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Episode 102: “Twist and Shout” by the Isley Brothers

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Twist and Shout by Luther Dixon

The Aisley Brothers tried to record Twist and Shout with Luther Dixon's other group, The Chirrells. They spent almost all the session trying and failing to get the song down. Eventually they gave up on it and Bekorack produced the song for Jerry Butler who had a top 20 hit with it. So run to him before you start trying to.

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