Personnel:
VITO ALBANO drms
PEPE CARDONA vcls
JOHN PARISIO … Read Full Bio ↴Personnel:
VITO ALBANO drms
PEPE CARDONA vcls
JOHN PARISIO gtr
BRUCE SUDANO keyb'ds
SANDY TODLER vcls
THOMAS WILSON bs

ALBUM:
ALIVE 'N' KICKIN' (Roulette SR-45052) 1970

45s:
Tighter, Tighter/Sunday Morning (Roulette 7078) 1970
Just Let It Come/ ? (Roulette) 1970

As a New York City based sextet, Alive 'n Kickin' started their careers playing the city's club circuit. Their initial break came when they attracted the attention of Tommy James of Shondells fame. Impressed by the band he offered to help them record a song he'd recently written. In true indian giver form, before they could record Crystal Blue Persuasion James withdrew the offer (James and the Shondells releasing it themselves). Redeeming himself, in its place James offered the band another track titled Tighter And Tighter.

Feeling that the song was overly commercial, the band was initially reluctant to record the track. They ultimately relented recording it as a single for Roulette (James' label). With the song generating considerable attention, Roulette Records rushed the band into the studio to record a supporting album. Produced by James and Bob King, the Alive 'n Kickin' proved a minor surprise. Anyone hearing Tighter And Tighter (let along looking at the fun-in-the-sun album cover), would have justifiably concluded these guys were little more than a top-40 pop band. Wrong conclusion. Powered by Todler's tough voice (her bluesy delivery occasionally bore a startling resemblance to Joplin - check out Kentucky Fire), the set of largely original material rocked with impressive energy. While it may not have made for the year's most original set, tracks such as Junction Creek and Mississippi Mud saw the group displaying a penchant for above average blues-rock.

In 1976 Cardona, Albano and Wilson briefly reformed the band and began playing New York clubs doing top 40 covers. Sudano reappeared as a member of Brooklyn Dreams and married disco diva Donna Summers.

Tommy James and Bob King also produced Neon.

Mississippi Mud
Alive 'N Kickin' Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Mississippi Mud' by these artists:

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Bix Beiderbecke & Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Bix Beiderbecke (feat. Frankie Trumbauer) When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Bix Beiderbecke And Frankie Trumbauer When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Bix Beiderbecke; Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Bob Crosby and his Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Bobby Darin Hey, John, you evah been to Mississippi? No, man, but I…
Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer Hey, John, you evah been to Mississippi? No, man, but I…

Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer with Billy May & His Orchestra Hey, John, you evah been to Mississippi? No, man, but I…
Bobby Darin Johnny Mercer Hey, John, you evah been to Mississippi? No, man, but I…
Crosby Bing When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Dean Martin When the sun goes down the tide goes out The people…
Dinah Shore When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Eydie Gorme When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Frank Trumbauer When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra Bing Crosby & Bix Beiderbecke When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Hank III Sittin' in the bayou country, Just me and my fishin' line …
Hank III & the Damn Band Sittin' in the bayou country, Just me and my fishin' line I…
Harry Reser and His Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Heartland Everybody in my senior class Got the hell out just as…
jack hylton & his orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Jim Kweskin Cavanaugh-Barris When the sun goes down, the tide goes ou…
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Paul Whiteman When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Paul Whiteman Orchestra/The Rhythm Boys When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Paul Whiteman's Orchestra When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Ray Charles When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, the…
Sean Michel We′re dirty as The Mississippi Mud We're dirty as... Now w…
Teresa Brewer When the sun goes down the tide goes out The people…
The McGuire Sisters When the sun goes down, the tide goes out The people…
The Muppets When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Will Dempsey Left his home in Louisiana Headed for Nashville, Tennessee W…