Barbara Lynn – You’ll Lose a Good Thing
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Listen/Download Barbara Lynn – You’ll Lose a Good Thing
Greetings all
Welcome to a new week here at the Corners.
A few weeks ago, I was watching one of those PBS clip-a-thons, and what should pop up on the screen, but film of Barbara Lynn performing on the 1960s, Nashville-based TV show, The Beat!!!
I had seen the clip before (I have a couple of the DVD collections that Bear Family released from the show), but my wife, who was sitting with me, had not.
She asked who we were watching, and I gave her the short version of the Barbara Lynn story.
She marveled at Lynn’s unique status as a singer/guitarist, and I said that although I had always kind of kept that thought on the back burner, it never really occurred to me how unusual it really was.
For those of you that don’t know, Barbara Lynn (born Barbara Lynn Ozen in 1942 in Beaumont, TX) hit the scene in 1962 with the record you see before you today.
‘You’ll Lose a Good Thing’ was an R&B #1 hit (Top 10 Pop) in June of 1962. While it was her only significant Pop hit, she managed to place a number of records in the R&B Top 100 (and a couple in the Top 40) between 1963 and 1971 for labels like Jamie, Tribe and Atlantic.
Lynn’s style was a mixture of R&B, soul and the blues, all delivered in her rich, soulful voice.
She also wrote much of her own material.
‘You’ll Lose a Good Thing’, one of the great, late night, slow dancers was recorded in New Orleans, with none other than Mac Rebennack on the keys.
As I mentioned earlier, though this was Lynn’s biggest hit, she went on to record a bunch of great stuff through the 60s and early 70s, including the sought after and oft covered 1966 classic ‘I’m a Good Woman’, and she’s still playing today.
I hope you dig the sounds, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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You should mention that Barbara is playing in Brooklyn this Saturday!
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