Spirits Of Rhythm- Roots of Rhythm & Jive

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The Spirits of Rhythm were orginally billed as a novelty act but what they really were was an r&b string band. Featuring the madcap vocalizing of LEO WATSON & the swinging and articulte guitar playing of TEDDY BUNN the group was kind of a link between the swing string sounds of Django Reinhardt and the good time jive of Louis Jordan. Using the 4 & six string tipple as a rhythm instrument, the group wailed madly on many of their uptempo recordings and also sang sweetly on their pop songs. Guitarist TEDDY BUNN, when asked what the group was like had this to say:

"It's just rhythm-and-blues as we used to call it. It ain't changed that much, not to me anyway. If the Spirits of Rhythm was playing today that's what we'd be doing. We was ahead of our time and didn't know it."

Personnel:

Leo Watson, Wilbur Daniels, Douglas Daniels: Tipples and Vocal

Teddy Bunn: Guitar

Virgil Scoggins: Drums, Vocal

Red McKenzie: Vocals

Wilson Myers: Bass

1. Nobody's Sweetheart

2. I Got Rhythm

3. I've Got The World On A String

4. I Got Rhythm

5. Rhythm

6. I'll Be Ready When The Great Day Comes

7. My Old Man

8. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

9. I've Got The World On A String

10. From Monday On

11. As Long As I Live

12. Junk Man

13. Dr Watson Dr Holmes 1

14. Dr Watson Dr Holmes 2

15. That's What I Like About You

16. Shoutin In The Amen Corner