Sunday, October 22, 2017

BEFORE THE HIT VERSION. This post: CXIII- EVIL WAYS. Continues: tomorrow.
BEFORE IT WAS A HIT SONG
These songs are well known but you may not know about the earlier attempts to score a hit record with prior versions of the same song.
Evil Ways
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Santana's first appearance in the American Top 10 was with the single "Evil Ways" in 1969. The track was featured on its self-titled debut album. Greg Rollie performed the lead vocal. 
Willie Bobo recorded the original version of "Evil Ways". The jazz percussionist included the song on his 1967 album 'Bobo Motion', issued by Verve Records.
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Each new song will be added to the spotify playlist named: ‘Before It Was A Hit Song’.  You can check out the previous earlier / original versions of the hit songs you know and love.
The playlist and other Caffe` Latte` selections can be found at:
spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte

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