On June 7th, The Shim Sham Shimmy rolled into the Salt Box in Kingston on time—the first Saturday of the month. Hosted by DJ Pete Pop and eternal guest DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, it was a gas! These two cats played cat music, bop music, hot rock’n’roll, jumpin’ blues and all sorts of reet jams that go WHAM! in the night!!!

A bunch of folks showed up to swing and the upstairs rumpus room was rockin’! Pete Pop played some fantastic R&B tracks and the Phast Man jammed with wild rockabilly and doo wop. Both of them played terrific New Orleans records in order to please Big Tom, the bartender—a cat who spends as much time in the Crescent City as possible.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus:

• Al Tousan–Moo Moo (Seville)
• Les Cyclones–Firewater (Disques Vogue; France)
• Paul Gayton–Hot Cross Buns (Anna)
• Mac Rebennack and the Soul Orch.–The Point (AFO)
• Little Robby and the Empirics–Calypso at Night (Accent)
• Joda Orchestra–El Torro (Jocida)
• Bertha Tillman–(I Believe) Something Funny Is Going On (Brent)
• Charles Brown with Orchestra–If You Play With Cats (King)
• Jerry Butler–A Woman With Soul (Vee Jay)
• Ervin Rucker and the Blues Blenders–Hideout (Duplex)
• Pauline Rogers with Orchestra–Come Into My Parlor (Atco)
• Lue Cazz–Hey Wilma (Clock)
• Buddy Lucas and the Shouters–Hocus Pocus (Abbra-Cadabra-Sham) (Tru-Sound)
• The Tabs–Mash Dem Taters (Vee Jay)
• Dimples Harris with Orchestra–If You’ll Be True (Crest)
• Jimmy Breedlove with Orchestra–That’s My Baby (Atco)
• Ray Charles and His Orchestra–I’m Movin’ On (Atlantic)
• Dick Robinson and His Makebelievers–The Boppin’ Martian (Gibo Miban Gibo – Go Man Go) (MCI)
• Royal Teens–Sham Rock (ABC-Paramount)
• Perez Prado and His Orchestra–Mambo Jambo (RCA Victor)
• The Shoestring–Shoop-De-Hoop-Twine (20th Century-Fox)
• The Wild Ones–A Little Bit o’ Soul (S.P.Q.R.)
• Jimmy Dee and the Offbeats with the Montclairs–Don’t Cry No More (Dot)
• The Rattles–My Gal Is Red Hot (Ariola; Germany)
• Lee Adrian and the Rochester Collegites–Boney Maronie (SMC Pro-Arte)
• Roddy Jackson and his Band–Hiccups (Specialty)
• Buddy Holly–Rave On (Coral)
• Chuck Berry–Sweet Little Rock and Roll (Chess)
• Jerry Lee Lewis–Down the LIne (Sun)
• Tommy Brown–Rock Away My Blues (Imperial)
• Vito & the Salutations–Unchained Melody (Herald)
• The Bobbettes–I Shot Mr. Lee (Triple-X)
• The Debelaires with Al Allen & the Skyscrapers–The Wa-Wabblers (Lectra)
• Lester Young and His California Playboys–Wobble Time (Chase)
• The Ebbtones–We’re Wobbling (Eva’s)
• The Pastel Six–The Milkshake (Zen)
• Peter De Angelis–Batman Theme (ABC-Paramount)
• Muddy Waters–Tiger in Your Tank (Chess)
• Sylvie Vartan–Ne t’en vas pas (RCA Victor; France)
• Nina Simone–Work Song (Colpix)
• Cash McCall–Stoop Down (Ronn)
• The Nite-Niks–Shawnee (Lawn)
• Ricky Dee & the Embers–Work Out (Part 1) (Newtown)
• Carrie Grant and the Grandeurs–Mish – Mash (Newtown)
• Little Junior Parker–Barefoot Rock (Duke)
• The Tabbys–Hong Kong Baby (Cleopatra)
• John Greer–Come Back Maybelline (Groove)
• Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland and His Band–You Did Me Wrong (Duke)
• The Dynamics–Lucy Part I (Pharoah)
• Bobby Powell (with Jackie Johnson)–Done Got Over (Whit)
• Richard Parker–Monkey All Over (Philips)
• James Ray–Do the Monkey (Congress)
• Bobby Parker–Do the Monkey (Southern Sound)
• Curley Ashe–Clap Clap (Dawanda)
• Walkin’ Willie and His Orch.–If You Just Woulda Said Goodbye (Webcor)
• Carol Ford–Run Baby (Federal)
• Ray Sharpe with the King Curtis Orchestra–Help Me – Part I (Get the Feeling) (Atco)
• Ernie K-Doe–Gotta Pack My Bag (Duke)
• Freddy Scott and the Four Steps–Same Ole Beat (Marlin)
• Tito Puente–Africa Habla (Tico)
• The Latin All Stars–Soul Bossa Nova (Roper)
• Clifton Chenier and his Band–Ay-Tete Fee (Specialty)
• Tiny Bradshaw–The Train Kept a-Rollin’ (King)
• Roy Milton and His Orchestra–Fools Are Scarcer (Dooto)
• Elton Anderson–Cool Down Baby (Mercury)
• Gord Lightfoot–Daisy-Doo (ABC-Paramount)
• Jerry Dallman and the Knightcaps–The Bug (Punch)
• Boyd Bennett–Hershey Bar (Mercury)
• The Exports–Mustang 65 (King)
• The Boys–Shake It Up (Part I) (Lil-Ter Enterprise)
• The Rebs–Renegade (Capitol)
• Richard Berry and the Pharaohs–No Kissin’ and a Huggin’ (Flip)
• Helen Humes and Her Orchestra–Woojamacooja (Dootone)

None of these records are for sale.

Marlon Gonzalez is a San Francisco cat who somehow found his way to the Hudson Valley—or at least northern New Jersey. He is an artist and photographer who also spins records. Host DJ Pete Pop asked him to be the special guest DJ for the May Do The 45 at Quinn’s—which took place on Friday May 9. He played some great soul and funk records that kept the Quinnsters jumpin’.

Pete Pop played his usual groovy shit. Seems every time he plays records, he seems to play something so boss, yet previously unheard by the Boogaloo Bag writers; it expands the old want list!

Miss Nancy baked some chocolate chip cookies and chex mix. That stuff was gone quick!!! Bella Bombora danced around on the raised dance floor and was often joined by some of the local color.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played these groovy records:

• Los Pentagonos–Mendocino (Musart; Mexico)
• Lalo Schifrin–The Plot [from EP Music from Mission: Impossible] (Dot; Japan)
• Nana Kinomi–涙ギラギラ (King; Japan)
• The Curiosities–Big ‘J’ (Seeburg-Discotek-45-Stereo)
• Barbra Streisand–Our Corner of the Night (Columbia)
• Chosen Lot–Time Was (Sidra)
• Jody Miller–He’s So Fine (Epic)
• Cannonball–No Good to Cry (KI Knightsbridge)
• Ohio Players–Proud Mary (Top Hit)
• Al Kent–The Way You Been Acting Lately (Ric Tic)
• Al and Randy–Mission Impossible (Mercury)
• Chaps–Ascension to Virginity (Decca; France)
• Swinging Soul Machine–Spooky’s Day Off (Polydor; Netherlands)
• Toño Quirazco–Batman (Orfeon; Mexico)
• The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale–Robin’s Theme (Tifton)
• Sandy Nelson–Time Won’t Let Me (Drum Beat)
• The Happy Cats–Destroy That Boy (Grapevine; UK)
• The Us Four–The Alligator (Rising Sons)
• The Del-Mars–Snacky Poo – Part 1 (Mercury)
• The Beatles–I’m Down (Capitol)
• Chuck Berry–I Want to Be Your Driver [from the EP Eddy Mitchell Présente les Rois du Rock ‘Chuck Berry A Londres’] (Barclay; France)
• The Teemates–Moving Out (Audio Fidelity)
• Ronnie Rae and the Dynamics–Funky Shuffle (R-J-R)
• Little Richard–Dance A Go Go (Vee Jay)
• The Cat–Do the Watusi (Arc; Thailand)
• Fleshtones–The Dreg (Fleshtone – 77) (Illegal; France)
• Roberto Carlos–Negro Gato (CBS; Mexico)
• Anna King–Mama’s Got a Bag of Her Own (End)
• Tony Clarke–Landslide (Chess)
• The Ska Kings with Monty Morris & Chorus–Oil in My Lamp (Atlantic)
• Bill Doggett–Twenty Five Miles (King)
• The Pharaohs–The Friendly Martian (Chattahoochee)
• The Cramps–Garbage Man (Illegal)
• The Lords–Boom Boom (Columbia; Germany)
• The Supremes–My World Is Empty Without You (Motown)
• Mott the Hoople–Rock and Roll Queen (Atlantic)
• Tito Puente’s Orchestra–TP’s Shing-A-Ling (Tico)

None of these records are for sale.