The top 5 songs of the 45s DJs

September 1, 2012 at 11:33PM
At the Kitty Kat Club, DJ's Brian Engel and Greg Waletski are part of a a small group of Twin Cities disc jockeys are stilling using vinyl. And not only vinyl, but rare vinyl 45s. Surprisingly, they're drawing crowds of young people still interested in hearing the pop and hiss of old R&B and soul records.
A Hipshaker 45. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

BRIAN ENGEL'S FIVE FAVORITE 45s:

• "Pitter Patter," Freddy Butler (1963)

• "It's Your Voodoo Working," Charles Sheffield (1961)

• "Get It Right," Rickey Calloway and His Band (1974)

• "Damph F'aint," the Herb Johnson Settlement

• "Dap Walk," Ernie & the Top Notes (1972)

GREG WALETSKI'S FIVE FAVORITE 45s:

• "Focused on You," Bernard Williams & the Original Blue Notes (1965)

• "I Still Love You," the Superlatives (1966)

• "Say You'll Be Mine," the Rosebuds (1964)

• "Love in My Heart," the Entertainers (1966)

• "You Can't Hold on to Love," the Determinations (1966)

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