Sunday, August 09, 2009

Tune for a "tropical" day

Hot and rainy, today is as TROPICAL as it gets in DUBUQUE, IOWA.
I celebrated the ISLAND VIBE by listening to a pioneering reggae instrumental, as well as the rocksteady classic that inspired it.
Engineer/producer LYNFORD "ANDY CAPP" ANDERSON created his hit single "POP A TOP" in late 1969, using the backing track of a 1968 DERRICK MORGAN song, "FAT MAN."
Capp enlisted the help of keyboard player/singer/producer LLOYD CHARMERS, who added an organ riff that copied the guitar riff of Morgan's original.
Capp added the vocal riff, "pop a top," and he had himself a hit in the Jamaica and the UK.
I listened to Capp's infectious creation before another sound -- SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SIRENS -- sent us down into the basement for a spell.
That's Dubuque's version of tropical sounds.

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