The Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast

“Oh, Babe!”

This week’s Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast features a song that was a flicker in time. Back in late, 1950, no less than 6 artists charted with versions of the Louis Prima penned song, “Oh, Babe!.” Many of them charted on the rhythm and blues side of things, but Kay Starr and Prima himself had hits with the tune on the pop lists. Since 1950 and 1951, this song has faded from the public’s musical consciousness, but now it returns thanks to the Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast with Matt The Cat.

Listen to all six versions of “Oh, Babe!”, VOTE and DIG!

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2012 Doo Wop Cruise

Come join us for the greatest gathering of original doo wop talent from the 1950s on our 2012 Oldies But Goodies Doo Wop Cruise out of New York City!

This might be the last time to see many of these groups!

We leave New York on May 12, 2012 for a 7 day trip to the Bahamas.

I’m the emcee for this amazing roster of talent. We’ll have 3 complete 2 hour plus shows, featuring complete group sets as well as plenty of dancing with one of New York’s top bands, The Hal Keshner Band.

Featuring:

The Five Keys – with original lead singer Maryland Pierce.

Otis Williams & The Charms – with THE Otis Williams, of course.

The Swallows – with original lead singer Eddie Rich.

The Solitaires – with original lead singer Milton Love.

Johnnie & Joe – with Joe Rivers.

The Orioles – with Diz Russell who joined the group in the mid-1950s and sang lead on a few records. Sure, he’s not Sonny Til, but then again no one is.

So as you can see, we have a lot of talent on this ship. Cabins start at $699 per person (plus taxes and port charges).

You must book through us if you want to see the shows. Call 1-800-818-3739 or visit www.mlccruises.com for more information.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me.

I hope to see you on the Norwegian Gem on May 12-19, 2012.

-Matt The Cat

Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast

“Red Hot”

The Friday Night Cat Fight takes on one of the most rockin’, hot burnin’ rockabilly sides of all-time, “Red Hot.” But the tune didn’t start out as a rockabilly barn burner. It began as a cheerleader’s chant “Our team is red hot,” which was turned into a mid-tempo R&B tune by its writer Billy “The Kid” Emerson. He cut his original for Sun Records in 1955, the same label that would issue Billy Riley’s immortal version in 1957. Also in ’57, the great Bob Luman cut a cover of “Red Hot” for Imperial Records. We round off this week’s competition with Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 1966 stab at it, which went to #82 on the national charts. Then in 1977, Robert Gordon took the tune back 20 years to its rockabilly glory with his rendition, which hit #83 nationally.

So, which version of “Red Hot” is TRULY RED HOT? You decide. Listen to the Cat Fight Podcast and then vote for the one you dig the most in our online poll.

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