Winter Dance Party Night 3
Surf Ballroom
Clear Lake, IA
Jan. 31st, 2025
This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS348)
Lineage: Zoom H1Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag
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Holy Rocka Rollaz
1. Intro
2. Rave On! (Sonny West cover)
3. Tear It Up (Johnny Burnette and the Rock ’n’ Roll Trio cover)
4. Uranium Rock (Warren Smith cover)
5. I'm Coming Home (Johnny Horton cover)
6. My Boy Elvis (Janis Martin cover)
7. Bang Bang (Janis Martin cover)
8. Bye Bye Love (Boudleaux Bryant cover)
9. That'll Be the Day (The Crickets cover)
10. Black Slacks (Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones cover)
11. I Fall to Pieces (Patsy Cline cover)
12. Everyday (Buddy Holly cover)
13. Why Me (Kris Kristofferson cover)
14. King Of The Road (Roger Miller cover)
15. Maybellene (Chuck Berry cover)
16. Duck Tail (Joe Clay cover)
17. Somethin' Else (Eddie Cochran cover)
18. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)
19. Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly cover)
20. I'll Fly Away (Rev. J.M. Gates cover)
21. Rumble (Link Wray & His Raymen cover)
22. Hot Rod Man (Tex Rubinowitz cover)
23. Shake, Rattle and Roll (Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings cover)
24. All My Love (Oh Boy) (Sonny West cover)
Mark Flora- Vocals, Guitar
Lisa Flora- Vocals, Bass
Levi Stugelmeyer- Drums
Archive.org / Google Drive
Take an authentic trip back to the fantastic 50s with The Holy Rocka Rollaz! If it’s the classic early rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash (and many more!) that you want, played just the way those legends played it…you have found your dream band! Minnesota’s own Holy Rocka Rollaz bring back the sound, the look, the memories and nostalgia of one of America’s most treasured eras. There’s nothing but pure early American Rock and Roll about them.
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys
1. Intro
2. Heaven Is the Other Way
3. If You Should Come Back Today (Charley Pride cover)
4. It's a Mystery to Me
5. Modern Don Juan (Buddy Holly cover)
6. Rock Around With Ollie Vee (Buddy Holly cover)
7. Spanish Dagger
8. Love That Man
9. Crazy Blues (The Big Bopper cover)
10. Chantilly Lace (The Big Bopper cover)
11. Before the Next Teardrop Falls (Duane Dee cover)
12. Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (Freddy Fender cover)
13. Come On, Let's Go (Ritchie Valens cover)
14. Bluebirds Over The Mountain (Ritchie Valens cover)
15. Bad News (John D. Loudermilk cover)
16. Chalk It Up to the Blues
17. Please Don't Leave Me (Fats Domino cover) (w/ Mario Valens on harmonica)
Robert Williams (Big Sandy)- Vocals, Guitar
Frankie Hernandez- Drums
Ashley Kingman- Guitar
Russell Scott- Bass
Archive.org / Google Drive
Since forming in 1988 in Southern California, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys have become one of the world’s most beloved Americana/Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow just beneath the surface of Rock & Roll’s fertile soil. A childhood passion for Country, Doo-Wop, and Rhythm & Blues 45s led Sandy (born Robert Williams) to pursue a singing career as a teenager, beginning a life in music that continues decades later. And as his personal record collection continues to grow (75,000 and counting), so does the depth of the musical influences that stream through his songwriting and singing style A critically acclaimed tribute to Tex-Mex hero Freddy Fender, released at the beginning of the 2020 lockdown, points the way forward for Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys as they continue on a path of musical growth. After nearly 35 years on the road, and more than two dozen releases to their credit, they remain key figures on the ever-changing Americana circuit, both on record and in live appearances.
Shake Baby Shake & The Lovettes
https://www.thelovettes.com/
1. Intro
2. At the Hop (Danny & the Juniors cover)
3. Rip It Up (Little Richard cover)
4. Speedoo (The Cadillacs cover)
5. Remember Then (The Earls cover)
6. Heart and Soul (Hoagy Carmichael cover)
7. Fools Fall in Love (The Drifters cover)
8. Stroll Me (Kay Starr cover)
9. (He's) The Great Imposter (The Fleetwoods cover)
10. Dream Lover (Bobby Darin cover) > Travelin' Man (Rick Nelson cover)
11. Great Balls of Fire (Otis Blackwell cover)
12. Surfin' Safari (The Beach Boys cover) > Shut Down (The Beach Boys cover) > Dance, Dance, Dance (The Beach Boys cover) > I Get Around (The Beach Boys cover) > Pipeline (The Chantayscover) > Walk, Don't Run! (Johnny Smith cover)
13. Rock Around the Clock (Sonny Dae and His Knights cover) > Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
14. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You
15. Bye Bye Blackbird (Sam Lanin and His Orchestra cover)
16. Lollipop (The Chordettes cover)
17. Mr. Lee (The Bobbettes cover)
18. That'll Be the Day (The Crickets cover)
19. I'm a Woman (Christine Kittrell cover)
20. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) (The Crystals cover) > My Boyfriend's Back (The Angels cover) > He's a Rebel (The Crystals cover) > One Fine Day (Carole King cover)
21. Maybe I Know (Lesley Gore cover)
22. You Don't Own Me (Lesley Gore cover) > It's My Party (Lesley Gore cover)
23. She's a Fool (Lesley Gore cover)
24. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
25. Be My Baby (Ellie Greenwich cover)
26. Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
27. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Big Maybelle cover)
Lance Lipinsky- Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar
Jack Smith- Saxophone
St. Rose Laferrari- Drums
Zach Lentino- Bass
John Perrin- Guitar
Darcy Jo Wood- Vocals
Molly Jean Denninghoff- Vocals
Daryn Alexus- Vocals
Archive.org / Google Drive
Shake Baby Shake & The Lovettes will headline Friday night’s show at the Winter Dance Party, delivering a high-energy tribute to the golden era of 1950s and ‘60s rock and roll. Led by Lance Lipinsky, star of the Tony Award-winning Million Dollar Quartet, and backed by the Chicago-based showband The Lovettes, their performances capture the nostalgic spirit of rock and roll's heyday with an authentic sound and dazzling stage presence.
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Tapers notes: Night 3 of 4 of The Winter Dance Party 2025. I had seen the Holy Rocka Rollaz a couple times before, but wasn't familiar with the other two bands playing this night. I will say I enjoyed Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, they put on a really fun show and Big Sandy has a great sense of humor. He played a song (Spanish Dagger) that was requested before the show by a friend of ours, Coltan (of The Rockin' Hep Cats), so that was cool to see him get a thrill out of that. But, the highlight of the night by far was Shake Baby Shake & The Lovettes. The recording won't do it justice, but watching this performance was incredible. Lance reminded me of Jerry Lee Lewis without being a parody of him, just a great performer. The Lovettes (Darcy, Molly & Daryn) were equally as fun to watch and hear, they also reminded me of groups like The Ronettes and The Crystals without being parodies of them. I sometimes worry about the future of the Winter Dance Party with a lot of performers from the 50's/60's era growing older and passing away, but bands like this give me hope that this event will be able to keep going for a long time.
"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"
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