May 25, 1962:
The Isley Brothers RELEASE "Twist And Shout"
"Twist And Shout" was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell and was first recorded as "Shake It Up, Baby" by the Top Notes in 1960 with a very young Phil Spector producing...
This recording flopped...
Then the Isley Brothers decided to have a go at it, and Bert Russell changed the title to "Twist And Shout"...
Their recording with Ron Isley doing the lead vocal went to #17 on the pop charts during the summer of '62...
The following year, the Beatles would famously cover the tune with John Lennon singing lead...
Check out The Who doin’ the tune in concert at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto.
16th December 1982...
16th December 1982...
Bruce Springseen did a cover, recorded in 1988 Swiss concert...
More recently Chaka Demus and Pliers (featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang) reached No. 1 on the UK charts with their version in January 1994...
Bon Jovi got mileage out of the tune in Romania in 2011...
Even Celine Dion tears it up, Twistin’ & Shoutin’ on a Memphis concert date which produced her album Celine Dion Live in Memphis...
Not a bad track record for a tune which failed under the production of a very young (to be fair) Phil Spector and then, first hitting the charts with Ronald Isley on lead vocals, only peaking at No. 17 on the U.S. pop top 40—Of course THE ISLEY BROTHERS version DID hit No. 2 on the US R&B charts...
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| TWIST & SHOUT, Y’ALL!!! |
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