Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Musical Interlude: Keep The Ball Rollin' (1967)

 The Ed Sullivan Show closed out 1967 with a performance by Jay & The Techniques, but there are some players missing for "Keep The Ball Rollin'". I'll explain after the video.


The band's background singers would later achieve fame themselves. Ashford & Simpson and Melba Moore were heard but not seen. An uninitiated viewer would've thought Mercury's Smash division had struck a deal with Mike Curb to have the Congregation sing backup, it sounded so much like a Curb record.

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