Yesterday's post featuring the late Justin Townes Earle with Harlem River Blues had me searching for more related songs from the Manhattan neighbourhood (or neighborhood given it is in the US) of Harlem.
The tenements are not that dissimilar to those in Glasgow except we don't have fire escapes which have featured in many a film or TV programme .
Ben E King sings of Spanish Harlem given the large number of Puerto Rican immigrants settling in the area.
Edwyn Starr plumps for plain and simple Harlem whereas The Drifters feature more on the Streets of Harlem.
Swamp Dogg is more adventurous given that he is partial to a bit of Surfin' in Harlem whereas Bob & Earl enjoy a Harlem Shuffle.
The Drifters - Streets Of Harlem
Not heard the Edwin song before. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHarlem Shuffle is one of my earliest musical memories, one song on a compilation album my mum bought us.
ReplyDeleteI could go looking for more, but none of them will be as good as Spanish Harlem.
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