The Quovans – Boogaloo Pts 1&2
Listen/Download The Quovans – Boogaloo Pt1
Listen/Download The Quovans – Boogaloo Pt2
Greetings all
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The track we’re going to close out the week with is a banger, and something of a mystery.
I happened upon the Quovans ‘Boogaloo Pts 1&2’ whilst doing a search for – surprise… – “boogaloo”, and while the end result is not in any way Latin, the sounds are surely soulful and very groovy indeed.
I have not been able to find out anything about the Quovans themselves, nor the root of their name, but there is some circumstantial evidence we can peruse.
‘Boogaloo Pts 1&2’ came out on Juggy Murray’s NY-based Symbol label – also home to Inez and Charlie Foxx and the Poets – in 1966.
The record appears to have come out (first?) on another NY label, Big City.
The Quovans recorded one other 45, backing a singer named Sherri Gibbs on the song ‘Oh My Baby’ on the Philly Sound’s (extraneous apostrophe and all).
The connecting link is songwriter/producer Clarence Hunter, who appears to have been Philadelphia-based, working with Gibbs, the Fabulous Performers (on Blackjack) and Bobby Joy (on Sentry).
Whether or not the Quovans were also a Philly act, I cannot say.
‘Boogaloo Pts 1&2’ is a soul stomper, with organ, sax and some great harmonies by the Quovans. I’m still on the fence as to whether I dig the overdubbed screams on the record, but they don’t take away from the overall power of the disc.
Part 2 opens with a cool spoken passage, then gets right back into gear.
It is a very groovy record indeed, and I hope you dig it.
Have a great weekend.
Keep the faith
Larry
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Digging this!
I just recently got back to checking out your site… thankful you’re still posting as I thought otherwise
The Magics; I think out of Pittsburgh, and 1967 (after the Quovans if the dates are correct). Different songwriters and publishing listed, but nearly the same song — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maR0z54lMwM. Some days I like the Magics better, some days the Quovans, all days I like them both. Any info appreciated.