{"id":23925,"date":"2022-10-23T05:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=23925"},"modified":"2022-10-12T13:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:41:40","slug":"take-5-with-keith-allison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/23\/take-5-with-keith-allison\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5 with Keith Allison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Allison<\/a> is one of the great under-recognized figures of the rock and pop era. The singer-songwriter-guitarist was everywhere: a member of the post-Buddy Holly Crickets, opening twice for the Rolling Stones, playing on Boyce and Hart demos, producing sessions for Cher, starring on a daily TV show and more. And that\u2019s only a taste of his mid-\u201960s work; he\u2019d later star in film and television, carouse with fellow Hollywood Vampires, and record with Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr and Billy Bob Thornton (to name just a few). He was a close friend of this writer; at the time of his passing last year, we had been working on his memoir. August 26 would have been his 80th birthday. Here are five choice cuts featuring Keith Allison.<\/p>\n

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The Eliminators \u2013 \u201cLonely Surf Guitar\u201d (1964)<\/strong> As rock\u2019n\u2019roll took off, all sorts of mini-crazes popped up. Canny studio cats often attempted to jump on the bandwagon. One studio outfit calling itself The Eliminators went not one, but three better: they put together an album of fun \u2013 if highly derivative \u2013 tunes and with a total lack of subtlety called it Liverpool! Dragsters!! Cycles!! & Surfing!!!!<\/em> What made this record special is that the anonymous crew behind the music included Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, and guitarist Keith Allison, who wrote this tune.<\/p>\n