I reckon most of you folks know the jam "Mary Lou" as the closing killer track off the Oblivians' "gospel" album, The Oblivians Play 9 Songs with Mr Quintron; it's a solid version, indeed. Well, the original version, there are two takes BTW, was first recorded by R&B singer Young Jessie in 1955.

After a decade of R&B, during which he record more than 15 singles, Jessie switched to recoding jazz and novelty records, and he's still at it today. As for "Mary Lou," well, it's been a very well-loved song: Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, the Steve Miller Band, Bob Seger, AND Gene Clark have all turned in versions of the song.