October 6, 1966: British rocker Johnny Kidd was killed in a car crash in Manchester, England, at the age of 26. The car was being driven by the husband of the secretary of his fan club. Although he never made a dent in the US record charts, Kidd had several hits in the UK. He is best remembered on the North America music scene for writing The Guess Who's 1965 chart debut, "Shakin' All Over"…

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates were an English rock 'n' roll group led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd. They scored numerous hit songs from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, including the rock & roll classics 'Shakin' All Over' and 'Please Don't Touch', but their influence far outshines their chart performance…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Their first single was the raw

 "Please Don't Touch"

Joe Kidd and the Pirates' finest moment might have been the powerful song "Shakin' All Over": The song reached #1 the UK singles charts in 1960…

The distinctive 'Shakin' effect on the track, was created by Joe Moretti sliding Brian Gregg's cigarette lighter very fast up and down the guitar strings...

The b-side to Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' 1964 single

 "Always and Ever" 

This tune was a cover of "Dr Feel-Good", by the American blues pianist and singer Willie Perryman (also known as "Piano Red") who recorded the song as "Dr Feelgood & The Interns". ..

Dig another one by  Dr. Feelgood & The Interns…

OK, back to Johnny Kidd:  

He is best remembered on the North America music scene for writing The Guess Who's 1965 chart debut

"Shakin' All Over"…

 R.I.P Johnny Kidd 

(who knew?)…

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