Posted April 4, 201015 yr I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' and as much as it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind I honestly have no idea what it refers to. Could it be stomping RnB with 200rpm tambourine beats? Is it some wierd form of popcorn? Hopefully someone out there can enlighten me. Faithfully Kev
April 4, 201015 yr I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' and as much as it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind I honestly have no idea what it refers to. Could it be stomping RnB with 200rpm tambourine beats? Is it some wierd form of popcorn? Hopefully someone out there can enlighten me. Faithfully Kev Just keep the 'lovely picture' in your mind, by the time this thread is through - you'll be none the wiser
April 4, 201015 yr there was a thread on here a while ago cant find the link though but try here, https://www.tittyshakers.com/writtenword.htm
April 4, 201015 yr I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' ....... it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind
April 4, 201015 yr Author there was a thread on here a while ago cant find the link though but try here, https://www.tittyshak...writtenword.htm Thanks for the link de-to, and Mike you're right-not that much clearer!!!!!?????? Kev Anyone got any sound files they can post?
April 4, 201015 yr I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' and as much as it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind I honestly have no idea what it refers to. Could it be stomping RnB with 200rpm tambourine beats? Is it some wierd form of popcorn? Hopefully someone out there can enlighten me. Faithfully Kev Anything that the lovely Kirsty dances to
April 4, 201015 yr Author KEV ....................YOU HAD TO ASK DIDN`T YOU Have to have knowledge/info of all music/dance styles Julie. Eclectic they call it but this threads making me epileptic! Kev x
April 4, 201015 yr Have to have knowledge/info of all music/dance styles Julie. Eclectic they call it but this threads making me epileptic! Kev x PROBABLY MAKE YOU GO BLIND TOO Edited April 4, 201015 yr by julie moore
April 4, 201015 yr its a bit early for all this tittyshaker malarky but heres some with sound clips, https://recordcollectorsvaults.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-fine-r-titty-shakers.html
April 4, 201015 yr Author its a bit early for all this tittyshaker malarky but heres some with sound clips, https://recordcollect...ty-shakers.html Thanks de-to. Would Jackie Wilson's version of 'Shake' be classed as a 'tittyshaker'? Kev
April 4, 201015 yr Author its a bit early for all this tittyshaker malarky but heres some with sound clips, https://recordcollect...ty-shakers.html So I gather that It's more or less an early r'n'b sound. Kev
April 4, 201015 yr best way to describe anything is to listen .... www.tittyshakers.com Edited April 4, 201015 yr by dundeedavie
April 4, 201015 yr Author best way to describe anything is to listen .... www.tittyshakers.com I just tried shaking my titties to 'Icky Poo' by the Nomads. Works better for the wife. Although she syas mine are bigger than hers. Kev
April 4, 201015 yr I know what a Titty Shaker is............................................ Its my Burlesque Nipple Tassles & i want to shake them at a Soul night! Debbie x
April 4, 201015 yr I know what a Titty Shaker is............................................ Its my Burlesque Nipple Tassles & i want to shake them at a Soul night! Debbie x sounds good to me it might even get me back to attending events regularly if i knew that was going on
April 4, 201015 yr best way to describe anything is to listen .... www.tittyshakers.com the track that plays when you open the link is right up my street...sleezy R&B style, love it
April 4, 201015 yr I would have thought it's something like this. Wait till the Go-Go dancers appear at about 0:53 and you'll see what I mean. Good old Marvin - somehow still concentrating on the job in hand. MB
April 4, 201015 yr Titty shakers Cd if you want one? THE ROCK-A-FELLAS / EDDIE BELL & THE ROCK-A-FELLAS COED 512 NIGHT PARTY / COUNTIN' THE DAYS SIR WHITE & HIS SOUNDS REDBUG 0001 DOIN' THE SCRATCH / MOODY DREAMER THE NU-TRONS. ELDEE 85 BEAT / SEARCHIN' THE WOBBLERS KING 5585 THE WOBBLE / BLOW OUT DON MARKHAM & THE MARKSMEN. DONNA 1323 HULLY GULLY TRUMPETS / THE SHUCK THE TURBO-JETS FEDERAL 12353 FAR EAST CHA CHA CHA / SO SASSY THE PRECISIANS. NOMAD 12552 I'VE GOT TO HAVE (THE PRECISIAN SOUND) / DON'T LISTEN TO HIM THE ROYALTONES. JUBILEE 5338 WAIL! / POOR BOY TEDDY & THE ROUGH RIDERS TILT 778 TOMAHAWK / THUNDER HEAD TEDDY & THE CLOCK-WATCHERS WARNER BROTHERS 5626 KINKY / YOU WERE MADE FOR ME NOBLE WATTS CLAMIKE 501 TEEN-SCENE / JOHN FRIDAY'S SON BILL FOLAND & HIS SURFS. TISHMAN 903 JUST ANOTHER SIDE / SURFIN' TRUMPETS THE ORIGINALS JACKPOT 48007 THE WHIP / BLUE KAT FELIX SLATKIN LIBERTY 55232 TURKISH BATH / THE HAPPY HOBO THE FRATERNITY BROTHERS VERVE 10127 BULLDOZER / STUDY HALL THE CARNATIONS. FRATERNITY 863 CASUAL / RED WING THE CARNATIONS. TILT 780 SCORPION / FIREBALL MAIL SONNY FLAHARTY & THE YOUNG AMERICANS. P A Q 21 COCONUT STOMP PART 1 / COCONUT STOMP PART 2 TONY & JOE ERA 1075 THE FREEZE / GONNA GET A LITTLE KISSIN' TONIGHT NOBLE "THIN MAN" WATTS & HIS RHYTHM SPARKS BATON 254 THE SLIDE / SHAKIN' CLIFF DAVIS & THE TURBO-JETS FEDERAL 12359 LET IT ROLL (PART 1) / LET IT ROLL (PART 2) GEE GEE & HIS ORCH. MODERN SOUND 6904 CHILI LINDA (CIELITO LINDO) / TARA'S THEME TOMMY WILLS TERRY 106 MR. MOVIN' IS GROOVIN' / 3RD MAN THEME "ROCK" YOUNG WILLIAM & THE JAMAICANS DIMENSION 1005 LIMBO DRUM PART 1 / LIMBO DRUM PART 2 LITTLE WILLIE JOHN KING 5602 KATANGA / THE MASQUERADE IS OVER Tittyshakers: A Definition Aaah! The glorious tittyshaker 45, for too long this king amongst his dusty bedfellows has been cast aside. Overlooked and undervalued. I will not linger too long on defining the tittyshaker, for that purpose I have republished the original "Mommy, What's A Tittyshaker" article, first published on SoulGeneration in early 2003, further down this page. It has been several years since I last considered the question "what is a tittyshaker" - looking back on my past efforts it seems that I may have done the 'shaker some disservice by marginalising the perceived sound of the genre. The boogaloo and funk/soul side was covered off reasonably well in so far as an introduction to the genre can offer but far too many of the low down dirty sounds were omitted. Here I aim to rectify that by introducing some of the real classics of the genre, many of these will be found on other collectable scenes as we dig amongst greasy rhythm'n'blues, grinding soul, hot rod and surf instrumentals, nasty rock'n'roll and find some real gems. Obvious reference points for those wishing to seek out further exposure to the' shaker culture and style would be the early films of Russ Mayer, low budget hot rod and rock'n'roll movies, sexploitation flicks, the Las Vegas grind compilations, certain WFMU radio shows - the sound is out there. Current club nights in the UK where you can expect to hear these sounds include, The Rubber Room in Nottingham, Rendez-Vouz in Wigan, Raison D'Etre and The Boston Arms in London and where ever you can find DJ's like myself - Martin Lawrie, Jazzman Gerald, Daddy Bones, Kev Kahlua, Cosmic Keith, Yvann Serrano (Healer Selecta) and Johnny Alpha. In the short time between 2003 and now, not a great deal has been achieved to establish the tittyshaker sound in the everyday consciousness of the average music lover, however certain aspects of the 'scene' has really taken off. The Burlesque culture has become established with numerous troupes in almost every major city - both sides of the Atlantic. Hopefully this site and another in production from Jazzman Gerald both dedicated to the tittyshaker musical form will help to change this. Martin Lawrie October 2007
April 4, 201015 yr In the words of Les dawson "I hired a hit man to kill the mother-in-law" he said "I'll shoot her just below her left breast" "I want her killing-not Kneecapping" just popped into my head whilst reading this thread I ve recently seen alot on this somewhere on a site from the US I will try and find a link and post up Rob
April 4, 201015 yr I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' and as much as it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind I honestly have no idea what it refers to. Could it be stomping RnB with 200rpm tambourine beats? Is it some wierd form of popcorn? Hopefully someone out there can enlighten me. Faithfully Kev Somebody has been looking, more than listening!! Edited April 4, 201015 yr by Guest
April 5, 201015 yr Kiddo, It's a term the US soul clubs instigated when they played records that had a sixties Go Go feel to them because they couldn't find 'proper' soul records.
April 5, 201015 yr You'll get your legs slapped & sent to bed with no supper if you carry on like that Michael. KTF Baz [.
April 5, 201015 yr You'll get your legs slapped & sent to bed with no supper if you carry on like that Michael. KTF Baz thought i'd best delete Baz, it would have only caused upset if taken as serious
April 5, 201015 yr Anything that the lovely Kirsty dances to lol, had the pleasure last nit og k and her twins.......
April 5, 201015 yr Titty shakers Cd if you want one? THE ROCK-A-FELLAS / EDDIE BELL & THE ROCK-A-FELLAS COED 512 NIGHT PARTY / COUNTIN' THE DAYS SIR WHITE & HIS SOUNDS REDBUG 0001 DOIN' THE SCRATCH / MOODY DREAMER THE NU-TRONS. ELDEE 85 BEAT / SEARCHIN' THE WOBBLERS KING 5585 THE WOBBLE / BLOW OUT DON MARKHAM & THE MARKSMEN. DONNA 1323 HULLY GULLY TRUMPETS / THE SHUCK THE TURBO-JETS FEDERAL 12353 FAR EAST CHA CHA CHA / SO SASSY THE PRECISIANS. NOMAD 12552 I'VE GOT TO HAVE (THE PRECISIAN SOUND) / DON'T LISTEN TO HIM THE ROYALTONES. JUBILEE 5338 WAIL! / POOR BOY TEDDY & THE ROUGH RIDERS TILT 778 TOMAHAWK / THUNDER HEAD TEDDY & THE CLOCK-WATCHERS WARNER BROTHERS 5626 KINKY / YOU WERE MADE FOR ME NOBLE WATTS CLAMIKE 501 TEEN-SCENE / JOHN FRIDAY'S SON BILL FOLAND & HIS SURFS. TISHMAN 903 JUST ANOTHER SIDE / SURFIN' TRUMPETS THE ORIGINALS JACKPOT 48007 THE WHIP / BLUE KAT FELIX SLATKIN LIBERTY 55232 TURKISH BATH / THE HAPPY HOBO THE FRATERNITY BROTHERS VERVE 10127 BULLDOZER / STUDY HALL THE CARNATIONS. FRATERNITY 863 CASUAL / RED WING THE CARNATIONS. TILT 780 SCORPION / FIREBALL MAIL SONNY FLAHARTY & THE YOUNG AMERICANS. P A Q 21 COCONUT STOMP PART 1 / COCONUT STOMP PART 2 TONY & JOE ERA 1075 THE FREEZE / GONNA GET A LITTLE KISSIN' TONIGHT NOBLE "THIN MAN" WATTS & HIS RHYTHM SPARKS BATON 254 THE SLIDE / SHAKIN' CLIFF DAVIS & THE TURBO-JETS FEDERAL 12359 LET IT ROLL (PART 1) / LET IT ROLL (PART 2) GEE GEE & HIS ORCH. MODERN SOUND 6904 CHILI LINDA (CIELITO LINDO) / TARA'S THEME TOMMY WILLS TERRY 106 MR. MOVIN' IS GROOVIN' / 3RD MAN THEME "ROCK" YOUNG WILLIAM & THE JAMAICANS DIMENSION 1005 LIMBO DRUM PART 1 / LIMBO DRUM PART 2 LITTLE WILLIE JOHN KING 5602 KATANGA / THE MASQUERADE IS OVER Tittyshakers: A Definition Aaah! The glorious tittyshaker 45, for too long this king amongst his dusty bedfellows has been cast aside. Overlooked and undervalued. I will not linger too long on defining the tittyshaker, for that purpose I have republished the original "Mommy, What's A Tittyshaker" article, first published on SoulGeneration in early 2003, further down this page. It has been several years since I last considered the question "what is a tittyshaker" - looking back on my past efforts it seems that I may have done the 'shaker some disservice by marginalising the perceived sound of the genre. The boogaloo and funk/soul side was covered off reasonably well in so far as an introduction to the genre can offer but far too many of the low down dirty sounds were omitted. Here I aim to rectify that by introducing some of the real classics of the genre, many of these will be found on other collectable scenes as we dig amongst greasy rhythm'n'blues, grinding soul, hot rod and surf instrumentals, nasty rock'n'roll and find some real gems. Obvious reference points for those wishing to seek out further exposure to the' shaker culture and style would be the early films of Russ Mayer, low budget hot rod and rock'n'roll movies, sexploitation flicks, the Las Vegas grind compilations, certain WFMU radio shows - the sound is out there. Current club nights in the UK where you can expect to hear these sounds include, The Rubber Room in Nottingham, Rendez-Vouz in Wigan, Raison D'Etre and The Boston Arms in London and where ever you can find DJ's like myself - Martin Lawrie, Jazzman Gerald, Daddy Bones, Kev Kahlua, Cosmic Keith, Yvann Serrano (Healer Selecta) and Johnny Alpha. In the short time between 2003 and now, not a great deal has been achieved to establish the tittyshaker sound in the everyday consciousness of the average music lover, however certain aspects of the 'scene' has really taken off. The Burlesque culture has become established with numerous troupes in almost every major city - both sides of the Atlantic. Hopefully this site and another in production from Jazzman Gerald both dedicated to the tittyshaker musical form will help to change this. Martin Lawrie October 2007 sent you a pm
April 5, 201015 yr Ok CD for you on its way. those of you who have asked for CDs, give em' 2 days for arrival, there will be a tracklisting, also i'm gonna print out label scans for you.
April 5, 201015 yr the track that plays when you open the link is right up my street...sleezy R&B style, love it Incidentally what is it? EDIT: Found it Edited April 5, 201015 yr by Beeks
April 6, 201015 yr Think Austin Powers meets Benny Hill...... I do everytime I see you at a venue Paul . Only joking but you did leave the door wide open for that Paul, I'll get me coat!!!!!! Take care,be safe & remember,"Slow down, you move to fast,you gotta make the moment last", Spot.
April 7, 201015 yr I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' and as much as it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind I honestly have no idea what it refers to. Could it be stomping RnB with 200rpm tambourine beats? Is it some wierd form of popcorn? Hopefully someone out there can enlighten me. Faithfully Kev In a "male" or "female" context ?
April 7, 201015 yr Well, you're all looking in the wrong place....as a "tittyshaker", Is actually a load of BLLCKS!!! whoops, sorry, should have put this in "look at your box" section.... .... Edited April 7, 201015 yr by posstot
April 8, 201015 yr sounds good to me it might even get me back to attending events regularly if i knew that was going on Well said that man! We need to spice the nights up..............let's have a bit of Burlesque dancing Advertise that on a event's flyer & you will get a packer of a night! Debbie Dee Burlesque Dancer! P.s We went to a 40s/50s weekender last week & you should of seen this lady........................what a Titty Shaker she was! .........................Poor Ian did not know where to look! Edited April 8, 201015 yr by parkash
April 11, 201015 yr I've mentioned this before but I like F Scott Fitzgerald's description of a woman dancing to jazz in Harlem in the 1920s as "Uptown, ,Downtown, Jelly on a plate" Cheers Manus
April 14, 201015 yr thanks for my cd mate, some groooovy tunes on there, ive had the kids doing the freeze all day, i,ll be looking out for some on 45 no doubt, cheers cod
April 14, 201015 yr P.s We went to a 40s/50s weekender last week & you should of seen this lady........................what a Titty Shaker she was! .........................Poor Ian did not know where to look! I think you'll find he probably did I can almost hear my playlist for a night like that ......I'm feeling it
I keep coming across this term 'Tittyshaker' and as much as it conjures up a lovely picture in my mind
I honestly have no idea what it refers to.
Could it be stomping RnB with 200rpm tambourine beats?
Is it some wierd form of popcorn?
Hopefully someone out there can enlighten me.
Faithfully
Kev