Hot Cross Buns!
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Paul Gayten - Hot Cross Buns
This 1959 ditty, Hot Cross Buns by New Orleans R&B legend Paul Gayten, could be thought of as a ‘novelty’ track, with it’s ’silly’ vocals (provided by Chess records’ songwriter and producer Billy Davis - of Billy Stewart and Fontella Bass fame). I, however, consider it a classic of the tittyshaker genre! OK, so it’s not out and out wild – but it’s nice and sleazy, with some awesome bongo, sax and tambourine action…
“Mmm… I sure’d like to butter them b-b-b-buns!”




