)
• Bobby Young–Your Love Keeps Me Cool (Twist) (Foxie)
• Sammy Ward–Don’t Take It Away (Tamla)
• Fats Domino–Land of 1000 Dances (ABC-Paramount/Vega; France)
• Jimmy McCracklin–The Drag (Art-tone)
• The Isley Brothers–The Drag (Mark-X)
• Chubby Checker–Dancin’ Party (Parkway)
• Laddins–Dizzy Jone’s Birdland (Butane)
• The Azaleas–Hands Off (Romulus)
• Dick Vance with music by Dominic and the Dominos–Nuthin’ Man Nuthin’ (SOR-VA)
• Ernie K-Doe–Get Out of My House (Minit)
• Young Guitar Red–Red Hot Red (Formal)
• Chuck Higgins–Eye Ballin’ (Dooto)
• Freddi and Al–Snaggle Tooth (Crest)
• Otis Leavill–Rise Sally Rise (Lucky)
• Bobby Wilson–Feels Good (Volt)
• Dinah Washington–Soulville (Roulette)
• Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys–The Thingamagig (RCA Victor)
• Ray Charles and Orchestra–Get on the Right Track Baby (Atlantic)
• Gene Franklin & the House Rockin’ Spacemen–Hackensack Part I (Alton)
• John Lee Hooker–Money from EP It Serve You Right to Suffer
• Albert Collins–Sno-Cone (Part I) (TCF-Hall)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Just Like I Treat You (Chess)
• Piano Red–Woo Ee (Groove)
• Johnny & the Hurricanes–Traffic Jam (Big Top )
• The Fugitives–Jump Back (Path)
• The Rattles–Mashed Potatoes (Philips; Germany)
• The All-Niters–Summertime Blues (GMA)
• Bo-Pete–Do You Wanna (Have Some Fun) (Try)
• The Dartells–The Scoobie Song (Dot)
• Sandy Paget with the Sophisticates and the Thunderbirds–Ditty Wah Ditty Workout (Ebony Foundation)
• Ella Mae Morse–Smack Dab in the Middle (Capitol)
• Stewart Brothers–Yum Yum Yum (Keen)
• Darron Lee–I’ve Been Searching (Myrl)
• The Three Dimensions with the Thing–Look at Me (RCA Victor)
• The Phonetics–Ghosts (Trudel)
• The Volumes–Monkey Hop (Old Town)
• Rufus Thomas–Chicken Scratch (Stax)
• The Iketts–Camel Walk (Modern)
• Simms Twins–Good Good Lovin’ (SAR)
• Curtis Baker & the Bravehearts–La Cachette (Original Gravity; UK)
• Machito & His Orchestra–Twist Changa – Part I (Roulette)
• Jimmy Robbins–I Can’t Please You (Jerhart)
• Doug Clark and the Nuts–Milk the Cow (Jubilee)
• Lee Diamond–It Won’t Be Me (Minit)
• Guitar Gable and the Musical Kings–Congo Mombo (Excello)
• Buddy Skipper–Smooth – Smart & Sassy (Fling)
• Billy Brown–Did We Have a Party (Columbia)
• Pat & the Californians–Be Billy (Downey)
• Tyrone and the Classitors–Gettin’ Together Man (Black & Blue)
• The Pleasures–If I Had a Little Money (Catch)
• Gino Washington–Gino Is a Coward (Ric-Tic)
• The Academics featuring: Dave Fisher–Drive-In Movie (Elmont)
• Gene the Hat–(Pass) The Bug (Beauville)
• Don Gregory and the Montclairs featuring Little Eddie Woods–Bug Killer (Comet)
• Clifton Chenier–Josephine Par Se Ma Femme (Bayou)

None of these records are for sale.

On Saturday, March 1, DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus returned to the Untouchable Lounge in Newburgh for an evening of rhythm-oriented records spinning. That is: soul, funk, mambo, Latin, cumbia, reggae and sounds that go 5/4 in the night!

The original concept for the night at Untouchable was for it to take place on the fourth Friday of the month—and Mr. Pop dubbed it Shootin’ the Grease. However, the February Shootin’ the Grease was pushed back a day, due to the venue booking a separate event on the fourth Friday. It now looks as if Shootin’ the Grease will be some sort of floating night at Untouchable, as the people in charge are still trying to sort things out for this brand new nightclub. (Indeed, the official March Shootin’ the Grease took place on the 21st, though without The Boog, as he took the night off to see The Feelies at the Bearsville Theater.)

Anyway, on March 1, Pete and Phast set up in the front room and pounded out boss jams all night. Miss Nancy baked chocolate chip cookies and the ever-popular chex mix and said vittles were devoured accordingly. Folks bopped around until about one in the morning.

Here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the newly (and appropriately) named Shootin’ the Grease:

• Burgess Gardner & the Soul Crusaders–Do It (More Soul)
• Marva Whitney–Giving Up on Love (T-Neck)
• Mary Holmes–Soul Brother (Nassau)
• The Highlighters Band–Funky 16 Corners Pt. I (Jazzman; UK)
• Lee Harris—Skate, Boogaloo and Karate Too (Forte)
• Harlem River Drive featuring Eddie Palmieri–Seeds of Life (Pt. 1) (Roulette)
• Mongo Santamaria–Mongo’s Boogaloo (Columbia)
• Cal Tjader–Trick or Treat (Verve)
• Willis Jackson–Soul Grabber (Prestige)
• Georges Raudi et son orchestre–Stercok (Disques Vogue; France)
• Count Prince Miller–The Monkey (Attack; UK)
• Dave Collins–Hot Line (Rhino; UK)
• Mucho Combo–Do the Hustle (Chico)
• Sons of Slum–Right On (Stax)
• Johnny Tolbert and De Thangs–Take It Off – Part I (Atlantic)
• Joe Tex–I Gotcha (Dial Gold Series)
• Tony Aiken & Future 2000–Soul Disco (Kimsha)
• The Jive Turkeys–Straight Fire (Colemine)
• Fabulous Shalimars–Afro Soul (Cotillion)
• Tony Mottola–Tequila (Project 3)
• Boots Brown and his Blockbusters–Chili Beans (RCA Victor)
• The Incredible Bongo Band–Kiburi (Pride)
• Bi Bi Seaton–One Thing Leads to Another (Top Ranking; Jamaica)
• Ella Fitzgerald–Can’t Buy Me Love (Verve)
• Jerry Butler–Give It Up (Vee Jay)
• Barbara Mason–Keep Him (Arctic)
• The Vontastics–I Will Always Love You (Chess)
• Al ‘TNT’ Braggs–Earthquake (Peacock)
• Shirley Matthews–Big-Town Boy (Atlantic)
• Herb Fame–You’re Messin’ Up My Mind (Date)
• The Commands–Around the Go-Go (Dynamic)
• Reparata and the Delrons–Boys and Girls (RCA Victor)
• Willie Bobo–1-2-3 (Uno-Dos-Tres) (Verve)
• Federal Singers–Love Is All I Have (Federal/Dub Store; Japan)
• Prince Buster–Fowl Thief (Prince Buster; Jamaica)
• Tomy McCook/Baba Brooks & their bands–Rocket Ship (Treasure Isle; Jamaica)
• The Supersonics–Feelin’ Supersonic (Original Gravity; UK)
• The Marketts–Stirrin’ Up Some Soul (Warner Bros.)
• Ralph Carmichael and his Orchestra–Scramble (Kapp)
• Billy Strange–Our Man Flint (GNP Crescendo)
• Royal Sitars–Distant and Vague (Agitated; UK)
• Tony and the Initials–Taboo (Kiwi; New Zealand)
• Johnny Lytle–The Man (Constellation)
• Dave Davani Four–The Jupe (Parlophone; UK)
• Conjunto Jae’s Soul–Sintonia en Soul (Deep Dark)
• Booker T. & the M.G.’s–My Sweet Potato (Stax)
• The Legends—(Main Theme From) Exodus – Take Three (Columbia)
• Spider Johnson and His Popeye Band–Doin’ the Popeye (Riverside)
• Freddy Deboe–Savage (Fine Wine)
• Eddie Harris—Yea! Yea! Yea! (Vee Jay)

None of these records are for sale.