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HUSH
Bony Maronie (Larry Williams) Australia 1975 #13 Sydney #1 Melbourne #2 Brisbane #2 Adelaide #7 Perth Single on Wizard label. Glam band from Sydney with a boogie beat, Hush inspired teenybopper hysteria in the mid-70s, fuelled by their appearances on the national TV pop show Countdown. The band reformed for a charity performance in 2004: see John Elder's interview with Keith Lamb, who founded the band in 1971.
THE APPALACHIANS
Bony Maronie (Larry Williams) USA 1963 #25 Melbourne Single on ABC-Paramount label.
LARRY WILLIAMS
Bony Maronie (Larry Williams) USA 1958 Original version #14 USA #11 UK New Orleans rock'n'roll singer-songwriter and pianist Larry Williams (1935-1980) had two hits on Specialty, Short Fat Fannie (1957, #5 USA, #21 UK) and Bony Moronie (1957, #14 USA, #11 UK), but several of his compositions were recorded by other artists, including fellow Specialty rocker Little Richard. Williams's danceable records were in a similar vein to Little Richard and other New Orleans contemporaries, with jumping sax, thumping piano and raw vocals. His songs were especially popular with musicians of the British beat era: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals and John Lennon, for example, recorded versions of Larry Williams songs. See also The Twilights - Bad Boy. References: 1. Larry Williams at All Music Guide. 2. The Wikipedia entry has a partial but impressive list of Corrections or comments? Contact the writer. |
