Ain't No Big Thing - Scotty Todd

[Blackpoolsoul]

After doing some hunting on the web, I thought I would share this info I found about this tune that had been bugging me for years

 

Scotty Todd was the lead singer for Scotty Todd and The Toddsmen from Benson, North Carolina USA 
After leaving the music business he became as pastor of Engle Wood Assembly of God in Rocky Mount NC, until resigning in 1989 
A few years later he started Benson First Assembly of God in Benson NC. He passed while preaching a sermon in 2003.

[Gilly]

Used to collect versions of this song, don't remember how many I had but it was rather a lot, since those days I could of added another 20 easy 

[Soul Shrews]

@mike

Edited November 11, 2018 by soul shrews
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[Soul Shrews]

time for a  version poll ?

[Mike]

2 hours ago, soul shrews said:

@mike

 

2 hours ago, soul shrews said:

time for a  version poll ?

Cheers Paul

though always gonna be best if pm me any suggestions as don't clock every post

with this one there be just too many options to list for a version poll

we have tried to list them all in the past.. that topic should be still knocking around somewhere

[Robbk]

Sounds somewhat like a Magnificent Men recording.  Not nearly as good as The Radiants' original.  The singing is decent, but he had limited voice range.  The instrumentation is fairly weak (as many re-makes of Motown, The Chicago Sound, and The Philadelphia Sound usually are).

[Tobytyke]

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds for me

[Windlesoul]

Scotty Todd is one of my favourite versions. He had a spell with the Soul Six too, covered in the bio I did of them in “Its Better to Cry”

https://southernsoulcollector.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-soul-six-scotty-todd.html?m=1

 

Edited November 12, 2018 by Windlesoul

[Kev Cane]

Some great versions, particularly The Radiant, but my fave is The Jordan Brothers 

Kev 

[Andybellwood]

3 minutes ago, kev cane said:

Some great versions, particularly The Radiant, but my fave is The Jordan Brothers 

Kev 

Mine as well .

[Baz1]

11 hours ago, tobytyke said:

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds for me

Same ere ♥ baz

[Wheelsville1]

35 minutes ago, baz1 said:

Same ere ♥ baz

Jimmy James for me too,followed by the Radiants. 

[Robbk]

No one mentioned The Electrons' version. 

[Andy Reynard]

Bill Murphy plus one different , but decent version popular a couple of year ago from me

[Kegsy]

Catalinas anyone ? 

[Gilly]

14 hours ago, tobytyke said:

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds for me

From memory I'm sure the US and the UK LP tracks are slightly different on this song 

[Mark Bicknell]

The Tempests off the album ain't too shabby.

[Guest Spain pete]

Took a look on you tube seems like the world and his wife recorded this title   Donna McGhee  for me 

[Daved]

16 hours ago, Spain pete said:

Took a look on you tube seems like the world and his wife recorded this title   Donna McGhee  for me 

That's a different song altogether.

[Guest Spain pete]

1 hour ago, daved said:

That's a different song altogether.

Well spotted its got the ain't missing and l did say title 

[Daved]

3 hours ago, Spain pete said:

Well spotted its got the ain't missing and l did say title 

 Great song though

[Guest Spain pete]

1 hour ago, daved said:

 Great song though

The album ain't  Half bad  if you like that sort of thing  l do !

[Jayboy]

Tempests has to be the version IMHO