Back in 1966, bay area band The Charlatans released this Leiber & Stoller penned song "The Shadow Knows."
Just in case you somehow don't know who Leiber & Stoller are, here's just a couple of samples of their compositional skills. I'm talking "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog" by Elvis, almost every hit by The Coasters, and the über classics, "Kansas City," and "Love Potion Number 9" just to name a few.
Supposedly, just "Love Potion Number 9" has been recorded over 180 times. Pretty incredible!
So I'm sure The Charlatans figured "The Shadow Knows" would be a guaranteed hit, but no such luck, apparently the Shadow didn't know.
This early version of The Charlatans included Dan Hicks, who would go on to lead one of the best bands I've ever seen live, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks.
So here's a much better song, the flip side of "The Shadow Knows."
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