Leon Gibson, “Do The Roller” (Ru-Jac, 1967): Today’s NY Night Train YouTube Party Platter

NY Night Train’s Daily Party Platter YouTube just kicked into gear! Visit the playlist every day to see what’s cookin’…

This one will fit tight for your Saturday night! I obtained this one a way’s back from Mr. Mojo quite a ways back and it keeps finding its way back to the turntables.I haven’t been able to find out much about Leon Gibson except that he was a Washington, DC club owner and his “The Leon Dance Jive Part One / Part Two” single on his own One-Shot label was produced by James Brown! This one’s a tight party jam with plenty of drum breaks and screaming in the right places. Its a familiar narrative – he’s got a brand new dance that’s catching all over the country… New York City, Washington, D.C.,….

“Do The Roller!”

While I don’t have any good Leon Gibson links, here’s an excellent archive that includes details about records by Gibson and other D.C. soul artists….

http://www.dcsoulrecordings.com/