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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Daryl Haywood Combo

Eager Cat EP

(El Toro)

1950's notoriety came to Texan Ray Campi when he waxed "Eager Beaver Boy." Similar regard is due Daryl - not only for his "Eager Cat," but also for its three grooved confederates. Assuming this stage are the rollicking bop natures that so vitalized plain-folks Country back in the day, that the whole world was fractured into franticness from which, hopefully, recovery will never arrive. Good ol' boys got the sock.

Recommended: "Eager Cat," "Rockin' and Rollin' Mr. Moon," "I'm a Hepcat," "The Girl's Back Home"

Videos: "Eager Cat" "I'm a Hepcat"