Country Cousin Club - March 1980

This video was recorded at the end of a one week stint at the club in Parson's Green. The initial aim of the group was to incorporate various styles of popular harmony styles over the twentieth century: close harmony swing, barbershop, do wop etc.  Wall Street Crash gave their very first performances  at Country Cousin and the line up was (in alphabetical order) Colin Copperfield, Mary Dunne, Paul Felber, James Graeme, Sean Harris, Ricky Piper, Jean Rich and Sharron Skelton. It was accompanied by a ten piece band featuring Tim Williams (piano), Ronnie Caryl (guitar), Bob Efford (bass), Paul Urwin (drums), Guy Barker (trumpet), Tony Hepworth (trumpet), Mike Harding (trombone), Bob Sydor (tenor sax), Bob McKay (tenor sax), Mark Hutchins (baritone).  Ricky Piper, Shaun Harris and Sharron Skelton left the group shortly after this performance.  

Old Timey Baby

This is a song from Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. It was suggested by Ricky Piper and it feature him on lead vocal.   

Taking It To The Streets

The Doobie Brothers song that stayed in the live act for quite a time

All That Jazz

A song from the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago. This was many years before it became a transatlantic hit show. This one features Mary Dunne.

Barbershop Quartet

A speciality in the early days was a barbershop quartet piece. This selection features Al Jolsen's Mammy and Yes Sir That's My Baby

I'm A Woman

The girls give the Peggy Lee classic their own treatment

There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

The whacky Louis Jordan song is given a close harmony treatment by the boys.

Strip Polka

A lesser known Andrews Sisters classic performed by Jean, Mary & Sharron 

Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go

Jean Rich and Richard Piper feature on this great 1960 R&B song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. This was the only occasion the song was performed by the group. 

Rock & Roll Medley

This is a medley of songs performed in the TV Series Oh Boy where the group met. It stayed in the act for a year or so.

Long Tall Sally

Ricky piper let's rip on the Little Richard standard

Blue Moon

The boys give us a slice of Doo Wop with the Marcels classic

Shopping For Clothes

A perfect song for the group

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Another Andrews Sister classic from the girls

You've Lost That Loving Feeling

Colin Copperfield leads on the Righteous Brother hit

Down In Hollywood

A great song of Ry Cooder's Bop Till You Drop album. The group went on to record this on their first album

Part Time Love

Jean sings this great song from Gladys Knight and the Pips

You Got It

Not sure why but this is another song that didn't last in the group's repertoire

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

The boys feature on this James Brown classic

Steam Heat

The song from The Pyjama Game became a regular part of the repertoire. This is the only performance of the full version of the song

Hallelujah I Love Her So / Saved

The end of the show featuring a Ray Charles and a LaVern Baker song