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It's A Happening! Texas Girls Of The 60's
The best know girl group in Texas during the late '60s was The Heart Beats of Lubbock. They made it to Hollywood for a Battle Of The Bands contest on the Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay hosted TV show, 'Happening 68.' The Hear Beats shut down all the other male groups and won the Battle Of The Bands on nation-wide TV. Considering that no one in the band was older than 17, this was quite an accomplishment. All seven recordings by The Heart Beats are included on this album, along with other great female led bands from 1966, such as The WordD from Dallas and The Bombshells of Houston. An added bonus is folk singer, Linda Pierre King from Houston, whose self-penned originals from 1966 foreshadowed subsequent folk singers such as Janis Ian and Melanie. The fact that only five of the twenty-five songs on this album were ever released during the '60s, testifies to the enduring fascination with unearthing undiscovered gems by the girls of Texas. TRACKS: 01. The WordD - Today Is Just Tomorrow's Yesterday 02. The WordD - You're Always Around 03. Friday And The Girls - An Older Boy 04. The Heart Beats - Poor Side Of Town 05. The Heart Beats - Choo Choo Train 06. The Heart Beats - Crying Inside 07. The Heart Beats - Satisfied 08. The Heart Beats - Everywhere 09. The Heart Beats - Little Latin Lupe Lu 10. The Bombshells - Treat Him Right 11. Linda Pierre King - Hard Lovin' Babe 12. Linda Pierre King - Who Cares? 13. Linda Pierre King - Blackness 14. Linda Pierre King - Where Are We Going? 15. Linda Pierre King - Bali Hai 16. Linda Pierre King - Tiny Sparrow 17. Linda Pierre King - Jack-A-Roe 18. Linda Pierre King - The Train 19. Linda Pierre King - Scotch And Soda 20. Linda Pierre King - Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) 21. Linda Pierre King - Blowin' In The Wind 22. Linda Pierre King - My Boot Heels Are Travelin' 23. The WordD - Today Is Just Tomorrow's Yesterday (Alternate Version) 24. The Penthouse 5 - You're Always Around (Alternate Version) 25. The Heart Beats - Time Won't Let Me