THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,239) Dayv Butler & The News — “The Boy Who Only Smiles”
Back in the day, Cashbox called this ‘67 A-side, the crown jewel of Fading Yellow 20, a “[t]hrumming soft rock side with a catchy hand-clap backing and a set of peculiar lyrics [that] could bring enough attention to this side to get it moving into the best seller picture”. (https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1967/CB-1967-11-25.pdf) Well, not so much!
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[The News was o]ne of the best, if not THE best, psychedelic rock bands to come out of the Carolinas in the late ’60s. Dave Butler (stage spelling “Dayv”) and The News are better known for their second 45 for MU (Music Unlimited) records “Blue Shoes.” This first one is a genuine grail! Hailing from Fayetteville, North Carolina, the group evolved from an earlier project The Delmars . . . .
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