The Playtones
Ready, Willing, and Able
(Atenzia Records)
Ingratiatingly upbeat romping, equally fit for elbow bending and hardwood handstands. Were they to investigate, white-coats would doubtlessly remark on the impossibilty of maintaining despondence when such carefree, old-timey jukers filled ears. When Paul Burlison spoke of "Good-time music," he meant limber-limbed sounds of this rank. (And that "Green Green Apples'" verses borrow their melody from "Wabash Cannonball" points up the combo's blood-link to the American Songbook.)
Recommended: "Ready, Willing, and Able," "Eliza Jane," "Let Her In," "Hoppin' and Boppin'," "Green Green Apples"
Video: "Hoppin' and Boppin'" "Green Green Apples"
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