Little Ike
She Can Rock
7" (penniman)
Besides remembering Little Richard every December 5th on what would have been his birthday, the Master should be acknowledged for all those songs inspired by his sound and singing style that followed the "Tutti Frutti" boom. One of the best—and the wildest—is Little Ike's "She Can Rock," released by Champion Records in Nashville in 1957.
Little is known about Isaac "Little Ike" Hamilton: Champion signed him while he was the lead singer for the Bubba Suggs Band, he waxed this single—his only known one—and then vanished into obscurity. Perhaps he knew that such a masterpiece could never be surpassed.
We’ve taken the liberty of replacing the original B-side, the ballad "Am I Losing You," with a rocker by the great Earl Hines: the obscure "Now Do You Hear," recorded during the same sessions and released by Champion that same year.
Además de recordar a Little Richard por su cumpleños cada 5 de Diciembre, démosle también las gracias por todos los temas que -inspirados en su sonido y forma de cantar- se publicaron a raíz del boom de "Tutti Frutti". Uno de los mejores y más SALVAJES fue este "She Can Rock", de Little Ike, editado por el sello de Nashville Champion Records en 1957. Poco se sabe acerca de Isaac "Little Ike" Hamilton: Champion lo fichó cuando ocupaba el puesto de cantante solista en la Bubba Suggs Band, grabó éste, su único single, y desapareció totalmente del mapa. Lógico...es insuperable. Nos hemos tomado la libertad de sustituir la cara B del single original -la balada "Am I Losing You"- por un tema rápido de R&B a cargo del maestro Earl Hines. Nada menos que el oscuro "Now Do You Hear", grabado en la mismas sesiones y editado también por Champion ese mismo año.
