"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet"– The Reflections – Bass Cover - FRANKS BASS COVERS

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Released: February 1964

Bass Cover Notes/corrections- No tab, I just played along and added here and there… like Carol House, the bass line of the song and the song itself is elegant in its simplicity.

The Video
Assuming the video is allowed and not Copyright Tagged:

4/17/23: I stumbled upon a captivating YOUTUBE video titled "American Bandstand 1964 - Spotlight Dance" with an airdate of May 30, 1964.

As I watched the video, I was struck by the sense of awe and curiosity about where the young dancers have ended up in life.

However, what truly captivated me was the extraordinary poise and elegance displayed by a young lady who introduced herself as Carol House, only 15 years of age, leaving me in admiration of her grace and self-assurance.

The comments about her on the YouTube video from so many who watched the original show (it was just over 2 minutes and of course, no way to record it at the time) and those watching the clip seem to all agree on how stunning she was.

This show was recorded just after AB moved from Philly to LA.

The Song:
The Reflections recorded the vocal in Chicago several weeks after the instrumental track had been recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit.

The group initially regarded the song as a joke and ad-libbed a falsetto "doo-doo-doot" hook line during a pre-recording session, mimicking song writer Freddie Gorman's vocal style when he pitched them the song.

However, they were surprised when Gorman added that line to the song's vocal arrangement, and the instrumental track, featuring Motown session musicians, impressed them with its sound quality.

The song rose to a Hot 100 peak of #6 on the chart dated May 30, 1964

Featuring Funk Brothers legend James Jamerson on the acoustic bass with colleague Dennis "Scorpio" Coffey on guitars.

On January 8, 1972 Coffey became the first white artist to perform on the television show Soul Train, playing "Scorpio".

The Band
The Reflections, were a blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group from Detroit, and featured on Airdate: May 30, 1964 American Bandstand as a "spotlight dance."
The dance “The Slauson” was a huge dance craze at the time and Dick Clark promoted it on numerous occasions