Andy Pratt - "Avenging Annie"

[wingman572]

one of those great road songs

[sa65cn1]

A great old song. The only hit for Pratt unfortunately, he had so much potential. Ah, yes, the music BUSINESS!

[kwixotic]

Is "Avenging Annie" available in sheet music? I could possibly learn though it'd take me forever since my technique and finger dexterity is pretty bad ):

[MrRamblinrose]

ahhhh god bless ya,,, ain't heard this in wayyyy too many years,, ohh the memories

[greg8557]

A true treasure!! It's places like this that keep these songs alive. Was played a lot over the years on WLAV in Grand Rapids, MI. Another station like all those around the country that was forced with change. SUCKS!!!!

[kmeccat]

One of my favorite songs! Hard to find! Thanks Andy!

[tomfy1979]

Kool song!!

[johnshipe]

Motherfrack! I had forgotten about this incredible song!

[recordsare]

thanks for putting this up, please find me on the Web, blessings to all, Andy Pratt

[soaringvulture]

@recordsare And thank you for being a genius.

[recordsare]

Hi People please find me on itsaboutmusic bandcamp wikipedia xlibris amazon itunes etc. I'm available for shows and recording work (piano/vocals/guitars/producti­on.... blessings

Andy Pratt

[mrandmrso2008]

good ole memories!

[brianheir]

I'm hearing touches of Arif Mardin production on the track.



[brianheir]

I'm hearing touces of Arif Martin production on the track.

[rayjfrick]

I saw him do this song at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA.....piano, drums, and TWO BASS PLAYERS! totally awesome

[oatesfan]

Someone help! My favorite person with K-SHE Klassics, Curt / Termite58..I just found out...has been terminated from Youtube. My heart is broken. He posted some of the rarest music in it's entirety. If anyone knows where he may have resurfaced, please send me a personal message! I was going to ask him about finding a certain song and *poof*

Thanks!

[asinglelullaby]

Most lucid lullaby ever written....

[juni0r75]

One of my favourites! My mom used to play it a lot when I was a kid and I sort of fell in love with it again in my 20's!

[rustribbonwizz]

@juni0r75 YUP, all that was any good is long gone and dead--welcome to "new age SHIT"!! PEACE

[okelydokely2]

WOW. Haven't heard this for half a lifetime. Great song. Thank you so much for making this available.

[m72e592863]

It does bring back memories, great song.

[omglolJU]

a KSHE Classic

[sa65cn1]

A truly great song. Even though it was a one hit wonder for Andy Pratt.

[springo00]

One of my favorites....happy I still have the vinyl for this.

Sorry to hear about 'BCN...

[springo00]

One of my favorites....happy I still have the vinyl for this

[banditftw4q2]

What the hell am I gonna do when I get back to Mass w/out 'BCN ? I'm to f#%kin' old to stick one of them I-Pod things in my ear, I still like my music to come out of a speaker from a good FM station. Why do people have to screw with all the good things, is nothin' sacred or safe anymore ? Good-bye to the end of an era, DAMN FUCKIN' SHAME (sorry ;bout the cuss)

[banditftw4q2]

check out Gram Parsons "widow maker"(you tube) a month or so ago. I felt like I got hit in the head with a rock when I heard 'bcn was no more ! I grew up with Daryl Martini "The Cosmic Muffin", Carlos the Computer, And who can ever forget The King Biscuit Flower Hour ??? Or Charles Laquidera ? WBCN (R.I.P.) introduced a shitload of us Bostonians to our first taste of REAL music, and serious underground rock when all the other FM stations were busy with Top 40 garbage! R.I.P 'BCN R.I.P. "Bandit"

[frederick909]

This is from Velvet Goldmine-GREAT GREAT MOVIE!! :)

[Jgeneraledger23]

I remember hearing this song on the radio a loooong time ago; how well did it do on the charts? It got a decent amount of airplay in the Boston area.

[rustribbonwizz]

@Jgeneraledger23 YES it did get a fair amount of airplay in BeanTown---remember it well myself and all TOOOO long ago! Strange it got more airplay in Boston than just about anyplace else. I think I remember it being played on WCOZ and WAAF and less on WBCN. Also was popular on some AM stations. All those "great" FM stations gone forever along with all the good times and great music of the era-----PEACE.

[Jgeneraledger23]

@rustribbonwizz Wow COZ, that's going waay back :)

[rustribbonwizz]

@Jgeneraledger23 WBCN went back further than WCOZ from a "rock" standpoint---1968. I remember ALL of it like yesterday and it was 40+ yrs. I'm 60 and from BeanTown area--now in Fl. 26 yrs. PEACE

[Jgeneraledger23]

@rustribbonwizz I still can't believe WBCN went off the air. Some commies proly bought the station and flattened the building!! LOL

[rustribbonwizz]

@Jgeneraledger23 Gone just about 8 or 9 months now. A real shame and end of a legend and a Boston staple for well over 40 yrs. Listened to them from the very first night of the "rock format" change over--1968. They used to broadcast nights live from the Boston Tea Party on Landsdown St. and Peter Wolf was live DJ from there. Mississippi Fats and the King Biscuit Flower Hour, Dwayne Glasscock, Charles Laquadara, etc. Good times--good times--great station--GREAT MUSIC----ALL gone. PEACE

[juni0r75]

@rustribbonwizz : Sadly this doesn't surprise me, especially since I read what shifted into its place. People want Adult Contemporary and they seem to want more Talk (in this case sports talk) so in the Boston radio market (and in the Northeast in general) something had to move to make more space, and the progressive 'BCN was it. :(

[cookiesonsteve]

Does it make you jealous that my mom has this album?

[recordsare]

thanks, blessings

Andy Pratt

[indy00kat]

loved this song since it came out.

I did not hear it for years

recently rediscovered it.

wonder why none of the country rock gals never covered it. . .

[peterzang]

@indy00kat It's great. So much of his stuff is. Maybe Gretchen Wilson could do it. It's got too many sections to be a hit though

[duanerussell]

I liked Andy a lot! I still like this album. A little 'strange', but hey, so am I.

[RobinHoodmusic]

I saw Andy live in 78 with Mark Doyle on Guitar in Syracuse NY. One of the best live shows I've ever seen. Fantastic energy, it was a hot August night the temp must have been 100 in the club with the humidity the same, Thunderstorms were rolling through the area. It was standing room only, packed. I still remember that night, great song!

[Chunkazoota]

I have this album, and it is a kooky piece of work! I bought it for this song, which is brilliant.

[alpert1221]

love this tune

[RipChord68]

I liked hearing this, but the Roger Daltrey version kicks this one all around...

[cookiesonsteve]

My mom used to have this playing when I would come home from school... she'd play old vinyls while she cleaned :)

[recordsare]

thanks, people

[england100sm]

amazing song great vocals piano brings back hs memories

[duckman531]

Only Chuck Nolen could do this better!

[skyemcleod1]

I used to own the 45 of this!! I wore it out as a kid. Thankx for posting one of the greatest songs ever. I'm sharing it for sure.

[wiliams34xbl]

I could've written these very same comments! This song still takes me back to the days I would play this song over and over again with my headphones on. These were much happier and easier times.

[passionateaboutmusic]

Bravo!!!