Regarding The !!!! Beat
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The !!!! Beat Volume 1 Show 2
Blowing off Elvis on one hand and breaking out James Brown by repeatedly playing a demo disc of Please, Please, Please Me on the other, Bill "Hoss" Allen had a long, long varied broadcast career. He will always be remembered for the creation of The !!!! Beat.
The !!!! Beat Volume 1 Show 3
The !!!! Beat Volume 1 Show 4
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 6
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 7
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 8
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 9
The !!!! Beat Volume 3 Show 11
The !!!! Beat Volume 3 Show 12
The !!!! Beat Volume 3 Show 13
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 14
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 15
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 16
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 17
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 18
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 19
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 20
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 21
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 22
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 23
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 24
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 25
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 26
And here is Texas State Historical Association: The !!!! Beat
See also Rock and Roll; Renegades; Interview with Hoss Allen [Part 1 of 2]
...and Rock and Roll; Renegades; Interview with Hoss Allen [Part 2 of 2]
And here is WLAC: Nashville's Late Night R&B Beacon.
Calling him a 'humble history maker' upon his death in 1997, the Nashville Scene paid tribute with A Fond Farewell.
And he has his place in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Also, six DVDs of The !!!! Beat are available from Bear Family Records.
All these YouTube clips of The !!!! Beat come courtesy of YouTuber Extraordinaire Rachel Cummings -- she has posted an amazing amount of music videos.
Blowing off Elvis on one hand and breaking out James Brown by repeatedly playing a demo disc of Please, Please, Please Me on the other, Bill "Hoss" Allen had a long, long varied broadcast career. He will always be remembered for the creation of The !!!! Beat.
The !!!! Beat Volume 1 Show 3
The !!!! Beat Volume 1 Show 4
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 6
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 7
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 8
The !!!! Beat Volume 2 Show 9
The !!!! Beat Volume 3 Show 11
The !!!! Beat Volume 3 Show 12
The !!!! Beat Volume 3 Show 13
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 14
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 15
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 16
The !!!! Beat Volume 4 Show 17
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 18
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 19
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 20
The !!!! Beat Volume 5 Show 21
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 22
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 23
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 24
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 25
The !!!! Beat Volume 6 Show 26
And here is Texas State Historical Association: The !!!! Beat
See also Rock and Roll; Renegades; Interview with Hoss Allen [Part 1 of 2]
...and Rock and Roll; Renegades; Interview with Hoss Allen [Part 2 of 2]
And here is WLAC: Nashville's Late Night R&B Beacon.
Calling him a 'humble history maker' upon his death in 1997, the Nashville Scene paid tribute with A Fond Farewell.
And he has his place in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Also, six DVDs of The !!!! Beat are available from Bear Family Records.
All these YouTube clips of The !!!! Beat come courtesy of YouTuber Extraordinaire Rachel Cummings -- she has posted an amazing amount of music videos.
Just hit one at random, and there's Etta James belting out Something's Got a Hold on Me … wow!
posted by scruss at 8:45 PM on January 30, 2021
posted by scruss at 8:45 PM on January 30, 2021
This is incredible. I’ve seen some of these as clips here and there but never had any idea whole shows would appear some day. The Barbara Lynn performances are really amazing. Johnny Taylor doing Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day is almost better than the record. And why does Otis Redding just randomly show up as the host in episode 26? That whole episode!
I did wonder why some people lip synced while others are obviously live. Still it’s great to see some people that I’ve only heard on 45’s and cd comps.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 8:46 PM on January 30, 2021
I did wonder why some people lip synced while others are obviously live. Still it’s great to see some people that I’ve only heard on 45’s and cd comps.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 8:46 PM on January 30, 2021
ETTA! Yes, please!
posted by vorpal bunny at 9:13 PM on January 30, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by vorpal bunny at 9:13 PM on January 30, 2021 [1 favorite]
And why does Otis Redding just randomly show up as the host in episode 26? That whole episode!
Bill 'Hoss' Allen was an alcoholic at the time he hosted The !!!! Beat -- he's noticeably lit up in some of the episodes -- and he was too drunk to go on camera for that last show, so Otis Redding filled in for him. It's in one of the links, I believe.
posted by y2karl at 9:27 PM on January 30, 2021
Bill 'Hoss' Allen was an alcoholic at the time he hosted The !!!! Beat -- he's noticeably lit up in some of the episodes -- and he was too drunk to go on camera for that last show, so Otis Redding filled in for him. It's in one of the links, I believe.
posted by y2karl at 9:27 PM on January 30, 2021
I've been going through a bit of an obsessive Rickenbacker thing of late, so after watching the first two episodes I'm already drooling at the rhythm guitar player's Mapleglo 330 and his chunky, restrained playing of said instrument.
posted by chococat at 10:26 PM on January 30, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by chococat at 10:26 PM on January 30, 2021 [1 favorite]
y2karl mega music post.
Metafilter doesn't get much better than this. Thanks buddy, made my weekend, and week probably.
posted by adamvasco at 3:11 AM on January 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
Metafilter doesn't get much better than this. Thanks buddy, made my weekend, and week probably.
posted by adamvasco at 3:11 AM on January 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
...It's in one of the links, I believe.
Oops! Perhaps not in the links but definitely mentioned in this DVD review here: Various Artists, The !!!! Beat; Volumes 1-6 (Bear Family Records DVD).
posted by y2karl at 9:22 AM on January 31, 2021
Oops! Perhaps not in the links but definitely mentioned in this DVD review here: Various Artists, The !!!! Beat; Volumes 1-6 (Bear Family Records DVD).
posted by y2karl at 9:22 AM on January 31, 2021
Ep 13 has Johnny Taylor doing the old Northern Soul classic "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day." Amazing.
posted by thatwhichfalls at 9:41 AM on January 31, 2021
posted by thatwhichfalls at 9:41 AM on January 31, 2021
Oh man, thanks for posting this! I loved listening to WLAC R&B late at night growing up in the 60s. Lots of fond memories of The Midnight Special, John R., Randy's Record Shack, ... had a real impact on me, musical taste-wise. I was not aware of this tv show version, though, so this is a real treat.
Seconding the odd mixture of lip-sync and live playing -- in the first show linked you get Etta James doing one of each. It's interesting to note how much (or how little) different performers are invested in pushing the illusion - holding a mic or not, for example. Watching the house band drummer and bass player in particular, they pretty clearly DGAF.
posted by TwoToneRow at 10:19 AM on January 31, 2021
Seconding the odd mixture of lip-sync and live playing -- in the first show linked you get Etta James doing one of each. It's interesting to note how much (or how little) different performers are invested in pushing the illusion - holding a mic or not, for example. Watching the house band drummer and bass player in particular, they pretty clearly DGAF.
posted by TwoToneRow at 10:19 AM on January 31, 2021
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