The Coasters
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The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller. Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo-wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo-wop legacy through the 1960s.
History
The Coasters were formed in October 1955 as a spin-off of the Robins, a Los Angeles-based rhythm and blues group that included Carl Gardner and Bobby Nunn. The original Coasters were Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Bobby Nunn, Leon Hughes (who was replaced by Young Jessie on a couple of their early Los Angeles recordings), and guitarist Adolph Jacobs. Jacobs left the group in 1959.
The songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had started Spark Records, and in 1955 produced "Smokey Joe's Cafe" for the Robins (their 5th single with Leiber-Stoller). The record was popular enough for Atlantic Records to offer Leiber and Stoller an independent production contract to produce the Robins for the Atlantic label. Only two of the Robins—Gardner and Nunn—were willing to make the move to Atlantic, recording their first songs in the same studio as the Robins had done (Master Recorders). In late 1957, the group moved to New York and replaced Nunn and Hughes with Cornell Gunter and Will "Dub" Jones. The new quartet was from then on stationed in New York (although all had Los Angeles roots).
Coaster (commuter rail)
The Coaster (reporting mark SDNX) is a commuter rail service that operates in the central and northern coastal regions of San Diego County, California, United States. The service is operated by TransitAmerica Services on contract with North County Transit District (NCTD). The service has eight stops and operates primarily during weekday peak periods, with additional weekend and holiday service.
History
San Diego Northern Railway (SDNR) purchased the tracks used by Coaster from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1994. NCTD created the subsidiary San Diego Northern Railway Corporation in 1994 and dissolved it in 2002. Revenue Coaster service began February 27, 1995. Funding for right-of-way acquisition and construction costs came from TransNet, a 1987 measure that imposed a 0.5% sales tax on San Diego County residents for transportation projects. NCTD originally contracted Amtrak to provide personnel for Coaster trains. On July 1, 2006, TransitAmerica took over the day-to-day operation of the commuter train, based on a five-year, $45 million contract with SDNR. TransitAmerica is a subsidiary of Missouri-based Herzog Transit Services.
Podcasts:
The Coasters
ALBUMS
- The Definitive Coasters (A Sides & B Sides) released: 2013
- All Time Greatest Hits released: 2009
- Down Home released: 2007
- Yakety Yak: The Coasters Collection released: 2005
- Side by Side: The Drifters and The Coasters released: 2005
- 16 Greatest Hits released: 2005
- The Very Best Of released: 1994
- The Very Best of the Coasters released: 1993
- Yakety Yak released: 1993
- 50 Coastin' Classics released: 1992
- The Ultimate Coasters released: 1989
- The Drifters/The Coasters released: 1988
- Coast Along With The Coasters released: 1962
- The Coasters' Greatest Hits released: 1959
- The Coasters released: 1957
- Studio Sessions & Outtakes released:
- The Coasters 20 Greatest Hits released:
- The Coasters released:
- Yakety Yak: The Golden Greats of the Coasters released:
- Greatest Hits released:
The Definitive Coasters (A Sides & B Sides)
Released 2013- Riot In Cell Block #9
- Framed
- Whadaya Want?
- One Kiss
- I Must Be Dreamin'
- Smokey Joe's Cafe
- Down In Mexico
- One Kiss Led To Another
- Searchin'
- Young Blood
- Idol With The Golden Head
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Dance!
- Yakety Yak
- The Shadow Knows
- Charlie Brown
- Three Cool Cats
- Along Came Jones
- Poison Ivy
- I'm A Hog for You
- What About Us
- Run Red Run
- Besame Mucho (Part I)
- Wake Me, Shake Me
- Shoppin' For Clothes
- The Snake and the Bookworm
- Wait A Minute
- Little Egypt (Ying Yang)
- Girls Girls Girls (Part II)
- (Ain't That) Just Like Me
- Teach Me How To Shimmy
Yakety Yak: The Coasters Collection
Released 2005- Riot in Cell Block Number Nine
- Young Blood
- Yakety Yak
- Down in Mexico
- Searchin'
- Idol With the Gjolden Head
- Charlie Brown
- That Is Rock & Roll
- I'm a Hog for You Baby
- Along Came Jones
- Sorry but I'm Gonna Have to Pass
- Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
- The Shadow Knows
- Three Cool Cats
- Little Egypt
- Shoppin' for Clothes
- Wrap It Up
- Lola
- Whadaya Want?
- Lovey Dovey
Side by Side: The Drifters and The Coasters
Released 2005- Up on the Roof
- Saturday Night at the Movies
- Under the Boardwalk
- Dance With Me
- There Goes My Baby
- I Count the Tears
- Some Kind of Wonderful
- On Broadway
- This Magic Moment
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- Please Stay
- When My Little Girl Is Smiling
- True Love, True Love
- Sweets for My Sweet
- I (Who Have Nothing)
- Don't Play That Song
The Very Best Of
Released 1994- Riot in Cell Block #9
- Smokey Joe's Cafe
- Down in Mexico
- Searchin'
- Idol With the Golden Head
- Young Blood
- Yakety Yak
- Charlie Brown
- Along Came Jones
- That Is Rock 'n' Roll
- I'm a Hog for You
- Poison Ivy
- What About Us
- Run Red Run
- Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)
- Shoppin' for Clothes
- Sorry but I'm Gonna Have to Pass
50 Coastin' Classics
Released 1992- Riot In Cell Block #9
- Wrap It Up
- Framed
- Whadaya Want?
- One Kiss
- I Must Be Dreamin'
- The Hatchet Man
- Just Like a Fool
- Smokey Joe's Cafe
- Turtle Dovin'
- Down In Mexico
- One Kiss Led To Another
- Brazil
- Searchin'
- Young Blood
- Idol With the Golden Head
- (When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes to Me
- What is the Secret of Your Success?
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Yakety Yak
- Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
- The Shadow Knows
- Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have to Pass
- Hey Sexy
- Charlie Brown
- Three Cool Cats
The Ultimate Coasters
Released 1989- Little Egypt
- Shoppin' for Clothes
- Searchin'
- Charlie Brown
- Down in Mexico
- Girls, Girls, Girls
- Yakety Yak
- Run, Red, Run
- Poison Ivy
- Young Blood
- That Is Rock & Roll
- Along Came Jones
- Three Cool Cats
- Riot In Cell Block #9
- The Shadow Knows
- I Must Be Dreamin'
- Smokey Joe's Cafe
- Framed
- Bad Blood
- The Idol With the Golden Head
Studio Sessions & Outtakes
- Charlie Brown
- I'm a Hog for You (takes 6-8)
- Hey Sexy
- Riding Hood (takes 4 & 5)
- The Shadow Knows (take 2)
- Yakety Yak (take 5)
- I'm a Hog for You
- The Climb
- Zing, Went the Strings of My Heart
- Sorry I'm Going to Have to Pass
- Riding Hood (take 28)
- Three Cool Cats (takes 11 & 12)
- Hey Sexy
- I'm a Hog for You
- Charlie Brown
- Stewball (takes 10-11)
- Riding Hood
- Crocodile
- Three Cool Cats
- The Shadow Knows
- I'm a Hog for You (take 5)
- Yakety Yak
- My Baby Comes to Me
- Soda Pop
The Coasters
- One Kiss Led to Another (extended)
- Brazil
- Turtle Dovin'
- Smokey Joe's Cafe
- Wrap It Up
- Riot in Cell Block Number Nine
- Loop de Loop Mambo
- One Kiss
- I Must Be Dreamin'
- Lola
- Framed
- Down in Mexico
- The Hatchet Man
- Just Like a Fool
- I Love Paris
- Whadaya' Want
- If Teardrops Were Kisses
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- (When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes to Me
- Idol With the Golden Head
- What Is the Secret of Your Success
- Wait a Minute
- Dance
- Gee Golly
- Three Cool Cats (alternate Mono Master)
Greatest Hits
- Poison Ivy
- Along Came Jones
- The Shadow Knows
- I'm a Hog for You Baby
- Charlie Brown
- Yakety Yak
- Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
- That Is Rock and Roll
- Young Blood
- Searchin'
- She's a Yum Yum
- Saturday Night Fish Fry
- What About Us
- Run Red Run
- Keep on Rollin'
- Three Cool Cats
- Bad Blood (alternate)
- Little Egypt
- Girls Girls Girls, Part 1 (alternate)
- Sorry but I'm Gonna Have to Pass
- Besame Mucho, Parts 1 & 2
- Shoppin' for Clothes
- Bad Detective
- Lovely Dovey
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Shoppin' For Clothes
by: CoastersI was shopping for a suit the other day
And walked into the department store
I stepped on the elevator and told the girl
"Dry goods floor"
When I got off I saw a salesman was coming to me
He said "Now, what can I do for you"
I said "Well go in there and show me all the sport's
clothes
Like you're supposed to"
He said, "Well, sure, come on in buddy
Dig these fabrics we got laid out on the shelf"
He said "Pick yourself out one
Try it on, stand in the mirror and dig yourself"
Ohhhhhh...That suit's pure herringbone
Ohhhhhh...Yeah, that's a suit I'd like to own
Ohhhhhh...Buddy, that suit is you
Ohhhhhh...Yeah, I believe it too
I see for the business man you feature the natural
shoulder
That retail, wholesale indeed
It's got the custom cuffs and the walking short
He said "And I'm gonna let you have at a steal"
And for the playboy you have the latest in tweed
With the cut-away flap over twice
It's a box-back, two button western model
He said, "Now ain't that nice"
Ohhhhhh...Them buttons are solid gold
Ohhhhhh...You made a deal, sold
Ohhhhhh...That collar's pure camel hair
Ohhhhhh...Well, you can just set it down right in that
chair
(Sax interlude)
Now you go back there and you get that paper and let me
sign on the dotted line
And I'll make sure I get all my payments in right on
time
Hey wait a minute buddy, let me go back there and do a
little checking on you
Then the man come back, he said "I'm sorry my man but
your credit didn't go through"
Why, what you mean
Ohhhhhh...Ain't this a shame
Ohhhhhh...My heart's in pain
Ohhhhhh...Pure, pure herringbone
Ohhhhhh...That's a suit you'll never own
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