Chip and Dave – Seventh Round
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Greetings all.
The track I bring you today is proof yet again that the Pacific Northwest scene of the 1960s – filled with rock bands with deep R&B roots – is a gift that keeps on giving.
I have absolutely no recollection of how I first encountered Chip and Dave’s ‘Seventh Round’ (though I suspect it was an Ebay search for ‘organ 45s’) but I was very happy indeed when I slipped it under the needle.
Chip and Dave were the drum and piano/organ duo of Chip Rawson and Dave Immer, who – with the addition of various and sundry vocalists and instrumentalists – were an Oregon-based outfit that made two 45s in 1965 and 1966.
‘Seventh Round’ appeared on their first record, which came out on Sure Star in 1965 and was picked up by Jerden the following year.
The tune is a raw, fast moving, Ray Charles-influenced instrumental opening with drums (they even helpfully included the time signature on the label!) and piano, soon joined by the organ.
It’s the kind of record you can imagine a roomful of kids tearing it up to back in the day.
There’s almost no info out there about Chip and Dave, but the fact that their 45 was picked up by Jerden suggests to me that it must have had a certain amount of regional popularity. Their second 45 (for Decca) charted briefly in Washington (state) early in 1967.
Immer appears to have had at least one solo 45, on the PNW label Burdette in the early 70s.
I hope you dig the track, and I’ll see you all next week.
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Keep the faith
Larry
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