Hi Steve;
In response to you question "Little Bitty Pretty One", was recorded way
back In 1957 by Thurston Harris, which went to # 6 & #2 on the pop & R & B
charts respectively. Thurston's only other hit was a R & B song called "Do
what you did" in 1958 charted # 57 & # 14. So he' almost a one-hit wonder.
If you want the song, try Rhino's Billboard Top R& B Hits of 1957, JCI #
3204 Heart & Soul Fifties, RCA #66443 of Corrina, Corrina Original Movie
Soundtrack or EMI # 30882 "The Alladdin Records Story". Oh yeah, Rhino's
#71806 The R &B Box: Thirty years of Rhythm & Blues.
If anyone remembers the song by anyone else, The following have recorded
&/or charted the tune:
2 ) Bobby Day # 57 in 1957
3) Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers #58 in 1960
4) Clyde McPhatter # 25 in 1962
5) Dave Clark 5 n/c in 1965
6) Freddie & the Dreamers n/c in 1965
7) Wayne Cochran n/c in 1968
8) Jackson 5 # 13 & # 8 (R & B's chart)
.... and more recently
9) Huey Lewis & the News n/c in 1994 on their Electra album #61500
"Four Chords & Several Years Ago".
Hope this helps you & any other aficionados out there.
Rich Peppers
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> Did anyone catch the Doobies perform Little Bitty Pretty One on Today
early
> July? Great performace. We saw DB about a week later w/Chicago. DB opened
> the show, it was great, then we left. Did'nt care about the other band. By
> the way. Can anyone out there name the original artist of LBP1? Was it
Bobby
> Day?
>
> Later,
> Steve
>
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>
> In a message dated 10/26/99 7:05:06 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> <<
> For the last 2 or 3 weeks I have read reviews, which always results in
the
>
> same sentiment Disc 4 is the stand out. Well, I `m here to tell you out
> there
> in Doobie land in my humble opinion as a Doobie nut for years the stand
out
>
> is none other than Itty Bitty Pretty One, I can and have listened to the
> guys
> version over and over. I really think that if Itty Bitty is released as a
> single it will cause doobiefunk reaction around the world, the groove in
> that
> song is right on target and the guys all of them really shine. How about
> some
> feedback on my thoughts. or your down deep gut reaction to what is the
> standout of all the tunes.
>
>
> Jim Wrobel
> >>
> Well Jim, as I stated in a posting a couple of weeks ago, when I received
my
>
> box set, I first listened to the 4th disk, and then Little Bitty. All I
can
>
> say is that Bitty brought tears to my eyes, and a flashback of seeing the
> Doobs perform the tune this past June in Saratoga. What a joy-filled
tune!
>
> I too, think it will be a great single!
> God's peace!
> Ed C.
