Tyrone Thomas was born in Richmond,Virginia DOB unknown....Swamp Dogg first encountered Tyrone Thomas in 1964, when Brooks O’Dell first brought him to his Philadelphia home after having worked with him live on stage. Brooks had given Swamp Dogg the hard sell about Tyrone & Swamp Dogg wasn’t disappointed. He was so impressed that he invited Tyrone into his house. This was the start of a tumultuous musical partnership. As partnerships go, it was more off than on. Somehow though, it lasted until 1973, when Tyrone using his Wolfmoon alias, released his debut & only album. It was in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia that Tyrone Thomas’ musical career began. He was just ten and known as Little Tommy. Not long after that, Tyrone formed The Teenagers with Major Harris. They quickly established a reputation as a talented quartet. So much so, that they found themselves opening for Sam Cooke, Jimmy Reed, Mary Wells and Fats Domino. Then when The Teenagers changed their name to Little Tommy and The Parakeets, they won the prestigious Amateur Night At The Apollo in harlem, New York. That wasn’t the group’s last name change, they became Little Tommy and The Out Of Sights. Soon, Little Tommy would be out of sight having enjoyed brief success with his various groups he decided the time was right to embark on a solo career. Aged just fourteen, he recorded "I’m Hurt", The popularity of his inital 45 resulted in him embarking on his first tour. He was opening for LC Cooke and The Upsetters....Northern Fans loved his next and final 45 " Baby cant you see" that was/still is a popular dancer on the scene, record collectors the world over have chased down virtually every known copy & its One of the most sought after records in Northern Soul circles, used copies consistently change hands for well over a thousand dollars even now. With all that being said, the record is noteworthy for more than just its steadfast demand. Mine is still in very good condition & this i would never part with. Wolfmoon features ten tracks, seven of which were penned by Jerry Williams Jr. The other three tracks were cover versions. They were an interesting trio of tracks. Curtis Mayfield’s People Get Ready, John Fogerty’s Proud Mary and Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes’ If I Had A Hammer. These ten songs were recorded by Wolfmoon with Swamp Dogg and his band accompanying him at a studio in Macon, Georgia. Swamp Dogg also producer. As for "little Tommy" nothing else has benn heard about him since. Included as a bonus is his mega rare dancer in case any of you dont know it ripped also to flac listed under back cover.
AMM
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The Tasters!
11 BONUS Little Tommy - Baby Can't You See - Sound Of Soul 1965
21 comments:
I only know the Little Tommy track but the tasters sound pretty good, thanks AMM
Thanks AMM. Didn't know the Swamp Dogg connection
Yes AMM very rare indeed thanks for posting it!
Looking forward to playing this , great review .
New to me thanks for the review AMM
Wonderful cover, great sound! Thanks for review, P.
Much Appreciated As Always AMM,Many Thanks
Thanks for the review new to me AMM
great review thanks AMM
You're my kinda people! 👍
Thanks, AMM!
Swamp Dogg and Little Tommy, a very interesting review. We can now see the connection. Thank you AMM.
Wonderful mate, thank you for the review
Previously unknown to me... thanks AMM for the review, and the enlightenment :)
BigD
I can hear the Dogg production in his phrasing and the arrangements. Very, very nice, AMM. You're the Dogg.
Much Appreciated AMM, thank you!!
Thank you AMM looks interesting
Would really like this one.
Great album i have on cd but the bonus for me is is Little tommy Baby cant you see Thanks for this set AMM
Cheers Pedro
new to me, thanks for reviewing once again another rarity. Much appreciated AMM
New one to me also MM, great bonus track.
cheers,ELtel
Looking forward to the Little Tommy trax!
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