Distinguished by being proteges of the eccentric producer Joe Meek and unique at the time by having a female drummer, the Honeycombs were a short-lived one-hit band from Britain. Our B-Side In The Buff for today is the flip side of their one big hit. Founded on a lark by hairdresser Martin Murray, who brought on his salon assistant, Honey Lantree, ...
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B-Sides In The Buff: The Drifter’s “I Don’t Want To Go On Without You”
Last week, we profiled the great Bert Berns as part of our series on The Producers. For today’s B-Side In The Buff, we flip over their single of “Under the Boardwalk” to hear a Berns/Jerry Wexler piece called “I Don’t Want to Go On Without You.” Made better by the fact it’s the Drifters singing it (with Johnny Moore handling lead), ...
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