http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-B75DgGeW0

The song of the day is “Don’t Ever Let Me Know”, by The Bobby Fuller Four. Bobby Fuller is one of the lesser known heroes of early American Rock & Roll, which is sad because he wrote a lot of really good songs in his all too short career, releasing 17 singles between 1961 and 1966. While many musicians were turning away from rock and into psychedelic music in the mid 60’s, Fuller stayed true to his roots, and no doubt would have gone on to release more great music, had he not died at the tender age of 23 under suspicious circumstances.

Probably most famous for his band’s version of “I Fought The Law”, Bobby Fuller and the rest of the Four (made up of his brother Randy Fuller on bass, Jim Reese on guitar, and Dewayne Quirico on drums) were known for injecting a Southwestern-Texas twang into the American Rock sound. They released a number of successful covers, but it’s this original composition by Bobby Fuller that has always been my favourite.

There are numerous Bobby Fuller Four compilation records out there, easily found on iTunes and Amazon. If you want all of their hits, try “I Fought The Law: The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four” If you’d like to dig a little deeper into the band’s unique sound, try any of the “El Paso Rock Collection”, featuring early recordings done in Fuller’s home studio. And of course you can always go old school and buy the 7″ right here. Two bucks!