THE BLENDTONES
“The Slide”
DESCRIPTION:
It’s simple: this is a dance number through and through. Like so many hit seekers of the 60s, the Blendtones tried their best to coin a new dance craze. “The Slide” pays homage to other popular dances of the time while letting the listener know that they really ought to be doing the slide!
The Blendtones first sparked in 1959, coming up in Des Moines’ high school halls, back when they went by Little George and the Del-Rays. The crew was Little George Davis, Victor Smith, Carl Sanders, James Ewing, and Gilbert Davis, all chasing that local groove. But time moves, man, and by the time 1963 rolls around, Victor, Carl, and James are swapped out for Audrey Davis, John Walker, and Ronnie Brewer. They signed with Success Records and laid down two quality records, but like so many other sounds of the time, they burned out quickly. By the time the last note had faded, so had the band.
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