{"id":4930,"date":"2014-07-10T13:07:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T18:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2014-07-10T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T18:07:26","slug":"roosevelt-grierclyde-mcphatter-in-my-tenement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4930","title":{"rendered":"Roosevelt Grier\/Clyde McPhatter – In My Tenement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Roosevelt Grier (L), Clyde McPhatter (R)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download Roosevelt Grier – In My Tenement <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download Clyde McPhatter – In My Tenement <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

The end of the week is approaching, so I thought I\u2019d remind you that the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> takes to the airwaves of the interwebs each and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>. If you prefer to do the pod-thing, you can subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes, or grab an MP3 out of the archive here at Funky16Corners.<\/p>\n

The tune(s) I bring you today are one of the interesting intersections of artist and song that I\u2019ve come across in the last few years.<\/p>\n

I first heard of the song \u2018In My Tenement\u2019 (written by Bobby Scott<\/strong> and Artie Resnick<\/strong>) when I started researching the singer Jackie Shane<\/strong> (more here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Not long after that I picked up a copy of Roosevelt Grier\u2019s<\/strong> 1964 LP on the RIK label.<\/p>\n

Grier, best known as a professional football player and TV personality had a very groovy sideline as a soul singer during the 60s. Many of the records he made during that period are quite good and I pick them up whenever I find them.<\/p>\n

So, what turns up on Rosie\u2019s LP but another version of \u2018In My Tenement\u2019, which as it turns out is also sought after in 45 form, often pulling in a couple of hundred bucks.<\/p>\n

Then, a few months ago, while chasing down some of Clyde McPhatter\u2019s<\/strong> later recordings, what do I encounter but his version of \u2018In My Tenement\u2019, also recorded and released in 1964.<\/p>\n

The weird thing is, none of these recordings were hits, nor were they connected in any other way.<\/p>\n

As far as I can tell Shane recorded in New York (with Juggy Murray<\/strong>), Grier in LA (with Bobby Darin<\/strong>!) and McPhatter somewhere (Nashville?) with Shelby Singleton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Shane and Grier versions are taken at a similar pace, with enough backbeat for the dancers (thus the cost of the 45s!), with McPhatter (more on his mid-60s recordings coming soon) taking things at a brisk pace.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m very curious about how the song got around so much.<\/p>\n

There were always publisher\u2019s demos circulating, so it\u2019s possible that an aggressive song plugger got the tune to the right people.<\/p>\n

Both Scott and Resnick were both successful songwriters (Scott had composed the music to \u2018A Taste of Honey\u2019, and Resnick would go on to be a mover in the the bubblegum sound later in the 60s).<\/p>\n

The song was also covered by a group called the Lovers<\/strong> on the Agon label.<\/p>\n

If anyone has any information on the history of the song (or any other versions) please let me know.<\/p>\n

That said, have yourselves a groovy weekend, and I\u2019ll see you all next week.<\/p>\n

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

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

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