On The Dancefloor With Joey Dee And The Starliters

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Everyone in America was doing the Peppermint Twist with Joey Dee and The Starliters during the first weeks of 1962. It was the hottest record in the country and the Peppermint Lounge, where the group was performing six nights a week in midtown Manhattan, was the epicenter of the cool jet set, with celebrities of every stripe fighting to get through the door and see Joey and his crew do their energetic Twist. It has been a long time since Dee’s Roulette Records catalog has received deluxe CD treatment, so this disc is very welcome. All the group’s greats are here - both parts of Peppermint Twist, the soundtrack to the film Hey, Let's Twist, their scorching remake of the Isley Brothers’ Shout, even their rare pre-Roulette rockers on the Little and Scepter labels. Joey and his Starliters recorded two spectacular live albums at the Peppermint in late ’61, with organist Carlton Lattimore and drummer Willie Davis, who tore it up behind Dee and his front line (including David Brigati). Whether on This Boat or on Johnny Nash’s What Kind Of Love Is This, Mr. Dee was a cool guy and recently gave a superb interview, as the booklet notes show. A perfect audio companion to Joey’s autobiography, 'Peppermint Twist Chronicles', which comes highly recommended!