“Blue Denims” (1959) – Deviny James * Written by Thora Johnson * 45: “Blue Denims” / “Little Girl” * Label: Beta
Deviny James was an alias for Jim Pewter, who became better known by his given name as a DJ on KMET-LA and later Armed Forces Radio. “Blue Denims”—a title that may have aided in endearing him to Gene Vincent, for whom he later wrote a song called “The Story of the Rockers” (1969)—came out on the Beta label as the flipside to “Little Girl” in 1959. Check out the scorching guitar solo by session ace Larry Hulley and the disembodied backup voices on loan from the house on haunted hill. (Thanks to Jerry Richards for sending me a copy of this one.)
Deviny James was an alias for Jim Pewter, who became better known by his given name as a DJ on KMET-LA and later Armed Forces Radio. “Blue Denims”—a title that may have aided in endearing him to Gene Vincent, for whom he later wrote a song called “The Story of the Rockers” (1969)—came out on the Beta label as the flipside to “Little Girl” in 1959. Check out the scorching guitar solo by session ace Larry Hulley and the disembodied backup voices on loan from the house on haunted hill. (Thanks to Jerry Richards for sending me a copy of this one.)