Satellite
107 (original) USA, Jun. 1961
Music by: Side A – credited for Mar-Keys, but actually written by Charles Axton, Floyd Newman, Gilbert C. Caple, Jerry Lee Smith, Chips Moman ; Side B – Mar-Keys
Musicians: Jerry Lee “Smoochy” Smith (organ), Charles “Packy” Axton (tenor sax), Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass), Steve Cropper (guitar on side B ?, holding the root note on the organ on side A), Terry Johnson (drums), Floyd Newman (sax), Don Nix (sax), Wayne Jackson (trumpet)
Recording sessions: Memphis, TN, 1961
Highest chart positions: US #3, US R&B #2
Music by: Side A – credited for Mar-Keys, but actually written by Charles Axton, Floyd Newman, Gilbert C. Caple, Jerry Lee Smith, Chips Moman ; Side B – Mar-Keys
Musicians: Jerry Lee “Smoochy” Smith (organ), Charles “Packy” Axton (tenor sax), Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass), Steve Cropper (guitar on side B ?, holding the root note on the organ on side A), Terry Johnson (drums), Floyd Newman (sax), Don Nix (sax), Wayne Jackson (trumpet)
Recording sessions: Memphis, TN, 1961
Highest chart positions: US #3, US R&B #2
This group
had the beginnings for other Memphis groups like the Memphis Horns and Booker
T. & the M.G.’s. Also, while being bands, the latter and the Mar-Keys were
also house bands for Stax, playing on most of the records released by the
label. (Satellite Records changed its name to Stax Records in Sep. 1961)
Cropper and
Dunn (who passed away last May) both played in the Blues Brothers movies and
soundtracks in 1980 and 1998.
Both tracks
of this 45 are here.
List
price: Very Good+ is $15, Near Mint is $30
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