Posted on 07/25/2013 7:28:04 PM PDT by virgil283
Travis Wammack ----"Firefly"---- was originally recorded as the A side. It was an R&B instrumental featuring the fastest guitar playing I had ever heard in my life, and not just fast but good. Brilliant, even...'Fire Fly' (recorded in 1962, Atlantic Records Billboard/pop #80)
"Scratchy" Travis Wammack
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
I screwed up. This is the the version that is worth hearing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZN0PYWPTlw
The Messiah Will Come Again.
He figured Firefly would be the hit, so he cut in the other guys for equal thirds credit on Scratchy. Scratchy became his only big hit.
If you listen closely, it seems the tape reverse is only the weird vocals.
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