Building up my music library, for just 10 bucks, I added another great CD remastered by Rhino Records which I purchased at Amoeba Records on the corner of Sunset and Cahuenga in Hollywood. In my own assessment and opinion, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, in my list, ranks among the top ten of the entire disco era when KC & The Sunshine Band reigned as kings. This singer, writer, arranger, saxophonist, percussionist and producer is something elseI have been listening to this great tunes - "Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You," "Say Leroy "(The Creature From The Black Lagoon Is Your Father)," "Supersound," "King Kong," "Bom Bom," and "The Return Of Leroy Pt. 1" - over and over again as the vibes takes me back to memory lane, the 70s disco fever era. The CD comes with liner notes by James Marshall of WFMU, 91.1 FM, East Orange, New Jersey. According to Marshal, "Jimmy Castor was a product of Harlem's Sugar Hill where The Teenagers sprang up as "the first super group" that ruled the corner of Edgecome Avenue and 164Th Street in Harlem;s Sugar Hill.
But the first time I heard the name Jimmy Castor was when I was growing up, the teenage years of the disco era. It was just a social gathering when "Supersound" popped up and we all got up on our feet grooving as if we knew what the theme was all about. The rhythm was all good and we got the moves. Supersound which I was familiar with growing up kept every party going as disco virtually took over from the funk era usherring in a new wave of Rhythm and Blues. Just listen to the music and you'll see how castor's timbales sent the message across, a hard core groove disco number. The entire CD is great and I would not trade it for anything.
More stuff on The Jimmy Castor Bunch are available at All About Forgotten Oldies, a website that caters for the oldies but goodies music from the 60s to present. Check it out! Also, CD Universe is a well organized resource for the classics.
Track List:
1. Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You
2. Southern Fried Frijoles
3. It's Just Begun
4. Troglodyte (Cave Man)
5. Say Leroy (The Creature From The Black Lagoon Is Your Father)
6. Maggie
7. Bertha Butt Boogie
8. Potential
9. Supersound
10.King Kong
11.Bom Bom
12.Space Age
13.The Return Of Leroy Pt 1
14.Maximum Stimulation
15.Don't Do That! (Single Edit)
16.Let it out
17.I Promise - Jimmy Castor & The Juniors
The Jimmy Castor Lyrics are provided at Hot Lyrics: Enjoy!
Hey, Leroy
What
Your Mama,
She's calling you, man
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
(Instrumental Interlude)
Hey, Leroy
What
Your Mama,
She's calling you
She's mad, man
(Instrumental Interlude)
Hey, Leroy
Are you done, man
Your Mommy's walkin' down there
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Go to your Mama
Komo Sambe Kong Kong!
Woo wooo woo
He lived in the jungle where he was born the king
His great strength made him lord of everything
No creature crossed his path and lived for long
His name, so legend tells us, was King Kong
His height was never measured but was great
The jungle shook beneath his mighty weight
His arms were muscled, sturdy as a tree
His chest was thick and wide as it could be
Komo Sambe, King Kong
Komo Sambe Kong (King Kong)
Komo Sambe (King Kong)
Komo Sambe Kong (King Kong)
Komo Sambe
He didn't dance or party
He spoke at times, but hardly
One woman heard his love call
But he was too big and too tall
whooo woo woo woo woo
Whoo woo wo woo woooo
One day while Kong was sleepin' on his back
A tyranasaurus launched a sneak attack
They fought, first Kong went down then up again
The fight went on, no one knew who would win
Kong reached and seized the monster with both hands
And summoned all his strength at his command
He stretched the creature's mouth 'till it was split
Then like a child began to play with it
He beat his hairy chest and looked around
Five miles away they heard his roaring sound
Komo Sambe, (King Kong)
Komo Sambe Kong (King Kong)
Komo Sambe (King Kong)
Komo Sambe Kong (King Kong)
Komo Sambe
He didn't dance or party
He spoke at times, but hardly
One woman heard his love call
But he was too big and too tall
Whoo woo woo woo wo wo
Who wo woo wo wooo woooo
From everyone he knew he got respect
Whoever failed to give it he'd correct he, he, haw
No creature crossed his path and lived for long
His name, so legend tells us, was King Kong
Komo Sambe, (King Kong)
Komo Sambe Kong (King Kong)
Komo Sambe (King Kong)
Komo Sambe Kong (King Kong)
