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Was just watching the Elvis Special on TV. He was singing "Trying to Get To You" , an outtake. All I can is that "In Spite Of All The Danger" was a complete ripoff of that song. Hmmm.

I'd have to dis-agree considering most of the songs in the 50's were rip-offs of eachother

Alex, The 50's were the golden age of rock n roll, you must be listening to too much commercial oldies radio. Most of them play the same 50 songs over and over again.
What is "In Spite Of All The Danger" John?

I know the 50's and the 60's music like the back of my hand as that is all I listen to.......I dont listen to the radio. I buy large quantities of 50s and 60s 45s and listen to them (like the lots on ebay, or at garage sales) As that is all I do, I can safely conclude that In spite of all the danger (early beatles song) sounds alot like quite a few songs even some that were written and recorded after it. Gary U.S bonds has a rare song that sounds like it too

Bob,
"In Spite Of All The Danger" (according to Paul McCartney) is the first song he ever wrote at age 15 I think. I have a bootleg concert he did at the Bridge School from last year where he talks about it and plays the song. I believe it's also on the Beatles Anthology series.

"Ripoff" was a little too harsh. There are some similarities in these two songs. I am guessing The (future) Beatles had this song/melody in mind when they wrote "In Spite Of All The Danger".

I thought Paul's first song was "I Lost My Little Girl" at 14. It's on "Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)"

Aaaahh, you're right, Nate. I just listened to the Macca bootleg I wrote about and he says In Spite was the very first RECORDING that he did with John & George. Actually he says it was him, John, George, and 2 other guys named Colin and Duff. Interesting. Good catch there, Nate. Thanks for the correction!!!

I love Gary US Bonds.

Amen, one of the liveliest pre-Invasion sounds going on. He always makes me smile!

I'm tempted, Paul........ but I resist!

Paul, how about Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon? Tallahassee Lassie is a very cool song. Plus he's a Boston boy.

Oh, yeah..."Palisades Park" was the #2 song in Chicago when I graduated 8th grade in June '62. "Soldier Boy" by the Shirelles was #1.

yup, Gary US Bonds is the real deal.... and he's still doin it.....

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

I also love The shirelles, The Ronettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Supremes, etc. Most of those girl groups were great.