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Juke Box Jury

A great thing is happening. People are learning to do old songs without being self-conscious about it.

August 1, 1972
Greg Shaw

Those Oldies but Goodies Won’t Go Away

A great thing is happening. People are learning to do old songs without being selfconscious about it. This may seem like a small thing, but it’s what’s held back rock & roll’s revitalization process for several years now. Were the Beatles camping it up when they did “Long Tall Sally”? Hell no! They never would’ve changed the world that way. What brings all this on is the appearance of some great platters from the Bell/Big Tree complex, one of the most important companies around today for singles.

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