tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post9192754127068948015..comments2024-02-28T10:49:28.965-06:00Comments on Rock & Roll Hoo-Ha What What: The Monks - La-do-da-da / I Remember WhenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post-73769168138324155902012-05-25T13:16:43.117-05:002012-05-25T13:16:43.117-05:00I grew up in Shreveport and have this 45. I moved ...I grew up in Shreveport and have this 45. I moved away in June 1967 so it had to come out before that. I don't remember seeing them in person but I loved both sides.VMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post-40355724309424477132012-03-05T19:48:31.754-06:002012-03-05T19:48:31.754-06:00It is my memory at a Monks dance in Mansfield, La ...It is my memory at a Monks dance in Mansfield, La in the 1960s that Duane Yates of Boogie Kings fame was singing with The Monks. That may be due some fog in my memory but it was probably 1966-67.History Hunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post-18838798250149223022012-02-27T10:26:51.514-06:002012-02-27T10:26:51.514-06:00Hunter, I don't think The Monks cut any record...Hunter, I don't think The Monks cut any records besides this one.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122039263784861818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post-47405681421482417682012-02-27T09:58:05.715-06:002012-02-27T09:58:05.715-06:00Awesome, thanks Chris! I had a feeling it might be...Awesome, thanks Chris! I had a feeling it might be Louisiana-based, probably from the other 45s it sat near, but I found nothing to support that hunch. <br /><br />Do you know whether they cut any other records?Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568062732662614342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post-55887221174513139292012-02-27T09:48:58.578-06:002012-02-27T09:48:58.578-06:00These Monks were a Shreveport group. "Record...These Monks were a Shreveport group. "Recorded at Custom Sound Studio" -- this studio (aka Sound City) was located at 3316 Line Avenue; some who cut sessions there include: Bobby Patterson, African Music Machine, Reuben Bell, Roscoe Robinson, Family Tree, Ted Taylor, and Eddie Giles.<br /><br />I really wish I could find a copy of The Monks 45. I've been looking for the last 7 years!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122039263784861818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497526792381317287.post-74020032422206183012012-02-23T05:42:48.692-06:002012-02-23T05:42:48.692-06:00...a great double sider; I'd love to know more......a great double sider; I'd love to know more about these Monks (who are not the infamous US-military-guys stationed in Germany, I guess...)<br /><br />thx a lot for sharing!michael veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658999291720201432noreply@blogger.com