Wild Jimmy Spruill James, as well as releasing singles under his own name. In May 1959 "The Happy Organ" by Dave "Baby" Cortez reached the top of the "Billboard" pop chart and was succeeded, the following week, by Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City"; both records featured guitar solos by Spruill. Another well-known recording on which Spruill plays is "Fannie Mae" by Buster Brown, which hit the top of the R&B charts in early 1960. In 1961, he featured on Bobby Lewis's no.1 hit "Tossin' and Turnin'", and at the same time featured on The Shirelles' "Dedicated to the One I Love", which peaked at
Sykes and a Big, Big Show Sykes and a Big, Big Show Sykes and a Big, Big Show is a British sitcom-sketch show first aired on BBC 1 in 1971. Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques, it was written by Sykes and directed by Harold Snoad and Douglas Argent. Sykes and Jacques had previously starred together in "Sykes and A..." (1960–65) and from 1972 to 1979 starred in "Sykes". "Sykes and a Big, Big Show" features situation sketches and musical numbers, performed by the singer Ian Wallace. Out of the six episodes, 3 episodes have been lost, the first 'Shipwreck' still exists as a b/w telerecording.