Artist:Alvin Cash
Song:Twine Time
Album:Windy City Workout
The instrumental single Twine Time was a top twenty hit in 1964. It was the only big hit for singer Alvin Cash. That's very similar to Cliff Nobles' The Horse. Cash was perceived as a one hit wonder but some of his other songs charted. Twine Time was his only big hit. He was born Alvin Welch Feb. 15, 1939 in St. Louis. He formed a tap dance group with three of his brothers. After graduating high school, they moved to Chicago. They performed as a dance act. But Cash thought he could sing so he was trying to get a record deal. Andre Williams was a Motown producer who had his own label One-der-ful on the side. He saw Alvin Cash and the Crawlers in a club and he released the instrumental Twine Time on his Mar-V-Lus label to take advantage of a popular Chicago dance craze. Surprisingly, the record broke nationally and reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. The only thing is Alvin Cash and the Crawlers didn't actually record this. It was recorded by a band from Louisville called The Niteliters. It's not clear if Cash and his brothers appeared on the record. And it also isn't known why Williams chose to release the single under Cash's name if he didn't appear on it. I told you this was similar to The Horse. Cash released an album in 1965. The singles The Barracuda and The Philly Freeze charted but they weren't big hits. Charly Records released all of Cash's recordings on one CD and it's available as a budget CD. Later Cash recorded a Muhammad Ali tribute album. And in the 70s he appeared in a few films. Alvin Cash continued to perform in Chicago clubs until his death on Nov. 21, 1999 at age 60. Here's Alvin Cash performing Twine Time on Hollywood-A-Go-Go 1965.
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