NRBQ – Flat Foot Flewzy

The song sounds just like the name! It’s a rocker supreme and the guitar riff to open it up lives up to the name.

My love for blogging is simple…talk to more bloggers and find more artists that I missed. I love finding new artists but I also like finding new/old artists that I missed and this one is a prime example. Dave, Christian, Obbverse, Deke, Lisa, Randy, Phil, Graham, Jeff, CB, and the list goes on and on. They all have turned me on to new artists through the years that I  missed so I do want to thank all of them!

On the Carlene Carter post I did last week, CB mentioned something about her guitar player Al Anderson and he was in this band. I have heard of this band but that is about it. I thought they were an 80s band. Oh how wrong I can be. They were formed in 1965 and the NRBQ stands for New Rhythm and Blues Quintet. If you were looking for a band with an eclectic style, look no further than this band. They blend rock, pop, jazz, folk, soul, blues, and country influences.

They also have improvisational live performances and a great sense of humor. They have developed a cult following because of that and it lasts to this day. They were formed by pianist Terry Adams, guitarist Steve Ferguson, and drummer Frank Gadler, with the addition of bassist Joey Spampinato (originally Joey Spampanato) and drummer Tom Staley completing the lineup.

NRBQ released their self-titled debut album in 1969. The album featured that eclectic style I was talking about. The album has both rock-and-roll covers and avant-garde jazz elements. That’s the best way I can describe it. It’s a fun album to listen to.

The band has 24 studio albums, 14 live albums, and 15 compilation albums. Terry Adams, who formed the band, is still with them… to this day. From 1974 to 1994 the band included Adams, Al Anderson, drummer Tom Ardolino, and bassist Spampinato. They were considered the “classic” version of the band but they kept going

In 1970 they released Boppin’ The Blues and they were teamed with Carl Perkins. NRBQ blended their experimental style with the rockabilly style of Carl Perkins. I love that guitar at the beginning and the song really rocks. I couldn’t find Boppin’ The Blues but I found a highlights and rarities album from Spotify. Steve Ferguson wrote this song.

NRBQ live in Chicago in 2017 with Flat Foot Flewzy

Flat Foot Flewzy

I’m so doggone dirty
‘Cause a Flat Foot Flewzy
And I walk like a tweety bird
While I’m singing this bluesy

I got a gal named Lucy
But like to call her Lizzy
She calls her man Flewzy
And she keeps him real busy

Well, I’m Flat Foot Flewzy
It’s alright

“Mr. Flewzy won’t you tell us
About your big flat feet”
Why sure, kinda helps me
With the rock and roll beat
Come along with me
And things’ll be alright
Singing Flewzy woozy boogie
On a Saturday night

Well, I’m so doggone dirty
‘Cause a Flat Foot Flewzy
And I can walk like a tweety birdy
While I’m singing real bluesy
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I got a gal named Lucy
But like to call her Lizzy
She calls her man Flewzy
And shе keeps him real busy

Well, I’m Flat Foot Flewzy
It’s alright

“Wеll it’s hard to believe
That you walk like a bird”
Well I meant what I said
So I said what you heard
Come along with me
And things’ll be alright
Singing Flewzy woozy boogie
On a Saturday night

Yeah, Flat Foot Flewzy
Flat Foot Flewzy, alright
Flat Foot Flewzy, alright
Flat Foot Flewzy, alright
Flat Foot Flewzy, alright
Flat Foot Flewzy, alright
Alright
Flat Foot Flewzy, alright

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Author: Badfinger (Max)

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41 thoughts on “NRBQ – Flat Foot Flewzy”

  2. NRBQ has been called a national treasure, because their music has attracted legions of devoted fans worldwide, including Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Costello, Penn & Teller, Doc Pomus, R.E.M., and SpongeBob SquarePants.

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  3. Always enjoy hearing from NRBQ. I have listened to them on and off but haven’t purchased an album. So as it would be for most of their catalog I can’t say I recall hearing this song. Great stuff!

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    1. I didn’t know much about them at all. I had no clue they had been together so long. I heard of them in the 80s and probably thought they were a new band. I love what I’ve heard so far. This is why I blog…

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    1. They seem like a lot of fun and more people knows them than I thought would so far. They have some really good songs.

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  6. Great song. The name NRBQ rang a distant bell, but I can’t remember the context or name any of their songs – well, now I’ve heard one! 🙂

    Based on sampling some of the other tracks in that Spotify playlist, they look like a fun group who are worthwhile to further explore.

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    1. I’m just now getting into them…this is why I blog. I tried to get everyone to at least listen to Big Star and in turn I get into great bands like this.

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      1. They are one of those bands that was around forever but never had a radio hit. They seem to be known more by other musicians than ordinary fans – except those who think they’re the best band ever. As you mentioned, similar to the Dead in that they don’t make hit records – though more of a bar band in the feel.

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  8. Yeah, good fun-let-it-rock Rock, This is that step up from playing the Bars circuit, but you can feel the results of that honing your craft while singing and playing on a floor that has soaked up its share of Miller or Budwhizzer or whatever is the ale of choice at whatever venue you’re playing tonight.

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    1. So many hours doing it I agree. CB and I were talking about Jackie Wilson and the places he had to play when it was really rough…making that performer that the world would know.

      “…floor that has soaked up its share of Miller or Budwhizzer”…and some blood in there as well

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      1. Lol. Yeah, nothing like a bit of B Negative to put an A Positive spin on the dance floor!? I’m guessing when you were gigging a lot you had some pretty rough places you had to play in? Maybe not Blues Brothers, ‘Rawhide’ and chicken wire, but nothing would surprise me.

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      2. Yes, you do. We played a few motorcycle club places, but I have to admit we didn’t have as much trouble in those places because they protected us because we were the entertainment… we also played in some hole in the walls and you kept your back against the wall. Those places suck.

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    1. I will cover them again as well. I found all sorts of good songs with them. I had their first single “Stomp” featured until I couldn’t find a live version…I ran across this…oh yell yea CB…this one is in the class of Whiskey Train and other great riff driven songs.

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      1. Fave band for a lot of reasons. Never play it straight. Keith Richards asked Johnny Stampinato to be in the house band for his Chuck Berry film. Also Captain Lou Albano was their manager or some horseshit thing when I found them.

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      2. I didn’t know about the Berry film…that was a tight band. Man that is a name I haven’t heard in a long time…he had something to do with Lauper I believe.

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      4. From what I remember he was a lot of fun and had that wrestling routine down. When I was a kid my grandmother loved wrestling…she had my uncle take me to some local acts…I saw Tojo Yamamoto, Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler, and some others. Damn CB…first time I’ve talked about this in decades.

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      6. Yes he was…there was a line of them that were locally famous and it was a lot of fun.

        My grandmother went one time and a wrestler landed at her feet…she took all of this seriously…and she gave him a little kick.
        The guy died later within a week…of course nothing to do with my grandmother but she felt bad.

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