{"id":4664,"date":"2014-03-18T10:36:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T15:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2014-03-18T10:40:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T15:40:19","slug":"willie-tomlin-check-me-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4664","title":{"rendered":"Willie Tomlin – Check Me Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Willie Tomlin – Check Me Baby <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

I thought we’d do the middle of the week with a fairly new arrival in the Funky16Corners<\/strong> crates.<\/p>\n

A buddy of mine puts up a sales list every few weeks, and since he a collector (of no small taste<\/em>) himself, the offerings are always very interesting.<\/p>\n

The last time he put up some 45s on eBay, there was one in particular that caught my eye, and then (naturally) my ear.<\/p>\n

I had never heard of Willie Tomlin,<\/strong> and I\u2019m guessing that if you don\u2019t already own this record, you haven\u2019t either.<\/p>\n

It would appear that he recorded only one 45, and when it was done, was so satisfied with the badassery therein, he vowed never to record another.<\/p>\n

\u2018Check Me Baby\u2019, which was released in 1969 is a recitation of what has been known on the streets as a very strong pimp hand.<\/p>\n

Willie (who I\u2019m assuming from the sounds on both sides of this 45 was a blues-based cat with a foot in the world of soul) lays down a laundry list of how-bad-am-I-isms that\u2019ll blow your mind.<\/p>\n

The delivery is oddly off-hand, as if Willie was wandering through the studio with a couple of fine ladies draped on his arms and stopped to whip a world-class brag on the crowd.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I wear my Botany 500 when I Funky Broadway<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My Petrocelli when I Philly Freeze\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I spend a G-note nightly just to keep the girls mine…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I buy my suits from Hippie Land \u2013 Cal-eye-phone-eye-ay\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I mean check me baby, I\u2019m one cat that\u2019s clean<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

All the girls call me to see the soul of the new breed<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Six feet deuce baby, teased and tan, a healthy hunk of any woman\u2019s man<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I mean like check me, I\u2019m one cat that\u2019s clean\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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And on, and on, with the private plane expensive cologne, Moroccan leather shoes, jade cufflinks, diamond watch etc etc<\/p>\n

Though he doesn’t say so, you know there\u2019s a revolver and a straight razor in there somewhere.<\/p>\n

This is certainly not the first (or the only) brag-fest set to vinyl, but it is unique in its breadth and the matter-of-factness of its delivery.<\/p>\n

Like I said, I can\u2019t find any information on Willie Tomlin, especially any trace of any additional recordings.<\/p>\n

If you know any different, drop me a line.<\/p>\n

See you on Friday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Willie was such a badass, he apparently moved the Rocky Mountains to Maine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong> The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong> They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong> Click here to go to the ordering page.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Also, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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