*(1964) Sun 389-A ''Betty And Dupree'' Billy Adams

STUDIO SESSION FOR BILLY ADAMS
FOR SUN RECORDS 1963

SAM PHILLIPS RECORDING STUDIO
639 MADISON AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: POSSIBLY DECEMBER 28, 1963
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - UNKNOWN

''BETTY AND DUPREE''
Composer: - Chuck Willis
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Rush Music
Matrix number: - U 499 - Master (2:37)
Recorded: - December 28, 1963
Released: - January 1, 1964
First appearance: - Sun Records (S) 45rpm standard single Sun 389-A mono
BETTY AND DUPREE / GOT MY MOJO WORKIN'
Reissued: - 1997 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15805 DI-1-17 mono digital
THE SUN SINGLES COLLECTION - VOLUME 5

This side is another story. Harmonizing with bass player Jesse Carter, Adams offers a surprisingly fresh version of ''Betty Of Dupree'' that manages to be both engaging and surprisingly pretty. Indeed, Russ Carlton's sax break is quite melodic. Five years earlier, Chuck Willis had taken the same idea to the bank with a massive crossover record that managed to appeal to black rhythm and blues buyers as well as strolling white teenagers. If anything, Adams' version has slightly more bite than the Willis classic from five years earlier. (CE)

Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Billy Adams - Vocal and Drums
Lee Adkins - Guitar
Jesse Carter - Vocal Duet and Bass
Bill Yates - Piano
Russ Carlton - Saxophone

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