BILLY BLAND- Let The Little Girl Dance
Billy Bland's 'Let The Little Girl Dance' is an absolute classic RnB/pop crossover record. Nice to get an original copy on Old Town, a really consistent label out of New York.
The story goes that Billy was in the studio when Titus Turner was recording this song and stepped in to show him how to sing it, little knowing producer Henry Glover had the tape rolling and that Bland's demonstration would end up a hit single.
GRANTLEY DEE- Let The Little Girl Dance
In 1966, six years after Bland, well known Melbourne DJ Grantley Dee released his own version of 'Let The Little Girl Dance' it was a minor local hit and a sought after record now. The arrangement was kept pretty much the same for Dee's version (if it ain't broke...), except the parping sax is replaced by a nice raw guitar break, in fact it's a shame Bland's hadn't had more guitar considering the mighty Mickey Baker apparently played on the session.
Dee was the first blind singing star in Australia, and you can witness a little of his charismatic DJing style in this great 60s doco about Melbourne radio.
Grantley Dee with trade mark black glasses.
