Nice pick!
Closer to home, the Guess Who did a cover in'65 that had all us garage bands learning the riff.
from wiki:
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The original recording was not a hit outside of Europe. Instead, "Shakin' All Over" gained fame in North America after the Canadian band The Guess Who covered it in early 1965, where it became a #1 hit in Canada, and a #22 hit in the US.
The Guess Who had previously been known as "Chad Allan and the Expressions" prior to the release of "Shakin' All Over", but the group's Canadian label (Quality Records) issued the record as by "Guess Who?", in an attempt to imply that the record might be by a British Invasion act.
The group subsequently permanently changed its name to The Guess Who, and went on to a long Top 40 career.
I seem to remember a version of "I'm Henry the Eighth" by Joe Brown and the Bruvvers that probably came out even earlier. Some great guitar work on it!
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Setanta
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Wed 30 Oct, 2013 04:55 am
Let me get in the holiday spirit, too . . .
Beatnicks are out to make it rich . . .
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JPB
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Wed 30 Oct, 2013 05:34 am
@panzade,
LOL!
Gerry and the Pacemakers was going to be my next pick.
I would have chosen Ferry Cross the Mersey too. Here's my second favorite.
