Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas: Little Children (1965)

Reaganite Republican ^ | 06 March 2013 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Billy J. Kramer (born William Howard Ashton 1943) in Liverpool, England came to fame as yet another Merseybeat act that went on to join the 'British Invasion' of the US market in the early 1960s.

Like the Beatles, he was managed by Brian Epstein, and in fact Kramer went on to record a number of Lennon/McCartney compositions over time.

I myself am a big fan of the band, as I've become interested in Merseybeat bands in general over the last few years. But somehow this particular song catches my imagination, even though I only first heard it a couple years ago, as it came out when I was three.

The tune "Little Children" went all the way to #1 in England, and a decent #7 stateside.

Unfortunately, British TOTP appearance intro'd by serial pervert/rapist Jimmy Saville...

Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas: Little Children (1965)

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[Nepeta]

I’ve always wondered if the “Dakotas” part of the name referred to an incarnation of the DC-3. Anybody know?

[Reaganite Republican]

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[Reaganite Republican]

I dunno, but the Byrds were into planes... Eight Miles High had nothing to do with drugs!

[peteyd]

Love love loved this song.
The other side of the 45 was Bad to Me.

[RegulatorCountry]

Well, the original 1966 video for “Eight Miles High” was about as trippy as black and white gets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLzzlQj6b6M

[Chances Are]

The song may be listed as copyrighted in 1965, but it actually came out in ‘64.

CA....

[Chances Are]

The song may be listed as copyrighted in 1965, but it actually came out in ‘64.

CA....

[dfwgator]

The main guitar phrase was lifted from Coltrane’s “India”.

[csmusaret]

Well I am a big fan of Jerry and the Pacemakers so just go Ferry Cross the Mersey.

[Nepeta]

I dunno, but the Byrds were into planes... Eight Miles High had nothing to do with drugs!

Absolutely. They used to go to LAX and listen to the jet engines. This shows up in some of the music (not just "The Lear Jet Song"!) The krrrrisssssh of a turbine engine is clearer in some songs than others.

"Six miles high" just doesn't have the ring to it that "eight miles high" has, even though 6 miles is where jets cruise.