That was fast! That's correct, Paul, it's Them. The organist's name was Peter Bardens. He went on to record under his own name and be a founding member of Camel.
Montreal Alouettes 27....Edmonton Eskimos 4
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The Eskimos were without their top two receivers due to injuries, so they never got it into gear.
Big Head Clyde McPhatter!
Correct, Jim! I saw him perform at the Kennedy Center in DC very shortly before he died. He was great, the best of the oldies show, which included Little Richard and Cornell Gunter & the Coasters.
Correct, Jack and Paul! It's Lavern Baker.
That photo has been used on some CDs, so I figured that Jack would have come across it and would recognize it.
LOL! That's my favorite Christmas rock song! The copy I have goes all the way to the end of the recording, which stops abruptly with the ringing of an alarm clock!
Anyway, that is correct, Jim! It's Hank Ballard!