Julian,
Thanks for setting me straight on the Mohawks. But I
thought they were Jamaican because a skinhead friend
of mine has some ska tracks by them. Anyway, that
organist is amazing.
Damon
--- Julian Lawton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I had a suit done here in Philadelphia in '97 and
> the
> >tailor pretty much laughed at my request. Are there
> >any tailors who get it?
> Explain it to them detail by detail, rather than
> making it sound like you want a 60s costume - it's
> not
> as if, from what I've scene of contemporary
> Hollywood
> crime films, that it's THAT far out of fashion.
> Either that, or lie and claim you're in theatre. .
>
> >Also, has anyone heard of the Jamaican band The
> >Mohawks? In the late '60s, they did an organ
> >instrumental called "The Champ" which has been
> sampled
> >by scores of hip-hop artists. They're a brilliant
> band
> >whose organist plays with the skill of Jimmies
> Smith
> >and McGriff, Booker T. Jones and Ian McLagan.
> Sorry to rain on your parade on this but The Mohawks
> aren't Jamaican, but British session musicians. The
> keyboardist in question is Alan Hawkshaw (known for
> the classic 'banger' theme for Grange Hill) - some
> of his other material is available on The Sound
> Gallery (easy listening compilation) and Blow
> Up Volume One (similar comp) - some of the tracks
> on Blow-Up Vol. One are also on The Mohawks
> LP (bootlegged last year) with/without added horns.
>
>
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