Kicking things off, we have a little joint that has a bit of a story behind it. A solid bit of guitar funk called "Shelly's Rubber Band", this comes not from Nashville (although on a Nashvegas label, more on that in a moment), but from New Orleans Funk master Eddie Bo.
As it turns out, our friend Eddie seemed to avoid his name in the band and instead settled for arranger credits, but the music is all his. Several other joints featuring Mr. Bo are also of the same nature, such as the Explosions 45rpm "Hip Drop". More info on this funky individual are available Here: Funky 16 Corners
The Real story is in the label. House of the Fox is one of several labels connected to the company Lelan Rogers Enterprises, Inc. Now the question for me when I first got this 45 was "who is Lelan Rogers?" It seems that this was a stupid question. Garage Rock Heads will know Lelan's work with the famed International Artists label in Texas, most notably the 13th Floor Elevators and the classic Epitaph for a Legend compilation.
Sometime after the dissolution of International (for the first time) Lelan, the brother of Psychedelic country Legend Kenny Rogers, made the move from Texas to Tennessee, and launched the House of the Fox label. The label also had the pleasure of releasing Maceo Parker's Doing Their Own Thing. Recorded after Maceo and many of the other James Brown band members left in 1970.
Sadly, this is as far as I have been able to dig this week on the label and Lelan, but I should return with more in the coming weeks, as well as with info on the somehow related Blue Fox and Silver Fox labels. Stay Tuned!
Sorces:
Discogs
heavyweightcrates
home of the groove
Wikipedia
(Sorry, concrete info on the label and the man are hard to come by, and any help is appreciated!)
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