Gene Chandler & Opinions on The Feelies
From 1962 to 1970, Chicago
Gene Chandler
Hosts Jim and Greg interview Chicago
In Between The Feelies

The New Jersey
Greg
After a number of deaths of high-profile drummers in recent weeks, Greg now pays tribute to Butch Trucks, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 24. A founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, Trucks remained in the group for its entire 45-year span. He formed one of the best rhythm sections in rock alongside fellow drummer Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson. While Jaimoe provided the jazzy accents, Trucks was the freight train, with a command of the blues vocabulary. According to Greg, the best example of Trucks's blues shuffle is on a 1971 live recording of "Statesboro Blues," so it gets its slot in the Desert Island Jukebox.
Featured Songs
- Gene Chandler, "Duke of Earl," Duke of Earl/Kissin' in the Kitchen, Vee-Jay, 1961
- The Penguins, "Earth Angel," Earth Angel/Hey Senorita, Dootone, 1954
- The Spaniels, "Baby It's You," Baby It's You/Bounce, Chance, 1953
- The Dukays, "The Girl's a Devil," The Girl's a Devil/The Big Lie, Nat, 1961
- The Dukays, "Nite Owl," Nite Owl/Festival of Love, Nat, 1961
- The Beatles, "Do You Want to Know a Secret?," Introducing... The Beatles, Vee-Jay, 1964
- Cypress Hill, "Hand on the Pump," Cypress Hill, Ruffhouse/Columbia, 1991
- Gene Chandler, "Man's Temptation," Man's Temptation/Wonderful, Wonderful, Vee-Jay, 1963
- Gene Chandler, "Rainbow '65 (Part 1)," Rainbow '65 (Part 1)/(Part 2), Constellation, 1965
- Gene Chandler, "Rainbow '80," 80, Chi Sound/20th Century, 1980
- Gene Chandler, "Get Down," Get Down, Chi Sound/20th Century, 1978
- Gene Chandler, "Good Times," Good Times/No One Can Love You, Constellation, 1965
- Gene Chandler, "In My Body's House," In My Body's House/Go Back Home, Checker, 1969
- Mel & Tim, "Backfield in Motion," Good Guys Only Win in the Movies, Bamboo, 1969
- Gene Chandler, "Groovy Situation," The Gene Chandler Situation, Mercury, 1970
- Gene Chandler, "This Bitter Earth," The Two Sides of Gene Chandler, Brunswick, 1969
- Gene Chandler, "Familiar Footsteps," The Two Sides of Gene Chandler, Brunswick, 1969
- The Feelies, "In Between," In Between, Bar/None, 2017
- The Feelies, "Turn Back Time," In Between, Bar/None, 2017
- The Feelies, "Time Will Tell," In Between, Bar/None, 2017
- The Allman Brothers Band, "Statesboro Blues," At Fillmore East, Capricorn, 1971
- Jimmy Norman, "I Don't Love You No More," I Don't Love You No More (single), Little Star, 1962
- Red 40 & The Last Groovement, "We Coulda Been," She's Keen to Feed, self-released, 2016
- The Yawpers, "American Man," American Man, Bloodshot, 2015
- Ramones, "Ramones Medley," Rock 'N' Roll High School, Sire, 1979
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