ART WHEELER w/ THE RHYTHM HEIRS- Strange World (Yucca 105 A)
The two sides of Yuccca 105 feature two different artists. The a-side is performed / written by an Art Wheeler and backed by a Rhythm Heirs who lend the tune a sorta creosote fueled calypso beat. The who's, why's, and where from's of Art Wheeler might not be known at this point, but he's certainly got a decent little McPhatter-esque swagger. El Paso cat? Military Brat? Alamogordo dude?
Odd that Yucca Records honcho Calvin Boles found the need to split this release between two different artists. Perhaps producer Ken Dunagan brought Art and the flip-side sister act to Boles. And interesting to see that Wheeler's composition carries an Aladdin publishing notation... just about everything else on Yucca is part of Fairway publishing, so seeing Wheeler tied in with a West Coast outfit is interesting. Makes me think Art might have been a military man and stationed at either White Sands, Holloman A.F.B., or Fort Bliss on a two year stint in the southwest.
I've stomped the flip by Evelyn and Virgie Galleges HERE.
1 comments:
Hello Westex! Art might indeed have been a Westcoast man. Just bought a 45 w/the Art Wheeler Band: That number get's paid/Let's make a deal on love (Cee-Jam 347, 1978) The b-side is quite an alright modern soul number,a-side being of the funkier sort but with a horrible horn intrusion of the wrong kind (DISCO according to the helpful keyword on the label)Trying to post a scan/link:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs055.snc4/35096_447976740630_726540630_6618607_2129585_n.jpg
Regards
Thomas (aka Mr.Segment)
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