The first LP for Kenny and The Kasuals was The Impact Sound of Kenny and the Kasuals Recorded Live at The Studio Club. This mouthful of a title was rarely used, and almost everyone referred to the album simply as "Impact." Only 500 albums were pressed, with the band thinking that it might be difficult to sell even that many. It wasn't. The album sold out (except for a few dozen copies which were warped beyond salvation in the heat while in drummer David "Bird" Blachley's car one summer day).
"Impact" has been cited by Rolling Stone as one of the most collectible American albums ever, and original copies still sell for over $400. The LP was reissued on vinyl in the seventies and is now available on CD.
After a couple of additional single record releases, in 1966 they hit on the song that would be picked up for national release. It was called "Journey To Tyme" and has been labeled as the very first "psychedelic style" recording.
Local airplay and positive sales caught the attention of the successful national record label United Artists, which negotiated with Mark Lee for the American rights. The song received good radio station play around the country, making the top ten in its hometown and reaching number one in Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Kenny has stated that the band's unwillingness to sign exclusively with United Artists kept the song from breaking into the national hit charts. Nevertheless, the song and the band were doing very well and it seemed like a good time for going "big time," and that meant a move to New York.
"In New York, we played The Rolling Stone Club after The Young Rascals and stayed in a hotel in Greenwich Village," Kenny remembers. "The New York bands we saw were terrific - Jimi Hendrix at the Nite Owl, The Seeds and The Lovin' Spoonful. We were asked to open for The Beatles at Shea Stadium. It was a great adventure."
After returning from a successful month in the Big Apple, Kenny and the Kasuals went back to their lucrative frat-party and nightclub circuit, becoming the most popular live band in Texas.
Record collectors rediscovered the "Impact" album in the early seventies, and eventually all of Kenny and The Kasuals recordings were re-released.
The band has been featured in write-ups in Rolling Stone (which called them one of the only true sixties bands left in the world), Texas Monthly, D Magazine, Creem, Bomp and Goldmine Magazines and have been featured on television news and variety shows.
Kenny and the Kasuals still perform, regularly featuring three of the original members (and on certain fun occasions, the entire original band). Two other top-quality musicians round out the current line-up. The music they play is still a high-energy mix of the hits and album dance songs that filled the dance floors in the sixties.
It's All Right
Kenny & The Kasuals Lyrics
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From A all the way to Z
It's easy to see she's the perfect girl
She's got every single thing
That makes up my wildest dreams
Sometimes I still can't quite believe she's holding me 'cause
All of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All my life I spent-a-hopin'
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all
You know that I admit
That someone to love like this
Only existed in my prayers
Until I saw her face
I knew I found the place
Where I could keep every faith eternally 'cause
She's got it all my heart my soul my wishes
All of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Everything that means anything at all
All of my life I spent-a-hopin'
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all
All my life I spent-a-hopin'
I could give someone such devotion
Every sweet memory I can recall
All my heart my soul my wishes
All of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Every sweet memory I can recall
She got it all
She's got it all
The song "It's All Right" by Kenny & The Kasuals is a love song that talks about the perfect girl who has every quality a man could hope for. The singer describes the girl as having all the qualities from A all the way to Z, indicating that she has everything he could ever ask for. He admits that he had been hoping for someone to love like this for his entire life, someone who he could give such devotion to. The singer is overwhelmed by the fact that this girl has everything he could want in a partner and that she seems to love him too.
The lyrics of the song paint a picture of the singer's ideal partner, one who has captured his heart and soul. He is grateful to have her in his life and is willing to give her all his love, hugs, and kisses. The singer emphasizes that she's got it all, referring to his love, devotion, and sweet memories, which he hopes to create with her in the future. He is happy with her and feels complete, confident that she has everything he could ever want in a partner.
Overall, the song expresses the joy and gratitude of finding a perfect partner who fulfills all one's aspirations and desires, and who one can love with all their heart and soul.
Line by Line Meaning
She's got every quality
She possesses every desirable characteristic
From A all the way to Z
From the beginning of the alphabet to the end, she has everything.
It's easy to see she's the perfect girl
It's evident that she is the ideal woman.
She's got every single thing
She has every single thing I desire.
That makes up my wildest dreams
All the components of my most outlandish fantasies and aspirations are fulfilled by her.
Sometimes I still can't quite believe she's holding me 'cause
On occasion, it's hard to fathom that she is holding and embracing me.
She's got it all my heart my soul my wishes
She encompasses everything I hold dear - my heart, soul, and desires.
All of my love, my hugs, my kisses
Every single one of my loving gestures, embraces, and kisses are dedicated to her.
Everything that means anything at all
Anything that has any significance to me at all is represented by her.
All my life I spent-a-hopin'
For my entire existence, I longed and hoped for someone like her.
I could give someone such devotion
Someone who I could give my unbridled loyalty and affection to.
Every sweet memory I can recall
Every pleasant recollection of my past is associated with her in some way.
You know that I admit
I confess without hesitation.
That someone to love like this
That no one to love in this manner.
Only existed in my prayers
Only existed in my pleas to a higher power.
Until I saw her face
Until the moment I laid eyes on her.
I knew I found the place
I realized that I found the place where all my dreams and wishes come true.
Where I could keep every faith eternally 'cause
Where I could maintain my belief and trust in love for eternity because of her.
All of my life I spent-a-hopin'
My entire existence was a yearning and wishing for her.
All my heart my soul my wishes
She owns my heart, soul and fulfills everything I ever yearned for.
Every sweet memory I can recall
Every blissful memory of my past is intertwined with her.
She got it all
She has everything I ever wanted in my life.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O CAPASSO
Written by: Craig Michael Wiseman, Drew Womack
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