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Mighty Instrumentals R&b Style 1962
1962 was the peak year for hit records instrumental-style, with no less than 123 discs scoring on the American pop charts. There wasn't much in the hit parade to interest R&B fans though, apart from King Curtis's 'Soul Twist,' Booker T. & The MG's 'Green Onions' and James Brown's 'Night Train,' but that's where 'Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962' comes in. So what was new in '62? A bit of surf, a bit of funk, a Civil Rights semi-instrumental, a brand new rhythm on Boogie Twist. More slinky organ groovers, uptown dancers and late night smoochers. And there you have it - 18 R&B scorchers with rhythm aplenty.