Arzell Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984), known as Z. Z. Hill (pronounced "Zee Zee...") was an Americanbluessinger best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul albumchart for nearly two years. The track "Down Home Blues" has been called the best-known blues song of the 1980s. According to the Texas State Historical Association, Hill "devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling and helped to restore the blues to modern black consciousness."
Life
Born in Naples, Texas, Hill began his singing career in the late 1950s as part of a gospel group called The Spiritual Five, touring Texas. He was influenced by Sam Cooke, B. B. King, and Bobby "Blue" Bland, and began performing his own songs and others in clubs in and around Dallas, including spells fronting bands led by Bo Thomas and Frank Shelton. He took his stage name in emulation of B. B. King.
Encouraged by Otis Redding who had seen him perform, he joined his older brother, budding record producer Matt Hill, in Los Angeles in 1963, and released his first single, "You Were Wrong", on the family's own M.H. label. It spent one week at no.100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, and Hill was quickly signed by Kent Records. Most of his records for Kent were written or co-written by Hill, and arranged by leading saxophonistMaxwell Davis. None charted, but in retrospect many, such as "I Need Someone (To Love Me)", are now viewed with high regard by soul fans.
"Hey Little Girl" is a single released by Australian band Icehouse, the second single from the band's 1982 album, Primitive Man. The album and single were co-produced by band member and the track's writer, Iva Davies, and Keith Forsey (Billy Idol). It was released in October 1982, on Regular Records in 7" vinyl single and 12" vinyl single formats. UK and Europe releases by Chrysalis Records were also on 7" and 12" formats, but with different track listings. The single was then released in the US in 1983 on the same formats. On "Hey Little Girl", Iva Davies uses the Linn drum machine — the first for an Australian recording. It peaked at No. 7 on the Australian singles chart and No. 2 in Switzerland, No. 5 in Germany, Top 20 in UK, Sweden and Netherlands, and No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
The US cover for the single has a still from the Russell Mulcahy music video for "Hey Little Girl".
In 1997, a series of re-mixes of the song was released in Germany on the Edel Music label. Another remix version by Infusion was released on the Icehouse album Meltdown in 2002.
Although 1965 had seen the release of Elvis for Everyone, a studio album which was actually recorded over a ten-year period dating back to Presley's first recordings from Sun Studios in Memphis, and a surprising worldwide hit with a five-year-old Gospel track, "Crying In The Chapel", it was back to the grind of making soundtracks. Elvis continued to grumble about the material and the continued pressure put on the stable of songwriters corraled by Freddy Bienstock — the writing team of Giant, Baum, and Kaye alone had provided 17 of 47 songs on the past four soundtracks in an eighteen-month period — but he soldiered on with as much grace as possible. In reality, almost any song could have been squeezed into the story lines, including old classics. But as long as sales continued, the formula required guaranteed control of publishing and new songs by the same songwriters. However, Presley's sales were plunging in music stores as well as ticket sales at the box office.
LP " The Soul Stirring Of " Kent Records 1965
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Z.Z. Hill - Hey Little Girl (Kent) 1965
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ZZ Hill - Hey Little Girl - Kent: 427
It matters not, which side you drop the needle on the result is the same. Z. Z. berckons you to the dancfloor with his rough-dioamond vpocal laced into two horn-saturated productions. A perfect choice for the R&B DJ. Aflawless copy, previously unplayed
Hill, Z.z.
Kent: 427
Artist
Hill, Z.z.
Label
Kent: 427
Format
45
A side
Oh Darlin'
B side
Hey Little Girl
City
los angeles, ca
Tracklisting
Both Sides Written By Z. Z. Hill
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Z. Z HILL - HEY LITTLE GIRL
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Hey Little Girl
Blues Company, feat. The Fab. BC Horns 1.11.2003 B&W Bluesfestival Halle
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DOWN HOME BLUES - ZZ Hill
Title-track from his 1982 Malaco album "Down Home Blues".
published: 10 Jan 2009
Doug Sahm - Hey little girl
I've had a job trying to track this one down. The songwriter is simply listed as (Hill). Z.Z. Hill was a blues singer operating out of Texas and he did record a song of this name. Both are 12 bar blues but there the differences start to appear. The lyrics are different. In Doug's hands the number is an easy loping Texas blues with very authentic guitar - could that be Doug himself or maybe Wayne Bennett?
Doug Sahm was an artist who displayed a remarkable capacity for soaking up a wide variety of genres of popular music and demonstrating expertise in such genres, often within one album. Outside of a core set of enthusiastic admirers it is just this ability not to be typecast that may well have hampered his acceptance within the wider public domain. Relatively late in his career he recorde...
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Hey, Hey, Little Girl
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Z. Z. Hill "Oh Darling" from 1971 on KENT #KS 4547
Z. Z. Hill "Oh Darling" from 1971 on KENT #KS 4547 b/w "I Need Someone (To Love Me)". Converted from my private collection. The 7" records' conditions vary so some may sound better than others. I hope you enjoy none the less.
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Hey, Little Girl · Z.Z. Hill
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It matters not, which side you drop the needle on the result is the same. Z. Z. berckons you to the dancfloor with his rough-dioamond vpocal laced into two horn...
It matters not, which side you drop the needle on the result is the same. Z. Z. berckons you to the dancfloor with his rough-dioamond vpocal laced into two horn-saturated productions. A perfect choice for the R&B DJ. Aflawless copy, previously unplayed
Hill, Z.z.
Kent: 427
Artist
Hill, Z.z.
Label
Kent: 427
Format
45
A side
Oh Darlin'
B side
Hey Little Girl
City
los angeles, ca
Tracklisting
Both Sides Written By Z. Z. Hill
£ 20.00 @ http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/54094/HILL,_Z.Z.
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ZZ Hill - Hey Little Girl - Kent: 427
It matters not, which side you drop the needle on the result is the same. Z. Z. berckons you to the dancfloor with his rough-dioamond vpocal laced into two horn-saturated productions. A perfect choice for the R&B DJ. Aflawless copy, previously unplayed
Hill, Z.z.
Kent: 427
Artist
Hill, Z.z.
Label
Kent: 427
Format
45
A side
Oh Darlin'
B side
Hey Little Girl
City
los angeles, ca
Tracklisting
Both Sides Written By Z. Z. Hill
£ 20.00 @ http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/54094/HILL,_Z.Z.
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ZZ Hill - Hey Little Girl - Kent: 427
I've had a job trying to track this one down. The songwriter is simply listed as (Hill). Z.Z. Hill was a blues singer operating out of Texas and he did record a...
I've had a job trying to track this one down. The songwriter is simply listed as (Hill). Z.Z. Hill was a blues singer operating out of Texas and he did record a song of this name. Both are 12 bar blues but there the differences start to appear. The lyrics are different. In Doug's hands the number is an easy loping Texas blues with very authentic guitar - could that be Doug himself or maybe Wayne Bennett?
Doug Sahm was an artist who displayed a remarkable capacity for soaking up a wide variety of genres of popular music and demonstrating expertise in such genres, often within one album. Outside of a core set of enthusiastic admirers it is just this ability not to be typecast that may well have hampered his acceptance within the wider public domain. Relatively late in his career he recorded a small number of albums which concentrated on one genre or era of music. "Juke Box Music" is one of those albums. It focuses on music that was popular in the Southern US in the fifties. Much of this comes under the broad headings of R&B or doo-wop. The concept of the album is of a jukebox in that timeframe stacked to the gills with great music to dance or smooch to. Doug assembled an ace big band to interpret this music containing many musicians who'd been part of his various ventures in the past.
The main musicians appearing on the album are:
Doug Sahm - Vocals, Piano & Guitar
Rocky Morales - Tenor Sax
Charlie McBurney - Trumpet
Jack Barber - Bass
George Rains - Drums
Addition musicians include:
Wayne Bennett - Guitar
Derek O'Brien - Rhythm Guitar
Mel Brown - Keyboards
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Randy Garibay - Vocal duet
Angela Strehli - Background vocals
Produced by George Rains
Arrangements by Doug Sahm
I've had a job trying to track this one down. The songwriter is simply listed as (Hill). Z.Z. Hill was a blues singer operating out of Texas and he did record a song of this name. Both are 12 bar blues but there the differences start to appear. The lyrics are different. In Doug's hands the number is an easy loping Texas blues with very authentic guitar - could that be Doug himself or maybe Wayne Bennett?
Doug Sahm was an artist who displayed a remarkable capacity for soaking up a wide variety of genres of popular music and demonstrating expertise in such genres, often within one album. Outside of a core set of enthusiastic admirers it is just this ability not to be typecast that may well have hampered his acceptance within the wider public domain. Relatively late in his career he recorded a small number of albums which concentrated on one genre or era of music. "Juke Box Music" is one of those albums. It focuses on music that was popular in the Southern US in the fifties. Much of this comes under the broad headings of R&B or doo-wop. The concept of the album is of a jukebox in that timeframe stacked to the gills with great music to dance or smooch to. Doug assembled an ace big band to interpret this music containing many musicians who'd been part of his various ventures in the past.
The main musicians appearing on the album are:
Doug Sahm - Vocals, Piano & Guitar
Rocky Morales - Tenor Sax
Charlie McBurney - Trumpet
Jack Barber - Bass
George Rains - Drums
Addition musicians include:
Wayne Bennett - Guitar
Derek O'Brien - Rhythm Guitar
Mel Brown - Keyboards
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Randy Garibay - Vocal duet
Angela Strehli - Background vocals
Produced by George Rains
Arrangements by Doug Sahm
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Hey, Hey, Little Girl · The Blues Band
Bye Bye Blues - Live (Remastered)
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Hey, Hey, Little Girl · The Blues Band
Bye Bye Blues - Live (Remastered)
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Released on: 2013-09-16
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Hey, Hey, Little Girl · The Blues Band
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Z. Z. Hill "Oh Darling" from 1971 on KENT #KS 4547 b/w "I Need Someone (To Love Me)". Converted from my private collection. The 7" records' conditions vary so s...
Z. Z. Hill "Oh Darling" from 1971 on KENT #KS 4547 b/w "I Need Someone (To Love Me)". Converted from my private collection. The 7" records' conditions vary so some may sound better than others. I hope you enjoy none the less.
Subscribe to stay up to speed with the latest uploads... Keep cool, - Shaker
Z. Z. Hill "Oh Darling" from 1971 on KENT #KS 4547 b/w "I Need Someone (To Love Me)". Converted from my private collection. The 7" records' conditions vary so some may sound better than others. I hope you enjoy none the less.
Subscribe to stay up to speed with the latest uploads... Keep cool, - Shaker
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Hey, Little Girl · Z.Z. Hill
Northern Soul Legend
℗ 2011 Master Classics Records
Released on: 2011-06-01
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It matters not, which side you drop the needle on the result is the same. Z. Z. berckons you to the dancfloor with his rough-dioamond vpocal laced into two horn-saturated productions. A perfect choice for the R&B DJ. Aflawless copy, previously unplayed
Hill, Z.z.
Kent: 427
Artist
Hill, Z.z.
Label
Kent: 427
Format
45
A side
Oh Darlin'
B side
Hey Little Girl
City
los angeles, ca
Tracklisting
Both Sides Written By Z. Z. Hill
£ 20.00 @ http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/54094/HILL,_Z.Z.
https://www.facebook.com/JohnManshipRecords/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/JohnManship/
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.
WE WANT WHAT YOU DON'T WANT - Great website credit or cash offer for you unwanted vinyl.
We are looking for clean at least Ex+ vinyl in ALL genres.
Especially Northern Soul, Punk, Ska & Reggae, 50s British Rock N' Roll, Freakbeat, Jazz, Progressive Rock etc etc.
Let us know whatcha got...generous Web Site credits or cash offer awaits - so why not freshen up your collection the painless way.
John Manship Records
www.raresoulman.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1664 464991
Email: [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/groups/320839131343147/ Beat Ballad Heaven
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ZZ Hill - Hey Little Girl - Kent: 427
I've had a job trying to track this one down. The songwriter is simply listed as (Hill). Z.Z. Hill was a blues singer operating out of Texas and he did record a song of this name. Both are 12 bar blues but there the differences start to appear. The lyrics are different. In Doug's hands the number is an easy loping Texas blues with very authentic guitar - could that be Doug himself or maybe Wayne Bennett?
Doug Sahm was an artist who displayed a remarkable capacity for soaking up a wide variety of genres of popular music and demonstrating expertise in such genres, often within one album. Outside of a core set of enthusiastic admirers it is just this ability not to be typecast that may well have hampered his acceptance within the wider public domain. Relatively late in his career he recorded a small number of albums which concentrated on one genre or era of music. "Juke Box Music" is one of those albums. It focuses on music that was popular in the Southern US in the fifties. Much of this comes under the broad headings of R&B or doo-wop. The concept of the album is of a jukebox in that timeframe stacked to the gills with great music to dance or smooch to. Doug assembled an ace big band to interpret this music containing many musicians who'd been part of his various ventures in the past.
The main musicians appearing on the album are:
Doug Sahm - Vocals, Piano & Guitar
Rocky Morales - Tenor Sax
Charlie McBurney - Trumpet
Jack Barber - Bass
George Rains - Drums
Addition musicians include:
Wayne Bennett - Guitar
Derek O'Brien - Rhythm Guitar
Mel Brown - Keyboards
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Randy Garibay - Vocal duet
Angela Strehli - Background vocals
Produced by George Rains
Arrangements by Doug Sahm
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Hey, Hey, Little Girl · The Blues Band
Bye Bye Blues - Live (Remastered)
℗ 2013 Repertoire Records
Released on: 2013-09-16
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Z. Z. Hill "Oh Darling" from 1971 on KENT #KS 4547 b/w "I Need Someone (To Love Me)". Converted from my private collection. The 7" records' conditions vary so some may sound better than others. I hope you enjoy none the less.
Subscribe to stay up to speed with the latest uploads... Keep cool, - Shaker
Arzell Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984), known as Z. Z. Hill (pronounced "Zee Zee...") was an Americanbluessinger best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul albumchart for nearly two years. The track "Down Home Blues" has been called the best-known blues song of the 1980s. According to the Texas State Historical Association, Hill "devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling and helped to restore the blues to modern black consciousness."
Life
Born in Naples, Texas, Hill began his singing career in the late 1950s as part of a gospel group called The Spiritual Five, touring Texas. He was influenced by Sam Cooke, B. B. King, and Bobby "Blue" Bland, and began performing his own songs and others in clubs in and around Dallas, including spells fronting bands led by Bo Thomas and Frank Shelton. He took his stage name in emulation of B. B. King.
Encouraged by Otis Redding who had seen him perform, he joined his older brother, budding record producer Matt Hill, in Los Angeles in 1963, and released his first single, "You Were Wrong", on the family's own M.H. label. It spent one week at no.100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, and Hill was quickly signed by Kent Records. Most of his records for Kent were written or co-written by Hill, and arranged by leading saxophonistMaxwell Davis. None charted, but in retrospect many, such as "I Need Someone (To Love Me)", are now viewed with high regard by soul fans.
you don't know how I feel so let me tell you that my love is real I can't sand it no more this lonly day when you walked out the door now is the time for me to pray I hope you come back come back one day Chorus: hey little girl let me rock your world I don't know what to do without you hey little girl can I rock your world I just wanna know if you're there I hope you'll come back to me I'm so deep in love girl can't you see I remember your face all the love we had and all these beautiful days now is the time for me to pray I hope you come back come back one day Chorus hey little girl can I rock your world c'mon taste my world 'cause I know my love is true I wanna be with you no matter what you do 'cause my love is so deep so deep so deep for you