Billy
J. Kramer & The Dakotas –
The
Definitive Collection
CD
Compilation, U.S., 1991
EMI
Records
I
was first introduced to the world of Billy J. Kramer & The
Dakotas on the American TV show “Shindig,” which was to me the
first music show focusing on cool music. The next time I saw them
was on the first concert film T.A.M.I. And I was deeply impressed
with them, because there was nothing macho about Billy or his band.
There
'no style' appealed to me at the time, and I was crazy in love with
the song “Little Children.” Although not mysterious one bit, but
to my imagination the song had sinister overtures, and the melody was
so seductive. It was reeking evil to me, yet when I look at
Kramer's face it is pure innocence. So the tension between his
innocence and what I heard that sounded evil was pure bliss for me.
One
can't find a better compilation of Billy's hits on one CD. Is he an
important artist? No. But he is the link between The Beatles and
that era, and that alone is important.
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