Gary "U. S." Bonds - Dear Lady Twist

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After moving to the Norfolk, VA, area in the mid-'50s, young Gary Anderson began plying his vocal wares, first in church, later with a local group called the Turks. When he was not yet 21, he was approached by local record producer Frank Guida to join his tiny Legrand label. Guida changed Anderson's name to U.S. Bonds, hoping the first release would get extra airplay by disc jockeys mistaking it for a public-service announcement. The result was the classic "New Orleans," combining rock-combo raunch with impassioned, scorched soul-singing that set the stage for all that would follow. Guida double- and triple-tracked Bonds' voice and the resulting murky production gave all the hits (including "Quarter to Three," "School Is Out," and "Dear Lady Twist") a party-in-outer-space quality all their own. Though he kept recording, making a couple of excellent solo albums in the early '80s with the help of Bruce Springsteen, Bonds is best seen today dotting the landscape of oldies shows the world over, singing the songs that made him famous. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Category:

Education

Tags:

• rock
• r&b

[212729h]

About a year ago I was a DJ at a teen dance for 14-16 year olds. It was going nowhere and I just threw this song on to see what would happen and the place went nuts .The kids couldn't get enough of GUSB.I had to get my computer out and find all the rest of his songs !!!! Who says kids to-day don't know good dance music when they hear it ? Play it for them and they'll love it.

[tigerssixty]

He's worthy of being recognized for his talent. Great performer!

Thanks for posting and hearing this again.

[TheStapleGunKid]

Bonds lied to me! No matter how much I do the twist, I still keep growing old!

[Jeepster46]

I must have replayed this song in the past couple days about 30 times. It was hot when I was around 12 yrs old and all we did in those days was to go to the playground. When time came for records to be played, we all danced and this was one of those songs. It was soo much fun being poor as hell and no one knew it.

[wfarrar69]

212729h:i agree with you.i like to see many teenagers and others break away from today's junk pop music and listen to stuff like this.this kind do have dancing power and lyrics they can enjoy.today's pop is nothing but noise and questionable lyrics.this old stuff is a winner in my book.

[TheSpecialkkkkk]

Every night on my oldies channel they play this, i feel like ( Cut-in A Rug ) which means dancing....Love it

[0917gva]

I remember I was still in grade school - either 6th or 7th grade when Gary U.S. Bonds was popular. I remember my younger brother and I trying to teach our mother how to twist. It is a memory burned in the brains of all three of us. Mom even remembers. We were in the dining room and moved the table back to give us more room. She would only have been about 32 at the time, but she just did not have the required coordination I guess. Any way, it is a sweet moment in time to remember.

[mjhunt11]

The best

[FaerieCrone]

Wow a bluebeat twist record! Cool.

[TheLadandLass]

such a talented talented man

all of his songs made you wanna just grab the one nearest you and burn the floor down. I've been buying his "bonds" ever since!

you rock Gary!

[radicright]

Is that Cindy Williams twisting with Elvis? Boy, is she hot!

[wild4inxs]

Wow, me too! 12 and doing the twist.